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Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@simonriley" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>simonriley</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://iceshrimp.de/@fasnix" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>fasnix</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.bund.de/@bsi" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>bsi</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://norden.social/@young_ullrich" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>young_ullrich</span></a></span> <br>Genau das ist falsch!</p><blockquote><p>Wenn man von z.B. Adobe-Produkten "abhängig" ist, führt an Windows kein Weg vorbei.</p></blockquote><p>Nein, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/macOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>macOS</span></a> macht das ganze einfacher und besser. Selbst nen fucking <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Hackintosh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hackintosh</span></a> ist stabiler als <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Windows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Windows</span></a>! </p><blockquote><p>Und wenn es an Spiele mit Anti-Cheat-Software geht, geht es auch nicht ohne Windows.</p></blockquote><p>Einfach nicht kaufen! Wer <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Malware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Malware</span></a> will muss halt damit leben. Und ja, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ClientSideAnticheat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClientSideAnticheat</span></a> ist Malware genauso wie <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/DRM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DRM</span></a>!</p><blockquote><p>Und auch ich habe trotz meiner Affinität und Vorkenntnis nicht auf Anhieb bei Mint oder Manjaro alles sofort zum Laufen bekommen.</p></blockquote><p>Was eher Herstellern wie <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/nvidia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nvidia</span></a> liegt denn Usern, und das ist eher Ausnahme denn Regel!</p><blockquote><p>Wer einfach nur den PC nutzen will, dem ist das alles zu lästig.</p></blockquote><p>Nein, die neisten sind einfach <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechIlliterate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechIlliterate</span></a>-<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Konsumopfer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Konsumopfer</span></a> die zur <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Windows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Windows</span></a>-<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Enshittification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Enshittification</span></a> groomed wurden!<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=158bJFTETRI" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=158bJFTETRI</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>I.d.R. ist denen das sogar absolut shiceegal was denen vorgesetzt wird, weil denen gehts um ne glorifizierte NSAbook, ShitExpress/eNay/Aperzon, YouNuke-Kiste mit eMail-Zugriff!</p><blockquote><p>Ja, Linux hat enorme Fortschritte gemacht, ist aber immer noch nicht für jeden.</p></blockquote><p>Ja, aber ich würde eher krepieren als die Redmonder Govware jemals anzufassen! Die hat 15 Lebensjahre von mir verschwendet!!!</p><p>Allen anderen helfe ich professionell wegzumigrieren!</p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://blah.rako.space/users/rakoo" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>rakoo</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fedicy.us.to/cy" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>cy</span></a></span> yeah, tho <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.online/@thunderbird" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>thunderbird</span></a></span> nowadays has <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OpenPGP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenPGP</span></a> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/GPG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GPG</span></a> - support built in ( <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Enigmail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Enigmail</span></a> ) and that just works.</p><ul><li><p>But <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://chaos.social/@delta" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>delta</span></a></span> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/deltaChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>deltaChat</span></a> does make things way easier for <em>"<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechIlliterate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechIlliterate</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Normies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Normies</span></a>"</em> and provides them with a familiar <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/UI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UI</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/UX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UX</span></a> from other <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Messengers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Messengers</span></a> whilst also not requiring <em>"yet another <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/server" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>server</span></a> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/service" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>service</span></a>"</em> to be spun up, which is a major <em>no-no</em> in many organizations, espechally <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/businesses" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>businesses</span></a>. </p></li><li><p>Whereas DeltaChat using <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/eMail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>eMail</span></a> as it's backbone infrastructure works fine, and that is an important point for it like <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>business</span></a> use [i.e. <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Germany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Germany</span></a>] where all business communications have to be archived for at least 10 years for <em>tax auditability reasons</em>, and the whole <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/MailArchival" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MailArchival</span></a> issue has been "solved" by multiple providers and solutions so it makes sense to just do a <code>+chat</code> suffix, filter said messages and have them in the same <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/inbox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>inbox</span></a> as all other eMails. </p></li></ul><p>I just wished <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Thunderbird" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Thunderbird</span></a> would also support displaying such chats similar to deltaChat to provide a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/unified" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>unified</span></a> experience across platforms...</p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.io/@wolf480pl" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>wolf480pl</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/@cas" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>cas</span></a></span> it's easy...</p><p>The reasons one can despise something and the reason one appreciates it can be different.