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<h1>Does the gift you're giving your loved ones put someone else in control?</h1>
<p>The COVID-19 pandemic has made us more reliant on technology than
ever, which is a compelling reason to think carefully about the
-choices we're making during the gift-giving season. Is that smart
-assistant smart enough to respect your friend or family member's
-freedom? Do new gaming consoles like the PlayStation 5 restrict more than they
-entertain? Or does that shiny gadget come at a cost much higher than
-its price tag?</p>
- <p>When we allow <a href="https://gnu.org/proprietary">proprietary software</a> created by Facebook, Amazon, Apple,
Google, and countless other companies to handle our basic computing tasks, we put an enormous amount of power in their hands, power which they freely exploit. It's only through using <a href="https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html">free software</a>, and <a href="https://ryf.fsf.org">devices running free software</a>, that we can seize this power back.</p>
+choices we're making during the gift-giving season. Is that "smart
+assistant" smart enough to respect your friend or family member's
+freedom? Do new gaming consoles like the PlayStation 5 restrict more
+than they entertain? Does that shiny gadget come at a cost much higher
+than its price tag?</p>
+ <p>When we allow <a href="https://gnu.org/proprietary">proprietary software</a> created by Facebook, Amazon, Apple,
Microsoft, Google, and countless other companies to handle our basic computing tasks, we put an enormous amount of power in their hands, power which they constantly exploit. It's only through using <a href="https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html">free software</a>, and <a href="https://ryf.fsf.org">devices running free software</a>, that we can seize this power back.</p>
<h4>Freedom is the gift that keeps on giving</h4>
<p>Letting your loved ones know that
you respect their privacy and freedom too much to cave in for the
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<a class="action-button" href="https://www.fsf.org/share?u=https://www.fsf.org/givingguide/&t=Check out the Free Software Foundation Ethical Tech Giving Guide">Tell your friends</a>
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- Use the hashtag <span class="label label-default">#userfreedom</span> on social media sites like <a href="https://fsf.org/twitter">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social">Mastodon</a>, or <a href="https://www.gnu.org/software/social/">GNU social</a>. You might get a gift out of it yourself!
+ Use the hashtag <span class="label label-default">#UserFreedom</span> on social media sites like <a href="https://mastodon.social">Mastodon</a>, <a href="https://www.gnu.org/software/social/">GNU social</a>, or <a href="https://fsf.org/twitter">Twitter</a>. You might get a gift out of it yourself!
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- <p>Why it's cool: While we're still waiting for it to be released, this
+ <p>Why it's cool: While we're still waiting to get our hands on one, this
device looks promising. We're giving it a tentative recommendation
because the company has publicly committed to doing the right things
for prioritizing user freedom and privacy, and because we <i>have</i>
Internet-enabled device, it's important to have confidence that your
mobile phone isn't "listening in" on you to make more money for
advertisers.</p>
+ <p>(Like many companies, Purism has made financial contributions to the FSF's work, but that is not a consideration when deciding what products we list in this Guide.)</p>
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</li>
<li>Comes equipped with physical <a href="https://puri.sm/posts/lockdown-mode-on-the-librem-5-beyond-hardware-kill-switches/">killswitches</a> for the microphone, GPS, and Wi-Fi connections, making snitching on your whereabouts a physical impossibility.
</li>
-<li>Please note that the secondary processor (or "baseband") on the device still contains nonfree software. To preserve your freedom and privacy, be sure to flip the killswitch after placing a call or sending a text.</li>
- <li>Pairing the phone with Purism's own cell service <a href="https://puri.sm/products/librem-awesim/">AweSIM</a> can provide you
- with another layer of anonymity and privacy.
+<li>Please note that the cellular modem still contains nonfree baseband firmware. This nonfree software does not have access to the main CPU or memory. The device can be used for other purposes without the baseband firmware. We list it here because of the ubiquity of cell phones and the fact that this is the best option of which we're currently aware.</li>
</ul>
<h5 class="text-center">Stay away from: iPhone</h5>
It's not just Siri that's creepy: all Apple devices contain software that's hostile to users. Although they claim to be concerned about user privacy, they don't hesitate to <a href="https://www.gnu.org/proprietary/malware-apple.html#surveillance">put their users under surveillance</a>.
