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January 12, 2019

$16 Raspberry Pi Case Integrates a 3.5" Touchscreen Display

Most Raspberry Pi cases are not really newsworthy, but there's an unnamed case for Raspberry Pi 2 & 3 boards sold for $15.99 on Banggood that looks

I was wrong about Google and Facebook: there’s nothing wrong with them (so say we all) – Aral Balkan

It’s always difficult admitting you’re wrong. But sometimes, it’s exactly what you have to do in the face of overwhelming evidence to the contrary. So, today, I admit that I was wrong about Google, Facebook, and surveillance capitalism in general being toxic for our human rights and democracy.
You see, it simply cannot be true given how they are endorsed by some of the most well-respected groups and organisations in the world.

New company called eelo will give you de-Google-ized Android so that you can keep your privacy

A new start-up company called eelo wants to provide you with an alternative version of Android. What makes this different than the version of the mobile OS that you are familiar with is that this version is de-Google-ized. The goal is to allow users to have more privacy than they currently do with the Google Play Services version of the open source OS...