With Bitcoin Rising,
It's never been more critical to secure your wallets with Linux...
With Nostr Rising in Popularity,
It's never been more critical to keep ownership of your identity...
Switching to Linux is the single greatest thing you can do for your privacy and freedom.
But Big Tech doesn't want you to know this. Their recommendations via search, podcast, and youtube want to keep you trapped in their own ecosystems.
Even worse, in Linux groups on Lemmy and Reddit, there should be critical education. Instead these Radical-Left moderators flex their totalitarian censorship muscles, by oppressing any tutorial that even mentions Bitcoin and personal sovereignty.
Despite the odds, Simplified Privacy attempts to overcome all obstacles to reach you. And in this Linux 101 podcast episode, You get:
A) how Linux works explained to you in the most simple and intuitive ways
B) methods of switching over, and even some good hardware vendors
C) a kickass motivational pep talk to empower you to learn
D) Understand software types, in under 10 minutes.
Add this RSS feed, with undeniable value, to your podcast app:
https://podcast.simplifiedprivacy.com/index.xml
Or in a Web Browser, this Linux Episode:
https://podcast.simplifiedprivacy.com/linux/index.html
Hey do you see within the app to add a podcast by "RSS feed"? RSS feeds are links that organize the content into a feed, so you're getting it directly from the creator, and not fountain. Most podcast apps, including fountain have it.
100k Bitcoin.
Congrats!
Some may accuse me of trying to front-run the other 100k posts,
But in fact, it's above 100k on the No-KYC peer-to-peer markets...
So you're saying to me:
"You're front-running social media posts!"
And I'm responding "No, if you're selling it on the KYC exchange, then the taxes knock it down to 90k. So, don’t post congrats till 110k"
US DoJ ruled Google must sell Chrome, as part of it's anti-trust case. [1][3]
The Chrome division would be sold off, with some analysts at Bloomberg citing $20 billion as a potential price-tag. The DoJ left the door open for selling Android as well in the future. [1][3]
This is a mixed reaction from me, as on the one hand it's supposedly a private company,
On the other, Google received government money, has contracts with governments, and has massive political influence. So if they are seed funded by DARPA when they first started, and regularly acting as the NSA's IT department, at what point are they no longer private?
My previous article on this:
https://simplifiedprivacy.com/googledangers/index.html
This is why Privacy is so important... it's not just the company collecting it.. it's unknowns
Quote CBSNews:
"Regulators also want Google to share data it collects from people's queries with its rivals, giving them a better chance at competing with the tech giant."
[2]
Evil Google News, points out that this extends to AI as well,
"The Justice Department’s efforts also include proposals to forestall Google’s control over future technology developments in AI. They may require Google to make its indexes, data and models used for search and AI features accessible to competitors and proposes restrictions on Google’s agreements that could limit other AI firms’ access to web content." [3]
Sources: https://simplifiedprivacy.com/google-chrome-doj-breakup/sell-chrome.html
Poll: Should Google be broken up by the government?
As they are a political actor, that got federal funds.
Or should we honor free markets, and the only way to get rid of their political influence is voluntary opt-out?
nostr:nevent1qqs227wazgxhqweujlw9lqxc4zq637d4e7mz2y2ca8kcve3y03lcpkgppemhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mp0qyghwumn8ghj7mn0wd68ytnhd9hx2tct3jjzq
Security = protecting institutions from evil individuals
Privacy = protecting individuals from evil institutions
But,
If an institution can do anything an individual can do, plus more
Then,
Privacy is harder than security, even though the customer has less resources to pay.
Yet,
Privacy is often treated like the toilet at rock concert. Only touch it, if you NEED IT BAD
Hey sorry to interrupt your Bitcoin memes,
I just wanted to tell you that, I love you before,
WE ALL DIE FROM JOE BIDEN'S INSANE FUCKING MISSILE STRIKES
Biden authorized sending non-nuclear long-range missiles into Russian territory. They already did this in Ukraine, but it was not inside Russia.
Putin said before, if this happens, they would respond with nuclear. Now he may backtrack on this because of Trump coming in 2 months. AND I HOPE THAT IS SO.
But Biden, Blinken, Jake Sullivan, and their whole crew are literally fuckin with fire, just to prevent a ceasefire.
If Joe Biden is too old to run again,
He's too senile to order missile strikes
No dude... this is not Russian propaganda or far-right conspiracy. It's common sense
Joe Biden authorizing missiles into Russia is reckless and irresponsible, he was voted out of office over this issue.
The US started the Ukraine war in 2014 with an illegal violent Nazi coup.
