Parienve @Parienve@qoto.org

About half the fediverse need sto hear this, but won't listen.

Last month the Netherlands passed #RouterFreedom into law: all ISPs must let customers choose their own Internet hardware and still provide tech support at no extra cost. That little box is your home-internet gatekeeper, and now in NL it can work for you https://fsfe.org/news/2021/news-20210805-01.en.html

ExpressVPN bought for $1bn by Brit biz with an intriguing history in adware

https://www.theregister.com/2021/09/14/expressvpn_bought_kape/

As [I always said](https://qoto.org/@tripu/105196744728247284):

A proprietary implementation of #E2EE? Distrust by default!

https://www.propublica.org/article/how-facebook-undermines-privacy-protections-for-its-2-billion-whatsapp-users

#encryption #messaging #WhatsApp #Facebook

@profoundlynerdy
Source Code Pro
Yes, and yes.

@cwebber "UPDATE: The app has been reinstated! #45 reverts this PR."

https://github.com/language-transfer/lt-app/pull/44

If you want to help spread the word about the Fediverse, try politely asking your favourite sites, organisations or projects what their Fediverse/Mastodon/PixelFed etc address is.

Obviously not everyone has the time or the spoons to maintain social media accounts, but just casually asking for an address will indirectly let them know the Fediverse exists.

The more people that ask them, the more likely they are to find out more about the Fediverse and join 👍

#Fediverse #FediTips

The mess we are in

"I am a Programmer"

submitted by junita_roman

"How ‘Engagement’ makes you vulnerable to manipulation and misinformation on Social Media"

https://theconversation.com/how-engagement-makes-you-vulnerable-to-manipulation-and-misinformation-on-social-media-145375

Best say, "search engine." It's been 7 years since Google was my engine of choice, since I prefer tools I can use more than they use me. @DuckDuckGo
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RT @iamsegunajibola
Developer's best friends:

1. Google
2. Google
3. Google

Did I miss anyone?
https://twitter.com/iamsegunajibola/status/1436419706680844288

#Microsoft Word 0day allows remote code execution inside Microsoft Word Documents. Among other things could be used to "call home" to deanonymize Tor Browser users w/download/run file (see above video)
#Infosec #Cybersecurity #privacy #anonymous #Exploit

https://thehackernews.com/2021/09/new-0-day-attack-targeting-windows.html

Something that gets obscured in the ongoing nft debates is the question of a culture of commodification. If we put all else aside (i.e. ecological impact etc) there's still a question of furthering/accelerating an economic culture of commodification, transactionalism, etc.

If part of art is shaping culture, which I believe it is, then what culture are we shaping? What systems do we participate in, reject, change, and create? It doesn't have to be either/or, if can be both.

But think about which systems you engage in because "we live in a society" and which ones you are actively working to produce and maintain. These things don't just exist by some divine right, they are made and need to be continually produced.

Where are you putting your active effort? What systems, institutions, and cultures does that aim to actively produce? Versus where you put your passive or necessary effort, for instance to earn enough to pay rent.

Does anyone have AT&T Prepaid data working on Mobian Pinephone? Can you tell me how you got it to work? All signs for me point to Pinephone not being an approved device. Am I wrong?

#PineNote is cool, but the pricing is off. You can get a ReMarkable at that price, which is already super hackable.
Still, I expect a lot of software goodies to come out of this, including an e-ink optimized browser.

Please don't use #github #copilot ( or github at all)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9u3ZAGQmT0