nostr:nprofile1qqsth7fr42fyvpjl3rzqclvm7cwves8l8l8lqedgevhlfnamvgyg78spzpmhxue69uhkummnw3ezumrpdejqz9rhwden5te0wfjkccte9ejxzmt4wvhxjmcpp4mhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mqqdtrej - why does the app try to connect to Google?
Installed from nostr:nprofile1qqs83nn04fezvsu89p8xg7axjwye2u67errat3dx2um725fs7qnrqlgzqtdq0
Discord for sovereignty? C'mon! No maximalist is gonna use a KYC platform
It looks like ThinkPenguin launched a new proxy service that allows you to buy almost any physical goods from any clearnet shop anonymously.
https://www.thinkpenguin.com/gnu-linux/privacy-proxy-purchase-physical-goods-proxy
A similar service has been available in Europe for some years already
nostr:nprofile1qqs0hamyk5zvduzdwcgjqalsalr88t90vw0c5d3y292tygphq20xkwg49sudj First impression is good, but I really don't like the setup first step requiring a zip code and the imei number of the device to get to the next steps. Sadly no go.
Your IMEI would be broadcast in any case, so it's not a privacy issue
Presumably it's about locking to the device, to prevent sim swap?
SIGNAL MESSENGER IS NOT FOSS
my bad - ignore - I'd not used it in so long, I forgot I'd disabled its network permission!
That makes sense, thanks
"sign in to confirm you're not a bot"
Tails 6.11 REMOVES support for hardware wallets in electrum
Anyone know the rationale behind it? Will the functionality come back?
#asknostr
It requires bending the knee to Microsoft
> Governments are increasingly concerned about the vulnerability of centralised communications platforms, such as Microsoft Teams and Slack and consumer messaging apps like WhatsApp or Signal. They are obvious honeypots that attract great interest from rogue nation states. Such systems are also vulnerable to global outages, whether that’s vendor mis-management or the result of nation state activity.
> Decentralised technology puts the ownership and control of a communications platform into the end-user organisation’s own hands, either by self-hosting or using choosing a trusted hosting provider.
https://element.io/blog/senators-implore-department-of-defense-to-expand-the-use-of-matrix/
I'd love to see some evidence of that
To my understanding, it's not possible to build/provision your own signal backend
Signal sucks
- requires a phone number
- requires you to keep that number, or dox your gps location, to change devices
- unnecessary captcha
- closed source backend
yes, it's way better than whatsapp
but a looong way behind Simplex
I respect you and your life. Youtube on android without ads and with background playback:
- download revanced [1]
- download gsmcore [2]
- download YouTube with correct version APK from apkmirror [3]
- uninstall your old YouTube app
- install gsmcore, login with Google
- open revanced, patch downloaded YouTube APK
- install it and be fucking free
[1] https://revanced.app/download
login with google -> this part requires bending the knee
devices without IMEIs, or that can spoof their IMEI, are becoming a necessity
Yeah, for groups that insist on Signal 💩
Simplex is much better
Yo, SHAME
https://satlantis.io along with simplex chat (don't encourage telegram)
Anyone criticising this project ought to disclose their current (mobile) setup
We would all be interested if better alternatives exist. Not sure they do though.