No, it’s not “Russian propaganda” to say: Avoid Nuclear War
Then you're disputing The Guardian, Reuters, and the BBC
Sources:
https://simplifiedprivacy.com/Sources/monero-vs-tornado-cash/index.html
Even mainstream propaganda outlets such as The Guardian, Reuters, and the BBC reported on leaked audio of Barrack Obama’s head of Ukraine policy Victoria Nuland. [9a] This leaked phone call revealed that the US backed an illegal and violent coup of Ukraine’s Democratically elected leader. [9b] The Obama administration admitted the leaked audio was true, which demonstrated the US picked the supposedly democratically elected leaders that resulted from their planned uprising. [9c][6]
Funding Nazis
Barrack Obama funded violent Nazis to overthrow Ukraine’s government. [11a] The media tries to brainwash voters by calling it “Russian propaganda”, but the evidence is clear in an FBI indictment of Americans involved that’s posted on the New York Times website. [12b] To quote from journalist Max Blumenthal:
“… an unsealed FBI indictment of four American white supremacists from the Rise Above Movement (RAM) declared that the defendants had trained with Ukraine’s Azov Battalion, a neo-Nazi militia” [12a]
What you wrote is not even close to a coherent or logical reply. And none of the sources cited from mainstream press were disputed. Typing the word “propaganda” does not mean anything if you can’t prove or demonstrate why the facts are wrong.
I question if you speak English. Ironically, as you call me a secret agent for Russia
Google removed words from their translation dictionary so that Donald Trump's tweets seemed insane, and then the 25th amendment could be used to remove a crazy man from office
In sharp contrast,
Senile Joe Biden is authorizing ballistic missiles that threaten nuclear war with Russia, has Google results that barely or lightly criticize him
Want to Die?
Joe Biden approved US long-range missiles to be used to strike inside Russia, which if used, would likely lead to Nuclear War
Biden has shown a complete disregard for democracy, as he just lost an election, which overwhelming voted to END the war, and reduce US involvement. Instead, corrupt Biden insists on increasing tension, before he's thrown out of office, to prevent ceasefire, and benefit military industrial contractors.
In doing so, he endangers ALL FUCKING HUMAN LIFE as Russia has vowed to return blows on Kiev, which would force the whole thing to become Nuclear. I urge you to discuss this issue with those in your social circle, in whatever country you are in.
Hello, please see our previous writings, under the article "4 reasons monero won't die"
The corrupt Biden administration’s unwinnable war in Ukraine has bankrupted the nation. Even mainstream propaganda outlets such as The Guardian, Reuters, and the BBC reported on leaked audio of Barrack Obama’s head of Ukraine policy Victoria Nuland. [9a] This leaked phone call revealed that the US backed an illegal and violent coup of Ukraine’s Democratically elected leader. [9b] The Obama administration admitted the leaked audio was true, which demonstrated the US picked the supposedly democratically elected leaders that resulted from their planned uprising. [9c][6]
Funding Nazis
Barrack Obama funded violent Nazis to overthrow Ukraine’s government. [11a] The media tries to brainwash voters by calling it “Russian propaganda”, but the evidence is clear in an FBI indictment of Americans involved that’s posted on the New York Times website. [12b] To quote from journalist Max Blumenthal:
“… an unsealed FBI indictment of four American white supremacists from the Rise Above Movement (RAM) declared that the defendants had trained with Ukraine’s Azov Battalion, a neo-Nazi militia” [12a]
Hello, please see our previous writings:
The corrupt Biden administration’s unwinnable war in Ukraine has bankrupted the nation. Even mainstream propaganda outlets such as The Guardian, Reuters, and the BBC reported on leaked audio of Barrack Obama’s head of Ukraine policy Victoria Nuland. [9a] This leaked phone call revealed that the US backed an illegal and violent coup of Ukraine’s Democratically elected leader. [9b] The Obama administration admitted the leaked audio was true, which demonstrated the US picked the supposedly democratically elected leaders that resulted from their planned uprising. [9c][6]
Funding Nazis
Barrack Obama funded violent Nazis to overthrow Ukraine’s government. [11a] The media tries to brainwash voters by calling it “Russian propaganda”, but the evidence is clear in an FBI indictment of Americans involved that’s posted on the New York Times website. [12b] To quote from journalist Max Blumenthal:
“… an unsealed FBI indictment of four American white supremacists from the Rise Above Movement (RAM) declared that the defendants had trained with Ukraine’s Azov Battalion, a neo-Nazi militia” [12a]
Aritcle Sources: https://simplifiedprivacy.com/monero-vs-tornado-cash/index.html
Hello, please see our previous writings:
The corrupt Biden administration’s unwinnable war in Ukraine has bankrupted the nation. Even mainstream propaganda outlets such as The Guardian, Reuters, and the BBC reported on leaked audio of Barrack Obama’s head of Ukraine policy Victoria Nuland. [9a] This leaked phone call revealed that the US backed an illegal and violent coup of Ukraine’s Democratically elected leader. [9b] The Obama administration admitted the leaked audio was true, which demonstrated the US picked the supposedly democratically elected leaders that resulted from their planned uprising. [9c][6]
Funding Nazis
Barrack Obama funded violent Nazis to overthrow Ukraine’s government. [11a] The media tries to brainwash voters by calling it “Russian propaganda”, but the evidence is clear in an FBI indictment of Americans involved that’s posted on the New York Times website. [12b] To quote from journalist Max Blumenthal:
“… an unsealed FBI indictment of four American white supremacists from the Rise Above Movement (RAM) declared that the defendants had trained with Ukraine’s Azov Battalion, a neo-Nazi militia” [12a]
Aritcle Sources: https://simplifiedprivacy.com/monero-vs-tornado-cash/index.html
Let me get this straight, you’re saying:
a) You agree Obama funded neo-nazis and the entire war is based on their violent coup
b) You only think the arming of the nazis was unintentional, but make no reference to the actual coup in 2014. Which is the larger issue
But yet,
c) I’m sharing Russian views that are not my own
This is not logical, and everything else you wrote is generic and irrelevant.
