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1. GNU Health: The Fight for Our Rights in the Public Health System (2019)

   A discussion of how Free/Libre Software can benefit the public health system.

2. Mobile App Stores and the Power of Incentives

   An examination of mobile app economy incentives and their consequences.

3. Computers as I Used to Love Them

   A trenchant, entertaining comparison of Syncthing with its proprietary alternatives.

4. Protecting Your Privacy if Your Phone Is Taken Away

   The Electronic Frontier Foundation describes how to deal with the many privacy risks that accompany smartphone use.

5. Remote Education Does Not Require Giving Up Rights to Freedom and Privacy

   The Free Software Foundation shares stories about the fight to preserve user freedom in remote learning.

6. 5 Years of Intel CPUs and Chipsets Have a Concerning Flaw That’s Unfixable

   Intel's Converged Security and Management Engine contains an unfixable flaw that may allow an attacker to compromise a system's root of trust.

7. Google Says It Doesn’t 'Sell' Your Data. Here’s How the Company Shares, Monetizes, and Exploits It.

   The Electronic Frontier Foundation examines the numerous ways that Google profits from data collection.

8. Security and Privacy Implications of Zoom

   Zoom's increased usage is causing its security and privacy issues to come under scrutiny.

9. Meet the Woman Behind the Repair Café Movement (2019)

   Martine Postma is helping pave the way for a global Repair Café movement.

10. The Case for ... Cities That Aren't Dystopian Surveillance States

    What would a privacy-respecting smart city look like?