Forbes: Now the company is delivering a serious punch to the face of megacorp cloud companies by offering what it calls "one-click migration" from OneDrive, Dropbox, and Google services!

https://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonevangelho/2020/12/22/nextcloud-attacks-google-and-onedrive-with-1-click-migration-feature/

**Bill** @bill@distrotoot.com · Feb 06, 2021, 01:28

**Bill** @bill@distrotoot.com · Feb 06, 2021, 01:28

Feb 06, 2021, 01:28

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Petabyte tape cartridges are coming down the line – Blocks and Files

Fujifilm is working on a petabyte tape cartridge. This behemoth could go into production from 2035, according to a slide deck in a company press briefing today. A 1PB tape far exceeds the highest capacity on the LTO roadmap, which extends out from the-about-to-be-delivered LTO-9, with 18TB raw capacity, to LTO-12 and 144TB. Assuming a […]

Petabyte tape cartridges are coming - https://blocksandfiles.com/2021/02/04/petabyte-tape-cartridges-are-coming/

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**Bill** · Feb 05, 2021, 08:27

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**João Pinheiro** @joaopinheiro@zotum.net · Feb 05, 2021, 08:27

Feb 05, 2021, 08:27

João Pinheiro @joaopinheiro@zotum.net

I've been using Briar to communicate with family and I really like it. It is a peer-to-peer encrypted messaging app and you can even create private groups, forums and blogs with it! The messages are stored securely on your device and not in the cloud. You can connect with your friends through Wi-Fi, data or Bluetooth. There's no voice, video or file exchange support, though. It's only a great and secure text app. I really like it! Have you tried it? What are your thoughts about it?

#messaging #security #privacy #Briar

**Bill** · Jan 31, 2021, 00:44

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**Matrix.org** @matrix@mastodon.matrix.org · Jan 31, 2021, 00:44

Jan 31, 2021, 00:44

Matrix.org @matrix@mastodon.matrix.org

RT @element_hq@twitter.com

...and the app is back: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=im.vector.app. Huge thanks to everyone for your patience and support on this, and apologies for the inconvenience. Thanks also to Google for being transparent and apologetic once we'd established contact. Now, back to preparing for @FOSDEM@twitter.com!

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/element_hq/status/1355677158174322688

**Bill** · Jan 30, 2021, 01:14

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**Matrix.org** @matrix@mastodon.matrix.org · Jan 30, 2021, 01:14

Jan 30, 2021, 01:14

Matrix.org @matrix@mastodon.matrix.org

RT @element_hq@twitter.com

Google have suspended Element in the Play Store without notifying us; we're reaching out to find out what's going on. Apologies for the inconvenience; in the interim there's https://f-droid.org/en/packages/im.vector.app/ but it's a few versions behind. We'll post updates here.

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/element_hq/status/1355290296947499013

**Bill** @bill@distrotoot.com · Jan 30, 2021, 00:51

**Bill** @bill@distrotoot.com · Jan 30, 2021, 00:51

Jan 30, 2021, 00:51

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Looks like Google pulled the #Matrix client, #Element from the Play store
https://twitter.com/element_hq/status/1355290296947499013

**Bill** @bill@distrotoot.com · Jan 27, 2021, 00:33

**Bill** @bill@distrotoot.com · Jan 27, 2021, 00:33

Jan 27, 2021, 00:33

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Before I buy a new HDD I find it's always best to stop by Backblaze's performance reviews https://www.backblaze.com/blog/backblaze-hard-drive-stats-for-2020/

**Bill** · Jan 24, 2021, 03:22

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**distrowatch** @distrowatch@social.tchncs.de · Jan 24, 2021, 03:22

Jan 24, 2021, 03:22

distrowatch @distrowatch@social.tchncs.de

Distrowatch News: Development Release: Qubes OS 4.0.4 RC2 Qubes OS is a security-oriented Linux distribution whose main concept is "security by isolation" by using domains implemented as lightweight Xen virtual machines. The project's latest development snapshot is Qubes OS 4.0.4-rc2 which updates its operating system tempates and packages. "We're pleased to announce the second release candidate.... http://distrowatch.com/11135

**Bill** @bill@distrotoot.com · Jan 22, 2021, 01:06

**Bill** @bill@distrotoot.com · Jan 22, 2021, 01:06

Jan 22, 2021, 01:06

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#BitWarden now has an "emergency access" feature https://bitwarden.com/help/article/releasenotes/#2021-01-19

**Bill** · Jan 19, 2021, 20:56

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**briar** @briar@fosstodon.org · Jan 19, 2021, 20:56

Jan 19, 2021, 20:56

briar @briar@fosstodon.org

All communication in #signal goes through these tech giants: Amazon, Google, Microsoft and Cloudflare
Just texting goes through Amazon.
Group chat will also go through Google.
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#GAFAM is toxic to free software, supports mass surveillance and a lot other very bad things. Supporting such companies means also supporting their culture and their dominance. It's never just about the privacy of a single person.