Justin Plock @jplock@plock.social

We are living in an age where everything from clothing to furniture to technology is cheap and disposable. The assumption is that nothing lasts, so one might as well buy the cheapest thing and throw it away when it inevitably breaks. Nowhere is this more true than the phone market, but it's something we want to change with the Librem 5.

https://puri.sm/posts/librem-5-longevity-solving-the-problem-of-disposable-technology/

Dropwizard 2.0.0 has been released!
Thanks to the countless contributors who helped bringing this version out of the door!
Release Notes: https://github.com/dropwizard/dropwizard/releases/tag/v2.0.0
Upgrade Notes: https://www.dropwizard.io/en/stable/manual/upgrade-notes/upgrade-notes-2_0_x.html

We are delighted to share that early yesterday we shipped the first #Librem5 Birch devices to backers https://puri.sm/posts/librem-5-birch-shipping-announcement/

Stop 👏 Using 👏 Facebook

So many reasons, why you should consider closing your #Facebook account. Here is a nice documented list:

https://www.stopusingfacebook.co

Dropwizard 1.3.17 has been released with a few backports from Dropwizard 2.0.x.
https://github.com/dropwizard/dropwizard/releases/tag/v1.3.17

ProtonMail Version 4.0 is now in open beta! The new version totally redesigned, laying the foundation for the future of ProtonMail. Log in to your account at beta.protonmail.com to try it now. https://protonmail.com/blog/v4-beta-announcement/

We've just released Dropwizard 1.3.16 with an update to Jackson 2.9.10.20191020 to address CVE-2019-16942, CVE-2019-16943, and CVE-2019-1753.
Thanks to Mark Symons (https://github.com/msymons)!

Release notes: https://github.com/dropwizard/dropwizard/releases/tag/v1.3.16

Tech Companies Are Destroying Democracy and the Free Press
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/17/opinion/tech-monopoly-democracy-journalism.html #bigtech #libremone

This is among the reasons I never post pictures of my son. I understand and accept risks to my own identity, but I don't own his online identity--I'm merely a steward of it until he's an adult. I hope at that point I can hand it off to him untarnished and unexploited. #privacy
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/10/11/technology/flickr-facial-recognition.html

We've release Dropwizard 1.3.15 which addresses CVE-2019-14540 and CVE-2019-16335 with Jackson 2.9.10.
https://github.com/dropwizard/dropwizard/releases/tag/v1.3.15

The first Librem 5 smartphones are shipping https://puri.sm/posts/first-librem-5-smartphones-are-shipping/ “This is a big moment, not just for us as a company, but for everyone concerned about issues of privacy, security, and user freedom. The Librem 5 represents years of work, building the software and hardware required to make this phone a reality.” - Todd Weaver, founder and CEO of #Purism #Librem5 #Librem5Aspen #Linux #LinuxPhone #LinuxMobile #GNOME #FOSS

People have asked us in the past, why can I trust ProtonMail? This is a vital question because your email provider safeguards some of your most sensitive data. Here are some of our thoughts on ProtonMail and trust: https://protonmail.com/blog/is-protonmail-trustworthy/

#firetomlin

51 companies tell Congress it's time to tackle data privacy
https://www.engadget.com/2019/09/10/tech-companies-ask-congress-for-data-privacy-law/ #privacy #security #libremone #librem5