Richard Schwartz @RichardSchwartz@mastodon.technology
Attorney. Technology Enthusiast. Reader. Lifelong Scholar. Daily Active User on Twitter @ResearchLaw
"We believe that freedom is essential to security and privacy and any solution that aims to secure your privacy must also protect your freedom" https://puri.sm/posts/apple-is-right-about-privacy-but-wrong-about-freedom/ #freedom #privacy #security #FreeSoftware
Keybase confirmed that it will soon support Mastodon. For those not familiar with Keybase, Keybase is a key directory that maps social media identities to encryption keys (including, but not limited to PGP keys) in a publicly auditable manner. Use Keybase to establish ownership of your social media accounts like Twitter, Reddit, Facebook, etc.
I recently registered for a 5-year Extended subscription for Standard Notes, an open source, privacy centric, end-to-end encrypted note-taking solution that emphasizes simplicity. Their Privacy Manifesto and Longevity Statement are impressive and reassuring. #privacy #security #foss #datasovereignty
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Significant announcement today from Open Whisper Systems on the birdsite. Welcome Signal Foundation.
https://mastodon.technology/media/hz3Ol2uUppv1wGQWCVs
Mozilla have announced "Project Things", "with the goal of building a decentralized ‘Internet of Things’ that is focused on security, privacy, and interoperability" https://blog.mozilla.org/blog/2018/02/06/announcing-project-things-open-framework-connecting-devices-web/ #IoT
Monthly reminder: Mastodon instances aren't magical things that host themselves. They take money that has to come out of someone's pocket.
Chipping in means this all keeps working. It doesn't take much.
In keeping with the current trend of #introductions on Mastodon, I would like to offer mine.
I am an attorney and very interested in keeping current on #technology related matters, including, but not limited to, #digital #privacy and #security, communication #apps, #Android, #iOS, organizations that champion and support #dataprivacy and #datasecurity, #law and #appellatecourt opinions concerning #4thAmendment rights of citizens, #foss and #floss software, and English #grammar and #usage.
We should have a logo for the federated social networks. We should show that even if we are all separate projects, we are united through our principles (we should define as well). That logo should be a sign to show every user, that this project is part of a big idea and a dream we all share and we all want everybody to know. Therefore we need a logo where people are able to recognize that a project is part of that Unity.
Lets get serious and make The Federation real.
The principles could maybe something like : Decentral, Libre, Open, Freedom, Diversity, Privacy, etc.
Ideas for the principles and the logo are highly welcome. If somebody has an idea how to organize this, is highly welcome as well.
Maybe @Tobias and @Michael Vogel could take that idea as well to the 34C3?
Demand Progress statement on FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act delay
https://demandprogress.org/demand-progress-statement-on-fisa-amendments-reauthorization-act-delay/
Wire is moving towards being self-hostable/federated https://medium.com/@wireapp/wire-server-code-now-100-open-source-the-journey-continues-88e24164309c
Hoping that keybase.io will support mastodon next year.
Google’s true origin partly lies in CIA and NSA research grants for mass surveillance
“The intelligence community hoped that the nation’s leading computer scientists could take non-classified information and user data, combine it with what would become known as the internet, and begin to create for-profit, commercial enterprises to suit the needs of both the intelligence community and the public.”
#SurveillanceCapitalism HT @onreact
https://qz.com/1145669/googles-true-origin-partly-lies-in-cia-and-nsa-research-grants-for-mass-surveillance/ https://mastodon.ar.al/media/LfkfDVO36_Xqs7JuK34
My favorite apps in no order of importance:
Messaging > Wire, Signal, Threema, Keybase
Email > ProtonMail, Tutanota, Outlook
Notes > Evernote, Standard Notes, OneNote
VPN > Disconnect, ProtonVPN, Tunnel Bear
Cloud > OneDrive, Box, Peerio
Social Media > Twitter, Mastodon
Browser > Brave, Firefox Focus, Microsoft Edge
Password Manager > Enpass
Dictionary > Oxford English Dictionary, Black’s 10th Law Dictionary
Amaroq is an impressive iOS app for Mastodon. Beautiful UI. Thank you @eurasierboy.
Very happy to join Mastodon today.
Attorney. Technology Enthusiast. Reader. Lifelong Scholar. Daily Active User on Twitter @ResearchLaw
