“Democracy shouldn’t end at the login screen.”
~ @Mastodon
Literally everyone who uses Windows on their personal devices are (un)intentionally voting for authoritarianism.
Leave Big Tech at work.
Make open source tech household names.
Democracy is not convenient. Authoritarianism is.
#GoOpenSource #UseLinux #VoteEveryDay #ConvenienceVSControl #BoycottBigTech
A privacy nightmare is a democratic nightmare.
There is no separation of the two.
Without privacy, there is no democracy.
Democracy is not failing only because of corruption.
Democracy is also failing because people are too comfortable giving up their privacy (among other rights) in exchange for convenience.
Democracy is not convenient.
Authoritarianism is convenient.
It's not just about you.
#GetUncomfortable #VoteEveryDay #MakeItPersonal #GoOpenSource #DigitalSovereignty #BoycottBigTech
Microsoft reduces Israel’s access to cloud and AI products over reports of mass surveillance in Gaza ... Months after the damage is done.
Microsoft said it has disabled services to a unit within the Israeli military after a company review had determined its artificial intelligence and cloud computing products were being used to help carry out mass surveillance of Palestinians. The action came Thursday after The Associated Press and The Guardian published reports revealing how the Israeli Ministry of Defense had been using Microsoft’s Azure platform to aid in the war in Gaza and occupation of the West Bank.
twonly, the #European #Snapchat alternative is #opensource and can be downloaded for free via Github, e.g. via #Obtainium. The app is automatically built via the CI pipeline and can be verified via the following fingerprint with the #ApkVerifier.
eu.twonly E3:C4:4D:56:8C:67:F9:32:AC:8C:33:90:99:8A:B9:5E:E8:FF:2D:7A:07:3C:24:E3:66:77:93:E6:EA:CD:77:0A
#goeuropean #goopensource #unplugtrump #privacy
https://github.com/twonlyapp/twonly-app/releases/tag/v0.0.60
I find it difficult to grasp how dangerous the reliance on huge #corporations and #proprietarysoftware is until I hear something like this:
https://apnews.com/article/icc-trump-sanctions-karim-khan-court-a4b4c02751ab84c09718b1b95cbd5db3
The chief prosecutor of the #ICC (International Criminal Court) has lost access to his #Microsoft email account due to a #Trump ruling.
#opensource is the most reliable way of setting up critical #technology and, personally, I am finally convinced to #switchtolinux from #Windows.
Nearly three months ago, U.S. President Donald Trump slapped sanctions on the International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor, Karim Khan. He has lost access to his email and his bank accounts have been frozen. American staffers at The Hague-based court also have been told that if they travel to the U.S. they risk arrest. In addition, some nongovernmental organizations have stopped working with the ICC. Rights groups say these problems will prevent victims of war crimes from getting justice.
New record reveals 40,000 apps behind #location tracking
380 million location data from 137 countries: A data set shows extensive dangers in global data trading than ever before. 40,000 apps are affected, including queer dating apps. With alarming accuracy, users of Wetter Online, Focus Online and Classifieds were located.
#infosec #apps #queer #goOpenSource
use #firefox offline translation
380 Millionen Standortdaten aus 137 Ländern: Ein bislang unbekannter Datensatz zeigt so umfangreich wie nie zuvor Gefahren des globalen Datenhandels. 40.000 Apps sind betroffen, darunter queere Dating-Apps. Mit alarmierender Genauigkeit geortet wurden Nutzer*innen von Wetter Online, Focus Online und Kleinanzeigen.
Tja, damit hat Autodesk final bei EAGLE den Stecker gezogen. Falls ihr noch damit unterwegs sein solltet, ist das ein seeehr guter Moment um auf Horizon EDA oder auf KiCAD zu wechseln.
amazing work by the @kde team. thank you.
#opensource #goOpenSource #climateAction
https://kde.org/for/activists/
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