+ According to a developer survey, Linux holds a 9% lead over macOS.
+ +It’s getting better and better meaning there is less and less an excuse to support the centralizer operating systems.
+ +
+ We love Bitcoin maxis because they give the self-sovereign individual
+ +Let’s see how these some of these rules can be applied to the self-sovereign individual even if, horror, they have no interest in Bitcoin.
+Together we can change our world.
+ +
+ If you want to acquire bitcoin without an intermediary tracking your identity, here are fifteen options…
+https://sovrnbitcoiner.com/15-methods-to-aquire-non-kyc-bitcoin/
+What have we to hide? Everything! :blush:
+ +
+ The fact of our lives today is constant global surveillance. By governments. By corporations.
+https://vpnoverview.com/privacy/anonymous-browsing/5-9-14-eyes/
+You may be shocked to the extent your government spies on you. In a “democracy”. For your “safety”.
+ +
+ It’s hard to see how a company running a $5 billion, and growing, digital (ie. tracking) ad business can be real about protecting privacy.
+https://adguard.com/en/blog/apple-tracking-ads-business.html
+Tim Cook famously said: “You are not our product. You are our customer. You are a jewel, and we care about the user experience.” (2018) But does this line up with Apple’s recent hard charge into the digital advertising business?
+ +
+ Apple has been slowly but surely expanding the reach of ads across their platforms for the past several years.
+https://basicappleguy.com/basicappleblog/you-might-also-like
+What to do? Try Linux. There are plenty of great distributions. Oh, the app you want/need isn’t there? Spin up a Windows VM on your Linux distro for the times you need to bend over. You can even run macOS in a VM. If we don’t like this advertising shit, why are we acting like a bunch of cucks and whining? Be self sovereign.
+ +
+ The evidence for the case that Apple is checking images browsed in the Finder and sending metadata to a remote server.
+https://sneak.berlin/20230115/macos-scans-your-local-files-now/
+We have another post with a rebuttal.
+ +
+ Little Snitch claims browsing an image sends a message from “mediaanalysisd” to an Apple server.
+https://eclecticlight.co/2023/01/18/is-apple-checking-images-we-view-in-the-finder/
+But it doesn’t appear this is actually happening. But let’s keep investigating.
+ +
+ Has there been a successful digtial advertising platform that doesn’t track users?
+https://www.insiderintelligence.com/content/apple-will-emerge-advertising-player-watch-2023
+Hey baby, don’t worry. This is Apple. :kissing:
+ +
+ Apple’s behavior with re: its App Store is notorious…
+http://www.fosspatents.com/2022/09/apple-refuses-to-cooperate-with-us.html
+“Apple taxes, tyrannizes, and “sherlocks” app developers. App developers are victims of Apple’s conduct, and ACT | The App Association–which is actually just an Apple Association–unethically claims to represent the interests of small developers.”
+ +
+ “Ahem, we are building a better customer experience…”
+https://twitter.com/mysk_co/status/1588308341780262912
+…for us, Apple.
+ +
+ Independent tests suggests Apple is tracking you on iOS even when you’ve disabled sharing “Device Analytics” altogether.
+ +It’s Apple. They know best.
+ +
+ https://reclaimthenet.org/apple-air-drop-china
+Apple made a change to how AirDrop works in mainland China restricting the way Apple customer could communicate with each other.
+According to the article published by Reclaim The Net on August 10, 2021, Apple has come under scrutiny for allegedly allowing Chinese users to receive unsolicited content through its AirDrop feature. The report states that Chinese users have been receiving unsolicited pornographic images and spam through AirDrop from strangers who are using anonymous usernames.
+The article further notes that the Chinese government has been cracking down on online pornography and other forms of illegal content, and the use of anonymous usernames has been banned in the country. However, the report suggests that the anonymity feature of AirDrop has allowed users to bypass this regulation and share illegal content.
+Apple has not yet commented on the matter, but the report raises concerns about the company’s responsibility to prevent the spread of illegal content and protect its users from unwanted and potentially harmful material. It also highlights the challenges faced by tech companies operating in China, where strict government censorship and regulation often conflict with international standards of free speech and privacy.
+ +
+ Where will we go for privacy when Apple abandons us to the verdant fields of advertising revenue?
+https://digiday.com/media/apple-is-quietly-pushing-a-tv-ad-product-with-media-agencies/
+To a self-sovereign, distributed, federated future.
+ +
+ Apple really doesn’t want competition on iOS for web browsers…
+https://twitter.com/openwebadvocacy/status/1617802614149894144
+Even Google allows competition on Android! Think of all the tracking offered up by iOS users to Google…
+ +
+ This is still just a proposal.
+https://tutanota.com/blog/posts/eu-surveillance-csam/
+But the proposal would basically lead to all messages being read all the time. Get off the centralized services. Make it difficult.
+ +
+ Here’s another compiled list of FOSS solutions to investigate rather than giving money to centralizer man.
+https://github.com/RunaCapital/awesome-oss-alternatives
+Which ones look promising to you?
+ +
+ From the list: “Large data-hungry corporations dominate the digital world but with little, or no respect for your privacy. Migrating to open-source applications with a strong emphasis on security will help stop corporations, governments, and hackers from logging, storing or selling your personal data.”
+https://github.com/Lissy93/awesome-privacy
+It would be even better if this was not hosted on Github. C’est la vie!
+ +
+ This is a pretty comprehensive list of software you can self-host across a very wide variety of categories.
+https://github.com/awesome-selfhosted/awesome-selfhosted/blob/master/README.md
+While we think Federated is a pretty good curation of the “best” software for self-hosting out there, this list reminds us there is so, so much more.
+ +
+ Basecamp’s David Heinemeier Hansson explains the departure from the cloud.
+https://world.hey.com/dhh/why-we-re-leaving-the-cloud-654b47e0
+We don’t agree with all the conclusions. Nevertheless, bon voyage! (Oh, side note, notice he mentions “analyze and store” with re: the Hey email service. Centralizer.)
+ +
+ …and now the whole mass of them are breached.
+https://twitter.com/tayvano_/status/1611131230074073088?s=20&t=NR4Z4aJlKaNg_rHuQVYn7A
+CircleCI is the central culprit. We, the users of these centralized system have no clue whats going on in the entirely opaque background. No clue.
+ +
+ This is a global surveillance gambit.
+https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWQGA_n5Z4M
+It has very little to do with “China”.
+ +
+ There’s nothing to like about this bill.
+https://twitter.com/greg_price11/status/1640722365809147905
+BTW: Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Google suck away your metadata and give it to a government, too.
+ +
+ One of the best ways to buy bitcoin with no KYC.
+ +You’ll also feel like a trader walking through a market in the town square. You get to set the deal.
+ +
+ A description of a plugin for Wordpress enabling Bitcoin payments using the Lightning network.
+https://wordpress.org/plugins/bitcoin-lightning-publisher/
+Able to use a number of different Lightning backends.
+ +
+ The seed phrase is like the password opening up the value of a Bitcoin address. If you lose it, you lose the Bitcoin. So, it is imperative, when using self-custodied Bitcoin address, that you have 100% reliable access to your seed phrase.
+https://blog.lopp.net/a-treatise-on-bitcoin-seed-backup-device-design/
+ +
+ There’s some bad centralizers in this alliance. And Google Maps is a really nice product! But we need it broken up.
+ +P.S. There is no “Linux” in the way they use the term. :blush:
+ +
+ This is the chicken-and-egg challenge for bitcoin. Money for spending (versus money for store of value).
+ +The solution is to continue to build communities of common-interest that can build small economies where bitcoin is taken back and forth. Maybe the solution is we all need to be willing and able to take bitcoin?
+ +
+ Sure, you can buy a rifle, but why not learn about how things work by assembling the parts and building a custom rifle for pest control?
+ + +
+ With this technique, no one will know your seed phrase except the people you tell.
+ +No trust.
+ +
+ What is true, even if you’re not going to homestead, is you need to adopt a homesteading mentality…
+https://bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/building-homesteader-lifestyle-with-bitcoin
+The mentality of a homesteader is one that examines all areas of life to figure out how one can move from centralization to decentralization.
+ +
+ Honestly, we don’t recommend this for anyone. But it does give a sense of the power and flexibility available to those wanting to self-host at home. My own self-hosted home server is similar.
+https://jforberg.se/blog/posts/2023-02-19-rockpro64/rockpro64.html
+By the way, there are so many great servers for sale on eBay with 16G ram, Xeon processors, etc. that work very well as a home server without the fragility and for roughly the same initial price.
+ +
+ Hey! Let’s digitize all cash to something controlled by the guv’mint so that they can see who is doing what.
+https://twitter.com/ZLOK/status/1639898907529314304?s=20
+A person has to be insane, no, an idiot, to want to get on board with this idea.
+ +
+ Some of the recommendations are centralizers…but we like the effort and attention to the subject!
+https://twitter.com/_k3tan/status/1597327334004371462?t=_G4DaTq7_p30VkmonGcgSg&s=19
+ +
+ Just like a password manager, choosing the right wallet for bitcoin can be stressful.
+https://stacker.news/items/70725
+As they say: “Think like a bank, not just be a bank.”
+ +
+ The company may not like you and show you the door…
+ + +
+ These days, is it possible to own your computer and the data that flows through it?
+http://misc-stuff.terraaeon.com/articles/computer-i-own.html
+Self-ownership means “anonymity” and to “communicate securly with anyone on the planet without being observed by a third party”. Of course, there are a number of parts to this puzzle. The hardware, the client software and operating system, the server hardware, software and operating system, and then the network and the means of utilizing that network. Each have their own challenges to “ownership” and incumbent third-parties such as Google, Apple, Microsoft, the NSA, five eyes, and all the rest who have built lucrative and oppressive business models on maintaining that observation.
+We stand today naked before our computing overlords. Only when we begin to clothe and cloak bit by bit do we begin to take away control from the peeping Toms, the creeps, the “authorities”.
+ +
+ It’s a real rogue’s gallery of corporations pushing for a single way to track us no matter what we do on or off the network.
+https://reclaimthenet.org/corporations-push-for-digital-id
+Shame on you Yubico for being part of this proposal. Why mortgage whatever good will you have to kneel at the feet of your corporate overlords?
+ +
+ Bitcoin is also a technology teeming with new ideas, new innovations.
+https://twitter.com/3d_nout/status/1608245114052247552
+I’m sure your bank wouldn’t allow you to do this with your fiat account. I bet the “bad guys” could use this! :laughing:
+ +
+ How does the decentralized Bitcoin system work?
+https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/news/articles/cryptocurrency-jews-question-benjamin-samuels
+How Bitcoin solved the trust issue that has plagued societies for millenia. Some precursors to the Diffie-Hellman key exchange are discussed and explained.
+ +
+ This wide-ranging discussion proposes a lifestyle.
+https://dergigi.com/2022/09/10/cryptography-is-not-enough/
+According to the article published by Dergigi, cryptography alone is not sufficient to provide complete security for digital systems and data. While cryptography is an essential tool for protecting data against unauthorized access and tampering, it cannot address all of the security challenges that digital systems face.
+The article notes that cryptography is vulnerable to various attacks, including brute force attacks, side-channel attacks, and quantum attacks, which could potentially compromise the security of encrypted data. Additionally, cryptography cannot protect against other types of security threats, such as social engineering attacks, insider threats, and physical attacks on hardware and infrastructure.
+The report argues that a comprehensive approach to security is necessary, which includes not only cryptography but also other security measures such as access control, authentication, monitoring, and incident response. The article also highlights the importance of regular security audits and updates, as well as ongoing education and training for users to promote awareness of security best practices.
+The article notes that as digital systems become increasingly complex and interconnected, the need for a comprehensive security approach becomes even more important. It also highlights the potential risks of relying solely on cryptography for security, and the need for organizations and individuals to adopt a more holistic approach to protecting their data and systems.
+ +
+ The basis for everything we do at Federated Computer.
+ +Privacy is the conerstone and that is built on anonymous systems.
+ +
+ This time of year in the northern hemisphere, yards can be filled with the yellow-flowered weed. Let’s use them for good.
+ + +
+ A digital identity isn’t something from you. It is a dossier created by the centralizers to better understand, for themselves, the capabilities in the world allowed to you.
+https://www.boniface-institute.com/the-dangers-of-digital-identity/
+Identity is tied to access in the digital world.
+ +
+ Hey, you’re in the privacy of your home, what could go wrong?
+ +Answer: everything. Start taking back your privacy!
+ +
+ If the thing you’re using is centralized, it is so much easier for the “authorities” to compel disclosure of data. Case in point is Telegram who was recently forced to disclose names, phone numbers, and IP address accused of sharing material thought to infringe copyright.
+ +The court order was issued by the Delhi High Court in India and required Telegram to disclose the information to the plaintiffs who had filed a copyright infringement case against the users.
