Richard Rathe<p>Deception, Obfuscation & Misdirection</p><p>This is a concatenation of posts I originally made in 2016-2017--even more relevant today...</p><p>Most are familiar with the concept of <a href="https://c.im/tags/FUD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FUD</span></a>—short for <a href="https://c.im/tags/Fear" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fear</span></a>, <a href="https://c.im/tags/Uncertainty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Uncertainty</span></a> & <a href="https://c.im/tags/Doubt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Doubt</span></a>. It summarizes a strategy often used in marketing and political propaganda. Its effects are pernicious, divisive and lead to exploitation. Examples abound. Fear is a strong motivator! To resist FUD one must understand how it is practiced using the principles of <a href="https://c.im/tags/Deception" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Deception</span></a>, <a href="https://c.im/tags/Obfuscation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Obfuscation</span></a> and <a href="https://c.im/tags/Misdirection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Misdirection</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://mdpaths.com/rrr/commentary/deception_obfuscation_misdirection/index.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mdpaths.com/rrr/commentary/dec</span><span class="invisible">eption_obfuscation_misdirection/index.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/Lies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Lies</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Liars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Liars</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/TrumpLies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpLies</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Authoritarianism</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Media</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/GeorgeOrwell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GeorgeOrwell</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/HannahArendt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HannahArendt</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Disinformation</span></a></p>
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Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://snikket.de/social/menel" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>menel</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://retro.social/@patrick" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>patrick</span></a></span> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Signal</span></a> despite their <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FUD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FUD</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/MarketingLies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MarketingLies</span></a> is a very <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/cebtralized" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cebtralized</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SingleVendor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SingleVendor</span></a> & <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SingleProvieer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SingleProvieer</span></a> system relying on <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/GAFAMs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GAFAMs</span></a> and their <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/API" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>API</span></a>|s as well as neither allowing <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SelfCustody" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SelfCustody</span></a> nor <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SelfHosting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SelfHosting</span></a>.</p><ul><li>Given the risks if being bound to <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> law (incl. <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CloudAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CloudAct</span></a>) it's just not an option.</li></ul><p>Not to mention it's <a href="https://infosec.space/@kkarhan/114234551915193036" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">toxic followers that avt like cultists</a>!</p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@dzwiedziu" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>dzwiedziu</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@fj" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>fj</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.world/@signalapp" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>signalapp</span></a></span> not really, as the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Metadata" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Metadata</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FUD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FUD</span></a> cited by <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Signal</span></a> is mitigateable with proper measures.</p><ul><li>You can't even run Signal over <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@torproject" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>torproject</span></a></span> and even if that point is moot when you're forced to quasi-<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/KYC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KYC</span></a> by virtue of a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PhoneNumber" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PhoneNumber</span></a> aka. <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PII" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PII</span></a> they have neither legitimate interest nor technical reason to demand in the first place!</li></ul><p>Every claim that things like <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ITsec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ITsec</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/InfoSec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InfoSec</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OpSec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpSec</span></a> & <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ComSec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ComSec</span></a> can be solved with <em>"Just use Signal!"</em> is <em>"<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechPopulism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TechPopulism</span></a>"</em> at best if not being a <em>"<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/UsefulIdiot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UsefulIdiot</span></a>"</em>!</p><ul><li>All <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/centralized" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>centralized</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SingleVendor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SingleVendor</span></a> & <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SingleProbider" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SingleProbider</span></a> systems are inherently insecure!