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｢ The company echoed the advice of several security firms, telling customers to disable SonicWall VPN services that use the SSL protocol ｣
https://therecord.media/sonicwall-possible-zero-day-gen-7-firewalls-ssl-vpn
Christine Lemmer-Webber 🌀
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Thanks to @s3phy again for helping me understand another area where IPv6 is broken in Linux desktop networking configuration tools: connecting to a SSH server to create a SOCKS proxy using the NetworkManager SSH plugin. That thing only checks if the gateway address is a valid IPv4 address 
I reported the issue here: https://github.com/danfruehauf/NetworkManager-ssh/issues/130
#IPv6 #networking #sysadmin#réseau#réseautique#UX#SSH #proxy#VPN#GNOME#Linux#NetworkManager
Thanks to @s3phy again for helping me understand another area where IPv6 is broken in Linux desktop networking configuration tools: connecting to a SSH server to create a SOCKS proxy using the NetworkManager SSH plugin. That thing only checks if the gateway address is a valid IPv4 address
I reported the issue here: https://github.com/danfruehauf/NetworkManager-ssh/issues/130
#IPv6 #networking #sysadmin#réseau#réseautique#UX#SSH #proxy#VPN#GNOME#Linux#NetworkManager
James Baker
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Age verification: what’s the harm? - https://www.girlonthenet.com/blog/age-verification-whats-the-harm/ good discussion of a very bad and stupid law, particularly the point about existing parental controls #onlinesafetyact #vpn
Age verification: what’s the harm? - https://www.girlonthenet.com/blog/age-verification-whats-the-harm/ good discussion of a very bad and stupid law, particularly the point about existing parental controls #onlinesafetyact #vpn
Cory Doctorow
and 2 others
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Today I learned that DeviantArt is blocking VPN access.
Earlier this week, Instagram was blocking it, and now isn't.
Yesterday I couldn't access my online banking without the VPN turned on.
So yeah, I'd say the Online Safety Act is going about as well as any badly thought out government scheme ever is.
Today I learned that DeviantArt is blocking VPN access.
Earlier this week, Instagram was blocking it, and now isn't.
Yesterday I couldn't access my online banking without the VPN turned on.
So yeah, I'd say the Online Safety Act is going about as well as any badly thought out government scheme ever is.
alcinnz
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🔐 A VPN can improve your privacy, or just give you a false sense of it. The EFF’s guide is a solid reminder that choosing a VPN is less about speed or price, and more about who runs it, what they log, and whether they actually deliver the protection they claim.
TL;DR
🧠 VPNs don’t guarantee anonymity
📜 “No logs” claims often lack proof
👤 Your threat model shapes your VPN needs
🔎 Look into ownership and reputation
https://ssd.eff.org/module/choosing-vpn-thats-right-you
#cybersecurity #privacy #vpn #digitalrights #security #privacy #cloud #infosec#EFF @eff
🔐 A VPN can improve your privacy, or just give you a false sense of it. The EFF’s guide is a solid reminder that choosing a VPN is less about speed or price, and more about who runs it, what they log, and whether they actually deliver the protection they claim.
TL;DR
🧠 VPNs don’t guarantee anonymity
📜 “No logs” claims often lack proof
👤 Your threat model shapes your VPN needs
🔎 Look into ownership and reputation
https://ssd.eff.org/module/choosing-vpn-thats-right-you
#cybersecurity #privacy #vpn #digitalrights #security #privacy #cloud #infosec#EFF @eff
Jim Killock
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A reminder that according to the Ministry of defence VPNs allow users to bypass state-imposed censorship. #VPN#Censorship
A reminder that according to the Ministry of defence VPNs allow users to bypass state-imposed censorship. #VPN#Censorship
Al Ghaff
and 1 other
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Blink and you’ll have never seen it in the first place 🫥
Age verification rules in the UK Online Safety Act are snapping parts of the Internet out of existence.
But it’s not what you think (porn)!
News on conflicts: GONE. Support for sexual health and smoking: GONE.
Watch as ORG’s @JamesBaker shows how censorship works ⬇️
#OnlineSafetyAct #onlinesafety #osa #censorship #reddit #ageverification #vpn #privacy #freeexpression #ukpolitics #ukpol #freedomofexpression
Video of James Baker, ORG Programme Manager, demonstrating how stop smoking subreddits are being blocked from view completely in the UK, compared with search results when using a VPN.
Cooperativa Tierra Común
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En nuestra serie “Tenemos dudas…” abrimos espacio para entender conceptos clave de la autodefensa digital. Hoy: VPN. 🛜💥
#AutodefensaFeminista#CuidadoDigital#VPN#SeguridadDigital#ViolenciasMachistasDigitales#TenemosDudas
Blink and you’ll have never seen it in the first place 🫥
Age verification rules in the UK Online Safety Act are snapping parts of the Internet out of existence.
But it’s not what you think (porn)!
News on conflicts: GONE. Support for sexual health and smoking: GONE.
Watch as ORG’s @JamesBaker shows how censorship works ⬇️
#OnlineSafetyAct #onlinesafety #osa #censorship #reddit #ageverification #vpn #privacy #freeexpression #ukpolitics #ukpol #freedomofexpression
Video of James Baker, ORG Programme Manager, demonstrating how stop smoking subreddits are being blocked from view completely in the UK, compared with search results when using a VPN.
pospi
and 1 other
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Age verification laws are a trojan horse, endgame is destroying anonymity.
The path seems clear: normalize checks -> ban circumvention tools (VPNs) -> roll out state-controlled digital IDs -> build a permanent record of your digital life for corporations and "pre-crime" analytics.
You are trading a free, open internet for digital chains. If there ever was a moment to defend decentralized and anonymous systems, it is this.
#enshittification #privacy #surveillance #infosec #artist #music #vpn