resist1984 @resist1984@social.privacytools.io

@schestowitz And when clicking on the cert details of an onion site, #TorBrowser says "Information you submit could be viewed by others (like passwords,..)" Tor Browser is lying.

@schestowitz #TorBrowser still throws an unnecessary fit when an SSL cert on an #onion site is self-signed. Then after several clicks to reassure TB that it's not an issue, it still in the end falls over with "secure connection failed.. [try again]". WTF, #Tor devs should know SSL to an onion site is redundant.

@RTP ugh, we didn't need to see a video just to be told control-shift-L changes the exit node. A video would make sense if the presenter were to say why it works. What's likely happening is someone recently solves a #CAPTCHA, & you're cycling through the exit nodes until you reach the IP where someone else solved a CAPTCHA.

@techware Actually #Signal is an example of a svc to avoid. See https://github.com/privacytoolsIO/privacytools.io/issues/779 It's impractical & tedious to avoid AWS sites for every news article, but when deciding on a regular service like Signal & Github, it makes sense to hold AWS against them. AWS should be a factor when comparing Signal is #Jami.

@vesperto it works now.. perhaps it was a bad circuit or the onion svr was just down.

@eff That's a privacy abusing #CloudFlare site. You can't trust #FightForTheFuture they're hypocrits. They create a lot of CF sites that ironically claim to support privacy.

@jgoerzen @andre BTW, one way to vet a that's not Amazon-sheltered is to look them up on bbb.org.

@andre @jgoerzen It's interesting to note that the cause of #CapitalOne bank's breach of customer data was an #Amazon insider that leaked the data: https://www.zdnet.com/article/capital-one-fined-80-million-for-2019-hack

@jgoerzen @andre If you're in the US, your best defense from scams is to use a credit card, because regulation E forces the fraud liability onto the bank.

@andre @jgoerzen Both Amazon & the vendor gets your data in that case. Avoiding tech giants gives you a much better chance that your data isn't exploited b/c small shops can't afford the data analytics that tech giants have.

@jgoerzen @andre w.r.t #privacy, #Amazon is certain to exploit your personal info to the full extent possible. https://www.npr.org/2019/07/31/746878763/how-tech-companies-track-your-every-move-and-put-your-data-up-for-sale?t=1609611133799 And with Amazon Marketplace your are also still gambling with hundreds of arbitrary vendors, many of which operate out of some random person's livingroom.

bummer, my commandline jazz over Tor no longer works! curl -v --socks4a 127.0.0.1:9050 http://76qugh5bey5gum7l.onion/AnonyJazz | mpg123 -

@cryptoxic apparently it was a rerun of a Dec.5 show. This is the transcript: https://www.marketplace.org/2020/12/05/how-we-survive-staving-off-drought-and-living-with-fire/

@cryptoxic there was also mention of using concrete that looks and feels like wood for ppl that want the cabin look

@cryptoxic i think i heard it on tech marketplace. There wasn't much to it iirc.. just using steel, concrete, & glass.. probably no wood frames

@jgoerzen @andre btw, #Amazon refused a refund back in the days prior to my boycott. I spent 3 months nagging a vendor to ship my stuff. They quit using Amazon, and Amazon said "you are past our 90 day A-Z guarantee-- no refund for you". Then Amazon also refused to reveal the identity of the seller so I had no recourse. My case was regarding non-delivery, but returns are part of the same policy.

@andre @jgoerzen So I'd say look at the shop's return policy. If it's good, pay with discovercard. If it's bad, pay with mastercard.

@jgoerzen @andre some US cards offer return protection: https://www.nerdwallet.com/blog/credit-card-benefits/credit-card-return-protection-guide/ It's complicated for me b/c I also boycott #AmEx (due to #ALEC) & boycott #visa & #mastercard (#WarOnCash). Discover doesn't have return protection.

@irkiosan the problem with #degoogle & #fuckgoogle is that they don't fit well into the flow of a msg unless you want to introduce a distraction to whatever the thesis is. So you have to stick them at the end, potetially blowing msg limits. And trailing tags don't get leading newline if you use #bitlbee. Msgs that use trailing tags also get less notice vs inline tags.