Keep in mind that Wired is highly connected to the empire, so take their advice on phone OS with a grain of salt
LOL I think the risk is bigger on phones than library books
New police technology able to detect phones, pet trackers, and library books inside a moving car
I'm not going to rewrite this my own words. Hear it from Globe Echo quoted, because sometimes the truth is scarier in a more neutral tone:
Quote:
"American police are testing a new technology developed by Leonardo, an Italian surveillance and defense company, that can scan moving vehicles for signals emitted by devices such as phones, smartwatches, pet chips, library books, and more. The technology, called Elsag EOC Plus, can identify specific models of devices and create a unique “fingerprint” linked to a car’s license plate number. This data can be used to track individuals as they move through areas with license plate scanners, raising concerns about potential privacy violations.
According to Leonardo, the new technology can be useful not only for police departments on public roads but also in off-road areas such as rail stations and shopping centers. The company claims to have over 4,000 customers for its Elsag license plate readers in the U.S. and is actively trying to sell the new product worldwide. However, some experts, such as Matthew Guariglia from the Electronic Frontier Foundation, question the necessity and potential misuse of the technology, especially in terms of tracking and seizing electronic devices from individuals without proper authorization."
Full article: https://globeecho.com/new-police-technology-able-to-detect-phones-pet-trackers-and-library-books-inside-a-moving-car/
It's more like reddit forums type thing, but we do embedded bunny cdn. If you want you can just post links to odysee for future ones.
This gives the idea, you don't have to actually watch the video, but just seeing the format: https://rebelnet.me/news/0xc5c7e9706d65f10d29
WireGuard or OpenVPN?
Any recommendations? Deeper thoughts regarding security and privacy? nostr:npub14slk4lshtylkrqg9z0dvng09gn58h88frvnax7uga3v0h25szj4qzjt5d6
WireGuard is faster. OpenVPN is better for Tor, as you do not get the speed benefit of WireGuard->Tor. WireGuard has the IP stored in memory for 2-5 min depending on the provider, but this isn't that big a deal to most people, as they can see your IP anyway.
Please see: https://simplifiedprivacy.com/vpn-protocols-which-one-should-you-use/
Uniswap is a scam as far as full decentralization goes yes. It's also not required to have their coin, so that's also sort of scammy.... but they didn't actually steal funds. The product worked. And they did innovate. So give credit where it's due
I do agree that Uniswap running on their lone government domain was a huge centralized mistake.
I disagree we should root for the SEC right now, because of the effects for freedom in general
DeFi under attack!
Who cares you say? Well, the shit you do care about is next. So root for the underdog.
--Uniswap got hit with a Wells Notice
--SEC claims it's an unregistered securities exchange and the Uniswap interface is an unregistered securities broker-dealer
--SEC claims UNI is an investment contract
Uniswap responds this is false. Direct Quote:
"These assertions assume that value represented in a specific digital file format is a security – and that the SEC can unilaterally extend the definitions of exchanges, brokers and contracts to the point of meaninglessness. A token is a file format, like a PDF. The Protocol is a general purpose computer program that anyone can use and integrate, like TCP/IP. And the hundreds of thousands of users who received UNI tokens for their participation in the protocol’s early days received the token for free, with no contract, and without expectations of profit solely from the efforts of Uniswap Labs."
They are fighting it in court with:
--The lawyer who won the Ripple case
--2nd Different lawyer who won the Grayscale case
The gloves are off! What do you think will happen?
Source: https://blog.uniswap.org/the-fight-for-defi-continues
Can you start posting your videos on RebelNet.me ? I will plug it if you do.
And if you don't trust nostr browser extensions, you can make a new pair for your show till we get a full client
Microsoft will give Windows PCs a 'photographic memory' by screenshotting everything you do.
Microsoft has unveiled their new mass surveillance tool, by revealing AI baked into Windows and the hardware itself that will take screenshots every few seconds and store and analyze this with AI. They are nicknaming this “Recall” and marketing it as Windows having photographic memory. It stores everything you’ve worked on and done to “know about you” or “better serve you”.
