Thanks for the links! Personally I'm still using a big list of messengers depending on what my contacts use. That includes signal, wire, whatsapp, and riot. Every one of those platforms uses the protocol developed by openwhisper systems, so in any case I respect what they've done to help advance the state of the art.
Having developed in the open is beneficial for the ecosystem, so I think it's a bit far to call them unethical. Definitely not perfect, but neither are we
I know there's some controversy around DDG, but Loomio is free software and can be self-hosted. I follow some of the loomio team on scuttlebutt, and I'd consider them very ethical. On what basis would you consider them unethical?
Signal is centralized, and my biggest complaint is its requirement that users submit phone numbers. Beyond that, though, they're doing fantastic work in advancing privacy-enhancing technologies. Signal is still the gold standard in many ways.
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You know whatās awesome? Essentially everyone with a computer has access to literally unbreakable encryption if they choose to learn how to use it. Thatās an underrated accomplishment.
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Instagram ranked worst for young peopleās mental health [0].
I am very aware of the toxic side of IG and look forward to establishing Pixelfed Labs [1]. The goal is to get the community involved in solving these tough issues through discussions, proposals and implementations.
We can build better alternatives if we work together!
[0] - https://www.rsph.org.uk/about-us/news/instagram-ranked-worst-for-young-people-s-mental-health.html
@BurungHantu @Tusky I just installed it. Working well so far!
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The good folks over at @Ethical_net@twitter.com have included us in their list of ethical resources: https://ethical.net/resources/
A bunch of our friends' projects are also listed, check it out and see what proprietary tech you can cut out of your daily life
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User @hexmasteen posted this helpful comment on reddit:
Let's list our accounts and some follow-recommendations for people to bootstrap their fediverse experience.
Privacy International: @privacyint
Nextcloud: @nextcloud
Tor: @torproject
Protonmail: @protonmail
Tutanota: @Tutanota
Disroot: @disroot
Matrix: @matrix
CryptPad: @cryptpad
Debian: @debian
YunoHost: @yunohost
FreedomBox: @freedomboxfndn
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CryptPad v2.19.0 (Codenamed Tapir) has been released and deployed. It mostly features new or updated translations, and some minor fixes to the docker configuration files. See the full release notes for details: https://github.com/xwiki-labs/cryptpad/releases/tag/2.19.0
Just made my first personal Mastodon account here on the new privacytools.io instance and the first toot I see is about my project @cryptpad
@BurungHantu y'all sure know how to make a guy feel welcome!
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