Gran charla hoy de nostr:nprofile1qqsfrlp5f954nw7rgnx6fm4mhwkdcjhlz8f7rn8387z8qf4cx20xwegpz3mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfduqs6amnwvaz7tmwdaejumr0dsq3camnwvaz7tmwdaehgu3wvf5hgcm0d9hx2u3wwdhkx6tpdsd49nmj  hablando de la filosofía y nuevos proyectos de nostr:nprofile1qqs9df4h2deu3aae83fmet5xmrlm4w5l9gdnsy3q2n7dklem7ezmwfcpz3mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfduq5xamn8ghj7dnvv45xs7tywde8g6rpvakkjuekw46nvar4vdhxgan6wumkxatzwpckk6rk0puhjdm2da5k7ce5x4kkkumjx3jkzepwdahxjmmwqyt8wumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnwdaehgu3wd9hxvmckqw0xz en el directo de nostr:nprofile1qqs2xazafnyad2yw5eutrrdj50ccx9mseuqrn8z8aw8kkf3ur7x02hspzamhxue69uhhyetvv9ujumn0wd68ytnzv9hxgtcy3ewn2

https://www.youtube.com/live/dc21hKlfmkI


#SimpleX founder Evgeny Poberezkin speaking truth. #Nostr focuses on censorship resistance with privacy as an afterthought. SimpleX focus is on privacy. Do not confuse the two.

> **Censorship resistance and privacy are in a contradiction - the more censorship resistant a communication solution is, the less private it is, inevitably.**
>
> Evgeny Poberezkin

https://i.nostr.build/GnyxMZRnCnOf9zzh.jpg

#ikitao #opensource #privacy #nostr #censorship


I recommend a #Protectli Vault Pro VP2420 4x 2.5G with no WiFi module, coreboot pre-installed, running OPNsense (or pfSense; I prefer OPNsense).

It's a great hardware firewall/router for most home and small business networks. You can install an always-on VPN if you like, assign interfaces, silo networks, assign subnets and static IPs, and generally keep your network monitored and secure.

Put your ISP router in bridge mode, then use the Protectli as your firewall/router.

You can run all interfaces off the same LAN network or get more granular with security through isolation...

Example:

  • LAN interface could be for your trusted devices like your computer, etc.
  • Opt1 could be your NAS or storage (siloed from both networks).
  • Opt2 could be your untrusted devices like IoT devices and for friends to connect to when they come over, etc.

You can then use OPNsense to set up rules for how these networks can and cannot interact with each other.

You can also run switches (large and small, managed or unmanaged) and/or WiFi routers (preferably running OpenWRT) in AP mode off of any of the three interfaces.

https://protectli.com/product/vp2420/


And that is only scratching the surface, it is also getting worse by the day.


Bitcoin’s lack of privacy is not an accident & it’s not the result of negligence.

It’s a deliberate choice, as cowardly devs & sellout community members deliberately ignore a decade of research & experimentation.

This is why I’m making a magazine about privacy. To change the culture, remind readers that there’s still a chapter 10 in the Bitcoin whitepaper, and explain how we can learn from projects such as Monero, Zcash, Litecoin, Nym, Firo, Zano, and more.

I’m not doing this alone: more than a dozen of writers are joining me to explain to you why privacy is important, why you should desire it, and how you can currently use it.

I expect this magazine to get launched on time for nostr:npub1j0yy96lj8cye7wu9ycezudnng363ymtguwc0t97xvvw8xlss25jstf0hd9 next month. So stay tuned! And if you want to sponsor the project, DM me and you’ll get a full page ad.

Hope you like this front cover: it combines the origins of a popular meme with the realities of Bitcoin privacy. Pepe cheers for the pumper in chief, but surrenders his privacy and cypherpunk ethos for some NGU.

And before you jump at me and say that adding privacy to Bitcoin is premature and might lead to hidden inflation, remember that even Dandelion++ (a protocol which hides your wallet’s IP address from the rest of the network, which was built for BTC but adopted by Monero) is currently not part of the software client.

Think about it! And watch out for this magazine next month when it gets released! https://image.nostr.build/312bdc49fc9d54182da9c99f841b5710428c379d7c7d07ed5f6253da2492a80c.jpg


🚀 Announcing the offical release of Alby Hub nostr:npub1getal6ykt05fsz5nqu4uld09nfj3y3qxmv8crys4aeut53unfvlqr80nfm for StartOS!

Alby Hub offers incredible ease of use for lightning.

On StartOS, Alby Hub seamlessly integrates with your existing lightning node for maximum sovereignty.

https://blog.getalby.com/what-is-alby-hub/

Great video by nostr:npub1rxysxnjkhrmqd3ey73dp9n5y5yvyzcs64acc9g0k2epcpwwyya4spvhnp8, though slightly dated already.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Z1BzwxdP4I

Thank you nostr:npub1s9cyrzaj9rwt7kever592np0aehyjxhl6am5ak3lhdwshny9mnyqmkp75j and Horologger for packaging, and to everyone who side loaded for testing.

Source code: https://github.com/Start9Labs/albyhub-startos/releases/tag/v1.10.1


The FTC's latest investigation found giant tech companies collect way more data than users expect and share it widely without oversight. Federal privacy legislation is long overdue.
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/09/ftc-report-confirms-commercial-surveillance-out-control


De coña. Dan vergüenza ajena 🙄


Be honest, you're using Big Tech because:

a) You think it's hard to switch
b) You think there won't be the software you need on Linux
c) You think nobody is using encrypted messengers
d) You say privacy is a nice idea, but I don't really need it
e) You tell yourself you'll learn later, which turns to never.

But every one of the statements is a lie.

It's NOT hard to switch,
Linux is easy man, my mom uses it, and she's older than computers existing.  Linux Mint looks just like Windows.  System76 PopOS can be made to look just like Mac iOS.  The same way Apple has an "Apple store" for software, Linux also has an app store!  And you can even use it in a graphical box.  You don't need the command line.

The software you need IS on Linux.
Linux has software for web browsing, chat, and editing text (even microsoft word files can be opened).  Adobe Photoshop is actually HARDER to use than open source GIMP, and it does the same things.  Kdenlive is FASTER to render videos than Adobe Premiere of EQUAL OR BETTER QUALITY.

You don't have to go cold turkey, if you want to still chat with your friends on Discord, WhatsApp, Telegram, that stuff all works on Linux and Degoogled phones.  But you'll be surprised at who you will meet on freedom apps..

You are scared away because you think there's no help, no support group.  But there's more of a Linux community than anywhere else, because the people genuinely care.  Our SimpleX room has 600 people, and you will get replies.  We also host an active Linux group on Session.  There's the Linux.org forums.  There's dozens of companies with paid support including mine.

You tell yourself you'll learn under better circumstances later, but eventually you have to realize that nobody is coming to save you.

The political situation is only getting worse.  The data collection and the overreach from big tech is only further chipping away at your freedoms every day.  You think you have Bitcoin, but without privacy you don't even own those private keys.  You think you have a Nostr account, but you need open source operating system for that to have meaning.  Otherwise, it's just the same as a big tech platform because Google, Microsoft, and Apple see your private key, your conversations, and the sum of every thought in your brain.  They own your life.

But it doesn't have to be this way.  I'm telling you that you have way more power than you realize.  You're telling yourself you're not good with tech, but you're smart enough to read my words on Nostr now.  That's better than like 95% of people out there.  You know to an Amish farmer, you're pretty slick.. It's all about what you're used to.

Every one of the those starting statements is a lie.  And the only obstacle is in your mind.

Love you bro, stay safe.


:fire:


A reminder sent to the European Parliament and the European Council: this is what Chat Control and the Going Dark initiative will result in – total surveillance and the end of secure and private communication.

You can read the articles at mullvad.net/why-privacy-matters

https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/113/113/582/829/988/892/original/2a4e2a45206af8ab.png

https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/113/113/582/852/799/773/original/943397c854a17c2b.png


Free speech without financial privacy is a joke. If they can track and control every cent you spend, they can control what you say.


Becoming a sovereign individual with sovereign computing thanks to  nostr:npub126ntw5mnermmj0znhjhgdk8lh2af72sm8qfzq48umdlnhaj9kuns3le9ll: Building your own server for hosting things like file storage thanks to #Nextcloud, a #Bitcoin full node, a #lightening node on a refurbished Dell Optiplex Mini PC, with Start9 OS lowers the barrier of entry.

In the digital age, becoming a sovereign individual means reclaiming control over your digital assets, data, and privacy. One powerful way to achieve this is by running your own server, especially with privacy-focused tools like Start9 OS. #degoogle your life and no more need for iCloud.

You can do all this without needing any linux command line knowledge or breaking the bank, for example using a refurbished Dell Optiplex Mini PC for as little as $200. Other known hardware can be found here: https://community.start9.com/t/known-good-hardware-master-list-hardware-capable-of-running-startos/66


I’ll say it again, and I’ll keep saying it until people get it:

I HAVE NO INTEREST IN GETTING NORMAL PEOPLE TO USE BITCOIN AND NOSTR

I am only interested in getting those who demand self-sovereignty for themselves, and are unequivocally dedicated towards building a future where everyone owns their own data, and no one can cancel them or steal it away from them.


The cloud is someone else's computer discussion with:
Matt Hill nostr:npub126ntw5mnermmj0znhjhgdk8lh2af72sm8qfzq48umdlnhaj9kuns3le9ll
Evan Kaloudis nostr:npub1xnf02f60r9v0e5kty33a404dm79zr7z2eepyrk5gsq3m7pwvsz2sazlpr5
Ben Carman nostr:npub1mutnyacc9uc4t5mmxvpprwsauj5p2qxq95v4a9j0jxl8wnkfvuyque23vg

https://youtu.be/axPKjNCfIlY?si=BS6LJD6192rAnKjP


Cryptosquid

Privacy, freedom and self-sovereignty

PGP - 3B54 45D9 D19F BE21 E975 D37A 9A41 A358 915B 1CCA


Bienvenido de nuevo al lado oscuro 😜


Since US law enforcement agencies have been able to identify a money laundering offence involving this particular wallet, then they are well equipped to detect such crimes, and there is no need to criminalise mixers or #bitcoin wallets as a technology and its developers in general.

This is exactly what we talk about in our meetings with regulators: we understand that US law enforcement has all the tools to track #Bitcoin  transactions on the blockchain. That is why real criminals, and even more so oligarchs, use completely different schemes to launder dirty money.

Besides, Western intelligence services are diligently training dictatorial regimes how to recognise both traditional banking and crypto-assets transactions, so the oligarchs have this knowledge from the intelligence services under their control in non-democratic countries. They don't want and don’t need to use such tools.