</p><p>I.e. I can appreciate <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/macOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>macOS</span></a> for it's <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/accessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>accessibility</span></a> right from the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/installer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>installer</span></a> but I can <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/despise" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>despise</span></a> it for <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Apple</span></a> not selling it as a commercial <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Unix" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Unix</span></a> distro for a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/subscription" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>subscription</span></a> </p><p>Same with <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/bash" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bash</span></a>: I can appreciate it for being better than <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/sh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sh</span></a> (unix-<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/shell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>shell</span></a>) , <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/tcsh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tcsh</span></a> or <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/csh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>csh</span></a> but I despise it for not having modernized like <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/fish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fish</span></a>. </p><ul><li>And with <a href="https://fishshell.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">fish</a> I appreciate it but I despise it's not the default <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/shell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>shell</span></a> for any <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> distro I can use in <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/production" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>production</span></a>. </li></ul><p>It's called having <em>"mixed feelings"</em> or rather <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/NuancedOpinion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NuancedOpinion</span></a>. </p><ul><li>Kinda like how every <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/skiddie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>skiddie</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechIlliterate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechIlliterate</span></a> can use <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Windows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Windows</span></a> but that Windows is shit and the only reason they can is because they got groomed into being <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/consoomers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>consoomers</span></a> that accept <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/enshittification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>enshittification</span></a> as a fact of life.</li></ul>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><em>"<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Malware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Malware</span></a> maker sponsors a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/shitpost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>shitpost</span></a> by a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechIlliterate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechIlliterate</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Windows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Windows</span></a> n0ob to sell their <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Rootkit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Rootkit</span></a> to <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechIlliterates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechIlliterates</span></a>"</em> would'nt be as clickbaity but a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/HonestVideoTitle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HonestVideoTitle</span></a> instead...</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKLTGoftJi8" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=UKLTGoftJi8</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Lienus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Lienus</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/LinusTechTips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LinusTechTips</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/LienueStechTips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LienueStechTips</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Clickbait" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Clickbait</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/YouTube" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>YouTube</span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mas.to/@squads" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>squads</span></a></span> no they ain't - they are <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/WastefulComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WastefulComputing</span></a> at best if not <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/exploitation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>exploitation</span></a> with <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/clickworkers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>clickworkers</span></a> who have no other means to make ends meet!</p><ul><li>Stop shilling <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/garbage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>garbage</span></a> that only <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechBros" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechBros</span></a> who have 0 skills beyond swaying even more <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechIlliterate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechIlliterate</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/VCs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VCs</span></a> into burning money get excited about!</li></ul>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@karl_ist_super" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>karl_ist_super</span></a></span> weil die meisten <em>"<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Normies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Normies</span></a>"</em> einfach nur <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechIlliterate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechIlliterate</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/KonsumOpfer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KonsumOpfer</span></a> sind, denen alles shiceegal ist.</p><ul><li>Dieselben Leute wählen auch <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CDU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CDU</span></a> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CSU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CSU</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/NSAfD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NSAfD</span></a> und sind entweder altersbedingt oder aus Verfassungsfeindlichkeit <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Letztw%C3%A4hler" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Letztwähler</span></a> die sich zumindest innerlich von <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Grundgesetz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Grundgesetz</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FDGO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FDGO</span></a> <em>"abgemeldet"</em> haben!