Leetaur @leetaur@librem.one

Just made my first mobile payment with my bank app straight from the Librem 5 - via Anbox. The last reason to occasionally boot an Android phone just went poof! :) #librem5 #pureos #mobile #gnu #linux #anbox

The Free Software Conservancy @conservancy has asked Microsoft to resign from the RIAA over the recent takedown of youtube-dl, an important tool for free software users, as well as journalists: https://u.fsf.org/36p

Also, the gold standard for an authoritarian surveillance state. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/03/unchecked-smart-cities-are-surveillance-cities-what-we-need-are-smart-enough https://twitter.com/axios/status/1321908916654137344

Facebook is losing users in the US and Canada
https://www.engadget.com/facebook-q3-2020-earnings-204642328.html #facebook #libremsocial

it's amazing how many stories you can 'debunk' just by looking up the actual sources

Be suspicious when Facebook endorses changes to Section 230: weakening those legal protections could give Facebook more power over speech online, not less. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/10/congress-fails-ask-tech-ceos-hard-questions

In just a few weeks we will start shipping Librem 5 Evergreen!

You can still pre-order your #librem5 now and save $50 off - but be quick - early bird pricing ends soon!

https://shop.puri.sm/shop/librem-5/

#librem5 #privacy #security #freedom

The General Purpose Computer In Your Pocket

https://puri.sm/posts/the-general-purpose-computer-in-your-pocket/

"One of the neatest tricks Big Tech ever pulled was convincing people that phones weren’t general-purpose computers and should have different rules than laptops or desktops. These rules conveniently give the vendor more control so that you don’t own a smartphone so much as you rent it."

#privacy #software #freedom

French cartoonist and free software activist David Revoy @davidrevoy, who created our gorgeous 35th anniversary designs, has released his adorable Pepper & Carrot comics in print, in English! Read more at his blog: https://u.fsf.org/365

Youtube-dl is a legitimate tool with a world of a lawful uses. Demanding its removal from Github is a disappointing and counterproductive move by the RIAA. https://github.com/github/dmca/blob/master/2020/10/2020-10-23-RIAA.md

A Librem 5 Video Made on a Librem 5

"Ultimately the Librem 5 phone lets you take your regular workflow with you while also keeping you in contact with your friends and family."

https://puri.sm/posts/a-librem-5-video-made-on-a-librem-5/

#librem5 #privacy #convergence

The Police Can Probably Break Into Your iPhone
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/21/technology/iphone-encryption-police.html #privacy #security #librem5 #purism

Twitter isn't down; their algorithm simply banned everyone at the same time.

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#librem5 #privacy #freedom #security

https://puri.sm/jobs/ On-Site EE position and PureOS GTK App Dev position posted https://puri.sm/job/pureos-gtk-application-development/ come join!

@purism While fixing #convergence related issues in #phosh, #phoc and the kernel for the #librem5 I wanted things to be more automatic. So #phosh can now enable a 'docked' mode on screen plug: windows become moveable automatically (and get their close button back), #squeekboard gets disabled and there's a quick setting that lets you toggle that too: