jplock @jplock@plock.social
“One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.” -Neal Armstrong 🚀 #apollo11
Saddest article I've read in awhile
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Location data is protected by US federal law, but AT&T has sold it anyway. Without consent. Now @eff is suing. https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/43j99g/eff-hits-atandt-with-class-action-lawsuit-for-selling-customers-location-to-bounty-hunters
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“@DuckDuckGo is a poster child for a future in which companies stand with their users and still make money...They counter the assumption that we’ve all been socialized to accept: that it is normal to hand over all your information." - EFF's @jenuhhveev https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/15/technology/duckduckgo-private-search.html
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Chrome, Google Search, Gmail, Drive, Maps, Youtube, they are all windows Google uses to snoop on your online activity. If you have to use these products, this post discusses ways to prevent Google from sucking up your data. https://protonvpn.com/blog/how-to-delete-your-google-data/
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Apple Cofounder Steve Wozniak Says Most People Should Get Off Facebook Permanently #libremone #privacy
https://gizmodo.com/apple-cofounder-steve-wozniak-says-most-people-should-g-1836178238
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Forbes has selected ProtonVPN as their top pick in their new #VPN review thanks to our no logs policy, kill switch and other features. #Forbes https://www.forbes.com/sites/tjmccue/2019/07/01/the-best-vpns-for-pc/#43d415f26deb
Learn why so many users trust ProtonVPN: https://protonvpn.com/blog/is-protonvpn-trustworthy/
Excited to use this! 👍👍
Finished mowing the yard right before it started to down pouring. ☔️ 
Just finished “The Mission, The Men, and Me”. Always interested in military history and strategy books.
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Is Firefox better than Chrome? It comes down to privacy. - The Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/06/21/google-chrome-has-become-surveillance-software-its-time-switch/?utm_term=.2d1ca3c17ab3 #privacy #libremone #librem5
I hope this is true. I’ve been holding out for an iPhone SE-sized phone and avoided the XR/XS nonsense (still using a 7)
Anyone remember Skate or Die?
Never listened to any podcasts before, but really enjoying HODINKEE Radio 🎙
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hodinkee-radio/id1412458259
@jplock that’s chocolate pudding in the middle of basically two croissants with sugar on top from the French bakery in town 
I think iTunes would be a lot more stable and reliable if it weren't waiting around for "Genius results to be delivered" all the time. The iTunes app-split-up can't come soon enough.