And to be precise, I definitely think it's very harmful to promote or ask oligarchs, criminals to use your privacy payment tools. It gives more opportunities to weaponise this kind of rhetoric by any kind of government.

Our 15 years of human rights practice shows that real oligarchs prefer other tools for laundering dirty money. For example, the daughter of dictator Nursultan #Nazarbayev, Dariga #Nazarbayeva - #UK law enforcement authorities failed in their attempts to hold her accountable for money laundering. https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/apr/08/uk-agency-loses-case-against-ex-kazakh-president-family-aliyev-nazarbayev

Kazakhstani regime used political lobbyists, expensive Western law firms, and the Kazakhstani state apparatus to succeed in laundering her dirty money.

This scheme works for the oligarchs, people who have stolen billions from the budget of a country where their family members have been in power for decades, politically persecuting any dissent, torturing and killing.

They do not need mixers, they have perfectly mastered money laundering schemes through investments in expensive real estate and consultations with former higher officials, top Western law firms.

Mixers and self-hosted wallets, on the other hand, are used by activists who are financially excluded by authoritarian regimes and do not have the privilege to use banking services in general due to political repression.

Moreover, the knowledge of US intelligence agencies is used to financially exclude regime critics and their family members both domestically and transnationally. This is exactly what #Turkey, #Kazakhstan and other regimes do all the time, sharing knowledge gained from Western partners with #Russia, #Iran, #China to repress dissenters abroad.

In less than 5 minutes Kazakhstan blocks fundraising via bank account or @stripe for families of political prisoners, so bitcoin p2p transactions and mixers are currently the only instrument to protect human rights in such authoritarian countries. Regimes can trace such transactions, but they can't stop them and so far it has helped save lives.

Therefore, an effective fight against money laundering would begin not with the criminalisation of privacy payment tools and their developers, but with ending the impunity of authoritarian regimes and their oligarchs in using legal schemes to circumvent sanctions through the banking systems of third countries. https://image.nostr.build/c349d26015a22cf1db76dad933a7752bb4986ef55720154f4dbe67f999c56320.jpg https://image.nostr.build/224b3d0be9bfd139e2d74c1172629518ccd6dbaab20d78d0b92f4e968d4a4cdc.jpg https://image.nostr.build/fe3aee61fe806c37d9a688784bbad901b7fdbc5cccea63bcd09194e063521ab9.jpg


New episode alert!

 nostr:npub1j87rgjtftxaux3xd5nhthwavm3907ywnu8x0z0uywqntsv57vajshl3hzx from  nostr:npub126ntw5mnermmj0znhjhgdk8lh2af72sm8qfzq48umdlnhaj9kuns3le9ll joined us to discuss:
🔹 Sovereign computing with Start9
🔹 Misconceptions about cloud computing
🔹 Fighting for a sovereign future
and more!

Watch on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMj4_saeGvc

Listen on Fountain:
https://www.fountain.fm/episode/ITu7O2j97pMsighbV7iD

Website:
https://www.freedomfootprintshow.com/matt-hill-start9/

Don't forget to like, subscribe, and brush your teeth!

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Ya está liberado el Directo Bitcoin 2140 D155 - Ready to nostr:nprofile1qyfhwumn8ghj7ur4wfcxcetsv9njuetn9uq3wamnwvaz7tmjv4kxz7fwdehhxarj9e3xzmny9uqzq44xkafh8j8hhy79809wsmv0lw46nu4pkwqjyp20ekml80mytde8aue7zh

Muchas gracias a nostr:npub1yn3hc8jmpj963h0zw49ullrrkkefn7qxf78mj29u7v2mn3yktuasx3mzt0 nostr:nprofile1qyfhwumn8ghj7ur4wfcxcetsv9njuetn9uq3wamnwvaz7tmjv4kxz7fwdehhxarj9e3xzmny9uqzq46qnxshq5ds7yl8ta7gjvlzzwz8w9tvp3n75thevsugmne6h6uqz3djkf @Ko01Zero y nostr:nprofile1qyfhwumn8ghj7ur4wfcxcetsv9njuetn9uq3wamnwvaz7tmjv4kxz7fwdehhxarj9e3xzmny9uqzp6tm3eurjhjp3uk3y5zlfgeuc2m7r37a8e3fwu0u875lewcjzdj6x486rr por esta maravillosa experiencia.

https://www.youtube.com/live/02YDtCUaaZw?si=CyQeTaHD8fmZ8TTU


Muchísimas gracias a nostr:npub1yn3hc8jmpj963h0zw49ullrrkkefn7qxf78mj29u7v2mn3yktuasx3mzt0 por el gran honor de invitarme al directo para poder explicar en detalle como funciona StartOS así como responder cualquier pregunta que pueda surgir.


Mañana a las 3:30pm ET (UTC -4) nostr:npub14hz3xluls73nc8eyvy6fljm6tf8zt0xkxpgxngch36txfv24ycvs622r7l  estará en el podcast Lunaticoin, para hablar sobre Start9.

¡Sintoniza usando el enlace de abajo!

https://www.youtube.com/@Lunaticoin/streams


What is privacy?

Privacy has many meanings and connotations depending on who you ask and how far along the path to liberty and self sovereignty they are. The dictionary defines it as “someone’s right to keep their personal matters and relationships secret”, but it goes a lot deeper than that.

A great example that will make even the most ardent pro surveillance advocate think twice is, imagine that while you are having a conversation with a family member or friend in your living room you have a government employee sitting right there with a notepad taking notes of everything you say. Even though you are not saying anything that might be considered illegal you would feel like this is an invasion and an overreach that will make you uncomfortable.

Usually people’s reaction to the lack of privacy is that if you have nothing to hide, then you shouldn’t care. This completely misses the point and justifies both governments and private corporations to poke into your life with no repercussions.

It is very interesting how you see new laws being passed that claim to protect consumer rights to privacy, only to then turn around and attempt to ban encryption which is one of the main tools that can be used to protect yourself.

Fear is a great weapon when injected into people’s minds, it will grow like an out of control wildfire and will keep people cheering any measures which are implemented to “keep them safe”.

There is a great quote from Benjamin Franklin that says: “Those who would give up essential liberty, to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety”. It is interesting how this applies so well to today where people are told that only criminals hide their activities and that any “good” citizen should follow the narrative and not only allow but encourage further attacks on personal liberties.

Society has become soft, there is no sense of personal responsibility. This manifests itself when any unplanned issue arises and people want someone else to fix their problems.

“Self responsibility is the core quality of the fully mature, fully functioning, self actualizing individual” (Brian Tracy).

It is sad when you see people blaming their problems on anything but themselves, which is the only real way to really get a grip and advance in life.

Privacy can and should be thought of as a natural human right which must be defended at all costs.

#privacy #asknostr #surveillance #freedom #cypherpunk

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In the end, says Gladstein, it won’t be the United Nations or rich philanthropists that electrifies Africa “but an open-source software network, with no known inventor, and controlled by no company or government.”

Yes you can quote me on that.

Awesome Human Progress profile on why "electricity matters because it is the ultimate poverty killer"

https://humanprogress.org/bitcoin-brought-electricity-to-countries-in-the-global-south-that-needed-energy/ https://image.nostr.build/0745dc28300bfc9957d776f477174588ca5c5406690539cde60f1cb04de20fbe.jpg


New on Geyser: BTC Isla, S19 Hashboardheater MK1, Public Pool for StartOS & More

Here are some the latest Bitcoin grassroots projects and initiatives launched via the Geyser crowdfunding platform.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/geyser-launches-week-13-24/


::PepeLaugh::


What if this was the average (again)? https://image.nostr.build/fbcb3abae5be06bc24f8ec0583e0e329b42b64159ccfaac8efc0caae8c1eedb4.jpg


#privacytechpro privacy tool recommendations:

if you want to share a link a yt video on desktop in a way that isn't tracked by #google / #youtube, use #invidious (a youtube frontend) to share

*note

*isn't tracked by google

*always use a vpn.

from invidious faq:

"Q: What data is shared with YouTube?
A: By default, the video stream is fetched directly from Google's servers (googlevideo.com) in order to reduce the bandwidth required by invidious, meaning that Google will be able to see your IP address and some other data commonly sent by web browsers, like your user-agent string.

If you don't want that to happen, you can go to the preferences page and check the Proxy videos option. When this option is enabled, the Invidious instance will be used as a relay (also known as a "proxy") between you and Google's servers, which will hide your IP address and the other information sent by your browser."

go to https://invidious.io/ -> tap 'use invidious' -> choose a server -> paste the yt link in the search box -> tap share

on desktop you can use the ff extension called #LibRedirect to make this process much faster (there is a library of other front-ends included)

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/libredirect/

on #android i recommend #UntrackMe for easy front-end privacy respecting link sharing

https://framagit.org/tom79/nitterizeme

it's only available on f-droid.

*note: if you have to use f-droid, i recommend f-droid basic (it has unattended updates)

https://f-droid.org/en/packages/org.fdroid.basic/

also...

#LibreTube (more private) or #NewPipe are both great front-end apps for watching and sharing yt videos on android

#NewPipe

https://newpipe.net/

or #LibreTube (more private...it proxies all requests via piped and prevents google servers from accessing your ip address) are both awesome youtube front-end apps for watching and sharing

read about the differences here:

https://github.com/libre-tube/LibreTube#differences-to-newpipe

pro tip: use an always-on vpn like #mullvad

https://mullvad.net/en

or #protonvpn

https://github.com/protonvpn/android-app

...and take advantage of their splittunneling function to keep the vpn always-on but still exclude specific apps (proton also allows web addresses) from the vpn for apps/sites that don't play nicely with vpns (and many payment processors)

and as always, i recommend using #GrapheneOS for the best privacy and security on android ( factory unlocked recent-ish #pixel required )

https://grapheneos.org/

#cybersecgirl #privacy #tools #opensource #android #grapheneos


The European Central bank is working on an Ecash system for a CBDC that can only be run by banks. We're working on an Ecash system for Bitcoin that can be run by anyone.

We must code faster.


“What’s at stake is the ability to publish the truth and expose crimes when they are committed by States… it’s about the right to be able to speak freely without being put in prison and hounded and terrorized by the State.”— nostr:npub1xw7h0efeg5s8gla2uyu55jh4lfrlgppcjemrwkmdc7lgvhkcz3fqpvumsa in February

Pay attention…
#FreeAssange https://v.nostr.build/LeQ7W.mp4


The Web is taken.

They control your data: Servers can change anything you send at any time: E-mails, medical records, private family pictures, social media posts, orders etc. You won't even notice it. Not only they can change, but you can also create new content as if they were made by you. Your history is written by them.

