Old Fucking Punk @lwriemen@librem.one

License plate readers turn any neighborhood into a gated community by casting suspicion on everyone who comes and goes, and could allow neighbors to infer private details about one another. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/09/flock-license-plate-reader-homeowners-association-safe-problems

First: This isn't just a ban from using App Stores, but from using US networks entirely—and it's untenable. Code is itself speech. Banning Americans from using TikTok and WeChat would violate their own First Amendment rights.

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/08/tiktok-ban-seed-genuine-security-concern-wrapped-thick-layer-censorship

EFF mourns the death of a legal hero who inspired generations. https://t.co/3PwUoY48mN

Claims that "left wing indoctrination" has led to "left wing rioting and mayhem" is not only to demonize the left. It's a rationale for instituting *right* wing indoctrination in place of education that'd deemed degenerate.

And on cue, a "national commission to promote patriotic education" is being founded.

Seriously, if you don't feel a chill run down your spine reading that name, you're not paying attention.

Shocking state of #English #rivers revealed as all of them fail #pollution tests | #Environment | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/sep/17/rivers-in-england-fail-pollution-tests-due-to-sewage-and-chemicals

#Water #Wildlife #Ecology

Last year, millions of people fought back the European Union’s #Article17. The fight isn’t over - we're pushing the EU member states to limit the use of automated filtering and protect users right's as they implement the law nationally. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/09/eff-eu-commission-article-17-prioritize-users-rights-let-go-filters

Unit IV of "How to Create a Solidarity Enterprise" is now available:

https://geo.coop/articles/how-create-solidarity-enterprise-unit-iv

#SolidarityEconomy #Coops

Pat Garofalo: Facebook spread rumors about arsonists setting fires in Oregon. It's part of their business model.
https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/facebook-spread-rumors-about-arsonists-setting-fires-oregon-it-s-ncna1240308

Emissions could add 15 inches to 2100 sea level rise
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/09/200917122844.htm #climatechange #climatecrisis #leadonclimate

Climate Change Is Now Killing Birds in Midair
https://earther.gizmodo.com/dead-birds-are-falling-out-of-the-sky-in-the-southwest-1845076744 #climatechange #climatecrisis #leadonclimate

Burying the lede: "AT&T engineers are creating 'unified customer identifiers,' [AT&T CEO] Stankey said. Such technology would allow marketers to identify users across multiple devices and serve them relevant advertising." #privacy https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/09/att-wants-to-put-ads-on-your-smartphone-in-exchange-for-5-discount/