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• Corvid - What censorship circumvention techniques do you use or recommend if any since VPN protocols are quite recognizable? Tor is slow and not universal so are there any techniques you use or recommend?

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https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/10/reports-china-hacked-verizon-and-att-may-have-accessed-us-wiretap-systems/

https://www.cnet.com/home/internet/att-verizon-targets-of-china-linked-hack-of-internet-providers/

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/10/germany-rushes-expand-biometric-surveillance

Braxman - Non-Caveman Alternatives to iPhones and Google Androids! Find Safe Phones that don't Track You

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cl2mPi_OeJs&t=993s

Closed Network podcast Episode 38 - 

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Closed Network podcast Episode 37 -Surveillance, KYC, Data Breaches and Shennanigans

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Thomas Drake - NSA Whistleblower

Exposing the NSA’s Mass Surveillance of Americans | Cyberwar

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News:

- Federal Appeals Court Finds Geofence Warrants Are “Categorically” Unconstitutional

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/08/federal-appeals-court-finds-geofence-warrants-are-categorically-unconstitutional

Continued fallout from Snowflake hack - The biggest data breaches in 2024: 1 billion stolen records and rising

https://techcrunch.com/2024/08/12/2024-in-data-breaches-1-billion-stolen-records-and-rising/?guccounter=1

Google Breaks Promise to Block Third-Party Cookies

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/08/google-breaks-promise-block-third-party-cookies

Switching from Windows to Linux

https://ente.io/articles/switch-to-linux/

IT'S FOSS !

Open source tools to boost your productivity

https://techcrunch.com/2024/08/11/a-not-quite-definitive-guide-to-open-source-alternative-software/

RockYou2024: 10 billion passwords leaked in the largest compilation of all time

https://cybernews.com/security/rockyou2024-largest-password-compilation-leak/

F*ck FireFox

https://lunduke.locals.com/post/5871895/mozilla-firefox-goes-anti-privacy-pro-advertising

https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/128.0/releasenotes/

Signal under fire for storing encryption keys in plaintext

https://stackdiary.com/signal-under-fire-for-storing-encryption-keys-in-plaintext/

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/signal-downplays-encryption-key-flaw-fixes-it-after-x-drama/

GrapheneOS Duress PIN/Password

https://grapheneos.org/features#duress

ChatGPT for Mac app flaw left users' chat history exposed

https://www.bitdefender.com/blog/hotforsecurity/chatgpt-mac-app-flaw-left-users-history-exposed/

Windows Recall Remains Insecure, Researcher Says; Google Developing Similar Feature

Latest Windows Recall preview remains vulnerable to cyberattacks, researcher says; Google plans similar feature for Pixel 9 devices.

https://thecyberexpress.com/windows-recall-preview-remains-insecure/

Telecom Act Partially Notified: Govt to Get More Powers to Intercept and Stop Messages

https://thewire.in/government/telecom-act-notified-partially-govt-to-get-more-powers-to-intercept-and-stop-messages

On a brand new installation of Kali Linux, you can find the RockYou password list under: /usr/share/wordlists/rockyou.txt.gz

To extract this list: gzip -d rockyou.txt.gz

When the file is finished extracting, we should end up with: rockyou.txt

https://www.sevenlayers.com/index.php/202-pentesting-101-passwords-and-wordlists

Closed Network podcast Episode 36 - MODPOD - Moderators Interviews

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Items Discussed:

Logseq - https://logseq.com/

Paperless NGX - https://github.com/paperless-ngx/paperless-ngx

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Joplin - https://joplinapp.org/

AnyType - https://anytype.io/

AppFlowy - https://www.appflowy.io/

Obsidian - https://obsidian.md/

CalyxOS - https://calyxos.org/

GrapheneOS - https://grapheneos.org/

Immich Photo App - https://immich.app/

Meshtastic Mesh Map - https://meshmap.net/

Closed Network podcast Episode 35 - Mid year Privacy Check -

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Privacy isn't about hiding. It's about revealing what you want to whom you want on your terms.