Servers do too much: They convinced us we don't have enough processing power and moved all the logic from our applications into servers. Even though a phone has an equivalent processing power than a single server today, we believe we must use complicated server architectures to achieve anything in the web. Phones are the cloud.

Everything is a rental: You don't own your domain name. It's a rental. Your server is a rental. Your digital certificate is a rental. You don't own anything. Your digital identity is a rental.

Data Silos force you to stay: Moving is too hard. They profit on making things just difficult enough to keep your around. After all, it's just 9.99 a month.

Enter the Verifiable Web

Own your keys, own your content. No one can write for you. No one can change what you write.

Sign everything you send. Every little like, every little key press. If it wasn't signed, it didn't happen.

Verify everything you receive. Trust the signer, not the servers in between.

You decide how data gets to you and where it stays. Your digital history is assembled by you.

Welcome to Nostr


Made this quick vid to try to onboard normies and non-techies, feel free to share and tell me what you think, also shout-out to @jack for promoting #nostr and #bitcoin and supporting its development!https://m.primal.net/HnUB.mp4


Great work on this video. Will definitely share it when purple pilling normies.


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We have won this battle but the war is far from over.
The judge who ordered Telegram's shutdown in Spain backs off.
On Saturday, he gave all telecommunication providers 3 hours to shut down all connections to protect the IP rights of the media companies (in theory). Today he "suspends" the order until he gets additional information from the police authorities on the characteristics of the app and the effects its suspension could have on its millions of users in Spain.
 🤔 Was this because of the massive reaction of people raising concerns of censorship and dictatorship? Was it because he realized the measure was going to be pointless because of all the posts teaching users how to use proxies and vpns? Was it something else?
In any case, the direction we are heading worldwide is clear. Privacy and censorship resistant tools and protocols are crucial to fight for the freedom they are obsessed with ripping away from us.  #becomeungovernable #freedom #privacy #censorship #nostr #freedomofspeech #freespeech #spain #telegram


📢 New from me!

On why "privacy for me but not for thee" amounts to "privacy for no one," and how a German Military comms leak demonstrates that mass private comms services, like Signal, are the only way to ensure privacy--for anyone and everyone.👇

https://netzpolitik.org/2024/taurus-leak-when-it-comes-to-privacy-its-all-or-nothing/


De momento somos demasiado pequeños en Nostr para llamar su atención.
Pero ya verás que gracia cuando intenten cerrarlo también y se den cuenta de que es imposible.
Siempre que quede algún Relay en pie seguiremos aquí 💪


RIP Alexei Navalny.

The US/UK should free Assange, free Ulbricht, pardon Snowden, and double-down on freedom as a contrast. They won't, but they should.

Russia is way more politically controlled and censored than their western counterparts, but if the western counterparts were smart they would emphasize this fact rather than lean more into being even half-like Russia.

Kudos to builders of various freedom tech.


#privacy  is not something to be hidden, it is something to be protected, valued and respected.

Whoever has privacy is someone who has an advantage.

The opposite is the exacerbated exhibitionism that many exhibit of their personal lives on social networks.


Cryptpad works well as a direct replacement for google docs and can also be self hosted.


the more you're given
the more you have to give
mute your ego and serve
let others climb
let others celebrate
let others call you a fool
listen and serve
let them vilify you
let them misunderstand you
let them hide your contributions
it doesn't matter
let it go
let it happen
let it hurt
in the end it will all pass
you broke before
so many times
did you forget how you arrived here?
beyond pain and suffering
worrying about tomorrow
and how you will afford the future
for yourself and those you love
the more you're given
the more you have to give
serve


Having 12 words in your head is not a crime.
https://image.nostr.build/64b99e6a0e5fd48b1e3f037a542d0369f488c832459312e106130754ae3b4bad.jpg


It's a great honour 😜


BQQM
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Nuestro comunicado ante el bloqueo por vía judicial del canal de mensajería telegram en España. #Telegram #Censura #Globalismo #Dictadura #Distopía #Nostr

https://www.hiperbolajanus.com/posts/resistiendo-censura-nostr/


For those of you unaware of the issue, at this moment there is a judge in #Spain who has ordered the closing of Telegram for the whole country.

This measure is happening at the same time as a huge corruption case affecting the whole government has come to light.

They are losing control of the narrative and they are scared, specially with the EU elections right around the corner.

If this does happen, it will mean Spain will join the illustrious list of countries that have banned Telegram at one point or another: China, North Korea, Cuba, Iran, Pakistan and Thailand.

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Si al final sale adelante el cierre de Telegram en España por parte del juez Santiago Pedraz estaremos siendo testigos de como nuestro país entra a formar parte del selecto grupo de países que prohíben Telegram:
China, Corea del Norte, Cuba, Irán, Pakistan y Tailandia.
La verdad es que mas que nada da una mezcla de asco y pena.

#telegram #dictatorship #dictadura #freedomofspeech


::fire::


::pepeJAM::


GO GO GO 😄


Payment processing on lightning is cheaper and faster than VISA.

💳 = ~3.00% fee
⚡ = ~0.67% fee

Using the LINER Cost index, you can calculate the cost of network infra (liquidity) for receiving payments.

0.08% LINER / 12 months = 0.67%

If you send payments, you save more!
https://ambosstech.medium.com/the-liner-index-how-amboss-is-shaping-a-more-inclusive-future-for-finance-777e887e6781


EU Committee approves:

🚫 Prohibition of cash payments over €10,000

🆔 Prohibition of anonymous cash payments over €3,000

₿ Prohibition of anonymous crypto payments to hosted wallets without any threshold

This means war on cash and gradual erosion of our financial freedom!

More: https://www.patrick-breyer.de/en/eu-cash-cap-and-ban-on-anonymous-crypto-payments-results-in-financial-paternalism/

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EU wants to ban #zaps

Fuck them. I will zap anybody that interacts with this note.

Who is going to stop us?

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There are many draconial provisions in the upcoming #EU #AML Regulation both for cash and to p2p #bitcoin transactions (self-hosted wallets and use of mixers).

Some examples:

(33b) The introduction of a Union-wide limit to large cash payment mitigates the risks associated with the use of large cash payments. However, obliged entities that carry out transactions in cash below this amount remain vulnerable to risks of money laundering and terrorist financing as they provide a point of entry into the Union’s financial system. Therefore, it is necessary to require the application of customer due diligence measures to mitigate the risks of misuse of cash. To ensure that the measures are proportionate with the risks posed by transactions of a value lower than EUR 10 000, such measures should be limited to the identification and verification of the customer and the beneficial owner when carrying out occasional transactions in cash of at least EUR 3 000. This provision does not relieve the obliged entity from conducting all customer due diligence measures whenever there is a suspicion of money laundering or terrorist financing, or from reporting suspicious transactions to the FIU.

(93) The anonymity of crypto-assets exposes them to risks of misuse for criminal purposes. Anonymous crypto-asset ▌accounts as well as other anonymising instruments, do not allow the traceability of crypto-asset transfers, whilst also making it difficult to identify linked transactions that may raise suspicion or to apply to adequate level of customer due diligence. In order to ensure effective application of AML/CFT requirements to crypto-assets, it is necessary to prohibit the provision and the custody of anonymous crypto-asset ▌accounts or accounts allowing for the anonymisation or the increased obfuscation of transactions by crypto-asset service providers, including through anonymity-enhancing coins. The prohibition does not apply to providers of hardware and software or providers of self-hosted wallets insofar as they do not possess access to or control over those crypto-assets wallets.

As we were said by the EU Commission, “the ban on crypto-asset payments not intermediated by a crypto-asset service provider has not been retained given the absence of technical means of enforcing such a requirement at present”. But that exactly shows the direction of the regulatory approach.

This is a huge deterioration of financial and privacy rights after EU Commission and Council put pressure on the EU Parliament and removed all provisions in favor for individual rights, privacy and financial inclusion.

We need your support guys, before it is too late. Final vote on April 22nd.

Full text you can find here:
https://data.consilium.europa.eu/doc/document/ST-6220-2024-REV-1/en/pdf


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Me and nostr:npub1rznlzpg529u8j39a8qe7tapsygd54qp5qyr5jyue7whwpw79rsjqmzr4ly would highly recommend running a Bitcore Core node on StartOS from Start9. Then you can use Electrs with Sparrow Wallet from nostr:npub1hea99yd4xt5tjx8jmjvpfz2g5v7nurdqw7ydwst0ww6vw520prnq6fg9v2

You can buy so called “node in a box” from Start9.

Both the nostr:npub126ntw5mnermmj0znhjhgdk8lh2af72sm8qfzq48umdlnhaj9kuns3le9ll  Server One and Server Pro are literally awesome. Their customer service from the co-founders Matt Hill and Aiden McClelland is even better. I would characterize it as world class. I have personal experience. Thanks Aiden.

https://github.com/MattDHill
https://github.com/dr-bonez

Both the Server One and Server Pro (former Server Pure) comes with 2 or 4 TB SSD.

https://store.start9.com

The Start9 HP EliteDesk 800 G3 (Refurbished) also comes with 2 or 4 TB SSD.

If you’re into DIY I highly recommend this guide on “known good hardware”

https://community.start9.com/t/known-good-hardware-master-list-hardware-capable-of-running-startos/66

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Do you trust nostr:npub1rxysxnjkhrmqd3ey73dp9n5y5yvyzcs64acc9g0k2epcpwwyya4spvhnp8 more than me? You should.

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But “Don’t trust. Verify”:

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https://github.com/Start9Labs/start-os


🚀 Announcing FreeGPT-2 for StartOS!

This service replaces FreeGPT, which is no longer on the marketplace.

FreeGPT-2 combines two open source codebases and programs into a seamless, self-hosted, sovereign AI chatbot experience.

- Open WebUI: a self-hosted, multi-user, feature-rich, and user-friendly WebUI for various LLM backends, including Ollama and OpenAI. As the web interface for FreeGPT-2 on StartOS, Open WebUI just works as part of your self-hosted Ollama backend! https://openwebui.com/

- Ollama: the engine under the hood, providing the models, inference, and APIs for interacting discovering and using the latest LLMs: Llama 2, Mistral, Gemma, and more! https://ollama.com/

🙏 Thanks entirely to the teams at Ollama Open WebUI, as well as K0gen who put the pieces together, FreeGPT-2 on StartOS represents the cutting edge of open source, self-hosted AI experiences.

FreeGPT-2 source code: https://github.com/Start9Labs/freegpt2-startos/


Do you know your Threat Model?

