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Above Book Privacy Laptop Launched
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The fall of surveillance technology is near. Mass consciousness is now rising Above. Big tech servants are alienating their own customers with anti-features: AI in the taskbar. Advertisements in your search. Surveillance of your activities.
We need computers that serve us, not a faceless big tech company.
Above Book is a passion project we've been working on for 2 years, we wanted to design a cutting-edge Linux experience that was easy to use. Now we're committed to spreading private and free computing to the masses, 99% of whom are still trapped in abusive ecosystems.
The Above Book is one of the best Linux experiences you can have today. Its powered by AboveOS, our custom operating system. AboveOS is based off of Arch Linux which is lightweight, responsive and tremendously powerful. It uses KDE as its desktop environment for a beautiful, and feature-rich experience. We have done everything in our power to make sure you don't have to do any extra work. Its ready to go out of the box.
That means you don't need to touch the terminal. The basic functions such as installing and removing apps and updating the system are done completely through UI.
And it can do more than your normal computer would, because we've integrated an entire ecosystem onto Above Book.
Freedom is reaching mass consciousness, and we have designed our devices to help the masses, not the few. We want to see you change the world with your Above Book.
Above Book, now available for pre-order. Orders begin shipping July 1st.
Order now: https://abovephone.com/book
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The fall of surveillance technology is near. Mass consciousness is now rising Above. Big tech servants are alienating their own customers with anti-features: AI in the taskbar. Advertisements in your search. Surveillance of your activities.
We need computers that serve us, not a faceless big tech company.
Above Book is a passion project we've been working on for 2 years, we wanted to design a cutting-edge Linux experience that was easy to use. Now we're committed to spreading private and free computing to the masses, 99% of whom are still trapped in abusive ecosystems.
The Above Book is one of the best Linux experiences you can have today. Its powered by AboveOS, our custom operating system. AboveOS is based off of Arch Linux which is lightweight, responsive and tremendously powerful. It uses KDE as its desktop environment for a beautiful, and feature-rich experience. We have done everything in our power to make sure you don't have to do any extra work. Its ready to go out of the box.
That means you don't need to touch the terminal. The basic functions such as installing and removing apps and updating the system are done completely through UI.
And it can do more than your normal computer would, because we've integrated an entire ecosystem onto Above Book.
Freedom is reaching mass consciousness, and we have designed our devices to help the masses, not the few. We want to see you change the world with your Above Book.
Above Book, now available for pre-order. Orders begin shipping July 1st.
Order now: https://abovephone.com/book
Read the full blog post: https://abovephone.com/book-launch/
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⚡️Microsoft Recall, Stealing Everything You've Ever Typed
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Microsoft recently introduced an upcoming feature of Windows 11 that will be rolled out soon with Copilot+ called Recall. If you’re a current user of Windows 11, this isn’t active for you yet, but it will be in the near future.
As a brief summary, Recall will continuously take screenshots of your PC every 5 seconds, creating a searchable database of your activity. It will also store everything you have ever typed in plain text, yes, including sensitive passwords that are copy and pasted.
We recommend you do everything you can to avoid Recall when it is implemented, and to disable it in Windows 11 in the near future.
In case you’re not convinced yet, you may want to switch to an open source OS, like Linux, in order to avoid 0 day exploits and privacy breaches that will likely occur on Windows due to Recall.
Recall is a PR Nightmare
Unfortunately, Recall is one of the many problematic new implementations of AI in mainstream operating systems.
Similar functionality will be coming to Apple, considering they have opted to work with Google’s Gemini AI and will soon implement invasive, AI based scanning of the private data located in the unencrypted messages on your smartphone and PC in the near future.
In case you are not convinced yet, here are some more reasons to avoid Recall:
Cybersec: Microsoft claims that Copilot+ runtime processes data locally, but because its database is stored in plain text, it will make any Windows based PC vulnerable to remote access by hackers.
One practical use case of this would be an InfoStealer trojan, which steals usernames and passwords and can easily be modified to support Recall.
User Reaction: Recall has rightly been met with overwhelmingly negative reactions from Windows users, who naturally fear the coming privacy breaches and severe potential for misuse by bad actors. For any Windows users still out there: this was inevitable.
Implementation: Recall is, quite frankly, a PR nightmare unfolding in real time for Microsoft. To make matters worse, the feature will come enabled by default, despite Microsoft calling it an “optional feature."
