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The whistleblower said: “There have been countless instances of recordings featuring private discussions between doctors and patients, business deals, seemingly criminal dealings, sexual encounters and so on. These recordings are accompanied by user data showing location, contact details, and app data.” #privacy https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/jul/26/apple-contractors-regularly-hear-confidential-details-on-siri-recordings
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The Pinebook Pro is now available for pre-order. It comes with #Debian as the default OS, and #Chromium OS and #Android 9 also are available. It costs $199.99, and you can pre-order from here, https://store.pine64.org/?product=14-pinebook-pro-linux-laptop.
PINE64@fosstodon.org
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☎ REMINDER: #FreedomBox conference call!
WHEN: Sunday, July 28th at 17:00 UTC
WHO: FreedomBox core team, but anyone is welcome!
HOW TO JOIN: Using a Mumble voice over IP application, connect to server <http://fbx.freedomboxfoundation[dot]org> using port 64738.
Details: https://discuss.freedombox.org/t/call-sunday-july-28th-at-17-00-utc/282
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Latest Version of #Brave Browser Allows for BAT Withdrawals
Brave Browser product manager Alex Wykoff announced that users of the latest software release will be able to withdraw their #BAT tokens.
https://cointelegraph.com/news/latest-version-of-brave-browser-allows-for-bat-withdrawals
Privacy as its best, verify your identity LOL
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I got a present today. :)
Working, amazing condition 6100 with a working DOS compatibility card (486 DX2/66 with a Soundblaster).
Even has “DOS Compatible” on the front. So choice.
Too bad I won’t have free time to play with her for a week or two. ;)
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A Spotlight on: Private Communications
#SAFENetwork can’t fix many of the political wrongdoing taking place in the world today, but it can provide a safe haven for those who rightly stand up and question the world around them.
https://medium.com/safenetwork/a-spotlight-on-private-communications-3845a8e9529a
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SAFE Crossroads no. 54, From a UX Point of View, with Jim Collinson of #maidsafe
In this #letstalkbitcoin #podcast Jim walks us through some of the approaches and priorities of UX design in general, and shares insights about the process of evolving UX in parallel to the core team putting final form to the networks basic functionality.
https://letstalkbitcoin.com/blog/post/safe-crossroads-54-from-a-ux-point-of-view-with-jim-collinson
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SAFE Network Dev Update - July 25, 2019
- First POC for the SAFE Mobile Browser released
- Blog post about Private Communications
- YouTube video highlighting the radical nature of the Perpetual Web - New podcast with #Maidsafe UX Designer Jim
- Vaults - just a few minor tasks to go
- CLI - new functions added
https://safenetforum.org/t/safe-network-dev-update-july-25-2019/29382
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More from #LibrePlanet 2019: watch Todd Weaver deliver his talk "The future of computing and why you should care": https://u.fsf.org/2ub
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"Moving forward, we aim to make simple security the default. Security features are enabled and cannot be disabled; enhancements are applied when you update. Experimental security features are disabled by default, but you can enable them at any time." #libremone #security #ux
https://puri.sm/posts/librem-one-design-principles-simple-secure-applications/
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@davidrevoy Your illustrations bring the user personas in our recent blog post to life! Thank you 😺
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"In this post we will outline the touchstones we have used to do just that–engineer trustworthy services that everyone can use... We hope it will facilitate communication with friends and colleagues as we hack towards a common goal…" #libremone #userstory #userpersona
https://puri.sm/posts/librem-one-design-principles-services-you-can-trust/
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Runs on Librem 5, Day 26 - Apache Web Server (in 60 seconds)
ArchiveOrg: https://archive.org/details/librem5day026apache
YouTube: https://youtu.be/0V8q59UKmAQ
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This is a fantastic long read from Valentina Pavel via @privacyint
"If we keep our focus primarily on figuring out data ownership, we face the risk of sidetracking the discussion onto a very questionable path. This is an open invitation to develop new language for clearer conversations and to better shape our demands for the future we want to see." #scenario4 #datarights
https://privacyinternational.org/long-read/3088/our-data-future
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We've released v1.0.0 for #libremtunnel on Android with bugfixes for the Rocket button on Lollipop and long passphrases!
Source: https://source.puri.sm/liberty/tunnel/android
Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=one.librem.tunnel
F-Droid on the way.
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"Microsoft software is so full of security holes and so poorly audited, that it not only poses a risk to national security but also cannot be fixed. It is an insecure system so complicated it cannot be made secure." -Center for Strategic and International Studies
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Battery status information coming up on the #librem5 devkit (https://source.puri.sm/Librem5/linux-next/merge_requests/10, https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/upower/upower/merge_requests/34):
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What is the best Operating System... ever? Let's find out.
LBRY: https://beta.lbry.tv/what-is-the-best-operating-system-ever
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4eq9OQSSC8
RSS Feed, etc.: http://lunduke.com/
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Has Google's data collection gone too far? https://p.dw.com/p/3LpOo?maca=en-Twitter-sharing #privacy
Joined Apr 2019