There is no one-size-fits-all approach to privacy. Anyone who shills that narrative is not a privacy professional. I work with clients who come to me for help because of all sorts of reasons--from jealous ex-es, to opting out of big tech and surveillance capitalism, to more extreme cases--and this is the first topic I teach.

Learn to identify your unique threat model, then and only then, can you act accordingly.

I am working on an in-depth guide for the relaunch/rebirth of our website, but until then, here's a nice overview to get you started.

#cybersecgirl #privacytechpro

https://www.privacyguides.org/en/basics/threat-modeling/


#resist https://image.nostr.build/13510a609608a68bb517188535f54bc38fcb2ebd85d4b9bf4b0627825c2cac2e.jpg https://image.nostr.build/2842ab8df7c386b3e5af4b7bac9a442cac000366fd195b9594dc61952682cda9.jpg


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Tu turno
#negr0art
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Me encanta. Muchas gracias.


#bitcoin #memes https://image.nostr.build/e8462c1c84488d827c80f23a04b0bd6b62cda2de1b3f4f7aec82e225815f137a.jpg


Breathtaking (in every sense of the word) hike on the PR1 Vereda do Areeiro Trail on the island of #Madeira.
This is a 10.8km out and back route which will challenge your resilience with seemingly never ending climbs and descents.
All of this is truly worth it for the jawdropping scenery you will find along the way.
Will give you a chance to relax after attending the nostr:nprofile1qyfhwumn8ghj7ur4wfcxcetsv9njuetn9uqsuamnwvaz7tmwdaejumr0dshsqg9afvttczr4lpdyp6snfvps6uw95u266r82tagn657w9htfn4zdnqh3v2vq conference. That is If you find hard work relaxing.

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Hughes, Eric (1993)
“A Cypherpunk's Manifesto”

“Privacy is necessary for an open society in the electronic age. Privacy is not secrecy. A private matter is something one doesn't want the whole world to know, but a secret matter is something one doesn't want anybody to know. Privacy is the power to selectively reveal oneself to the world.”

https://nakamotoinstitute.org/library/cypherpunk-manifesto


You would have to contact them directly for more information on this subject, but their website states the following:
"The bitcoin-only app is designed to be simple and intuitive, enabling anyone in Europe to buy and sell bitcoin within minutes, with no need for registration, verification, or deposits."


Incredibly eye opening discussion on the philosophy of #Bitcoin, #privacy and the importance of self sovereignty in this increasingly distopian world we all live in.

With
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Angelo Morgan-Sommers
Izzy Mccoy

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Getting purple pilled with
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#Nostr is fucking awesome!
#BitcoinAtlantis

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Great talk on how "well intentioned" regulations in the EU can have unintended and in some cases dire consequences for human rights activists.
nostr:nprofile1qyfhwumn8ghj7ur4wfcxcetsv9njuetn9uqsuamnwvaz7tmwdaejumr0dshsqgy0v45damqpyzkt9fx3un33rjyp6vrv894f9z9s5pl4vnfq7xrzdqguf3e5 and Bota Jardemalie (@jardemalie ) showing how #Bitcoin can be a life boat.

#BitcoinAtlantis

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One of the most important talks during nostr:nprofile1qyfhwumn8ghj7ur4wfcxcetsv9njuetn9uq3jamnwvaz7tmjv4kxz7fwwdhx7un59eek7cmfv9kz7qpqh493d0qgwhu95s82zd9sxrt3ckn3ttgvaf04z02neckadxw5fkvqsmqewt on #Bitcoin Core development.

If your foundation fails, the whole building will collapse.

With nostr:nprofile1qyfhwumn8ghj7ur4wfcxcetsv9njuetn9uq3jamnwvaz7tmjv4kxz7fwwdhx7un59eek7cmfv9kz7qpqej493cmun8y9h3082spg5uvt63jgtewneve526g7e2urca2afrxqqnxvrj
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Antoine Poinsot

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A clear example of how the Fiat banking system has become a cancer that must be removed to save humanity.
Or at least made irrelevant by new innovative decentralized finances.


KYC or no KYC, that is the question. Imteresting perspectives on its implications for #privacy and #bitcoin with
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nostr:nprofile1qyfhwumn8ghj7ur4wfcxcetsv9njuetn9uq3jamnwvaz7tmjv4kxz7fwwdhx7un59eek7cmfv9kz7qpqrecksattenerp89r2esaq6atd0xsgjzzp2e5n24am2hsyartz52swt2nur
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#BitcoinAtlantis

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Sobering talk on why Bitcoin has a life or death use case when it comes to activists fighting extreme government corruption by Jhanisse Vaca Daza nostr:nprofile1qyfhwumn8ghj7ur4wfcxcetsv9njuetn9uq3jamnwvaz7tmjv4kxz7fwwdhx7un59eek7cmfv9kz7qpqzhqcda52mrvcc0vkwegwsp5xtpk6l6x5kqx85f06tu9lw5h6xx0sr6zwd8 and Anna Chekhovich nostr:nprofile1qyfhwumn8ghj7ur4wfcxcetsv9njuetn9uq3jamnwvaz7tmjv4kxz7fwwdhx7un59eek7cmfv9kz7qpqy2st7rp54277hyd2usw6shy3kxprnmpvhkezmldp7vhl7hp920aq76u9rh from the Anti-Corruption Foundation.
At nostr:nprofile1qyfhwumn8ghj7ur4wfcxcetsv9njuetn9uq3jamnwvaz7tmjv4kxz7fwwdhx7un59eek7cmfv9kz7qpqh493d0qgwhu95s82zd9sxrt3ckn3ttgvaf04z02neckadxw5fkvqsmqewt conference.
Moderated by nostr:nprofile1qyfhwumn8ghj7ur4wfcxcetsv9njuetn9uq3jamnwvaz7tmjv4kxz7fwwdhx7un59eek7cmfv9kz7qpqrxysxnjkhrmqd3ey73dp9n5y5yvyzcs64acc9g0k2epcpwwyya4s6wzjpw

We should all do our part, no matter how small to help towards fighting curruption and spread freedom worldwide.

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Thought provoking discussion. Are other layer 2s really building on Bitcoin or are they just shitcoins?

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Open Source Stage at nostr:nprofile1qyfhwumn8ghj7ur4wfcxcetsv9njuetn9uq3jamnwvaz7tmjv4kxz7fwwdhx7un59eek7cmfv9kz7qpqh493d0qgwhu95s82zd9sxrt3ckn3ttgvaf04z02neckadxw5fkvqsmqewt

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Great talk by Ben nostr:nprofile1qyfhwumn8ghj7ur4wfcxcetsv9njuetn9uq3jamnwvaz7tmjv4kxz7fwwdhx7un59eek7cmfv9kz7qpqrxysxnjkhrmqd3ey73dp9n5y5yvyzcs64acc9g0k2epcpwwyya4s6wzjpw and Anna from nostr:nprofile1qyfhwumn8ghj7ur4wfcxcetsv9njuetn9uq3jamnwvaz7tmjv4kxz7fwwdhx7un59eek7cmfv9kz7qpqyul83qxn35u607er3m7039t6rddj06qezfagfqlfw4qk5z5slrfq89xed4 on buying and selling Bitcoin without KYC at nostr:nprofile1qyfhwumn8ghj7ur4wfcxcetsv9njuetn9uq3jamnwvaz7tmjv4kxz7fwwdhx7un59eek7cmfv9kz7qpqh493d0qgwhu95s82zd9sxrt3ckn3ttgvaf04z02neckadxw5fkvqsmqewt

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Crispy for the win


check out this interview with evgeny nostr:npub1exv22uulqnmlluszc4yk92jhs2e5ajcs6mu3t00a6avzjcalj9csm7d828 and nostr:npub1tr4dstaptd2sp98h7hlysp8qle6mw7wmauhfkgz3rmxdd8ndprusnw2y5g. i respect them both and enjoyed it very much.

Opt Out: SimpleX chat and how privacy aligns with the future of computing w/ Evgeny from SimpleX

Episode webpage: https://optoutpod.com/episodes/s3e02-simplexchat/

Media file: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1790481/12333165-simplex-chat-and-how-privacy-aligns-with-the-future-of-computing-w-evgeny-from-simplex.mp3

#cybersecgirl #optout #sethforprivacy #simplex


Release day!

What if you could self-custody your communication like a Bitcoin wallet?

Today, Simplified Privacy is open sourcing the code that cost months of time and 2 grand to make.
This software is designed to weaponize Session messenger's unique DNS to provide a platform to the voiceless and oppressed.

1. Uncensored delivery to a list (similar to how an email list functions)
2. Bitcoin Layer 1, Lightning, & XMR billing to join the list
3. Keeps track of subscriptions and reminds expiring users
4. Advanced DDoS

I have and will continue to give.  But ultimately our work is meaningless without your adoption.

For I am just a humble peasant in the vast universe.  And some day, I will have to disappear for my own safety.

But long after I'm dead and gone, the idea of self-soverign, encryption as identity, will live on, through you.

Fast notes w/ pictures:
https://simplifiedprivacy.com/freespeech/

Full release:
https://simplifiedprivacy.com/release-session-bot/


Libertarian CypherPunk Podcasts

A CypherPunk is someone who uses privacy and encryption to advocate for and advance freedom and civil liberties. This doesn’t come out of nowhere on a whim, but requires a deep knowledge of technology, politics, and philosophy. This list can help guide you on that journey, but ultimately it can only be done by you.

These should be listened to on AntennaPod using RSS, so you get it direct from the source, and NOT the “Apple Store” because of censorship/surveillance. Just add the RSS feed.

