joebrig @joebrig@social.privacytools.io
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I released an app called Privacy Cell that verifies if the cell protocols your phone is using provide protection against stingray (IMSI catcher) man-in-the-middle attacks.
I need help and boosts are welcome!
So I want to include books by and about Romani people, especially because they are one of the most overlooked demographics where I live.
But it's... not easy to find books *by* Romani (or just GRT) authors. The only one I've found (and ordered for my personal collection) has been The Color of Smoke.
Does anyone know of any others?
Currently #TubeLab receives a lot of one star ratings due to the default German instance which is down for weeks.
We replaced it with the default one peertube.social
Currently, the #Fdroid version is locked due to this issue: https://gitlab.com/fdroid/fdroiddata/-/issues/2278
We are waiting a go after our fixes. We built the library from scratch (it's used for the torrent support).
Please, be patient we should be able to publish the fix soon.
The FOSS Mastodon/Friendica/PixelFed/Pleroma app Fedilab and the FOSS PeerTube app TubeLab now have a new combined official account. You can follow them both at:
➡️ @apps
(This also includes news about other apps by the same author such as UntrackMe and OpenMultiMaps.)
Their official website is at https://fedilab.app
The apps are available from @fdroidorg and Google Play
#FediLab #TubeLab #Apps #Fediverse #FOSS #Mastodon #PeerTube #Friendica #PixelFed #Pleroma
And to start 2021 the right way... I've deployed a beta version of my little #ActivityPub side project to permit following #Twitter users on the #Fediverse very easily (you just have to search for the user on the instance).
Before I go fully public with it, I'll need some beta testers so that I can monitor the hardware usage of my stuff, maybe run into early bugs, and maybe even run into some security issues that will end by burning the web to the ground (maybe).
If you're interested to be that kind of fearless users, being la crème de la crème of beta testers, please contact me via this status or via DM, I'll give you access to it. 😉
A reminder that Mastodon has tools such as block, mute, and "Hide Boosts" to help you curate your experience, and we recommended you use them.
Is there someone who appears in your timelines often who you'd rather not see? Feel free to mute/block! A hashtag/topic that one person won't stop talking about? Filter it! A person who boosts way too much for your liking? Go to their profile, click the "…" button, and select "Hide boosts!"
Make this the social experience *you* want! 
ALL social media users should benefit from policies intended to shield them from unconscionable advertising practices, regardless of where they're based. Global presence should mean global accountability + effort 👇https://privacyinternational.org/explainer/3288/why-advertising-transparency-important https://nitter.net/privacyint/status/1314185769033048064
It has been brought to my attention that I mistyped an interest, I meant #ubports
Also, new to #fediverse. I have been researching how to degoogle and defacebook (and other "traditional" social media) my life, which lead me here. My understanding is the fediverse is connected so how would I connect this profile with #peertube or #friendica etc.? Also, is there a good way to run these platforms in a linux program on desktop vs browser?