</li></ul><p><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/EOD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EOD</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/thxbye" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>thxbye</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/next" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>next</span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://hachyderm.io/@osman" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>osman</span></a></span> If your <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OpSec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpSec</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/InfoSec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InfoSec</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ComSec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ComSec</span></a> and/or <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ITsec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ITsec</span></a> relies on <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.world/@signalapp" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>signalapp</span></a></span> and/or <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.world/@Mer__edith" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Mer__edith</span></a></span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210908180219/https://twitter.com/thegrugq/status/1085614812581715968" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">risking jail <em>or worse</em></a>, you fucked up!</p><ul><li>If <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Signal</span></a> was secure, it would've been shutdown like <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/EncroChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EncroChat</span></a> & <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SkyECC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SkyECC</span></a>. </li></ul><p>Seriously, to me <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Signal</span></a> stenches <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Honeypot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Honeypot</span></a> like <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/AN%C3%98M" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ANØM</span></a> & <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CryptoAG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CryptoAG</span></a>. </p><ul><li>All Signal fans do is <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FUD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FUD</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PGP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PGP</span></a>/MIME and#XMPP+<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OMEMO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OMEMO</span></a> which are truly <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/decentralized" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>decentralized</span></a> and allow real <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SelfHosting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SelfHosting</span></a> as well as <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SelfCustody" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SelfCustody</span></a> for complete control of all the data and keys...</li></ul><p>That's why I get people setup with it!</p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://chaos.social/@hoernchen72" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>hoernchen72</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://iceshrimp.de/@fasnix" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>fasnix</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@expertenkommision_cyberunfall" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>expertenkommision_cyberunfall</span></a></span> <em>EXAKT DAS!</em></p><p>Oft sind das <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Betr%C3%BCber" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Betrüber</span></a> die Menschen dazu überreden (<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SocialEngineering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialEngineering</span></a> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SocialHacking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialHacking</span></a>) und/oder entsprechend <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FUD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FUD</span></a> machen.</p><ul><li>Gibt da genug Kanäle wie <em>"<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/JimBrowning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JimBrowning</span></a>"</em> und <em>"<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ScammerPayback" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ScammerPayback</span></a>"</em> die aktiv diese Dinge zerlegen.</li></ul><p>Ist nix anderes als die <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Schockanruf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Schockanruf</span></a>-Taktik, nur halt <em>'irgendwas mit <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Cyber" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cyber</span></a>'</em> und sei's nen Fake-<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Popup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Popup</span></a>.</p><ul><li>Deshalb sind <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/AdBlocker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AdBlocker</span></a> auch <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Notwehr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Notwehr</span></a> & <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Nothilfe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nothilfe</span></a>!</li></ul>
Droppie [infosec] 🐨:archlinux: :kde: :firefox_nightly: :thunderbird: :vegan:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mograph.social/@mauro" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>mauro</span></a></span> Otoh i am officially <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FUD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FUD</span></a>-free.</p><p>🙄🤦♀️</p><p>:firefox_nightly: <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FirefoxNightly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FirefoxNightly</span></a> + <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Mv2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mv2</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/uBO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uBO</span></a> + <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Sidebery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sidebery</span></a> + <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FirefoxSecondSidebar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FirefoxSecondSidebar</span></a> = THE best browsing & sophisticated tab management + Web Panel UX i've ever had, easily eclipsing Vivaldi, :floorp: <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Floorp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Floorp</span></a>, :zenbrowser: <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ZenBrowser" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ZenBrowser</span></a>, Waterfox, LibreWolf... ergo = 💜🥳🎉👯♀️</p><p>:firefox_nightly: <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FirefoxNightly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FirefoxNightly</span></a> + <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/NativeVerticalTabs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NativeVerticalTabs</span></a> + <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/uBlockOrigin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uBlockOrigin</span></a> + <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FirefoxSecondSidebar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FirefoxSecondSidebar</span></a> = Very usable already as of Feb 2025, albeit less powerful than Sidebery, ergo = 💜 🎉</p>
Jason Tubnor 🇦🇺<span class="h-card"><a class="u-url mention" href="https://aus.social/@fixatedpersonsunit" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>fixatedpersonsunit</span></a></span> And <a class="hashtag" href="https://soc.feditime.com/tag/spud" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#spud</a> fell for it. Shows that he is keen to play the <a class="hashtag" href="https://soc.feditime.com/tag/fud" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FUD</a> card as much as he can.