+It is important to note that this action was taken in compliance with a specific court order and does not necessarily indicate a general policy or practice of Telegram to disclose user information. Telegram has previously stated that it values the privacy of its users and that it will only disclose user data in response to a valid court order or other legal requirement.
+ +
+ It doesn’t look like it is…
+https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/04/05/world/science-health-world/alcohol-health-studies/
+ +
+ Dropbox sure does collect lots of information…
+ + +
+ It’s a contrarian opinion to opine that AI is anything but garbage (i.e. something written by a 5th grader doing a report). Look, we use ChatGPT to generate the summaries for these link list posts, because we are lazy, and we want to spend more time PC gaming. We’re old school that way. But most of the summaries require a significant amount of re-writing…so how lazy are we after all?
+https://ploum.net/2022-12-05-drowning-in-ai-generated-garbage.html
+Here’s the AI speaking…
+Discusses the proliferation of low-quality, AI-generated content on the internet and the challenges it poses for consumers and content creators alike.
+The author notes that while AI-generated content can be useful in certain contexts, such as language translation or image recognition, it can also be used to create vast quantities of low-quality content such as spam emails, fake reviews, and clickbait articles.
+(Clickbait articles? Hell, yes! This part was created by a human because, despite what the “consensus” might say, AI doesn’t have a sense of attempted humor.)
+This flood of low-quality content can make it difficult for consumers to find trustworthy information and can undermine the credibility of legitimate content creators.
+(Human here, again. Difficult to find trustworthy information? Yes, because it is just re-gurgitating the internet!)
+The article also highlights the potential for AI-generated content to be used in more nefarious ways, such as the creation of deepfakes or the manipulation of social media algorithms to spread disinformation.
+The author argues that addressing the problem of AI-generated content will require a multi-faceted approach that involves both technical solutions and broader societal changes. For example, platforms could implement more robust content moderation and verification processes, while consumers could become more discerning in their online consumption habits and more willing to pay for high-quality content.
+Overall, the article underscores the need for continued scrutiny of the impact of AI on society and for thoughtful approaches to managing its potential downsides.
+ +
+ Google donesn’t carry. They’ll just pay the fines.
+https://tutanota.com/blog/posts/dutch-schools-must-stop-using-google-email-and-cloud-services/
+And they believe we “need” them.
+ +
+ A shift to web-base email has meant a degradation in the quality of “fat” email clients.
+https://www.wired.com/story/email-clients-are-bad-so-use-vivaldi-mail/
+The author uses Mutt and Vivaldi mail. We suggest contributing time/talent/treasure to Thunderbird mail. Mutt is great, too.
+ +
+ One man’s (he’s the Redhat evangelist for EMEA) way of running self-hosted email.
+https://jan.wildeboer.net/2022/08/Email-0-The-Journey-2022/
+As you’ll see, email is a protocol, and an attitude.
+ +
+ Well, one way to deal with it, if you can’t control it, is to kill it.
+ +This will always be an option so long as coercive government (a redundancy) has control over the network itself. The solution is, over time, to build free networks unburdened by government control. Examples are (ham) radio, LORA networks, and other forms of free and uncersorable communication. Not to mention getting off the government-approved network nore and more to build human networks of self-sovreignty.
+ +
+ If I can track your every movement while you “work for me”, that sounds more like slavery, than an exchange of goods.
+https://nypost.com/2022/08/26/its-everywhere-workplace-surveillance-methods-now-common/
+Not to mention it is the precursor to replacing humans with robots for which tracking is a must. Be self-sovereign. Don’t work for these sorts of assholes. And if you must, figure out how you are going to escape.
+ +
+ Not your keys, not your _______________. But how do we protect our keys, our passphrases? What are some best practices to consider?
+https://blog.coinkite.com/everything-you-need-to-know-about-passphrases/
+If you’re not incorporating many of these practices into your digital self-sovereign life, then how self-sovereign can you really be?
+ +
+ The FBI can read out private communications without a warrant or judicial oversight.
+ + +
+ Why having everything move/improve at the speed of whim may not be the best idea.
+https://berk.es/2022/11/08/fediverse-inefficiencies/
+The example provided is Mastodon.
+ +
+ Why does the federal government, or any government, need a “payment system” unless the currency itself is property of same?
+https://www.cnbc.com/2023/03/15/long-awaited-fed-digital-payment-system-to-launch-in-july.html
+ +
+ Spam is everywhere. Here are some thoughts about how to fight it.
+https://darthcoin.substack.com/p/avoid-being-spammed
+You’ll want to use an email client like Thunderbird or Mutt to follow the “no images” rule.
+ +
+ As if Facebook didn’t know enough about us already…
+ +According to an article published by Zero Hedge, some major tax filing services in the US have been sending users' financial information, including their social security numbers and income details, to Facebook through tracking tools on their websites.
+The article states that tax filing services such as TurboTax, H&R Block, and TaxAct have been using tracking tools from Facebook and other third-party companies on their websites, which allow them to collect data on users' browsing behavior and interests. This data is then used to target users with personalized advertising on Facebook and other platforms.
+The report raises concerns about the potential security and privacy implications of this practice, as sensitive financial information could be vulnerable to hacking or misuse by third parties. It also highlights the need for users to be aware of the data collection practices of the websites and apps they use, and to take steps to protect their personal information, such as using strong passwords and enabling two-factor authentication.
+The article notes that TurboTax, H&R Block, and TaxAct have all stated that they do not sell users' personal information, and that they take measures to protect users' data. However, the use of tracking tools on their websites has raised questions about their commitment to user privacy and security.
+ +
+ While the free versions of Office 365 and Workplace may be attractive, they vacuum up so much data on students they constitute a form of theft.
+https://www.theregister.com/2022/11/22/france_no_windows_google/
+Free services come with the “bargain” that the provider gets all your information. What a deal! The French say “no”.
+ +
+ Hey, you just wanted to see what the free service could do for you. Despite knowing the dangers. But it is so…
+https://twitter.com/PardesSeleh/status/1534251250744705024
+Please don’t go…!
+ +
+ Federated Core has a workflow allowing customers to create static-file websites, publish them to their private Gitea repository, and auto-publish to their private Caddy webserver. Front Matter supports this workflow beautifully…
+ +It runs inside of Visual Studio Code among other tools allowing you to preview and create great content using Federated Core.
+ +
+ Here’s a quick mental exercise: if you can’t imagine life without Google, Facebook, Apple or the other big centralized services, then you’re digital freedom is toast.
+https://www.lifesitenews.com/blogs/the-simple-reason-why-you-should-stop-using-gmail/
+Don’t make convenience the master of your freedom.
