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velox_vulnus, in Eleutheria, for more enjoyable private, and secure communication

I would like to understand how would one delete their account under Jami? It is supposed to be peer-to-peer, right? So why the need for a username?

possiblylinux127,

I don’t really know. You can delete you account from the app but you can’t get back your old username.

0v0, in Self-hosted rotating proxy

I think glider can do this, with -strategy rr (Round Robin mode). I have not used it in this way myself, so you might need to experiment a little. Proxychains can also do this, but it doesn’t present a socks5 interface itself (it uses https://stackoverflow.com/questions/426230/what-is-the-ld-preload-trick, so it won’t work everywhere).

LWD, (edited ) in Signal Facing Collapse After CIA Cuts Funding

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    JoeBidet,
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    yet it’s fair to say that:

    • Signal was incepted by US gov funds
    • During most of it’s initial conception phase it was US gov funded
    • therefore some of the characteristics its users still suffer today (like reliance on strong selectors, pinky-promise of non-retaining metadata, centralized architecture based on the same “cloud” as the one of the CIA and other decisions hostile to free/libre software users and ethics) originate from that era.
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    JoeBidet, (edited )
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    “Between 2013 and 2016, Open Whisper Systems received grants from the Shuttleworth Foundation,[49] the Knight Foundation,[50] and the Open Technology Fund.[51]”

    “Marlinspike launched Open Whisper Systems’ website in January 2013.[2][1]”

    (from the page you linked)

    How is that not the OTF (100% funded by Radio Free Asia) since its inception? how is it not its initial conception phase?

    LWD, (edited )

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    JoeBidet,
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    well before 2013 it wasnt “Signal” but some proprietary software. After 2016 it wasn’t anymore “the initial phase”

    Funny how you don’t seem to be wanting to see 2013-2016, but it’s OK. facts speak for themselves :)

    TWeaK, in Signal Facing Collapse After CIA Cuts Funding

    US government: “Make us an app that people can use to subvert suppressive regimes.”

    Developer: makes Signal

    US Citizens: “Hey, that’s a useful app…” installs

    US Government: “No, not like that!”

    JoeBidet,
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    US government: “Make us an app that people can use so we are the only ones accessing their meta-data.” Developer: makes SignalUS Government: 👍

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    JoeBidet,
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    Bruce Schneier is also probably just a conspiracy theorist, when he writes in 2014:

    "By the way, the Register noted that Whisper Systems (along with Tor and several other privacy projects) received $450,000 from Radio Free Asia – which is pretty much an official State Department / CIA propaganda organ, isn’t it? How exactly does this work as a coherent national security strategy, when State is funding ‘privacy’ while NSA is funding eavesdropping? opentechfund.org/…/otf2013annualreportfinal.pdf"

    www.schneier.com/blog/…/whatsapp_is_now.html

    oh and that linked annual report of the OTF, like the following ones, doesn’t seem to be online anymore… :))

    what a joke

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    JoeBidet,
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    You’re right! I don’t know either.

    The facts remain, though.

    aPirate, in Is CTemplar back?

    The sign up page does not even work, I would not trust it at all.

    LemmyKnowsBest, in 23andMe hackers accessed ancestry information on millions of customers using a feature that matches relatives

    yeah I got that email last week. I did a double take and the email was addressed to my daughter. But no one else in our family. 🤔

    ironsoap, in Sen. Markey Writes to 14 Car Companies with a Variety of Questions About Data Privacy Policies

    Interesting, but I wonder if the car companies have any reason to reply? Be it legal, social, or fiduciary?

    pdxfed,

    Generally, this is the shot over the bow that indicates to companies a given area of society or economy is no longer open season, and to start tempering actions and/or otherwise preparing defense or increasing lobby to inevitably force through weak regulations surrounding it. Gov gets to say it’s regulating and companies are happy they keep the key pieces of their exploitive model.

    wincing_nucleus073, in Any automated method to check for basic OPSEC mistakes whilst posting content online?

    you want to do scans before the content is posted? or you want to scan existing content online that you posted?

    you could self-host LanguageTool for paraphrasing capability, which would vastly reduce stylometry correlations

    github.com/languagetool-org/languagetool

    MigratingtoLemmy,

    Thank you, I’ll take a look! That’s a great idea!

    wincing_nucleus073, in Is CTemplar back?

    no. it was always too based and amazing to last anyway.

    LWD, (edited ) in 23andMe hackers accessed ancestry information on millions of customers using a feature that matches relatives

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    Canadian_Cabinet,

    Yep. I did their test like 5 years ago and after the major hack (or breach or whatever) recently I requested that they delete my info

    Pantherina, in Is CTemplar back?

    maybe they didnt buy their domain anymore? Be careful!

    ohwhatfollyisman, in Prem Sikka: How the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill is the government’s latest erosion of hard-won rights

    Prem Sikka in hindi literally translates to “love coin”.

    that headline really weirds one out with that reading.

    DessertStorms, (edited )
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    I didn't know that, quite a name for a left leaning person lol

    NonDollarCurrency, (edited ) in Is CTemplar back?

    When I search for this it has a WordPress icon. I wouldn’t trust it.

    https://monero.town/pictrs/image/cb20cab7-a628-45a9-aad8-cf64671102b2.webp

    FarLine99, in Simple Mobile Tools to be bought by ZipoApps

    I understand the developer, but the complete lack of communication with the community is appalling. and even the subsequent app updates to ad-supported/tracker-packed versions is just disgusting. i understand why tibbi burned out, but the sale process was handled in extremely poor way

    jherazob,
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    Being burned out is no excuse to outright betray their users and principles. For the height of irony read this post by them from August…

    FarLine99, (edited )

    “However, we want to assure you that you are not at risk of anything similar with our apps. Instead, we bet on transparency and a fair approach to users … It is a small one-time fee that will ensure you use our apps forever – with no ads and no access to your data” 😂😐

    soyboy77, (edited ) in Help me choose my mobile browser
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    Really liking Vivaldi so far. The baked in adblocking and encrypted syncing is neat. Everybody also always recommends Brave as “good out of the box” where you can use it straight away without any tinkering…

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