This is my open letter to our elected officials. You can find the text and the references at: https://switchedtolinux.com/net-neutrality-an-open-letter-to-the-elected-officials/ Want to support the channel? Check out our page on SwitchedtoLinux.com https://www.switchedtolinux.com/support Have a look at my Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/TomM We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites. The following is the equipment used by Switched to Linux: Main Amazon Site - http://amzn.to/2oFr4Wa Studio Light - Studio Light - http://amzn.to/2pHPuyn Logitech c920 - http://amzn.to/2nlUCXN Logitech c615 - http://amzn.to/2ohO7u6 Samson Meteor Mic - http://amzn.to/2nlVvzD ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7NXjP5-h_Y

Today in the Weekly News Roundup we look at a new report suggesting Alexa data is used for user ad targeting, a Linux Mint scam is seen in the wild, and Apple's new repair plan is not good. We also look at Silly News. #WeeklyNewsRoundup #Alexa #Apple All Articles: https://switchedtolinux.com/alexa-now-with-ad-targeting/ ----------- Support Switched to Linux! ? Merch: https://shop.switchedtolinux.com ? Amazon: http://tlm.li/amazon ? Support: https://switchedtolinux.com/support ? Affiliates: https://switchedtolinux.com/affiliates ? Multichannel Support: https://thinklifemedia.com ? Patreon: /TomM ----------- Social Media: ? Twitter: @switchedtolinux ? Gab: @switchedtolinux ? Minds: @switchedtolinux Reddit: /r/switchedtolinux Mastodon: https://fosstodon.org/@switchedtolinux ----------- We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kMgRIMxvd0

This week in the Weekly News Roundup, WorldID wants to be less creepy and MOAB includes new breached data. Also, Brave opens its new advertising platform and we visit SillySille. #worldid #meta #brave ==Privacy== 00:00 - Meta Sharing Data 03:45 - Redesigning The Fear Away ==Security== 08:04 - New Office 365 Phish 09:34 - MOAB New Breach Data ==Business== 11:51 - Edge Usurping Chrome 14:42 - Windows Broke the Apps 16:04 - Brave's New Ad Program ==Silly== 20:46 - Amazon Selling Houses 23:35 - YouTube Multiview 24:53 - No More Floppies in Japan 26:23 - Computer Built on Excel https://tlm.li/doh https://patreon.com/tomm https://tlm.li/a2h https://switchedtolinux.locals.com https://amzn.to/49e2SQI All Articles: https://switchedtolinux.com/news/budgie-going-wayland-only ----------- Support Switched to Linux! ? locals: https://switchedtolinux.locals.com ? Merch: https://shop.switchedtolinux.com ? Amazon: http://tlm.li/amazon ? Support: https://switchedtolinux.com/support ? Affiliates: https://switchedtolinux.com/support/affiliates ? Multichannel Support: https://thinklifemedia.com ? https://patreon.com/tomm ? https://subscribestar.com/switchedtolinux ----------- Social Media: ? Twitter: @switchedtolinux ? Gab: @switchedtolinux ? Minds: @switchedtolinux Reddit: /r/switchedtolinux Mastodon: https://fosstodon.org/@switchedtolinux ----------- We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEFRDMoSuos

Advertisers spout the data they give out is anonymized and can't be linked back to you, but it can...and it is easy to get. We will talk about this along with a timely update from the Google Offline Credit Card updates. Join us live 7:00 EST 8/2/17 https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/aug/01/data-browsing-habits-brokers https://consumerist.com/2017/07/31/googles-tracking-of-offline-spending-sparks-call-for-federal-investigation/ http://hostsfile.mine.nu/downloads/ Want to support the channel? Have a look at my Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/TomM We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites. The following is the equipment used by Switched to Linux: Main Amazon Site - http://amzn.to/2oFr4Wa Studio Light - Studio Light - http://amzn.to/2pHPuyn Logitech c920 - http://amzn.to/2nlUCXN Logitech c615 - http://amzn.to/2ohO7u6 Samson Meteor Mic - http://amzn.to/2nlVvzD ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGvwNWhuNYU