People in Nigeria Are Poisoning Themselves With Chloroquine After Trump Said It Was A Cure For Coronavirus
"Large numbers and varieties of these wild game mammals in overcrowded cages and the lack of biosecurity measures in wet markets allowed the jumping of this novel virus from animals to human" https://cmr.asm.org/content/20/4/660.long
"By the time you extend your hand to shake good-bye, your body is carrying 43,654 virus particles. By the time you’re done shaking hands, that number is up to 312,405." https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/03/the-story-of-a-coronavirus-infection.html
Ad corps and big data vendors shouldn't profit off of other people self-isolating. Stop pandemic profiteering.
(links below)
1. install uBlock origin in your web browser (On mobile just use Firefox so you can use the addon)
2. Enable the anti-adblock list in ublock origin from nano defender (tutorial linked)
3. Add the I don't care about cookies list (link below their addons on their page)
https://www.i-dont-care-about-cookies.eu/
#FuckAds #FuckGoogle
(also I trust that alternative adblock users who use a built in system on more niche browsers like basilisk or falkon know how to add adblock filters yourselves 😉)
What software can you advice for #zrtp encrypted voice calls / video conferencing?
(boost welcome, and come back later to check the answers if you don't have one by youself)
And if not something with zrtp anything providing similiar safety.
I've heard #jisti desktop does so, but not by default. So I'm not shure if it is safe to use at all, cause I don't know if by a bug it will just switch back to unencrypted.
Then there is #jami and #qtox.
Thought there wasn't any auditing for them and I've seen both projects spreading misstrust towards the other, leaving me confused.
@ScottMortimer @galaxis it’s Good and fairly easy to set up, unless you have lots of upstream devices / proxy / forwards in which case you habe to expose all the STUN / TURN stuff properly.
The Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE) provides scientific and technical advice to support government decision makers during emergencies. https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/scientific-advisory-group-for-emergencies-sage-coronavirus-covid-19-response
Reject the anti-encrytpion bill. They are trying to destroy privacy while everyone is distracted with coronavirus! The EFF made this easy tool so you can tell your senators.
https://act.eff.org/action/protect-our-speech-and-security-online-reject-the-graham-blumenthal-bill
No, 5G didn't start a pandemic | Engadget - https://www.engadget.com/2020/03/19/coronavirus-5g-conspiracy-pandemic/
iFixit is crowdsourcing repair information for hospital equipment
https://www.ifixit.com/News/36354/help-us-crowdsource-repair-information-for-hospital-equipment
Google does not "sell" your data
"... suppose a company wants to acquire data about expecting mothers. It can buy a list of a million device IDs that a data broker believes to belong to such women. The company can upload this list to Google and target an ad at those IDs. If even a small fraction—say, 1%—click on the ad, then 10,000 people are sent to the advertiser’s landing page, where they automatically share their IP address, cookies, and possibly geolocation data."
COVID-19
I did not expect part of my job for @cryptpad was going to be writing promo messages in a global pandemic:
In the current health crisis linked to the COVID-19 outbreak, CryptPad supports remote working. The storage limit for all registered users is increased to 1GB until further notice. Registration is free with no personal data required.
They are looking for someone to setup, migrate and operate a #discourse server for #osm
https://help.openstreetmap.org/questions/73580/switch-to-discourse
Top 10 open source tools for working from home including an excellent collaborative online whiteboard app and document editing apps at zero cost https://opensource.com/article/20/3/open-source-working-home
Polish expat into UK. Information security engineer. Caver & cave rescuer (thus the bat). NHS volunteer & blood donor.