Digital Rights Management (DRM) doesn’t work. Also: draft California law mulls mandatory DRM to preserve image provenance metadata, breaks Signal Messenger
https://alecmuffett.com/article/114666
#AiTransparency #ab853 #ai #california #cata #metadata #privacy #signal #tracking
Digital Rights Management (DRM) doesn’t work. Also: draft California law mulls mandatory DRM to preserve image provenance metadata, breaks Signal Messenger
https://alecmuffett.com/article/114666
#AiTransparency #ab853 #ai #california #cata #metadata #privacy #signal #tracking
Is anyone else having @signalapp show a non-removable #Android notification every time there is a new version days before that new version is even available in the app store? #Signal
📢 The EU's Chat Control law would force scanning of all private messages—including encrypted apps & emails—to fight child abuse 🛡️
Experts warn of mass surveillance, privacy loss & false accusations from automated scans 🔍
Citizens can now email their MEPs directly to say NO. Take action before the Oct 14 vote 🗳️
✉️ https://fightchatcontrol.eu/
#Privacy#Encryption#EUlaw#ChatControl#DigitalRights#Surveillance#WhatsApp#Signal#Telegram#EU#Europe#Law#Security
If @signalapp doesn’t start respecting my NO when I deny it access to my contacts I may stop using Signal.
I honestly find this to be extremely gross, user-hostile behavior. No means no. It doesn’t mean “remind me later”. Over, and over, and over again.
No. Means. No.
In case anyone needs to use #Signal from #OpenBSD and doesn’t want to run a heavy app in a Linux VM to do so (and didn’t already work it out for themselves). Here’s what I do: https://tealeg.smol.pub/using-signal-on-openbsd
In case anyone needs to use #Signal from #OpenBSD and doesn’t want to run a heavy app in a Linux VM to do so (and didn’t already work it out for themselves). Here’s what I do: https://tealeg.smol.pub/using-signal-on-openbsd
Selhosted P2P E2EE File Transfer & Messaging PWA
https://positive-intentions.com
* #OpenSource
* #CrossPlatform
* #PWA
* #iOS, #Android, #Desktop (self compile)
* App store, Play store (coming soon)
* Desktop
* #Windows, #MacOS, #Linux (self compile)
* run index.html on any modern #browser
* #Decentralized
* #Secure
* #NoCookies
* #P2P #encrypted
* No registration
* No installing
* #Messaging
* Group Messaging (coming soon)
* Text Messaging
* #Multimedia Messaging
* #Screensharing (on desktop browsers)
* Offline Messaging (in #research phase)
* #FileTransfer
* #VideoCalls
* #DataOwnership
* #SelfHosted
* GitHub pages Hosting
* #LocalOnly storage
Check them out!
(Degoogled links to the apps)
- P2P Chat: https://chat.positive-intentions.com
- P2P File: https://file.positive-intentions.com
- Encrypted drive storage: https://dim.positive-intentions.com/?path=/story/usefs--encrypted-demo
- GitHub: https://github.com/positive-intentions
IMPORTANT NOTES (PLEASE READ!):
* These are NOT products. It's for #testing and #demonstration purposes only.
* They have NOT been reviewed or audited. Do NOT use for sensitive data.
* All functionality demonstrated is experimental.
* This is NOT meant to replace robust solutions like #VeraCrypt, #Simplexchat, #Signal, #Whatsapp, #wetransfer. It's just a #proofofconcept to show what's possible with #browser#APIs.
Selhosted P2P E2EE File Transfer & Messaging PWA
https://positive-intentions.com
* #OpenSource
* #CrossPlatform
* #PWA
* #iOS, #Android, #Desktop (self compile)
* App store, Play store (coming soon)
* Desktop
* #Windows, #MacOS, #Linux (self compile)
* run index.html on any modern #browser
* #Decentralized
* #Secure
* #NoCookies
* #P2P #encrypted
* No registration
* No installing
* #Messaging
* Group Messaging (coming soon)
* Text Messaging
* #Multimedia Messaging
* #Screensharing (on desktop browsers)
* Offline Messaging (in #research phase)
* #FileTransfer
* #VideoCalls
* #DataOwnership
* #SelfHosted
* GitHub pages Hosting
* #LocalOnly storage
Check them out!
