blacklight447 
@blacklight447@social.privacytools.io
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Localization co-leader Qubes OS project
Editor-in-chief at privacytools.io
Joined Apr 2019
Ive just written a quick post on secure messaging, hope it clears the picture a bit for folks who are new to security and privacy.
https://forum.privacytools.io/t/how-to-choose-a-secure-messenger/385
@martin Nice reminder how waterfox allows this by default, oh, and they also allow NPAPI plugins, which are a security disaster. Atleast its not as bad as palemoon:
Mozilla: Gives Firefox multi processing and tab sandboxing, finally giving firefox on par browser security like a modern chromium based browser.
Moonchild: Nah, I dont need this.
absolutely fantastic.
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@blacklight447 Thank you very much 😉. We're happy to join the community !
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Welcome on board, @Qwant
privacytools.io recommended search engine: https://www.privacytools.io/providers/search-engines/
Verification: https://twitter.com/Qwant_FR/status/1125409930553569281
As a member of the #Privacytoolsio team, I would like to welcome the private search engine @Qwant to our mastodon instance. Lets give them a warm welcome everybody!
What OS do you use on your phone as a daily driver? Cast your vote now!
https://forum.privacytools.io/t/what-os-do-you-use-on-your-phone-as-a-daily-driver/348
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Yes, @mozilla makes mistakes (same as the rest of us humans). And yes, their last one was ugly. But, still, they're the only ones in the browser business trying to do the right thing. So I'll keep using Firefox, Focus, Send, and the rest of cool software they produce.
Verizon, T-mobile, Sprint, and AT&T Hit with class action lawsui over selling customers' locationdata
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PixelFed is our newest addition for Decentralized Social Networks:
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We're currently experimenting with a new layout for our recommendations: https://www.privacytools.io/browsers/#addons
@aral @amolith@masto.nixnet.xyz Tor projects recommends it too, I wouldn't consider it that bad aslong as you don't install new stuff and turn it back on later.
As a member of the #Privacytoolsio team, I am VERY excited to announce that our new forum has reached 1 hundred members!
https://forum.privacytools.io/t/announcement-we-have-reached-hundred-members/253?u=blacklight447
@neo or just use tor browser
@switchingsocial@mastodon.at @funkwhale @Chocobozzz @prismo @Fairphone @timecowboy no mention for @privacytools ? :(
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After months of work, we have a new stable release: Tor 0.4.0.5. It contains improvements for power management and bootstrap reporting, as well as preliminary backend support for circuit padding to prevent some kinds of traffic analysis.
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🔋 New major feature: When Tor is running as a client, and it is unused for a long time, it can now enter a "dormant" state. When Tor is dormant, it avoids network and CPU activity until it is re-awoken either by a user request or by a controller command. https://blog.torproject.org/new-release-tor-0405
@torproject thabk you for all your hard work!
We are already at 95 forum members, who will be number hundred? Join us at https://forum.privacytools.io! :)
Admin
Localization co-leader Qubes OS project
Editor-in-chief at privacytools.io
Joined Apr 2019
