Focused on open-source software and Linux. I engage in ethics of tech and its impact on society. Whether it’s exploring new note-taking apps or advocating for transparency in data collection, my goal is to promote freedom and autonomy.
Sharing privacy and security setups, the digital equivalent of leaving a detailed map to your treasure chest and then wondering why pirates are interested. True privacy, as a concept, becomes a rather slippery thing when you attempt to explain it publicly. It’s a paradox, isn’t it?
I’ll share a “true” secure setup. Four laptops: secure communications, normal communications, a decoy, and an “airgap” (a computer that had never gone and would never go online).
So use no messenger? Any decentralized options?
Alternatives to Signal that prioritize decentralized communication.
Here are two reasons you might not want to use Signal: Your contacts, your settings, your entire Signal experience is tied to a Signal account managed by Signal. Metadata—who you’re talking to, when, and how often—can still be collected and analyzed. Question everything.
A VPN does not provide inherent security. It is only as trustworthy as the entity providing it. As I understand it, A VPN to a safe LAN with firewall or such, yes. A VPN to a sketchy third party that will basically log everything you do, no.
Upgrade your friends. But don’t abandon the soundtrack of your life. It’s a vital piece of the narrative. 🎧
The problem isn’t just recycling; it’s consumption. Also, aluminum still holds some value. What else is worth recycling?
TinyRSS, SImpleRSS, or FeedBro
What’s the practical takeaway here? Just don’t have an email basically
@Cgers@lemmy.dbzer0.com The takeaway here is not “don’t use email at all.” You can employ OpenPGP, and encrypt your emails. Also, host your own keys. Perhaps don’t allow a single corporation to have your private key and access to your encrypted messages simultaneously.
I did this a year ago, and as @hellfire103@lemmy.ca & @privacydingus@lemmy.ml mentioned: “if I blurred it, it would stick out” or “one blurred house on a street of unblurred houses probably creates more intrigue”. However, others may have seen my blurred house and applied the same level of privacy. Now the map has four blurred houses, again possibly because I did it first. “When you say, ‘I have nothing to hide,’ you’re saying, ‘I don’t care about this right.’ ”
No single organization should be trusted. “Emails paint an intimate narrative of ourselves — the people we talk to, the books we read, the politics we practice. This information is powerful. When we lose control over it, it can do great harm to ourselves and our loved ones.” https://ideas.ted.com/why-we-should-all-care-about-encryption-really/
I agree yet it’s a supplementary benefit, not a substitute for genuine security.