(Degoogled links to the apps)
- P2P Chat: https://chat.positive-intentions.com
- P2P File: https://file.positive-intentions.com
- Encrypted drive storage: https://dim.positive-intentions.com/?path=/story/usefs--encrypted-demo
- GitHub: https://github.com/positive-intentions
IMPORTANT NOTES (PLEASE READ!):
* These are NOT products. It's for #testing and #demonstration purposes only.
* They have NOT been reviewed or audited. Do NOT use for sensitive data.
* All functionality demonstrated is experimental.
* This is NOT meant to replace robust solutions like #VeraCrypt, #Simplexchat, #Signal, #Whatsapp, #wetransfer. It's just a #proofofconcept to show what's possible with #browser#APIs.
Meredith Whittaker (Signal President) gets it right. Agentic AI is really scary.
https://youtu.be/jE_CNezjV7o?si=9gNxr12Q4b4UP4Ve
#signal#ai #agentic #security #dystopian @Mer__edith @pluralistic
Meredith Whittaker (Signal President) gets it right. Agentic AI is really scary.
https://youtu.be/jE_CNezjV7o?si=9gNxr12Q4b4UP4Ve
#signal#ai #agentic #security #dystopian @Mer__edith @pluralistic
"Parents who find Signal on their child's phone should contact the police." - Petra Lundh, Sweden's National Police Commissioner
I don’t know what’s worse: if they actually believe this, or if they’re deliberately trying to fool the masses. Both are terrifying.
Framing a basic right to private communication as a danger isn’t just careless, it’s harmful.
What’s next? Criminals drive cars, call us if you see one.
#privacy #signal#E2EE #chatcontrol #encryption #freespeech #digitalrights #surveillance #police
🎉 There's a new beta version of Signal!
Signal for iOS v7.74
Check out the Signal Community thread for more info: https://community.signalusers.org/t/beta-feedback-for-the-upcoming-ios-7-74-release
* If you’re in the middle of writing a message, now that thread will appear at the top of your chat list so it’s even easier to craft the perfect draft.
🎉 There's a new beta version of Signal!
Signal for iOS v7.74
Check out the Signal Community thread for more info: https://community.signalusers.org/t/beta-feedback-for-the-upcoming-ios-7-74-release
"Parents who find Signal on their child's phone should contact the police." - Petra Lundh, Sweden's National Police Commissioner
I don’t know what’s worse: if they actually believe this, or if they’re deliberately trying to fool the masses. Both are terrifying.
Framing a basic right to private communication as a danger isn’t just careless, it’s harmful.
What’s next? Criminals drive cars, call us if you see one.
#privacy #signal#E2EE #chatcontrol #encryption #freespeech #digitalrights #surveillance #police
Signal is convenient and no doubt more secure than most conventional messaging apps. And it's kind of nice to see so many activists have made it their home, leaving WhatsApp or Instagram groups behind.
Yay 😺
But #Signal is not a #federated system. It's centralised with its base in the fascist states of America. That should set your alarm bell going.
Not so much because of the nagging feeling that there must be a catch. (Did someone leave a backdoor open?) 🙀
No, more because of control and #collapse. If a single company controls all our private communication, this means it takes only a single blow to wipe our networks. If Signal's services collapse, due to some natural or artificial catastrophe, we'd be nowhere and scrambling to find our bearings.
So, although I'm not suggesting people abandon Signal en masse, I do think it's wise for people to start exploring and experimenting with federated alternatives.
If in every community or #activist network there are a few people who know how to use alternative and decentralised messaging software, and willing to share that knowledge, set up some kind of fall-back, then when things get prickly there will at least be a known path forward for you and your comrades 😼
📢 The EU's Chat Control law would force scanning of all private messages—including encrypted apps & emails—to fight child abuse 🛡️
Experts warn of mass surveillance, privacy loss & false accusations from automated scans 🔍
Citizens can now email their MEPs directly to say NO. Take action before the Oct 14 vote 🗳️
✉️ https://fightchatcontrol.eu/
#Privacy#Encryption#EUlaw#ChatControl#DigitalRights#Surveillance#WhatsApp#Signal#Telegram#EU#Europe#Law#Security
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