FBI Warning on Messaging Apps
The FBI urges Americans to ditch SMS for encrypted apps—then demands backdoors via “responsible encryption.”
Big Tech resists.
Law enforcement wants access.
There’s another way:
Purism’s Librem 5 & Liberty Phone
✅ USA-made
✅ No Google/Apple OS
✅ Hardware kill switches
✅ Open-source PureOS
✅ Lifetime security updates
✅ Supports Matrix, Jami & more
Don’t just switch apps. Change the platform.
Read More Here: https://puri.sm/posts/fbi-raises-alarm-on-encrypted-messaging-apps-a-new-front-in-the-battle-for-digital-privacy-and-national-security/
Interested in helping #FreeSoftware users find freedom-respecting programs by updating the Free Software Directory (FSD)? Please consider joining the FSD meeting this Friday on IRC. Read more at: https://www.fsf.org/events/fsd-2025-05-16-irc #FreeSoftwareDirectory #FSF
The spring #Bulletin will be hitting mailboxes worldwide in just a few months! You can catch up (or re-read) older issues here: https://www.fsf.org/bulletin
Stay in control. 🔐
#NextcloudTalk puts security first thanks to encryption, AI login protection, password-less access, and a $10K bug bounty.
And now, there's more! Join us online for the newest release: Nextcloud Talk "Munich"
📅 June 5, 10:30 AM CEST
🔗 https://nextcloud.com/talk-munich/
Interested in free software, but not sure where to get started? Check out our #FreedomLadder for some ideas: u.fsf.org/3f1 #FreeSoftware #FSF
Made in America isn’t a slogan—it’s our mission.
The Liberty Phone by Purism is built in the U.S. to protect you from foreign or domestic surveillance.
✅No spyware or ads
✅Secure U.S. supply chain
Learn More & Purchase: https://puri.sm/products/liberty-phone/
The new #Cybersecurity Skills Framework maps 14 core job roles to real-world security skills.
✅ Built by practitioners
✅ Easy to customize
✅ Standards-aligned
🔗 Launch the free tool: http://cybersecurityframework.io
The #LibreOffice project is active on many social media platforms – and we have blogs in various languages too. Learn what we did in 2024: https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2025/05/14/tdf-website-blogs-and-social-media-annual-report-2024/ #foss #OpenSource
A #ThankGNU! to Katherine Brady and Meng Guang for helping the FSF to promote #FreeSoftware. To see a longer list of those who have helped us financially in our advocacy for #SoftwareFreedom and awareness, visit: https://u.fsf.org/45m
#ONLYOFFICE and MoodleMoot Canada 2025 🇨🇦
📆 May 14-15, 2025
📍 Montreal, Canada
🌐 https://www.catalyst-ca.net/moodle-moot-event-canada
MoodleMoot Canada 2025 is a notable event for educators, developers, #Moodle administrators, users and all enthusiasts who are interested in the latest developments of educational technology and the Moodle Learning Management System (LMS).
#ONLYOFFICE is one of the Silver sponsors of the event.
There's almost twenty #LibreLocal #meetups scheduled, including one in #Glasgow, #Scotland! https://www.fsf.org/events/community-meetup-glasgow-scotland-united-kingdom #FreeSoftware #FSF40
Secure Supply Chain- Liberty Phone.
Secure from source to shipment.
Purism's Made in USA electronics, manufactured securely since 2018.
Learn More at Purism: https://puri.sm/products/liberty-phone/
A #ThankGNU! to Pedro Bueno, Raffael Stocker, and Szymon Ruta for helping the FSF to promote #FreeSoftware. To see a longer list of those who have helped us financially in our advocacy for #SoftwareFreedogm and awareness, visit: https://u.fsf.org/45m
📢 CFP is open for #OpenSSFCommunity Day Korea — Nov 4 in Seoul, colocated with the Linux Foundation's Open Source Summit Korea!
🗓 Submit by Aug 3 (23:59 KST | 06:59 PST)
🔗 https://events.linuxfoundation.org/openssf-community-day-korea/program/cfp/
New blog post:
GTK 4.18, the PinePhone and Megapixels https://linmob.net/gtk-418-the-pinephone-and-megapixels/
Gitea v1.23.8 Released: https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/releases/tag/v1.23.8
#linux #update #foss #release #selfhosted #gitea #git
Want to see your name on the #GNU #CopyrightAssignment list? Contribute to #GNU and assign your copyright to the #FSF today: u.fsf.org/xe
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