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1. I Visited 47 Sites. Hundreds of Trackers Followed Me.

   The New York Times participates in an experiment to demonstrate how extensive and invasive online tracking is.

2. Internet Archive and Center for Open Science Collaborate to Preserve Open Science Data

   The Internet Archive helps push forward the goals of open science.

3. 2019 DuckDuckGo Privacy Donations: $600,000 for Privacy Advocacy

   DuckDuckGo's annual donations announcement showcases a nice collection of privacy-focused organizations.

4. Credit Card Privacy Matters: Apple Card vs. Chase Amazon Prime Rewards Visa

   Have you ever wondered what happens with your credit card data after you make a purchase?

5. Why Angry Librarians Are Going to War With Publishers Over E-Books

   Librarians continue the fight for a better E-Book experience for their patrons.

6. What All the Stuff in Email Headers Means—and How to Sniff Out Spoofing

   Ars Technica provides a deep dive on email headers.

7. The Nextcloud Mission and Principles

   Nexcloud's CEO formalizes the project's values with a mission and principles statement.

8. Maybe the Internet Wasn't Such a Great Idea.

   Bryan Lunduke evaluates life pre- and post-Internet.

9. This New App Wants To Make Linux Firmware Management MUCH Easier

   There is a new effort to create a cross-distribution power user tool for managing firmware on GNU/Linux systems.

10. What a No-Carrier Phone Could Look Like

    The Librem 5 and Librem Dial service may help aggrandize smartphone users' freedom.