Notices by duncan (duncan_lithgow@mastodon.social)

@libreoffice
Shame on the #apachefoundation for not being more honest. #openoffice should be archived and tell users about other safer/better options.

"Now we know that Amazon can delete anything it wants from your electronic reader. That’s an awesome power, and Amazon’s justification in this instance is beside the point. As our media libraries get converted to 1’s and 0’s, we are at risk of losing what we take for granted today: full ownership of our book and music and movie collections."

https://slate.com/technology/2009/07/how-amazon-s-remote-deletion-of-e-books-from-the-kindle-paves-the-way-for-book-banning-s-digital-future.html

#BoycottAmazon #Amazon

@endDRM

From @endDRM

"Web Environment Integrity" is an all-out attack on the free Internet

Using a free browser is now more important than ever. We've written recently on this topic, but the issue we wrote about there was minor compared to the gross injustice Google is now attempting to force down the throats of web users around the world. The so-called "Web Environment Integrity" (WEI) is the worst stunt we've seen from them in some time. ... https://www.defectivebydesign.org/blog/web_environment_integrity_is_an_all_out_attack_on_free_internet

@apps
Sure. But you have found some #privacy enhancements. I think those should be activated by default. I don't think that an app should by default broadcast anything to another app (my browser) or send it on.
@aral

@apps
How do you feel about privacy by default? Tracking protection by default feels like the best approach.
@aral