Legal Jargon Manipulation: Microsoft's vague, misleading denoscriptions of Recall are decidedly sketchy. They continue to use terms like "snapshots" instead of "screenshots," in order to cover their tracks and downplay Recall’s intrusiveness.
Update as of 6/13/24: Because of recent public backlash, Microsoft is now making Recall an optional feature that you have to willingly opt-in to, instead of being enabled by default. They are also adding encryption via Windows Hello Enhanced Sign-in Security and are encrypting the search engine database.
Still, we wanted to capture the previous stages of development before Microsoft could sweep the roll-out of this extremely problematic feature under the rug.
Whether or not this convinces you to feel safe and secure while handing over your private data to Recall and Windows, is another story.
#TBOT #Recall #Microsoft #Windows11 #dataprivacy #Surveillance #Big_Tech
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Microsoft recently introduced an upcoming feature of Windows 11 that will be rolled out soon with Copilot+ called Recall. If you’re a current user of Windows 11, this isn’t active for you yet, but it will be in the near future.
As a brief summary, Recall will continuously take screenshots of your PC every 5 seconds, creating a searchable database of your activity. It will also store everything you have ever typed in plain text, yes, including sensitive passwords that are copy and pasted.
We recommend you do everything you can to avoid Recall when it is implemented, and to disable it in Windows 11 in the near future.
In case you’re not convinced yet, you may want to switch to an open source OS, like Linux, in order to avoid 0 day exploits and privacy breaches that will likely occur on Windows due to Recall.
Recall is a PR Nightmare
Unfortunately, Recall is one of the many problematic new implementations of AI in mainstream operating systems.
Similar functionality will be coming to Apple, considering they have opted to work with Google’s Gemini AI and will soon implement invasive, AI based scanning of the private data located in the unencrypted messages on your smartphone and PC in the near future.
In case you are not convinced yet, here are some more reasons to avoid Recall:
Cybersec: Microsoft claims that Copilot+ runtime processes data locally, but because its database is stored in plain text, it will make any Windows based PC vulnerable to remote access by hackers.
One practical use case of this would be an InfoStealer trojan, which steals usernames and passwords and can easily be modified to support Recall.
User Reaction: Recall has rightly been met with overwhelmingly negative reactions from Windows users, who naturally fear the coming privacy breaches and severe potential for misuse by bad actors. For any Windows users still out there: this was inevitable.
Implementation: Recall is, quite frankly, a PR nightmare unfolding in real time for Microsoft. To make matters worse, the feature will come enabled by default, despite Microsoft calling it an “optional feature."
Legal Jargon Manipulation: Microsoft's vague, misleading denoscriptions of Recall are decidedly sketchy. They continue to use terms like "snapshots" instead of "screenshots," in order to cover their tracks and downplay Recall’s intrusiveness.
Update as of 6/13/24: Because of recent public backlash, Microsoft is now making Recall an optional feature that you have to willingly opt-in to, instead of being enabled by default. They are also adding encryption via Windows Hello Enhanced Sign-in Security and are encrypting the search engine database.
Still, we wanted to capture the previous stages of development before Microsoft could sweep the roll-out of this extremely problematic feature under the rug.
Whether or not this convinces you to feel safe and secure while handing over your private data to Recall and Windows, is another story.
#TBOT #Recall #Microsoft #Windows11 #dataprivacy #Surveillance #Big_Tech
Primary sources here.
Get the latest updates on our mailing list: Above Phone
Above Book: Learn about our privacy laptop: https://abovephone.com/book
Above Suite: Use our privacy services: https://abovephone.com/suite
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Microsoft Recall, Stealing Everything You've Ever Typed
Microsoft recently introduced an upcoming feature of Windows 11 that will be rolled out soon with Copilot+ called Recall. If you’re a current user of Windows 11, this isn’t active for you yet, but it will be in the near future.
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Lydia and Arturo Ponce de Leon are joining us for The People's Reset: UK in September 2024! They focus on designing homes and communities with fractal geometry in mind!
The People's Reset: UK
"Our Summit for Our Future"
September 27-29, 2024
Apex Hotel, Bath, UK
We are so excited to bring some of our favorite speakers from our past activations, and highlight amazing speakers from the UK and Europe!
Get Early Bird Tickets for only £250 through June 30th!
Our current speaker lineup includes Dan Astin-Gregory, Miriam Gomez, Hakeem Anwar, David Rodriguez, Emma Sron, Yoshi and Pola Pantera, Lydia and Arturo Ponce de Leon, Charles Dowding, Nigel Howitt, and Derrick Broze. Stay tuned for more speaker announcements!
