Freddy 
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When you accidentally enter into the cave of a senior Network administrator.
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What's cooking on Sourcehut? May 2020
https://sourcehut.org/blog/2020-05-15-whats-cooking-may-2020/
Please share this video on how privacy-respecting contract tracing works! The more people that install these apps, the higher change we have of lowering the infection rate.
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Would you like to see #I2P being reintroduced to Tails?
issue tracker about it:
https://redmine.tails.boum.org/code/issues/12264
What is @i2p?
It "is an anonymous network layer that allows for censorship-resistant, peer to peer communication. Anonymous connections are achieved by encrypting the user's traffic, and sending it through a volunteer-run network... distributed around the world
Why was it removed from Tails?
"due to our failure of finding someone interested in
maintaining it in Tails"
Now this is a cool project for those who need a colour pallet.
I'm loving it so far!
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People often ask how we make money, so…
When you use our private search engine, you sometimes get contextual ads based on a results page and not on any history/profile info (which we don’t have).
It's a myth that you cannot be profitable AND private.
https://spreadprivacy.com/duckduckgo-revenue-model/
Original tweet : https://twitter.com/DuckDuckGo/status/1261292000197910528
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Universities are afraid that students will cheat...
→ So, they're watching the students
→ So, the students are stressed from being watched
In the end, no one is satisfied. Surveillance is not the solution to all problems.
https://www.vox.com/recode/2020/5/4/21241062/schools-cheating-proctorio-artificial-intelligence
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Signal's https://support.signal.org is running #Google #Analytics... Huh?
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Protecting yourself from "Zoombombing" boils down to two things: controlling who can enter your meeting, and keeping your meeting ID private. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/04/harden-your-zoom-settings-protect-your-privacy-and-avoid-trolls
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The webpage of #Tails is getting a new design.
Here's a first impression of something not finished, and still in the making. How do you like it?
the Artist: Andrés Fernández Cordón
https://anhdr.es
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Electronic Frontier Alliance member @cctvcambridge hosts informative virtual events, empowering their neighbors with information to better utilize technology for advocacy and community building https://twitter.com/cctvcambridge/status/1260239596740321283
This is quite possibly my favourite person to listen to during this crisis. He's a historian and philosopher who is actively spreading awareness of the threats of surveillance that could come long after the pandemic is over. He's also extremely positive in the way that he looks at the crisis saying that we are more prepared now than ever before.
Watch some of the interviews linked bellow:
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Oh my god, Reddit is making a Fortnite cryptocurrency
I'm not joking, this is real
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Just set two additional domains up for #NixNetMail 
https://paranoid.network
https://linux.monster
If you want an account, just shoot me an email with your desired username@domain combo 😊
Thanks to @selea for https://linux.monster 😉
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Holy crap, Windows 10 has a "Startup Apps" menu to disable apps from starting at boot!
Did... did windows just do something right?
I was very happy when my article on the Earn It act became a #hackernoon-top-story Today, another of my articles has become one, meaning I have 3 in total!
Remember: Governments Always Maintain Surveillance Tech Long After The Threat Is Contained
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What do Spotify, Venmo, Tinder, TikTok & DoorDash have in common?
Their apps all crashed last week because they send data to Facebook, and Facebook had a bug!
Since tracking code is in so many apps, we strongly recommend deleting apps you rarely use.
Original tweet : https://twitter.com/DuckDuckGo/status/1260567223397158917
In response to the new changes to #100DaysToOffload I've created a whole new blog! It's not that exciting, just a place for me to put shorter or less 'relevant' posts (basically a notes section).
Sadly, I'm going to have to miss another day in #100DaysToOffload
I had an article planned and a decent amount of time to write, but I simply didn't get round to it.
I promise an article tomorrow.
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