Freddy @freddy@social.privacytools.io

Day 72 of the #100DaysToOffload Series:

I've been living at work for the last four months, and I need that to stop.

https://mikestone.me/working-from-home

Don't try to monetize every hobby

https://write.as/jetgirlart/dont-try-to-monetize-every-hobby

#100DaysToOffload

@klardotsh i was all for matrix. what has been bothering me? why make http so hardcoded into the framework that it will be hard to switch or add anything else? why use cloudflare and other cdn? why is matrix so expensive to self-host? it is very demanding. even more than jabber was when jabber got many of these features back in dialup days, when hdd were averaging 40gb. @sir

So about that "zero logs" VPN you were using

https://www.comparitech.com/blog/vpn-privacy/ufo-vpn-data-exposure/

Good reminder that privacy is NOT built on trust. You have to assume that anything they COULD do with your data, they WILL do with your data. The only business you can trust with your privacy is the one that doesn't handle private data in the first place.

This is also why Protonmail is full of shit!

Twitter Hackers May Have Bribed an Insider

https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2020/07/twitter_hackers.html

Thanks to CloudFlare I am running around with my hair on fire today

Wait, no I'm not, why the fuck would I use CloudFlare

The Twitter Hack Could Have Been Much Worse—and Maybe Was

https://www.wired.com/story/twitter-hack-could-have-been-much-worse/

HN commenters: "[a few ten thousands of children dying doesn't matter when you consider the economic costs of remaining closed]"

Quick reminder: fuck ads

Listen, can we stop already with the master -> main thing, please? The keyboard warriors pining for it would find their time much better spent protesting things like the summary execution of the black population by the police. Our priorities are severely out of order here.

PrivChat is a brand-new fundraising event series held to raise donations for the Tor Project. Through PrivChat, we will bring you important information related to what is happening in tech, human rights, and internet freedom by convening experts for a chat with our community.

https://blog.torproject.org/introducing-privchat

Time is 13:37, so let's make this #official 🎉

This is the new dedicated account for the #keyoxide project, easy #pgp #encryption and #distributed #identity for all in a fully #opensource and #privacy friendly package!

Developed by @yarmo
Read more about the project here: https://yarmo.eu/post/keyoxide

Let's make distributed identity happen! 😎

#introductions #foss

Some people are offering a bounty for the capture of the Twitter hackers.

If you want to add to the bounty, just send $1000 worth of Bitcoin to...

Unpopular opinion: Contact tracing can be implemented in a privacy- and anonymity- respecting way

https://www.reddit.com/r/privacy/comments/hrh8kv/unpopular_opinion_contact_tracing_can_be/

Jeeeez... rebranding.

#Riot #RiotIM #matrix #opensource #element

https://element.io/blog/welcome-to-element/

Google vows not to use Fitbit data to target ads

https://venturebeat.com/2020/07/14/google-vows-not-to-use-fitbit-data-to-target-ads/