</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" 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" 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" 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" target="_blank">@<span>fuchsiii</span></a></span> Maybe had <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Mozilla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mozilla</span></a> actually cared they could've convinced <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Nokia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Nokia</span></a> to do <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FirefoxOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FirefoxOS</span></a> and we'd not have the shitty <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Duopoly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Duopoly</span></a> of today, but as we all know the decisions were made by <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechIlliterate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechIlliterate</span></a> suits that are just <em><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/HornyForMoney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HornyForMoney</span></a>"</em>…</p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.de/@empathicqubit" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" 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" 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" 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" 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" 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" 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" target="_blank">#<span>TechLiterates</span></a> are responsible to teach <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechLiteracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechLiteracy</span></a> to <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechIlliterate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechIlliterate</span></a> <em>"<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Normies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" 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://infosec.exchange/@ryanc" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>ryanc</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://infosec.exchange/@kajer" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>kajer</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://infosec.exchange/@cR0w" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>cR0w</span></a></span> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/@kajer/114190289786890022" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">this</a> sounds like some <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechIlliterate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechIlliterate</span></a> demanded something because an intern can't do <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/DNS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DNS</span></a> and just give you an <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FQDN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FQDN</span></a> instead...</p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://ieji.de/@f" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" 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" 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" 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" 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" target="_blank">#<span>SelfDefense</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/MutualDefense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" 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" target="_blank">@<span>torproject</span></a></span> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TorBrowser" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TorBrowser</span></a> set to highest security settings is the most secure option that has proper maintenance &amp; track record and ain't a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TUI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TUI</span></a>-only app like <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/LynxBrowser" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LynxBrowser</span></a>. </li></ul><p>Re: <em><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechIlliterates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" 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" 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" 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" target="_blank">#<span>persistent</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/changes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" 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" 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" 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" target="_blank">#<span>TechIlliterate</span></a> with a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" 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" 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" target="_blank">@<span>briankrebs</span></a></span> OFC this targets <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechIlliterates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" 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" 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" target="_blank">#<span>confirmation</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/notification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>notification</span></a> - <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PopUp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PopUp</span></a>|s for every use of <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Clipboard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Clipboard</span></a> (similar to <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/webcam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" 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" 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" target="_blank">#<span>Windows</span></a>, because it's a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Govware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Govware</span></a>, espechally since <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Windows10" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Windows10</span></a> and even more so on <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Windows11" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" 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" 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" 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" target="_blank">@<span>tails</span></a></span> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Tails" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" 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" target="_blank">#<span>root</span></a> nor any <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/persistent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>persistent</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/storage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" 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" target="_blank">@<span>torproject</span></a></span> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TorBrowser" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TorBrowser</span></a>!</li><li><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Teach" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Teach</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/literacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>literacy</span></a> instead of <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/consumerism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>consumerism</span></a>! </li><li>Ban <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/GAFAMs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" 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" target="_blank">#<span>TechIlliterate</span></a> to <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" 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://mastodon.laurenweinstein.org/@lauren" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>lauren</span></a></span> I disagree as <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.world/@signalapp" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>signalapp</span></a></span> <em>requires</em> a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PhoneNumber" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PhoneNumber</span></a> = <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PII" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PII</span></a> &amp; cost barrier and they restrict access based off <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PhoneNumbers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PhoneNumbers</span></a>.</p><ul><li>Plus it's illegal in an increasing number if juristictions to gmeven attempt to acquire a phone number or SIM anonymously.