kubikpixel, to chat German
@kubikpixel@chaos.social avatar

»Kartellklage: Amazon-Führungskräfte zerstören angeblich Beweise via Signal:
Jeff Bezos, Andy Jassy und weitere Führungskräfte hätten über @signalapp für eine Kartellklage relevante Informationen ausgetauscht und wieder gelöscht, behauptet die FTC.«

Auch deswegen unterstützen die ua unauffällig @simplex finanziell und auch deswegen sehe ich dies kritisch. Ich verweise auf @briar und @cwtch obwohl es bei einigen unbekannt ist.

🔏 https://www.golem.de/news/kartellklage-amazon-fuehrungskraefte-zerstoeren-angeblich-beweise-via-signal-2404-184614.html

kubikpixel,
@kubikpixel@chaos.social avatar

🧵 …zugegeben im Artikel oben zum Thema @signalapp, geht es auch darum, dass die digitale Kommunikation die Anonymität staatlich wieder entfernt werden will 🤷‍♂️

Meine aufgelisteten Lösungen @briar und @cwtch sind (noch) nicht populär und auch deswegen (noch) nicht staatlich verfolgt und bekämpft.


#signal #signalapp #briar #cwtch #chat #anonymitat #privatsphare #gesellschaft

cacu, to TierraSapiens Spanish
@cacu@todon.nl avatar

colaboro desde hace 8 años en traducir, localizar proyectos de y como una forma de acercar información a mi comunidad y para aprender de los temas que me gustan, lo hago para , etc

localization lab transifex
Hosted Weblate

kuketzblog, to Discord German
@kuketzblog@social.tchncs.de avatar

#Followerpower. Die Überarbeitung der Messenger-Matrix ist nun vollständig abgeschlossen. Über einen Tipp/Klick auf Teilen würde ich mich riesig freuen, damit sich die Messenger-Übersicht (weiter) verbreitet. ❤️ 👍

Deutsch: https://www.messenger-matrix.de/messenger-matrix.html
Englisch: https://www.messenger-matrix.de/messenger-matrix-en.html
FAQ: https://www.messenger-matrix.de/#faq
Mitarbeit: https://codeberg.org/kuketzblog/www.messenger-matrix.de

#messenger #briar #discord #matrix #element #imessage #jami #line #signal #simplex #siskin #telegram #threema #viber #whatsapp #wire

kuketzblog, to Discord German
@kuketzblog@social.tchncs.de avatar

🚨 Größere Überarbeitung der Messenger-Matrix:

  • App-Icons hinzugefügt
  • aTox entfernt, Viber hinzugefügt
  • Neue Kategorie "Benutzbarkeit"
  • Neues Kriterium "Post-Quantum Verschlüsselung"
  • Diverse Aktualisierungen

https://www.messenger-matrix.de/messenger-matrix.html

pludikovsky, (edited ) to random
@pludikovsky@chaos.social avatar

Because I just came across it again: is anyone using the messenger? And if so how actively?
:BoostOK: :ReplyOK:

xro,
@xro@chaos.social avatar

@pludikovsky

I briefly met the developer 5yrs ago and had it installed for a while, but had no one to really use it with.

How far has briar come today?

tuneintodetuned, to telegram Spanish
@tuneintodetuned@mastodon.social avatar

Es curioso como cambian las cosas. Si bien en 2021 salía un documento, presuntamente del FBI, poniendo a por encima de y en cuestión de privacidad porque la compañía siempre se niega a colaborar con las autoridades y porque por mucho que se teorice sobre sus debilidades no han llegado a hackearlo, lo que sí hackearon los rusos fueron smartphones específicos, probablemente con algun malware como Pegasus (o infiltrándose en chats grupales), para acceder a conversaciones.

tuneintodetuned, (edited )
@tuneintodetuned@mastodon.social avatar

Aquí se habla del documento en cuestión:
https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2021/12/heres-what-data-the-fbi-can-get-from-whatsapp-imessage-signal-telegram-and-more
En 3 años deben haber mejorado sus métodos en el FBI. Pero indistintamente de esto, hay puntos más vulnerables como:

  • El usuario (ingeniería social)
  • Software (malware, backdoors...)
  • Hardware (robo y bypass físico)
  • La operadora (ID por SMS y tráfico rastreable sin cifrar)
  • La nube (lo guardado en la mayoría sin cifrar o con cifrado débil).