I just sent you the sources from the mainstream US press, with leaked Audio from the Obama admin, that is WAS a coup
If you can't refute the facts, then you must accept the conclusion
Further, even if I'm standing in Moscow right now, it's irrelevant to the debate. The question is what is in the best interest of the US and EU everyday people... which is not nuclear war or the escalation of this conflict.
Everyday I open up Nostr and my timeline is filled with Pro Bitcoin memes and slogans,
But rarely do you guys post education on how to setup and balance lightning channels, and whats required on setting up a node.
I've never seen a single person discuss the cost minimums of swapping into lightning vs buying channels on-chain. Rather than treat Monero users like they don't exist or are shit-fucking-homeless.. actually show us how to use lightning
I apologize for the misunderstanding. I did not mean that I personally needed help, as we got the lightning node setup already.
Instead, this post promotes the idea that Nostr in general as a sub-culture, should re-think the virtue signal angle, and partially replace it with educational on-boarding, for new users. As there is no value in a meme, if one cannot act on it.
I apologize for the misunderstanding. I did not mean that I personally needed help, as we got the lightning node setup already.
Instead, this post promotes the idea that Nostr in general as a sub-culture, should re-think the virtue signal angle, and partially replace it with educational on-boarding, for new users. As there is no value in a meme, if one cannot act on it.
Bitcoin up
Our prices down
For black friday, on the Pixel 9:
Google's official store went from $799 to $665.
Simplified Privacy: $599
Brand New. You pick: still-sealed-in-the-box or DeGoogled with GrapheneOS.
So it's both cheaper than anywhere else, and private by not having your name on the IMEI that connects to celltowers to track you.
Have you heard our podcast on this critical issue?
https://podcast.simplifiedprivacy.com/phone/index.html
Step 1.
Pick your favorite contact method,
https://simplifiedprivacy.com/contact.html
Step 2. You tell me the country, and then you'd get a PGP receipt with (your pick of) the Bitcoin or Monero address.
https://simplifiedprivacy.com/how-pgp-insurance/index.html
Step 3, when paid, I'd collect your shipping address, and it would go out.
PGP Receipts DON’T have any of your personal info on them, just order numbers and the model, because we save them, and you can speak with arbitrators or post it publicly if we don't deliver.
Once you move outside the dispute period, we wipe your real address. And only save the PGP receipt with an order number.
Step 1.
Pick your favorite contact method,
https://simplifiedprivacy.com/contact.html
Step 2. You tell me the country, and then you'd get a PGP receipt with (your pick of) the Bitcoin or Monero address.
https://simplifiedprivacy.com/how-pgp-insurance/index.html
Step 3, when paid, I'd collect your shipping address, and it would go out.
PGP Receipts DON’T have any of your personal info on them, just order numbers and the model, because we save them, and you can speak with arbitrators or post it publicly if we don't deliver.
Once enough time passes, and it's after the dispute period, we wipe your real address. And only save the PGP receipt with an order number.
Just because society is screwed, doesn't mean you have to go down with the ship
If you read my post yesterday, thank you so much for your time
If you missed it, it's a bird's eye overview of suppressed knowledge on surveillance
Explain it to me in the least amount of words
Our VPN lets you stay private, even when the website wants to prevent you from doing so.
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Explain it to me like an Elevator Pitch
On the client,
Simplified Privacy lets you manage different undetectable browser fingerprint identities
https://simplifiedprivacy.com/content/how-vpn-works/images/school-moldova.png
On the server,
Simplified Privacy uses small 1-country "underdog" datacenters, that AVOIDS situations where the website you're visiting, uses the same large datacenter router as your VPN
https://simplifiedprivacy.com/content/how-vpn-works/images/locations.png
Together,
By splitting up your traffic up to different underdogs, combined with using different fingerprints, it presents a realistic, yet easy-to-use solution, to the rising threat of AI surveillance
https://simplifiedprivacy.com/content/how-vpn-works/images/a11.png
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Explain it to me like a TV commercial
QubesOS is a pain in the ass to manage. Do you hate setting up new virtual machines?
