siim @harrismcc@social.privacytools.io

@ThreeBadgersInATrenchcoat Totally. I've found the same to be true here with Mastadon. I just recently signed up, but I had looked at the platform a couple of times before only to think 'oh it's too small'. I think in a lot of ways now I see that as a plus, it means its more tight-knit and it feels more friendly in general. I'll have to try matrix and see if it's the same way!

@freetalklive This sort of rhetoric can be pretty dangerous without proper background information. Firstly, this is only one study in a sea of studies on the topic. Secondly, by whatever mechanism it may be, many studies have shown that lockdowns do work (even though they're unpopular). This article has a really good compilation of studies and articles that can help you get informed on all angles of this issue: https://www.nationalreview.com/2020/05/did-the-lockdowns-work/

@LRN_FM @freetalklive This sort of rhetoric can be pretty dangerous without proper background information. Firstly, this is only one study in a sea of studies on the topic. Secondly, by whatever mechanism it may be, many studies have shown that lockdowns do work (even though they're unpopular). This article has a really good compilation of studies and articles that can help you get informed on all angles of this issue: https://www.nationalreview.com/2020/05/did-the-lockdowns-work/

@ThreeBadgersInATrenchcoat I totally agree with you, Discord is part of the problem. I'm curious how you're experience has been finding the same or similar communities on Matrix to the ones you were a part of with Discord? I think for many folks that's part of what's keeping them from making the switch.

@gritnot Oh perfect thank you. I can see a situation where it would be really expensive for them to have more space for everyone on the drive, even if it's a paid-only feature. I do think that they're angle of using it specifically for a smaller set of highly sensitive files makes good sense.

@gritnot That's exiting, I just started using their calendar and it's amazing! Do you know if if their cloud storage is tied to the data cap for the email plan (aka 5 GB for 'plus') or is it a separate pool/cap?

I've seen people use https://keyoxide.org/ for this purpose, is it any good?

Just got a #Keybase only to realize that it's closed source and was acquired by #Zoom . Anyone still use it? I figure it's still good as a way to verify identity across platforms, even if I can't trust it for chat/files/git (sadly).

@gritnot if you're on Android, I use Tusky https://tusky.app/

@zhronox same here! Welcome!

I've been seeing a lot of outrage about Instagram's new TOS that went into effect recently in regards to privacy. Isn't a lot of this stuff nothing new? Their data policy (with all of the 'we can watch you through your camera' horrors) has been that way for a while... Anyone got more context for this? #Instagram

https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2020/12/21/instagram-new-terms/