Russian Telegram videos now show how ordinary citizens are stopped and having their phones searched.
During these searches, the police writes down their phones' unique International Mobile Equipment Identity number to log their real identity and this number in a database. So every time a citizen turns on his phone, the dictatorship then knows which citizen it is, where he is, what he is doing online, and who he is talking to.
This is not a country. This is the largest prison on earth.
What was your first #Linux?
In 2001 my WinME crashed in the evening & it was clear I need to reinstall it! Everything was broken, but very important stuff was on the HDD!
Luckily l lived close to a gas station, which was opened that night & they were selling computer magazines.
So I went with my last money to the gas station & bought one with an #SuseLinux DVD (or CD) & was then able to download my important data.
This was the start of my Linux journey
So thank you @torvalds
Red lines. Cartoon from last year, relevant as ever (I wish it weren't).
I recommend these easy first steps to #DigitalSovereignty for an average user:
1. Install @signalapp, and *delete* WhatsApp
2. Start using #Firefox or @librewolf with the @ublockorigin extension
3. Start using @libreoffice for documents and spreadsheets
4. Use a free opensource email client e.g. @thunderbird
All of the above can be done on non free operating systems.
Start experimenting with #Linux on a spare computer or laptop. All recommended software works there as well.
California just put FOSS devs on the financial hook for your kids "safety"
So California finally did it. They passed Assembly Bill 1043. And now your OS is legally required to collect your birthdate and report it to every app developer... so they can verify you're not a baby....
#Enshittification #Linux #AgeVerification #DigitalSovereignty
Randahl Fink
GrapheneOS
Jeff Jarvis
Jörgi
Tjeerd Royaards
Anil Dash
Jan Vlug
Gardiner Bryant
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