Well unlike virtual machines or containers which slow down performance during use, are slow to load, and suck up storage space,
With Simplified Privacy, in a single click, and with zero performance drag, you can create multiple realistic identities, which each have their own graphical display screen size and isolated filesystem, which are then routed to different countries, have the timezone match, and with different $1 burner VPN billing codes.
https://simplifiedprivacy.com/content/how-vpn-works/images/post-launch2.png
That's right, try it out for just $1/month in Monero or Bitcoin Lightning.
https://simplifiedprivacy.com/content/how-vpn-works/images/a12.png
No Email required. Fully open source from day 1. And they didn't even print shitcoins!
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Explain it to me like I'm exiting the Matrix
https://simplifiedprivacy.com/content/how-vpn-works/images/matrix1.jpg
Neo, You think there are all these different websites,
But they are all Cloudflare. And Cloudflare trains AI to recognize you based on your browser fingerprint.
https://simplifiedprivacy.com/content/how-vpn-works/images/draw2.png
Neo, You think there are all these different VPNs,
But they all use the same large providers, like M247 and DataPacket. Mullvad, IVPN, Proton, Nord, TorGuard, and others all use M247 for many locations such as New York.
And even worse, the WEBSITES you're visiting often use the SAME providers as your VPN. So it goes:
You -> M247 VPN -> Cloudflare -> M247 VPS
Can you handle the truth Neo?
Because you're passing through the same providers with the same browser fingerprint to Cloudflare, nearly everything you do is surveilled, even if you're using a VPN.
What if I told you that the very people who you're trying to evade, designed the systems that the most famous provider uses?
But now that you know this Neo, you have a choice.
If you take the blue pill,
You can keep using Mullvad's government-browser and feel safe.
Or you can take the red pill,
And try Simplified Privacy.
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Explain it to me like a Teenage Girl
https://simplifiedprivacy.com/content/how-vpn-works/images/girl2.jpg
My school banned Chat GPT! I could lose my upcoming college scholarship if they find out I’m using it! So you know how VPNs hide your IP address or where your traffic is coming from?
I learned the websites don’t just see this IP address.
They also do browser fingerprinting, which is analyzing everything about you. It’s got the Screen size, browser version, time zone, probe for relevant cookies, and even some complex AI stuff to make a unique identifier of the browser. You thought Cindy was a loud mouth? LOL They sell the fingerprints.
Before I thought it was like totally anonymous.
But even though you are sharing this IP address with other people, you might be like the only one coming out of that British VPN IP with a Miami clock, with 1280x800 resolution, and that exact browser version or whatever. Totally insane right?
https://simplifiedprivacy.com/content/how-vpn-works/images/deviceinfo.png
OMG like if we login with that same browser to our school Gmail, or anything tied to our real names, even though we’re using a VPN, it like brands the fingerprint to be tracked. But then my boyfriend showed me Simplified Privacy.
https://simplifiedprivacy.com/content/how-vpn-works/images/browsers.png
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Explain it to me like a Crypto-Anarchist
https://simplifiedprivacy.com/content/how-vpn-works/images/crypto-anarchist.png
These corrupt government thugs want to track our every move like dogs with a collar.
All these VPN companies are lying assclowns, they use the same cloud providers, like M247 and DataPacket. The NSA can't tap every router on the planet earth. So they focus on the routers and switches of the largest providers in each country, and then the same provider is both the VPN, and the website you're visiting.
https://simplifiedprivacy.com/content/how-vpn-works/images/mullvad2.png
For example, Discord is hosted on DataPacket. So if you use Mullvad for Discord, then DataPacket sees your real residential IP and ALL Discord data. It's a pure conflict of interest to hide from the company with that same company. Plus it's a one-stop shop for global court orders.
https://simplifiedprivacy.com/content/how-vpn-works/images/mullvad1a.png
Speaking of which, by using large international providers, the country of the VPN doesn't matter anymore. For example DataPacket is Mullvad's Mexico exit, but it's a UK/US company. So you ain't hiding in Mexico, you're getting a UK or USA court order.
And even worse, when you do an audio call on SimpleX, XMPP, Signal, or anything it uses WebRTC. WebRTC is connecting you and the person you're talking to peer-to-peer. This means there's a good chance M247 is seeing the IPs of both people, since every other VPN also uses M247. And then you're doxxing BOTH SIDES of the conversation by these large providers, even if it's SimpleX.
https://simplifiedprivacy.com/content/how-vpn-works/images/m247-simplex.png
Mullvad is lying bro. They mouth off about being in Sweden, but M247 is all over the US, with the web panel going through Cloudflare. US Cloudflare is seeing Mullvad's customer panel and communication with M247, and Mullvad even rented servers using a Gmail.
