Carl O.S. ©<p>Conversations, Cheogram y Monocles Chat están disponibles la G Play solo mediante pago. No sé si habrán otras aplicaciones que estén a la altura y sean de descarga gratuita allí. ¿Conocen alguna?</p><p><a href="https://lile.cl/tags/ConversationsIM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ConversationsIM</span></a> <a href="https://lile.cl/tags/Cheogram" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cheogram</span></a> <a href="https://lile.cl/tags/MonoclesChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MonoclesChat</span></a> <a href="https://lile.cl/tags/XMPP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>XMPP</span></a></p>
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Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://infosec.exchange/@OhMyGod" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>OhMyGod</span></a></span> Remember: <em>ANY "<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/KYC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KYC</span></a>" in terms of <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Messenger" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Messenger</span></a>| <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Apps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Apps</span></a> IS the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/IllicitActivity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IllicitActivity</span></a>!</em></p><p>Regardless if <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.matrix.org/@matrix" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>matrix</span></a></span> or <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.world/@signalapp" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>signalapp</span></a></span> , the sheer request, demand or coercion onto <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PII" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PII</span></a> like a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PhoneNumber" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PhoneNumber</span></a> or <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/eMail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>eMail</span></a>-Address <em>is</em> bad.</p><ul><li>If providers like <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.online/@mullvadnet" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>mullvadnet</span></a></span> can do a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/VPN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VPN</span></a> without any PII <em>and</em> can offer their Service via <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@torproject" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>torproject</span></a></span> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Tor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tor</span></a> and host their Website as <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OnionService" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OnionService</span></a>, then there's no good reason for others not to do the same.</li></ul><p>Personally, I'll recommend to switch to some <em>real <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/E2EE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>E2EE</span></a></em> with good <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SelfHosting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SelfHosting</span></a> options like <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://chaos.social/@delta" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>delta</span></a></span> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/deltaChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>deltaChat</span></a> [which uses <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PGP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PGP</span></a>/MIME) or <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://monocles.social/@monocles" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>monocles</span></a></span> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/monoclesChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>monoclesChat</span></a> (which is based upon <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/XMPP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>XMPP</span></a>+<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OMEMO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OMEMO</span></a> and who do host their own servers which are user-financed and can be paid for 100% anonymously.</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.bund.de/@bfdi" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>bfdi</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.tchncs.de/@kuketzblog" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>kuketzblog</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://chaos.social/@netzpolitik_feed" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>netzpolitik_feed</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://chaos.social/@ccc" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>ccc</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.heise.de/@heiseonline" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>heiseonline</span></a></span></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://tech.lgbt/@nina_kali_nina" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>nina_kali_nina</span></a></span> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Funfact" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Funfact</span></a>: Good messengers <em>never stopped that</em> (i.e. <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/XMPP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>XMPP</span></a>+<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OMEMO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OMEMO</span></a> [<span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@gajim" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>gajim</span></a></span> & <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://monocles.social/@monocles" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>monocles</span></a></span> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/monoclesChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>monoclesChat</span></a>] & <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/IRC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IRC</span></a> [ <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/QuasselIRC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>QuasselIRC</span></a>])…</p><ul><li>Not shure if <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://chaos.social/@delta" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>delta</span></a></span> can do it, but <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@RocketChat" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>RocketChat</span></a></span> and <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@zulip" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>zulip</span></a></span> certainly do allow eben custom status messages!</li></ul>
Carl O.S. ©<p>Sobre clientes XMPP, en Android he estado probando Monocles Chat, que a mi gusto tiene todo lo que una app de mensajería instantánea requiere: multicuentas, cifrado e2e, envío de imágenes, archivos, audios, llamadas y hasta permite importar stickers de signal. Además tiene widgets/extensiones que permite agregar mas funciones como encuestas y algunos juegos.<br>Creo que es una app ideal para promover xmpp.</p><p><a href="https://lile.cl/tags/XMPP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>XMPP</span></a> <a href="https://lile.cl/tags/MonoclesChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MonoclesChat</span></a></p>
Federico<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.uy/@gabriel" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>gabriel</span></a></span> lo acabo de comprobar y sí, es así. No encontré una opción global.<br><a href="https://mastodon.uy/tags/xmpp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>xmpp</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.uy/tags/conversations_im" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>conversations_im</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.uy/tags/monocleschat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>monocleschat</span></a></p>