Even MSN, which is normally a propaganda outlet for the regime, prominently displays criticism of Elon Musk likening it to the fictional dystopia Black Mirror. [1] Although Elon Musk tweets he will “turn off” the feature, who knows if he really can. Because this AI is closed source, and therefore requires blind and complete trust and obedience from the user in Microsoft to not abuse the entire sum of their life’s knowledge.
Even the admitted control settings for this are horrible, with the inability to stop it from capturing all passwords and financial account numbers. [2] And not to mention, this will be a field day for hackers, as Windows machines are typically the easiest and most vulnerable to be targeted with randsomware. Anonymous hacker “Fya” who said quote “Haha! These worthless clowns handed me the ultimate tool to extract and abuse victims data.”
If ever there was a time to consider switching to Linux, this is it. It’s not that hard, most software is either compatible or has a replacement. And Simplified Privacy is happy to help you for just $30/hour resolve any technical issue you might be having. We can do OS installs, fix software problems, router firmware, or even cloud setups to avoid having to use Big Tech products and remain self-sovereign. Reach out today and get a free quote.
Sources: https://simplifiedprivacy.com/windows-recall-photographic/
Julian Assange Wins Right to Appeal on 1st Amendment!
The High Court in London ruled Monday that Julian Assange can appeal his extradition to the U.S. on the grounds that he is being denied his First Amendment rights.
Consortium News:
“This was a watershed moment in this very long battle,” said WikiLeaks Editor-in-Chief Kristinn at an event following the hearing. “Today marked the beginning of the end of the persecution. The signaling from the courts here in London was clear to the U.S. government: We don’t believe your guarantees, we don’t believe in your assurances.”
https://consortiumnews.com/2024/05/20/assange-wins-right-to-appeal-on-1a-issue/
Reuters:
"The High Court had in March granted him provisional permission to appeal on grounds that he might be discriminated against as a foreign national, but invited the U.S. to submit assurances. After Monday's hearing, two senior judges said Assange's argument that he might not be able to rely on the U.S. First Amendment right to free speech deserved a full appeal - which is unlikely to be held for months."
https://www.reuters.com/world/wikileaks-julian-assange-faces-us-extradition-judgment-day-2024-05-19/
I'm not sure if you meant us or the visitors. We don't use Cloudflare. The issue was external third party vendors flagging us.
Fortinet
Seclookup
CRDF
We put in requests to them to have it removed.
Yes I agree. I think Arweave's true weakness is that the gateways are socialist. So to store the data you get paid, but there's no motivation to deliver it like you said. So the bulk of the gateways are cloudflare
Good to hear, we submitted appeals to 3 security firms to ask for removal
That's great man! It depends on your DNS, browser, and OS. Avast Anti-virus flags it, and these security vendors have it as flagged:
Fortinet
Seclookup
CRDF
We put in requests to them to have it removed.
My domain is blacklisted again.
We’re talking about error messages in both browsers and anti-virus software to purposely prevent people from visiting my site, and this time they went for RebelNet.me
But today, I change it up, and respond with uploading my past content to Arweave, for an archive.
Arweave is cloud storage directly on the blockchain, it’s like Bitcoin Ordinals, but it scales.
It’s permanent, you can’t undo it. That’s good because its censorship resistant, but potentially bad if its evidence used against me. (for example: Samurai wallet’s tweets)
I was on the fence about uploading controversial evasion techniques that I can never undo before, but now again being on the DNS blacklist, I have decided I will never let the knowledge die.
They can scar my name.
They can hunt me down and murder me.
They can pry my encryption keys from my cold dead hands.
But my words will live on. Now burned directly on the blockchain, and through your memory.
I love you. And no adversity will ever talk me out of it.
Fire off!
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Crypto-Anarchy:
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Privacy Checklist:
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Linux distros:
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And a dozen more. For the most important part, the Wallet that has it all:
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You can view the wallet’s posts through a gateway or even a block explorer. For example: