Tom @tom@librem.one

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/

Pre-order your Librem 5 before 31 July 2019 and save $50 with our limited pre-order discount https://shop.puri.sm/shop/librem-5/ #linux #mobile #linuxphone #librem5 #purism

The disinformation age: a revolution in propaganda

Troll farms, bots, dark ads, fake news ... from Putin’s Russia to Brexit Britain, new methods are being used to change politics and crush dissent...

A taster of his new book by the author of 'Nothing Is True and Everything Is Possible' - a real eye-opener for me.

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/jul/27/the-disinformation-age-a-revolution-in-propaganda?CMP=share_btn_tw

Hitting the Books: Modern surveillance and 'the science of happiness'
https://www.engadget.com/2019/07/27/hitting-the-books-the-next-billion-users-payal-arora/ #privacy #libremone