Tom @tom@librem.one

The AI bots cry out in the night
As they parse user data for some advertising company
I know that I must do what's right
As sure as Amazon Echo fights Google Assistant to own the data from me
I seek to cure what's deep inside
Frightened of this thing that they've become

It's gonna take a lot to drag us away from you
There's nothing that a hundred nodes on Tor could ever do
I wish domains weren't all trackin' ya
Gonna take some time to build a `net without those ads

I bought and plugged Echo in tonight
And she hears every whisper of each quiet conversation
She streams a song, then books a flight
Her LEDs reflect the stars that guide me toward salvation
I stopped an old man along the way
Hoping to find some old forgotten words to reclaim privacy
He turned to me as if to say
"Foolish boy, it's listening to you!"

OK everyone, time to reset your face and fingerprint. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/aug/14/major-breach-found-in-biometrics-system-used-by-banks-uk-police-and-defence-firms

and in case you missed it :) our recently announced final hardware specs https://puri.sm/posts/librem-5-smartphone-final-specs-announced/

our series on how to design and develop convergent #GNOME apps https://puri.sm/posts/librem-5-app-design-tutorial-naming-your-app/

Are you as excited for the upcoming Librem 5 launch as we are? Take a look at some of the #Linux apps we’ve been running on our devkits https://puri.sm/posts/runs-on-the-librem-5-smartphone-round-4/ #purism #librem5 #linuxmobile #linuxphone

Ever wanted to ditch big tech but had no idea how to? Grab your free Librem One account for social, chat and voice or a premium account with mail and VPN and get end-to-end encryption, no tracking, no ads and no data sharing https://librem.one #purism #libremone #opensource #deletefacebook

“Is America Finally Ready For A Surveillance-Free Smartphone?” We say yes! People are ready to take back control of their digital lives https://www.forbes.com/sites/moiravetter/2019/08/12/is-america-finally-ready-for-a-surveillance-free-smartphone/ https://shop.puri.sm/shop/librem-5/ #forbes #purism #librem5 #linuxmobile #linuxphone #gnome #privacy

We have UK and DE Librem 13 v4 laptops in stock and on sale with discounts of up to $400 (USD) Hurry and get the laptop designed to protect your digital life, while stocks last https://shop.puri.sm/shop/librem-13/ #purism #librem13 #linux #linuxlaptop #privacy

Is America Finally Ready For A Surveillance-Free Smartphone?
https://www.forbes.com/sites/moiravetter/2019/08/12/is-america-finally-ready-for-a-surveillance-free-smartphone/ #privacy #security #purism #librem5

Runs on Librem 5, Day 32 - GNOME Archive Manager

YouTube: https://youtu.be/iBFcxiq9DkY

ArchiveOrg: https://archive.org/details/librem5day032gnomearchivemanager

Librem One Design Principles: Services You Can Trust

https://puri.sm/posts/librem-one-design-principles-simple-secure-applications/

The Register covered my article announcing @linuxjournal closing and included a number of quotes from my first goodbye that add extra context. https://www.theregister.co.uk/AMP/2019/08/08/linux_journal_closes_again_editor_says_os_buried_under_proprietary_software/

"[The Librem 5] will also have a removable battery, a feature that Apple long ago abandoned in the interest of svelte devices."

https://www.fastcompany.com/90385283/these-startups-aim-to-smash-apple-and-googles-smartphone-duopoly

User empowerment is the best tool to curb online harassment.

https://puri.sm/posts/curbing-harassment-with-user-empowerment/

The #PineTab is a $79 Linux tablet
by Pine64, the same manufacturer of the #PinePhone and PineBook low-cost Linux devices.

This low-power Linux machine, however, has some hidden perks: for example, via an internal m.2 slot it supports SATA and LTE expansions in a somewhat modular way. And now it boots postmarketOS with several UIs, such as KDE #PlasmaMobile and Purism's "Phosh".

You can read more about it in our latest post: https://tuxphones.com/pine64-pinetab-pinephone-linux-tablet-postmarketos/

#linux #postmarketOS

"Milosevic's well-researched study... points towards new policy solutions... [The author] argues that cyberbullying should be viewed... as part of the larger social problem of the culture of humiliation." #harassment #libremsocial #toread

https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/protecting-children-online

Librera pro is a great ebook app available on fdroid, i've started using it two days ago and I like it

Cc @switchingsocial

What a No-Carrier Phone Could Look Like

https://puri.sm/posts/what-a-no-carrier-phone-could-look-like/