Evan @evanskaufman@fosstodon.org

The meme for our times.

“thinking about how software companies slowly chip away at the idea of consent by turning every "no" into "not right now," every "stop this" into "do this less often," every "i don't want that" into "maybe later"”

Yes, software corporations are moving deeper into abusive relationship habits with their users.

thanks to @dandelion@snouts.online for the original.

It funny that Google Drive technically is actually encrypted. It's just that Google has the key instead of us, so it doesn't count.

The Trump Administration Drove Him Back to #China, Where He Invented a Fast Coronavirus Test
https://www.propublica.org/article/the-trump-administration-drove-him-back-to-china-where-he-invented-a-fast-coronavirus-test

Medical company threatens to sue volunteers that 3D-printed valves for life-saving #coronavirus treatments

https://www.theverge.com/2020/3/17/21184308/coronavirus-italy-medical-company-threatens-sue-3d-print-valves-treatments

in class war today, landlords are asking tenants for early rent

I just want to make this perfectly clear: I will never use (known to be) backdoored crypto. I will not purchase "compliant" devices. If it comes down to it, I will stockpile grandfathered legacy devices.

Don't let the coronavirus hype distract you. They're pushing this shit through **right now**.

If you don't yet know about the government's latest attempt to legislate encryption backdoors, look here https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/03/earn-it-bill-governments-not-so-secret-plan-scan-every-message-online

There's a whole class of weird US court cases against inanimate objects:

United States v. Approximately 64,695 Pounds of Shark Fins
United States v One Solid Gold Object In The Form Of A Rooster

I decided to see what a neural net would make of them.

https://aiweirdness.com/post/612669075940900864/court-cases-that-sound-like-the-weirdest-fights

Exciting new #foss software #Dangerzone by @micahflee helps protect you against malicious email attachments and other files.

https://tech.firstlook.media/dangerzone-working-with-suspicious-documents-without-getting-hacked
#phishing #opensource #security

Protecting Civil Liberties During a Public Health Crisis
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/03/protecting-civil-liberties-during-public-health-crisis