Recent comments in /f/Privacy
loggaw wrote
Reply to comment by somedood in Proton Mail Discloses User Data Leading to Arrest in Spain by PrivacyOsint
I recall them introducing a new requirement after that incident, that registration should be from a clearnet only. So best you can do is register from random wifi cafe
righttoprivacy OP wrote (edited )
Not long before this video, Benn Jordan discovered various vulnerabilities in flock safety cameras, leaving few conclusions outside lack of care of the public affected / monitored by these IMHO: https://v2.incogtube.com/watch?v=uB0gr7Fh6lY
It's not hard to at least encrypt the data.
paw_slut wrote
Reply to comment by sovereign in Europe’s new chat police: Chat Control legislation nudges forward in the EU by sovereign
Due to the way I2P works, it's harder to block than Tor. It even works in China. We even had a Chinese "chan" board for a while, but it's gone now. R.I.P. Walled City...
paw_slut wrote
Telegram was always a honeypot too, this was evident by the fact that they required a phone number for signup.
Peer-to-Peer and Dark-Web chat apps with algorithmically generated user IDs that are not tied to an email, phone number, or anything else, are the way.
SimpleX, Session, Briar, and Tox are some good ones. (Careful with tox, it's true peer-to-peer, so it reveals your IP to people you chat with)
paw_slut wrote
Twitter / "X" is an American site, hosted in America, operating under American jurisdiction and American law.
EU law and opinions should be completely disregarded.
div1337 wrote
Reply to comment by Override in Anti-Free-Speech War Escalates As EU Unleashes DSA On Musk's X by sovereign
what is it about then?
Override wrote
The EU is retarded in so many ways, but whoever wrote this post is even more.
It takes no more than 5 fucking minutes and and two brain cells to understand that this has nothing to do with "free speech" or the US.
Fuck the EU Fuck the US Fuck Musk
But also, fuck you, OP.
sovereign OP wrote (edited )
Reply to comment by Yolli in Europe’s new chat police: Chat Control legislation nudges forward in the EU by sovereign
I would expect that some European countries will join the Strict Countries list.
Yolli wrote
What effects will this have on i2p?
Imo at first they will ignore i2p, because of its small size. Once the regulations grip the clear-web/ open internet, I estimate in a decade or two, they will give attention to banning/blocking or changing i2p.
Stramonium wrote
Reply to comment by codrus in Hardware Backdoors: Intel Management Engine by righttoprivacy
PSP
banneredMare wrote
Reply to Surf the web safely with Kicksecure OS by kicksecure
https://secureblue.dev is another project to look at, it has been endorsed by the grapheneos team.
revisionista wrote
Reply to comment by boobs in Brave Browser leaks your Tor / Onion service requests through DNS. by Rambler
Hey, what do you mean by that?
jackal wrote (edited )
Privacy in the real world has less to do with buying fancy gadgets and more to do with habits and what kind of clothing you wear.
An few obvious suggestions are that you wear hats and sunglasses when outside, trucker hats are widespread and make you harder to identify, they're a good choice to obfuscate your face while not drawing too much attention, if you wear or use IR devices which will deliberately tamper or make identification harder you will draw a lot of attention, those should be reserved for riots or similar scenarios where confrontation is expected, not for daily use. Along with this suggestion comes another good one of avoiding "eye contact" with surveillance cameras; whenever you enter a public spaces and buildings or a big private business, always assume you're being surveilled, don't look for cameras because if you can see them clearly they can also see your face features, Luigi Mangione got easily identified because he did this exact mistake, multiple times, even though he did try to obfuscate his face.
On the corporates collecting your data to study your purchase habits you can always pay on cash and refuse to pay with a credit or debit card, or a phone, because they (both businesses and banks) will use those transactions to guess your income and how much you spend and where, never buy anything on a business that doesn't accept cash, even if they accept cryptos which I doubt you'll find any, always buy in cash. If a business such as a supermarket offers you discounts with a membership card you can try to cheat the system by providing fake names and identities if they ask for one, if they do not allow an anonymous member card then you can assume those discounts are being paid with your purchase habits and you're giving your consent if you accept them, so reject those discounts at all times if possible.
