Freddy 
@freddyym@social.privacytools.io
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Contact apps won't end lockdown. But they might kill off democracy
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/apr/25/contact-apps-wont-end-lockdown-but-they-might-kill-off-democracy #privacy #surveillancecapitalism
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If youāre a student under school surveillance, itās important to understand how youāre being tracked and how your privacy is affected. https://ssd.eff.org/en/module/privacy-students
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Mandatory copyright filters aren't a way to control Big Tech, they're a way to cement Big Tech's position and power. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/04/copyright-and-crisis-filters-are-not-answer
My friend @samberry has just started his new blog. Its about discovering security, and the first post is now up.
Give it a read:
https://discsec.net/posts/credharvesting1/
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This is a website traffic spike you get when DuckDuckGo shares your blog post... š®
You can follow along on the live stats dashboard here https://plausible.io/plausible.io?period=day
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I keep going to contribute to the documentation of projects I care about on @gitlab, e.g. @nextcloud, and noticing a #GitHub account is required. Why is there still so much reliance on GitHub for repos on GitLab? Can anyone recommend #FOSS projects to contribute to on #GitLab? I was pleased to notice @lineageos is on there... #git #opensource #privacy #security #software #programming
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Did you know Google Analytics is the biggest tracker on the web?
Website owners: Knowing you're sharing your users' data with Google should be enough to stop using Google Analytics but just in case, @markosaric has more reasons that go beyond privacy.
https://plausible.io/blog/remove-google-analytics
Original tweet : https://twitter.com/DuckDuckGo/status/1254406628591501312
For my first real #100DaysToOffload I've decided to finish the book review I started writing ages ago.
I've chosen @Snowden 's Permanent Record, a fitting book for this particular mastodon instance.
https://write.privacytools.io/freddy/book-review-1-edward-snowden-permanent-record
(I'm trying out a theme for my blog, so I'm sorry if it is a bit odd at the moment. Hopefully will look better soon!)
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The potentially global scale of COVID-19 contract tracing apps, and their collection of sensitive health and association information, presents new privacy and security risks for more users. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/04/challenge-proximity-apps-covid-19-contact-tracing
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Research on ways to treat and stop COVID-19 is overwhelmingly
publicly funded. The results of that research must remain public, not be locked up with patents or copyrights.
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/04/lengthening-patent-terms-10-years-exactly-wrong-response-covid-19
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If your computer science class is using Zoom for remote learning, convince them to switch to Jitsi and spend a few sessions studying the source code to learn how video conferencing works
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#todayILearned that the Redis database CLI will display a version-specific piece of generative art in response to the command `LOLWUT`
Just did my first post as about of the #100DaysToOffload
Seems like the perfect time to get my personal blog going. Leave any ideas for posts you want me to write in the comments.
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Show your love for the Internet by supporting EFF today! https://eff.org/join
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A herd of cows
A murder of crows
An abomination of PHP programmers
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Test the beta version of the Onion Browser, recommended by the Tor Project for iOS: https://testflight.apple.com/join/iPWLRpZu
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ICANN's about to decide whether or not it believes the .ORG domain registry should be controlled by private equity, opening up nonprofits to censorship and financial exploitation.
What do you think? https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/apr/23/org-sale-nonprofits-censorship-fears
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Step By Step To Use BigBlueButton for Teachers
Thanks to these BigBlueButton service providers I could teach online and make this article: @lightweight @amolith @tobi @snopyta.
#bigbluebutton #freesw #foss #teaching #school #videoconference #solution #covid19 #coronavirus
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PLEASE DON'T FOLLOW TRUMPS MEDICAL ADVICE. STICK TO THE WHO GUIDELINES:
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