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@pettter @HerraBRE @bjoern consider stuff like Twister -- a serverless social network built on top of BitTorrent and (wait for it) blockchain.
There are no servers. Everybody runs their own stuff. The question becomes one of interface usability, not server management.
Attack surface against a single user instance running locally? Hey, at least there is literally no way to phish it.
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@bjoern @HerraBRE well it kinda worked for BitTorrent. So why not other kinds of communication software?
Question is how do we make software like this.
On a completely different side of this spectrum, but I am completely blown away how amazingly well SecureDrop auto-updates. I set it up 9 months ago and did not have to touch it *once*. Updates install, it reboots, I am just notified about new versions running. *magic*
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At this point I would actually want to see a prepared statement from a large company reacting to a data breach, which starts with:
"We do not take data security seriously. We don't give a rat's arse about your privacy. Honestly, we can't be bothered. We know you're coming back anyway".
It would be refreshingly honest, really.
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Woo mastodon.cloud seems (semi) alive again.
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Woo mastodon.cloud seems (semi) alive again.
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@bea godspeed, or smth
Prof. Dr. Ginny McQueen, Esq
"Get to know your Admin! Remember, anyone being able to start up an instance means just that. There are some bad admins out there (or just negligent/easily distracted). There are instances that allow Very Bad Things. When you are giving over your information and content to someone else’s server, you should try to find somewhere you can trust. No one wants to end up on an instance run by bigots."
Toot How-To : Intro to #Mastodon: https://medium.com/@GinnyMcQueen/toot-how-to-intro-to-mastodon-e5655bfa87d2
slipstream/RoL⚡
Anyone uninstalling #Tootdon :
remember to revoke the app from Settings!
The server gets the oauth token for access to your account..
Max Eddy More Like Max Sweaty
I'm no fan of Facebook, but the #infosec trend of blaming consumers for giving away information, or saying we should all live in a hole doesn't help. Mozilla's trying to mitigate FB's worst habits, so people can keep using it. It's an idea worth exploring, and one I'm happy to see.
https://www.pcmag.com/news/360079/mozilla-stops-facebook-tracking-with-a-firefox-add-on
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@ron sure. But come prepared. ;)
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@varx yeah. there was a great talk at CCC a few years ago about just this kind of thing. Can't find it, though. :(
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@enzo86 thanks.
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@steelman @angristan I think showing the whole URL is the way to go.
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@whvholst fair enough. :)
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@007 yeah, need to do this for stuff we have on .cloud.
Björn Schießle 🌍 🇪🇺
Yesterday I discovered #ForkAwesome a #FontAwesome fork. Finally with nice icons for #Mastodon #Diaspora, #GNUSocial, #Friendica, #XMPP,... https://forkawesome.github.io/Fork-Awesome/ Thanks a lot, I already updated my homepage!
Gigaa
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Oliver Brammer
via snowden @ bird site
#DeleteFacebook
Facebook: "This is their information. They own it" BBC: "And you won’t sell it?" FB: "No! Of course not." Please help this 2009 interview of Facebook's CEO get seen by people who don't use Twitter. Here's a download link so you can pull and repost it: (link: https://www.sendspace.com/file/wqwtq5) sendspace.com/file/wqwtq5 https://tuxspace.net/media/c8uUAubwPmKqMqaUxOA
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@pettter @lnxw48a1 please don't confuse "oh, software has bugs" with "oh, this standard is so fragmented that it's basically useless." 🙃
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