Carl O.S. ©<p>Estoy probando el cliente Monocles Chat ahora. Está basado en conversations pero tiene más cositas como gifs y stickers que se muestran en línea en la conversación. Está bonito.</p><p><a href="https://lile.cl/tags/XMPP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>XMPP</span></a> <a href="https://lile.cl/tags/MonoclesChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MonoclesChat</span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fedifreu.de/@cryptgoat" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>cryptgoat</span></a></span> Es ist aber nachweislich einfacher und schneller, z.B. <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://monocles.social/@monocles" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>monocles</span></a></span> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/monoclesChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>monoclesChat</span></a> anonym einzurichten, als sich über umwege ne <em>anonyme</em> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SIM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SIM</span></a>-Karte zu beschaffen.</p><ul><li>Gerade weil letztere seit 07/2017 kriminalisiert wurden!</li></ul><p><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Matrix" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Matrix</span></a> ist shice, aber <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/XMPP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>XMPP</span></a>+<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OMEMO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OMEMO</span></a> funktionert sehr gut.</p><ul><li><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.world/@signalapp" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>signalapp</span></a></span> ist bestenfalls nen <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Honeypot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Honeypot</span></a>, denn die werden Nutzer snitchen wenn die Alternative lautet dass <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.world/@Mer__edith" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Mer__edith</span></a></span> lebenslange <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Beugehaft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Beugehaft</span></a> wegen Verstoß gegen <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CloudAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CloudAct</span></a> bekommt...</li></ul><p>Genauso wie <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/VPN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VPN</span></a>|s <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210226175949/https://twitter.com/thegrugq/status/1085614812581715968" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">nachweislich shice sind</a> und <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@torproject" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>torproject</span></a></span> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Tor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tor</span></a> ungeschlagen ist!</p>
Axel :xmpp: :debian: :tux:<p>Da <a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/tags/monocleschat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>monocleschat</span></a> kurzzeitig kostenlos im Play Store angeboten wird, habe ich mal schnell eine Mini-Einführung aufgezeichnet.<br>Falls ihr also Menschen per monocles zu <a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/tags/XMPP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>XMPP</span></a> bringen wollt und diese ein kleines Hilfevideo benötigen, hilft es vielleicht: <a href="https://clip.place/w/qKLU4hNHYSpQj3kAEnWEDZ" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">clip.place/w/qKLU4hNHYSpQj3kAE</span><span class="invisible">nWEDZ</span></a></p><p>Vielen Dank <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://monocles.social/@monocles" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>monocles</span></a></span> für die Play Store Aktion</p>
Gxnxs<p>Boas, hai pouco decidínme por empregar <a href="https://mastodon.gal/tags/XMPP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>XMPP</span></a> e esta semana apunteime en <a href="https://mastodon.gal/tags/suChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>suChat</span></a> e instalei no android <a href="https://mastodon.gal/tags/monocleschat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>monocleschat</span></a> ( <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://monocles.social/@monocles" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>monocles</span></a></span> ).</p><p>Hoxe estou intentando investigar sobre pasarelas (aka transport aka bridges) a <a href="https://mastodon.gal/tags/WhatsApp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WhatsApp</span></a> , <a href="https://mastodon.gal/tags/Telegram" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Telegram</span></a> , <a href="https://mastodon.gal/tags/Signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Signal</span></a> ou <a href="https://mastodon.gal/tags/Matrix" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Matrix</span></a> . </p><p>Alguén podería dicirme se é posible para alguén cun nivel baixo-medio en informática? Cómo podería facer?</p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://toots.ch/@dalai" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>dalai</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://chaos.social/@martinsteiger" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>martinsteiger</span></a></span> +9001%</p><p>Sehe ich genauso...</p><p>Zumal es auch genug Optionen wie <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://monocles.social/@monocles" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>monocles</span></a></span> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/monoclesChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>monoclesChat</span></a> gibt die super bequem und einfach einrichtbar sind.</p><ul><li>Die haben grade auch ne <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=eu.monocles.chat" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><em>free Promo</em></a> auf <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/GooglePlay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GooglePlay</span></a> für alle die noch nicht auf <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FDroid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FDroid</span></a> umgestiegen sind...</li></ul><p>Und €2 p.m. für eMail & Chat sind echt fair weil komplett werbefrei und privat: Mensch braucht keine.persönlichen Daten angeben und kann auch vollkommen anonym bezahlen!</p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p>For those that want to dip their toes into <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/XMPP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>XMPP</span></a>+<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OMEMO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OMEMO</span></a> but don't have <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://floss.social/@fdroidorg" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>fdroidorg</span></a></span> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FDroid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FDroid</span></a> on their <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Android" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Android</span></a>:</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://monocles.social/@monocles" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>monocles</span></a></span> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/monoclesChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>monoclesChat</span></a> has a free promo till 24.06. on <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/GooglePlay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GooglePlay</span></a>!