blacklight447 @blacklight447@social.privacytools.io

Thanks, @blacklight447, for the awesome blog!:

https://write.privacytools.io/my-thoughts-on-security/
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Translated into #Russian two posts about #Tor #TheOnionRouting:

1) https://telegra.ph/Narezka-luka-CHast-1---Razrushaem-mify-Tor-10-17-2

2) https://telegra.ph/Narezka-luka-CHast-2---Recepty-prigotovleniya-luka-VPN-ne-trebuetsya-10-19
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Created a channel in #Telegram (yes, yes, I know) where I publish translations of useful articles and news about #FOSS #security #privacy etc.:

https://t.me/DrHerbertWest

I am extremely happy that @matrixdotorg@twitter.com has responded to the community's concerns and have put in a lot of effort to make Synapse and Riot a more privacy friendly place 😄 — Very glad to recommend them again for group chats on http://privacytools.io: https://github.com/privacytoolsIO/privacytools.io/issues/1389

Hi Fediverse 👋

this is for everyone interested in supporting switching.software 🙂

Here is my proposal on how to reorganize and improve the codebase of the website:

https://codeberg.org/swiso-en/website/issues/1

I would really appreciate your feedback - comment right here or on the issue 🗨️

Also, who would like to join the effort? And don't worry, we will figure out the "how" together - soon after the proposal is community-approved 😁

Hi Fediverse 👋

it's @tobias here, broadcasting via this new fediverse account representing (formerly) #switchingsocial 🎉

Please follow, dm and @ this account for everything related to the English version ... as @swisode wants to write German posts again 😁

It's been one week since the #shutdown. There hasn't been any news from the original author yet. So, I believe, it's on us to keep this project alive.

Please stay tuned as I'll ask for support here - after some more preparations. 💻

There's a new alpha release of Tor Browser out now.

Tor Browser 9.0a7 is the second alpha release based on Firefox ESR68. It includes new features and fixes you can help us test including the addition of the Snowflake pluggable transport on Windows ❄️
https://blog.torproject.org/new-release-tor-browser-90a7

Monthly review, September 2019:

https://infosec-handbook.eu/blog/2019-9-monthly-review/

– news: Simjacker/WIBattack, PDFex
– tool: signal-cli
– tip: privacytools.io
– 4 questions/answers

#monthlyreview #review #infosechandbook #infosec #security #simjacker #wibattack #signal #signalcli #privacytools

We integrated UX research into digital security trainings. We now proudly have a software development cycle that puts users first and respects privacy.

In 2017-19, we reached ~800 people in person, including #humanrights defenders, journalists, and political activists.
https://blog.torproject.org/reaching-people-where-they-are

"By cross-referencing just one hour of video footage from public webcams with Instagram stories taken and shared in Times Square, BuzzFeed News was able to confirm the real names and identities of a half dozen people."
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/meghara/instagram-stories-earthcam-times-square
.onion: https://bfnews3u2ox4m4ty.onion/article/meghara/instagram-stories-earthcam-times-square

We've got a new release: Tor 0.4.2.1-alpha.

This alpha release adds new defenses for denial-of-service attacks against onion services. It also includes numerous kinds of bugfixes and refactoring to help improve Tor's stability and ease of development. https://blog.torproject.org/new-alpha-release-tor-0421-alpha

Historic win for privacy.

Today, the High Court of South Africa in Pretoria declared that bulk interception by the South African National Communications Centre is unlawful and invalid. #surveillance
https://privacyinternational.org/news-analysis/3212/bulk-surveillance-unlawful-says-high-court-south-africa
.onion: https://privacyintyqcroe.onion/news-analysis/3212/bulk-surveillance-unlawful-says-high-court-south-africa

Maybe you didn't know, but I run an IRC network called MadIRC.

It seems like it got quite famous among Tor users since we allow completely anonymous access via onion addresses.

Today I had to rework the channel ranks of the main darknet channel "#elite" after quite some abuse of power. Of course, the abusers are unhappy with this situation and declared it the end of the channel.

Feel free to prove them wrong:

Website: https://madirc.net
Tor direct tor web access: https://tor.madirc.net

10 years ago I started using ad blockers because I thought ads were annoying. Now I think that's the _least_ important reason to use them.

I think we should call them "browser firewalls." That more accurately describes their purpose.

The surveillance state is growing.

A new project by @eff and the University of Nevada allows you to explore a map of where known cell-site simulators, smart street lights, and mobile biometric technology have been deployed.
https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/xwewjj/this-interactive-map-tracks-our-growing-surveillance-state