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This morning Elena Suárez Cronauer presented the Correspondences of the Early Romantic Period workflow, developed with #FUD software at TCDH ✉️ 📚

Learn more about the project "Correspondences of the Early Romantic Period" here: tcdh.uni-trier.de/en/projekt/c.

And more about the virtual research enviroment FUD at: tcdh.uni-trier.de/en/projekt/v.

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You might like the #HackingLicense that

* has already been adoped by a group of activists fighting agaist #BigTech in Italy
* scared as hell corporate gatekeepers from #OSI
* proved Irene's point about unsubstantiated corporate #FUD against "license proliferation" and "risks"
also proved that developers are still mick more open-minded and can read and accept a clear and simple #software license** for themselves as several contributors did back then

/CC @ireneista@irenes.space @cinebox@masto.hackers.town
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Granted #Sony still won with the #PS3 compared to the #Xbox360 because at launch it was the cheapest #bluray player (just like the #PS2 was at launch one of the cheapest #DVD players).

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@Cappyjax IDGAF about "passion". All I care about is the security of users!

Requiring any #PII like a #PhoneNumber is inacceptable when it comes to #ComSec, #InfoSec & #OpSec, espechally given @signalapp is not only able but entirely willing to restrict service based off said numbers, making their "solution" insecure by design.

  • There's a reason why #XMPP+#OMEMO and #PGP/MIME [both each over @torproject / #Tor] is the evidently superior and more secure approach, as being unable to "#KYC" a user is a matter of security...

Espechally since obtaining a phone number anonymously is oftentimes illegal (i.e. #Germany made it illegal starting 07/2017, so using any service that demands a phone numner is out of question)

  • And even if one can get an anonymous #SIM (with a phone number) or god forbid #eSIM, (which is at best pseudonymous as tracking down users by virtue of matching ICCID, IMEI & IMSI to location and time) the chances are high that one ends up with recycled phone numbers that have already been used.

Obviously the devs of #Signal and @Mer__edith are well aware of this critical flaw, which is why I consider them to act as "useful idiots" or rather "controlled opposition" as #Signal could've been shutdown trivially by the #US Government or forced into banning users based off their #PhoneNumbers (they may call this "#sanctions #compliance" given they added a #Shitcoin - Wallet into Signal!)...

  • All the "but #Metadata" #FUD turns into #MarketingLies once put under the looking glass and examined against the risk of state-sponsored / -endordsed / -supported attackers.

Whereas with @monocles / #monoclesChat, @gajim / #gajim and @delta / #deltaChat and @thunderbird / #Thunderbird respectably I can not only use Tor, but do #SelfHosting for the entire #communications infrastructure (i.e. using an #OnionService = only reachable via Tor) and get the advantages of a self-routing, self-authenticating & battle-hardened against censorship proxy network that can't be shutdown!

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Infosec.SpaceKevin Karhan :verified: (@kkarhan@infosec.space)@renardboy@mastodon.social @derekmorr@mastodon.social depends... Did you have to remotely onboard someone onto a secure communication stack whilst they are on the run from the authorities *and* blood relatives due to *"living while trans"* with a *literal "dead or alive" bounty on their head* whilst stuck in a besieged city that's being shelled? - Cuz I did... @signalapp@mastodon.world is evidently a solution appealing to #TechIlliterates with *dangerous 'semi-knowledge'* who are willing to accept a *"#TrustMeBro!"* by @Mer__edith@mastodon.world and #MoxieMarlinspike before her. - Using #Signal would've gotten said person tracked down and killed by the de-facto aithorities for merely having their phone # linked to that shite!

Ich war seit jeher ein großer Freund des #BGE.

Und je länger ich meinen Laden führe, um so vehementer bin ich für die Einführung des bedingungslosen Grundeinkommens.

Es würde beim inhabergeführten Einzelhandel einen mächtigen Wirtschaftsschub geben und damit u.a. auch wieder die Innenstädte beleben.

Aber das würde natürlich auch bedeuten, dass der Staatsapparat weniger Macht über die Menschen hat.

Geht ja mal gar nicht.

#FUD
#BedingungslosesGrundeinkommen

Encore un #drama #GrapheneOS cette semaine après que certains membres de la communauté de GrapheneOS, probablement poussé par le fondateur de GrapheneOS harcelle Gaël Duval le fondateur de @e_mydata bsky.app/profile/gaelduval.bsk
Le fondateur de GrapheneOS semble avoir l'habitude de faire ce genre de harcèlement #fud, il s'en été pris a Techlore et Louis Rossmann avant d'enchainer sur les alternatives à GrapheneOS comme CalyxOS, DivestOS, LineageOS et maintenant /e/OS

Deception, Obfuscation & Misdirection

This is a concatenation of posts I originally made in 2016-2017--even more relevant today...

Most are familiar with the concept of #FUD—short for #Fear, #Uncertainty & #Doubt. 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 #Deception, #Obfuscation and #Misdirection.

mdpaths.com/rrr/commentary/dec

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@dzwiedziu @fj @signalapp not really, as the #Metadata #FUD cited by #Signal is mitigateable with proper measures.

  • You can't even run Signal over @torproject and even if that point is moot when you're forced to quasi-#KYC by virtue of a #PhoneNumber aka. #PII they have neither legitimate interest nor technical reason to demand in the first place!

Every claim that things like #ITsec, #InfoSec, #OpSec & #ComSec can be solved with "Just use Signal!" is "#TechPopulism" at best if not being a "#UsefulIdiot"!

@osman If your #OpSec, #InfoSec, #ComSec and/or #ITsec relies on @signalapp and/or @Mer__edith risking jail or worse, you fucked up!

Seriously, to me #Signal stenches #Honeypot like #ANØM & #CryptoAG.

That's why I get people setup with it!

Twitterthaddeus e. grugq on Twitter“I’m gonna tell you a secret about “logless VPNs” — they don’t exist. Noone is going to risk jail for your $5/mo https://t.co/Q2aOQJkG4g”
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@hoernchen72 @fasnix @expertenkommision_cyberunfall EXAKT DAS!

Oft sind das #Betrüber die Menschen dazu überreden (#SocialEngineering / #SocialHacking) und/oder entsprechend #FUD machen.

Ist nix anderes als die #Schockanruf-Taktik, nur halt 'irgendwas mit #Cyber' und sei's nen Fake-#Popup.