If you want to nominate someone for a speaker, click here!
We'll be highlighting five themes over three days:
- Liberate Your Mind, Body, and Soul
- Permaculture & Food Independence
- Parallel Networks
- Empowering Technology
- Building Free & Conscious Communities
The People's Reset: UK
"Our Summit for Our Future"
September 27-29, 2024
Apex Hotel, Bath, UK
We are so excited to bring some of our favorite speakers from our past activations, and highlight amazing speakers from the UK and Europe!
Get Early Bird Tickets for only £250 through June 30th!
Our current speaker lineup includes Dan Astin-Gregory, Miriam Gomez, Hakeem Anwar, David Rodriguez, Emma Sron, Yoshi and Pola Pantera, Lydia and Arturo Ponce de Leon, Charles Dowding, Nigel Howitt, and Derrick Broze. Stay tuned for more speaker announcements!
If you want to nominate someone for a speaker, click here!
We'll be highlighting five themes over three days:
- Liberate Your Mind, Body, and Soul
- Permaculture & Food Independence
- Parallel Networks
- Empowering Technology
- Building Free & Conscious Communities
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I recently sat down with The Free Thought Project for a stimulating discussion on all the most critical happenings in the world of Big Tech, Surveillance & Privacy.
Here are some highlights:
- Implications of new proposed laws, such as the EARN IT Act and FISA 702 Reauthorization.
- How Google and Apple track the world's WiFi access points
- Spyware like NSO’s Pegasus and the backdoors in our phones, as well as the massive surveillance experiment conducted under the guise of COVID-19 contact tracing
- The truth behind Apple's Face ID technology and the unsettling practices of WiFi-based positioning systems.
- The types of surveillance we have to worry about on Windows and macOS, and explore Microsoft's new invasive Recall feature.
I detail a number of practical solutions for these issues that you can take action on today. It’s a must listen!
This podcast episode is also accompanied by an article published on #TFTP and the #TBOT substack. Follow us on Substack, we're going to be posting weekly content there :)
Read the article.
Read on the #TBOT subtack.
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Privacy For Billionaires VS. Privacy For You
While the richest of the ruling class can easily pay to secure their own privacy, the rest of the citizenry are not afforded such luxuries. Instead having their private information encroached upon by every big government agency and mega corporation around.
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⚡️Teams of AI Threaten Humanity
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AI is rapidly evolving through the use of Multiple-Agent Systems (MAS). The simple explanation for this leap is that MAS are composed of multiple interacting agents, which are entities that can perceive their environment and take actions to achieve specific goals.
MAS can also compete with one another, which generally prepares them for a higher learning rate in comparison to other AI systems. Single agent systems—like a software program—perform tasks independently without interaction with other agents.
In the recent NVIDIA GTC keynote conference, NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang proposed a future where socioeconomic outcomes are not driven by humans.
“How do we build software in the future? It is unlikely that you’ll write it from scratch or write a whole bunch of Python code or anything like that…It is very likely that you assemble a team of AIs.” Huang suggested.
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AI is rapidly evolving through the use of Multiple-Agent Systems (MAS). The simple explanation for this leap is that MAS are composed of multiple interacting agents, which are entities that can perceive their environment and take actions to achieve specific goals.
MAS can also compete with one another, which generally prepares them for a higher learning rate in comparison to other AI systems. Single agent systems—like a software program—perform tasks independently without interaction with other agents.
In the recent NVIDIA GTC keynote conference, NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang proposed a future where socioeconomic outcomes are not driven by humans.
“How do we build software in the future? It is unlikely that you’ll write it from scratch or write a whole bunch of Python code or anything like that…It is very likely that you assemble a team of AIs.” Huang suggested.
Read the full post here.
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Teams of AI Threaten Humanity
Evolution of AI: Multiple-Agent Systems AI is rapidly evolving through the use of Multiple-Agent Systems (MAS). The simple explanation for this leap is that MAS are composed of multiple interacting agents, which are entities that can perceive their environment…
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NEW INTERVIEW: Healing Your Brain, Body, And Immune System With Mushrooms
Derrick Broze sits down with farmer and activist Sean Hawkins to discuss his new company, Cultivated-Mind, which focuses on organic, non-gmo mushroom extracts for mind, body, and immune health. Sean shares about the process used for growing the mushrooms, the scientifically backed health benefits, and the varieties currently offered by Cultivated-Mind.
