Sam Howell @syntax@social.privacytools.io
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Elearning writer / designer / developer. #Tor relayer. #Nym mixer. #Adapt contributor. #privacy #digitalrights #FOSS #vegan
Joined Apr 2020
@danuker
I'm wearing my "Don't shoot the messenger - Free Assange" tshirt right now.
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When a whistleblower is punished, you know the ones in government are not really serving you, but themselves.
@amolith
Completely agree. Diceware is the best method. So make it strong and then find a manager you trust. I'd recommend KeepassXC
@theprivacyfoundation
Sam Howell
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It's "World Password Day" - which is an excellent day to remind you to use an encrypted password manager. Literally any of them are better than not using one.
Why use one? It allows you to create unique complex usernames and passwords that are forgettable.
This increases your information security.
Our manager of choice is #KeePassXC - it's easy to use, syncs really well across any cloud service and is loaded with features and a browser extension.
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Covid-19 / NHS Contact Tracing App
The NHS Contact tracing Client App (not the server) source code is now available.
It would be nice to see if someone can build it and compare to the binaries, is that possible?
MIT licenses so I suppose someone could build it on the Apple / Google decentralised framework.
Sam Howell
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Looking for a good social proof solution following Keybase's acquisition this morning? Check out @wiktor's decentralized solution built on PGP! https://metacode.biz/openpgp/proofs I'm setting my key up now 😄
Sam Howell
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If you are concerned with #zoom''s acquisition of #keybase, knowing zooms bad track of dealing with privacy, you have good reasons to do.
If you choose to delete your keybase, account and you’ve got some #stellar coins left inside that you prefer to gift away instead of deleting or knowing it will be for zooms profit, know that we do have a stellar address you can donate to.
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The eBook is a free, Creative Commons-licensed collection of articles by EFF, arranged into five sections: Surveillance, Free Speech, Government Transparency, Innovation, and Living More Online. (2/4) https://supporters.eff.org/donate/pandemicguide--S
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Join us for the second Open Tech Will Save us event next Wednesday! There will be a Q&A with Eugen, (https://mastodon.social/@Gargron), Mastodon developer, titled "how we keep http://mastodon.social running at scale". What question would you like to ask? https://matrix.org/open-tech-meetup/ #meetup
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LibreOffice 7.0 is coming! We're about halfway through the development cycle, and on Monday May 11m we have our first Bug Hunting Session. If you have some technical knowledge, help us to test the pre-release and report any glitches you see, and together we can make it a super solid final release in August: https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2020/05/07/join-the-first-bug-hunting-session-for-libreoffice-7-0/
Big thanks to those involved in the release of @nextcloud Deck! This is such a useful app to have synced across both the web interface and my phone.
Why do I get the feeling the #UK gov's rushed release of a contact tracing app is just a cover for how they really intend to handle the situation: continue to monitor everyone's phone location data in real time. It amazes me they expect those of us who haven't been asleep for the last 10 years to believe they truly care about our #privacy.
@hackaday
I went back after having a bit too much 'clack'. Need to find the right balance: a mechanical keyboard with keys that aren't too loud and option to have single-colour backlighting.
Sam Howell
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EFF has been the Internet’s tireless advocate for privacy and free speech for nearly 30 years, and we owe it to the support of our members.
Today we have a donation goal of $10,000 for #GivingTuesdayNow! Give what you can to help keep EFF going strong. https://eff.org/GTN
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COVID-19 crisis has increased surveillance & censorship in a time when being online is more crucial than ever. Free access to information is a necessity for all of us to stay safe.
Support Tor's work today as part of #GivingTuesdayNow by making a donation:
https://donate.torproject.org
@eff Will the next 'At Home with EFF' also be recorded. Unfortunately it'll be too late for me to watch live in the UK...
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📖 Read “Why I Decided to Run a Tor Relay” by PrivacyTools blog guest contributor @syntax live at https://blog.privacytools.io/why-i-decided-to-run-a-tor-relay/
Sam Howell
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Some universities are imposing #MicrosoftTeams in the drive toward online schooling. This despicable move forces students to patronize #Microsoft, support #surveillancecapitalism, & it excludes #linux users.
Sam Howell
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So o finished making my sonos- like speaker project using http://moodeaudio.org/ , a raspberry pi and a hifiberry amp2.
I found it to sound the best of all the similar projects and be less bloated in the UI .
Really happy with the look !!!!
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Elearning writer / designer / developer. #Tor relayer. #Nym mixer. #Adapt contributor. #privacy #digitalrights #FOSS #vegan
Joined Apr 2020
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