mesh4545 @mesh4545@fosstodon.org

Can I just say that most journalists suck, this isn't a poltical thing. I was doing research on the Facebook data leak and I was in this cycle of articles referencing articles, referencing articles until I got to the source. Is independant journalism dead in the world of tech.

@loke > Back in the 80's the people who understood technology and the people who used technology was roughly the same set. This led to a misbelief that using technology made you understand it.

In the 80's there were efforts to teach people how technology worked in order to empower them to use it well. It was fairly common for someone to start using computers for a very practical end, and to then start learning how they actually worked, because the systems were set up to facilitate that.

What we have today is cynically constructed to be impenetrable. Today's computers and today's electronics are designed to keep the user out, so it's no wonder that only a tiny, extremely motivated subset understand things. That's by design, but it's not how things need to work.

@clacke @tindall

After all, there are adequate people/communities in this world...

#libreboot #RMS #SupportRMS #libre #libresoftware #freesoftware

https://libreboot.org/news/rms.html

Libreboot: "Defend Richard Stallman!" #RMS

https://libreboot.org/news/rms.html

VPN vs Tor Clearnet vs Tor Hidden Service: Which ones aren't able to encrypt data from end point? How does each work. I illustrat a whiteboard to help explain. You might be surprised what you find out. Most VPN providers neglect to mention one important fact.
Youtube locked me out of my account since Whonix.. 😩 (videos coming). My videos are up on #Odysee/#Bitchute/#Peertube for time being. #Tor #VPN #HiddenService #privacy #encryption #surveillance #Anonymous
https://odysee.com/@RTP:9/tor-vs-vpn:2

Just released: research paper by CS Prof. Doug Leith at Trinity College, Dublin @tcddublin
@tcddublinscss

"Mobile Handset Privacy: Measuring The Data iOS and Android Send to Apple And Google."

#data #privacy #apple #google
#mydataisMYdata

https://www.scss.tcd.ie/doug.leith/apple_google.pdf

Boost this if you want to be part of an explicitly anticapitalist technology liberation movement.

Projects that apparently are violating their own code of conduct.

The best thing they delete the threads but it is difficult to lose something from internet.

Bunch of hypocrites

https://linuxreviews.org/Multiple_Free_Software_Projects_Appear_To_Be_Violating_Their_Own_Code_Of_Conduct_Rules

"Dear Web Developers: No, I don't want to download your stupid app"

by This_Hippo

#CloudFirewall is a Firefox add-on that helps users block sites running on #MACFANG assets (#Microsoft #Amazon #CloudFlare #Facebook #Apple Netflix #Google) (netflix excluded). CloudFlare just hijacked the name "Cloud Firewall" so when we advise users to get it, they find this: https://web.archive.org/web/20210120103517/www.cloudflare.com/learning/cloud/what-is-a-cloud-firewall

BookWyrm is a Fediverse alternative to GoodReads, which is currently in closed beta testing.

You can add your name to the waiting list for beta test invitations by going to the flagship instance at:

https://www.bookwyrm.social

#FediTips #BookWyrm #GoodReads #Alternatives #BetaTesting #Fediverse #ActivityPub