</li>
<li>
- iOS is a fully <a href="https://gnu.org/proprietary/">proprietary operating system</a>, giving Apple control over the software on every Apple device. This means they're putting themselves as the "man in the middle" between us and every message we send to our friends.
+Apple prevents you from installing third-party free software on your own phone, and they use this control to censor apps that compete with or subvert Apple's profits.
</li>
<li>Apple has a history of exploiting their absolute control over their users to <a href="https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2019-10-08/apple-taiwan-flag-emoji-iphones-hong-kong">silence political activists</a> and help governments <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/07/world/asia/china-xi-jinping-study-the-great-nation-app.html">spy on millions</a> of users.</li>
</ul>
<li>Durable hardware that's meant to be easy to repair.</li>
<li>Created by small businesses that replace restrictive components from a stock laptop.</li>
</ul>
- <h5 class="text-center">Stay away from: Microsoft Windows</h5>
- <li>Runs on <a href="https://gnu.org/proprietary">proprietary software</a> that profits from treating the user as a product. It also <a href="https://www.fsf.org/news/the-fsfs-statement-on-windows-10">forces users to consent to data collection</a> for "targeted advertising."
- </li>
- <li>Mandatory Windows updates force users to test potentially unstable new versions. <a href="https://www.fsf.org/campaigns/windows">Read more about Windows's abuses.</a></li>
- <li>Looking at a computer that includes an Intel CPU? They come with the <a href="https://www.fsf.org/blogs/sysadmin/the-management-engine-an-attack-on-computer-users-freedom">Intel Management Engine</a>, a hardware-based backdoor that gives Intel permanent and privileged access to your computer.</li>
- </ul>
+ <h5 class="text-center">Stay away from: MacBook Air and MacBook Pro</h5>
+ <ul class="cons">
+ <li>macOS is <a href="https://gnu.org/proprietary">proprietary software</a> that restricts its users' freedoms.</li>
+ <li>In early November 2020, macOS started alerting Apple each time a user <a href="https://sneak.berlin/20201112/your-computer-isnt-yours/">opens an app</a>. Even though Apple is <a href="https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202491">making changes</a> to the service, it just goes to show how bad they try to be until there is an outcry.</li>
+ <li>Apple has been <a href="https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/evmeya/apple-iphone-right-to-repair-california">opposing the Right to Repair home user devices</a> for years, and maintains totalitarian control over their hardware.</li>
+ <li>Comes crawling with <a href="https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/proprietary-surveillance.html#SpywareInMacOS">spyware</a> that rats on you to advertisers.</li>
+ </ul>
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<p>Why it's cool: The Vikings D8 is a robust desktop computer that can be scaled up or down according to your needs, and which is capable of doing everything from simple Web browsing and video playback to intense code compilation.</p>
-<p>You can order the Vikings D8 installed with the
preferred <a href="https://trisquel.info">Trisquel</a> distribution of GNU/Linux, a fully free operating system that removes the user-hostile binary-only blobs lurking in the drivers of many common network and graphics cards, or, if you prefer, you can order the D8 installed with any other <a href="https://gnu.org/distros/free-distros.html">free distribution of GNU/Linux</a>.</p>
+<p>You can order the Vikings D8 installed with the
FSF-endorsed <a href="https://trisquel.info">Trisquel</a> distribution of GNU/Linux, a fully free operating system that removes the user-hostile binary-only blobs lurking in the drivers of many common network and graphics cards, or, if you prefer, you can order the D8 installed with any other <a href="https://gnu.org/distros/free-distros.html">free distribution of GNU/Linux</a>.</p>
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<ul class="pros">
- <li>Has room for three hard drives and four custom case fans.</li>
- <li>Quiet and energy efficient while maintaining a small form factor.</li>
+ <li>Want to graduate from the X200? The D8 is higher performing while still just as respectful of your freedom.</li>
+ <li>Has room for three hard drives and four custom case fans.</li>
+ <li>Quiet and energy efficient while maintaining a small form factor.</li>
</ul>
- <h5 class="text-center">Stay away from: Apple laptops and desktops</h5>
- <ul class="cons">