Opt Out
Opt Out by Seth for Privacy is no longer that active, but we highly recommend going back and listening to the old episodes. He usually has first-hand source entrepreneurs pitching their projects, as well as the philosophical underpinnings of the movement.
https://optoutpod.com/
RSS address: https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/1790481.rss

The Conscious Resistance
Derrick Broze covers the philosophy behind opting out and taking control of your liberty through personal and technological action. This idea of “agorism” or self-improvement over trying to change the world through politics, is one of the foundations of being a Cypherpunk. Even if he doesn’t use those exact words.
https://the-conscious-resistance.pinecast.co
RSS address: https://pinecast.com/feed/the-conscious-resistance

Ron Paul Liberty Report
We can’t discuss using technology to defend our civil liberties without an understanding of the principles and philosophy behind it. Ron Paul ain’t a hacker, but he is the icon of liberty to one.
RSS address: https://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:153940103/sounds.rss

Monero Talk
Some of our Bitcoin maxi fans will get angry that this is on the list, and if so, you’re both closing yourself off to, and trying to suppress knowledge, at the same level as the government. Monero Talk is much more than just hawking the currency, it’s got a huge amount of privacy, tech, and political news. You’ll learn the newest stuff about Tor, secret peer-to-peer internet in Cuba, bans in Dubai, Quantum encryption, and what being a CypherPunk even means.
https://www.monerotalk.live
RSS address: https://feeds.fireside.fm/monerotalk/rss

The Linux Cast
These guys are NOT cypherpunks, as Matt the main host openly said he doesn’t care about privacy. But you will learn a huge amount about Linux such as honest discussion about the pros/cons of different distributions, desktop environments, window managers, different software, drivers, and much more. This is really easy listening for technical information and perfect for a car ride or commute. They make the technical stuff fun with the banter and I can’t highly recommend this enough to get the tech news you need.
https://thelinuxcast.fireside.fm
RSS address: https://feeds.fireside.fm/thelinuxcast/rss

The Tom Woods Show
Tom Woods is the “Tonight Show for Libertarians”, as not only does he have the highest quality guests, but his calm approach with a focus on reason, makes even the most brainwashed pro-gov slave ponder to think. Get a fresh perspective here, because you won’t find it from the mainstream news.
http://tomwoodsshow.libsyn.com/webpage
RSS address: http://tomwoodsshow.libsyn.com/rss

The Expat Money Show

There comes a time when freedom is so bad, that rather than stay and fight, you opt to leave. But where do you go? Mikkel Thorup covers a huge amount of countries and has on a wide array of guests discussing which country is right for you. Every Cypherpunk needs a Plan B passport.
https://expatmoney.com
RSS address: https://feeds.captivate.fm/theexpatmoneyshow/

The Privacy, Security, & OSINT Show
This podcast isn’t active anymore, but I recommend you go download the past episodes before they disappear. He’s got a 1-year disappearing message on them. He’s an ex-cop talking about how to hide. Also, the podcasts open you up to the books. A lot of great strategies in these such as VoIP, pfSense routers, and how to deal with data brokers.
RSS address: https://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:261098918/sounds.rss

Scott Horton Show
The excuse given for the crackdown on our personal privacy is often to fight terrorism. But what if it turned out that the government itself was the one funding all the terrorism? In my humble opinion, nobody spits out the flaws of US empire better than Scott Horton, and I can’t highly recommend enough that you ditch the watered down propaganda you were listening to before and open your eyes to the truth.
https://scotthorton.org/
RSS address: http://feeds2.feedburner.com/Scotthortonshow

The Breakdown
NLW is the best way to learn what propaganda is spewing out of politician’s holes, without actually having to go and listen to the mainstream news. Unfortunately, he does not actually embrace the technology he promotes. For example, he had a Nostr guest on, yet he’s not on Nostr and hawks his Discord room. While NLW isn’t a Cypherpunk, he is a tolerable source to find out what’s trending in the industry.
http://nlwcrypto.libsyn.com/
RSS address: https://feeds.megaphone.fm/NLWLLC2118417614

The Corbett Report Podcast
If you like critically thinking about the empire’s propaganda with well-researched journalism, then James Corbett might be for you. Some will find his point of view a bitter pill to swallow, while others will find it liberating that he’s kept it this real and not been assassinated yet.
http://www.corbettreport.com
RSS address: http://feeds.feedburner.com/CorbettreportcomPodcast

Part Of The Problem
Dave Smith and Robby the “Fire” are good to put the bullshit into perspective and make you not feel insane when the world is. One of the “takes” that I found particularly interesting was Dave Smith pointing out how the New York Times should be telling us the news, when instead the Times sold services to the US government to help them investigate and crackdown on the whistleblower who gave us the real news on Ukraine. This guy leaked that the US government was not just “funding” Ukraine, but illegally had troops on the ground. Smith can sometimes ramble on, but it’s alright because the other side is just that insane.
http://GaSDigitalNetwork.com/PartOfTheProblem
RSS address: https://rss.art19.com/part-of-the-problem

SimplifiedPrivacy.com
What list of CypherPunk RSS feeds would be complete without our own? Get hands on tutorials and animated explanations for the best freedom tools, from Linux, new Session software, SimpleX self-host scripts, Nostr clients, XMPP clients, degoogled phones, front-end proxies, and much more. Just add these RSS feeds to AntennaPod:
Articles RSS:
https://simplifiedprivacy.com/feed
Videos RSS :
https://video.simplifiedprivacy.com/feed


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🚀 Exciting news! I’ve just updated Webtop to the latest and greatest version on the Start9 Community Beta Registry! 🎉

Webtop what? It’s your personal, always-on Linux Desktop that feels like you’re sitting locally, no matter where you are in the world. 🌍 Access your local network anytime, anywhere!

https://m.primal.net/Hejd.jpg

#Webtop #AlpineLinux on nostr:npub126ntw5mnermmj0znhjhgdk8lh2af72sm8qfzq48umdlnhaj9kuns3le9ll #StartOS


Amazing conversation https://youtu.be/b1x0W4Pv57s?si=Am_1XWcAXpcvWcor


MEREDITH WHITTAKER - PRESIDENT OF SIGNAL FOUNDATION - JULY 3 2023

https://m.primal.net/HeKx.mp4


In 2012, Julian sounded a warning, what he called a watchman's shout into the night:

“Recall that states are the systems which determine where and how coercive force is consistently applied.

The question of how much coercive force can seep into the platonic realm of the internet from the physical world is answered by cryptography and the cypherpunk's ideals.

As states merge with the internet and the future of our civilization becomes the future of the internet, we must redefine force relations.

If we do not, the universality of the internet will merge global humanity into one giant grid of mass surveillance and mass control.”

He published this in 2012.

The censors are not just after Julian and WikiLeaks. The objective is not simply to suppress recent history. Julian's ongoing imprisonment has emboldened the censors.

They have turned their sights to the present, seeking the total control over the public domain itself. Our voice and our ears, our collective reality.

A world in which Julian is free is a world that will continue to build initiatives that that recognize what we're up against.

Free Julian, free us all.

My full Bitcoin Amsterdam keynote:

https://youtu.be/_66-eujGlxo?si=XfPvxnJtDLdGbONS https://video.nostr.build/349b651fae0ead94f44838045d5ec52d388c3a4233fc52494eaac38a6b09bed3.mov


The new version of kycnot.me is live!

https://kycnot.me

Read the blog post: https://blog.kycnot.me/p/website-updates


📣 Attention Start9 Community! 🚀 I’ve just updated Syncthing for StartOS to the latest version and it’s now available in the Community Beta Registry! 🎉 I’m looking for brave souls to test it out and share their experiences. Are you up for the challenge?

https://image.nostr.build/7e05108cd39291b310ae0c181b15584fe96b2252e4104e83ae01930d5763b5ab.jpg
#Syncthing on nostr:npub126ntw5mnermmj0znhjhgdk8lh2af72sm8qfzq48umdlnhaj9kuns3le9ll #StartOS


#india has decided to ban proton mail.

keep fighting the good fight for privacy rights. from what i understand the service is still accessible over #tor. note: if it still doesn't work, try switching the routing until you get an exit node that hasn't been banned.

use orbot on mobile + tor browser on mobile and desktop. i also recommend using an always-on quality vpn like #mullvad.

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/gadgets-news/government-to-block-protonmail-after-bomb-threat-company-responds-to-india/articleshow/107712785.cms

you can find both apps in app stores, but i highly recommend getting the mobile apk versions here:

https://github.com/guardianproject/orbot

https://torproject.org/download/#android

and install them and keep them updated with #obtanium here:

https://github.com/ImranR98/Obtainium

more info and proton's tor onion site here:

https://proton.me/tor

https://protonmailrmez3lotccipshtkleegetolb73fuirgj7r4o4vfu7ozyd.onion/

#cybersecgirl #privacytechpro #protonmail #tor

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I am tired of people running shity nodes on RPi. They are stubborn in not want to understand that their shity node crashing could affect  the whole network.

When these people will learn that they can still run a PRIVATE node (with unannounced channels), that are enough to pay the beer/coffee over LN.

https://stacker.news/items/402904?commentId=402941

FFS throw that RPi node to the fucking garbage!
https://i.postimg.cc/mrvVfD4G/throw-to-bin.gif

When people will understand that the weak point for RPi nodes is the DC card and the USB cable that is literally fucking the data drive?
BTC and LN require a huge traffic I/O for both SD card and the data drive (no matter you use SSD or HDD). The simple fact that the drive is NOT internal is fucking this I/O traffic. And your node always get fucked.

If you want to run a PUBLIC ROUTING node, then get a fucking SERIOUS machine, with INTERNAL drives and in RAID. Also have 100% good maintenance and a lot of liquidity.
FFS stop running public nodes with less than 1BTC liquidity!


🚀 noStrudel is now available for StartOS!

noStrudel is an elegant and powerful Nostr web client and PWA.

We ❤ this service.

Thank you nostr:npub1ye5ptcxfyyxl5vjvdjar2ua3f0hynkjzpx552mu5snj3qmx5pzjscpknpr for building noStrudel and packaging it for StartOS. Thank you nostr:npub1s9cyrzaj9rwt7kever592np0aehyjxhl6am5ak3lhdwshny9mnyqmkp75j for helping.

Hosted preview: https://nostrudel.ninja/

Source code: https://github.com/Start9Labs/nostrudel-startos/releases/tag/v0.38.3.1


11 😁 Industrial scale mining is a bit of a stretch.


The Tyranny of KYC

KYC was initially created in the wake of the September 11 terrorist attacks to supposedly stop terrorist financing, but it’s the US government that funded Al-Qaeda BOTH before and after 9/11.  Osama-bin-laden originally was financed with “Operation Cyclone” in the 1970s to stop soviet influence in Afghanistan. [1] That's how he got rich enough to do 9/11.

Then AFTER 9/11, the US funded Al-Qaeda in Syria, to overthrow the Syrian president Bashar-al-Assad. [2] It’s absolutely ludicrous that the only people they could find dumb enough to die to overthrow Assad, is the 9/11 terrorists who murdered Americans.

