Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@cyberfelidae" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>cyberfelidae</span></a></span> Sind wahrscheinlich alles <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Boomer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Boomer</span></a> & <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechIlliterates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TechIlliterates</span></a> die sich die welt <em>"schön konsumieren"</em>...</p>
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Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://infosec.exchange/@JessTheUnstill" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>JessTheUnstill</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mamot.fr/@bohwaz" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bohwaz</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://indieweb.social/@punkfairie" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>punkfairie</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/@ajsadauskas" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ajsadauskas</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.world/@tomiahonen" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>tomiahonen</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://oxytodon.com/@fuchsiii" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>fuchsiii</span></a></span> </p><p>Granted, <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://venera.social/profile/tails_live" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>tails_live</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@tails" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>tails</span></a></span> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Tails" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tails</span></a> and <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@torproject" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>torproject</span></a></span> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TorBrowser" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TorBrowser</span></a> are propably one of the best & most battle-tested options that are <em>useable for <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechIlliterates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TechIlliterates</span></a></em>...</p><ul><li>OFC <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OpenBSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenBSD</span></a> + <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/LynxBrowser" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LynxBrowser</span></a> forced through <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Tor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tor</span></a> would be more <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/secure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>secure</span></a> (on paper) but we can all agree it's neither feasible nor practical to expect <em>"<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Normies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Normies</span></a>"</em> to work within a 80x25 TUI and learn <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/BSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BSD</span></a>. </li></ul><p><em>THAT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN!</em></p><p>If not for being absurd then for the fact that people need to get things done!</p><ul><li>And it's not as if I haven't taught people how to get started, ranging from having to crash-course someone remotely via chat to hand-on <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CryptoParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CryptoParty</span></a> sessions: If it's way more complex than <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF-t-0hDDIA" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">an AKM</a> chances are people won't stick with it!</li></ul><p>So you can imagine how glad I was when <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.online/@thunderbird" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>thunderbird</span></a></span> merged <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Enigmail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Enigmail</span></a> into <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Thunderbird" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Thunderbird</span></a> so there's no more fiddling around getting <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PGP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PGP</span></a>/MIME to work!</p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://infosec.exchange/@JessTheUnstill" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>JessTheUnstill</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mamot.fr/@bohwaz" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bohwaz</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://indieweb.social/@punkfairie" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>punkfairie</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/@ajsadauskas" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ajsadauskas</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.world/@tomiahonen" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>tomiahonen</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://oxytodon.com/@fuchsiii" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>fuchsiii</span></a></span> <em>Exactly</em>...</p><p>Coincidentially, that's why <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Android" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Android</span></a> (and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/iOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>iOS</span></a>) doesn't let users have <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/root" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>root</span></a> access because billions of devices owned by mostly <em>"<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechIlliterates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TechIlliterates</span></a>"</em> that hardly get <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SecurityUpdates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SecurityUpdates</span></a> would be an even bigger risk if they didn't boot a locked-down <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ROM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ROM</span></a> image, thus only allowing for <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/malware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>malware</span></a> in user-privilegued userspace!</p><ul><li>I'd even go so far that I'd wish for <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@torproject" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>torproject</span></a></span> to basically merge fmr. <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FirefoxOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FirefoxOS</span></a> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/KaiOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KaiOS</span></a> & <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://venera.social/profile/tails_live" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>tails_live</span></a></span> / <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@tails" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>tails</span></a></span> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Tails" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tails</span></a> to build a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a>-focussed <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ROM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ROM</span></a> for <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Smartphones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Smartphones</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Tablets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tablets</span></a> i.e. <em>"<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TailsMobile" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TailsMobile</span></a>"</em> or sth.</li></ul><p>Cuz having a mobile OS that shoves everything through <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Tor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tor</span></a> and only allows <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/userspace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>userspace</span></a>-Apps in the form modern web technologies would be a big <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>security</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> gain.