Data Breaches:

Hackers Demand as Much as $5 Million From Snowflake Clients

As many as 10 companies are being extorted with stolen data

Scammers previously made death threats against researchers

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-06-17/hackers-demanding-as-much-as-5-million-from-snowflake-clients

Privacy News:

California Lawmakers Should Reject Mandatory Internet ID Checks

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/06/california-lawmakers-should-reject-mandatory-internet-id-checks

Chat Control Must Be Stopped – Now!

https://threema.ch/en/blog/posts/stop-chat-control

Tuta Mail Put Out A YouTube Video on "Chat Control"

Google - Massive leak of it's search algorithm documentation

https://www.theverge.com/2024/5/28/24166177/google-search-ranking-algorithm-leak-documents-link-seo

MySudo UK Numbers - KYC Required



Talking Tech:

Microsoft quietly updates controversial Windows 11 Recall feature – but not with the changes that are really needed:

https://www.techradar.com/computing/windows/microsoft-quietly-updates-controversial-windows-11-recall-feature-but-not-with-the-changes-that-are-really-needed

Apple Rolling out AI - "Apple Intelligence"

- Apple's "Trust me bro" privacy stance with AI

My privacy game plan for remaining of 2024

- Implement 2 NAS systems

- Continue to experiment with moving from MacOS to Linux for Work including Video editing

How I use personal email.

- Register a domain, setup MX records to use domain with Tuta / Proton.

- Setup simple login to use for email aliasing with your custom domain

- Use an email alias for every new account you create along with strong password

- Password manager - KeypassXC / Bitwarden

Closed Network podcast Episode 33 - Let's Talk About V4V - NOSTR - Podcasting 2.0

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Roku Wants to Use Home Screen for New Types of Ads to Customers While Also Improving Content Discovery

https://thestreamable.com/news/roku-wants-to-use-home-screen-to-new-types-of-ads-to-customers-while-also-improving-content-discovery

FCC fines carriers $200 million for illegally sharing user location

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/technology/fcc-fines-carriers-200-million-for-illegally-sharing-user-location/

Closed Network podcast Episode 33 - Let's Talk About V4V - NOSTR - Podcasting 2.0

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Samourai Wallet Developers Arrested

The founders of the bitcoin wallet Samourai Wallet were arrested on April 24. According to the indictment, they were charged with conspiracy to commit money laundering and conspiracy to operate unlicensed money-transmitting business offenses and face up to 25 years for the alleged crimes.

https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2024/04/24/samourai-wallet-founders-arrested-and-charged-with-money-laundering/

US House passes FISA Section 702 reauthorization bill (Due to expire April 19)

The Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act reauthorizes Section 702 for two years, through April 2026. The ACLU and its partners will work until then to ensure that Congress is finally able to address the severe and long-standing constitutional problems with this authority.

FBI Alert Number: I-042524-PSA

April 25, 2024

Alert on Cryptocurrency Money Services Businesses

https://www.ic3.gov/Media/Y2024/PSA240425

Phoenix Wallet to be removed from US app store after Samourai crackdown (April 26)

Phoenix Wallet, a non-custodial Bitcoin lightning wallet, has announced that it’s being removed from US-based app stores and encouraged users to make sure to empty their wallets.

https://cryptonews.net/news/security/28927230/

ZKSNACKS IS NOW BLOCKING U.S. RESIDENTS AND CITIZENS

Saturday, April 27th 2024—Effective immediately and until further notice, zkSNACKs is now blocking U.S. citizens and residents from visiting its websites, downloading and using Wasabi Wallet and any related products and services, including APIs and RPC interfaces.

https://wasabiwallet.io/

Saturday, April 27th 2024—Effective immediately and until further notice, zkSNACKs is now blocking U.S. citizens and residents from visiting its websites, downloading and using Wasabi Wallet and any related products and services, including APIs and RPC interfaces.

Consensys Sues SEC Over ‘Unlawful Seizure Of Authority’ Over Ethereum. (April 25)

By offering their MetaMask wallet software, the SEC says Consensys is acting as an unregistered securities broker.

https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2024/04/25/consensys-sues-sec-over-unlawful-seizure-of-authority-over-ethereum/

🚨MASSIVE BRREAKING: The State of Oklahoma, with an 81-1 vote in Favor, Passes a Bill To Protect Your Fundamental #Bitcoin rights out of the State House.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/oklahoma-leads-us-with-groundbreaking-bitcoin-rights-bill/ar-BB1k9yj8

https://twitter.com/Dennis_Porter_/status/1783946973122605455

Section 702 - AKA THE PATRIOT ACT 2.0

A quick breakdown of the recent renewal of FISA 702, and the implications it has on the civil rights of American citizens.

