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Ξ ΟΞΏΟ: <<a href="mailto:newsletter-el@fsfeurope.org">newsletter-el@fsfeurope.org</a>><br>ΞΞΏΞΉΞ½.: <br><br type="attribution">Β = FSFE Newsletter β August 2014 =<br>
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[ Read online: <a href="https://fsfe.org/news/nl/nl-201408.el.html" target="_blank">https://fsfe.org/news/nl/nl-201408.el.html</a> ]<br>
<br>
Β == Privilege and Power ==<br>
<br>
In the olden days a common citizen of a republic going about their<br>
everyday business was quite, shall we say, free. While tending to their<br>
chores they would occasionally need a new tool or some advice, but the<br>
old Latin proverb /scientia potentia est/ dictated the limits of their<br>
freedom to be the limits of their knowledge: if they needed a new tool<br>
and lacked the knowledge to make it, they became dependent on the<br>
toolmaker only to obtain the tool.<br>
<br>
In the brave new world it is different: not only do we depend on the<br>
toolmaker when we wish to obtain a new tool, but oft we remain dependent<br>
on them forever after. In the olden days a hammer could be used both to<br>
put stakes in the ground (or vampires) and nail planks atop the<br>
vampire's coffin. Today, the customer buying a general purpose tool has<br>
to pay twice for it: once to put stakes in the vampire and then again to<br>
nail planks atop its coffin.<br>
<br>
This is great if you happen to be one of the few toolmakers: not only<br>
are they one of the few privileged to be in control of their own<br>
property, but they have also stripped the rest of us of our rights and<br>
have the power to command our tools and hence have the power over us.<br>
Unfortunately, the privilege blinds them to the situation's<br>
revoltingness.<br>
<br>
Times have not been kind and, in addition to the revolting consequences<br>
of failed regulations and cold, unjust, profit-oriented business logic,<br>
we have been treated with a revelation after a revelation of agencies<br>
and offices founded to protect us, and subsequently given an impossible<br>
mission, preying on us. These developments, while despicable, can at<br>
least be rationally understood.<br>
<br>
However, it cannot be rationally comprehended why our /democratically<br>
elected representatives/ would seek to entrench these unfortunate<br>
encroaches on our rights, on their own rights. Yet many of them do: the<br>
European Commission is refusing to break Microsoft's stranglehold on the<br>
EU[1] and, as an even more deeply unsettling development, the<br>
Communications Committee of the UK parliament's House of Lords has<br>
proposed to end anonymity on the Internet[2].<br>
<br>
If the danger to privacy and freedom were not so grave, the latter's<br>
technical ineptitude and arguments utterly unsuitable to the birthplace<br>
of liberalism would be highly amusing. Yet the danger posed by people<br>
who have been corrupted by power or greed is real and our resolve to<br>
confront that danger with more decentralization, security, privacy, and<br>
anonymity must become ever greater.<br>
<br>
Β == We are all Targets ==<br>
<br>
According to new revelations[3] from early July pretty much anyone in<br>
the technological community is a target for surveillance. Among other<br>
activities we have been, or will be picked out, for visiting the Tor<br>
website[4], reading the Linux Journal[5], connecting to Mixminion<br>
anonymous remailer service[6], and downloading Tails[7], a privacy-<br>
sensitive GNU/Linux distribution. These sobering facts ought to be<br>
remembered every hour, every day. In the end our greatest weapon is<br>
developing and promoting projects that will one day land people<br>
interested in them on that very same list.<br>
<br>
Β == Something Completely Different ==<br>
<br>
- FSFE will have a booth at FrOSCon[8], where our Vice President<br>
Β Matthias Kirschner[9] will also give a talk[10] on the demise of the<br>
Β general purpose computer.<br>
<br>
- Our President Karsten Gerloff[11] writes about evaluating Free<br>
Β Software for procurement[12].<br>
<br>
- Hugo Roy[13], our Deputy Legal Coordinator writes about defensive<br>
Β publications and his work for the Open Invention network[14] at his<br>
Β blog.<br>
<br>
- Matthias writes at his Fellowship blog about the invisible tasks[15]<br>
Β that are being attended to by Reinhard MΓΌller[16], our Financial<br>
Β Officer.<br>
<br>
- Guido Arnold, our Education Team Coordinator, has finished composing<br>
Β his collection of Free Software in Education News for June[17].<br>
<br>
Β Β - From the planet aggregation:[18] Β Kevin Keijzer writes about<br>
Β Β Β receiving TV using a DVB-T USB dongle[19]. For our more<br>
Β Β Β adventurous readers we suggest tuning the receiver to 1090Β MHz and<br>