</li></ul><p>Whereas it's so easy and fast to get <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechIlliterates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechIlliterates</span></a> setup with <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/XMPP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>XMPP</span></a>+<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OMEMO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OMEMO</span></a> (which uninke <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Signal</span></a> doesn't demand PII!) that I'd challenge you to a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/speedrun" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>speedrun</span></a> <em>with step-by-step documentation for every <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechIlliterate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechIlliterate</span></a> to follow along</em> to setup Signal <em>from scratch</em> vs. me doing <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/XMPP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>XMPP</span></a>+<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OMEMO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OMEMO</span></a> on <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://monocles.social/@monocles" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>monocles</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@gajim" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>gajim</span></a></span>.</p><ul><li>Cuz I did that on <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.earth/@cryptoparty" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>cryptoparty</span></a></span> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CryptoParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CryptoParty</span></a> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CryptoParties" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CryptoParties</span></a> quite often.</li></ul><p>Also <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Signal</span></a> being <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/centralized" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>centralized</span></a> makes it as vulnerable as any other <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SingleVendor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SingleVendor</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SingleProvider" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SingleProvider</span></a> solution!</p><ul><li>Whereas even if <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/monocles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>monocles</span></a> were to shutdown, one could easily switch over to any other provider or <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SelfHosting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SelfHosting</span></a>.</li></ul><p>I'd not count on the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>-Regime not flexing <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CloudAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CloudAct</span></a> against anyone they deem undesireable!</p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.codeofamor.net/@codeofamor" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>codeofamor</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.gyptazy.com/@gyptazy" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>gyptazy</span></a></span> yeah, I don't get how <em>"<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechIlliterate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechIlliterate</span></a>" <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Normies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Normies</span></a></em> can even use the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Web" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Web</span></a> without <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/AdBlockers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AdBlockers</span></a> and stuff...</p><ul><li>Shit's today so bad, it makes <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Zango" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Zango</span></a> infestations 20 years ago look harmless by comparison...</li></ul><p>I guess I left that plane of existance <a href="https://infosec.space/@kkarhan/113975029483216468" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">long ago</a>...</p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://possum.city/@tauon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>tauon</span></a></span> Actually, you want to use a truly secure as in <em>real <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/E2EE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>E2EE</span></a></em> solution like <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/XMPP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>XMPP</span></a>+<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OMEMO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OMEMO</span></a> as in <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://monocles.social/@monocles" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>monocles</span></a></span> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/monoclesChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>monoclesChat</span></a> and <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@gajim" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>gajim</span></a></span> /#gajim...</p><ul><li>And for those <em>"<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechIlliterate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechIlliterate</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Normies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Normies</span></a> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Consoomers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Consoomers</span></a>"</em> that are too scared to <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/degoogle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>degoogle</span></a> or even use <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://floss.social/@fdroidorg" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>fdroidorg</span></a></span> they have a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/GlobalSwitchDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GlobalSwitchDay</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/promo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>promo</span></a> right now:<a href="https://monocles.social/@monocles/113925173206088469" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">monocles.social/@monocles/1139</span><span class="invisible">25173206088469</span></a></li></ul>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@bagder" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>bagder</span></a></span> Problem with that is (besides occasional bugfixes), most people including myself would see <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/curl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>curl</span></a> to be <em>functionally complete</em> and anything <em>"nice to have"</em> would be considered not worth the balooning in <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/complexity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>complexity</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/size" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>size</span></a>. </p><ul><li><p>I mean, does <a href="https://curl.se/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">curl</a> <em>need</em> to be able to do <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/BitTorrent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BitTorrent</span></a> (magnet:), <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/IPFS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IPFS</span></a> (ipfs://) or god forbid <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/blockchain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>blockchain</span></a> (i.e. <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/EVM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EVM</span></a>) support? </p></li><li><p>Do you really want to integrate <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@torproject" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>torproject</span></a></span> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Tor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tor</span></a> support <em>natively into curl</em> when using <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/HTTP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HTTP</span></a> (localhost:8118) and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SOCKS5" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SOCKS5</span></a> (localhost:9050) <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/proxy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>proxy</span></a> allows for the same and doesn't necessitate having to handle and ingest Tor arguments as well??