Gritty @gritnot@social.privacytools.io

Mastodon has just been updated, and now suggests people to follow to new members.

If your instance runs version 3.4.0 or higher, you can opt in to this follow suggestion feature by going to:

Preferences > Profile > Suggest account to others (tick the box, then click the Save Changes button at the top)

This also adds you to the profile directory.

Instance admins can add or block suggestions, so if you see someone unsuitable being suggested let them know.

#MastoTips #Mastodon #FediTips

Signal Messenger's New Blog Post reporting Smartphone Data Extraction tool Cellebrite (itself) carries multiple vulnerabilities. The breakdown is worth a read. #Signal #Cellebrite #Forensics #Data #Extraction #Infosec #Cybersecurity #TechRights #encryption #Vulnerability
https://signal.org/blog/cellebrite-vulnerabilities/

How to get maximum privacy & security on Mastodon:

-Hide your follows/followers by going to Preferences > Other > Hide Your Network (tick box) > Save Changes (click button)

-Select appropriate toot privacy (the 🌎 button) each time you post

-Use a unique password you don't use on any other site

-Use an email address you don't use on any other site

-Log in via VPN, so your IP address isn't visible

-Use 2FA (Preferences > Account > Two-factor Auth > Set up)

#MastoTips #FediTips #Mastodon

This is a 24/7 stream of House and Techno music. It's powered by Owncast - a self-hosted FOSS live streaming solution. Music is produced by AI.

Intelligent house and techno music, mixed by AI.
:arrow_right: https://tv.dub.ninja/

Since the music is produced by AI, you can tune in anytime at your own will, and there will be infinite music waiting for you. This is not bad. I'm enjoying this while doing some light work and it's serving me quite well.

If you want to explore more of Owncast self hosted livestreams you can check out Owncast directory. More are announced by Owncast bot on Mastodon. It's a new project, but people are excited about it. Owncast is a very young project started in 2020 and just has 994 commits as of writing this.

#foss #owncast #livestream #music

If you have a post on Mastodon that you want people to see when they browse your profile, you can pin it to the top.

Find the post you want, click on "..." below it and select "Pin on profile". You can unpin by the same method.

This is particularly useful for introductory posts, or other information you think people should know.

Unlike Twitter, you can pin many posts at once on Mastodon.

#MastoTips #FediTips #Mastodon #PinnedPosts

Every instance on the Fediverse has its own set of rules written by the people who run that instance.

If you disagree with them, you can move to another instance with different rules.

This is how the Fediverse differs from centralised social media such as Twitter/Facebook/IG, there is no single group or person with power over everyone.

On Mastodon, you can see your instance rules by clicking on the "About this server" link in the bottom left.

#FediTips #MastoTips #Fediverse #Federation

Your car is broadcasting data about where you go and what you do. And now a surveillance contractor wants to sell this data to the U.S. military, including "real-time locations of specific cars in nearly any country on Earth."

https://www.vice.com/en/article/k7adn9/car-location-data-telematics-us-military-ulysses-group