Old Fucking Punk @lwriemen@librem.one

The Tohono O’odham Nation Land & Water Defenders are in need of help. Two of the Defenders are still needing bail, not to mention others that will inevitably come from fighting this fascist government. Comrades from all over the spectrum need to stand up and support those who Defend O’odham Jewed, to at least help with bail here’s the link https://www.gofundme.com/f/defend-oodham-land-bail-fund

"As a result (of union run retraining programs), Sweden has the best re-employment rates in the developed world – about 90% of laid-off workers are back in work within a year, according to the OECD. This is drastically higher than France and Portugal, the OECD points out, which only place about 30% of workers within the year."

https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20191212-where-losing-your-job-is-a-good-thing

Eviction startup gets gig workers to help landlords kick people out - Business Insider
https://www.businessinsider.com/eviction-startup-civvl-gig-workers-landlords-covid-2020-9 this is real sad to be doing at all but especially during covid!!

Single sign-on is not only convenient, it also comes with a lot of security risks: https://www.wired.com/story/single-sign-on-facebook-google-apple/
Instead, use a password manager like KeePass, and look out for Google alternatives whenever possible. Here are some recommendations: https://tutanota.com/blog/posts/how-to-leave-google-gmail/ 😀💪

Zoom has a similar issue: https://twitter.com/colinmadland/status/1307111816250748933?s=20

Twitter's photo cropping algorithm has been shown to have a problem—it seems to prioritize displaying white faces over others. And Twitter isn't alone. (thread) https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/sep/21/twitter-apologises-for-racist-image-cropping-algorithm

In summary, the company's ToS allow it to access user data to "protect Google" so does that extend to everyone involved in a legal case against Google? Interesting implications for people (and govts) who have brought cases against Google while using Google services.

"Attorneys representing a Google employee suing the company want to know whether the search engine giant thinks it is allowed to view his digital communication... [and] access the personal data of non-employees involved in the case, including the judge." https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/09/22/google-employee-surveillance-lawsuit/

http://chng.it/HCnvr9K65T

The MEC Board of Directors has approved a deal for the Co-ops assets to be acquired by a private investor, without the permission of the MEC membership, or any kind of meaningful consultation, as reported by CBC news:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/mec-acquired-private-investment-firm-1.5723934

Please boost!

#petition #privateequity #mountaincoop #canada #cooperative #privatization