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Stop using non-private note apps.

Ditch Google Keep, Apple Notes, Evernote and similar.

Use:

1. Standard Notes
2. Obsidian
3. Notesnook
4. Anytype

look, I'm usually a big supporter of Proton. But in a world full of infostealers, you do not fucking tell people to store their crypto wallet private keys in a password manager - even if it's Proton Pass! And let's be clear: you should also not store things like passports, driver's licenses, medical records, or social security numbers in a password manager either. If you get compromised, all of that can be used to pass KYC checks and steal your identity or assets. I respect Proton, but seriously fuck this. That's not how you secure your most critical data.

If you use Brave, be sure to update your browser! 

The latest update contains a security fix for a Chromium vulnerability being exploited.

Vitalik on privacy on Ethereum:

"Today, we can do it. And therefore we must."

Ukraïna

Summer, flowers, Ukraine and Nym 🔱💙💛

wow, signal is speedrunning the death of all security advantages it had: https://community.signalusers.org/t/public-signal-backups-testing/69984

critiques in the thread are fair... but also a messaging app with no backup honestly isn't very usable. it's my number one pet peeve with Signal and I'm happy they're working on it

@cassie, curious - is there a more secure/private way that Signal could build backup?

BDFL of Quilibrium, Eng @ Farcaster, ex-Coinbase, always opinionated, never hydrated

/quilibrium

Comparison of Android-based Operating Systems

- GrapheneOS
- CalyxOS
- IodéOS
- /e/
- LineageOS
- "Stock" Android

Comparison of Android-based Operating Systems

- GrapheneOS
- CalyxOS
- IodéOS
- /e/
- LineageOS
- "Stock" Android

https://eylenburg.github.io/android_comparison.htm

Wow (Whitfield) Diffie and (Martin) Hellman living legends

🔐 Encryption: A national security use-case.

My article explores how intelligence agencies use it to pay assets, counter spyware, and defend against advanced surveillance threats.

🔐 Encryption: A national security use-case.

My article explores how intelligence agencies use it to pay assets, counter spyware, and defend against advanced surveillance threats.
https://paragraph.com/@infinityadvisoryllc.com/🔓-encryption-the-necessary-tool-for-us-national-security-and-the-intelligence-community

"If privacy is outlawed, only outlaws will have privacy" 

~ Philip Zimmermann, creator of PGP

A Weapon Called Privacy

Phil Zimmermann, PGP, and the criminalisation of encryption

A Weapon Called Privacy

Phil Zimmermann, PGP, and the criminalisation of encryption

https://cheekyrolo.substack.com/p/a-weapon-called-privacy

Android 16 can warn you that you might be connected to a fake cell tower

Android 16 can warn you that you might be connected to a fake cell tower

https://www.androidauthority.com/android-16-mobile-network-security-3571497/

Use plain text email 

https://useplaintext.email/

Go through your installed apps and delete one you're not using.

Starting July 7 Google’s Gemini AI on Android will be able to send messages, make calls and control apps even if disabled.

“It’s not something you need to opt into, nor can you opt out of it; it’s the new norm.”

Starting July 7 Google’s Gemini AI on Android will be able to send messages, make calls and control apps even if disabled.

“It’s not something you need to opt into, nor can you opt out of it; it’s the new norm.”

https://tech.yahoo.com/ai/articles/google-gemini-control-messages-calls-220000874.html