Freddy @freddyym@social.privacytools.io

Day #048 of #100DaysToOffload and I ponder the problem of over correction.

https://robert.winter.ink/the-problem-of-over-correction

1. Are they open source to an extent that you're comfortable with? Do they ask you to run proprietary software on your devices? Is the code running on their servers open?

2. If they claim to be open source, do they use an OSI-approved or FSF-approved software license? If not, they're misleading you.

3. Is your personal data handled by such proprietary software? Do you ever transmit your personal data to their servers? Even if open source, they would be able to read and use this data however they wish and you wouldn't be able to tell - do you trust them to? What if they're compelled by law enforcement?

4. Do the needs justify the personal data they are collecting about you? If not, why are they collecting it?

5. If they claim to use encryption for the data which is transmitted to their server - question whether or not it's really private. Do they ever handle the unencrypted data? For example, if an email service claims to encrypt incoming emails, they have an opportunity to read the unencrypted email before they store it. Do they disclose these "gotcha"s, or do they make clear the limitations of their encryption? Is any encrypted information decrypted by software they control, like their web application, or a desktop application which is automatically updated without your consent? If so, they could decrypt it on your computer and transmit the decrypted data back to their servers.

6. Are they responsible for any scarce resources, like an email address, phone number, and so on, which you wouldn't be able to take with you if you leave? Are there ways to provide the same functionality without scarcity, such as the use of your own domain? If so, why aren't they offering them? How important are these resources to your identity, will your friends be able to find you if you choose to stop using the service?

7. How do they make money? What is their motivation for providing services to you? If their circumstances change, will their values change? How likely is change?

The EARN IT Act Violates the Constitution

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/03/earn-it-act-violates-constitution

If you are government spying worried than probably don’t use email.

Thanks for the member gifts, #BigBrotherWatch. Another sticker to add to the collection 👍

#privacy #surveillance #stopfacialrecognition #thinkpad

Google Hangouts is going to end soon. Get your Jitsi Meet game going, people!

https://killedbygoogle.com/

https://jitsi.org/jitsi-meet/

#Hangouts #Google #Jitsi #JitsiMeet #VideoCalls

@jbauer
No one has mentioned Arch vs every other Linux distro yet? I'm surprised.

Look, I don't wanna jinx it, but it's halfway through the year and https://sr.ht hasn't had even a minute of unplanned outage.

Went to the dark side and installed GA on my site! Only temporary though!

Many site owners wonder about differences between server logs, Plausible and GA stats so this is the best way to test it and publish my findings.

Hope it's worth it and gets more to consider removing GA!

I'd like to introduce a new #foss project: Open PGP Signature Verification or OPSV.

https://yarmo.eu/blog/opsv

This eliminates the need to rely on #keybase verify function and, therefore, keybase at all.

Website: https://opsv.foss.guru/
Code on @codeberg: https://codeberg.org/yarmo/opsv
Public stats by #plausible: https://plausible.io/opsv.foss.guru

Time to #DeleteKeybase once and for all

#opsv #pgp

>Microsoft's Github is removing coding terms like 'master'

uh oh, i have bad news for mastercard

This is the original PostgreSQL logo

@fluffy @enigmatico @newt "You're either with us or against us" is such a bad mentality.