- <li>macOS is <a href="https://gnu.org/proprietary">proprietary software</a> that restricts its users' freedoms.</li>
- <li>In early November 2020, macOS started alerting its masters at Apple each time a user <a href="https://sneak.berlin/20201112/your-computer-isnt-yours/">opens an app</a>.</li>
- <li>Apple has been <a href="https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/evmeya/apple-iphone-right-to-repair-california">opposing the Right to Repair home user devices</a> for years, and maintains totalitarian control over their hardware.</li>
- <li>Comes crawling with <a href="https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/proprietary-surveillance.html#SpywareInMacOS">spyware</a> that rats on you to advertisers.</li>
- <li>Avoid: MacBook Air (and MacBook Pro).</li>
- </ul>
+ <h5 class="text-center">Desktops running Microsoft Windows</h5>
+ <ul class="cons">
+ <li>Windows is <a href="https://gnu.org/proprietary">proprietary software</a> that profits from treating the user as a product. It <a href="https://www.fsf.org/news/the-fsfs-statement-on-windows-10">forces users to consent to data collection</a> for "targeted advertising."
+ </li>
+ <li>Mandatory Windows updates force users to test potentially unstable new versions. <a href="https://www.fsf.org/campaigns/windows">Read more about Windows's abuses.</a></li>
+ <li>Looking at a computer that includes an Intel CPU? They come with the <a href="https://www.fsf.org/blogs/sysadmin/the-management-engine-an-attack-on-computer-users-freedom">Intel Management Engine</a>, a hardware-based backdoor that gives Intel -- or intruders -- permanent and privileged access to your computer.</li>
+ </ul>
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<li>Great for all-free-software installations on laptops with incompatible Wi-Fi hardware.</li>
- <li>Certified as part of our <a href="https://ryf.fsf.org">RYF</a> program.</li>
+ <li>Certified as part of our <a href="https://ryf.fsf.org">Respects Your Freedom (RYF)</a> program.</li>
<li>If you use the X200 laptop listed in this Guide, an adapter like this won't be necessary.</li>
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<h5 class="text-center">Stay away from: Amazon</h5>
<ul class="cons">
-<li>Amazon is one of the most notorious DRM offenders. They use this <a href="https://www.defectivebydesign.org/amazon">Orwellian control</a> over their devices and services to spy on users and keep them trapped in their "walled garden."</li>
+<li>Amazon is one of the most notorious DRM offenders. They use this <a href="https://www.defectivebydesign.org/amazon">Orwellian control</a> over their devices and services to spy on users and keep them trapped in their walled garden.</li>
<li>Read more about the dangers of DRM through our <a href="https://defectivebydesign.org">Defective by Design</a> campaign.</li>
</ul>
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<p>Despite the efforts of companies like Spotify, we can still dance to music in the free world. Thanks to the <a href="https://www.defectivebydesign.org/guide/audio">artists, producers, record labels, and shops</a> highlighted on on our <a href="https://www.defectivebydesign.org/guide/">Guide to DRM-free Living</a>, the rights-respecting options are nearly endless. Check out music from great labels and artists, including:</p>
<li>All of the music on <a href="https://bandcamp.com">Bandcamp</a> is DRM-free and comes in a variety of formats, including patent-free ones like FLAC and Ogg Vorbis.</li>
<li><a href="https://www.dischord.com/">Dischord Records</a>, a classic punk label providing music since 1980.</li>
-<li><a href="https://www.emusic.com/">Emusic</a> is a DRM-free replacement for services like Spotify and Apple Music.</li>
+<li><a href="https://www.emusic.com/">Emusic</a> offers DRM-free MP3 downloads, providing a local alternative to streaming services like Spotify or Apple Music.</li>
<li><a href="https://folkways.si.edu/">Folkways</a>, providing digital downloads of the world's best folk and children's music, courtesy of the Smithsonian Institute.</li>
</ul>
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<h5 class="text-center">DRM-free video</h5>
-<p>In the last year, we've all become a little more dependent on streaming media. But it's important to remember how streaming services can deprive you of important rights. "Dis-services" like Disney+ and Netflix mandate the use of a hardware-level backdoor called Widevine, giving them permanent access into deep components of your machine.</p>
-<p>Widevine prohibits these services from running on many older devices, as well as most computers running GNU/Linux, leaving families who can't afford a new computer or a new television out in the cold.</p>