https://bitcoinmagazine.com/legal/the-patriot-act-2-0

Closed Network podcast Episode 33 - Be A Superfreak - Signature Reduction - Delete OneSelf

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Facebook Gives Netflix Access to Texts; Google Deletes Incognito Data | Vantage with Palki Sharma

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ke-_Td1Eekg

SELF HOSTING

My experiment with StartOS by Start9 Labs

- Setup SimpleX Server now accessing via over TOR

- Setup NOSTR relay that now is backing up all my notes over TOR

-Setup Nextcloud Server

My Shopping experience thus far with https://anonshop.app

Facebook snooped on users’ Snapchat traffic in secret project, documents reveal

https://techcrunch.com/2024/03/26/facebook-secret-project-snooped-snapchat-user-traffic/

🐬 Government wants to ban Flipper Zero

TLDR: The Canadian government has proposed a ban on Flipper Zero because it claims the device is being used to steal cars.

Stop the Absurd Ban of Flipper Zero in Canada

https://www.change.org/p/stop-the-absurd-ban-of-flipper-zero-in-canada?ref=blog.flipper.net

If you watched certain YouTube videos, investigators demanded your data from Google

https://mashable.com/article/google-ordered-to-hand-over-viewer-data-privacy-concerns

Jeffrey Epstein’s Island Visitors Exposed by Data Broker

https://www.wired.com/story/jeffrey-epstein-island-visitors-data-broker-leak/

Facebook snooped on users’ Snapchat traffic in secret project, documents reveal

https://techcrunch.com/2024/03/26/facebook-secret-project-snooped-snapchat-user-traffic/

Inside Grindr's plan to squeeze its users

https://www.platformer.news/grindr-ai-boyfriend-wingman-monetization-paid-taps/

How Apple plans to update new iPhones without opening them

Apple wants to rid the iPhone-buying process of the post-unboxing update.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/03/this-device-can-update-new-iphones-while-theyre-still-in-the-box/

Sse "Just Delete Me"

JustDeleteMe

A directory of direct links to delete your account from web services.

https://justdeleteme.xyz

The White House is Wrong: Section 702 Needs Drastic Change

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/04/white-house-wrong-section-702-needs-drastic-change

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Looks like we are losing Gabriel Custodiet - Waatchmen Privacy.

New kid on the block - Ray (The Lockdown Podcast) - https://lockdown.media

We are considering setting up Discourse for a community forum. MAybe keep Mastodon? Maybe ditch it? What are your thoughts?

New FAVORITE FOSS App - LocalSend -

Now is the time to start learning how to manage your networks and your data.

US v. Apple: everything you need to know - https://www.theverge.com/24107581/doj-v-apple-antitrust-monoply-news-updates

EU committees approve ban on anonymous crypto transactions via hosted wallets - https://cointelegraph.com/news/eu-enacts-ban-on-anonymous-crypto-transactions-via-self-custody-wallets

Apple, Google stocks jump on reported talks of iPhone/Gemini AI partnership - https://www.axios.com/2024/03/18/apple-google-ai-gemini-partnership

GrapheneOS - Screenshot editing using the Apps > Markup tool >

Image editor from the stock Pixel OS. App isnt' available through Play Store so GOS provides a mirror to offer a safe place to obtain it witih the automatic updates.

Automakers Are Sharing Consumers’ Driving Behavior With Insurance Companies - https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/11/technology/carmakers-driver-tracking-insurance.html?unlocked_article_code=1.b00.WNY6.1fEAGvGKLlWF&smid=url-share

FORBES - Google Update Shows How Bard AI May Work With Your Messages App

https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2024/01/28/new-details-free-ai-upgrade-for-google-and-samsung-android-users-leaks/?sh=4b8ff2637a94

BBC - Apple says UK could 'secretly veto' global privacy tools

https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-68128177

ADGUARD - How mobile carriers make money off your data behind your back

https://adguard.com/en/blog/mobile-tracking-verizon-tmobile.html

Unpatchable security flaw in Apple Silicon Macs breaks encryption - https://9to5mac.com/2024/03/22/unpatchable-security-flaw-mac/