l0st1n @l0st1n@social.privacytools.io

we were in a meeting and at one point a colleague said <blah blah blah> "..if that's OK", and a voice (presumably google assistant) came from his pocket, saying "yes, that's OK". i have never been so freaked out by technology.

After #france has switched off 3 units at Crues nuclear power plant, it immediately *doubled* its #co2 emissions per kWh. Still, it's 4x less than #germany

#climatechange

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There was recently a lot of news about DNS over HTTPS. Some people say it's bad for privacy because it centralizes the DNS requests on Google, Cloudflare and Quad9.

Time to change that and run your own DNS over HTTPS server. I spend some time today in writing, documenting and arranging a small container setup to allow you to do this:

https://git.shivering-isles.com/container-library/dns-over-https

#DNSoverHTTPS #DoH #Docker #privacy #infosec #selfHosting #DNS

http://whythefuckwasibreached.com/ <-- awesome! :D

If you don't know where to start with keeping your browsing #privacy, start here: Our guide to Firefox privacy https://blog.privacytools.io/firefox-privacy-an-introduction-to-safe/

"In Brazil, forest fires rage across the Amazon, burning vast swathes of the rainforest, presided over by a leader who believes climate change is a “Marxist plot.” In America, health-related misinformation has become an epidemic of its own. And in Europe, country after country is losing their hard-earned measles-free status as the anti-vax movement becomes more potent by the day"

https://codastory.com/disinformation/war-science/

Use Tor.
https://nytimes.com/interactive/2019/08/23/opinion/data-internet-privacy-tracking.html
.onion: https://www.nytimes3xbfgragh.onion/interactive/2019/08/23/opinion/data-internet-privacy-tracking.html

How Hong Kong Protesters Combat the Surveillance State #Hong_Kong #surveillance #protest https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXog6t4kNyc

Having "nothing to hide" is not an excuse for giving up your liberties. Protect yourself from mass surveillance programs: Learn how at https://privacytools.io/

Earth by Aivaras Zukis. #earth

Spiders Can Fly Hundreds of Miles Using Electricity

https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2018/07/the-electric-flight-of-spiders/564437/

A great long read on how Google became a surveillance company. In 2002, still reeling from the dot-com crash, Google realized they’d been harvesting a very valuable raw material — your behavior.

https://longreads.com/2019/09/05/how-google-discovered-the-value-of-surveillance/

Smart TVs sending sensitive user data to Netflix and Facebook

#privacy #facebook

https://amp.ft.com/content/23ab2f68-d957-11e9-8f9b-77216ebe1f17

New educational podcast for people interested in selfhosting, episode 1 was on 12th september, its two times per month

https://selfhosted.show/

#facebook asked people for their mobile numbers "only for #authentication purposes", then used them for profiling, and then leaked on the web... https://techcrunch.com/2019/09/04/facebook-phone-numbers-exposed/ #privacy

Facebook is trying to keep you & your data in their multiverse, so be sure you complete all the steps in this guide from @OpticSwerve to truly #DeleteFacebook, and not just deactivate your account.

Then spread the word to your friends & family https://deletefacebook.com