From: Greg Farough The COVID-19 pandemic has made us more reliant on technology than
-ever, which is an even better reason to think carefully about the
+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
-rights? Do new gaming consoles like the PlayStation 5 restrict more than they
+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? When we allow proprietary software 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 free software, and devices running free software, that we can seize this power back.
Your fight for freedom doesn't have to end at home. Use this
-printable version of the guide to spread the word. Does the gift you're giving your loved ones respect their rights?
+ Does the gift you're giving your loved ones put someone else in control?
Considering that many people around the world use a mobile phone as their only Internet-enabled device, it's important to have confidence that your @@ -1152,18 +1152,20 @@ numbers, which aids in password generation and encryption.
Apple Music is no better, and places heavy restrictions on the music streamed through the platform.
In this section of our guide, we've highlighted some of the types of devices where there just isn't a choice on the market that actually respects your freedom. We hope you'll take this list as inspiration for the free software projects you contribute to and support.
-The Nintendo Switch is a popular holiday gift, but few realize that Nintendo has utter control over the platform and offers little insight into how it really works -- or how it might be spying on you and your family. Not much has changed since our advice to brick them before they bricked the Nintendo DS.
The Giving Guide is brought to you by the Free Software Foundation. Our associate membership program is the heart of the FSF's work campaigning for computer user freedom worldwide. We've been fighting for digital freedoms since 1985, and have no plans of stopping. Will you make your voice heard by joining today?