</p><ul><li>Not to mention <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/amd64" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>amd64</span></a> is on it's way out and inevitably they gotta have to transition to supporting <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/arm64" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>arm64</span></a> and eventually <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/RISCv" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RISCv</span></a>-<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/64bit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>64bit</span></a> at some point.</li></ul>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/@ajsadauskas" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ajsadauskas</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://infosec.exchange/@JessTheUnstill" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>JessTheUnstill</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.world/@tomiahonen" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>tomiahonen</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://oxytodon.com/@fuchsiii" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>fuchsiii</span></a></span> </p><p>And <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/MeeGo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MeeGo</span></a> aka. <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Maemo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Maemo</span></a> kinda was lauched <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/@ajsadauskas/114271044421455134" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">dead in the water</a>, with even less support than <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Openmoko" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">the</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OpenMoko" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenMoko</span></a> powered <a href="https://www.openmoko.org/wiki/Neo_1973" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">FIC Neo1973</a> in it's days, which was as approachable to <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechIlliterates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TechIlliterates</span></a> as a F-22 cockpit to an illiterate…</p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://toot.cat/@jamey" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>jamey</span></a></span> yeah.</p><p>That's why I don't.fo <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechSupport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TechSupport</span></a>: I don't have spoons.to deal with <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechIlliterates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TechIlliterates</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Normies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Normies</span></a> that insult my intellect and refuse to follow simple instructions!</p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://infosec.exchange/@Andromxda" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Andromxda</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@mollyim" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>mollyim</span></a></span> no it's not bs and fanboying <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.world/@signalapp" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>signalapp</span></a></span> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJoO2uWrX1M" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">isn't going to change that</a>.</p><p>If <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Signal</span></a> was secure it would be the #1 comms tool of organized crime...</p><ul><li>Yet I've only seen <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechIlliterates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TechIlliterates</span></a> shill it.</li></ul><p>Real professionals use <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SelfHosting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SelfHosting</span></a> capable, fully <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FLOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FLOSS</span></a>'d solutions like <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PGP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PGP</span></a>/MIME & <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/XMPP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>XMPP</span></a>+<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OMEMO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OMEMO</span></a>.</p><ul><li>Again: Demanding <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PII" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PII</span></a> like <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PhoneNumbers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PhoneNumbers</span></a> and shilling a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Shitcoin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Shitcoin</span></a>-<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Scam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Scam</span></a> (<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/MobileCoin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MobileCoin</span></a>) makes Signal literally untrustworthy and if it doesn't for you then maybe your standards are just too low... </li></ul><p>It's just me reading the room: Cuz <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ComSec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ComSec</span></a> isn't done woth <em>"JuSt UsE sIgNaL!"</em> and everyone who claims so without pointing out <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OpSec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpSec</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/InfoSec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InfoSec</span></a> & <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ITsec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ITsec</span></a> is BSing hard.</p><ul><li>The cold hard truth is that <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechLiteracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TechLiteracy</span></a> is irreplaceable and the only solution to it is to actually teach normies how to <em>"get gud"</em> with stuff like PGP.</li></ul><p>Fortunatelty, <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.online/@thunderbird" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>thunderbird</span></a></span> and <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://venera.social/profile/tails_live" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>tails_live</span></a></span> / <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@tails" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>tails</span></a></span> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Tails" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tails</span></a> and many other tools make that easier than ever before.</p><ul><li>So rather than <a href="https://infosec.exchange/@Andromxda/114232871558517461" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">vomiting insults against my intellect in my mentions</a>, go to the next <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.earth/@cryptoparty" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>cryptoparty@mastodon.earth</span></a></span> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Cryptoparty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cryptoparty</span></a> / <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://chaos.social/@cryptoparty" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>cryptoparty@chaos.social</span></a></span> and lend a hand.</li></ul>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.de/@empathicqubit" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>empathicqubit</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://rubber.social/@crazy_pony" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>crazy_pony</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.world/@signalapp" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>signalapp</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://monocles.social/@monocles" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>monocles</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://chaos.social/@delta" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>delta</span></a></span> </p><p>I disagree, because the few steps needed can be taught to literal <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechIlliterates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TechIlliterates</span></a> within minutes, and I did so several times, walking them through.</p><ul><li>We as <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechLiterates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TechLiterates</span></a> are responsible to teach <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechLiteracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TechLiteracy</span></a> to <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechIlliterate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TechIlliterate</span></a> <em>"<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Normies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Normies</span></a>"</em>, or we deserve then damnation through our own hubris!