Β Β Β obtaining an overview of the local civilian air air traffic as<br>
Β Β Β reported by ADS-B transmitters on the aircraft.<br>
<br>
Β Β - Sergey Matveev reports on the GoVPN daemon[20] he wrote in the Go<br>
Β Β Β programming language.<br>
<br>
-<br>
<br>
Β == Get Active! ==<br>
<br>
1. Use and spread the word about GnuPG[21], Off-the-Record<br>
Β Β messaging[22], Tor[23], cryptsetup[24], HTTPS Everywhere[25], Privacy<br>
Β Β Badger[26] and other privacy-enhancing Free Software.<br>
<br>
2. If you can write code and understand a bit of computer science, find<br>
Β Β a cool privacy-or-anonymity-enhancing concept in a scientific journal<br>
Β Β and make it come alive.<br>
<br>
We thank all our volunteers[27], Fellows[28], and donors[29] who make<br>
our efforts possible,<br>
Heiki Ojasild[30] β FSFE<br>
<br>
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Β 1. <a href="https://fsfe.org/news/2014/news-20140708-01.el.html" target="_blank">https://fsfe.org/news/2014/news-20140708-01.el.html</a><br>
Β 2. <a href="http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld201415/ldselect/ldcomuni/37/3704.htm#a14" target="_blank">http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld201415/ldselect/ldcomuni/37/3704.htm#a14</a><br>
Β 3. <a href="http://www.wired.com/2014/07/nsa-targets-users-of-privacy-services/" target="_blank">http://www.wired.com/2014/07/nsa-targets-users-of-privacy-services/</a><br>
Β 4. <a href="https://www.torproject.org/" target="_blank">https://www.torproject.org/</a><br>
Β 5. <a href="http://www.linuxjournal.com/" target="_blank">http://www.linuxjournal.com/</a><br>
Β 6. <a href="http://mixminion.net/" target="_blank">http://mixminion.net/</a><br>
Β 7. <a href="https://tails.boum.org/" target="_blank">https://tails.boum.org/</a><br>
Β 8. <a href="https://www.froscon.de/en/home/" target="_blank">https://www.froscon.de/en/home/</a><br>
Β 9. <a href="https://fsfe.org/about/kirschner/kirschner.el.html" target="_blank">https://fsfe.org/about/kirschner/kirschner.el.html</a><br>
Β 10. <a href="http://programm.froscon.de/2014/events/1321.html" target="_blank">http://programm.froscon.de/2014/events/1321.html</a><br>
Β 11. <a href="https://fsfe.org/about/gerloff/gerloff.el.html" target="_blank">https://fsfe.org/about/gerloff/gerloff.el.html</a><br>
Β 12. <a href="http://blogs.fsfe.org/gerloff/2014/07/03/evaluating-free-software-for-procurement/" target="_blank">http://blogs.fsfe.org/gerloff/2014/07/03/evaluating-free-software-for-procurement/</a><br>
Β 13. <a href="https://fsfe.org/about/roy/roy.el.html" target="_blank">https://fsfe.org/about/roy/roy.el.html</a><br>
Β 14. <a href="http://hroy.eu/posts/intro-defpubs/" target="_blank">http://hroy.eu/posts/intro-defpubs/</a><br>
Β 15. <a href="http://blogs.fsfe.org/mk/an-invisible-part-of-the-free-software-foundation-europe/" target="_blank">http://blogs.fsfe.org/mk/an-invisible-part-of-the-free-software-foundation-europe/</a><br>
Β 16. <a href="https://wiki.fsfe.org/Fellows/reinhard" target="_blank">https://wiki.fsfe.org/Fellows/reinhard</a><br>
Β 17. <a href="http://blogs.fsfe.org/guido/2014/07/free-software-in-education-news-june/" target="_blank">http://blogs.fsfe.org/guido/2014/07/free-software-in-education-news-june/</a><br>
Β 18. <a href="http://planet.fsfe.org/" target="_blank">http://planet.fsfe.org/</a><br>
Β 19. <a href="http://blogs.fsfe.org/the_unconventional/2014/07/17/watching-dvb-t-without-a-tv/" target="_blank">http://blogs.fsfe.org/the_unconventional/2014/07/17/watching-dvb-t-without-a-tv/</a><br>
Β 20. <a href="http://blogs.fsfe.org/stargrave/archives/122" target="_blank">http://blogs.fsfe.org/stargrave/archives/122</a><br>
Β 21. <a href="https://www.gnupg.org/" target="_blank">https://www.gnupg.org/</a><br>
Β 22. <a href="https://otr.cypherpunks.ca/" target="_blank">https://otr.cypherpunks.ca/</a><br>
Β 23. <a href="https://www.torproject.org/" target="_blank">https://www.torproject.org/</a><br>
Β 24. <a href="https://code.google.com/p/cryptsetup/" target="_blank">https://code.google.com/p/cryptsetup/</a><br>
Β 25. <a href="https://www.eff.org/https-everywhere" target="_blank">https://www.eff.org/https-everywhere</a><br>
Β 26. <a href="https://www.eff.org/privacybadger" target="_blank">https://www.eff.org/privacybadger</a><br>
Β 27. <a href="https://fsfe.org/contribute/contribute.el.html" target="_blank">https://fsfe.org/contribute/contribute.el.html</a><br>
Β 28. <a href="https://fellowship.fsfe.org/join" target="_blank">https://fellowship.fsfe.org/join</a><br>
Β 29. <a href="https://fsfe.org/donate/thankgnus.el.html" target="_blank">https://fsfe.org/donate/thankgnus.el.html</a><br>
Β 30. <a href="https://fsfe.org/about/ojasild/ojasild.el.html" target="_blank">https://fsfe.org/about/ojasild/ojasild.el.html</a><br>
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