byte1000

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byte1000,

mullvad.net/…/evaluating-the-impact-of-tunnelvisi…

byte1000,

Use FreeTube?

byte1000, (edited )

Q: Why do I have to enable Google Password Manager as an additional provider in order to make it work on Android?

byte1000, (edited )

Can any of them prevent a Pegasus-style attack?

If I understand correctly, Apple does it by disabling common attack vectors, remote fonts for example.

byte1000,

That’s true, all devices are hackable, there’s no 100% protection.
No tool is perfect, but if that’s a security improvement, it might be worth enabling.

I know of at least one instance where lockdown mode protected a user from NSO spyware.
A Citizen Lab’s research confirmed it:

For a brief period, targets that had enabled iOS 16’s Lockdown Mode feature received real-time warnings when PWNYOURHOME exploitation was attempted against their devices. Although NSO Group may have later devised a workaround for this real-time warning, we have not seen PWNYOURHOME successfully used against any devices on which Lockdown Mode is enabled.

It is encouraging to see that Apple’s Lockdown Mode notified targets of in-the-wild attacks. While any one security measure is unlikely to blunt all targeted spyware attacks, and security is a multi-faceted problem, we believe this case highlights the value of enabling this feature for high-risk users that may be targeted because of who they are or what they do.

byte1000,

I didn’t know this app existed. Anyway, the project was discontinued.

byte1000,

The instance has too many people registered. It has ~27% of all Mastodon’s monthly active users.

A huge part of the network was down. People should be encouraged to migrate to smaller instances, so we can have better decentralization.

byte1000,

~43% of all Lemmy’s monthly active users are on lemmy.world .

Yeah, that’s even worse.

The EU Digital Markets Act is here (element.io)

Element has been working with Meta since the end of last year to help test their DMA interoperability (given we’re probably the world leader in interoperable end-to-end-encrypted communication) - and Matrix announced last month at FOSDEM that Element has successfully integrated 1:1 chats between Matrix and WhatsApp via the DMA...

byte1000,

All internet connections into and out of your Linux device will now be blocked unless a VPN connection to a Proton VPN server is active.

If I understand correctly, before version 4.2.0 (that includes the Advanced setting), the kill switch wasn’t active until you opened the ProtonVPN program. So if you restarted you PC, it was connecting to the internet without going through the VPN tunnel, so your traffic was somewhat exposed.

Now, with the new permanent kill switch, there’s no internet access without running ProtonVPN.

Tutanota, (edited ) to privacy
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The UK government's attempts to erode your online never cease. 🇬🇧🕵️

Luckily you've got Tuta in your corner! 🥊

We've teamed up with academics, researchers, & other privacy oriented companies, like @element and @brave to fight back!

👉 https://cdt.org/insights/open-letter-from-security-experts-voices-concerns-over-the-proposed-changes-to-uk-investigatory-powers-acts-notices-regime/

byte1000,

Dear @Tutanota employee, you’ve tagged the Brave Lemmy community instead of their Mastodon account, which is Brave

byte1000,

Maybe TILVids.com

Elizabeth Warren says "Ban Crypto" to stop terrorism financing, but it’s Israel’s Netanyahu that funded Hamas. (simplifiedprivacy.com)

We highly recommend you read this even if you already agree or don’t particularly care about foreign policy, because it arms you with the facts to be able to convince others on this critical issue....

byte1000,

I support the idea of the use of Monero as digital cash. So obviously I’m against the attempt to ban Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.

English isn’t my native language, but I find that your description of the Israel-Hamas situation is misleading. In the same article that you cite, it clearly says that Hamas received money from the Qatari government, that’s where the suitcases full of cash came from. It was not Israeli money nor US tax payers’ money. The ones funding terror are Qatar and Iran.

No-KYC "Auto" Prepaid Cards are now available on Stealths (stealths.net)

Hi Monero community! Three months ago, we launched our service with automated virtual cards. It was a successful launch but we needed to close our VCC service for new orders after the first month due to issues with the provider. After 2 months of manual-only delivery, we’re happy to announce that prepaid cards are automated...

byte1000,

When you say there’s no KYC, does it mean that you don’t require it or that both you and the card provider don’t require KYC?

byte1000,

Cool.

And what about identifiable and personal information? Such as physical address, phone number, full name etc? Is there any requirement to provide it to you or them?

byte1000,

Good to know. Thank you for your answers!

byte1000,

Moon/PayWithMoon was way better, convince me otherwise.

byte1000,

Yes, I’ve never used it with Coinbase. I don’t live in the US, and I don’t think Coinbase is even available in my country.

byte1000,

You mean Pixel 5.

byte1000,

If you’re willing to share, have you tried the service yet? If so, did you get what you wanted? How was the user experience?

Proton releases Proton Sentinel, a high-security program to secure accounts (lemmy.sdf.org)

Today, we are launching Proton Sentinel, a high-security program that will allow our teams and systems to better protect users who need the most security. This program was motivated by our years of experience serving high-profile people and organizations from around the world. Some of our most security-demanding users include...

byte1000,

Additionally, if you share your account with other people and haven’t enabled two-factor authentication, you may not want to join the Sentinel program, as it will increase your chance of being challenged during logins.

I wonder, so why not just force Sentinel program users to enable 2FA?

byte1000,

If an app on one device connects to an app on another via Veilid, it shouldn’t be possible for either client to know the other’s IP address or location from that connectivity, which is good for privacy, for instance. The app makers can’t get that info, either.

Is that considered a new thing? I don’t think I’ve ever encountered a P2P service/protocol that also masks IP addresses.

byte1000,

When you hide read posts, are my own posts hidden? Is there a distinction between read posts on my feed versus read posts on a specific community page? Or maybe it just hides everything?

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