@nikolal ha scumbags, how do you spot them?
DO use authenticator apps as second step to protect all of your vital accounts. DON'T rely on SMS. DON'T ignore unexpected loss of network coverage.
https://www.engadget.com/2019/06/28/cell-phone-hack-is-ruining-lives-identity-theft/
Cell carriers aren't doing much to stop SIM-swap attacks, where hackers transfer your number to their device to break into connected accounts.
@violetblue tips to protect yourself include using a physical USB security key & offline password manager. https://www.engadget.com/2019/06/28/cell-phone-hack-is-ruining-lives-identity-theft/
@nikolal what do you mean by "block gab", are they federated at all?!
Goodbye, Chrome: Google’s web browser has become spy software
Our latest privacy experiment found Chrome ushered more than 11,000 tracker cookies into our browser — in a single week. Here’s why Firefox is better.
#privacy #google #firefox #chrome #spy #encryption #tracker #cookies #surveillance
Mozilla offers paid but ad-free subscription to a number of news sites https://firstlook.firefox.com/proxy/v4/
@kravietz
ed25519 all the way. I've seen that Gitlab promotes use od ed25519 to users which is good, for noobs like me I didn't know what algorithm to use so they made that easy.
Clickbait, but the article is one of the best and most comprehensive discussions on why it's so difficult to correctly implement anything using RSA algorithm https://blog.trailofbits.com/2019/07/08/fuck-rsa/
Some cities, such as Seattle, Oakland and New York City, are trying to get ahead of the curve by setting up privacy guardrails for how data gathered from the public will be used. https://www.axios.com/cities-data-privacy-laws-fa0be8cb-234f-4237-b670-10ad042a772e.html
@tausigma5 no, that's actually quite fair, unlike Google Ads model where you are required to install tracking code and forbidden from displaying other ads
I was positively surprised to receive a payout from Brave Rewards program after registering WebCookies.org around a month ago https://brave.com/web294 There's no tracking/ad code to install server-side, any earnings come from tips & ads from users of the Brave browser
RT @alexey_r@twitter.com: Hundreds of incredibly popular and widely deployed Java libraries & JVM compilers are still downloading their dependencies over HTTP with no integrity checking https://t.co/E0C79O3Bqs
Finding Real Origin IPs Hiding Behind #CloudFlare or #Tor
https://www.secjuice.com/finding-real-ips-of-origin-servers-behind-cloudflare-or-tor/
Setting Up PiHole, Wireguard VPN server and Client (Ubuntu Server)
WireGuard is an extremely simple yet fast and modern VPN that utilizes state-of-the-art cryptography. It aims to be faster, simpler, leaner, and more useful than IPSec, while avoiding the massive headache.
@janisz Twitter literally killed them
UK ISP group names Mozilla 'Internet Villain' for supporting 'DNS-over-HTTPS'
#privacy #infosec @firefox@twitter.com
https://www.zdnet.com/article/uk-isp-group-names-mozilla-internet-villain-for-supporting-dns-over-https/
"have stolen money hoarded by an anti-corruption official who had himself stolen the money from corrupt officials who had themselves stolen the money from other sources" https://meduza.io/en/feature/2019/07/05/seven-fsb-officials-have-been-arrested-in-a-robbery-case-they-may-have-also-stolen-money-during-searches-of-corrupt-officials
@rf
Нашёл аналог Librem 5 для бедных.
Буду копить.
https://wiki.pine64.org/index.php/PinePhone
"Surveillance scoring" is a commonly used computer algorithm practice that can cause some customers to be charged more for products &/or be used to deny housing/employment.
@dellcam says experts are calling this behavior illegal & are fighting to end it: https://gizmodo.com/the-surveillance-scores-companies-use-to-rip-you-off-mi-1835812385
Polish expat into UK. Information security engineer. Caver & cave rescuer (thus the bat). NHS volunteer & blood donor.