</p><p><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=eu.monocles.chat" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">play.google.com/store/apps/det</span><span class="invisible">ails?id=eu.monocles.chat</span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@Cappyjax" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Cappyjax</span></a></span> IDGAF about <em>"passion"</em>. <a href="https://infosec.space/@kkarhan/114697690127511140" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">All I care about is the security of users!</a></p><p>Requiring <em>any</em> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PII" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PII</span></a> like a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PhoneNumber" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PhoneNumber</span></a> is inacceptable when it comes to <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ComSec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ComSec</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/InfoSec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>InfoSec</span></a> & <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OpSec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpSec</span></a>, espechally given <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.world/@signalapp" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>signalapp</span></a></span> is not only able but entirely willing to restrict service based off said numbers, making their "solution" insecure by design.</p><ul><li>There's a reason why <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/XMPP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>XMPP</span></a>+<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OMEMO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OMEMO</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PGP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PGP</span></a>/MIME [both each over <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@torproject" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>torproject</span></a></span> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Tor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tor</span></a>] is the <em>evidently superior and more secure approach</em>, as being unable to <em>"<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/KYC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KYC</span></a>"</em> a user is a matter of security...</li></ul><p>Espechally since obtaining a phone number anonymously is oftentimes illegal (i.e. <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Germany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Germany</span></a> made it illegal starting 07/2017, so using any service that demands a phone numner is out of question)</p><ul><li>And even <em>if</em> one can get an anonymous <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SIM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SIM</span></a> (with a phone number) or god forbid <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/eSIM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>eSIM</span></a>, (which is at best pseudonymous as tracking down users by virtue of matching ICCID, IMEI & IMSI to location and time) the chances are high that one ends up with recycled phone numbers that have already been used.</li></ul><p>Obviously the devs of <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Signal</span></a> and <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.world/@Mer__edith" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Mer__edith</span></a></span> are well aware of this critical flaw, which is why I consider them to act as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Useful_idiot" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><em>"useful idiots"</em></a> or rather <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opposition_(politics)#Controlled_opposition" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><em>"controlled opposition"</em></a> as <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Signal</span></a> could've been shutdown trivially by the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> Government or forced into banning users based off their <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PhoneNumbers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PhoneNumbers</span></a> (they may call this <em>"<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/sanctions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sanctions</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/compliance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>compliance</span></a>"</em> given they added a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Shitcoin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Shitcoin</span></a> - Wallet into Signal!)...</p><ul><li>All the <em>"but <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Metadata" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Metadata</span></a>"</em> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FUD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FUD</span></a> turns into <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/MarketingLies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MarketingLies</span></a> once put under the looking glass and examined against the risk of state-sponsored / -endordsed / -supported attackers.</li></ul><p>Whereas with <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://monocles.social/@monocles" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>monocles</span></a></span> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/monoclesChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>monoclesChat</span></a>, <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@gajim" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>gajim</span></a></span> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/gajim" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gajim</span></a> and <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://chaos.social/@delta" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>delta</span></a></span> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/deltaChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>deltaChat</span></a> and <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.online/@thunderbird" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>thunderbird</span></a></span> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Thunderbird" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Thunderbird</span></a> respectably I can not only use Tor, but do <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SelfHosting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SelfHosting</span></a> for the entire <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/communications" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>communications</span></a> infrastructure (i.e. using an <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OnionService" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OnionService</span></a> = only reachable via Tor) and get the advantages of a self-routing, self-authenticating & battle-hardened against censorship proxy network that can't be shutdown!</p><ul><li>And if you think this is too tinfoilhatted, then consider yourself privilegued enough of having your mere existance not being <a href="https://ilga.org/news/state-sponsored-homophobia-december-2019-decade-update/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">criminalized by the government under threat of public execution!</a></li></ul><p><a href="https://ilga.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ILGA_World_map_sexual_orientation_laws_December2019.