</li></ul>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@bkastl" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bkastl</span></a></span> IMHO <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechIlliterates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TechIlliterates</span></a> are the problem!</p><p><a href="https://infosec.space/@kkarhan/114222860050759699" translate="no" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">infosec.space/@kkarhan/1142228</span><span class="invisible">60050759699</span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.online/@imnotafeline" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>imnotafeline</span></a></span> Yeah, similarly weird how <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechIlliterates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TechIlliterates</span></a> can lead <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ITsec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ITsec</span></a> regulators and investigation units...</p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.games/@GrayGooGirl" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>GrayGooGirl</span></a></span> that's why <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechIlliterates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TechIlliterates</span></a> should not be allowed to do <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Management" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Management</span></a> for anything they don't know!</p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://ieji.de/@f" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>f</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/@ai6yr" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ai6yr</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://infosec.exchange/@briankrebs" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>briankrebs</span></a></span> I think it's less of a <em>"<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/political" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>political</span></a>"</em> question but an act of <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SelfDefense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SelfDefense</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/MutualDefense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MutualDefense</span></a> at this point.</p><ul><li>So far <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@torproject" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>torproject</span></a></span> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TorBrowser" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TorBrowser</span></a> set to highest security settings is the most secure option that has proper maintenance & track record and ain't a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TUI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TUI</span></a>-only app like <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/LynxBrowser" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LynxBrowser</span></a>. </li></ul><p>Re: <em><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechIlliterates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TechIlliterates</span></a> that are unwilling to learn</em>, act like a <em>"<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/BenevolentDictator" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BenevolentDictator</span></a>"</em> and enshure they <em>can't harm themselves</em> in the sense that they don't get <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/sudo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sudo</span></a> or other administrative privilegues and can't do any <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/persistent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>persistent</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/changes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>changes</span></a>. </p><ul><li>And if that means they get forced to use <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Tails" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tails</span></a> then that's a <em>"necessary evil"</em>...</li></ul><p>After all, societies almost everywhere ban people from driving motor vehicles faster than 6 km/h by people who <em>actively refuse to even take basic exams and classes</em> for a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/DrivingLicense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DrivingLicense</span></a>. </p><ul><li>And I'm convinced one can do more damage as <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechIlliterate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TechIlliterate</span></a> with a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PC</span></a> than a single-cylinger two-stroke engine driven motorcycle...</li></ul>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/@ai6yr" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ai6yr</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://infosec.exchange/@briankrebs" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>briankrebs</span></a></span> OFC this targets <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechIlliterates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TechIlliterates</span></a> and the only effective means here are:</p><ol><li>Teach <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechLiteracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TechLiteracy</span></a> instead of consumerism.</li><li>Mandate <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/confirmation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>confirmation</span></a> & <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/notification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>notification</span></a> - <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PopUp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PopUp</span></a>|s for every use of <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Clipboard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Clipboard</span></a> (similar to <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/webcam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>webcam</span></a> use by websites)...</li><li>Ban <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/JavaScript" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JavaScript</span></a> - <em>seriously</em>!</li><li>Ban <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Windows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Windows</span></a>, because it's a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Govware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Govware</span></a>, espechally since <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Windows10" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Windows10</span></a> and even more so on <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Windows11" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Windows11</span></a> that is *insecure in every configuration!</li><li>Put <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechIlliterates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TechIlliterates</span></a> before a system they can't feck up. I.e. <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://venera.social/profile/tails_live" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>tails_live</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@tails" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>tails</span></a></span> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Tails" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tails</span></a> for that reason alone (can't run such commands if they neither got <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/root" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>root</span></a> nor any <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/persistent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>persistent</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/storage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>storage</span></a> to target).</li><li>Normalize the use of <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@torproject" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>torproject</span></a></span> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TorBrowser" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TorBrowser</span></a>!</li><li><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Teach" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Teach</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/literacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>literacy</span></a> instead of <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/consumerism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>consumerism</span></a>! </li><li>Ban <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/GAFAMs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GAFAMs</span></a> and their shitty products!