+ +
+ Metadata still not encrypted.
+ +Band-aid on a gaping chest wound. Zzzzz.
+ +
+ The Centralizer makes the rules for email, not the protocol.
+http://www.igregious.com/2023/03/gmail-is-breaking-email.html
+What can be done? Stop communicating to our fiat friends using Gmail?
+ +
+ This little utility provides auditory feedback whenever your browsing/internet activities feed back into the Google.
+https://github.com/berthubert/googerteller
+This demo is pretty hilarious/scary.
+ +
+ The synching appears to happen without any encryption. Google sees the secrets. If there is a breach…
+ + +
+ Maps was and is a ground-breaking service offering from Google.
+https://garrit.xyz/posts/2022-11-24-smart-move-google
+Now they’re bamboozling us to accept permission allowing them to geotrack us across all of their services. Hey kids, just don’t use Google. :kissing_closed_eyes:
+ +
+ Oh, nevermind. Google reversed themselves after the backlash. The idea was to put a hard limit on the number of files allowed on the service.
+ + +
+ Even if you run your own email server (or use a service like Federated Core), you will likely be interacting with those using Gmail.
+https://mako.cc/copyrighteous/google-has-most-of-my-email-because-it-has-all-of-yours
+It won’t happen quickly or over-night, but we must choke out Gmail and other centralized emails services (looking at your outlook.com) if we are to reclaim email as a “free” as in “freedom” service.
+ +
+ You can use a mobile device with lots less tracking than on offer from Google and Apple.
+ +Just remember, when you leave tracking prison, you leave behind the apps that have your addicted. OK?
+ +
+ It’s really just a matter of time before your centralized service leaks your credentials or gets hacked. The honeypot is too valuable for the hackers to ignore.
+ +Check your status here.
+ +
+ A nice, brief explainer on how lightning addresses work.
+https://stacker.news/items/65872
+Lightning is the off-chain bitcoin, etc payments clearing technology.
+ +
+ We think Lightning, in time, will be more for information distribution, and less about Bitcoin payments settlement.
+https://stacker.news/items/66368
+In the meantime, as you begin your Lightning journey…
+ +
+ The get us when we create data, and when we want to delete it…
+https://www.cnbc.com/2023/02/10/how-to-delete-yourself-from-the-internet.html
+ +
+ Some great, creative ideas for how to earn and stack satoshis.
+ + +
+ And overview of how Google collects data and censors…
+ +While this is a great resource for what Google is doing, the recommendations for how to defeat the beast are, in our opinion, simplistic and, on top, don’t lead to true digital self-sovereignty.
+ +
+ The ACLU unearthed documents showing the US Department of Homeland Security is using mobile location data to track people’s movements.
+https://techcrunch.com/2022/07/18/homeland-security-cell-phone-tracking/
+The tracking is taking place on a much larger scale that previously known.
+ +
+ The perils of using centralized storage solutions from a company not known for building great services.
+ +According to a thread on the MacRumors forums, some users of iCloud for Windows have reported experiencing issues with the service, including corrupted videos and downloading other people’s photos.
+The thread includes reports from users who have experienced issues with iCloud for Windows, such as videos that are downloaded from iCloud being corrupted and unplayable, and photos that belong to other iCloud users being downloaded to their own devices. Some users have also reported that their files and folders have been deleted from iCloud without their knowledge or consent.
+The issue appears to be affecting a small number of users, and there is no clear consensus on the cause of the problem. Some users have speculated that it may be related to a recent update to iCloud for Windows, while others suggest that it may be related to conflicts with other software or hardware on their devices.
+Apple has not yet issued a statement regarding the issue, but some users have reported success in resolving the problem by uninstalling and reinstalling iCloud for Windows or by resetting their iCloud account. However, the reports highlight the potential risks of relying on cloud-based services for storing and sharing important files and data, and the need for users to regularly back up their data and be aware of potential security and privacy issues.
+ +
+ Can anyone spot how the magical hacker got in?
+https://twitter.com/Cryptopathic/status/1606416137771782151?s=20&t=glD3V7sn8VCOrCeheaWf8w
+A hint: “Having spoken to multiple professionals, it now seems far more likely that my encrypted vault was breached. However, at 100,100 PBKDF2 iterations, it is not realistic to brute force this. I think this situation goes far beyond what has been admitted.”
+That’s right, Lastpass may not have keep the data encrypted or sufficiently encrypted.
+ +- Articles and talk about Federated products, products we love, and our wider industry and how to live digital sovereignty with Federated. For broader topics of health, money, relationships, technology, surveillance, see our sister blog at Sovereign Reset: https://www.sovereignreset.com. + Articles and talk about Federated products, products we love, and our wider industry and how to live digital sovereignty with Federated. We also include broader topics of health, money, relationships, technology, and surveillance.
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+ Well, at least, I suppose, they’re being honest about it.
+https://entrackr.com/2022/11/exclusive-indian-isps-we-already-give-govt-full-access-to-web-traffic/
+Or, more likely, just brazen. “What are you going to do about it?”
+ +
+ Congrats to Invisv for understanding the problem.
+ +We have questions, however. Is Invisv centralized? Are all these privacy break-throughs inter-operable with any other open standards, protocols?
+ +
+ Researches discovered iOS 16 communicates with Apple services outide an active VPN tunnel. Huh?
+https://twitter.com/mysk_co/status/1579997801047822336
+They used ProtonVPN and Wireshark for the testing. What’s the solution? Different mobile OS.
+ +
+ Most believe the iPhone is a bastion of privacy. Tim Cook said so…
+https://kerkour.com/iphone-privacy
+Apple has marketed their devices as saving the world from a big brother dystopia. But, like so much gas-lighting these days, it is the savior playing the role of big brother.
+ +
+ How anonymous is iPhone usage data after all?
+https://gizmodo.com/apple-iphone-privacy-dsid-analytics-personal-data-test-1849807619
+According to the article published by Gizmodo, Apple’s iPhone was found to be collecting data on users' personal browsing habits through a feature called “DSID Analytics,” which is enabled by default on all devices running iOS 15.
+The report notes that DSID Analytics collects data on users' app usage, search history, and web browsing behavior, which is then sent to Apple’s servers for analysis. This data is reportedly used to improve the performance of Apple’s products and services, such as Siri and the App Store.
+However, the article raises concerns about the potential privacy implications of this feature, as it collects personal information without users' explicit consent and without providing a clear way to opt-out. The report also notes that the data collected by DSID Analytics could be used to build detailed profiles of users' behavior and interests, which could be exploited by third parties for targeted advertising or other purposes.