𝔅icyclet𝓽𝓲𝓷𝓰<p>While it sounds like an awful collision, that apparently-newspaper-frontpage-worthy anecdotal story is just yet-another-distraction from the real dangers on the roads: huge vehicles, speed, mobile phones, drugs, poor enforcement...</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/FalseEquivalence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FalseEquivalence</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/FUD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FUD</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/scaremongers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scaremongers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/WrongPriorities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WrongPriorities</span></a></p>
Droppie [infosec] 🐨:archlinux: :kde: :firefox_nightly: :thunderbird: :vegan:<p>Have decided to give <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ZenBrowser" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ZenBrowser</span></a> another go, but with conditions:</p><ul><li><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Sidebery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sidebery</span></a>, not its unreliable* & <em>not-my-cup-of-tea</em> native tabs</li><li><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FirefoxSecondSidebar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FirefoxSecondSidebar</span></a> <a href="https://github.com/aminought/firefox-second-sidebar" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">github.com/aminought/firefox-s</span><span class="invisible">econd-sidebar</span></a>, not its unsatisfactory native <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/WebPanels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WebPanels</span></a> </li></ul><p>In case anyone wonders, this [temporary?] change from my hitherto daily :firefox_nightly: [<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FirefoxNightly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FirefoxNightly</span></a> + <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Sidebery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sidebery</span></a> + <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/uBlockOrigin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uBlockOrigin</span></a> + <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FirefoxSecondSidebar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FirefoxSecondSidebar</span></a>] has <strong><em>nothing</em></strong> to do with the recent global <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FUD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FUD</span></a> wrt Mozilla's <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TOU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TOU</span></a> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/EULA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EULA</span></a>, but instead is due to the aesthetic pleasantness of :zenbrowser: & the desire to use its <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SplitTabView" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SplitTabView</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TabSplitView" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TabSplitView</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TabPaneView" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TabPaneView</span></a>; two undeniable advantages over Nightly. </p><p>* the Zen subreddit is full of users posting that Zen spontaneously lost all their tabs, or all their pinned tabs, or all their unpinned tabs. In my own past months of using Zen with its native <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Workspaces" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Workspaces</span></a> & tabs, it also happened to me, twice, & it is most exasperating.</p>
Droppie [infosec] 🐨:archlinux: :kde: :firefox_nightly: :thunderbird: :vegan:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@nekohayo" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>nekohayo</span></a></span> Sigh. </p><blockquote><p>Firefox's reputation is in ashes</p></blockquote><p>Only in the minds of peeps more influenced by <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FUD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FUD</span></a> than facts. 🙄🤦♀️</p><blockquote><p>tab workspaces (a.k.a. tab groups</p></blockquote><p>Workspaces are <strong><em>not</em></strong> the same as tab groups. <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FirefoxNightly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FirefoxNightly</span></a> has had viable native <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TabGroups" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TabGroups</span></a> now for several weeks [for both H & V tab arrangements], but still has no <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Workspaces" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Workspaces</span></a>. If you want actual proper literal Workspaces, you need to use any of Vivaldi, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Floorp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Floorp</span></a>, or <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ZenBrowser" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ZenBrowser</span></a>. However, be aware:</p><ul><li>Zen is only based on FF 136, so unlike Nightly, atm does NOT have properly working Tab Groups.</li><li>Floorp 11 is based on FF ESR, so uses its own in-house <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/VerticalTabs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VerticalTabs</span></a>, & has no tab groups [but good Workspaces]</li><li>Floorp 12 is atm in Beta, is based on FF 136, so does have FF's native vertical tabs, but like Zen, atm its Tab Groups are very broken [like they also once were in Nightly, but now are good, so eventually they will also come good here]. It does have Workspaces already, but atm they & many other features in this early Beta are not working properly.</li></ul>
Droppie [infosec] 🐨:archlinux: :kde: :firefox_nightly: :thunderbird: :vegan:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@sjvn" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>sjvn</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@sjvn" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>sjvn</span></a></span> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FUD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FUD</span></a> FUD FUD FUD 🙄🤦♀️</p>