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">ilga.org/wp-content/uploads/20</span><span class="invisible">24/02/ILGA_World_map_sexual_orientation_laws_December2019.pdf</span></a><br><a href="https://infosec.space/@kkarhan/114697690127511140" translate="no" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">infosec.space/@kkarhan/1146976</span><span class="invisible">90127511140</span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@ip6li" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>ip6li</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@chrisstoecker" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>chrisstoecker</span></a></span> gibt auch noch weitere Alternativen:</p><ul><li><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/XMPP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>XMPP</span></a>+<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OMEMO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OMEMO</span></a> (siehe <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://monocles.social/@monocles" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>monocles</span></a></span> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/monoclesChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>monoclesChat</span></a> & <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@gajim" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>gajim</span></a></span> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Gajim" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Gajim</span></a>) sowie <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PGP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PGP</span></a>/MIME (siehe <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://chaos.social/@delta" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>delta</span></a></span> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/deltaChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>deltaChat</span></a> & <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.online/@thunderbird" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>thunderbird</span></a></span> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Thunderbird" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Thunderbird</span></a>)...</li></ul><p>Merke: <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Telefonnummern" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Telefonnummern</span></a> sind bestenfalls pseudonym und jeder Dienst der ne <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Telefonnummer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Telefonnummer</span></a> verlangt ist unsicher!</p><ul><li>Auch <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.world/@signalapp" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>signalapp</span></a></span> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Signal</span></a> fällt unter <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CloudAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CloudAct</span></a> und ist damit unsicher!</li></ul><p>Der beste <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Datenschutz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Datenschutz</span></a> besteht in <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Datensparsamkeit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Datensparsamkeit</span></a>!</p><ul><li><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/NSAbook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NSAbook</span></a> gibt <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a>-Behörden seit 10+ Jahren blank-Bollkzugriff auf alles: Inklisive <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/StasiBook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StasiBook</span></a> & Co. sowie <em>alle privaten Nachrichten</em>!</li></ul><p>Wie sonst könnte das <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CPB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CPB</span></a> sonst Leute wegen jener Nachrichteninhalten die Einreise verwehren??</p>
F-Droid<p>This week in <a href="https://floss.social/tags/FDroid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FDroid</span></a> (TWIF) is live:</p><p>* Bimba test version out too soon<br>* "Co" stands for "community" in <a href="https://floss.social/tags/CoMaps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CoMaps</span></a><br>* A better <a href="https://floss.social/tags/DolphinEmulator" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DolphinEmulator</span></a><br>* Get your <a href="https://floss.social/tags/FediPlan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FediPlan</span></a> companion<br>* <a href="https://floss.social/tags/FennecFDroid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FennecFDroid</span></a> steady improvements<br>* Unified experiences in <a href="https://floss.social/tags/Godot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Godot</span></a> Editor <br>* New <a href="https://floss.social/tags/Luanti" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Luanti</span></a> is out <a href="https://floss.social/tags/MineTest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MineTest</span></a><br>* <a href="https://floss.social/tags/MonoclesChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MonoclesChat</span></a> read if you use Tor<br>* <a href="https://floss.social/tags/StatusIM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StatusIM</span></a> blogs a lot<br>* <a href="https://floss.social/tags/UnifiedPush" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UnifiedPush</span></a> in <a href="https://floss.social/tags/Forkgram" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Forkgram</span></a><br>+ 7 new apps<br>+ 179 updates<br>& more</p><p>Plan your next update: <a href="https://f-droid.org/2025/06/12/twif.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">f-droid.org/2025/06/12/twif.ht</span><span class="invisible">ml</span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/@Lioh" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Lioh</span></a></span> +9001%</p><p>The only secure solution is to exercise <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SelfCustody" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SelfCustody</span></a> of all the keys!</p><ul><li>Which is why I hint at <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://monocles.social/@monocles" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>monocles</span></a></span> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/monoclesMail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>monoclesMail</span></a> & <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/monoclesChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>monoclesChat</span></a> as using <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PGP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PGP</span></a>/MIME & <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/XMPP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>XMPP</span></a>+<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OMEMO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OMEMO</span></a> and clients like theirs or others like <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@gajim" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>gajim</span></a></span> & <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.online/@thunderbird" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>thunderbird</span></a></span> makes it impossible for them to decrypt any comms.</li></ul>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://functional.cafe/@arianvp" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>arianvp</span></a></span> and this is why you don't use <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PushNotifications" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PushNotifications</span></a> and espechally not <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.world/@signalapp" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>signalapp</span></a></span> which <a href="https://infosec.space/@kkarhan/114234551915193036" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><em>can, has and will snitch on users!</em></a></p><ul><li>Compare that to <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://monocles.social/@monocles" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>monocles</span></a></span> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/monoclesChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>monoclesChat</span></a> which even as a provider has 0 <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PII" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PII</span></a> like <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PhoneNumbers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PhoneNumbers</span></a> and people can use their <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Software" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Software</span></a> without being shackled to their servives and even <em>if</em> people do there is no way for them to extract tue private keys in <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/XMPP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>XMPP</span></a>+<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OMEMO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OMEMO</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PGP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PGP</span></a>/MIME *unless one explicitly allows them!