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Jonah :ptshield:  

It's official, blog.privacytools.io is live! I've imported a couple backdated posts for testing :)

In the (near) future we'll be posting more long-form articles/guides, news on privacy, etc.

We're also looking for guest bloggers! If you're interested definitely get in touch. We would also be open to "syndicating" (indieweb.org/POSSE) previously published articles if you're already a writer in the privacy space.

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Jonah :ptshield:  

Questionable decision of the day, but I went ahead and got one 😬

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Jonah :ptshield:  

: If you haven't already enabled 2FA on Mastodon, do it now! Preferences > Account > Two-Factor Auth 👌

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c1t1z3n0n3  

PSA: the fediverse has always brought me much excitement and happiness, but the start of privacytools' instance took it to a new level. I love it here.

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blacklight447 :ptshield:  

As part of our plan to overhaul our VPN section at privacytools.io, we can now proudly present our now VPN layout: privacytools.io/providers/vpn/

Note that we can still add a few refinements later on. Also at the end of 2019 we will re investigate all vpns listed, and lock the amount of providers we recommend to 3.
What do you all think?

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comicmaster  

rate DEFCON!

8 votes · Aug 17, 2019, 15:16
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Karen is at skullsite now  

Fun fact: each book scanned for the Internet Archive has a unique identifier, usually the title of the item, or its first 16 characters; the volume number, or 00 if there isn't one; and the first 4 characters of the author. So:

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Jonah :ptshield:  

Instance News 

I changed my mind: I want to try out going invite-only and see how it works out for us. We're getting a lot of registrations but it seems like most accounts aren't even used. I strongly believe in quality over quantity and I hope adding some limits will help keep our conversations great!

More info @ social.privacytools.io/about/m — definitely open to feedback on this.

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Dan Arel  

I am launching a newsletter! You can subscribe now at Substack! Politics, religion, music, and comments on current events.

Check it out and spread the word!

danarel.substack.com/p/coming-

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@danarel are you done with Matrix?

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Update: Mastodon v2.9.3 

We're now live on v2.9.3! Changelog posted to github.com/tootsuite/mastodon/

Let me know if you run into any issues or have any questions!

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Jonah :ptshield:  

Idk if anyone still uses Twitter but the project would appreciate some attention about the theft of their former Twitter account. If anyone does and would RT twitter.com/JonahAragon/status and the posts in Micay's thread that'd be great.

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Jonah :ptshield:  

Anyone want to help privacytools.io with some somewhat tedious tasks? 😆

I'm trying to add i18n support to the site so we can get some translations up! But it means I need pretty much every English string to be copied to a separate file to be translated. Info @ github.com/privacytoolsIO/priv

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Jonah :ptshield:  

Anyone know if there’s a way to see how many remote followers you have?

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Benjamin Donato-Woodger  

I am grateful for this instance. I am also aware that what present as cis-male voices (like me), seem the most common. What can we do to make this instance more welcoming? What can we do to invite/amplify more femme, women, and trans people into the digital security space?

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written in heart signs, faintly  
my opsec is so good i’ve never seen my own face
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Anyone want to help privacytools.io with some somewhat tedious tasks? 😆

I'm trying to add i18n support to the site so we can get some translations up! But it means I need pretty much every English string to be copied to a separate file to be translated. Info @ github.com/privacytoolsIO/priv

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⚪ the lynne creacher  

thank you all for coming to mourn with us today at the loss of our dearly departed. i'd like to begin with a small foreword.

have you ever wanted to design your own website? squarespace allows you t

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russell  

Anyone else see where President Trump attacked the internet in a speech today.
"We must shine light on the dark recesses of the internet and stop mass murders before they start."
"The internet, likewise, is used for human trafficking, illegal drug distribution, and so many other heinous crimes. The perils of the internet and social media cannot be ignored and will not be ignored."

It's almost like the 5 eyes are teaming up to further destroy privacy and our freedoms.

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Nikola Lakić :arch:  

There is way to help Tor users connect to Tor network if they are in country that restricts it, you can install this extension by Tor project to help them do it. Don't worry, you are not exit node with this extension.
snowflake.torproject.org/

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