+Apple has responded to the report, stating that the data collected by DSID Analytics is anonymous and aggregated, and that users can choose to disable the feature by going to Settings > Privacy > Analytics & Improvements > Share With App Developers and turning off the toggle.
+However, the report highlights the ongoing tension between tech companies' desire to collect data for product improvement and innovation, and users' rights to privacy and control over their personal information.
+ +
+ From the post, why end-to-end encryption is not enough: “End-to-end encryption has become more commonplace with major online messaging and communication tools, but encoding what you say to your friends online does not mean that the service provider cannot see who you contacted, when, from where. This metadata might be even more important than the content of an online conversation.”
+https://nlnet.nl/project/katzenpost/
+You have to think about the metadata in the same way we think about how services like Facebook develop “graphs” of us for the purposes of advertising and scores.
+ +
+ KYC stands for “know your customer” which is another way of saying “surveillance” by the service and/or government interests. The KYCnot dot me website lists lots of websites, many for Bitcoin, and their relative scores for KYC.
+ +There are also listings for VPNs, domains and hosting, phone numbers, and other various services and tools.
+ +
+ A wonderful post-mortem of the recent Lastpass data breach.
+https://old.reddit.com/r/sysadmin/comments/10kp4ye/lastpass_breach_gets_worse/
+Solution? Get off centralized password managers. Not your keys, not your passwords.
+ +
+ Lastpass is the world’s most popular password manager…with hackers, too.
+ +Solution, host your own password manager. It is possible. Unless you like giving the hackers your passwords…
+ +
+ LastPass, where so many store their sensitive passwords, has a security incident.
+https://blog.lastpass.com/2022/12/notice-of-recent-security-incident/
+An “unauthorized party” got access to the third-party storage where LastPass stores backups. When you’re dealing with cloud services, there is tremendous “counterparty” risk, as they would say in the fiat financial markets. If you’re using a cloud service, that service can swear all day that they are secure…but security is a combination of all the links, including the weak ones.
+ +
+ This neat interactive tutorial teaches you the technical overview of bitcoin.
+ + +
+ The wonders of Chrome extensions on all the data they can pilfer…
+https://mattfrisbie.substack.com/p/spy-chrome-extension
+…would this be possible on the “safe” browsers like Brave and Vivaldi? Firefox?
+ +
+ Inevitably this blog post will get more and more out-of-date as time passes…
+https://darthcoin.substack.com/p/lightning-wallets-comparison
+But it provides a nice overview of the different approaches to wallets for holding Bitcoin on the LIghtning network.
+ +
+ You can use a mobile device with lots less tracking than on offer from Google and Apple.
+ +Just remember, when you leave tracking prison, you leave behind the apps that have your addicted. OK?
+ +
+ A wonderful look into the future, from the past.
+https://paleofuture.com/blog/2023/1/11/marshall-mcluhan-on-the-future-of-ads-and-the-internet
+One of the insights here is the idea that we enjoy being manipulated, being advertised to because the advertising itself is the beginning of the fulfillment of our desire for an object.
+ +
+ His conclusion we are all, are will be, under surveillance.
+https://twitter.com/bfcarlson/status/1609988081825751041?t=fY1f4HYgh45QSYXP4irXWw&s=19
+“One of the main occupations of mankind.”
+ +
+ Another tale of our local law enforcement tracking phones around the neighborhood.
+ + +
+ This happens when you click on websites in Facebook and Instagram. You’re taken to the link in an in-app browser. Then the hilarity begins.
+ +Solution. Don’t use Facebook, Instagram, all the other Meta shit. Addicted? OK, then stop complaining. You’re hooked up to the Zuckerborg and your actions harvested for profit.
+ +
+ You won’t be able to use custom domains after November, 2023.
+https://www.bigtechwire.com/2022/11/02/microsoft-is-killing-custom-domain-names-in-outlook-com/
+This is a head-scratcher, for sure. Why would Microsoft do this? Is Google next? It is hard to understand any real technical justification for the move. Ideas?
+ +
+ They have everything.
+https://www.rt.com/news/563433-augury-military-internet-tracking-wyden/
+Of course, they are breaching privacy for the sake of keeping us “safe”.
+ +
+ When we are monitored at work, we are treated like machines, not humans.
+ +If this is part of your experience at work, get another job. It is hard, but being surveilled all the time has its impact on our self-worth.
+ +
+ The (former) CEO of Signal thinks centralization is the way to go…
+https://マリウス.com/moxie-marlinspike-on-decentralization/
+What a surprise. The key argument is that it is too difficult to decentralize. And that decentralization leads to stagnation because we all have to agree on protocols and therefore it is tough to change them. But there are multiple flaws in this way of thinking, and the post lays them out well.
+ +
+ We have instructions on how to use Mutt with a Federated Core.
+ +Install it on a server your own, and, with the right access controls, you have secure access to your email from everywhere.
+ +
+ You may already be on a list…
+https://www.discreetlog.com/kyc/
+…but you can start to disappear.
+ +
+ See how the “next thing” is growing/plateauing/stagnating…
+ +This must be a sample since the network is truly decentralized…Right?
+ +
+ Does anyone care when the NSA breaks US law to spy on Americans in the United States? No, not really. Nothing is done about it. This is fiat surveillance at its finest. High handed. Passed off as “protecting” Americans.
+https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1587446686393122816.html
+What can be done about it? First, make it much harder by decentralizing everything.
+ +
+ In a story from the annals of the obvious… But why? They might as well haul in the whole village looking for the one villager who committed the alledged crime.
+ +The National Security Agency (NSA) worked to track down users of the cryptocurrency Bitcoin by analyzing internet traffic and other data sources, according to documents leaked by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden.
+The documents suggest that the NSA was interested in identifying Bitcoin users who may be engaged in illegal activities such as money laundering and drug trafficking. The agency reportedly used its surveillance capabilities to monitor Bitcoin users' internet traffic, as well as other data sources such as financial transactions and social media activity, in an attempt to identify individuals involved in criminal activity.
+The article notes that while the NSA’s interest in Bitcoin users may have been motivated by a desire to combat illegal activity, it also raises concerns about government surveillance and privacy rights. Some critics argue that the NSA’s actions represent an overreach of its surveillance powers and a violation of individuals' privacy, particularly given the largely unregulated nature of the cryptocurrency market.
+It’s important to note that the documents cited in the article are from 2013, and it’s unclear whether the NSA’s activities in relation to Bitcoin users have continued or evolved since then.
