TechZerker @techzerker@librem.one

Finally... :-)
Thank you for making this possible @PINE64

"#Decentralize your data!" Move your private data off of public clouds. But where? Assessing different offline file storage methods, starting with your hard drive: https://uncentered.saigonist.com/decentralize-your-data-part-1.html #100DaysToOffload Day 5

In the news: "Internal Google Program Taps Data on Rival Android Apps"

Google loves to devour all the data it can so best to keep them as far away as possible from the properties that you own and control.

https://plausible.io/blog/remove-google-analytics

The US Department of Homeland Security continues to target so-called 'violent anarchists' in the city of Portland (and beyond).

Learn the truth about what anarchism is and isn't. Think for yourself!

🚨 Save 40% on all of books and e-Books on anarchism over at PM Press using coupon code: UGLY

#books #ebooks #sale #drmfree #anarchism

https://pmpress.org

The current epidemiological evidence does not support the introduction of immunity passports for #covid19 #coronavirus.

But this isn't unusual for ID to be introduced without firm evidence; find more here: https://privacyinternational.org/explainer/2669/understanding-identity-systems-part-1-why-id [4/7] https://nitter.net/privacyint/status/1286596642515423233/photo/1

Investing in Real Convergence

https://puri.sm/posts/investing-in-real-convergence/

"Real convergence means bringing your desktop computer with you wherever you go."

Learn more about the Librem 5: https://puri.sm/products/librem-5/

#linux #convergence #privacy #freedom #librem5

Monetizing Writing https://write.as/matt/monetizing-writing

Our take on TikTok: Beware. The social media giant not only collects troves of personal data on you (sometimes without your consent), but also cooperates with the Chinese Communist Party, extending China’s surveillance and censorship reach beyond its borders. Read more here: https://protonmail.com/blog/tiktok-privacy

Motivational speaker on YouTube: "Be the hardest worker in the room!"

Me, working alone from home: "I GOT THIS!"

I applied for a grant that would allow me to work full time on @Tusky. Wish me luck.

Meet the all-new Librem 14: The Road Warrior

https://puri.sm/products/librem-14/

A powerful 14" laptop in a 13" footprint

- Core i7-10710U (Comet Lake) Processor, 6 cores & 12 threads
- Up to 64GB DDR4 memory
- Output 4K Video to two displays

#freedom #privacy #security #linux

Ultrabook with high-end AMD Ryzen - The new TUXEDO Pulse 15
https://www.tuxedocomputers.com/en/Infos/News/Multi-core-runner-Das-TUXEDO-Pulse-15_1.tuxedo

#Ryzen4000 #Linux #AMD

economy, and to our democracy. We need to start treating them that way, and that means both requiring them to do a better job on security and breaking them up."

https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2020/07/on_the_twitter_.html - 2/2

"They" are only as essential as "we" let them be.

"Internet communications platforms -- such as Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube -- are crucial in today's society. They're how we communicate with one another. They're how our elected leaders communicate with us. They are essential infrastructure. Yet they are run by for-profit companies with little government oversight. This is simply no longer sustainable. Twitter and companies like it are essential to our national dialogue, to our - 1/2

Wow yesterday was insane with 13 new subscribers! Previous record day was July 7th with 10 subscribers.

$2,376 MRR and 369 subscribers now! 🤯🤯🤯

#twtxt is a primitive, minimal, social network for microblogging. A tiny twitter. And it's an unstoppable free speech platform compared to centralized ones like twitter.

https://uncentered.saigonist.com/twtxt-primitive-social-networking-unstoppable-free-speech-platform.html

Day 4 of #100DaysToOffload

WEBSITE: Please consider allowing ads on our page. We promise we don't run annoying flash ads or stuff like that.

ME: Ok, random seemingly independent website, I'll trust you.

WEBSITE: *autoplaying video!*

WEBSITE: OMG WE NEED YOUR CONSENT FOR COOKES

WEBSITE: Hey, you want to allow browser notifications!

WEBSITE: Here's like, 8 identical ads for some weird cartoony sex game

WEBSITE: Subscribe to our newsletter??? 😉

ME: 😒😒😒

Another day, another reason to stop using Google.

"The complaint... centers around the allegation of unlawful and intentional interception and collection of confidential data even when the user has followed Google recommendations to prevent this."

https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2020/07/15/google-still-tracks-app-users-when-theyve-opted-out-privacy-lawsuit-alleges-class-action-firebase-data-tracking/

Original tweet : https://twitter.com/DuckDuckGo/status/1284847209834479621

And I’m Feeling Good https://robert.winter.ink/and-im-feeling-good

A quick question...
I'm seriously considering the @PINE64 #pinephone and would like to know if its ready as a daily driver?
My requirements are: phone calls, SMS/mms, internet, hotspot or Bluetooth tethering, and GPS maps/navigation (I use osmand+ a lot). If these work reliably then I'm in. It seems different OS's have different results.
Experiences welcome as I'm really curious.