Even worse, CIA contractors like Oracle buy and sell Browser Fingerprints tied to our names and data. Some weak script kiddie clowns try to evade using:
1) "user-agent spoofing", aka lying
2) blocking access
The issue with user-agent spoofing is that you're essentially bullshitting with your words only. The website asks you, "hey what's your screen dimensions?", and you just straight up lie in their face. This is shockingly ineffective, because websites will test you by having you render graphics, or access the browser via JavaScript.
https://simplifiedprivacy.com/content/how-vpn-works/images/pinocchio.jpeg
Google Captcha and Cloudflare both have AI to spesifically identify your bullshit. So with "user agent spoofing", your fingerprint sticks out even more, because you got your regular fingerprint combined with the bullshit user-agents.
For example now you're really 1080x800 resolution with a Miami clock, Swiss IP, Brave v1.7 but LIES with a 800x800 bullshit resolution, bullshit UK clock, and bullshit Firefox user-agent. That's even more unique you dipshit!
In fact, user-agent spoofing is so worthless, that the "Chameleon" browser extension, which relies purely on user-agent spoofing, literally white-lists Google and Cloudflare. In other words, the most popular user-agent spoofer literally GIVES UP and doesn't EVEN TRY to deceive the MOST COMMON AND POPULAR tech companies.
The other common technique is blocking. This is what LibreWolf, Brave, and the government-created Tor-browser that Mullvad leeches. Weak Mullvad can't even develop their own tech, they lease it from the US military.
The issue is you're blocking technology many websites use. So most websites break, or are an epic pain in the ass to use. In fact, Brave's newer versions stopped even offering "Strict" mode for fingerprinting, because it broke so many sites.
https://simplifiedprivacy.com/content/how-vpn-works/images/paperbag.jpg
Some turn to virtual machines to deceive websites. The problem with this is that it consumes massive time to set up the virtual machines, time to start them up every day, and wastes system resources. Because it wastes CPU and RAM, it's not only slower to use, but also slower to load. And it prevents you from having many open at once.
Instead, I've been using Simplified Privacy. At first I thought they were just a bunch of assclowns mouthing off obvious stuff for SEO to sell Graphene phones.
But then I saw their new VPN. This thing creates a second new lightweight graphical environment, that realistically hides from browsers your actual screen size. While having instant load and zero resource consumption or disc space.
https://simplifiedprivacy.com/content/how-vpn-works/images/screen-size.png
Unlike Mullvad-Tor Browser, where you accidentally make it full-screen and the jig is up. Simplified Privacy even puts this 2nd new graphical environment in a virtual cage, so you can’t fuck up. And to the website, it doesn’t appear to be spoofed.
https://simplifiedprivacy.com/content/how-vpn-works/images/browser-open.png
Then they isolate the filesystem in this fake environment, to control what files that application sees and uses in order to improve privacy. And finally establish an exclusive, secure, connection for the browser to hide your actual location.
Cloudflare ain't got shit on me.
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Explain it like Cloudflare
https://simplifiedprivacy.com/content/how-vpn-works/images/cloudflare.jpg
Hi, I'm a Junior Communications Analyst for Cloudflare Inc.
SimplifiedPrivacy is trying to abuse baseless conspiracy theories to paint our AI detection as nefarious. In reality, our AI can protect your website from DDoS attacks. Our AI already assigns a trust score to every IP address, and someday every device.
https://simplifiedprivacy.com/content/how-vpn-works/images/cloudflare-global.png
SimplifiedPrivacy claims using our service is quote "joining the borg". But if you're doing nothing wrong, you have nothing to hide. And we delay or block Tor users to deal with rising cybersecurity threats.
While SimplifiedPrivacy's rhetoric is harmful misinformation, their service actually HELPS us. Because they offer Tor -> Socks5 proxy routing.
https://simplifiedprivacy.com/content/how-vpn-works/images/tor-proxy.png
This enables end-users to enjoy the privacy of Tor, while allowing us to easily block SimplifiedPrivacy's IP addresses, IF they refuse to stop DDoS coming through them. So if you're complaining about our treatment of Tor users, then go use SimplifiedPrivacy.
https://simplifiedprivacy.com/content/how-vpn-works/images/monero-town.png
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Explain it like a Mullvad fanatic
https://simplifiedprivacy.com/content/how-vpn-works/images/mullvad.png
PrivacyGuides-org recommends Mullvad. Yes Mullvad used Gmail to buy servers and do customer service, but as PrivacyGuides-org responded on their forums, it was a paid account so Google doesn't scan it.
