PrivacyMatters ๐ @PrivacyMatters@mastodon.xyz
Privacy advocate. Mastodon Evangelist. Encryption everywhere & for all. Politics. Open source fan. Eater of foods & purveyor of snark. Love and serve dogs.
Joined Apr 2017
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Internet-Connected Chastity Cages Hit By Bitcoin Ransom Hack
Ooops. . . .
Now we will know what all Trumpsters and Insurrectionists said.
Every Deleted Parler Post, Many With Users' Location Data, Has Been Archived - https://bit.ly/3i3AR50
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The Fediverse wonโt be the same without @pla โs unique combination of positivity, cycling content, and tech savvy. He was one of the nicest people Iโve ever met here and would always have something nice to say.
For those in the thread who havenโt seen yet, @hollma thinks this might be the news report, with this as the intersection where it happened (post).
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Haven't been active in a while. Good to be here. Life gets in the way, but I hope to be more involved.
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We have been proud to stand with a strong and diverse coalition to protect the .ORG registry. Thanks to @internetarchive, @SierraClub, @girlscouts, @Greenpeace, @accessnow, @FarmAid, @Vol_of_America, @NTEN, @HRW, and many others.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/01/technology/dot-org-sale.html
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BREAKING: ICANN has voted to REJECT the sale of the .ORG registry to private equity firm Ethos Capital. This is a major victory for the millions of nonprofits, civil society organizations, and individuals who make .ORG their home online. #SaveDotOrg https://www.icann.org/news/blog/icann-board-withholds-consent-for-a-change-of-control-of-the-public-interest-registry-pir https://t.co/sFLcwZqU1B
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Mandatory copyright filters aren't a way to control Big Tech, they're a way to cement Big Tech's position and power. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/04/copyright-and-crisis-filters-are-not-answer
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People who receive their "news" or 'the' news "from facebook" might also want to try receiving their medicine from #alexjones and leadership from Donald #trump
Thanks, Roy! Corporate media is persona non grata in my house.
@schestowitz - 8 #covid19 deaths reported in #pakistan this morning
1 in #thailand
Just the numbers, no drama and storytelling
I omit the links intentionally
Keep calm, keep informed, turn off #corporatemedia
Just realized I have been on Mastodon for 3 years now. Still glad I am here!!!
The Birth And Death Of Privacy: 3,000 Years of History Told Through 46 Images - https://bit.ly/3cH7Icj #privacy
Free Desktop apps better than their counterparts and also respects your privacy : privacy - https://bit.ly/3akcI50
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Discovery is important, especially for new users.
The new landing page will have an admin curated discover section with posts and hashtags!
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I love Hugo, but I'm not done with WordPress yet https://chriswiegman.com/2020/04/i-have-a-new-wordpress-site/
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@kirch Anyone who pokes fun at you for using e.g. a self-hosted WordPress instead of Medium has their priorities way out of whack
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The U.S.-U.K. Cloud Act agreement is a bad deal for citizens of both countries, and Congress should stop it.
https://act.eff.org/action/tell-congress-oppose-the-u-s-u-k-cloud-act-deal
Yet another reason open source is so important!
CIA controlled global encryption company for decades, says report - http://bit.ly/3bwAP2b
Privacy advocate. Mastodon Evangelist. Encryption everywhere & for all. Politics. Open source fan. Eater of foods & purveyor of snark. Love and serve dogs.
Joined Apr 2017
