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There is this tool called [age](https://github.com/FiloSottile/age) written in go and a fully compatible Rust implementation called [rage](https://github.com/str4d/rage). They promise to be a simple tool for encrypting files and other things. It only does encryption, using public key cryptography (Curve 25519 or SSH keys) or password based symmetric encryption. *(Please excuse me glossing over some details here)* It only encrypts things, no signatures beyond [AEAD](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Authenticated_encryption) involved. It aims to be minimalistic and do just one thing reasonably well instead of being a mediocre multi tool. It doesn't aim to be a full replacement for things like OpenPGP. AFAICT there hasn't been a proper security audit yet. There seem to be some issues with the design as pointed out [here](https://neilmadden.blog/2019/12/30/a-few-comments-on-age/) which don't look like critical flaws to me, but then again I'm not a cryptography expert. Some of the questions I want to throw into the discussions are: * Is it any good? * In which situation would you use it? * What are some alternatives that do it differently or maybe even better and why is that? Bonus question: Is there a similar tool that uses an audited library like libsodium, and if not, would it be worth developing one?

I tried to find videos on these Reflectacles but only came across this one, I’ve been wanting a pair but do you guys think their worth it for the 64-164 dollar price tag. How much will they actually help.

LIKE OIL LEADS TO GLOBAL WARMING... DATA LEADS TO SOCIAL COOLING If you feel you are being watched, you change your behavior. Big Data is supercharging this effect. This could limit your desire to take risks or exercise free speech. Over the long term these 'chilling effects' could 'cool down' society. This is how it works:

I want to record my screen while I talk, but I would like to distort my voice like they do in the anonymous videos, to retain my anonymity. How can I do that? I'd rather not use a TTS engine as it would be difficult to synchronize the sound with the video of the screen. I just want to distort my voice enough so that people close to me couldn't tell it's me, assuming they aren't experts and manage to reverse the voice distortion. And how do I share the video online without leaking my IP? And, in a not so private way, what about real time streaming? I've seen a person who changed his voice and image so that it seemed as if Rocket from Guardians of the Galaxy was talking to you.

Also, do you use disposable emails? What for? I have a lot of emails made with simple login and I use the same one only for three websites. Then I get all emails forwarded to the same email, and an email for personal use (family, work, friends...) also forwarded to that one. So something like this: ``` o o o o personal \ | / / | / | / o ```

I like to use Tor for everything except streaming videos. But I have it setup with a few add-ons to make it a more pleasant browsing experience. I know it increases fingerprintability, so I wanted to know in case you use Tor browser on a regular basis, do you use any extensions? Do you feel the trade-off in privacy is worth it?

**is biolife plasma privacy invasive?** Are they going to sell your dna like dna testing kits?

(note: I linked to the Open Rights Group page on this, who are a great organisation) Britons should watch out for the "Online Safety Bill", which threatens their (and potentially everyone else's) privacy, security/safety and free speech with backdoors, surveillance and censorship. See the anti-E2EE campaign here: https://www.noplacetohide.org.uk/

I think Qubes also uses Whonix in virtual machine so I don't think nesting those virtual machines is a good idea. Has anyone used it and what is your opinion?

TL;DR: Chile is currently running a convent for a new constitution and there is a proposal to adopt the free software values and privacy into their constitution. It will be proposed to the convent if 15,000 Chilean signatures can be collected.

- double-ratchet E2E encryption using AES-256-GCM cipher with X3DH key agreement using 2 ephemeral Curve448 keys to derive secrets for ratchet initialization. These keys and secrets are separate for each contact, group membership and file transfer - additional encryption of messages delivered from servers to recipients, also using Curve25519 DH exchange and NaCl crypto-box - to avoid shared cipher-text in sent and received traffic

I found a product that can help improve the privacy of apps installed on your phone by replacing them with PWA. You will still get notifications, but the apps will not be able to access sensitive parts of your device. **Note**: I have no affiliation with the product at all, just found it and want to make people aware of a PWA and how easy it is.

What do you think? The Hated One said Signal was the honeypot, but it looks like Element is the real one. Signal doesn't even have analytics, or barely something that we should be afraid of.

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I found this site, there you can bypass paywalls... what do you think about? Do i lose my Privacy frome one beast to only another one?

For those of you don't know, there is a Netflix Mini-series about Terravision (called The Billion Dollar Code), the first 3D mapping software developed in 1993 by the German company ART+COM in Berlin as a "networked virtual representation of the earth based on satellite images, aerial shots, altitude data and architectural data". The series talks about how Google stole their project and got famous with the stolen Terravision, named 'Google Earth'.

I decided to route all network traffic through the Tor network with Invizible Pro, but I was told that [malicious exit nodes can see my data](https://lemmy.ml/post/148129/comment/108544). So are there any apps that you know that are safe to use over Tor? I have most apps' access to the internet blocked with the firewall anyway. But I want to be sure at least for F-droid, FairEmail, Fennec, Syncthing, Syphon and Lemmur. As well as the [system services](https://pastebin.com/b4C5W5qD).

The Austrian Data Protection Authority has decided that the use of Google Analytics violates the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Other EU member states could follow suit, as regulators cooperate in a task force in the European Data Protection Board.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/143981 > Mod statement: https://np.reddit.com/r/PrivacyGuides/comments/rxf02a/theanonymousjoker_false_privacy_prophet/hs1dxux?context=3 > > https://i.imgur.com/LahmNkO.jpg > > dng99/dngray has branded a citation-less slander post as facts. These are the "community standards" of r/PrivacyGuides. Always remember this. > > u/trai_dep, the record stands corrected once again > > Moreover, my theory about GrapheneOS community using sockpuppets is true, as confirmed by... > > https://np.reddit.com/r/fdroid/comments/rxtc14/came_across_this_thoughts/hs1o6no?context=3 > > https://i.imgur.com/JX6uTpx.jpg > > Tommy_Tran = B0risGrishenko (OP of slander post). Thanks for confirming my GrapheneOS community sockpuppet theory.

Xiaomi has patented a new fingerprint scanning technology that allows the user to use the fingerprint sensor by touching any part of their screen. Now you don’t have to try anymore to turn on your phone or place your finger on the finger reader, because you can do this by touching anywhere on the phone’s screen. This is a very privacy issue. It will have a set of infrared LED light transmitters under the capacitive touch screen layer and above the usual AMOLED display. 

re-publicado de: https://lemmy.ml/post/85025 > The test only checks the defaults Browser configuration.

mirrored from r/privacy

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/139820 > Does anyone know what this thing is? Some kind of decentralized, open source, anti-establishment, etc platform aiming to be an alternative to twitter, but we plebs aren't allowed to see or participate in the development process or even see any source repositories yet. > > To me there's a bunch of red flags, but I can't put my finger on what I reckon they're flagging. It's that combo of roll-your-own-crypto and promises of decentralization and secret-open-source-development-model all tied together with node.js and blockchain. > > No mention of other decentralization efforts, their envisaged place/relationship with the fediverse, ActivityPub, **Mastodon**, possibility of extending their new blockchain protocol ideas with other platforms. Nothing even about how they're better than the fediverse or whatever. > > They were banned from twitter tho so they "must be legit"? > The slides on the "tech" page mostly have this "COMMERCIAL IN CONFIDENCE - NOT FOR UNAUTHORISED USE OR DISSEMINATION" watermarks, which is pretty weird. > > https://ghostarchive.org/archive/G08ek > > https://archive.is/panquake.com >

Obviously cash is the more private option, but I have had trouble getting away from the convenience of using cards. Is there a way to use debit or credit cards and preserve privacy?