And even if they never do any of the bad things with your data, normalize the fact that privacy is a right, it’s not a crime, it doesn’t mean you have something (bad) to hide.

*They* are in the wrong for invasive intrusion on your right to privacy and they should be rebuked.

Companies should be shamed and criminally prosecuted for collecting data without permission.

We need to go on offense.

The link has https which I think fails, that might explain it

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On Peter’s podcast, Troy Cross on:

The crowd booing a democrat: “Booing the democrat was maybe not as smart on behalf of the crowd because we need bitcoin to be adopted.”

Trump promoting Bitcoin: “pandering and servicing an industry.”

While logically consistent, see if you can spot a bias.

I agree that cashu is better, and a good choice for your use case.

And maybe cashu would be the "standard" payment processor in my super app, for the reasons you stated.

Self-custodial lightning is ideal for the spending wallet. Cashu solves the uncle jim, the offline, and the not enough sats to justify the fees problems.

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why is your website not available over the TOR browser?

nostr login should be the standard. All apps and websites hopefully cave eventually to this reality.

Your example of cashu manages the stamping demonstrates my idea. Your app needs a monetary layer, and it would already be built in. You don't need to "support" cashu, you just need a standard plugin. If the user uses Fedi, your stamp is paid and the message is sent. A sat is a sat.

You would be able to divert dev resources away from all the changes to the cashu protocol, and just maintain the payment protocol standard. It would free the user to select something they like better. There are users who would not use your product *because* you chose cashu.

Down the road, if fedi "wins out" and cashu becomes marginalized, you would have to do some restructuring.

I like standards and modularization. Its freedom increasing.

I like how Signal is available as an SMS app on Android. Even though it doesn't help privacy over SMS it helps adoption, which then pushes more people into the privacy preserving part of the app. This should be done with keychat if there's no compromises on the number one goal of perfect privacy.

I'm more of a fan of cashu than fedi, but listening to a podcast about the "superapp" concept of fedi got me thinking. The "mods" concept and the open source of the superapp by Jan 3, 2025 could be an opportunity. If you convert the superapp to a "protocol" that apps can plug into, it could become indeed super.

Create hardware that only needs to have data, and runs the app. Then for messaging, "mods" plug in your favorite messaging app (keychat?), then if the CEO gets arrested, you switch messaging apps to your next favorite, and competition wins.

You plug in your favorite payment app (self hosted cashu.me wallet), and if a better one comes along, switch.

Phone, maps, all plug in. Everything that plugs in has the ability to receive payments seamlessly from whatever standard-compliant payment app the user has plugged in, so from the company perspective, they don't need to program and pay for a "payment processor," they just plug in to the protocol.

With standards on this "protocol" we can have seamless, privacy-preserving competition for the best UIs with no "ecosystem lock-in".

on WhatsApp E2EE:

Reported messages: If a message is reported to WhatsApp, the company can access the content of that specific message and a few messages around it for moderation purposes.

"A few messages around it" ???

This app should not be able to claim E2EE if they have access to a key.

"Yes, your house has deadbolts, but the government has a key, you know, for your safety."

Thinking about the last sentence from a privacy perspective.

I don’t want to use an app that must follow all the oppressive regulations from all the governments in the world. Then essentially I live in the most authoritarian state, because my speech is regulated globally.

Nostr doesn’t need to follow these rules, it’s just a protocol.

If they came after Will and said Damus had to give someone up, he doesn’t control the relays.

So it really comes down to the relay owners. Many jurisdictions, many relays, and it slowly trends towards censorship resistance.

I think that’s overkill.

I think 2fa is probably good enough and much more user friendly.

Key stored in app, then on signing a pop up app or extension with second factor is secure enough.

Amazing decentralization here. 50 governments competing for your tax dollar is a wonderful idea.

The single biggest gain in quality of life for every American would be to strictly enforce this amendment.

Vivek had some good ideas. It would be a start.

The 10th Amendment to the United States Constitution states:

“The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.”

Use privacy tools.

I’m beginning the path of disappearing my identity.

Changing to a nym from an established nostr profile is step 1.

You control the client and the algo, so Nostr fixes this.

Simplex looks promising.

Telegram is dead to me.

Fingers crossed for keychat cuz I want cashu to be a thing.

Nostr login should become the standard.

There’s payments built in, so the incentives are there from the business perspective.

just make the code nuke the follower list every now and then.

problem solved.

United States v. Moalin (2013)Issue: Four Somali immigrants, including Basaaly Moalin, were convicted of terrorism-related charges after the government used evidence obtained through the NSA’s mass surveillance program under the PATRIOT Act. Moalin appealed, arguing that the surveillance violated his Fourth Amendment rights.

Outcome: In 2020, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the NSA's bulk collection of phone records was unconstitutional under the Fourth Amendment, citing the lack of judicial oversight and the violation of privacy rights. However, the court upheld the conviction, finding the collected data had minimal impact on the case.

Impact: The case marked a significant judicial acknowledgment that the NSA's mass surveillance program was unconstitutional.

Mayfield v. United States (2007)Issue: Brandon Mayfield, an American attorney wrongfully detained by the FBI due to a fingerprinting error linked to the 2004 Madrid train bombings, sued the government, claiming that the surveillance and searches conducted under the PATRIOT Act violated his Fourth Amendment rights.

Outcome: The U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon ruled that certain provisions of the PATRIOT Act were unconstitutional, particularly regarding the government’s use of surveillance and searches without a warrant. The government later settled with Mayfield and issued a formal apology.

Impact: While the case did not lead to broader changes in the PATRIOT Act, it highlighted potential constitutional violations under the Fourth Amendment.

Jewel v. NSA (2008)Issue: The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) brought this case on behalf of Carolyn Jewel and other AT&T customers, challenging the NSA’s mass surveillance programs, which were justified under the PATRIOT Act and other laws. The plaintiffs argued that the bulk collection of internet and telephone data violated their Fourth Amendment rights.

Outcome: The case has been ongoing for years, with some setbacks for the plaintiffs due to state secrets privileges invoked by the government. However, the case has raised significant constitutional questions about the breadth of government surveillance.

Impact: While the case has not yet resulted in a definitive ruling on the constitutionality of the PATRIOT Act, it remains a key legal challenge in the debate over surveillance and privacy.