TCRN: https://theconsciousresistance.com/healing-your-brain-body-and-immune-system/
Odysee: https://odysee.com/@theconsciousresistance:7/sean-hawkins-mushrooms:5
Substack: https://open.substack.com/pub/derrickbroze/p/healing-your-brain-body-and-immune
Purchase your Cultivated-Mind mushrooms: https://cultivated-mind.com/cm/Broze/
Use code “Broze” at checkout to get a 10% discount!
Derrick Broze sits down with farmer and activist Sean Hawkins to discuss his new company, Cultivated-Mind, which focuses on organic, non-gmo mushroom extracts for mind, body, and immune health. Sean shares about the process used for growing the mushrooms, the scientifically backed health benefits, and the varieties currently offered by Cultivated-Mind.
TCRN: https://theconsciousresistance.com/healing-your-brain-body-and-immune-system/
Odysee: https://odysee.com/@theconsciousresistance:7/sean-hawkins-mushrooms:5
Substack: https://open.substack.com/pub/derrickbroze/p/healing-your-brain-body-and-immune
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Last weekend we presented the Beechat Rune device for the very first time, as part of the Volla Community days in Germany. Featuring 4 simultaneous streams, capable of audio and video streams with next-gen CRYSTALS cryptography, the Beechat Rune is a perfect addition to privacy-focused systems.
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These platforms are super quick to work with law enforcement to hand over data, unless they're covering up for crimes of the deep state.
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The police did not hand over David Morales’ WhatsApp, Signal, Telegram, Proton Mail and Skype conversations to the judge. The magistrate has ordered their immediate recovery
The Spanish police did not deliver to Judge Santiago Pedraz the complete file of the Samsung S7 phone used by Morales to communicate with the alleged CIA agents to whom he provided the WikiLeaks founders’ defense strategy, according to documents of the judicial investigation to which EL PAÍS has had access.
After repeated judicial requests, officers responded that ‘they do not know’ the location of the complete file. Judge Pedraz has ordered its immediate recovery.
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⚡️VIDEO: Teams of AI Threaten Humanity
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Check out our latest video to learn how AI is rapidly evolving through the use of Multiple-Agent Systems (MAS). These systems, composed of multiple interacting agents, can perceive their environment and take actions to achieve specific goals.
MAS can compete with one another, leading to a higher learning rate compared to single-agent systems. In the recent NVIDIA GTC keynote conference, NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang suggested a future where socioeconomic outcomes are driven by teams of AIs.
“How do we build software in the future? It is unlikely that you’ll write it from scratch or write a whole bunch of Python code or anything like that…It is very likely that you assemble a team of AIs.” - Jensen Huang
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Check out our latest video to learn how AI is rapidly evolving through the use of Multiple-Agent Systems (MAS). These systems, composed of multiple interacting agents, can perceive their environment and take actions to achieve specific goals.
MAS can compete with one another, leading to a higher learning rate compared to single-agent systems. In the recent NVIDIA GTC keynote conference, NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang suggested a future where socioeconomic outcomes are driven by teams of AIs.
“How do we build software in the future? It is unlikely that you’ll write it from scratch or write a whole bunch of Python code or anything like that…It is very likely that you assemble a team of AIs.” - Jensen Huang
Read the full post here.
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Interesting read about Walmart's new rollout of digital price tags in 2,300 stores across the US.
If digital price tags hit the shelves, it means prices could change at any time for any reason.
“If it’s hot outside, we can raise the price of water and ice cream. If there's something that’s close to the expiration date, we can lower the price — that’s the good news,” said Phil Lempert, a grocery industry analyst.
Apps like Uber already use surge pricing, in which higher demand leads to higher prices in real time.
Oh but, don't worry - you'll get more information about the things you're buying. After all, its easier to scan a QR code then to pick up the item and read the back of the label.
While the labels give retailers the ability to increase prices suddenly, Gallino doubts companies like Walmart will take advantage of the technology in that way.
“To be honest, I don’t think that’s the underlying main driver of this,” Gallino said. “These are companies that tend to have a long-term relationship with their customers and I think the risk of frustrating them could be too risky, so I would be surprised if they try to do that.”
Incoming surprised Pikachu face in 3...2...1...
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A supermarket trip may soon look different, thanks to electronic shelf labels
With electronic shelf labels, prices can change up to six times a minute. Grocers including Walmart, Whole Foods and Schnucks are adopting them.
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We are so excited to welcome Charles Dowding to The People's Reset: UK!