Por esto apoyo más y como apps de mensajería instantánea.

kyonshi, to random
@kyonshi@dice.camp avatar

Hmmm... did anyone ever think about making a sort of local bulletin board system with a small computer/old phone/sbc? The machine provides a wifi hot spot, but when logged on people only have access to a single local website where they can post messages to one another.

One could even have messages carried between multiple of these systems style. Kind of an alternet.

viq,
@viq@hackerspace.pl avatar

@kyonshi
The last part sounds a bit like what does / can do.

tuneintodetuned, to telegram Spanish
@tuneintodetuned@mastodon.social avatar

Por cierto, quien quiera a centradas en privacidad y seguridad debería usar / o, en casos muy extremos y de manera temporal, .

Si se quiere tener mejor control sobre la mensajería instantánea es mejor que no dependa de un número de teléfono ni dirección de correo electrónico.

RandomCanuck, to Canada
@RandomCanuck@mstdn.ca avatar

Congratulations to Nunuavut’s curling team, winning at the Briar last night!

Lautaro_Ferrero, to random Spanish
@Lautaro_Ferrero@mastodon.social avatar

Quisiera usar más , me parece muy buena la app con el tema de los foros y los blogs. Solo tengo un contacto para interactuar, pero me gustaría formar parte de algún foro o grupo.

dangoodin, to random

Chinese authorities are clamping down on free speech by exploiting an AirDrop weakness Apple has known about for 5 years (at least).

https://arstechnica.com/security/2024/01/hackers-can-id-unique-apple-airdrop-users-chinese-authorities-claim-to-do-just-that/

tasket,

@dangoodin Does fill that gap?

samanthagroves, to opsec

A post with some basic links:

On how Google and Apple have been spying on you via push notifications (for years): https://www.reuters.com/technology/cybersecurity/governments-spying-apple-google-users-through-push-notifications-us-senator-2023-12-06/

Signal statement on the subject by their CEO (they say that no sensitive data is included in their push notifications): https://mastodon.world/

Why should you still care?

  • Do a quick search for 'Michael Hayden" + “We Kill People Based on Metadata” (obviously use anything but google)

The Electric Frontier Foundation @eff is a good place to check for updates and an account to follow to choose the tools that are right for you.

, a cross platform chat program relying on the IMAP/SMTP protocol (email) with easy to set up encryption via autocrypt: https://delta.chat/en/help#encryption-and-security

Deltachat relies on IMAP/SMTP (emailK so make sure that you set up a new address with a provider you trust and use an username that can't be linked back to your usual nicknames or worse: your government name.

is an IM client with mesh support (aka peer to peer) you can restrict communication to your local network to Bluetooth, and redirect internet traffic via tor: https://briarproject.org/manual/
Do note that any blog you posted can't ever be deleted and that you will systematically be sharing your Bluetooth address (you can nuke your account at any time)

is a portable OS which allows you to "temporarily turn your own computer into a secure machine. You can also stay safe while using the computer of somebody else": https://tails.net/about/index.en.html

Obviously you should be aware of : https://www.torproject.org/ and check your fedi account for common mistakes: https://distro.f-91w.club/masto-opsec

Last but not least, for IRL shit this is as good a place to start as any: https://opsec.riotmedicine.net/ (by @hakan_geijer)

Stay safe, wear a mask, be they, do crimes and ffs, don't ever talk about the later!

And if you do have a criticism towards the one or other mentioned app, please do share it!

kuketzblog, to Discord German
@kuketzblog@social.tchncs.de avatar

Neue Version Messenger-Matrix. Änderungen:

  • Security-Audits werden neutral bewertet, falls vorhanden. Audits verlinkt
  • Selbstzerstörende Nachrichten werden neutral bewertet
  • Telegram werbefrei: Nein
  • SimpleX Finanzierung: Kapitalgeber ergänzt

https://www.messenger-matrix.de/

#messenger #briar #deltachat
#discord #matrix #signal #simplex #telegram #threema
#whatsapp

kuketzblog, to Discord German
@kuketzblog@social.tchncs.de avatar

Die Diskussionen über die Messenger-Matrix sind in der Regel spannend, manchmal aber auch herausfordernd/anstrengend. Wir haben nicht nur ca. 84 Millionen Bundestrainer, sondern auch Messenger-Experten. 😉

https://www.messenger-matrix.de/

moira, to random
@moira@mastodon.murkworks.net avatar

There are 35 minutes left to find a ballot box and put your ballot in it!