oatmeal<p>Great write up on why the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EU</span></a> should adopt <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GNOME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GNOME</span></a> as a foundation for an alternative operating system to reduce reliance on American tech corporations and as a matter of strategic autonomy and control over digital infrastructure.</p><p><a href="https://ergaster.org/posts/2025/02/28-prosthetics-that-dont-betray/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">ergaster.org/posts/2025/02/28-</span><span class="invisible">prosthetics-that-dont-betray/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GNOME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GNOME</span></a> is a polished modern and friendly than ever before. Its developers have adopter a more minimalist approach, while <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/KDE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KDE</span></a>, historically at least, was more tweak-able.</p><p>In fact, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> on the desktop could have and should have been more ubiquitous. But <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/microsoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>microsoft</span></a> has historically waged war against it when the free software movement started picking up. Most notably the 2003 "Get the Facts"— a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FUD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FUD</span></a> spreading disinformation campaign, comparing Windows to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> on cost, security, and reliability. </p><p>Back then the worst U.S. companies like microsoft could do was to threat to close a research center in a country in which the government was exploring alternatives. That was often enough for governments to abandon their plans. <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Israel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Israel</span></a> in fact is a great example of that submissiveness to U.S. demands. </p><p>There’s no doubt the U.S. is using its leverage this way. It’s never been a true competition over Free software advocacy, and Linux in the desktop never stood a chance for sure. Though specific needs persist, organizational dependency on proprietary systems is a conscious choice.</p><p>I’ll pin this post and overtime will add short reviews of some of the amazing software built for GNOME I’m using or coming across. </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/us" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>us</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/eu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>eu</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/dataImperialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dataImperialism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/freesoftware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>freesoftware</span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@skeptator" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>skeptator</span></a></span> ich habe damit weniger Problem als mit der <em>"<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/KontrolliertenOpposition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KontrolliertenOpposition</span></a>"</em> aus <em>"<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/N%C3%BCtzlichenIdioten" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NützlichenIdioten</span></a>"</em> und <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Slacktivisten" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Slacktivisten</span></a> die dazu <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FUD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FUD</span></a>'den.</p><ul><li>Wenn wir dem <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Petitionsausschuss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Petitionsausschuss</span></a> nicht mehr vertrauen können ist längst <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Art20Abs4GG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Art20Abs4GG</span></a>-Zeit!</li></ul>
Droppie [infosec] 🐨:archlinux: :kde: :firefox_nightly: :thunderbird: :vegan:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://framapiaf.org/@postroutine" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>postroutine</span></a></span> Sigh. <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FUD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FUD</span></a>. </p><p><a href="https://blog.mozilla.org/en/products/firefox/firefox-news/firefox-terms-of-use/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">blog.mozilla.org/en/products/f</span><span class="invisible">irefox/firefox-news/firefox-terms-of-use/</span></a></p><blockquote><p>UPDATE: We’ve seen a little confusion about the language regarding licenses, so we want to clear that up. We need a license to allow us to make some of the basic functionality of Firefox possible. Without it, we couldn’t use information typed into Firefox, for example. <u>It does NOT give us ownership of your data or a right to use it for anything other than what is described in the Privacy Notice</u>.</p></blockquote>
Droppie [infosec] 🐨:archlinux: :kde: :firefox_nightly: :thunderbird: :vegan:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://hachyderm.io/@coldclimate" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>coldclimate</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/@Vivaldi" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Vivaldi</span></a></span> Sigh. <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FUD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FUD</span></a>. </p><p><a href="https://blog.mozilla.org/en/products/firefox/firefox-news/firefox-terms-of-use/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">blog.mozilla.org/en/products/f</span><span class="invisible">irefox/firefox-news/firefox-terms-of-use/</span></a></p><blockquote><p>UPDATE: We’ve seen a little confusion about the language regarding licenses, so we want to clear that up. We need a license to allow us to make some of the basic functionality of Firefox possible. Without it, we couldn’t use information typed into Firefox, for example. <u>It does NOT give us ownership of your data or a right to use it for anything other than what is described in the Privacy Notice</u>.</p></blockquote>