</li><li>Migrate every <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechIlliterate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TechIlliterate</span></a> to <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> and don't give them administrative privilegues.</li><li>Teach <em>tech literacy</em> instead of consumerism!</li></ol>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://chaos.social/@leyrer" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>leyrer</span></a></span> +9001%</p><p><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechIlliterates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TechIlliterates</span></a> im <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Management" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Management</span></a> sind ne absolute Plage und gehören echt verboten!</p><p>Ich hab' kein Bock mehr auf <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/BuzzwordBingo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BuzzwordBingo</span></a>!</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5zRe8wa4pM" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=d5zRe8wa4pM</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://56k.dile-up.nl/users/fristi" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>fristi</span></a></span> it is only shit when we allow <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechIlliterates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TechIlliterates</span></a> to make decisions...</p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://cyberplace.social/@GossiTheDog" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>GossiTheDog</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/@ajsadauskas" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ajsadauskas</span></a></span> OFC, we groomed generations of <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechIlliterates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TechIlliterates</span></a> (<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Users" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Users</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Admins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Admins</span></a>) to use that garbage and everyone who didn't lick the boots got yeeted.</p><ul><li>It's called <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/BrainDrain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BrainDrain</span></a>!</li></ul>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://humanwords.cc/@kinetix" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>kinetix</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://chaos.social/@delta" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>delta</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.derg.nz/@anthropy" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>anthropy</span></a></span> I am aware of <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/DeltaChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DeltaChat</span></a>.</p><ul><li>As for <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/XMPP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>XMPP</span></a>+<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OMEMO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OMEMO</span></a> clients, I can recommend <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@gajim" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>gajim</span></a></span> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/gajim" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gajim</span></a> & <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://monocles.social/@monocles" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>monocles</span></a></span> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/monoclesChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>monoclesChat</span></a> hands-down, as both are super-easy to setup and get even abdolute <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechIlliterates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TechIlliterates</span></a> rollin'...</li></ul>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@mike" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>mike</span></a></span> no, this is intentional, just like any other <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/DarkPattern" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DarkPattern</span></a> use designed to nudge <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechIlliterates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TechIlliterates</span></a> into <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Office365" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Office365</span></a> and ither <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/subscriptions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>subscriptions</span></a>!</p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://troet.cafe/@pixelschubsi" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>pixelschubsi</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://chaos.social/@erebion" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>erebion</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.online/@inaruck" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>inaruck</span></a></span> so oder so sind alle aktuellen <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/XMPP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>XMPP</span></a>-Clients, besonders <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://monocles.social/@monocles" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>monocles</span></a></span> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/monoclesChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>monoclesChat</span></a> & <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@gajim" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>gajim</span></a></span> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/gajim" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gajim</span></a> <em>warnen ganz eindeutig gegen unverschlüsselte kommunikation</em>!</p><ul><li>Außerdem kann ich schneller <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechIlliterates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TechIlliterates</span></a> auf <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/XMPP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>XMPP</span></a>+<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OMEMO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OMEMO</span></a> onboarden als irgendwer eine anonyme <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SIM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SIM</span></a> oder <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/eSIM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>eSIM</span></a> mit <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Rufnummer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Rufnummer</span></a> besorgen kann.</li></ul><p>Zumal auch das nen Kostenfaktor ist, wohingegen es drölfzig Optionen gibt was XMPP angeht!</p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://chaos.social/@erebion" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>erebion</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.online/@inaruck" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>inaruck</span></a></span> doch, hab' ich.</p><p>Threat Models die ich betreut habe:</p><ul><li>Person die vor staatlicher Verfolgung fliehen muss</li><li>Person mit Kopfgeld auf deren Ermordung durch Angehörige</li><li>Schutzsuchende in einem gänzlich feindlich gesinntem Staat</li></ul><p>Ich werde nicht entsprechende personen d0xxen nur um <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechIlliterates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TechIlliterates</span></a> zu überzeugen und ne Diskussion zu gewinnen!</p><p><em>Verbindung getrennt</em></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://hachyderm.io/@dalias" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>dalias</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.laurenweinstein.org/@lauren" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>lauren</span></a></span><br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://troet.cafe/@pixelschubsi" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>pixelschubsi</span></a></span> </p><p>Also the <a href="https://hachyderm.io/@dalias/113999748481227961" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">blatant dismissal</a> of absolitely basic <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OpSec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpSec</span></a> & <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ComSec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ComSec</span></a> is just flabberghasting.