+ +
+ We get it, at some point, your Nokia from 2012 just isn’t going to work anymore…
+https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxaCUugPoRY
+But should the error be to lock users out of data?
+ +
+ This is a centralized service based, in part, on Nextcloud and other open-source projects.
+ +OpenDesktop.org is a website that provides a platform for open-source software developers and users to share and download various applications, themes, icons, wallpapers, and other digital assets. The website is part of the OpenDesktop Network, which also includes other sites such as KDE-Apps.org, GNOME-Look.org, and XFCE-Look.org.
+OpenDesktop.org is a community-driven platform, where users can contribute their own software and content, as well as interact with other members of the community through forums, blogs, and messaging. The website is designed to be user-friendly and easy to navigate, with various categories and tags to help users find the content they are looking for.
+The website features a wide range of applications and digital assets, including desktop environments, media players, text editors, image editors, and more. Users can also find various themes, icons, and wallpapers to customize their desktop environments and applications.
+OpenDesktop.org is committed to promoting open-source software and encouraging collaboration and innovation within the open-source community. The website is free to use and does not charge users for downloading or sharing content. However, users are encouraged to donate to support the website and its contributors.
+ +
+ With dossiers on five billion people (!) which likely means they have one on you and me, what can’t Oracle do?
+https://www.iccl.ie/news/class-action-against-oracle/
+“…and a detailed account of online activity…”
+You have no right to see this information and refute/fix it, if needed.
+ +
+ Offered to suggest working in the self-sovereign industry should be just as rewarding.
+https://www.zerohedge.com/crypto/one-veterans-story-orange-pilled-green-beret
+We are always hiring at Federated. :smile:
+ +
+ Outlook.com and Hotmail.com won’t receive your email message unless they want to…
+https://blog.paranoidpenguin.net/2015/01/outlook-com-is-silently-discarding-email-messages/
+Microsoft continues to break the protocol. One solution? Don’t email folks with outlook.com and hotmail.com email addresses. Tell them Microsoft has decided what is best.
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+ “A curated checklist of tips to protect your digital security and privacy.”
+https://github.com/Lissy93/personal-security-checklist
+It’s a complete lifestyle, frankly.
+ +
+ Pine64 makes some very interesting kit…
+ +The number of enthusiasts continues to grow month after month.
+ +
+ A nice project for self-hosted email.
+ + +
+ If you’re using privacy.com to achieve some “privacy”, you need to read this…
+https://ersei.net/en/blog/privacy-dot-com-yeah-right
+Basically, the thesis of privacy.com is we want to take your (surveilled) credit card transactions and surveil them even more. Suckers!
+ +
+ This is really about whether “bad guys” can use Signal. Tim, rightly, says “who cares”. We all need privacy.
+https://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/202x/2022/12/29/Privacy-is-OK
+But then Tim admits Signal can and does hand over conversations to those with subpoena powers:
+++in the course of the law-enforcement investigation of the January 6th insurrection, police got access to the traitors’ Signal conversations
+
Hmmm. OK. We don’t want to wade into “traitors”. Just to point out, if someone thinks your conversation deserves unmasking, and they can get a subpoena, it will be unmasked. That’s the power of the centralizers.
+ +
+ A good list of tools and methods you can use to increase and protect your privacy online during this time of all-time-low privacy and self-sovreignty.
+https://secondl1ght.site/blog/privacy-tools
+Many of these tools deserves further exploration and explanation. Some are centralized solutions (and so not our preference).
+ +
+ The LORA protocol is interesting. Very intersting. There’s a shitcoin project to try to extend LORA across the country. Great idea, bad execution.
+https://unsigned.io/private-messaging-over-lora/
+What would it take to set this up in your own neighborhood or community? Reach out to us if you’d like to do or know more.
+ +
+ How’s Proton Mail hanging when it comes to being “the most secure email” on the planet?
+https://restoreprivacy.com/email/reviews/protonmail/
+If the service is centralized, it is not secure from governments. End-to-end encryption sounds neat, but once you interact with an email counterparty not using encryption, the game is up. Requires third-party software to work with email clients/standards.
+ +
+ When the IDs for messages aren’t stable, whacky things happen.
+https://github.com/ProtonMail/proton-bridge/issues/220
+Note: this is an older note, may have been fixed. Please check the repository.
+ +
+ Qubes is an operating system where most of the userland work happens in sandboxed virtual machines.
+https://www.qubes-os.org/intro/
+With the right hardware resources, you can use multiple “insecure” operating systems at the same time.
+ +
+ Someone else isn’t so impressed with the direction Signal is going these days…
+https://media.ccc.de/v/mch2022-196-signal-you-were-the-chosen-one-
+It’s a real head-scratcher when a “security service” wants to start measuring “engagement”.
+ +
+ This is the android distribution many of us at Federated use.
+https://マリウス.com/reclaiming-mobile-privacy-with-grapheneos/
+“The shiny devices we carry around in our pockets have increasingly become malicious tools of governments, law enforcement and even for-profit corporations.”
+ +
+ At Federated we support any organization fighting against digital monopolies, surveillance capitalism, and a lack of self-sovreignty.
+ +Redecentralize is an organization seeking “a world of open platforms and protocols with real choices of applications and services for people. We care about privacy, transparency and autonomy. Our organizations and tools should fundamentally be accountable and resilient.” Amen.
+ +
+ In this article, the idea of “money” is defined as the “removal of counterparty risk”. If we think about that, it is a pretty good definition in the context of some “value” to be exchanged between parties with the understanding of the “value” in relation to the parties themselves. That is the risk, removed.
+https://dergigi.com/2022/12/02/bitcoin-is-the-rediscovery-of-money/
+The risk associated with bitcoin today, in as much as we can talk about risk on a time horizon, is one of volatility. But that is another topic.
+ +
+ Here’s one response to the post by Carlos F. throwing in the towel for self-hosted email.
+https://vadosware.io/post/its-never-been-easier-or-harder-to-self-host-email/
+Hosting your own email is hard, but not impossible. The technical aspects are easy. Getting your email to someone with an outlook.com address are practical impossible. But maybe you should just pick up the phone and tell that person Microsoft (for example) doesn’t want them to get email from anyone except those who Microsoft says are “good”. I know, I know, Microsoft is protecting me from “spam” even thought, to be honest, we solved that problem with technology a long time back…
+ +
+ A very cautionary tale.
