@nikolal do you think the company details and APK signatures they quote are fakes?
ProtonVPN, NordVPN, CloudVPN linked to data mining company Tesonet (a lot of hard evidence) http://vpnscam.com/tesonet-data-mining-company-owns-nordvpn-protonmail-protonvpn/
Just playing with Unit, a new web application server from Nginx team and it really, really nice... https://unit.nginx.org/ #nginx I should be transitioning my Django apps to Unit soon.
As @KateOflaherty reports, Gmail's "confidential mode" isn't private. It lets senders create expiry dates & revoke sent email, but emails aren't private from Google, hackers, or gov't, like w/end-to-end encrypted email (i.e. @ProtonMail, @TutanotaTeam). https://www.forbes.com/sites/kateoflahertyuk/2019/06/27/new-warning-reveals-gmails-major-privacy-problem/#89e84f37d346
@jiefk the company operating both
🔔 Time to update: There's a new version of Tor Browser.
Tor Browser 8.5.4 updates Firefox to 60.8.0esr with important security fixes, ships Tor 0.4.0.5, and updates OpenSSL to 1.0.2s for the desktop platforms.
https://blog.torproject.org/new-release-tor-browser-854
How to run a small social network site for your friends https://runyourown.social/ #privacy #socialmedia
If you follow the discussion about Conversations.im registering with Roscomnadzor you should be probably also aware that Threema.ch did that already in 2017... https://reestr.rublacklist.net/distributor/109474 #security #privacy #russia
The U.K.’s data authority has found "under [GDPR], using people’s sensitive personal data to serve adverts requires their explicit consent, which is not happening right now."
Stronger legislation is one thing, but it must also be properly enforced. https://www.forbes.com/sites/emmawoollacott/2019/06/20/adtech-industry-ignores-data-protection-laws-uk-regulator-rules/#55802c0952a0
@drequivalent @rf F-Droid другое дело - там разработчик загружает исходный код а сервер из него делает APK
@drequivalent @rf фирма является и оператором сервера и автором клиента; в магазин Google фирма выкладывает только APK и в нём может быть что угодно
Немецка фирма разработивающая Conversations.im зарегистрировалась в Роскомнадзоре и сейчас обязана отвечать на запросы ФСБ https://roskomsvoboda.org/48119/ https://reestr.rublacklist.net/distributor/109589 @rf
Conversations.im has just registered with Russian Roscomnadzor which means it has now obligation to provide user details FSB https://roskomsvoboda.org/48119/ https://reestr.rublacklist.net/distributor/109589 #xmpp #privacy #security #russia
Upgrading your #ubuntu full-disk #encryption LUKS from version 1 to 2 https://gist.github.com/kravietz/d7ea4d98c5ffb79fc7a1b3d98be4de94
Polish expat into UK. Information security engineer. Caver & cave rescuer (thus the bat). NHS volunteer & blood donor.