+<p>In the last year, many people have unfortunately become more dependent on streaming media. But it's important to remember how streaming services can deprive you of important rights. "Dis-services" like Disney+ and Netflix mandate the use of a hardware-level backdoor called Widevine, giving them permanent access into deep components of your machine.</p>
+<p>Widevine prohibits these services from running on many older devices, leaving families who can't afford a new computer or a new television out in the cold.</p>
<p>Try these video services and sites instead:</p>
<ul class="pros">
<li>Visit the <a href="https://archive.org/details/movies">Moving Internet Archive</a> for free (as in freedom) classic films and art projects.</li>
<h5 class="text-center">Stay away from: Netflix</h5>
<ul class="cons">
<li><p>Netflix is continuing its <a href="https://defectivebydesign.org/netflix">disturbing trend</a> of making onerous DRM the norm for streaming media. That's why they're a target for this year's <a href="https://dayagainstdrm.org/">International Day Against DRM (IDAD)</a>.</p>
-<li><p>They're also leveraging their newfound place in the <a href="https://torrentfreak.com/netflix-becomes-a-member-of-the-mpaa/">Motion Picture Association of America</a> (MPAA) to advocate for tighter restrictions on users, and
were responsible for embedding DRM into the <a href="https://www.defectivebydesign.org/no-drm-in-html5">fabric of the Web</a>.</p</li>
+<li><p>They're also leveraging their newfound place in the <a href="https://torrentfreak.com/netflix-becomes-a-member-of-the-mpaa/">Motion Picture Association of America</a> (MPAA) to advocate for tighter restrictions on users, and
drove the effort to embed DRM into the <a href="https://www.defectivebydesign.org/no-drm-in-html5">fabric of the Web</a>.</p</li>
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<li>Cameras</li>
<li>eBook readers</li>
+ <li>Home appliances</li>
<li>Fitness trackers</li>
<li>Smartwatches</li>
<li>Video gaming consoles</li>
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- <a href="https://www.gnome.org/"><img src="img/charities/gnome.png" alt="gnome" class="center-block img-responsive" /></a>
+ <a href="https://creativecommons.org/"><img src="img/charities/cc.png" alt="Creative Commons" class="center-block img-responsive" /></a>
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- <a href="https://sfconservancy.org/"><img src="img/charities/sfc.png" alt="sfc" class="center-block img-responsive" /></a>
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+ <a href="https://www.torproject.org/"><img src="img/charities/tor.png" alt="Tor Foundation" class="center-block img-responsive" /></a>
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- <a href="https://www.wikimedia.org/"><img src="img/charities/wikimedia.png" alt="wikimedia" class="center-block img-responsive" /></a>
+ <a href="https://www.wikimedia.org/"><img src="img/charities/wikimedia.png" alt="Wikimedia" class="center-block img-responsive" /></a>
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- <li>X200 image in the public domain.</li>
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- <li>Photo of bookshelf by <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/4556156477/">See-ming Lee</a> licensed under the <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/">Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0</a> license.</li>
+ <li>Purism product image copyright © 2019, Purism. Licensed under the <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/">Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0</a> license.</li>
+ <li>X200 product image in the public domain.</li>
+ <li>Vikings product images copyright © 2019, Vikings GmbH. Licensed under the <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/">Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0</a> license.</li>
+ <li>NeuG product image copyright © 2020, Free Software Foundation, Inc. Licensed under the <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/">Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0</a> license.</li>
+ <li>ThinkPenguin product images © 2019, ThinkPenguin, Inc. Licensed under the <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/">Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0</a> license.</li>
+ <li>Bookshelf photo copyright © 2010, <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/4556156477/">See-ming Lee</a>. Licensed under the <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/">Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0</a> license.</li>
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