Most cryptocurrency exchanges, including Coinbase and Kraken, use Plaid for ACH deposits.  When you use Plaid, not only does Plaid see your entire transaction history, your income, your spending habits, and your life choices and preferences, but on top of all that, the crypto exchange and then third parties get the data as well.  To quote the Electronic Freedom Foundation, “Plaid’s other APIs grant access to geolocation, users’ liabilities, including credit card debt and student loans; their investments, including individual stocks and bonds; and identity information, including name, address, email, and phone number.” [4]

In fact, Plaid recently LOST a class action lawsuit and agreed to pay 58 MILLION in fines for illegal data sales and manipulative practices. [5a] Thousands of apps use Plaid.  Millions of consumers had no idea that Plaid was going into their account and scraping everything they ever did, even though it had nothing to do with the lone purchase they were making. [5b]

Weak-minded propagandists spew dribble that Plaid “anonymizes” the data before its sold, but numerous statistical studies have demonstrated the anonymity to be weak because of the huge breadth and quality of the data. [6] This data is then sold and used by marketers to steer your purchases. [4]  Plaid is often not voluntary.  Some ask “What is the harm in advertisers knowing everything about you?”

1. They can charge higher prices when they know you want or need something.
For example Orbitz steered Mac users to pricier hotels since they overpay for Apple electronics. [7c] This is what Target did by charging customers on its mobile apps more when they were physically near stores and unlikely to seek an alternative. [8]

2. They can manipulate you to buy things you don’t need
For example McDonalds hired the surveillance company Silverpush to link audio data gotten without consent from its mobile app, to sounds coming from Youtube or Television to display “relevant ads” across platforms.  [9] This is literally preying upon addictions to encourage you see McDonalds everywhere, and get diabetes.

3.  I use this analogy: in financial markets, when a whale goes to buy a huge quantity of an asset, quick algorithmic bots will jump ahead because their small orders get filled immediately without moving the market.  This is nicknamed “front running”, because as the whale pays higher and higher and prices to get volume filled, the bots make a quick profit.

When you let Google see the searches of your desires, with the weaponized data sold by Plaid, you’re literally letting them “front-run your thoughts”.

I seek to systematically train users to self-empower themselves with open source technology.

Realizing that I will likely be censored on this mission, in advance I have paid for an entire social network to be developed on top of Session messenger.  DM the Session ID: Simple


Congratulations Ben. Hard work really ends up paying off 💪. Specially when you are creating some of the best content in the Bitcoin space.
Really looking forward to hearing your talk and meeting you at the nostr:npub1h493d0qgwhu95s82zd9sxrt3ckn3ttgvaf04z02neckadxw5fkvqte4cwz conference 😁


Guy was talking about Bitcoiners before there were Bitcoiners.
https://image.nostr.build/6e6a1294340bfb802e9b3c11a08b8a095481415456de45cf21b693de9d825b4d.jpg#m=image%2Fjpeg&dim=600x601&blurhash=%7CJEL%5DZt7s4R*R%25NG9bWBNF%7EUs%3AM%7CWCxuWBRjofRkxkt7E9j%5Bxuf5xnofRkt9RkW9fia%7EfkxbR*M%7BNNWBj%3Aj%5Djrj%5Bb0WBNGS0ayM%7Dt6oft6axj%40ogM%7CofRjodt7a%23R*WB%252k9j%40WEWCt6R*Rkj%5DxaM_WBxuWCaza%7BWBoft7&x=53a67d54f400cfbc67ce8012ede60525c384c2fa745909b368752ee079ed38b8


Quite enjoyed this practical guide to entering the #DarkForest by nostr:npub1m2mvvpjugwdehtaskrcl7ksvdqnnhnjur9v6g9v266nss504q7mqvlr8p9 as many other sources tend to be pretty vague and abstract.

https://hackyourself.io/2023/12/06/welcome-to-the-dark-forest-a-pathway-to-resistance/


::Laugh::


Looks like its time for the 🐻 to run and hide under a rock. Guess who's knocking down the door.

https://m.primal.net/Hbfg.jpg
https://m.primal.net/Hbfh.png


Great tutorial on setting up a self hosted instance of nostr:npub1exv22uulqnmlluszc4yk92jhs2e5ajcs6mu3t00a6avzjcalj9csm7d828 .
For any less experienced users who want a virtually point and click experience you can also set up this service on a nostr:npub126ntw5mnermmj0znhjhgdk8lh2af72sm8qfzq48umdlnhaj9kuns3le9ll server as nostr:npub1p7wvt7m25t9fgu94sy7p4zy5a433ua7yjz7m30wqfhpx5wy78m5s3jrnqw just mentioned below.
If you run into any trouble, there is also amazing and lightning fast customer service.


Really enjoyed listening to the latest interview with nostr:npub1j87rgjtftxaux3xd5nhthwavm3907ywnu8x0z0uywqntsv57vajshl3hzx from nostr:npub126ntw5mnermmj0znhjhgdk8lh2af72sm8qfzq48umdlnhaj9kuns3le9ll.

It is quite long, but well worth it if you are interested in becoming more sovereign, starting by protecting your own data.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlIVYIj2vxs


Many people don't understand #privacy and don't care about the invasion of personal data by governments and corporations.

They say they have nothing to hide because they are not criminals, and I would say to them, "ok, you are not a criminal, but would you publish the information of your assets and everything you do in your day?"

Worse yet, other people who do understand the importance of privacy say they can't do anything against government impositions and continue to use apps that collect data.

They say "look at what is happening with #Monero, how am I going to invest in a currency that will be banned and persecuted by regulators?, I don't want to lose money" and I would reply that they are playing by the rules that politicians and bankers impose.

You can always choose to do something, even if it is small. Do privacy research, get out of your comfortable sleep. DYOR.

We are like this because everyone thinks like sheep in a flock.

Are you a sheep in a flock?

https://image.nostr.build/380fc5cb08c4f3f52d4ebc41b4751058d9d91b31d85e5dd1c7391e6a8688a28d.jpg


simple mobile tools is in the process of being bought by non-privacy respecting ZipoApps.

if you use any of the simple apps on android (like me) because you wanted a solid privacy-respecting app, didn't want ads or privacy-invasive tracking...read the article below.

a fork is happening, but either way, it looks like it's time to jump ship...now

#grapheneos #calyxos #privacy #opensource #android #cybersecgirl

https://liliputing.com/android-app-maker-simple-mobile-tools-acquired-by-zipoapps/


Anonymity is required to satisfy our need for *protection* in a world where the imbalance of power between the individual and the super rich is astronomical. No king could spy on us and everyone we know 24/7, collect all our data and analyze it with in milliseconds to find our weaknesses.

When we explain things in reference to the need they satisfy, we have a better reference for our communication.


A dream written down with a date becomes a goal. A goal broken down into steps becomes a plan. A plan backed by action makes your dreams come true. Greg Reid, American football player


Looks like we are heading faster than we thought towards a dystopian future.


If you've ever thought, "I got nothing to hide, so what if i give up my data to big tech to get free quality services and more relevant ads?

Watch this doccumentary.

https://image.nostr.build/d654f3bf91306831ea3a88efbc9c53c20b4bb7a13efe96984d775eab1058fb7a.jpg

NOTHING TO HIDE (2017) deals with the acceptance of mass surveillance through the "I have nothing to hide" narrative.

“Eye-opening” (Forbes)  “Fascinating” (Les Inrocks).

Support the Creative Commons Non Derivative Non Commercial licence of the film: leetchi.com/c/project-nothing-to-hide allowing the film to be online for free.

privacy link:

https://piped.video/watch?v=M3mQu9YQesk

#cybersecgirl #privacytechpro #osint #privacy #infosec #nothingtohide


JUST IN: New York Times publishes hit piece on #100aDayUntil100k movement.

"They start with push-ups and Austrian Economics, but how long before they foment insurrection?"

I can't believe these anti- #Bitcoin  "journalists" - truly shameful...

Please share for awareness. https://i.nostr.build/8Xlg.jpg


Breach News:

2nd Cloudflare hack reveals the dangers of them seeing ALL passwords

Cloudflare just revealed on their blog that back in November a sophisticated hacker, likely a nation state, got access to some of their servers. [1] They claim in their blog post that no customer data was stolen or accessed, however even if true, this is not the point.

The point is that it’s morally wrong for such a centralization of traffic to be going to a single entity. I have complained many times about how the bulk of the internet uses Cloudflare’s CDN and when they do, Cloudflare sees all SSL/TLS traffic, because you’re pointing the domain to them to distribute it. This means they see ALL passwords and have access to all cryptocurrency on centralized exchanges. One actor should not be securing all your secrets and act as a gatekeeper to all human knowledge.

To quote Hacker News,
“The incident involved a four-day reconnaissance period to access Atlassian Confluence and Jira portals, following which the adversary created a rogue Atlassian user account and established persistent access to its Atlassian server to ultimately obtain access to the Bitbucket source code management system by means of the Sliver adversary simulation framework. As many as 120 code repositories were viewed, out of which 76 are estimated to have been exfiltrated by the attacker.

“The 76 source code repositories were almost all related to how backups work, how the global network is configured and managed, how identity works at Cloudflare, remote access, and our use of Terraform and Kubernetes,” Cloudflare said.” [2]

This hack demonstrates that one entity seeing everything makes them into a big target.

Past Issues
In fact Cloudflare is so successful, that their size makes them a bureaucracy that can be exploited. In a completely separate incident, Certitude’s researcher Stefan Proksch discovered that Cloudflare is vulnerable through abusing Cloudflare itself. [3a] This vulnerability stems from the fact that Cloudflare whitelists all traffic from Cloudflare domains. [3b] So if someone found out the IP address of your VPS, they can point their own domain to it, and then register that domain with Cloudflare as a paying customer.

Hacker’s Domain → Your VPS

Then all traffic sent is whitelisted, and they can DDoS the VPS. [3c]

In fact, when told about this by Certitude, it was dismissed by Cloudflare as informational only, because CDNs hide the original IP of the VPS servers. But this information can be gotten through phising or psychological warfare. The email address of the domain registrant is public, and probably used to communicate with Cloudflare’s automated system. So an attacker can just fake being Cloudflare asking them to fill out a survey for a free bonus. And on the survey is asking the IP address.

Conclusion
You have more power than you realize. Your economic choices matter more than political votes. Tell website owners you won’t continue to use their service, if they’re going to force you to submit to Cloudflare’s empire. All it takes is one site to crack. Two makes a trend.

Change is not impossible, it’s all in your state of mind. But people need to be made aware.

Spread this: for privacy, for security, for freedom.

Sources: https://simplifiedprivacy.com/cloudflarehack/


🚀 Announcing Nostr Wallet Connect (NWC) for StartOS!

🛠 Built by the incredible team at nostr:npub1getal6ykt05fsz5nqu4uld09nfj3y3qxmv8crys4aeut53unfvlqr80nfm

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🔌 Connect your favorite Nostr client and ⚡ away.

https://nwc.dev/
Source code: https://github.com/Start9Labs/nostr-wallet-connect-startos/releases/tag/v0.4.2


Michael Saylor:

„Bitcoin is a balance of power." 🦾

#Bitcoin nostr:npub15dqlghlewk84wz3pkqqvzl2w2w36f97g89ljds8x6c094nlu02vqjllm5m  #Plebchain https://video.nostr.build/3a1071087c43c17b80a95500f4a4d7a43d62c61e9100c1f80e195c48a9d7247e.mp4


Words of wisdom everybody should listen to and take to heart.