Charles will be speaking on Friday September 27th as part of the theme Permaculture & Food Independence!
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Charles started organic and no dig market gardening in 1982, on 1.5 acres./ 6000 m². His successful vegetable growing with fewer weeds enabled new understandings, and Charles has appreciated for a long time the benefits of methods he now shares globally. His first book “Organic Gardening” came out in 2007. Then since launching in 2013 the Charles Dowding YouTube channel, he has become aware of the possibilities in ‘new media’ to inspire and inform.
Charles’s most recent book is Compost, out in September 2024 at the same time as his 2025 Calendar of Sowing Dates. He continues to run a 0.4 acre / 1600 m² no dig market garden, at Homeacres UK.
Find Charles' work: charlesdowding.co.uk
Buy Your Early Bird Tickets for only £250 through June 30th!
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Charles will be speaking on Friday September 27th as part of the theme Permaculture & Food Independence!
➡️ TheGreaterReset.org
Charles started organic and no dig market gardening in 1982, on 1.5 acres./ 6000 m². His successful vegetable growing with fewer weeds enabled new understandings, and Charles has appreciated for a long time the benefits of methods he now shares globally. His first book “Organic Gardening” came out in 2007. Then since launching in 2013 the Charles Dowding YouTube channel, he has become aware of the possibilities in ‘new media’ to inspire and inform.
Charles’s most recent book is Compost, out in September 2024 at the same time as his 2025 Calendar of Sowing Dates. He continues to run a 0.4 acre / 1600 m² no dig market garden, at Homeacres UK.
Find Charles' work: charlesdowding.co.uk
Buy Your Early Bird Tickets for only £250 through June 30th!
Don't miss out on this life-changing in person experience!
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Julian Assange has posted bail and is on his way back home after accepting a plea deal on espionage charges.
I am grateful that Julian can return to his family and continue being an example of hope. In the back of my mind I wonder if his deal sets a precedent for future whistleblowers.
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⚡️VIDEO: Photojacked - US Government Sues Adobe
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Watch our latest video to learn how Adobe's new terms of service allow it to scan, use, share, and sell user content, sparking outrage among creatives. Despite backlash, Adobe insists users own their content, while retaining broad usage rights. The US Department of Justice sued Adobe for deceptive practices, making subnoscription cancellations difficult and costly. Creatives are now caught between relying on Adobe and dealing with its demanding terms.
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Watch our latest video to learn how Adobe's new terms of service allow it to scan, use, share, and sell user content, sparking outrage among creatives. Despite backlash, Adobe insists users own their content, while retaining broad usage rights. The US Department of Justice sued Adobe for deceptive practices, making subnoscription cancellations difficult and costly. Creatives are now caught between relying on Adobe and dealing with its demanding terms.
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⚡️Photojacked - US Government Sues Adobe
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Adobe, the software company behind Photoshop, enraged artists and creatives everywhere with their new terms of service earlier this June. All users of Adobe products were forced to accept the terms before they could do anything - even uninstalling the program.
The new terms implied that Adobe would scan users content at any time, using AI. It also gave Adobe a complete license to use the content users created, sharing it and selling it to whomever they wanted.
Despite the public backlash, Adobe doubled down by clarifying the terms on a June 10th blog post. The post emphasized that ‘You own your content’, even though Adobe had a extremely permissible license to the content. They also promised not to train ‘Generative AI’ on customer content, and that the licenses would be ‘narrowly tailored to the activities needed’.
US Department of Justice Sues Adobe
Trusting a big tech company with your private data is like putting your head in the mouth of an crocodile.
After all, this is exactly the path that Meta took when it updated its General AI terms to allow for the use of photos and comments to train its AI models, such as the Meta Llama 3. That means your personal pictures train Meta’s AI. This model is now integrated into Facebook, Instagram, Whatsapp, and Messenger, and is nearly impossible to opt-out of.
Only people living in the EU could opt-out under the GDPR, but Meta has previously used dark patterns in their apps to prevent users from leaving easily. This includes re-directions, long confusing legal text, having to explain yourself, and provide additional information. It appears that they’re trying to directly obfuscate legal language by using fancy jargon—making it extremely difficult to withdraw consent.
This type of behavior is normal with companies like Meta and Adobe. This past week Adobe was sued by the US Department of Justice for making it difficult for people to cancel their paid subnoscriptions. A year long investigation uncovered deceptive business practices that hid information about a huge cancellation fee (50% of the remaining subnoscription cost) when signing up, creating more obstacles for users through the cancellation process.