While I dislike their marketing, I like that Simplified Privacy uses different datacenters and providers than Mullvad and the other VPNs. This way, I can continue to use Mullvad for my system-wide traffic. And then use Simplified Privacy for just the browser, so I know have two completely different hops.
https://simplifiedprivacy.com/content/how-vpn-works/images/browser-systemwide.png
Because Simplified Privacy hates Mullvad so much, I know they aren't colluding. And this is much easier than Qubes.
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Explain it like Qubes
https://simplifiedprivacy.com/content/how-vpn-works/images/qubes.jpeg
I'm Joanna Rutkowska the creator of QubesOS and author of InvisibleThings.
SimplifiedPrivacy is obsessed with my blog post from 2011 that:
There's a huge flaw in Linux, that ALL programs can see the display for ALL other programs. This means ANY software you run, can see your password manager like KeePass. Visually looking at all your KeePass entries, to know about your whole life.
Even worse, all programs share the keyboard, so it means a non-sudo program can capture the sudo password. Or even see what's going on in a sudo terminal.
Linux still has this problem a decade later. Qubes protects you against this, and that's what you should be using if you're worried about running untrusted software.
I'm not endorsing them, and I didn't audit it. But SimplifiedPrivacy claims to protect against these problems, since they create a 2nd graphical display, but it's more-so targeted at browser break-out.
But why don't you stop using my name, and stand up for your own project?
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Explain it in my own words
https://simplifiedprivacy.com/content/how-vpn-works/images/guy.jpeg
Mullvad executives were born in Sweden. Fine, good for them.
I'm moving countries to do this. Goodbye to my family dude. Learn a new language. It's fuckin real.
I told the girl I was dating, I can't marry her. It's not fair to her, I don't have the time to devote to her. This project is my child.
I sold the shirt off my back to make this happen. We're running on PGP-debt now. The engineers took a fraction of what they can make in the fiat corporate world, doing it for the love.
But now that debt is coming due, and with 10 servers running, I've got to persuade enough people to:
a) Use Linux
b) Use Cryptocurrency
c) Use this on Linux with Crypto
Or we will go bankrupt, and my dream will die. But regardless of if it succeeds, I am so proud of the team for making it. And if I'm crazy enough to start it, I'm crazy enough to think it might work.
So if you want to see this happen: Smash that repost, and let's spread the knowledge to our Nostr family.
hey thanks for your time to reply. I think EP is doing a great thing with SimpleX, and I hope he continues to improve. However, I disagree with SimpleX audio calls, when he literally put it in a web browser on Linux. It should be within his secure client. It looks like he just copied Jitsi, and who knows what browser the person is using with potential WebRTC leaks or malicious Big Tech sharing the same browser.
your point is 100% fair, however TURN servers increase bandwidth which can affect call quality. So that's sort of like a double VPN. You wouldn't need it if the original VPN wasn't so centralized where they become the new all seeing ISP. So, the real fault lies on Mullvad and NOT SimpleX.
If that's the only criticism of the whole article, sounds like you'd like our thing
I have to tell you something
For the past 3 years, our team of 3-4 devs and artists have been working on an original VPN.
I did not tell you about this before, because to be honest with you, I didn't know if we would succeed
For technical, financial, and logistical reasons. It was so hard, I can't even begin to tell you the problems we overcame. But it's like that old Thomas Edison quote, "I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work" And despite the odds, our crew has passed the largest hurdles.
This thing is a beast. It solves many of the issues going on, and it has so many amazing features that I could not be more excited to show it to you. Today, we are proud to shout from the top of the roof-tops,
OUR ALPHA TEST IS GOING ON NOW:
this is for regulars in our chats, As soon as we clear bugs,
OUR BETA TEST WILL BE:
FOCUSED ON LINUX
You can use other platforms with the config files, but our client and it's features are for Linux. Linux is usually neglected as an afterthought. Our goal is to provide such value, that more people switch over.
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
NO EMAIL REQUIRED.
IN-APP PAYMENTS
XMR or Bitcoin Lightning. No Fiat.
OPEN SOURCE FROM DAY 1
you can even use it as a Python file, without compiling it. This means you can modify the UI, even without coding knowledge swapping graphics.
The focus of our upcoming content will be teaching you why and how these features work. Tune in
I didn't make Nostr
I didn't make Linux
I didn't make GrapheneOS
I didn't make Tor
I didn't make VoIP
I didn't make Bitcoin
I didn't make Monero
I didn't make Arweave
I didn't make Session
I didn't make SimpleX
I didn't make XMPP
So when you shit talk, there are limits to what I can do. But,
Tomorrow I'll begin posting about our team's original work.
There will be praise. There will be criticism. Either way, many critical issues will be solved, and if I can convince you to use it, we can both be part of the solution.
Anti-fragile is the concept that the harder the adversary pushes on the system, the stronger it gets.
