How private is #nostr?

Could the EU, the US or any jurisdiction ever technically find the IP of the person writing a post on #nostr?

As you know, with Twitter, FB and other platforms, governments all over the world are persecuting people for "hate" speech. I think most people in #nostr are here because in way or the other they think that this specifically is a big slippery slope and that #freedomofspeech is much more important than persecuting people for wrong speech.

I think we all want as much freedom of speech as possible and that's why we're here.

And thus back to the main point, the question really becomes then, how technically difficult is it to find the IP of the person that posted some content? Could the FBI truly knock at someones door for using #nostr?

#libertarianism #liberty

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I often do not see comments on posts. Is this because of my relays? What relays is better to use?

Pro/Con of “Privacy” Phone Numbers/Services

JMP.chat

Type: Number

Pro: No KYC VoIP to XMPP (or Matrix) for anonymous Bitcoin, so you're using an open source client

Con: Only US and Canada numbers. They're just reselling Twillio VoIP, which means that not only are you just paying more just for anonymity, but many services recognize these as Twillio VoIP numbers and will block you.

Solutions: There exists the possibility of buying a real world physical SIM and then transferring over service to JMP VoIP. But you’re better off using 1 time burner services for most account registry.

Hushed

Type: Number

Pro: No KYC VoIP for Bitcoin, similar to JMP.chat

Con: Uses their proprietary client which isn’t private through the Google Play store. I’d avoid Hushed.

Silent Link

Type: Number + Service

Pro: No KYC Crypto SIM card that separates billing and identity from the literal cell tower carrier

Con: Uses eSIM which requires Graphene’s Google Push service sandboxed. No outgoing calls.

Calyx Institute Hotspots

Type: Service

Pro: No KYC WiFi hotspot for Crypto

Con: It’s just reselling T-mobile service, so if you use this in your home and your home is KYC, then T-mobile will likely figure out that it’s you since celltowers see geolocation.

Solutions: You can avoid this by putting the hotspot in a faraday bag, and only using it outside your home.

MySudo

Type: Number

Pro: Multiple burner VoIP lines

Con: Requires Google Play store JUST to PAY for it, but then can be used on a degoogled phone once you add credit.

Solutions: This can be sandboxed or put on a separate old device and you can use bitrefill to buy the credits with cryptocurrency

SMS.usmobilenumbers.com

Type: Number

Pro: Quick easy cheap burner anonymous SMS verification for cryptocurrency. It’s real SIMs and not VoIP.

Con: US only. They resell the number for OTHER services, which MAY trigger anti-fraud for SOME services including Zelle, eBay, PayPal, LinkedIn, and others. So you risk a ban on accounts.

Solutions: Avoid putting money in any account for a few days to see. Use a residential proxy IP instead of a datacenter VPN, especially for eBay.

VirtualSim.net

Type: Number

Pro: Great for abusing foreign numbers in poor countries such as Cambodia or Ukraine for Signal or Telegram. Quick easy cheap burner anonymous SMS verification and/or longer term monthly numbers for cryptocurrency. It’s real SIMs and not VoIP. Their customer support is excellent and we highly recommend them for Telegram verifications.

Con: They may loose access to the burner number after a period of time (like a year) where you can’t renew and someone else COULD potentially verify the number.

Crypton.sh

Type: Number

Pro: Huge amount of countries for real SMS anonymous crypto. Get sought after Western European #s here that normally have strict KYC rules on physical SIMs

Con: Overpriced setup fee for 1 time SMS verification, but if you actually live in (or desire) that country it’s okay. There’s no real purpose in all their “at rest encryption” advertising, because SMS is unencrypted transport.

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I would rather shit in a bucket and stomp it down to make wine , and then drink it , than to have to sit through Irish national television, it is honestly , mind numbing .

I already live in a pod.

it just runs on its own generated power, in the woods, next to a stream.

not gonna have much use for a chip.

Everything I’ve read and seen is the opposite.. I also strongly dislike the slave conditions they have their construction workers under, they take their passports away and work them like dogs for cheap labor, everything they advertise to get them to go n work there is false. I can’t see myself going there.. specially since they restrict free speech and freedom of the press. I don’t think my mind will change on this matter..

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Andrews & Arnold is the best ISP in the UK for real 👌

what you mentioned above is one of the projects, the idea I like the most is formstr