dunglas, to random French
@dunglas@mastodon.social avatar

Wouldn't it be possible to restore communications in using a mesh network (Bluetooth, WiFi...)? Gaza is very dense, it should technically work, and with devices on the other side of the borders (Israel, Egypt) connected to the internet, it should even be possible to get data out and in from the internet to this local network. Does anyone know if such an app exists? If it doesn't already exist, who would be willing to put together a team to code it?

charly,
@charly@montpellier.buzz avatar

@dunglas
if you want just a messaging application (by wifi and or bluetooth) usable by anyone
if you want a complete network layer but hard to set up

retiolus, (edited ) to random
@retiolus@mamot.fr avatar

For a long time I looked for this, I couldn't find it, so I made a tutorial:

Briar Mailbox Server CLI Installation Guide

https://retiolus.net/posts/briar-mailbox-server-cli-installation-guide/

LALegault, to apple
@LALegault@newsie.social avatar

I have SMS messaging off in my phone with iMessage and it is forcing through SMSs (not encrypted) and it makes no sense.

leftylabourtech,
@leftylabourtech@mstdn.social avatar

@cjgyt @LALegault Aside from Signal, there are a number of other free/libre/opensource apps for texting & chat like #Tox, #Wire and #Briar All of them have a much smaller user base.

techlore, to random
@techlore@social.lol avatar

🥳 New Video: Top 5 Safe VPNs for $0. (Yes, Really)

➡️ Watch it now: https://youtu.be/LCt0BLAkAxA

islamicaudiobooks,
@islamicaudiobooks@mastodon.social avatar

@reboot46 @pixelcode Doesn't Protonmail suffer from the same lack of as other providers?

We can't exchange encrypted mail with people outside Proton - it just sends a link whose password you then need to share through a secure platform like , , , or . Then why not just send the message on that secure platform in the first place?

Encryption for some is a lost cause.

Encryption for all or it's just another walled garden.

naixke, to telegram Italian
@naixke@mastodon.uno avatar

A dire il vero non uso nemmeno il sistema di Chat aziendale. Ritengo sia più facile comunicare con sistemi che disperdono le informazioni più facilmente

paoloredaelli,
@paoloredaelli@mastodon.uno avatar

@filippodb
Purtroppo è facilmente censurabile avendo un bel . Mi sembra anche . Ci sarebbero , e ma sono ancora più di nicchia. L'unica "a prova di censura" e proponibile ai meno tecnologici mi sembra sia che se non erro è caldeggiata dalle amministrazioni francesi da sempre bendisposte verso il ( )
@naixke @L_Alberto @informapirata

briar, to random

Briar Community Meetup at

Come and meet users and devs at CCCamp23! On Friday 18th, at 12:30 pm in the Digitalcourage Talks tent (53.029934, 13.307683).

https://events.ccc.de/camp/2023/hub/camp23/de/event/briar-community-meetup/

Hawkwinter, to random

@ilyess

I've seen you mention before how Signal and Telegram are better than some of the more commonly used messengers.

What are your thoughts on Briar and SimpleX Chat? From what I've been able to find on them, they seem good, but you seem like the person to ask about them.

ilyess,
@ilyess@mastodon.online avatar

@Hawkwinter My personal recommendation is:

  • , if you know the recipient personally (friends and family);

  • , if you need to establish a temporary connection with someone without having to disclose your phone number;

  • , for public group chats and channels;

, if all hell breaks loose and there’s a pressing need to coordinate with no internet access.

ilyess,
@ilyess@mastodon.online avatar

@Hawkwinter the relay app, called Mailbox, seems to be an Android app so I’m assuming it’s meant to run on a smartphone: https://briarproject.org/news/2023-briar-mailbox-released/

Yeah, I think what you’re suggesting would work theoretically. I’m not sure why they haven’t adopted that approach though.

retiolus, to random
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