Paul Sutton @zleap@social.cleverlibre.org

OwnCast is a free open source self-hostable streaming platform, basically a libre alternative to Twitch, and also currently testing Fediverse support too!

There's more info about it on its website at https://owncast.online

The project is looking for help running an OwnCast dedicated Fediverse account. (There is currently a bot at @owncast but this just provides automated posts about streamers.)

If you think you can help with this, or want to be involved with the project in any other way, get in touch with OwnCast here:

https://owncast.online/help/

The project lead is on the Fediverse at @gabek

#OwnCast #Fediverse #Twitch #Alternatives #ActivityPub

In September we had our LibreOffice Conference 2021, plus updates to the software, new guidebooks, an interview about accessibility and more! Check out our quick recap: https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2021/10/06/libreoffice-project-and-community-recap-september-2021/

FEDS ARE ORDERING GOOGLE TO ID ANYONE WHO SEARCHED CERTAIN KEYWORDS
Google has been asked to identify user data on anyone typing in certain search terms, raising fears that innocent online users could get caught up in serious crime investigations at a greater frequency than previously thought.

In an attempt to track down criminals, the Feds have started using new "keyword warrants" and using them to ask Google to provide them info on anyone who searched a "victim's" name or address.

“Trawling through Google’s search history database enables police to ID people merely based on what they might have been thinking about, for whatever reason, at some point in the past,” Jennifer Granick, surveillance and cybersecurity counsel at the American Civil Liberties Union, told Forbes.

“This never-before-possible technique threatens First Amendment interests. To make matters worse, police are currently doing this in secret, which insulates the practice from public debate and regulation,” she added.

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/10/begins-federal-investigators-issuing-warrants-google-turn-anyone-typing-certain-search-terms/

FEDS ARE ORDERING GOOGLE TO ID ANYONE WHO SEARCHED CERTAIN KEYWORDS
Google has been asked to identify user data on anyone typing in certain search terms, raising fears that innocent online users could get caught up in serious crime investigations at a greater frequency than previously thought.

In an attempt to track down criminals, the Feds have started using new "keyword warrants" and using them to ask Google to provide them info on anyone who searched a "victim's" name or address.

“Trawling through Google’s search history database enables police to ID people merely based on what they might have been thinking about, for whatever reason, at some point in the past,” Jennifer Granick, surveillance and cybersecurity counsel at the American Civil Liberties Union, told Forbes.

“This never-before-possible technique threatens First Amendment interests. To make matters worse, police are currently doing this in secret, which insulates the practice from public debate and regulation,” she added. [ Article ]
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Spectra.video is a new PeerTube instance set up by Fediverse veteran @sean@social.deadsuperhero.comwith responsible moderation and federation policies.

It's invitation-only, so if you are looking for a decent PeerTube instance to host your videos, send Sean a message.

The instance's official account is:

➡️ @spectravideo

The instance itself is at https://spectra.video

#SpectraVideo #Spectra #PeerTube #PeerTubers #Fediverse #Videos

Karrot is a free open source platform for sharing real life resources (for example excess food, to prevent it going to waste).

You can follow the project at:

➡️ @karrot

The main instance is at https://karrot.world

You can find the source code at https://github.com/yunity

(The emphasis is on food, but the platform can be used to share anything.)

#Karrot #Activism #CoOp #CoOperative #FoodSharing #FoodAndDrink #FoodWaste #Food #FOSS #FLOSS #Libre #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #NGOs #Environment