+https://stratechery.com/2022/rights-laws-and-google/
+In fact, we privacy advocates don’t have to answer: “a question worth posing to anyone unilaterally opposed to Google’s approach is how big that number would have to be to have made it worthwhile”. One case of child sex exploitation is horrible. However, the issue at root here is really a queasiness with “free will”. The desire is to use “tech” to keep of clear of the bad outcomes from the exercise of human “free will”.
+ +
+ This may be a perenial complaint, but it does seem as if the state of software today is more geared to the company or the developer rather than the user.
+https://den.dev/blog/user-hostile-software/
+Open source software fixes this.
+ +
+ Another great way to buy bitcoin without KYC intrusions.
+ + +
+ We all have a (wifi) router in our homes if we are typically connected to the internet. Here’s some advice how to configure the device in the most secure way possible.
+https://routersecurity.org/#StartHere
+Explore the site for even more great stuff!
+ +
+ A nice, easy-to-undestand firewall for Windows and Linux
+https://link
+Includes a VPN with the paid tier.
+ +
+ No.
+https://ersei.net/en/blog/bye-bye-github
+It’s too bad he moves from a behemouth centralizer to an up-and-coming centralizer. Will these people never learn?
+ +
+ As more and more folks have bad experiences with the centralizers, more and more begin to wonder what it would mean to do it all themselves.
+https://www.markozivanovic.com/screw-it-ill-host-it-myself/
+That’s why Federated Core exists. To make it easier. :blush:
+ +
+ The long journey begins with a single step…
+ +Internet “knowledge” of you is like weight. You’re either adding or you’re losing.
+ +
+ Even if you don’t practice self-hosting using Federated, please practice self-hosting. These guys might be able to provide some guidance!
+ +From their description: “Discover new software and hardware to get the best out of your network, control smart devices, and secure your data on cloud services. Self-Hosted is a chat show to share lessons and take you along the journey…”
+ +
+ Another useful list and assessment.
+https://tedium.co/2023/03/04/self-hosted-saas-app-alternatives/
+Too bad the site is littered with ads for…SaaS companies. :open_mouth:
+ +
+ A nice guide for all the various services, hardware, clouds, etc available for the person wanting to self-host.
+https://github.com/mikeroyal/Self-Hosting-Guide
+Self-hosting offers freedom and responsibility. There are a number of projects out there that help with the process.
+ +
+ The long self-hosting journey starts with a first step…
+https://grifel.dev/decentralization/
+…then you discover, to be honest, that’s really how the internet works. A server, a web page. In between are your optimizations.
+ +
+ You do need to run your own node at home. It’s the best for privacy and securty. But it can be complex, and, with the wrong turn, you can lose Bitcoin.
+https://www.expressvpn.com/blog/how-to-set-up-a-home-server-and-use-it-as-a-bitcoin-node/
+But don’t fear. Try it out. Get a feel for it. We need to learn to cook.
+ +
+ Lots of wonderful ideas in these books…
+ + +
+ Wonderful website. More like a “lab” than a textual explainer. Understand through doing.
+ + +
+ Further evidence Signal has a back door…
+https://twitter.com/DylanLeClair_/status/1640378672359129088?s=20
+Repeat after us, centralized is no good.
+ +
+ When you really want to disappear…
+ +However, the better solution may be to just put down the phone, go outside, and talk a long walk in the sun.
+ +
+ File this is the “is encryption legal to sell” section.
+https://www.vice.com/en/article/4adzdj/sky-secure-global-indictment
+The US Department of Justice claims they filed the indictment because the firm expressly catered to those committing criminal acts. But actions like this raise concerns about the claims of authorities that encryption, in and of itself, is a prohibited “tool” for sale.
+ +
+ Without an attention span, human intelligence is not capable of producing its magic.
+https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/awakening-moment-to-how-smartphones-fragment-our-attention/
+It is funny when the “solution” is to use the smart phone to help us with “focus”. :satisfied:
+ +
+ This idea was not enacted. But it was thoughtfully considered and proposed by the sitting government of Australia.
+https://twitter.com/BernieSpofforth/status/1602042530845057027
+If “the internet” is the fief of government, why can’t they shut it off for a reason like a bad social credit score? Let’s take away the fief. And defeat the idea of social credit scores.
+ +
+ Apple stopped other apps from tracking you starting with iOS 14.5…so that they could have all that delicious tracking goodness to appleself.
+https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7y88gAAIN5g
+What’s the worry? It’s only metadata…
+ +
+ All the various ways governments and corporations are working hard to watch our every move.
+ +The track us on the internet, the mobile phone, our DNA, our face, our spending and consumer activities, public movements…
+We can cloak. It does require a commitment. It can be done.
+ +
+ A survey of how the more things change, the more they swing back to standards…
+https://puri.sm/posts/swinging-back-to-open-standards/
+PS. really dislike the font (mini-t) of this website. :stuck_out_tongue_closed_eyes:
+ +
+ Most folks think of bitcoin as the anecdote of fiat.
+https://stacker.news/items/108177
+We think of living a complete self-sovereign lifestyle as the comprehensive anecdote to fiat/arbitrary culture and the poisoning that comes with it.
+ +
+ This article helps us understand how cash and value works today in our fiat money society. Huh?
+https://brettscott.substack.com/p/casino-chip-cashless-society
+The same principles of data-sovereignty apply to money-sovereignty.
+ +
+ A thought-provoking film essay about the ways and means of our quotidian enslavement in the modern world.
+ + +
+ Is it true self-hosting email is a lost cause? Carlos F. seems to think so.
+ +The purpose of this post isn’t to be an apologia for self-hosting email. Rather, it is to highlight the oligarchic behaviors that exist on certain protocols (smtp, etc) and to say that we encourage this behavior when we give up and move to more niche protocols (eg nostr?) In the end, they, the Centralizers own the network. It can be done.
+ +
+ Thunderbird is getting better and better. Among many of the FOSS reasons to use Thunderbird, it’s possible to set up Thunrderbird so that your settings move from machine to machine. Nice! But the integrated calendar was always sub-par. Looks like a future update named “Supernova” will fix that.
+https://blog.thunderbird.net/2022/11/thunderbird-supernova-preview-the-new-calendar-design/
+Check out the Federated Computer documentation for other types re: Thunderbird.
+ +
+ We need to return back to pseudonimity and anonymity as the basis for the marketplace EXCEPT when an actual trade of value for value is agreed by all parties.
+https://twitter.com/dergigi/status/1604785991608172544?s=20&t=ZOA98-7Et7TPpZYI8AHACg
+This is fundamentally impossible without “hard money” and its side-kick “hard digital decentralization”.
