Sam Howell @syntax@social.privacytools.io

My site features #Tor #OnionLocation: https://samhowell.uk

#MoreOnionsPorfavor
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#Njalla have created a clean and simple #DNS checker: https://check.njal.la/dns

It's not just about #privacy... https://www.bigtechlovesbigoil.com/ #BigTechLovesBigOil #bigtech #Amazon #Google #Microsoft

It's a real shame https://web.xabber.com doesn't feature OMEMO. Bit of a deal-breaker, but still good to know chat is possible in the browser.

Some real progress made today, just when I was about to give up...

1. I now have a (private) #Prosidy #XMPP server set up on my #VPS, along with desktop and mobile clients using #OMEMO for E2E #encryption. Feels good to have a reliable, secure and #decentralised chat solution I have complete control over...

2. I've persuaded two family members to try out @session, which seems to be working nicely so far.

I have #Prosody #XMPP set up on one of my servers now... I'm wondering whether I'll actually use it going forward. I could open it up to allow public registrations, but I'll need to give this some thought. Suggestions appreciated.

Now that I'm using #LineageOS, using #MySudo for #VoIP isn't possible (the Aurora Store workaround works so far as getting the app installed, but then it throws an error when you try to open it).

I *really* want to get #Twilio numbers in the #Linphone app to work as a VoIP solution, but I've had no success so far. (The last time I tried, my Twilio account was suspended for some reason.)

Anyone know of any good Twilio/Linphone VoIP setup tutorials?

I'd love it if #Netguard and #ProtonVPN apps could work together. I even tried Netguard with PVPN disconnected but Netguard still just blocked all connections.

#vpn #firewall #networking #security #android #fdroid #lineageos

Does anyone host #Matrix or #Riot on their own server? I feel this would be a great fallback for private #messaging, especially among family/friends (having full control of data, compared to, say, #Signal, which is centralised).

I also (still) want to try out #Session, but the same old issue makes it difficult: network effect. I proposed trying it with some of my family (now finally on Signal). I got no response. I could almost hear them thinking, "Jeez, not again!"

#privacy #decentralisation

I love #Fennec from #FDroid as it allows add-ons and other customisation (except, sadly, dark mode). But there are two things in particular that really annoy me:

1. The 'Quit' feature does indeed delete browsing data, but the app *doesn't actually quit*, so has to be manually swiped away;

2. Private tabs have to be manually opened every time; there appears to be no way to automatically open one when the app first launches.

Please tell me if I'm missing a trick here...

#firefox #android