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Fascinating conversation about software integrity verification on the latest bitcoin.review pod

There is a huge issue with phishing specifically with apps like nostr:npub1hea99yd4xt5tjx8jmjvpfz2g5v7nurdqw7ydwst0ww6vw520prnq6fg9v2's Sparrow Wallet.

nostr:npub1qny3tkh0acurzla8x3zy4nhrjz5zd8l9sy9jys09umwng00manysew95gx suggested adding a known set of hashes in a trusted place and enforcing TOFU (trust on first use: all versions have the same signer) to Sparrow which would help mitigate attacks during updates.

Shout out to nostr:npub1l2vyh47mk2p0qlsku7hg0vn29faehy9hy34ygaclpn66ukqp3afqutajft for bringing up zap.store in the conversation! I'm building it to fix this exact problem: verifying packages stored anywhere using webs of trust. Trust is inherently social so the nostr social graph is a perfect fit.

And agree with nostr:npub1az9xj85cmxv8e9j9y80lvqp97crsqdu2fpu3srwthd99qfu9qsgstam8y8 that current app stores do serve a purpose, curation and reputation will always be important, but having a free market for it is just as important.

For those interested I wrote about this topic at length: https://stacker.news/items/404908

Our privacy eco-system is flawed

Developers sign binaries with PGP keys, but we trust Microsoft’s Github and government domains to deliver to us accurate public keys to begin with. This means we’re trusting the very mediums of communication that we’re encrypting against, large Big Tech cloud firms.

Getmonero.org is on Cloudflare, linked to a Github PGP key. The same Github that took down Tornado Cash in a crisis. The same Cloudflare that hazes Tor.

Whonix.org and it’s Public PGP key are on Hetzner, the same cloud company that compromised an XMPP server at the request of the German government.

KeePassXC.org is on Cloudflare, please, I got everything I own in there

BleachBit.org is on Cloudflare, c’mon mate, I’m deleting sensitive data with root access

There must be another way.

Now SimplifiedPrivacy.x will offer an uncensored free public directory of PGP keys for popular open source software on IPFS using unstoppable domains. This will act a neutral third party verification tool, not tied to a physical location, like traditional domains. Anyone can compare the PGP keys on the IPFS site to Github binaries and confirm a match. There’s no sacrifice made, since the developer’s original website still remains.

How Unstoppable domains work is that an Ethereum wallet updates the DNS record to an IPFS website file, outside the reach of government control because it’s not bound to a physical location. Now I dislike Ethereum. And know a lot of my readers also dislike Ethereum, but keep in mind that you don't need to touch ETH to look at this website and anyone buy Unstoppable domains for Bitcoin. They just use Polygon for the DNS...

Because it’s visible to everyone on the Ethereum/Polygon blockchain when the domain is re-assigned, and then visible to the IPFS network when new files are pushed out, it makes quick trickery with PGP keys more difficult to disguise.

I reject government domains as a legitimate source of truth, and I stand for the principle of encryption as identity. Now you can verify with an uncensored third party and not trust the infrastructure of our enemy. You can check our guide on how to use IPFS with Brave Browser:

https://simplifiedprivacy.com/ipfs-brave-browser/

I love you & I won’t give up,

SimplifiedPrivacy.x

I'm working on a solution to this problem leveraging nostr

People with a cheese "addiction" have health problems and their body craves it to compensate for a lack of some nutrient present in there. Of course, that Domino's junk is not even cheese

Cheese (or even sugar for that matter) is not addictive or cocaine-like, there's a reason the body is asking for it

So many developers giving their private keys to Microsoft

What could go wrong

OPEN SOURCE HAS A BIG MONETIZATION PROBLEM AND WE WILL FIX IT

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Greetings from Argentina you freedom-loving Nostriches.

Milei just dropped a bomb on the status quo, the political caste.

He's doubling down on his mission to complete his mandate given to him by the Argentinian people, despite having his Omnibus Law repealed by corrupt, inept Congressmen responsible for the disastrous state we find ourselves in down here

Here's the English translation for my gringo brethren:

CHANGE OF RULES

The national government has taken on the responsibility of addressing three fundamental problems plaguing our country: inflation, insecurity, and the privileges of politicians.

We have come to propose a different model from the impoverishing model of the last 100 years. And we came to do it in front of the Argentine people. With the truth in one hand and freedom in the other.

We did not come here to continue playing the same impoverishing game of the usual politicians. We did not come here to make spurious pacts against the interests of Argentines. And we will not be complicit in the game of the same old parasites who live at the expense of Argentines.

The government sent a bill to the National Congress to restore freedom to Argentines. This bill reflects our vision for the country. A free country, where citizens can live their lives without depending on a bureaucrat who demands a bribe to clear an import. The government does not need the law. Argentines need it. And we will achieve it, sooner or later. Because the will of a few convinced is more powerful than that of many without principles or morals.

What happened in Congress perfectly represents the problem we are facing. A group of politicians who will do the impossible to maintain their privileges. The caste. We have been saying this since we got into politics. We knew it was going to happen.

That's why we designed an economic program to exterminate inflation without the need for Congress or any of those who intend to continue living like kings at the expense of taxpayers.

Throughout the campaign, we said that we would send our projects to Congress and politicians would have to decide which side of History they wanted to be on. Whether they wanted to be part of the change or wanted to continue maintaining their privileges. We also said that if they did not support the changes, we would expose them to society so that their dealings, privileges, and corruption would be exposed.

And that's what we are going to do. We will not be complicit in the business of some with the fishing industry, the Tobacco Lord, the oil companies, or any of the other special interests that lobby and "persuade" politicians to defend their interests.

For many years in Argentina, there was a group of politicians who claim to represent moderation, dialogue, consensus, and sensibility, who only guarantee the status quo in exchange for personal business deals. Automobile registrations, lithium concessions, handing out envelopes to journalists, and many other deals some politicians make while "defending the Republic" on television.

All that is over with us. If they have a problem with us exposing what they do, how they vote, and who they answer to, it's because they are not defending the interests of the Nation, but their own.

We did not come to continue with the wheel of politics as usual. We came to break it. We do not care about the operations, the defamation, the newspaper headlines. We do not care about the pressure from those who destroyed this country. We are not playing a game. We do not care about paying the political cost of doing what needs to be done because our goal is to solve the problems of Argentines and not to perpetuate ourselves in power.

We came to change this country. With the same conviction that our May Heroes had, we come to defend The Cause of Freedom.

You will have to choose which side you are on. Argentines already know which side we are on, and we will demand it from them.

LONG LIVE FREEDOM, DAMN IT!!!

Things getting weird in Argentina, and Milei standing his ground

Another great update by nostr:npub19ahgq780mhas2kxrx9q4s9gtxe5pfpch0g666ypjrxxme3nzhlzsfcxn5t

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