Gary Gensler is now resigning as a weak failure. But it could have easily gone the other way with the election. Regardless, as a response to his routine, the Monero community developed anti-fragile systems.
Haveno - trade for fiat
Basic Swap DEX - trustless atomic swaps
XMRBazaar - buy/sell real stuff
Even if you are a Bitcoin Maxi, who is never going to touch this, there are lessons to be learned here. As some lightning wallet providers pulled out of the US market. But if they were setup with Tor nodes & Tor wallets, that wouldn't have to be the case.
1. Banks want to keep you using banks
2. Keeping Bitcoin blocks small, makes Layer 1 unusable as real world cash
3. Non-Custodial Layer 2 is complex, the average person won't do it or pay for it
4. Custodial Layer 2 is the new Banking
5. Fiat Banks and insurance companies funded Blockstream.
6. Bitcoin Core devs also worked for Blockstream, which sells layer 2 solutions. That's a conflict of interest, they are solving the problem they create with the "small block" routine.
7. By having Maxis do the shitcoin routine on good alternatives, it forces the unrealistic solution of self-host Layer-2 hot wallets with a 1k minimum to play... or use bank custodial accounts.
8. Keeping the blocks small does NOT decentralize it, as lightning routes only work with large players acting as facilitators. And you can't even receive lightning unless you've already got funded channels. This is literally inequality: You need money to get money.
Therefore,
Nobody uses Bitcoin in the Real World. And Banks win.
What part of this are you disputing?
Roger Ver fought against bitcoin "number go up"
He wanted to make it real world cash. And that landed him in prison, as the deep state wants to keep the blocks small so that it's complex on L2, and slow/high-fees on L1
Now in prison, ironically he has nothing to do... but count the math on his wealth from the numbers going up
1. Banks want to keep you using banks
2. Keeping Bitcoin blocks small, makes Layer 1 unusable as real world cash
3. Non-Custodial Layer 2 is complex, the average person won't do it or pay for it
4. Custodial Layer 2 is the new Banking
5. Fiat Banks and insurance companies funded Blockstream.
6. Bitcoin Core devs also worked for Blockstream, which sells layer 2 solutions. That's a conflict of interest, they are solving the problem they create with the "small block" routine.
7. By having Maxis do the shitcoin routine on good alternatives, it forces the unrealistic solution of self-host Layer-2 hot wallets with a 1k minimum to play... or use bank custodial accounts.
8. Keeping the blocks small does NOT decentralize it, as lightning routes only work with large players acting as facilitators. And you can't even receive lightning unless you've already got funded channels. This is literally inequality: You need money to get money.
Therefore,
Nobody uses Bitcoin in the Real World. And Banks win.
What part of this are you disputing?
Bitcoin rises on Trump
Bitcoin fell on Samourai wallet devs being jailed
Bitcoin rose on BlackRock ETF
Bitcoin fell on SEC crackdowns
Monero remains the same
We all agree value is subjective, but be careful who is doing the deciding
The catalyst for this price rise is government approval of trump
Your name "AnCapRevolt" should be changed to "Government Cheerleader" as you're literally advocating for their value systems.
Bitcoin's price is going up because it's on KYC exchanges and favored by regulators and BlackRock. It's less of a threat to bank notes.
It's not just the inbound to proton. It's also the proton to you. They don't let you use your own PGP key in an external client. The private key is in their web app. Please check the podcast
Also your criticisms of self-host are not true, we've used many providers that aren't IP blocked or spam labeled. In fact, for the setups we do, if you're stuck in spam, we'll give you your money back, so we guarantee it. who would guarantee that if it was not possible?
Farcaster Ethereum users are bitching about Trump winning
WHY DO YOU WANT THE SAME REGIME AS GARY GENSLER?
HE'S LITERALLY TRYING TO JAIL UNISWAP DEVS
On top of that,
Vitalik Buterin was originally funded by Peter Thiel's Fellow Program in 2014,
And now Thiel is among the largest funders of Trump's campaign, using funds from earlier investments
Therefore,
Ethereum's price rise helped to fund Donald Trump's election
Further,
Farcaster doesn't even pay the nodes! But users pay ETH to use it. Talk about capitalist ripoff!
So: You literally paid Trump-VC coins, to use an abusive capitalist protocol, to mouth off about why the MAJORITY IS WRONG, while bitching that Trump is a danger to Democracy
Stop dude, just stop.
Selling $220 Amazon gift card, for just $200 in XMR/BTC
It is difficult to get people to make an account on a KYC crypto exchange, then learn how to use crypto, and withdraw it, just to pay for some Linux cloud services.
To overcome these obstacles, Simplified Privacy has engaged in barter. We accepted an Amazon gift card for service, as an experiment. But now there's a trust issue with selling the gift card for crypto.
