Siddharth Shah @siddharth05h4h@librem.one

“Out in the wider world, anonymity is no longer guaranteed. Facial recognition gives police and companies the means of identifying and tracking people of interest, while others are free to go about their business. The real question is: who gets that privilege?”

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/oct/05/facial-recognition-technology-hurtling-towards-surveillance-state

#Purism #Librem5 #Librem5Aspen

Yes, we know you're excited; Yes, you can see the anodized chassis we got into this Aspen batch; Yes, we are asking you to be patient as we incrementally ship through tens of thousands of Librem 5 phones over the next handful of months; Yes, you will get yours. Yes, you will be impressed. @purism #librem5

“Seventeen dollars for a smartphone sounds like a great deal, especially for people living in poverty who can barely afford rent. But there’s a problem: low-cost smartphones are privacy nightmares.”

https://www.fastcompany.com/90408472/cheap-smartphones-have-a-disturbing-secret

Hi Fediverse 👋

let me sum up the situation around #switchingsocial

Around September 20th, the original (anonymous) author of switching.social shut down its website and all related Social Media accounts, including mastodon 🤔

This info reached me (@tobias ) the next day via my German version @swisode .

As there hasn't been any sign of life since then, I restored the website and created this new account. Right now I'm out of spare time to work on it, but that'll change in a few weeks 🙂

A belated introduction to Small Technology Foundation – @laura

“About a month ago, Aral and I launched Small Technology Foundation. In the frenzied rush to get the site up, and general life chaos that has overwhelmed me since, I’d not managed to write about it until now.”

https://laurakalbag.com/a-belated-introduction-to-small-technology-foundation/

Tutorial: Developing Your First Librem 5 App. Hello World :) https://developer.puri.sm/Librem5/Apps/Tutorials/First_Application/index.html #Purism #Librem5 #GNOME #Python #Linux #mobiledev #mobileapp #mobileappdevelopment

“For decades, the overriding objective of American business and government has been to remove friction from the tracking system, by linking networks, by speeding connections, by eliminating barriers. But friction is the only thing that has ever made privacy, let alone obscurity, possible. If there’s no friction, if we can all be profiled instantly and intimately, then there’s nothing to stop any of our neighbors from being targeted…”

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/02/magazine/ice-surveillance-deportation.html

Everyone has a story. #pixelfed

ProtonMail Version 4.0 is the launchpad for ProtonCalendar, ProtonDrive, and even more privacy tools. Watch this video to meet the team who's building it. (Open beta coming soon!) https://youtu.be/MI7hi2nVsQE

Our app’s reviews are not reviews of me. Our app’s reviews are not reviews of me. Our app’s reviews are not reviews of me.

If I keep telling myself this, maybe reading and replying to reviews will stop making me feel so anxious…

The Librem 5 connecting to WiFi and off to a meeting. Look at all those HTML5 apps :) #Purism #Librem5 #Librem5Aspen #Linux #smartphone

The Librem 5 taking a flight, playing a game and going for a drive #Purism #Librem5 #Librem5Aspen #Linux #smartphone #LinuxPhone #LinuxMobile #GNOME

Finally got round to adding dark mode support to @better for iOS 13 today. Expect a new release soon.

Apple is right about privacy, but wrong about freedom - "Your data isn’t truly private or secure, if someone else holds the keys." https://puri.sm/posts/apple-is-right-about-privacy-but-wrong-about-freedom/ #Purism #Librem5 #LibremOne #privacy #security #infosec #apple

Other OS:
1. Lock down apps to the app store or signed apps
2. Charge devs $100/yr
3. ??
4. PROFIT (for the OS maker)

elementary OS:
1. Build cool app store but let users do what they want; it’s their device
2. Don't charge devs a yearly fee
3. Build tools to help users sideload

Other operating systems:
1. Connect to Internet
2. Sign into online account
3. Send all your data
4. …
5. PROFIT (for the OS maker)

elementary OS:
1. Get stuff done

Get the fast & open replacement to Windows & macOS that actually respects your privacy: http://elementary.io

My run through of the Librem 5 privacy and security-focussed mobile phone... What a joy to finally have it in my hands! My congratulations to the extraordinary team at Purism.
https://invidio.us/watch?v=Gvnt78mK-Ac&hl=en-US&local=false&autoplay=0&subtitles=%2C%2C #privacy #security #librem5

“Feeling anxious? Got lucky last night? Having some health issues? Tell Maya and they’ll let Facebook and others know (oh, and they’ll share your diary too!)”— Privacy International

https://www.privacyinternational.org/long-read/3196/no-bodys-business-mine-how-menstruation-apps-are-sharing-your-data