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Paco Hope #resist<p>And that’s some high quality ads ya got there, MSN. “always wrap your car keys in aluminium foil.” Ha. <br><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/tinfoilhat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tinfoilhat</span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://hachyderm.io/@dalias" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>dalias</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.laurenweinstein.org/@lauren" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>lauren</span></a></span><br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://troet.cafe/@pixelschubsi" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>pixelschubsi</span></a></span> </p><p>Also the <a href="https://hachyderm.io/@dalias/113999748481227961" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">blatant dismissal</a> of absolitely basic <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OpSec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpSec</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ComSec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ComSec</span></a> is just flabberghasting.</p><ul><li>It's inherently wrong to <em>put all eggs in one basket</em> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Signal</span></a> being not shut down like <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SkyECC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SkyECC</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/EncroChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EncroChat</span></a> makes it just as sus as <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/AN%C3%98M" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ANØM</span></a> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OperationIronside" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OperationIronside</span></a> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OperatioTr%C3%B8janShield" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OperatioTrøjanShield</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CryptoAG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CryptoAG</span></a> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/MINERVA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MINERVA</span></a> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/RUBIKON" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RUBIKON</span></a>.</li></ul><p>Only <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/decentralized" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>decentralized</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSource</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OpenStandards" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenStandards</span></a> can actuall survive long-term and remain <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/secure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>secure</span></a>.</p><ul><li>Otherwise we'd all gaslight ourselves into ignoring the hard lessions we learned that bought us to the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fediverse</span></a> and why we ain't on <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Shitter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Shitter</span></a> or <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/tumblr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tumblr</span></a> or <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/BrownSky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BrownSky</span></a> or <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/NSAbook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NSAbook</span></a> (any more)!</li></ul><p>It's the same reasons we use <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PGPG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PGPG</span></a>/MIME &amp; <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SSH" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SSH</span></a> and not <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/X400" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>X400</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/X25" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>X25</span></a>!</p><ul><li>Unlike with <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.world/@signalapp" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>signalapp</span></a></span> one doesn't has to trust the provider or app. <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/XMPP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>XMPP</span></a>+<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OMEMO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OMEMO</span></a> works regardless if you use <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://monocles.social/@monocles" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>monocles</span></a></span> or <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@gajim" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>gajim</span></a></span> or do <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SelfHosting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SelfHosting</span></a> and only trust code you wrote yourself...</li></ul><p>IOW: Think <em>"How can you weaponize Signal?"</em> and see what you csn do <em>just holding key people in contempt</em>...</p><ul><li>And I'm not even talkibg about <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Govware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Govware</span></a> - <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Backdoors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Backdoors</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/MassSurveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MassSurveillance</span></a> alike <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Room651A" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Room651A</span></a>, but just <em>duely submitted warrants</em> that <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.world/@Mer__edith" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Mer__edith</span></a></span> <em>will comply with</em>... </li></ul><p>The less <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/info" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>info</span></a> a provider has, the less they can be forced to snitch upon customers.</p><ul><li>So even if you don't give a shit that <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CloudAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CloudAct</span></a> makes this a <em>"<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CantUse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CantUse</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/WintUse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WintUse</span></a>"</em> (out of US-centrist privilegue to not comply <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/GDPR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GDPR</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/BDSG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BDSG</span></a>) for many, it's still dishonest.</li></ul><p><em>"<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/JustUseSgnal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JustUseSgnal</span></a>!"</em> is a form of <em>dangerous "<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechPopulism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechPopulism</span></a>"</em> aimed at bamboozling <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechIlliterates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechIlliterates</span></a> <em>who don't know better</em>, abusing information asymetry to <em>pull rank</em> instead of investing the time and effort to *explain "how" and "why" this is indeed a good or bad idea.</p><ul><li>There's a reason why <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://venera.social/profile/tails_live" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>tails_live</span></a></span> / <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@tails" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>tails</span></a></span> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Tails" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tails</span></a> doesn't include <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Signal</span></a> and why I'll say it again that XMPP+OMEMO over <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@torproject" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>torproject</span></a></span> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Tor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tor</span></a> is the gold standard in terms of <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>security</span></a> when it comes to <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ComSec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ComSec</span></a> that isn't <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/airgapped" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>airgapped</span></a> aka. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdab4T_CoN8" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><em>"Airgapped PGP"</em></a>.</li></ul><p>The only ones that have a chance to beat that are <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://chaos.social/@delta" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>delta</span></a></span> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/deltaChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>deltaChat</span></a> but that's just <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PGP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PGP</span></a>/MIME <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/eMail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>eMail</span></a> in a nice UI...</p><ul><li>You may now laugh at me and think my <em>"<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TinfoilHat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TinfoilHat</span></a> sits too tight"</em> but I'm shure sooner or later I'll be evidenced as <em>correct</em>...</li></ul>
James<p>I think I might invest in a <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/YubiKey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>YubiKey</span></a> or two (<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/tinfoilhat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tinfoilhat</span></a> not required). <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/2fa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>2fa</span></a></p>
cafuego 🔭🤦🏼‍♂️<p>Creepy text messages from DFAT when you go anywhere near an airport. <a href="https://misanthrope.social/tags/TinfoilHat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TinfoilHat</span></a></p>
Chao-c'<p>Doporučujete si dnes nasadit alobalovou čepici? </p><p><a href="https://f.cz/tags/tinfoil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tinfoil</span></a> <a href="https://f.cz/tags/tinfoilhat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tinfoilhat</span></a></p>
Josh<p>I am sure that <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@FirewallDragons" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>FirewallDragons</span></a></span> is tired of my encouraging people to listen to every episode, but I really think you should. Sound advice and coverage. </p><p>I had to catch up, but love the book <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MeansOfControl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MeansOfControl</span></a> by <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://journa.host/@byrontau" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>byrontau</span></a></span> , great interview with Byron. I feel it gave my <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TinFoilHat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TinFoilHat</span></a> a bit of justification. </p><p>Also, love the most recent one as well. Good tips, I use OnePage a lot. Also have thought about how we don’t “own” anything anymore. </p><p><a href="https://podcast.firewallsdontstopdragons.com/2024/07/01/backing-up-other-data/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">podcast.firewallsdontstopdrago</span><span class="invisible">ns.com/2024/07/01/backing-up-other-data/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FirewallsDontStopDragons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FirewallsDontStopDragons</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Privacy</span></a></p>
Simple Nomad<p>I sort of have opinions about TikTok and the ban, but not like everyone else...</p><p><a href="https://www.markloveless.net/blog/2024/4/25/the-tiktok-implications" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">markloveless.net/blog/2024/4/2</span><span class="invisible">5/the-tiktok-implications</span></a></p><p><a href="https://rigor-mortis.nmrc.org/tags/infosec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>infosec</span></a> <a href="https://rigor-mortis.nmrc.org/tags/apt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>apt</span></a> <a href="https://rigor-mortis.nmrc.org/tags/TinFoilHat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TinFoilHat</span></a> <a href="https://rigor-mortis.nmrc.org/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a></p>