Lety Does StuffShoutout to my homies that use Mastodon as a PWA
Shoutout to my homies that think apps and social media don't need to come from some centralized app stores in order to be successful
Shoutout to my homies that think social media should be perfectly functional without permission to see my entire local WiFi network, all other Bluetooth devices in the same room as I am, my GPS location, and my entire contact list
Shoutout to my homies who believe that companies who cannot be financially viable without harvesting all of my data maybe don't deserve to exist
Shoutout to my homies that don't use software controlled by the North Korean government
Shoutout to my homies that don't use software controlled by the Russian government
Shoutout to my homies that don't use software controlled by the Iranian government
Shoutout to my homies who identify as coalition-forming leftists
Shoutout to my homies that recognize the need to accept imperfect allies in the face of increasing fascist extremism and xenophobia
Shoutout to my homies who believe that the West shouldn't do business with companies that line the pockets of the North Korean, Russian, and Iranian regimes
Shoutout to my homies who aren't falling for the mass mis/disinformation campaign claiming TikTok must sell to an American company or be banned from the USA
Shoutout to my homies who know that the law only stipulates that TikTok be sold to a company that is not controlled by the North Korean, Russian, or Iranian regimes or face getting delisted from app stores and app stores only
Shoutout to my homies who think it's suspicious as fuck that ByteDance claims it must block all access to TikTok from the United States starting Sunday if they cannot continue to be installed as a program with near-admin permissions on your smartphone
Shoutout to my homies who read the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act for themselves because it's literally less than 2,000 words long
Shoutout to my homies who believe reading source materials before contributing to discourse on any subject is a moral responsibility in any civil society
And if you haven't, here you go.
https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/7521/text
That is the entire text of PAFACA, and there's not much to read. You might also want to see the law they cite that defines “Foreign Adversaries”, which is available here.
PAFACA's not perfect. It does very little to address the greater threats posed by the corpo adlords who perpetuate the present surveillance state of the World Wide Web. I wish it did more, but what's important to note right now is that what it does is specific and targeted toward a tangible threat.
Every day, the news is filled with stories about how the CCP is attacking the digital infrastructure of all governments that stand in the way of total control over the Southeast Asia Sea.
The CCP has compromised the national security of Japan.
Japan links Chinese hacker MirrorFace to dozens of cyberattacks targeting security and tech data
Japan has linked more than 200 cyberattacks over the past five years targeting the country’s national security and high technology data to a Chinese hacking group, MirrorFace. They included alleged Chinese government involvement. Japan on Wednesday detailed their tactics and called on government agencies and businesses to reinforce preventive measures. Experts have repeatedly raised concerns about the vulnerability of Japan’s cybersecurity, especially as the country steps up its defense capabilities and works more closely with the United States and other partners to strengthen cyber defenses. Japan has taken steps but experts say more work is needed.
The CCP has compromised the military of the Philippines.
onehushhush@lety Go further. Only use free and open source software! Down with proprietary code. Who needs it?
Lot⁴⁹@lety Now that's just crazy talk. How's teh Zuck gonna monetize that?
yayael@lety using my instance in ungoogled-chromium is fire