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https://simplifiedprivacy.com/how-pgp-insurance/index.html
Listing:
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Elon Musk was given a position in Trump's administration
This means "free speech" Twitter, is run by government officials. At the very least, it's a conflict of interest in moderating criticism of Trump.
THIS IS WHY NOSTR
UP UNTIL NOW, CLOWNING ON THE LEFT WAS COOL
BUT NOW, ALL NOSTR USERS HAVE AN OBLIGATION TO SHITPOST TRUMP MEMES.
Be very careful about Trump's Biometric Digital ID that will marketed as a solution to immigration. In reality, it will be used to control the population with facial recognition and Palantir AI.
Peter Thiel backed Trump, as his firm Palantir sells AI to the CIA and ICE. The Trump "immigration wall" was marketed as a physical barrier in 2016, but has turned into a digital one using AI and facial recognition cameras. It's very easy for those cameras to now turn inward, to prevent you from leaving. And for those cameras to end up on your local street corner, to "prevent immigration crime"
Yes, it's great that Trump won over the totalitarian left. But now, more than ever, you have to remain vigilant and critical of state power.
One of our readers did a Political Poll in the SimpleX Group
They had Harris beating Trump by a margin
Which was fitting, because in real life, Harris voters are like SimpleX users, where no ID enables the same guy to have many mail-in identity votes
Google records audio of what you're saying OFF the phone
I've seen it first hand. I was watching an old movie on TV, and suddenly android started showing me ads for this random old movie. Do you realize how much power this company has to hear everything going on around you? To manipulate you with custom propaganda?
This isn't some crazy conspiracy theory, Silverpush android developer plugins openly sells and admits to working with McDonalds to record audio through your phone, of your laptop's Youtube videos, and then use that knowledge to show you more Big Mac ads all over the internet. They are happy to abuse your addiction to give you diabetes.
That's what made me realize I had to finally switch to a DeGoogled phone. But most people don't want to do the work or spend the money. And that's why our team is offering to do it for you, at LESS cost.
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You can pick:
We'll flash GrapheneOS (to DeGoogle it) for your convenience
Or if you'd rather do it yourself, you can get it still sealed in the box.
On top of that, it comes with a Circular Economy PGP Receipt: Backed by a binding deposit with an arbitrator. And the original manufacturer's warranty.
You might keep scrolling in apathy, I might lose. But I tried my hardest to get you to improve your life.
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Poll: Is Trump really anti-establishment?
A) No, Peter Thiel is backing him, and Thiel sells AI to the CIA
B) It's unclear. On some issues like Ukraine, he is. On others, he sides with the deep state
C) Yes, and they are trying to kill him
Blossom is a vastly inferior product to Arweave.
They both store files, like images, in a decentralized way.
The issue is images cost money to replicate and store. Arweave solves this by programming the funds to only pay out after service. While Blossom uses Nostr key pairs and expects users to use Bitcoin.
But bitcoin has no binding contract. Therefore, Blossom is:
---Not trustless
You trust the relay won't just steal your bitcoin.
---Not as decentralized
If you can't trust the server you're paying, people will naturally gravitate to trusted nodes
---Blossom is more censored.
With Arweave you get the whole network instantly and trustlessly, but with Blossom you only get the few relays you trust to pay or host on.
---Less end-user freedom
The viewer of Blossom content is forced to pick from the poster's relays. While on Arweave, the end user picks from the entire network and can even self-host where they get content.
---Arweave is far more private.
Blossom forces you to tell many servers your IP and npub. With Arweave, the single gateway you choose or self-host knows your IP. In fact, similar to Tor, your VPN doesn't even know what content you're looking at because ALL content shares the same gateway IP.
---Arweave does entire websites
Blossom isn't designed for whole sites, it's for a jpeg meme on Nostr. While Arweave not only does whole websites, but even it's own DNS system that already works without new software. Arweave + a Nostr client would be a game-changer for images, podcasts, and even video.
My point:
You can use Blossom if you want, I'd even subscribe if my client supports it. I'm happy to see development, and I want you guys to succeed. Just don't be closed off to other solutions... because ironically that's the very censorship you wish to defeat.
it's a binding smart contract is the reason they did it. you're not trusting the gateway, it's the opposite, because it's binding, the payment is post-service. you can swap it on permaswap, wAR. Yeah i agree it would be easier if the on-board was better
They could peg to bitcoin if they had bitcoin reserves, and had a means of enforcing the peg in a decentralized way, which I'd have to research. Liquid is centralized.
You're trusting the gateway to see the IP in the same way you trust Nostr relays or websites
yes, the same amount of trust on seeing your IP
but not on the payment. Arweave is programmed to pay out after service. Blossom is 100% trust
Also with Blossom, you're directly dealing with individuals. With Arweave, you got the whole protocol, and the server you interact with is an irrelevant commodity.
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