Notices by Defective by Design (dbd)
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Defective by Design (dbd)'s status on Thursday, 19-Mar-2020 16:22:39 UTC 
Defective by Design
#DRM on medical equipment has always been a threat to human health and lives, as well as a violation of our rights, and now DRM on ventilators may actually cost lives: https://u.fsf.org/30n -
Defective by Design (dbd)'s status on Friday, 28-Feb-2020 19:16:17 UTC
Defective by Design
Attending #PAXEast? This is the perfect opportunity to voice your opposition to #DRM. Double-jump out of #Steam or #Nintendo's walled garden and into freedom instead. -
Defective by Design (dbd)'s status on Thursday, 27-Feb-2020 17:42:26 UTC
Defective by Design
If you're worried about how #DRM is helping to usher in the post-ownership age, you should check out the talk "Rented future: The dangerous rise of life as a service "at the #LibrePlanet2020 conference, 3/14: https://u.fsf.org/lp20sch Register here: https://u.fsf.org/lp20reg -
Defective by Design (dbd)'s status on Thursday, 13-Feb-2020 20:09:21 UTC
Defective by Design
Our Defective by Design campaign zeroes in on the dastardly nature of Digital Restrictions Management (DRM). Learn what we've been up to this year, and support the fight to free our media! https://u.fsf.org/2zl https://status.fsf.org/attachment/1619955 -
Defective by Design (dbd)'s status on Thursday, 30-Jan-2020 22:44:03 UTC
Defective by Design
Disney's power in the movie industry has allowed them to build a better mousetrap in the form of Disney+. #DRM #DMCA #DefectiveByDesign https://u.fsf.org/2-j -
Defective by Design (dbd)'s status on Friday, 24-Jan-2020 21:32:40 UTC
Defective by Design
We call once again for the end of the DMCA's anti-circumvention provisions. The DMCA violates your right to control your own computing, and the right to share the tools we create with others. #CopyrightWeek https://u.fsf.org/2-8 https://status.fsf.org/attachment/1753287 -
Defective by Design (dbd)'s status on Monday, 02-Dec-2019 19:19:56 UTC
Defective by Design
In conjunction with the FSF, we couldn't be happier to announce this year's Ethical Tech Giving Guide! https://u.fsf.org/2yw -
Defective by Design (dbd)'s status on Monday, 02-Dec-2019 19:17:05 UTC
Defective by Design
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Defective by Design (dbd)'s status on Thursday, 14-Nov-2019 20:48:38 UTC
Defective by Design
Congratulations to FSFE on their victory over DRM in Portugal! Here's their writeup, and more on how you can conquer it, too. https://u.fsf.org/2yh+ -
Defective by Design (dbd)'s status on Tuesday, 12-Nov-2019 17:41:47 UTC
Defective by Design
Netflix #DRM finds yet another way to limit your choices: older Samsung and Panasonic "smart" televisions and Roku devices will no longer work with the Netflix app. We weren't kidding when we said that DRM makes software and devices defective by design. https://u.fsf.org/2yd -
Defective by Design (dbd)'s status on Wednesday, 06-Nov-2019 22:40:08 UTC
Defective by Design
Best Buy has quietly shut down the mobile app that controls their Insignia wall plugs, light switches, camera, and... Wi-Fi freezer. Just another way that depending on software you can't control can go awry: https://u.fsf.org/2yb -
Defective by Design (dbd)'s status on Friday, 01-Nov-2019 18:51:53 UTC
Defective by Design
Fight #DRM with these conversation-starting book dust jackets, now also available in Dutch, Italian, and Portuguese! To print or contribute a translation in your native language, visit: https://u.fsf.org/2y5 #dbd #DayAgainstDRM https://status.fsf.org/attachment/1457020 -
Defective by Design (dbd)'s status on Thursday, 31-Oct-2019 15:20:15 UTC
Defective by Design
Congratulations to @FSFE on the launch of Software Freedom Podcast, which is off to an incredible start with their interview of @doctorow on the subject of #DRM and the #DayAgainstDRM! #dbd https://u.fsf.org/2y4 -
Defective by Design (dbd)'s status on Saturday, 12-Oct-2019 19:10:59 UTC
Defective by Design
The fight against unjust ebook #DRM continues in Boston. Don't let your textbooks expire: refuse digital handcuffs! #dbd #DayAgainstDRM #IDAD https://status.fsf.org/attachment/1462250 -
Defective by Design (dbd)'s status on Saturday, 12-Oct-2019 18:56:22 UTC
Defective by Design
Reminder that the hackathon on fully shareable textbooks begins this evening at 17:00 EDT (21:00 UTC) at the FSF office, or remotely on #dbd on Freenode! -
AndrĂ© Ockers (ao)'s status on Thursday, 10-Oct-2019 17:30:57 UTC 
André Ockers
In the run up to International Day Against #DRM (#idad) I've freed my audio collection to lossless #FLAC - https://www.defectivebydesign.org/action - cc @dbd
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Defective by Design (dbd)'s status on Friday, 11-Oct-2019 21:03:08 UTC
Defective by Design
For our French followers: listen to and share the APRIL podcast about #DRM's digital handcuffs and how it threatens our digital freedom. #dbd #IDAD https://u.fsf.org/2xd -
Defective by Design (dbd)'s status on Friday, 11-Oct-2019 21:00:38 UTC
Defective by Design
Print and share these special dust jackets to let the world know about the horrors of ebook #DRM, and join us *tomorrow* for the International Day Against DRM 2019! #IDAD #dbd https://u.fsf.org/2xe https://status.fsf.org/attachment/1460225 -
Defective by Design (dbd)'s status on Wednesday, 02-Oct-2019 15:45:03 UTC
Defective by Design
Boston-area supporters: we're gearing up for the International Day Against #DRM #idad, and we've got some activities planned -- join us to make signs and to protest Pearson's digital handcuffing of college textbooks: https://u.fsf.org/2x5 https://status.fsf.org/attachment/1432020 -
Defective by Design (dbd)'s status on Monday, 30-Sep-2019 17:16:20 UTC
Defective by Design
If you want to develop a temporary eye twitch, read the paragraph about pricing schemes libraries have to cope with for #DRM encumbered ebooks: https://u.fsf.org/2ws Join us to fight against #DRM on October 12: https://u.fsf.org/2wo https://status.fsf.org/attachment/1425748
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