Intel has disappointed the kernel community with its latest security disclosures but there’s still hope for a better future. That’s more than can be said for the state of privacy on Android, so we discuss some alternatives.

Plus the latest community updates, a new timeline for the Librem 5, tempting new Chromebooks, and some top picks.

Special Guests: Alan Pope and Eric Hendricks.

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• Airplane Mode: A box designed to seduce you into digital disconnection
• LMDE 3 “Cindy” Cinnamon released!
• GNOME Tweaks 3.30
• Purism Pushes Back The Librem 5
• Progress update from the Librem 5 hardware department
• ZeroPhone: $50 open source smartphone
• Google won’t patch flaw in old versions of Android
• Android collecting 10 times more data than iOS, claims study
• $600 Chromebooks are a dangerous development for Microsoft
• Linux Kernel Developer Criticizes Intel's Meltdown Disclosure
• ​Linus Torvalds talks frankly about Intel security bugs | ZDNet
• Linux 4.19 lets you declare your trust in AMD, IBM and Intel
• Proven: An alternative to Twitter's verified accounts powered by Keybase
• rat: Compose shell commands to build interactive terminal applications
• tcpdump101.com: Build packet capture syntax online