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blueghost, 15 days ago to email

Proton Mail automatically encrypts/decrypts messages between Proton Mail accounts via OpenPGP/PGP.

Proton Mail supports automatically encrypting/decrypting messages between Proton Mail accounts and external email accounts that support OpenPGP/PGP or GnuPG/GPG.

Instructions: https://proton.me/support/how-to-use-pgp
GnuPG: https://mastodon.online/@blueghost/111974048270035570

Website: https://proton.me
Mastodon: @protonprivacy

#Proton #ProtonMail #ProtonPrivacy #OpenPGP #PGP #GnuPG #GPG #Email #Encryption #E2EE #InfoSec #Privacy

blueghost, 21 days ago to Dragonlance

Free Lossless Audio Codec (FLAC) is an audio format, data is compressed with no loss of information or quality.

FLAC is a format option for archiving audio collections such as CDs.

Ripping a CD to FLAC allows an exact copy of an audio CD to be created if the original is lost or damaged.

Supported devices: https://xiph.org/flac/links.html#hardware
Supported software: https://xiph.org/flac/links.html#software
FLAC: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FLAC

Website: https://xiph.org/flac

#FLAC #Audio #AudioCD #Archive #Linux #Backup #DataBackup

libreoffice, 23 days ago to foss

Look! A #LibreOffice feature you may not know about 😉 When exporting a #PDF the "Hybrid PDF" option embeds the original file. Then anyone with a PDF reader can view the file – and LibreOffice users can edit it too: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Faq/Writer/PDF_Hybrid#What_is_a_hybrid_PDF_file? #foss #OpenSource

blueghost, 23 days ago to infosec

LibreOffice supports digital signatures via GnuPG for OpenDocument Format (ODF) files.

Digital Signature: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_signature
GnuPG: https://mastodon.online/@blueghost/111974048270035570
ODF: https://mastodon.online/@blueghost/111936020896554127

Select: File > Digital Signatures > Digital Signatures > Sign Document > Select Certificate > Sign > Enter Password > OK > Close

A banner will appear stating the document is digitally signed.

Website: https://www.libreoffice.org
Mastodon: @libreoffice

#LibreOffice #DigitalSignature #GnuPG #GPG #InfoSec #ODF

blueghost, 28 days ago to KDE

KGpg is a frontend for GnuPG.

GnuPG: https://mastodon.online/@blueghost/111974048270035570

The default configuration in Plasma is to open in the system tray with the icon hidden.

Open: Application Launcher > KGpg > Show Hidden Icons (located next to the digital clock) > KGpg.

Close: File > Quit.
Selecting Close (the X icon in the title bar) does not close KGpg, it closes the window.

Open/Close options: https://discuss.kde.org/t/kgpg-open-close/13894

Website: https://apps.kde.org/kgpg
Mastodon: @kde

#KDE #KGpg #GnuPG #GPG #Plasma #Encryption

blueghost, 1 month ago to linux

Linux is an alternative to Apple macOS and Microsoft Windows.

Linux is an operating system kernel.

A variety of operating systems are based on the Linux kernel, they are referred to as Linux distributions (distros).

Linux distros are free.

Resources: DistroWatch and The Linux Experiment.

Linux: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux
Linux Kernel: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux_kernel
DistroWatch: https://distrowatch.com
The Linux Experiment: @thelinuxEXP

Website: https://kernel.org/category/about.html

#Linux #macOS #Windows #FOSS

blueghost, 1 month ago to infosec

The 3-2-1 rule is a data backup strategy.

3 copies of the data.
2 different types of storage media.
1 copy located offsite.

Consider protecting each backup with encryption.
Consider "Harvest now, decrypt later" when selecting a storage location.

Backup: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backup
Encryption: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Encryption
Harvest now, decrypt later: https://mastodon.online/@blueghost/111357939714657018

#Data #Backup #DataBackup #DataStorage #Encryption #InfoSec #InformationSecurity

blueghost, 1 month ago to ipfs

InterPlanetary File System (IPFS) is a peer-to-peer (P2P) network and protocol for storing and sharing files via the internet.

IPFS is an alternative to the HTTP protocol.

HTTP maps data by where it is stored.
IPFS maps data by the content.

IPFS users ask for a file and the system locates and delivers the closest copy.

A cryptographic hash function verifies data integrity.

P2P: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peer-to-peer
HTTP: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTTP

Website: https://ipfs.tech

#IPFS #P2P #FileSharing

blueghost, 1 month ago to Signal

Signal is an encrypted messaging application that supports post-quantum cryptography.

Google Gmail is the email provider for Signal Messenger LLC, this is the company that develops the Signal messaging application and the Signal protocol.

Signal support can be contacted from within the application by going to Signal Settings (profile) > Help > Contact Us.

Website: https://signal.org

#Signal #Messenger #Messaging #Encryption #InfoSec #Privacy #Security #OpenSource #PostQuantum

blueghost, 2 months ago to KDE

KStars is an astronomy application providing a desktop planetarium.

KStars provides a simulation of the night sky from any location on earth at any date and time.

View planets, stars, comets, asteroids, supernovae, satellites and deep-sky objects.

Planetarium: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planetarium
Features: https://kstars.kde.org/features
INDI device support: https://kstars.kde.org/indi
AstroInfo: https://docs.kde.org/trunk5/en/kstars/kstars/astroinfo.html

Website: https://kstars.kde.org
Mastodon: @kde

#KDE #KStars #Planetarium #Astronomy #OpenSource

blueghost, 2 months ago to fediverse

PeerTube is a YouTube alternative.

The platform is decentralized, open source, and part of the fediverse.