</li></ul>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://birdbutt.com/@colinstu" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>colinstu</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://retro.pizza/@gregly" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>gregly</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://yiff.life/@garrwolfdog" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>garrwolfdog</span></a></span> besides <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/KISSprinciple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KISSprinciple</span></a>, it's also a matter of <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>security</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/efficiency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>efficiency</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/professionalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>professionalism</span></a>.</p><ul><li>Otherwise one gets shitty <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SaaS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SaaS</span></a> with <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Shitcoin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Shitcoin</span></a>-<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Scams" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Scams</span></a> like <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.world/@signalapp" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>signalapp</span></a></span> (and it's <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/MobileCoin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MobileCoin</span></a>) which are way worse than <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://monocles.social/@monocles" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>monocles</span></a></span> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/monoclesChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>monoclesChat</span></a> or <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@gajim" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>gajim</span></a></span> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Monerujo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Monerujo</span></a> or <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FeatherWallet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FeatherWallet</span></a> for the same purposes.</li></ul>
scops<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.sengotta.net/@bjoern" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>bjoern</span></a></span> Ich hab <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/XMPP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>XMPP</span></a> z.b. als Familienchat im Einsatz. <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Prosody" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Prosody</span></a> (u.a.) läuft auf einem Hardkernel Odroid HC4. Als Clients sind beispielsweise <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Sunbird" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sunbird</span></a> / <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Thunderbird" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Thunderbird</span></a> (Linux), <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Adium" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Adium</span></a> (macOS), <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Conversations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Conversations</span></a> und <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/MonoclesChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MonoclesChat</span></a> (beides Android) im Einsatz. Auf Push verzichte ich, das Pulling der Clients ist schnell genug.<br>Der XMPP wird auch als Notification-Dienst für die sonstigen Cronjobs und co auf dem HC4 verwendet und sendet mir darüber erfolgreich Statusmeldungen :)</p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://dumbfuckingweb.site/@silhouette" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>silhouette</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://vmst.io/@richi" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>richi</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.world/@signalapp" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>signalapp</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@torproject" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>torproject</span></a></span> </p><p><code>1.</code> You <a href="https://dumbfuckingweb.site/@silhouette/statuses/01JVYFY14DGHQ1GRSV6H8DZ2HX" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">completely miss the points!</a> There is no <em>"<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechnicalNecessity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechnicalNecessity</span></a>"</em> to demand <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PII" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PII</span></a> like a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PhoneNumber" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PhoneNumber</span></a> - espechally for a <em>"<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a>"-focussed messenger</em>!</p><p><code>2. & 3.</code> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Signal</span></a> is able and willing to comply with <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Cyberfacism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cyberfacism</span></a> and pushing a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Shitcoin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Shitcoin</span></a> (<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/MobileCoin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MobileCoin</span></a>) makes it trivial to criminalize the App for <em>"illegal & unregilated banking"</em>. If <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Moxie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Moxie</span></a> or <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.world/@Mer__edith" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Mer__edith</span></a></span> cared they'd yeet that thing (or didn't even integrate it to begin with!) to avoid the attention. And yes Signal does restrict the App functionality when using a phone number from <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a> & <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Iran" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Iran</span></a> (among other nations), thus affecting not only those in need of safe comms but by sending a verification code to them, earmarking them for police & intelligence. Which bings.me to the 1st agrument. </p><p><code>4.</code> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Tor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tor</span></a> has a stellar record in terms of stability, integrity and censorship circumvention. DIY'ing something instead if following almost two decades of solid progress is absurd and violates <em>"don't roll your own crypto"</em> as a rule!</p><p><code>5.</code> Only with <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SelfCustody" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SelfCustody</span></a> can you protect your own data. Or do you really expect Staff from Signal to not talk <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220112020000/https://twitter.com/thegrugq/status/1085614812581715968" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">when facing lifetime in jail?</a> If they have the keys, they can decrypt it, thus their <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/E2EE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>E2EE</span></a> is just a <em>"<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TrustMeBro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TrustMeBro</span></a>!"</em> concept. I mean, what prevents them from being forced into <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_security_letter" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">backdooring all comms</a> to <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@icij" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>icij</span></a></span> as per <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/NSL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NSL</span></a>? Any <a href="https://dumbfuckingweb.site/@silhouette/statuses/01JVYFYWQSWJNYY7ZT4S7E2G0J" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><em>"guarantee"</em></a> without self-custody is worthless by virtue of being unenforceable!</p><p>Signal pushing <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechPopulism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechPopulism</span></a> instead of teaching folks that their <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ComSec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ComSec</span></a> is worth <em>diddly-piss</em> wothout.<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OpSec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpSec</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/InfoSec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>InfoSec</span></a> & <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ITsec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ITsec</span></a> is dangerous!</p><ul><li>And yes claiming <em>"JuSt UsE sIgNaL!"</em> is dangerous in the era of <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>'s <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/cyberfacist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cyberfacist</span></a> regime acting as it does (like with the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ICC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ICC</span></a>)!</li></ul><p>Not to mention there are better options that don't do that shite (i.e. demand PII) and just work. <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://monocles.social/@monocles" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>monocles</span></a></span> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/monoclesChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>monoclesChat</span></a> & <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://chaos.social/@delta" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>delta</span></a></span> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/deltaChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>deltaChat</span></a> for example can adapt way better to said risks and ain't run by a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/VCmoneyBurningParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VCmoneyBurningParty</span></a>!</p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://meow.social/@Arios" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Arios</span></a></span> The Problem is <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Windows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Windows</span></a>.</p><p>Don't expect the <em>"<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/DRMflag" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DRMflag</span></a>"</em> to work when it's being used by <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.world/@signalapp" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>signalapp</span></a></span> (which in and of itself is problematic for demanding <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PII" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PII</span></a> like <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PhoneNumbers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PhoneNumbers</span></a> and shilling a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Shitcoin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Shitcoin</span></a>-<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Scam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Scam</span></a> named <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/MobileCoin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MobileCoin</span></a>!) because like the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/API" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>API</span></a> to signal to Windows <em>"I'm an <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Antivirus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Antivirus</span></a> product, disable defender!"</em> this will be abused.</p><ul><li>Also working around <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/MicrosoftRecall" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MicrosoftRecall</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Microsoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Microsoft</span></a>'s unwillingness to accept (denial of) <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/consent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>consent</span></a> is just bad and we should stop normalizing the use of said <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Govware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Govware</span></a> alltogether, as eben <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/pirating" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pirating</span></a> it normalizes it's use.</li></ul><p>If you are actually concerned re: <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> you'd yert signal, educate others and use <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/XMPP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>XMPP</span></a>+<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OMEMO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OMEMO</span></a> (i.e. <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://monocles.social/@monocles" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>monocles</span></a></span> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/monoclesChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>monoclesChat</span></a> & <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@gajim" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>gajim</span></a></span> ) or <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PGP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PGP</span></a>/MIME (i.e. <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://chaos.social/@delta" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>delta</span></a></span> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/deltaChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>deltaChat</span></a> & <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.online/@thunderbird" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>thunderbird</span></a></span> ) over <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@torproject" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>torproject</span></a></span> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Tor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tor</span></a> instead.</p><ul><li>It does take a bit of setup, but in return you get extreme gains in <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> beyond what any <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/VPN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VPN</span></a> provider can offer - legally and technically! </li></ul><p>Not to mention <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Signal</span></a> falls under <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CloudAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CloudAct</span></a>, so your privacy there is already nonexistant!</p><ul><li>Otherwise <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.world/@Mer__edith" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Mer__edith</span></a></span> would've been in jail for the rest of her life already due to the statistic inevitability of it's abuse!</li></ul>
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