kravietz 🦇 @kravietz@social.privacytools.io

Mozilla and Creative Commons want to reimagine the internet without ads, and they have $100M to do it https://www.fastcompany.com/90403645/mozilla-and-creative-commons-want-to-reimagine-the-internet-without-ads-and-they-have-100m-to-do-it

Good news! We have ported /e/OS to OnePlus 7! 🙂
It's still in beta, but is mostly usable.
Download, test, report bugs...
Enjoy!
#ungoogled #android #OnePlus #mydataisMYdata
https://gitlab.e.foundation/e/wiki/en/wikis/device/guacamoleb/info

@kravietz Wooden Shjips rock, I forgot about these guys... checkout Naxatras if you haven't already, saw them live the other night 🙂

@kravietz just listening to Allah-las now, they are awesome! Thanks! 🤟

10 years ago I started using ad blockers because I thought ads were annoying. Now I think that's the _least_ important reason to use them.

I think we should call them "browser firewalls." That more accurately describes their purpose.

Russia Has ‘Oligarchs,’ the US Has ‘Businessmen’
In 150 NYT, CNN and Fox articles, ‘oligarch’ seems reserved for Slavic billionaires.

https://fair.org/home/russia-has-oligarchs-the-us-has-businessmen/

Facebook is trying to keep you & your data in their multiverse, so be sure you complete all the steps in this guide from @OpticSwerve to truly #DeleteFacebook, and not just deactivate your account.

Then spread the word to your friends & family https://deletefacebook.com 

Two new great devices are now supported by /e/OS:
- OnePlus 6T "fajita"
- OnePlus 7 Pro "guacamole"
And expect a nice surprise on next Monday! 🙂
Download, install, test and report issues from:
https://gitlab.e.foundation/e/wiki/en/wikis/devices-list
#android #ungoogle #opensource #privacy

Wired, 1993: Rebels with a Cause - Your Privacy. "On the cover were Eric Hughes, Tim May, John Gilmore, holding up an American flag, faces hidden behind white mask, their PGP fingerprints written on the foreheads. Gilmore even sporting an newly-founded EFF T-shirt. (from Thomas Rid, CS Monitor)"

Wired, 2019: YOU'RE IN PRIVATE MODE. To continue using a private window, sign in or subscribe. The title of the article being denied reads "It's Time to Switch to a Privacy Browser. Ad trackers are out of control".

the problem of commercial flight would be much less of one if there weren't a whole sub-industry dedicated to pampering white-collar workers who travel constantly to go to one-day in-person meetings with no advantage over telepresence or just emailing someone

The Hidden Professional Code Breakers of Renaissance Venice https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/cryptography-renaissance-venice