Nice, I was actually looking at getting my hands on a T-Echo Meshtastic from Lilygo. Looks like a really interesting technology and a gateway into private long range data transfers in a totally self sovereign way😄


US officials have disrupted a state-backed Chinese effort to plant malware in order to damage US civilian infrastructure, including water treatment plants and transportation systems. FBI Director Chris Wray warned that Chinese hackers are positioning themselves to cause havoc in the event of a war between the US and China. The operation disrupted a botnet of hijacked routers owned by private citizens and companies. The Chinese hackers are using basic flaws in US technology to infiltrate critical infrastructure networks. The US has become more aggressive in its efforts to disrupt cyber operations. State-backed hackers, especially from China and Russia, are adapting and finding new intrusion methods. Major software providers often sacrifice security for convenience. Chinese hackers have previously targeted US critical infrastructure. The Chinese government denies the allegations and claims to be the victim of cyber attacks.

#China #CyberThreat #USInfrastructure #Hacking #NationalSecurity #Cybersecurity
 https://www.securityweek.com/us-says-it-disrupted-a-china-cyber-threat-but-warns-hackers-could-still-wreak-havoc-for-americans/


𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗨𝘀𝗲 𝗕𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗹𝘆

It’s well-known that Bitcoin runs on an open ledger called the timechain, though commonly known as the blockchain.

While this ledger is visible to anyone, 𝘪𝘵 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘦𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘳 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴. It is sometimes possible, however, to deduce who sent bitcoin to whom, based on a few clues that centralized exchanges will know, due to “Know Your Customer” (KYC) laws.

𝗡𝗼 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗰𝘆 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁, but here are some things you can do to use bitcoin more privately.👇

https://m.primal.net/HZqw.png

To enhance your anonymity in the realm of Bitcoin, it's crucial to 𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗮 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗮𝗱𝗱𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗯𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗼𝗶𝗻. 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘬𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘢 𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘸𝘯𝘦𝘳. By ensuring each address is used only once, users significantly bolster their on-chain privacy.

Another effective method is the utilization of 𝗖𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘀. Protocols like JoinMarket and PayJoins, and platforms like Wasabi and Samourai offer the ability to mix coins (UTXOs) and their histories from multiple users. 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘮𝘪𝘹𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘦𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘰𝘣𝘴𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘴 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘰𝘸𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴, making it difficult to trace transactions to a particular individual.

It's also important to 𝗮𝘃𝗼𝗶𝗱 𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗱 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀, wherever possible. These platforms often require extensive Know Your Customer (KYC) procedures, creating a significant privacy risk. Decentralized exchanges like Bisq and RoboSats are preferable alternatives, as 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘵𝘺𝘱𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘳𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘳𝘦 𝘯𝘰 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯.

𝗥𝘂𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗻𝗼𝗱𝗲 is another step towards privacy. By doing so, 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘷𝘰𝘪𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘳𝘥-𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘺 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴, which can link transactions to your IP address. Operating a full node ensures that your transactions are verified independently, keeping your online activity within your control.

Implementing 𝗺𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶-𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘀 adds an additional layer of security and privacy. These wallets require multiple keys to authorize a transaction, 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘵 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘵𝘰 𝘢 𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘭𝘦 𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘳, while also adding another security layer to your holdings.

Using tools like 𝗧𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗩𝗣𝗡𝘀 to mask your IP address while transacting adds an extra layer of privacy. 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘱𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘰𝘣𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘐𝘗 𝘢𝘥𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘣𝘪𝘵𝘤𝘰𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴, thereby safeguarding your online identity.

Finally, 𝗯𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮. Often overlooked, the information revealed by checking mempool.space or posting transaction info in an online discussion 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘤 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯. Caution in this area is essential to maintain complete privacy in your bitcoin transactions.

When these practices are diligently followed, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳 𝘢 𝘳𝘰𝘣𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘧𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘤𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳-𝘦𝘷𝘰𝘭𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘉𝘪𝘵𝘤𝘰𝘪𝘯. Each step plays a crucial role in safeguarding your identity and financial autonomy in the digital age.

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Give this a 𝗟𝗶𝗸𝗲🤙 and a 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲🔄, and 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸🔖 this for when you need it.

What other privacy methods are there?
Share them in the 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀⬇


| The founder of the Davos Forum, Klaus Schwab, says that citizens around the world have to get used to losing their privacy.

"If you have nothing to hide, you have nothing to be afraid of," he says.

https://x.com/laderechadiario/status/1751056176673132571?s=20

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We were all once fans of #Ledger but they've been giving off some vibes that don't compute if you're trying to keep your stack on the down low

https://bit.ly/47O71Kg


Seedsigner tutorial for a Spanish-speaking audience: https://youtu.be/8tBXuxiyFb4?si=zyTHB42KST6TdVOB


Why is Google bad for your business?

Does your company mandate Google docs, email, or meet?  Well, everyone knows Google docs are free, and so any random clown can access them.  Because of the complete lack of any type of exclusivity or advanced knowledge, we present compelling arguments that to use them in a corporate setting, not only gives the appearance of poverty and laziness, but encourages decreased revenue and team building.

With online companies, their e-commerce websites are not their only “store front”, but also the websites their customers interact with.  We can think of this with analogy of a brand’s “hotel lobby”.  When you send a client a Google doc, you’re turning what could be a beautiful luxury hotel lobby into a homeless bus shelter.  When you have a client paying for your expertise, you want to create the impression that they need you.  You don’t want them to think “I can do Google docs on my own, maybe I can do all of this work on my own.”  Even if you pay for Google Suite, now your employees or customers don’t respect you for paying for free docs.

Numerous business experts have studied these issues and reached similar conclusions regarding Gmail.  YFS Magazine in their article “3 Reasons Why @Gmail.com For Business Is A Bad Idea” discusses how using Gmail makes your company look unprofessional and lack branding.  [1] A different magazine TechnologyHQ repeats similar messages that using Gmail not only makes your brand unprofessional, but you also lose credibility. [2]

Not only does Google docs make your firm lose branding and look poor, but because Google sells all data on their platforms, it encourages employees to share as little as possible with each other.  In our previous work, we discussed how Google doesn’t just sell ad space, but manipulatively sells user data directly through the use of a cookie.  [3]  We cited research from Dr Johnny Ryan, Chief Policy & Industry Relations Officer at Brave [4b], as well as documentation from Bhagyashree of PacktPub discussing Google violation of the European Union’s GDPR [4c].  Even usually “pro-marketing” publications such as AdExchanger, admit to Google’s corruption and rot of basic EU privacy law through cookies. [4d]

So if Google’s business model is to maliciously broadcast and sell as much data as possible, then basic logic would dictate that employees would be motivated to share as LITTLE as possible about themselves with any co-workers.  And this is why using Google’s products pisses away your revenue.  Research from TeamStage, demonstrates teams that communicate more, produce more revenue. [5]  Their statistics show that twice the revenue can be generated by teams that are fully engaged and communicate about their personal lives. [5]  But how can teams build this trust if the medium with which they communicate is malicious and insecure? [3]

Some might argue that most people are not aware of the malicious and illegal data sales of Google.  However, this view assumes that you will be hiring only ignorant employees.  Only the least technically savvy users, who give your company the most exposure to security vulnerabilities due to lack of internet knowledge, will not mind their data being sold.

And speaking of security, through Google’s corrupt and illegal sale of all data, the use of their products encourages phising attacks on your employees who have become identified to everyone and their mother.  Having your employees’ mobile phone numbers sold by Google is much higher risk, when compared to the use of Element/Matrix, which would instead keep employee encryption credentials locally on employees’ hard-drives.  End-to-end encrypted group chats encourages the use of audio confirmation to trust unknown encryption keys, all while incurring minimal expense to your organization.

(knock-out punch)
In conclusion, ignorant business owners will dismiss these claims saying “people don’t care”.  This view simply dismisses the statistically proven power of branding or team building’s effects on revenue.  It’s definitely true that SOME people don’t care, and so it encourages your firm to only hire less technically savvy users, which can expose your firm to lose money on security vulnerabilities.

So if you want to reduce invasive involuntary tech in your workplace, please consider sharing this.
Relentless.  Determined.  I fight for you.  Sources: http://simplifiedprivacy.com/googledocs


Summary: In the age of cyber threats, organizations must prioritize data privacy and safeguard personal identifiable information (PII). The ever-evolving threat landscape requires a holistic approach to cybersecurity that is tailored to an organization's unique needs and risk profiles. Adopting a 'data reduction and minimization' approach can help businesses protect sensitive information and reduce the risk of data breaches. Small businesses should take extra precautions when dealing with customer data and limit the storage of sensitive information. Active data purging is necessary to minimize risk, and businesses must invest in revising their information storage practices. Without addressing these risks, businesses are more likely to experience cyberattacks and issues with storing PII in the future.

Hashtags: #DataPrivacy #CyberThreats #DataProtection #PII #DataSecurity
 https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/opinions/can-businesses-navigate-the-pii/


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The class ends with classic op-multisig!

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We're giving away a BLOCKCLOCK mini from nostr:npub1wu4aye7ll0lnrrg638e90sehzsgpzx5t39t3mwl05aa0d0ap08esdz3vw0

This awesome #Bitcoin art piece can show you live stats from the Bitcoin network. See things like block height, sats per dollar, mempool fees, and much more!

How to Enter:

1. Boost / repost this note
2. Follow nostr:npub1kns8r25ppwc2vpsv5cvhlpk94nfad76k64pkdzfnn704th2hmcksgq3582

We'll pick 1 random winner on January 31 and announce it here on #Nostr
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That's pretty sweet 🔥


26+ Bitcoin Companies Sign a Letter to FinCEN Against Proposed Surveillance Rules

"The Proposed Special Measures would unreasonably infringe upon the legitimate financial privacy interests of cryptocurrency users, and would apply to a variety of digital techniques that are not mixing transactions at all, but rather simply represent good cybersecurity practices."