+ +
+ Starlink will provide a means for Tmobile handsets to communicate (SMS, Voice) anywhere on the globe Starlink provides coverage using 3G-equivalent bandwidth.
+ +As if we weren’t tracked enough. :weary:
+ +
+ What are you doing to protect yourself from pervasive surveillance today?
+ + +
+ A nice list of tools you can use to protect and secure your macOS machine.
+https://objective-see.org/tools.html
+This is expert level stuff, but could be helpful for you and protecting those your support.
+ +
+ Listen to these podcasts for some great insights on privacy.
+https://privacyplan.net/top-10-privacy-podcasts/
+We all need ways to learn. Listen up!
+ +
+ We are big fans of Bitcoin and the Lightning network at Federated and recommend using it over Tor. But it can be technically intimidating.
+https://blog.lopp.net/tor-only-bitcoin-lightning-guide/
+The purpose of Bitcoin and Lightning is to fully decentralize money. The purpose of Tor is to share as little information on the public network as possible. Together they can be very effective.
+ +
+ When you want Tor-routed services for all your wireless/WiFi traffic.
+ +You can even use this in hotels, for example, even if there is a captive portal, when traveling.
+ +
+ An interesting technique to trace individual digital cameras based on sensor information.
+ +How long until this is used in the wild to track everyone?
+ +
+ Homeland Security is using a tool to track cash transactions above $500.
+https://www.rt.com/news/570100-americans-money-transfers-spying/
+As Senator Wyden’s (D-Oregon) investigation showed, this is being done without regard for established legal protections.
+ +
+ Does anyone besides the ruling classes really think digitizing IDs and currencies are anything but a means to control people?
+ + +
+ Everything you ever wanted to know about how email works…
+https://explained-from-first-principles.com/email/
+…because you’re going to want to know how it can be improved, protected, best served.
+ +
+ A self-sovereign lifestyle means doing to others what you would want doen to yourself, including how you track your website visitors.
+https://notes.normally.com/cookieless-unique-visitor-counts/
+This article shows you how to build website analytics without storing information that can reveal a visitor’s identity. If you don’t want it done to you, don’t do it to others. Simple. And the solution is brilliant.
+ +
+ The “Augury” platform includes highly sensitive network data that Team Cymru, a private company, is selling to the military. “It’s everything. There’s nothing else to capture except the smell of electricity,” one cybersecurity expert said.
+ +They violate our privacy for our safety. Is that a good bargain?
+ +
+ Many “media” or “social” businesses today rely on anadvertising model to pay the bills. However, the model itself begins to distort the message over time because the economic means (advertisers) will dictate what is acceptable content and even, in time, acceptable customers. The solution is value for value.
+ +Going further, value for value can be understood as a way of life, as the site says “a mindset of abundance” where an ecosystem develops of free exchange of “goods” understood as “time, talent, and treasure”.
+ +
+ Fire up your Tor browser and browse…
+https://sovrnbitcoiner.com/verified-tor-onion-sites/
+A great list of some sites you want to visit using Tor.
+ +
+ One person’s explorations of Nostr (“notes and other stuff using relays”)
+https://stacker.news/items/135975
+We will be writing in-depth about how Federated uses this technlogy.
+ +
+ General Michael Hayden, in a debate with ACLU national legal director David Cole, admitted metadata can be enough to determine if some person is a threat to the US sufficient enough to warrant death.
+https://darknetlive.com/post/we-kill-people-based-on-metadata-and-other-metadata-things-3b316d3c
+So… Take action. Get off the metadata supply wagon. “But I’m not a threat to the US security establishment.” No, likely not. But you’re of interest to Mark Zuckerberg and his establishment. You may be alive, but he wants to sell you those most comfortable ever lounging shoes if it’s the last think he does. And Google, also interested. So interested they use your simple metadata to follow you around town like a benvolent advertising deity. Real God, help us!
+ +
+ Scraping social media services is wide-spread (here, Instagram) and highlights the data leaks exploited by many to find out much more about us.
+https://www.socialscrape.com/post/what-is-instagram-scraping
+“Basically anything you can get from a user’s profile can be scraped.” When combined with other information, a user dossier begins to emerge. D’oh!
+ +
+ What happens when the only whay we can work or manipulate data is through “proprietary” apps, not the web?
+https://chriscoyier.net/2023/01/04/what-does-it-look-like-for-the-web-to-lose/
+Lock in, much? Lock in = surveillance, boys and girls.
+ +
+ A discussion re: the intersection bitcoin/lightning with the internet…
+https://twitter.com/PompPodcast/status/1547633870702424066?t=ysL2s0wxSyyAqZ-ZQJPTtQ&s=19p
+This is probably what “web 3” should/will be.
+ +
+ If you thought your encypted WhatsApp and Signal messages were secure from surveillance, think again…
+ +There’s a simple principle. If it is centralized, it is not secure. It’s the fiat of services. Another note: it’s always “anti corruption” or “anti waste”. Both are just gas-lighting for “anti freedom”.
+ +
+ From the guy who created PowerDNS comes an assessment of the ownership and control of the internet today.
+https://berthub.eu/articles/posts/who-controls-the-internet/
+Guess what? It’s not so good…unless we re-double our efforts to take back control.
+ +
+ The World Health Organization, United Nations, and World Economic Forum have a bureaucrats wet dream for tracking plebians wherever they go.
+ + +
+ It’s funny how he’s right on “decentralization” but every one of his implementations was backed by some (evil) centralization scheme. We’re not hear to prove that, just a bold assertion. But he’s right about decentralization.
+https://onezero.medium.com/why-decentralization-matters-5e3f79f7638e
+But how could “decentralization” ever be monetized? Value for value. Give people want they want and need and they will pay.
+ +
+ Some observations and experiences with regards self-hosting.
+https://dataswamp.org/~solene/2021-07-23-why-selfhosting-is-important.html
+If you’re reading this blog, you probably already know self-hosting is important. It is vital to keeping the internet and our data free.
+ +
+ If the corporation can surveil employees while in the office (and we don’t like this, mind you, but so many have accepted it), what happens when the office is your private home?
+ +Maybe the solution is not to carry/have two of everything?
+ +
+ If you don’t own or run your email (“not your keys, not your email”), then your on-line identify is owned by your email provider.
+https://www.ctrl.blog/entry/email-identity-provider.html
+This is even true for Proton, kids. Centralization sucks.
+ +
+ A nice exposition of the idea that even your apps shouldn’t be barriers to your data.
+ +For the most part, this means using open data protocols and formats. Not even open-source applications do this today. But this website introduces us to apps that do.
+ +