</p><ul><li>It's inherently wrong to <em>put all eggs in one basket</em> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Signal</span></a> being not shut down like <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SkyECC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SkyECC</span></a> & <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/EncroChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EncroChat</span></a> makes it just as sus as <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/AN%C3%98M" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ANØM</span></a> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OperationIronside" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OperationIronside</span></a> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OperatioTr%C3%B8janShield" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OperatioTrøjanShield</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CryptoAG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CryptoAG</span></a> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/MINERVA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MINERVA</span></a> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/RUBIKON" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RUBIKON</span></a>.</li></ul><p>Only <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/decentralized" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>decentralized</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSource</span></a> & <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OpenStandards" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenStandards</span></a> can actuall survive long-term and remain <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/secure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>secure</span></a>.</p><ul><li>Otherwise we'd all gaslight ourselves into ignoring the hard lessions we learned that bought us to the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fediverse</span></a> and why we ain't on <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Shitter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Shitter</span></a> or <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/tumblr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tumblr</span></a> or <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/BrownSky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BrownSky</span></a> or <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/NSAbook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NSAbook</span></a> (any more)!</li></ul><p>It's the same reasons we use <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PGPG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PGPG</span></a>/MIME & <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SSH" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SSH</span></a> and not <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/X400" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>X400</span></a> & <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/X25" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>X25</span></a>!</p><ul><li>Unlike with <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.world/@signalapp" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>signalapp</span></a></span> one doesn't has to trust the provider or app. <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/XMPP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>XMPP</span></a>+<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OMEMO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OMEMO</span></a> works regardless if you use <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://monocles.social/@monocles" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>monocles</span></a></span> or <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@gajim" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>gajim</span></a></span> or do <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SelfHosting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SelfHosting</span></a> and only trust code you wrote yourself...</li></ul><p>IOW: Think <em>"How can you weaponize Signal?"</em> and see what you csn do <em>just holding key people in contempt</em>...</p><ul><li>And I'm not even talkibg about <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Govware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Govware</span></a> - <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Backdoors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Backdoors</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/MassSurveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MassSurveillance</span></a> alike <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Room651A" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Room651A</span></a>, but just <em>duely submitted warrants</em> that <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.world/@Mer__edith" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Mer__edith</span></a></span> <em>will comply with</em>... </li></ul><p>The less <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/info" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>info</span></a> a provider has, the less they can be forced to snitch upon customers.</p><ul><li>So even if you don't give a shit that <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CloudAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CloudAct</span></a> makes this a <em>"<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CantUse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CantUse</span></a> & <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/WintUse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WintUse</span></a>"</em> (out of US-centrist privilegue to not comply <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/GDPR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GDPR</span></a> & <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/BDSG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BDSG</span></a>) for many, it's still dishonest.</li></ul><p><em>"<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/JustUseSgnal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JustUseSgnal</span></a>!"</em> is a form of <em>dangerous "<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechPopulism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TechPopulism</span></a>"</em> aimed at bamboozling <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechIlliterates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TechIlliterates</span></a> <em>who don't know better</em>, abusing information asymetry to <em>pull rank</em> instead of investing the time and effort to *explain "how" and "why" this is indeed a good or bad idea.</p><ul><li>There's a reason why <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://venera.social/profile/tails_live" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>tails_live</span></a></span> / <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@tails" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>tails</span></a></span> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Tails" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tails</span></a> doesn't include <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Signal</span></a> and why I'll say it again that XMPP+OMEMO over <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@torproject" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>torproject</span></a></span> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Tor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tor</span></a> is the gold standard in terms of <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>security</span></a> when it comes to <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ComSec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ComSec</span></a> that isn't <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/airgapped" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>airgapped</span></a> aka. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdab4T_CoN8" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>"Airgapped PGP"</em></a>.</li></ul><p>The only ones that have a chance to beat that are <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://chaos.social/@delta" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>delta</span></a></span> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/deltaChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>deltaChat</span></a> but that's just <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PGP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PGP</span></a>/MIME <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/eMail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>eMail</span></a> in a nice UI...</p><ul><li>You may now laugh at me and think my <em>"<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TinfoilHat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TinfoilHat</span></a> sits too tight"</em> but I'm shure sooner or later I'll be evidenced as <em>correct</em>...</li></ul>
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