Nextcloud 📱☁️💻 @nextcloud@mastodon.xyz

The #Nextcloud contributor week is nearing its end - tomorrow, everyone leaves. Tonight pizza night & some late hacking. Check our group pic, we'll do a blog later on!

Also, did you see the news we released from our hackweek?
https://nextcloud.com/blog/nextcloud-introduces-collaborative-rich-text-editor/

Apparently WeTransfer has been sending files to the wrong person. Occasionally. And according to some in the comments - for years. Whut? #selfhosting
https://tweakers.net/nieuws/154314/wetransfer-stuurde-berichten-door-naar-verkeerde-ontvangers.html

We think backdooring messenger apps is a bad idea. Just like it was in 1993...
https://nextcloud.com/blog/a-bad-idea-nextcloud-signs-public-letter-opposing-german-plan-to-force-decryption-of-chat/

With #nextcloud you can use a video call instead of a password to verify the identity of a user before granting access to shared files! #security #privacy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pffusr1bac4

Back up your data!

You can use, for example, @bareos_backup@twitter.com - an #opensource backup tool. Here's a link to a white paper describing how!

https://www.bareos.com/en/company_news/whitepaper-bareos-nextcloud-en.html

Worry about #security, #privacy & #ransomware? Check out how #nextcloud helps:
🔐 encryption - https://nextcloud.com/blog/encryption-in-nextcloud/
📬 privacy - https://nextcloud.com/blog/the-issue-with-public-cloud/
🔫 ransomware - https://nextcloud.com/blog/fighting-ransomware-with-guided-undo-nextcloud-in-research-protecting-users/

🚀 Get started - https://nextcloud.com/install

Do you know where your data is? Perhaps you should.

#nextcloud helps you stay in control!

https://nextcloud.com/yourdata/

Here's a guide to #deletefacebook #deletegoogle
https://technology.mb.com.ph/2019/03/25/de-googling-your-life/

At #infosec19 in London? Meet #nextcloud upstairs next to the coffee: booth Y43!

If you use two-factor authentication with #nextcloud (and you should!), you can enable the admin-support 2FA provider to help users unlock accounts!
https://blog.wuc.me/2018/10/08/unlock-locked-nextcloud-2fa-accounts.html

Meet #nextcloud today at #Infosec19 at booth Y43 - startup area next to the coffee!

Centralized tech platforms are "handmaidens to authoritarianism"
- Carole Cadwalladr, who exposed the illegal facebook ads around #brexit

Democracy is threatened by too much power in the hands of just a few tech platforms!
#decentralization
https://www.ted.com/talks/carole_cadwalladr_facebook_s_role_in_brexit_and_the_threat_to_democracy

So, how are we doing?

#DeleteFacebook #DeleteInsagram #deleteGoogle #privacy
https://dayssincelastfacebookscandal.com/

Care about #security? Pick #nextcloud as self-hosted solution. Because we care about security, too!

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RT @ShieldedWeb@twitter.com
Good example of reliable Content Security Policy (CSP) implementation by @nextclouders https://www.immuniweb.com/websec/?id=N1gz6Agh&ts=1558035022 #infosec
https://twitter.com/ShieldedWeb/status/1129106904737820672

Be careful with hosting on shared infrastructure. Once again, new vulnerabilities are found which can break out of VM's and container boundaries...
https://mdsattacks.com/

One of the many ways to host your own #nextcloud - at a PaaS provider!
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RT @Jelastic@twitter.com
Get Dropbox open-source alternative easily deploying and hosting #Nextcloud on @hidora powered by Jelastic PaaS
https://hidora.com/how-to-deploy-nextcloud-on-hidora/ @Nextclouders @nextcloudupdate
https://twitter.com/Jelastic/status/1129325921087959040

Nextcloud is working with Nitrokey to guarantee an even safer private
cloud experience. Learn more in our blog post!
https://nextcloud.com/blog/nitrokey-and-nextcloud-collaborate-on-securing-private-clouds

Want to stay in control over your documents even when sharing content over a public link? Try secure view to remove the download option!
https://nextcloud.com/blog/secure-view-prevent-your-shared-files-from-getting-downloaded

Who will be contributor nr 600 to our Nextcloud Server repo?

In Dresden? Join the first #nextcloud meetup this Wednesday!
https://www.meetup.com/Nextcloud-Meetup-Dresden/events/260723062