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Episode 185: The Brave Dilemma Jun 10, 2020

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Questions have been raised about the Brave browser collecting BAT donations on behalf of users that didn't consent. Plasma 5.19.0 is out and FreeNAS has a new version based on Linux!

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Brave is promoting etoro affiliate program and making a fortune from its users who will likely lose their money. · Issue #8793 · brave/brave-browser · GitHub — etoro
Script Blocking Exceptions Update — We found that blocking certain third-party scripts broke many sites, so predicated on our cookie blocking and fingerprinting protection, we hardcoded some exceptions to ensure the best possible user experience. For example, Facebook and Twitter both contain widgets which web authors can integrate into their online properties. These widgets aim to make it easier for users and publishers to connect by allowing users to authenticate through Facebook or Twitter, rather than creating and maintaining an account with the publisher themselves. The exception list covered by several news outlets allows both of these widget sets to operate on a leash. They can load, but they cannot access local data on the client so as to track the user.
Facebook, Twitter Trackers Whitelisted by Brave Browser — According to a Brave Browser issue that was opened on September 8th, 2018, the developers decided to whitelist tracking scripts from Facebook and Twitter because blocking them would affect the functionality of many sites. One of the Facebook features that would be broken includes Facebook logins.
The beauty of Unix pipelines
Qt-based Multimedia Player — This program is an audio-player, written with the help of the Qt library. The user interface is similar to winamp
Ubuntu — ZoneMinder documentation
Get started with open source voice assistant software | Opensource.com
A secure and private open source alternative to Alexa | Opensource.com

Episode 184: Home Assistant with Rohan Karamandi Jun 09, 2020

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Rohan Karamandi joins us to talk about how to awaken your home with an open source automation system that puts local control and privacy first!

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Episode 183: Tracking Trouble Jun 02, 2020

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The Raspberry Pi 4 with 8GB of RAM has been released, the state of MN is using contact tracing to track protesters instead of COVID, and Google wants your location data so bad it's willing to lie to you!

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Episode 182: COVID-19 Privacy May 27, 2020

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Google & Apple have released their answer to contact tracing and for once it seems like they may be taking the side of their users! Microsoft is adding GUI support for Linux apps on Windows and Linus has switched to team red!

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Sites like Google Drive and the Internet Archive have hosted misinformation about covid-19 - The Washington Post
Google Drive takes down user’s personal copy of Judy Mikovits' Plandemic after it was flagged by The Washington Post
Microsoft is bringing Linux GUI apps to Windows 10 - The Verge
How Google and Apple outflanked governments in the race to build coronavirus apps – POLITICO — Google and Apple announced on April 10 they had partnered on software which would allow government-backed apps to trace potential infections even while running in the background of people's smartphones. The approach relied on data remaining, for the most part, on people's devices. Both companies refused to open their technology to governments pushing for centralized data storage, a strategy they considered vulnerable to state snooping.
Apple and Google’s covid-tracing tech has been released to 23 countries | MIT Technology Review
Linux-Kernel Archive: Linux 5.7-rc7

Episode 181: Pop!_OS 20.04 with Carl Richell May 19, 2020

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Founder and CEO of System76 Carl Richell joins us to discuss their latest release of PopOS 20.04. This incredible release features auto-tiling and is designed to empower anyone who is creating, or developing on the Linux Desktop!

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Episode 180: The Open Compute Project with Bill Carter May 12, 2020

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The Open Compute Project with Bill Carter

Bill Carter, the CTO of the Open Compute Project joins us to discuss a new way of building a rack for a data center. The OCP uses a tool-less, modern, efficient design and best of all - the plans are open and available!

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Episode 179: TrueNAS Core 12 with Kris Moore May 05, 2020

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Kris Moore joins us to talk about the upcoming release of FreeNAS. OpenZFS, per dataset encryption, new features that they've pulled from TrueNAS and tons of other improvements.

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Episode 178: Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Apr 28, 2020

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The latest release of Ubuntu is out and it takes polish to a whole new level! ZFS support, security enhancements, snap packages and so much more!

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Episode 177: WireGuard with Jason Donenfeld Apr 21, 2020

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Jason Donenfeld lead developer joins us this hour to discuss WireGuard, an extremely simple yet fast and modern VPN that utilizes state-of-the-art cryptography. is an extremely simple yet fast and modern VPN that utilizes state-of-the-art cryptography.

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How to Setup Wireguard (Video Tutorial)
WireGuard: fast, modern, secure VPN tunnel — WireGuard® is an extremely simple yet fast and modern VPN that utilizes state-of-the-art cryptography. It aims to be faster, simpler, leaner, and more useful than IPsec, while avoiding the massive headache. It intends to be considerably more performant than OpenVPN. WireGuard is designed as a general purpose VPN for running on embedded interfaces and super computers alike, fit for many different circumstances. Initially released for the Linux kernel, it is now cross-platform (Windows, macOS, BSD, iOS, Android) and widely deployable. It is currently under heavy development, but already it might be regarded as the most secure, easiest to use, and simplest VPN solution in the industry.
Support Wireguard — We're extremely grateful for all donations, which enable us to continue developing WireGuard as free open source software. We are happy to receive donations from interested companies who would like to see WireGuard development continue and thrive, as well as individual donations from folks who would simply like to say "thanks". By popular demand, you can now donate to WireGuard development via several means. Don't hesitate to ask us for stickers.
Ring 0 of fire: Does Riot Games’ new anti-cheat measure go too far? | Ars Technica
Sony sued over DRM “rootkit” | Ars Technica — Under a subject line containing the words "Photo approval," a hacker has mass-mailed the so-called Stinx-E trojan virus to British email addresses, said British anti-virus firm Sophos. When recipients click on an attachment, they install malware, which may tear down the firewall and gives hackers access to a PC. The malware hides by using Sony software that is also hidden -- the software would have been installed on a computer when consumers played Sony's copy-protected music CDs.
wg-dynamic - Dynamic configuration daemons for WireGuard
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