Cock-Li Emails were Hacked
Google Manipulates society
What if I told you many of the problems with Cockli, Google, Nostr, SimpleX, and the whole internet were the result of the "free mentality"?
I have the exact opposite view of most “FOSS” Linux advocates. And today's article is:
Free is a Cancer,
https://simplifiedprivacy.com/free-is-a-cancer/why-most-foss-advocates-are-wrong.html
Selling #OpenSource apps should be normal especially as the licences allow it. BTW, the #SecurityNow podcast did two recent episodes on #browserfingerprinting. You can write in and recommend your project if you wish.
I wanted to write in and do it myself but honestly, the Hydraveil website is... let's say, very different, to say the least. I enjoy memes most of the time but perhaps it's better if you create different landing pages for different audiences....
Thanks sure, write in to them. Let me know what you'd prefer, like a purely professional marketing landing page? Basically same content/message, but without informal image humor correct?
Yes. I think I think mentioning software licenses, and more detail about how it works to defeat fingerprinting would also help.
I argue against your argument. Many problems are difficult to solve only the first time. For example Pythagoras hat to be quiet genius to find out the relations of the length of triangles. But one needs to be far less genius, to know and use Pythagoras rules.
The same counts for software. Crazy mathematicians have worked out the algebra behind PGP or the signal encryption. But how to send signal messages one can learn within a day or far less, even without any knowledge of algebra or mathematics.
The same way it usually is much more work needed to create functional code, then it is to detect malicious code snippets. Trust in a developer is lost within one malicious code snippet. But trust is built with thousands of lines of good code. This one way road allows FOSS to sustainably grow. Just the same as scientific knowledge is able to grow consistently based on this phenomenon.
And this reality makes FOSS sustainable. Clearly all work needs funding. Is it through a developer that self funds with other work, which is payed. Or is it through external donations.
I'm okay with FOSS software. The issue is the use of it on networks
Look at XMPP, it's fine as FOSS. But once you start freeloading servers, the OMEMO metadata is lost. You lose control
True. But still there is usecases to use it save. When I for example create an XMPP user via tor, my end can hardly deliver identifying data.
But for sure in every conversation I am only relyable for half of the metadata.
Tor is networking. XMPP OMEMO does not hide who the sender and reciever are
But it has no way to know who they are. And the messages are encrypted. Through Tor, the XMPP server can not even know from which country you are.
The server knows the usernames of both parties. The metadata
Yes. But it is everyones own freedom to choose a username. So I hope we are not using this freedom to put anything about our real live into this username.
Right now you're talking to me with a picture of you on Nostr. If you were to write in your bio your XMPP username, then any random person on the internet can see it's you. Now the XMPP server sees your life. This means if you want privacy, you should run your own XMPP server.
Can you get some privacy by using others? Yes of course
Totally agree 👍
But also I definitely agree, that when a service is for free, while using a lot of costly resources, most likely we are the product. (Google, Facebook, X, ...)
The problem is, that all social interaction platforms have strong network effect, as long as they are happening through walled gardens. And when any service or application wants to compete with a strong network, which is offered for data, it is hard to request people to pay with money instead of their data.
So I think some way like nostr:nprofile1qyt8wumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kytcqyquzncqw9dlcr7205ygrah5rhc03gpey9xwf5dej769t6wxrqaf9un4zfcm or nostr:nprofile1qyt8wumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kytcqyzd7y9s35dq5ym53gcjhc4qhnc3dz79m04qsdcj8mhe72pahnpdxktmzs3c are using it can be seen as ideal. Where they look for a consistant income through payed services and donation, while offering free plans, to onboard new users. Like an investment for the lack of networkeffect.
There's pros cons to both approaches. but in general, real freedom involves someone paying for resources.
either a server, or as a service, or as a blockchain
Yes invitably someone pays always. Most important is to know who pays and with which intention. And what opportunities exist to fullfill this intention.