</p></li></ul><p>In fact if <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/toybox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>toybox</span></a> didn't have a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/wget" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wget</span></a> implementation that I could use for OS/1337 I would've merely chosen <a href="https://curl.se/tiny/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><code>tiny-curl -o</code></a> as a <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/30702803/set-aliases-globally-for-all-users" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">global alias</a> or if <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/tinycurl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tinycurl</span></a> wasn't an option, <a href="https://linux.die.net/man/1/curl" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><code>curl -o</code></a> instead.</p><ul><li>Maybe someone who wants to have said functionality like <code>tor</code> support built-in will go and IDK make i.e. <code>#neocurl</code> or sth. along those lines or build something like <code>#ethcurl</code> or <code>#torcurl</code>or <code>#ipfscurl</code> or whatever...</li></ul><p>That being said I am glad <code>curl</code> isn't <em>solely</em> maintained by you but has other contributors (give them a shoutout!) but I also am glad you maintain that vital software that most <em>"<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechIlliterate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechIlliterate</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Normies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Normies</span></a>"</em> most likely never heard of but propably use on a daily basis as part of all the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> they use to <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/consume" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>consume</span></a> media with...</p><ul><li>I consider curl to be <em>"the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/vim" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vim</span></a> of downloaders"</em> (tho that's kinda insulting and limiting since <code>curl</code> is more than just a downloader <em>and</em> more intuitive than <code>vim</code>) with wget being <em>"the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/vi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vi</span></a> of downloaders"</em> (tho <code>wget</code> is even simpler to use than <code>vi</code>)...</li></ul><p>Either way, curl is awesome... </p><p><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OS1337" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OS1337</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Enshittification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Enshittification</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Bloat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bloat</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Bloatware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bloatware</span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://cyberplace.social/@GossiTheDog" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>GossiTheDog</span></a></span> whoever believes <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Gertner" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Gertner</span></a> bs outs themselves as <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechIlliterate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechIlliterate</span></a> suit!</p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/@megmac" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>megmac</span></a></span> excellent.choice if <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/secrity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>secrity</span></a> is first priority by a long shot.</p><ul><li>Tho granted <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OpenBSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenBSD</span></a> is pretty <em>underwheling</em> as a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Desktop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Desktop</span></a> and whilst I could force myself to do that, I'm confident most <em>"<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechIlliterate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechIlliterate</span></a> Normies"</em> would give me the finger within 15 seconds...</li></ul><p>But for a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Server" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Server</span></a> that needs to be secure yet accessible on the public internet it's good.</p><ul><li>Espechally if one wants to frustrate <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Skiddies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Skiddies</span></a> and State-sponsored attackers at the same time!</li></ul>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@nixCraft" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>nixCraft</span></a></span> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Funfsct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Funfsct</span></a>: some <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechIlliterate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechIlliterate</span></a> dipshit wearing a talar most likely things this is <em>"<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/hacking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hacking</span></a>"</em> or some bs.</p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://infosec.space/@ada" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>ada</span></a></span> yeah, but then again Oz is ruled by <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechIlliterate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechIlliterate</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Wankers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wankers</span></a> who decided to not only shutdown both <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/2G" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>2G</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/3G" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>3G</span></a> but <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPlTz-3estM" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">literally</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ban" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ban</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/importPhones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>importPhones</span></a> and basically lock-out any device that desn't do <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/VoLTE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VoLTE</span></a> <em>their way</em>...</p><p>And yes, they enforce that like <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Turkey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Turkey</span></a> enforces people to register imported devices 30 days after import:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIJavqEzEIw" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">With</a> an <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/IMEI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IMEI</span></a> - <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/BanList" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BanList</span></a>!</li></ul><p>So if you are i.e. a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Tourist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tourist</span></a> in <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/DownUnder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DownUnder</span></a> and you got some serious issue, you can't even call their emergency services on 000 cuz your devices got yeeted off the network through no fault of your own!</p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.themarkup.org/@themarkup" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>themarkup</span></a></span> that's why even back when I was in school everyone who wasn't <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechIlliterate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechIlliterate</span></a> booted into <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Tails" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tails</span></a> or some other <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> and thus trivially circumvented any <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CintentFiltering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CintentFiltering</span></a>!</p>