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/26-bitcoin-companies-sign-a-letter-against-fincen-surveillance-proposal/


Slap that repost button if you #RunYourOwnNode


Top Unexpected Ways to Utilise a Password Manager for Enhanced Security and Organisation:

1. Secure Note Storage
2. Financial and Banking Security
3. Digital Inheritance
4. Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) Codes and Passkey Management
5. Document and Image Management
6. Secret Questions and Answers
7. Password Health and Strength Monitoring
8. Membership and Reward Programmes
9. WiFi Passwords
10. Travel Information
11. Password Security for the Whole Family
12. Software License Keys

Hashtags:
#PasswordManager
#EnhancedSecurity
#Organisation
#DigitalSecurity
#TwoFactorAuthentication
 https://www.itsecurityguru.org/2024/01/22/top-unexpected-ways-to-utilise-a-password-manager-for-enhanced-security-and-organisation/


"Privacy isn’t about hiding something because you’ve broken the law. Privacy is about having the right to withhold information on certain circumstances to prevent misuse and misappropriation."


If they call you fringe, you know you're right and in the majority. Be fringe, my frens 🫂

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#memes #memestr


They wish to digitally cage us

DNS
Domain names are not owned, it's just an entry in the pseudo-government database
It's the government's opinion. I will not comply, I'm using Session, Nostr, Tor Onions, & IPFS

Fiat Money
Bank Fiat is not owned, it's just an entry in the pseudo-government database
It's the government's opinion of my wealth.  I only accept cryptocurrency
Shove those bank notes where the sun don't shine.

SMS
Phone numbers are not owned, it's just an entry in the pseudo-government database.
Completely unencrypted and location dependent.  What is even the purpose of phone numbers other than control?  I will not comply, I'm using XMPP, SimpleX, Session, & even Signal

Email
You need an email to register a domain name, to then self-host email.
But if free email is vulnerable to make me want to self-host to begin with, then they can abuse the free email to pretend to the cloud company it's me, and then use that to get in to the self-host server.  Wtf is this chicken-egg attempt to backdoor in?

Files
People used to their own computer files.  Now they are bitch slaves to Google docs, streaming services, and cloud companies that gatekeeper everything you make, watch, and do.  I will not comply, I own the files to my work.  Sync-thing, NextCloud, CryptPad, & others.

Computers
Google's Chromebook is an open power-grab to deprive children of digital autonomy and create a system of dependence.  By lacking the means to do tasks on their own hardware, Google has gotten government schools to indoctrinate your kids by getting them hooked on the pseudo-government cloud.

I stand here today to tell you that you do not have to obey.

I stand here today to tell you that you have more power then you realize.

I am nothing special.  A humble peasant in the vast universe.
But I have learned the basics, and you can too.

Join the rebellion. DM the bot, Session ID: Simple


Introducing Nutband – a post fiat apocalypse Cashu client working over Reticulum

A demo of Reticulum, Cashu and my project Nutband that combines them,  in order to use a Cashu mint over Reticulum mesh network – in this case  over long range radio, and without internet.

Finally made the demo video

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAX8GFn5uCI

Shownotes: https://hackyourself.io/2024/01/19/nutband-a-post-fiat-apocalypse-cashu-client-working-over-reticulum/

Project: https://github.com/jooray/nutband

Cc: nostr:npub12rv5lskctqxxs2c8rf2zlzc7xx3qpvzs3w4etgemauy9thegr43sf485vg


As a project, GrapheneOS continues to grow with exceptionally loyal users, and it is easy to understand.

We are not some hobby or experimental OS. We are a work of (almost) 10 years of mobile and Android security research, with paid developers, members from many branches of computer and security expertise and volunteer moderators. Everything GrapheneOS has and will implement is added to target the current threat landscape, and is designed to combat real threats. Our security developments aren't to combat irrelevant, baseless 'what-if' scenarios or create easily attacked obscurity tactics and security theater features. We are not scammers who rely on telling you that you'll be "bulletproof" or "untraceable" unlike what came before GrapheneOS.

We are not some average AOSP distribution simply taking the Android base, piling other apps or flawed, insecure additions and treating them as our features. This is not innovation. GrapheneOS changes the AOSP base from all levels, hardening the most exploited components or replacing them with extra secure alternatives that we maintain or have even developed from the ground up. Projects like Hardened Malloc, Vanadium, Camera app and PDF viewer are some users will reap the benefits of in their day to day lives. Other OS's taking such work shows how valuable this work has been.

GrapheneOS is one of the only open-source projects to trailblaze mobile security, from implementing a lock screen bypass fix before Google, reporting numerous security vulnerabilities including ones used by companies attempting to attack us, and adding enhancements upstream to numerous open source projects. GrapheneOS is the first and still the only platform to have ARM hardware Memory Tagging Extensions implemented in production with the Pixel 8 and also the only browser in production when counting Vanadium as well. If you look at the project's socials for this, you will see additions like these have been planned years beforehand.

The foresight the project has for what we should implement should tell you what the experience and skills of the team members are. GrapheneOS is here to stay, and the work done will be around to stay even longer. Even if you don't use the OS you have reaped benefits of the work. It's never too late to understand what you are missing out.

#GrapheneOS


Nutband: Experiment with Cashu Over Reticulum Mesh Network Protocol

Nutband is an experimental minimalistic python-only user interface for cashu, using cashu nutshell implementation. The goal of this project is to experiment with cashu over Reticulum mesh network protocol using LXMF.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/introducing-nutband/


Sparrow v1.8.2 released with:

Improved transaction tree
Quicker transaction tab loading
Reduced rescans on Bitcoin Core
Effective fee rate for CPFP

And more: https://github.com/sparrowwallet/sparrow/releases/tag/1.8.2

https://sparrowwallet.com/download/


Nothing says "Broken Money" quite like a central bank that is operating at structural losses now and has negative capital.

For the first time in modern history, the central bank of the world reserve currency is just structurally unprofitable.

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Over 260 #Bitcoin have been zapped across nostr so far...

that's over $11 MILLION sent between users across a nascent, open source, free & permissionless network.

Insane.

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1. APT hackers are using GitHub to deliver malware payloads and exploit vulnerabilities.
2. Over 94 million people use GitHub for coding collaboration.
3. Threat actors exploit GitHub for payload delivery, data access, C2, and exfiltration.
4. Fake repositories and repository poisoning are used to take advantage of GitHub.
5. GitHub Pages are abused for phishing and traffic redirection.
6. Developers should enhance visibility, maintain up-to-date asset inventory, and implement adaptive security policies.
7. Protecting GitHub accounts and engaging with GitHub to counter malicious activities is recommended.
8. The abuse of GitHub remains attractive to threat actors due to its versatile services and seamless integration.
9. Cost-effective penetration testing services are available for assessing digital systems.

Hashtags: #GitHub #Malware #Cybersecurity #ThreatActors #Vulnerabilities #PayloadDelivery #DataAccess #C2 #Exfiltration #Phishing #SecurityPolicies #PenetrationTesting
 https://cybersecuritynews.com/living-off-trusted-sites-lots-apt-hackers/


Sending on Mutiny just got a lot more social: you can now search your contacts (and global nostr users) when sending! There's a lot that changed in this release so let us know what you think.

Expect to see more like this in the future!

https://m.primal.net/HXYW.mp4


"Governments of the Industrial World, you weary giants of flesh and steel, I come from Cyberspace, the new home of Mind. On behalf of the future, I ask you of the past to leave us alone. You are not welcome among us. You have no sovereignty where we gather."
-John Perry Barlow, The Declaration of the Independence of Cyberspace
https://www.eff.org/cyberspace-independence


Pro/Con of Privacy Routers

The router you get from your ISP is designed to spy on you.  It knows which devices are sending which traffic and what guests are connecting to it.  If you don’t use a VPN every second, then when you take the VPN down, you’re vulnerable to hackers first hacking the router, to then install malware on your devices (phones/laptop).  For example Wikileaks shows the CIA loves to do this.  Ok, so how do you get a “private” router?

A privacy router is just regular hardware with a new operating system.  But not all hardware supports flashing a new operating system.  So either check the manufacturer’s website, or just ask their support “what routers let me flash my own firmware?”.  Then just like a stock Android phone being “DeGoogled”, you flash on a new operating system.
The following list goes over SOME of the more popular open source router operating systems.  It’s not complicated, they are grouped into “home router” or “firewall”.  The firewall is faster and more secure, but costs a little more and is harder to setup.

DD-WRT
Type: Home Router w/ WiFi
Pro:  This OS can be flashed on many home routers including Netgear and Asus. It’s fine for just routing traffic and it has WiFi.  Support on forums is great, they are nice and friendly.  A VPN can be put on it but…
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Con: These home routers are much slower for VPNs to be put directly on the router.  Also the DD-WRT website is volunteer run, so it often will be dated for your model.  You’ll have to post  on their forum asking for the new version.
Solutions: Use WireGuard instead of OpenVPN on home routers.  If the 2-minute logging of WireGuard concerns you, then a home router isn’t for you and get a firewall.

OpenWRT
Type: Home or Travel Router w/ WiFi
Pro: This is similar to DD-WRT, but also has a Tor option.  OpenWRT also can be flashed on travel routers (Glinet routers or Rasberry Pi).
Con: For VPNs, it’s a more complex setup than DD-WRT, and not worth it in my opinion unless you are doing a travel router or Tor.  Only do Tor if you have fast internet to begin with, otherwise it’s unbearable.  Support on OpenWRT forums sucks, these guys are rude.

PfSense
Type: Firewall WITHOUT WiFi
Pro: Enterprise Grade Firewalls have a higher level security than home routers and the ability to handle better hardware for VPN speed.  Netgear runs this and they spend a lot of development.  Firewalls are much better than home routers with their features and barely more expensive now.  The costs for firewall hardware have come down significantly and are now in the $200 or under range!  Support on pfSense forums is average.
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Con:  The free open source version is being phased out for a paid version.  2nd con is that pfSense takes more time to setup and learn than the others on the list. Remember, hardware firewalls don’t have WiFi.  So you’ll need to do:
pfSense → DD-WRT or OpenWRT for WiFi.

OPNsense
Type: Firewall WITHOUT WiFi
Pro: This is a fork of pfSense, but more consistent with the open source/freedom aspect.  This is my current recommendation as pfSense slowly shifts to a paid model .  All the same pro as pfSense.
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Con: Firewalls still mean you’re doing more learning than home routers.  OPNsense redid the GUI from pfSense, so if you’re coming from pfSense then they created pointless learning work for similar features.  Development wise, Less money is spent on OPNsense than pfSense.

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Taxes are entirely exploitative & unnecessary.

Production & trade are critical to human survival & are not forms of exploitation because they are voluntary.

And yet if you say this to the average normie, they are so brainwashed & so bad at the most basic logic that they will often laugh or act dismissive of such a ridiculous notion.

The obvious proof of the first statement is that without production & trade there would be nothing to tax, but without taxation, production & trade would exist in far greater abundance & as a result more problems would be solved.

#Bitcoin & #agorism for a world free of political parasites.