Huge win for Epic Games in their court case against Google. The court decided that Google’s Play app store operated as an illegal monopoly and the case also challenged the transaction fees of up to 30% that Google imposes on Android app developers....
SimpleX is a private encrypted messenger that creates new identities for each conversation. However, when you first install the app, it’s all the developer’s own servers. This has metadata and centralization risks. This can help…...
Google has abandoned the “Web Environment Integrity” API that was supposed to allow websites to only allow approved and verified browser environments. The plan would allow websites to reject browser or even OS modifications that were “unattested” for the purpose of supposedly stopping bots, piracy, ad-blocking, and other...
The main difference between the register article and this one is the register is optimistic that Google will stop. While as the comments in this chat clearly indicate alternative views.
XMPP and Matrix are two competing federated end-to-end encrypted messengers. XMPP is far better, on server cost decentralization, speed over Tor, degoogled push notifications, multi-identities, and overall privacy. So if Matrix is inferior centralized bloatware, why is it more popular? Especially among techies, who should in...
You can’t join group chats of any decent size on Synapse. Put your money where your mouth is, how much you want to bet that you can’t setup synapse on a $5 hetzner and join the official Matrix.org group chat?
OpenVPN and WireGuard are two protocol choices you have when using most commercial VPNs. WireGuard is faster but there are some trade-offs you should understand. This article goes over the basics between them and which protocol is better for your situation: simplifiedprivacy.com/vpn-protocols-which-one-sho…
Some will curse me out for discussing decentralization and freedom. I am NOT saying the average person should be concerned with CIA spying. What I’m saying is that one should promote decentralized internet infrastructures that empower the individual over corrupt institutions, even though this threat model likely does not apply...
I agree with you that Signal is far better than WhatsApp and SMS. I applaud your adoption of freedom and thank you for your time. I am looking to educate people on open source decentralized alternatives that exist for philosophical purpose
We need to separate the code from the people running the service. Which is not possible with signal.
I am NOT saying the average person should be concerned with CIA spying. What I’m saying is that one should promote decentralized internet infrastructures that empower the individual over corrupt institutions, even though this threat model likely does not apply to you. XMPP is just as easy to use use as Signal.
If you use Signal messenger, you have to trust the Signal foundation, which uses Amazon’s AWS for the cloud. So you’re trusting CIA military contractors. I am NOT saying that Signal is a CIA tool. What I’m saying is that you are trusting and obeying a centralized authority, as opposed to being able to run code on your own server. And this contributes to the centralization of the internet and a loss of freedom.
I disagree. There are a variety of ways your data can be leaked. For example, the person you’re talking to can be using a Google stock phone or Microsoft windows which may collect data. If this was a random XMPP name, this would provide more protection than your real phone number. Furthermore, there are academic studies proving the metadata can be gotten. Please see this for more information: simplifiedprivacy.com/signal-messenger-guide-to-a…
I agree that I applaud the move from SMS text to Signal. I am NOT saying the average person should be concerned with CIA spying. What I’m saying is that one should promote decentralized internet infrastructures that empower the individual over corrupt institutions, even though this threat model likely does not apply to you. XMPP is just as easy to use use as Signal.
If you use Signal messenger, you have to trust the Signal foundation, which uses Amazon’s AWS for the cloud. So you’re trusting CIA military contractors. I am NOT saying that Signal is a CIA tool. What I’m saying is that you are trusting and obeying a centralized authority, as opposed to being able to run code on your own server. And this contributes to the centralization of the internet and a loss of freedom.
That link you provided (which by the way is hosted on microsoft github in violation of his own principles) is very good! And repeats a lot of the same information from the simplified privacy site: simplifiedprivacy.com/signal-messenger-guide-to-a…
I am NOT saying the average person should be concerned with CIA spying. What I’m saying is that one should promote decentralized internet infrastructures that empower the individual over corrupt institutions, even though this threat model likely does not apply to you. XMPP is just as easy to use use as Signal.
If you use Signal messenger, you have to trust the Signal foundation, which uses Amazon’s AWS for the cloud. So you’re trusting CIA military contractors. I am NOT saying that Signal is a CIA tool. What I’m saying is that you are trusting and obeying a centralized authority, as opposed to being able to run code on your own server. And this contributes to the centralization of the internet and a loss of freedom.
There is a difference between an encrypted hard-drive and the sudo password for your Linux user. Sometimes the difference or purpose between these can be unclear to a new user. This article discusses the basics of some key concepts for security and privacy: simplifiedprivacy.com/how-an-encrypted-hard-drive…
Epic Win Against Google (simplifiedprivacy.com)
Huge win for Epic Games in their court case against Google. The court decided that Google’s Play app store operated as an illegal monopoly and the case also challenged the transaction fees of up to 30% that Google imposes on Android app developers....
Dealing w/ Gov requests for push notifications (simplifiedprivacy.com)
We posted a recent Vice article about the US government requesting nearly all Apple and Google push notifications:...
SimpleX Self-host Script & Tutorial Video (video.simplifiedprivacy.com)
SimpleX is a private encrypted messenger that creates new identities for each conversation. However, when you first install the app, it’s all the developer’s own servers. This has metadata and centralization risks. This can help…...
Google abandons “Web Environment Integrity” (simplifiedprivacy.com)
Google has abandoned the “Web Environment Integrity” API that was supposed to allow websites to only allow approved and verified browser environments. The plan would allow websites to reject browser or even OS modifications that were “unattested” for the purpose of supposedly stopping bots, piracy, ad-blocking, and other...
XMPP vs Matrix: Whose King of Federation? (video.simplifiedprivacy.com)
XMPP and Matrix are two competing federated end-to-end encrypted messengers. XMPP is far better, on server cost decentralization, speed over Tor, degoogled push notifications, multi-identities, and overall privacy. So if Matrix is inferior centralized bloatware, why is it more popular? Especially among techies, who should in...
OpenVPN vs WireGuard (monero.town)
OpenVPN and WireGuard are two protocol choices you have when using most commercial VPNs. WireGuard is faster but there are some trade-offs you should understand. This article goes over the basics between them and which protocol is better for your situation: simplifiedprivacy.com/vpn-protocols-which-one-sho…
Signal is Flawed, Why XMPP is Amazing! (new animated video) (monero.town)
Some will curse me out for discussing decentralization and freedom. I am NOT saying the average person should be concerned with CIA spying. What I’m saying is that one should promote decentralized internet infrastructures that empower the individual over corrupt institutions, even though this threat model likely does not apply...
How an Encrypted Hard-drive Works (monero.town)
There is a difference between an encrypted hard-drive and the sudo password for your Linux user. Sometimes the difference or purpose between these can be unclear to a new user. This article discusses the basics of some key concepts for security and privacy: simplifiedprivacy.com/how-an-encrypted-hard-drive…