Big Tech's growing monopoly power means that more and more people are looking for secure alternatives to Gmail that won't read their emails or profit off their data. Here's what makes our Swiss-based email service a good candidate for the top spot: https://protonmail.com/blog/gmail-alternative/
Loving the new WebApps software for #linuxmint . Though, it does have issues and needs work.
The Laravel framework just released a security update, we recommend all Pixelfed instances update to the latest commits! #pixelfed
Today on #DistroWars we will compare #FerenOS to #LinuxMint. Join us live!
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Despite initial claims that data collected by Singapore's "voluntary" contact tracing app (TraceTogether) would not be accessed unless directly related to COVID-19, @dhpierson reveals that data collected is now up for grabs for criminal investigations.
Original tweet : https://twitter.com/DuckDuckGo/status/1349367352601833475
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Internet-Connected Chastity Cages Hit By Bitcoin Ransom Hack
"App defaults are designed for the companies that make them, not for users." Wise words from @anildash in his "personal digital reset".
Take a minute to check the default settings for your apps. There's at least one with privacy by default, y'know. 😉
https://anildash.com/2020/12/31/a-personal-digital-reset/
Original tweet : https://twitter.com/DuckDuckGo/status/1349004962433556494
Pixelfed Labs will be sunset on June 14, 2021.
We learned a lot from Labs experiments and will focus our efforts on mobile apps, improving federation and core feature development.
"Google’s power is immeasurable. You see what Google wants you to see."
An explainer on the U.S. antitrust lawsuits against the tech giant for "favoring its own products over competitors’ in search results & unfairly driving up digital ad prices": https://www.post-gazette.com/opinion/2021/01/05/Anti-competitive-Google/stories/202012190016
Original tweet : https://twitter.com/DuckDuckGo/status/1348280185477586944
August 2016. Facebook and WhatsApp changes.
No. It wasn't consent then.
https://twitter.com/privacymatters/status/1347932264957669376?s=21
WhatsApp users beware: the app will now force users to agree to share data (i.e. phone numbers, other people’s numbers stored in address books, location, etc.) w/Facebook (even if you've previously opted out).
Time to switch to @signalapp!
Original tweet : https://twitter.com/DuckDuckGo/status/1347555409859670018
This week in the Weekly News Roundup, we look at Privacy, Business, Security, and Silly news on this second week of the dumpster fire that is 2021.
#WeeklyNewsRoundup #Privacy #Windows10
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Linux Mint 20.1 released! :D
This week's stories about data privacy and more are now available over on @Ragnar_AnKorage !
"It wasn’t all bad: 2020 digital rights wins
https://www.accessnow.org/2020-digital-rights-wins/?mc_cid=e22754c3a8&mc_eid=88547c69f0
"In Georgia, Facebook’s Changes Brought Back a Partisan News Feed
" Capitol Hill riot lays bare what’s wrong with social media
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