Another good suggestion and more on the hardcore side is to never, ever tattoo yourself, and if you have tattoos that are on visible places such as arms or legs consider covering them or ideally getting rid of them. Cops love tattoos, because they're akin to fingerprints that can be used to consistently identify people even if they cover their faces.
Trifocal wrote
You make an excellent point. I don't suppose you can just buy glasses or hats with IR illuminators?
edgelord420 wrote
Reply to The Privacy Paradox that Never Was by sovereign
Best way to protest it is getting more people on i2p so the network becomes better and faster, get that i2p propaganda torrent and start spreading :]
minetest_i2p wrote
Reply to The Privacy Paradox that Never Was by sovereign
99% sure that every user of i2p knows this, also this looks like a bot made it.
Saint_Cuthbert wrote
Reply to comment by lina in Americans, Be Warned: Lessons From Reddit’s Chaotic UK Age Verification Rollout by sovereign
That sounds about right.
lina wrote
Reply to Americans, Be Warned: Lessons From Reddit’s Chaotic UK Age Verification Rollout by sovereign
i believe similar laws are introduced only because the current parents are unable to limit their kids computer access. similar laws weren't needed in 90s because everyone's parent taken good care of their kids and limited how much screen time they had. Of Course there are some people who didn't have such parents but everywhere are exceptions. Just since parents don't have time to take care of their kids they just given up on actually parenting then politicians use similar laws as trojan horse to more censorship
heres the circle: corporations want more money so they raise the cost of their products(houses etc...) -> people want to buy such products but dont have enough money for it -> start working in multiple jobs -> not enough time to parent&raise kids -> politicians make laws that censor internet so kids stay safe(in theory) -> leads to censorship, abuse of power, then banning critics -> less regulation for companies passes because people dont know actual the truth -> more money for corporations -> time for another circle?
Saint_Cuthbert wrote
Reply to Americans, Be Warned: Lessons From Reddit’s Chaotic UK Age Verification Rollout by sovereign
One thing that I would like to note is that the government(s) is largely content to watch unlawful behavior and do nothing. The law enforcement in one place I used to live used (likely and/or certainly) stingrays (probably) and radars (certainly) to watch people inside their homes. There were plenty of people they could have gone after for various offenses ranging from speeding to drug manufacture, but they rarely used their surveillance capabilities to do anything about those crimes.
In the US, the federal agencies have required the serialization of firearms, the registration of certain firearms, and also keep track of people's credit card purchase history of create a de-facto registry based on what bullets people buy. They would be hard pressed to do anything about firearm ownership in general in that part of the world, but they are keen on tracking what people have to make selective confiscation easier. They may not "come for your guns" unless you give them a reason, such as using medical marijuana or having PTSD. This would allow easing toward a Europe-style government control of all firearms and the death of any guarantee of freedom.
The age verification law in the UK is likely for the purpose of identifying opposition and using zersetzung-style tactics to cracking down on those who oppose them. http://wikiless.i2p/wiki/zersetzung?lang=en In the past they have been content to simply imprison those who organize the opposition.
Matrix_phoenix wrote
Reply to comment by ViFlud in Americans, Be Warned: Lessons From Reddit’s Chaotic UK Age Verification Rollout by sovereign
These laws have nothing to do with protecting children.
It is 100% only about censorship and controlling what every person in a country can say online.
These laws need to be repealed and fought against by every human on earth, or there will be no country worth living in.
ViFlud wrote
Reply to comment by ViFlud in Americans, Be Warned: Lessons From Reddit’s Chaotic UK Age Verification Rollout by sovereign
if anything, excuse my English, I'm not a native speaker
ViFlud wrote
Reply to Americans, Be Warned: Lessons From Reddit’s Chaotic UK Age Verification Rollout by sovereign
I'm too lazy to read this huge post, but in general, it's better for children (under 12) not to touch the Internet at all, let them hang out lol.
ViFlud wrote
Reply to comment by bengalthe3rd in Surf the web safely with Kicksecure OS by kicksecure
Cool! Have you tried other Linux distributions?
notmyname wrote
Reply to Google Account Without Real Phone Number by 0x45
Made a damn account to say this but Android emulator. Use Android Studio I'm pretty sure nobody looks at this dnb of a forum doe
loggaw wrote
Reply to Privacy Guide 101 Release && Maintenance Page Added by PrivacyOsint
it would be great to share b32 address as well