Channel synchronization is supported. Automatically import all videos from a YouTube channel along with future videos.

Live streaming is supported.

Instances: https://instances.joinpeertube.org/instances
Platforms: https://joinpeertube.org/instances
Browse content: https://joinpeertube.org/browse-content

Website: https://joinpeertube.org
Mastodon: @peertube
PeerTube: https://peer.tube/c/peertube_news/videos

#PeerTube #OpenSource #Fediverse #DeGoogle

blueghost, 2 months ago to opensource

Privacy Badger is a browser extension that blocks web trackers, it is not an ad blocker.

Advertisements are blocked if they support web trackers.

An algorithm is used to identify web trackers and automatically learns to block them based on their behavior.

Ad blocking: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ad_blocking
Web tracking: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_tracking

Website: https://privacybadger.org
Mastodon: @privacybadger

#PrivacyBadger #OpenSource #EFF #Firefox #Privacy #AdBlocking #WebTracking #FOSS #Security #InfoSec

blueghost, 3 months ago to email

Thunderbird is an email client with built-in support for PGP encryption.

Messages are encrypted/decrypted in the client and remain encrypted on email servers, this is client-side encryption.

Some email providers support PGP encryption server-side, this method could be vulnerable to third-party decryption of emails.

PGP: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pretty_Good_Privacy
Client side encryption: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Client-side_encryption

Website: https://www.thunderbird.net
Mastodon: @thunderbird

#Thunderbird #Email #Encryption #OpenPGP #PGP

blueghost, 4 months ago to fediverse

Framasoft is a not-for-profit association that developes open source software.

Framasoft does not support advertisements.

PeerTube is a Framasoft project, it is a viable YouTube alternative.

Support Framasoft: https://soutenir.framasoft.org

Website: https://framasoft.org
Mastodon: @Framasoft

#Framasoft #PeerTube #OpenSource #Fediverse #DeGoogle @peertube

Screenshot: Amount of donations received for 2024.

blueghost, 4 months ago to privacy

OpenStreetMap supports mapping surveillance cameras.

Cameras can be identified by location and type, the area being observed can be disclosed.

Surveillance under Surveillance/https://sunders.uber.space is an OpenStreetMap instance focused on surveillance cameras, it uses data that is not visualized on the OpenStreetMap.org instance.

Website: https://www.openstreetmap.org
Mastodon: @openstreetmap

#OpenStreetMap #Surveillance #CCTV #Privacy #FacialRecognition #Tracking #BiometricData #VoicePrint #Gait

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blueghost, 5 months ago to opensource

Jitsi Meet is an open source video conferencing platform, it is an alternative to platforms such as Zoom.

The Free Software Foundation provides a Jitsi Meet instance for their associate members, this instance has been enhanced for privacy.

An associate member is needed to create a conference room on this instance and anyone can be invited to participate.

Website: https://www.fsf.org/associate/about-the-fsf-jitsi-meet-server
Mastodon: @fsf

#FSF #Jitsi #JitsiMeet #OpenSource #Privacy #Encryption #Video #VideoConferencing #E2EE

blueghost, 5 months ago to opensource

LibreOffice supports symmetric and asymmetric encryption for OpenDocument Format (ODF) files.

Symmetric encryption: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symmetric-key_algorithm
Asymmetric encryption: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public-key_cryptography

Select File > Save/Save As

The "Save with password" option encrypts the file with AES-256.
The "Encrypt with GPG key" option encrypts the file with a public key.

Website: https://www.libreoffice.org
Mastodon: @libreoffice

#LibreOffice #Encryption #OpenSource #OpenPGP #PGP #GnuPG #GPG #InfoSec #Privacy #Security

blueghost, 5 months ago (edited 2 months ago) to opensource

Tuta, PeerTube is an open source video platform that is a YouTube alternative.

Please provide a PeerTube option for people that do not want to support Google.

PeerTube has a feature that allows you to automatically import all the content from your YouTube channel and also synchronize the channels so that when a new video is published to YouTube it is automatically published to #PeerTube.

Website: https://joinpeertube.org
Mastodon: @peertube

#Tuta #Tutanota #Email #FOSS #Fediverse

my_actual_brain, 5 months ago to linux

I've been wavering on choosing a cloud provider to sync my data with. I really was hoping to use #ProtonDrive, but I really need a #Linux client. I was using #Google dive, but I really do not like how their system works.

So, I am going to go with #Dropbox I am not particularly excited to use them, but just yesterday, my wife needed an ID which she did not have. If my data was in the #cloud, I could have just shown it on the phone.

@protonmail

Mehrad, 5 months ago to random

I'm trying to export all my emails from @Tutanota, but guess what, it keeps "crashing" and asks me to report the bug.

Tutanota is no different than any other vendor-lock-in platform. One of the side-effects (read "reasons") that user cannot use any client other than Tuta's is that the only way to export your data is via their own client. Something that conveniently crashes left and right without clear reason or without telling which email is causing the issue.

#tutanota #tuta #EpicFail

blueghost, 6 months ago to opensource

@libreoffice, congratulations on the 20,000 subscribers on your YouTube channel: https://fosstodon.org/@libreoffice/111346495328582627

PeerTube is a video platform for the Fediverse and is an alternative to YouTube.

Please provide a PeerTube option for people that do not want to support Google.

PeerTube Website: https://joinpeertube.org
PeerTube Mastodon: @peertube

Fedi.Tips Post: https://fedi.tips/peertube-video-hosting-on-the-fediverse
Fedi.Tips Mastodon: @feditips

#LibreOffice #OpenSource #Fediverse #PeerTube #Privacy #FediTips #FediVideo @tilvids