kravietz 🦇 @kravietz@social.privacytools.io

Leaving Apple & Google...

In our latest newsletter:
- pre-order your /e/-T2e 📱
- dark mode is coming 🕶️
- /e/ is hiring!

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#degoogled #smarpthones #privacy #opensource

https://e.foundation/leaving-apple-google-pre-order-your-e-t2e-dark-mode-is-coming-and-e-is-hiring/

I've finally fixed my #OnePlus6T.

Pros that immediately catch the eye:

* fast as fuck;
* power consumption;
* 0 bloatware;

Cons:

* standard launcher isn't as functional as I want;

* another launcher thing: https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/launchers-and-gestures-problems.4157941/

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In general, I'm satisfied that I switched to LineageOS.

#LineageOS #LineageOS18 #Android #Android11

Cryptanalysis of Meow Hash

https://peter.website/meow-hash-cryptanalysis

My former $DAYJOB, @OCCRP, is part of the investigative journalism team that was working on the #Pegasus project. They already published some stories:
https://www.occrp.org/en/the-pegasus-project/

More to come, I hear.

I am very happy to see investigative journalists finally shining a light on the very people who target them and put them in (sometimes mortal) danger. Shady companies like NSO Group absolutely hate this. Here's hoping we see more of this kind of reporting in the future!

#InfoSec

Wee, a new APT:
https://citizenlab.ca/2021/07/hooking-candiru-another-mercenary-spyware-vendor-comes-into-focus/

> The company known as “Candiru,” based in Tel Aviv, Israel, is a mercenary spyware firm that markets “untraceable” spyware to government customers. Their product offering includes solutions for spying on computers, mobile devices, and cloud accounts.

#InfoSec #Candiru

"Facebook and its advertisers are ‘panicking’ as the majority of iPhone users opt out of tracking"

https://9to5mac.com/2021/07/14/facebook-tracking-app-tracking-data/

MPs call for complete reset of music streaming to ensure fair pay for artists.

“Often, the recording artist will only receive about 13% of the revenue, with labels and publishers keeping the rest.”

Ouch. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-57838473

There is obviously a shortage of these IP addresses and the long term solution is to replace the whole internet with IPv6, which is not likely to happen anytime soon. Because: the ones that own the internet links that we need to connect to also own the IP addresses.

Because of ambiguity of ElGamal encryption due to its simplicity, tools in the OpenPGP ecosystem each implement their own "flavor". While individually they might be secure, when it comes to interoperability, plaintexts and even secret keys are recovered.

https://eprint.iacr.org/2021/923

@erosdiscordia @TheGibson @Theeo123 #InfoSec

Kaseya's Staff were fired for pointing out and/or trying to fix the security vulnerability, as early as 2017, that led to thousands of companies being hit with a ransomware attack recently.

https://gizmodo.com/kaseyas-staff-sounded-the-alarm-about-security-flaws-fo-1847270346

#InfoSec #Security #Kaseya #Ransomware #REvil