Users of Adobe products are in a difficult spot. They’ve built their whole careers around a single software suite which is now being used as leverage to get them to comply with endless demands.
Solutions
This wouldn’t be a #TBOT article without solutions. There are many photo editors and creative tools on Linux.
Here’s a list of software and resources you can use instead of relying on Adobe:
GIMP (Photo / Bitmap Editing) GIMP Books
Krita (Digital Illustration)
Inkscape (Vector Illustration)
KolourPaint (Simpler ‘Paint’ like editing)
DarkTable (Photo Editing)
You can also cancel your Adobe subnoscription while avoiding the 50% cancellation fee. No joke.
Go to ‘cancel your subnoscription’. You will see a screen with the cancellation fee. Hit the continue button.
They will offer you a new plan to avoid the cancellation fee. Choose the cheapest one to switch to a new plan.
Here's the loophole: You can cancel any plan for free within two weeks. Cancel the new plan within this period and get your money back for the first month of the new plan.
You've now successfully avoided the fee.
Users who are invested in the Adobe ecosystem struggle to see how they can replace the hydra of Adobe applications. We’re not sure of the right answer either, but at some point Adobe users will have to decide what bursts the abusive software dam.
Until then we can wait for the Adobe terms of service update that comes with an additional cherry-on-top and pinky promise that they won’t train their AI on your photos.
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Adobe, the software company behind Photoshop, enraged artists and creatives everywhere with their new terms of service earlier this June. All users of Adobe products were forced to accept the terms before they could do anything - even uninstalling the program.
The new terms implied that Adobe would scan users content at any time, using AI. It also gave Adobe a complete license to use the content users created, sharing it and selling it to whomever they wanted.
Despite the public backlash, Adobe doubled down by clarifying the terms on a June 10th blog post. The post emphasized that ‘You own your content’, even though Adobe had a extremely permissible license to the content. They also promised not to train ‘Generative AI’ on customer content, and that the licenses would be ‘narrowly tailored to the activities needed’.
US Department of Justice Sues Adobe
Trusting a big tech company with your private data is like putting your head in the mouth of an crocodile.
After all, this is exactly the path that Meta took when it updated its General AI terms to allow for the use of photos and comments to train its AI models, such as the Meta Llama 3. That means your personal pictures train Meta’s AI. This model is now integrated into Facebook, Instagram, Whatsapp, and Messenger, and is nearly impossible to opt-out of.
Only people living in the EU could opt-out under the GDPR, but Meta has previously used dark patterns in their apps to prevent users from leaving easily. This includes re-directions, long confusing legal text, having to explain yourself, and provide additional information. It appears that they’re trying to directly obfuscate legal language by using fancy jargon—making it extremely difficult to withdraw consent.
This type of behavior is normal with companies like Meta and Adobe. This past week Adobe was sued by the US Department of Justice for making it difficult for people to cancel their paid subnoscriptions. A year long investigation uncovered deceptive business practices that hid information about a huge cancellation fee (50% of the remaining subnoscription cost) when signing up, creating more obstacles for users through the cancellation process.
Users of Adobe products are in a difficult spot. They’ve built their whole careers around a single software suite which is now being used as leverage to get them to comply with endless demands.
Solutions
This wouldn’t be a #TBOT article without solutions. There are many photo editors and creative tools on Linux.
Here’s a list of software and resources you can use instead of relying on Adobe:
GIMP (Photo / Bitmap Editing) GIMP Books
Krita (Digital Illustration)
Inkscape (Vector Illustration)
KolourPaint (Simpler ‘Paint’ like editing)
DarkTable (Photo Editing)
You can also cancel your Adobe subnoscription while avoiding the 50% cancellation fee. No joke.
Go to ‘cancel your subnoscription’. You will see a screen with the cancellation fee. Hit the continue button.
They will offer you a new plan to avoid the cancellation fee. Choose the cheapest one to switch to a new plan.
Here's the loophole: You can cancel any plan for free within two weeks. Cancel the new plan within this period and get your money back for the first month of the new plan.
You've now successfully avoided the fee.
Users who are invested in the Adobe ecosystem struggle to see how they can replace the hydra of Adobe applications. We’re not sure of the right answer either, but at some point Adobe users will have to decide what bursts the abusive software dam.
Until then we can wait for the Adobe terms of service update that comes with an additional cherry-on-top and pinky promise that they won’t train their AI on your photos.
Read more here.
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