Droppie [infosec] 🐨:archlinux: :kde: :firefox_nightly: :thunderbird: :vegan:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://infosec.exchange/@zak" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>zak</span></a></span> Sigh. <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FUD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FUD</span></a>. </p><p><a href="https://blog.mozilla.org/en/products/firefox/firefox-news/firefox-terms-of-use/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">blog.mozilla.org/en/products/f</span><span class="invisible">irefox/firefox-news/firefox-terms-of-use/</span></a></p><blockquote><p>UPDATE: We’ve seen a little confusion about the language regarding licenses, so we want to clear that up. We need a license to allow us to make some of the basic functionality of Firefox possible. Without it, we couldn’t use information typed into Firefox, for example. <u>It does NOT give us ownership of your data or a right to use it for anything other than what is described in the Privacy Notice</u>.</p></blockquote>
Droppie [infosec] 🐨:archlinux: :kde: :firefox_nightly: :thunderbird: :vegan:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mast.yourautisticlife.com/@yourautisticlife" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>yourautisticlife</span></a></span> Sigh. <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FUD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FUD</span></a>. </p><p><a href="https://blog.mozilla.org/en/products/firefox/firefox-news/firefox-terms-of-use/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">blog.mozilla.org/en/products/f</span><span class="invisible">irefox/firefox-news/firefox-terms-of-use/</span></a></p><blockquote><p>UPDATE: We’ve seen a little confusion about the language regarding licenses, so we want to clear that up. We need a license to allow us to make some of the basic functionality of Firefox possible. Without it, we couldn’t use information typed into Firefox, for example. <u>It does NOT give us ownership of your data or a right to use it for anything other than what is described in the Privacy Notice</u>.</p></blockquote>
Droppie [infosec] 🐨:archlinux: :kde: :firefox_nightly: :thunderbird: :vegan:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@nekohayo" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>nekohayo</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://floss.social/@WebKitGTK" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>WebKitGTK</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://front-end.social/@webkit" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>webkit</span></a></span> Sigh. <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FUD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FUD</span></a>. </p><p><a href="https://blog.mozilla.org/en/products/firefox/firefox-news/firefox-terms-of-use/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">blog.mozilla.org/en/products/f</span><span class="invisible">irefox/firefox-news/firefox-terms-of-use/</span></a></p><blockquote><p>UPDATE: We’ve seen a little confusion about the language regarding licenses, so we want to clear that up. We need a license to allow us to make some of the basic functionality of Firefox possible. Without it, we couldn’t use information typed into Firefox, for example. <u>It does NOT give us ownership of your data or a right to use it for anything other than what is described in the Privacy Notice</u>.</p></blockquote>
Droppie [infosec] 🐨:archlinux: :kde: :firefox_nightly: :thunderbird: :vegan:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://infosec.exchange/@Newk" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Newk</span></a></span> Sigh. <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FUD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FUD</span></a>. </p><p><a href="https://blog.mozilla.org/en/products/firefox/firefox-news/firefox-terms-of-use/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">blog.mozilla.org/en/products/f</span><span class="invisible">irefox/firefox-news/firefox-terms-of-use/</span></a></p><blockquote><p>UPDATE: We’ve seen a little confusion about the language regarding licenses, so we want to clear that up. We need a license to allow us to make some of the basic functionality of Firefox possible. Without it, we couldn’t use information typed into Firefox, for example. <u>It does NOT give us ownership of your data or a right to use it for anything other than what is described in the Privacy Notice</u>.</p></blockquote>
Thor A. Hopland<p>For someone who swallowed the <a href="https://snabelen.no/tags/antiwindenergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>antiwindenergy</span></a> pill, I'm sharing this with family members who barely speak English.</p><p>The fact is that <a href="https://snabelen.no/tags/windturbines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>windturbines</span></a> aren't as bad as people think. The <a href="https://snabelen.no/tags/OilIndustry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OilIndustry</span></a> uses <a href="https://snabelen.no/tags/psyop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>psyop</span></a> and <a href="https://snabelen.no/tags/lobbying" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lobbying</span></a> to spread <a href="https://snabelen.no/tags/FUD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FUD</span></a>, as well as lies to demoralize people - LIKE THEY HAVE BEEN DOING FOR DECADES.</p><p>Certain <a href="https://snabelen.no/tags/films" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>films</span></a> and <a href="https://snabelen.no/tags/movies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>movies</span></a> are part of said <a href="https://snabelen.no/tags/corporatepropaganda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>corporatepropaganda</span></a>, like <a href="https://snabelen.no/tags/Yellowstone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Yellowstone</span></a> and <a href="https://snabelen.no/tags/Landman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Landman</span></a>.</p><p>How Oil Propaganda Sneaks Into TV Shows | Climate Town<br><a href="https://youtube.com/watch?v=wBC_bug5DIQ" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=wBC_bug5DI</span><span class="invisible">Q</span></a></p>
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