@evacide @mshelton

Signal is centralised and was attempted backdoored by the uks online safety bill and saved by signal threatening to walk. Simplex is open source and quantum resistant e2ee like signal and also has its secret group chats and metadata protection like Signal but SimpleX is also decentralised with ip protection, tor support, no persistent id basically "a burner phone for every contact"
Signals centralisation also makes it more vulnerable to total censorship, all you need to do is block signals domains, being a decentralised network SimplexChat has no single point of failure to censor and anyone can run their own relay node

#PSA #E2EE #Privacy #Encryption #Anonymity #Signal #SimpleX #UnitedKingdom #OnlineSafetyAct #Censorship

@delta

In these situations Briar messenger https://briarproject.org is better because they have mesh networking using bluetooth and or wifi which can allow a crowd to communicate even when theres no internet

Meshtastic does something similar but requires custom lora radio nodes to have already been placed nearby

#PSA #FLOSS #Privacy #Anonymity #E2EE #Briar #BriarMessenger #Meshtastic

Can someone do me a favour and confirm the onionsite for Guardian news is down? Ive been unable to access it for a number of days

Tor is essential sometimes life and death for activists dissidents journalists whistleblowers etc and onion sites protect tor users further by ensuring there is no unencrypted traffic leaving the network that can be analysed by ISPs and govts

https://www.guardian2zotagl6tmjucg3lrhxdk4dw3lhbqnkvvkywawy3oqfoprid.onion/europe

#Privacy #Anonymity #PSA #Guardian #Tor #Activism #Dissidents #Journalism #Whistleblower #Anarchism

Can someone do me a favour and confirm the onionsite for Guardian news is down? Ive been unable to access it for a number of days

Tor is essential sometimes life and death for activists dissidents journalists whistleblowers etc and onion sites protect tor users further by ensuring there is no unencrypted traffic leaving the network that can be analysed by ISPs and govts

https://www.guardian2zotagl6tmjucg3lrhxdk4dw3lhbqnkvvkywawy3oqfoprid.onion/europe

#Privacy #Anonymity #PSA #Guardian #Tor #Activism #Dissidents #Journalism #Whistleblower #Anarchism

super-crypto, no blockchain:

*** #GNUtaler: beyond digital money ***

Learn how #Taler uses tokens to enable a wide array of use cases beyond digital cash, all while preserving #anonymity in payments.
https://media.ccc.de/v/ds25-543-gnu-taler-beyond-digital-money

#39c3 #DebankTrump #BildetBanken @ajuvo

@Tutanota I've mentioned this before but SimpleX is more private secure and anonymous that signal threema and session.

SimpleX is decentralised meaning taking down a single group of servers or org wouldnt destroy the simplex network, people can run completely anonymous simplex servers over tor, this puts simplex ahead of Signal and Threema

SimpleX has quantum resistant encryption which puts it ahead of Threema and Session, the UK military[1] and NATO[2] both consider quantum computers to be a threat now because of store now decrypt later attacks

SimpleX has no user identifiers not even random strings, its essentially like having a "burner phone for every contact". Two or more compromised contacts could corroborate your messages by linking them to your signal username or your session id, but with simplex your contacts can't prove your identity even between eachother. This fact puts SimpleX above Signal Threema and Session

These technical details about the simplex protocol can all be found on the project website including the whitepaper[3]

[1]
https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/whitepaper/preparing-for-quantum-safe-cryptography

[2]
https://www.nato.int/docu/review/articles/2021/06/03/quantum-technologies-in-defence-security/index.html

[3]
http://isdb4l77sjqoy2qq7ipum6x3at6hyn3jmxfx4zdhc72ufbmuq4ilwkqd.onion/

#SimpleX #Threema #Signal #Session #PSA #Privacy #Security #Anonymity #NATO #UnitedKingdom #Tor #QuantumResistantEncryption

Top 10 Browser Fingerprint Test Tools in 2025

A browser fingerprint is the unique set of data your browser and device reveal #online, such as system info, fonts, screen size, and #IPaddress. Detecting your #browser fingerprint matters because it helps protect #privacy, maintain #anonymity, and manage multiple #account's securely. In this article, there review the top 10 browser #fingerprint test tools in 2025, comparing their features and use cases.

🫆 https://blog.browserscan.net/docs/top-10-browser-fingerprint-test-tools

#websecurity #web

@BryanGreyson I only know a little bit but I think you got it all right, you might also be interested in I2P, an internet traffic anonymisation layer similar to tor but unlike tor everyone who uses i2p is automatically a node making it fully p2p, with tor, entry and exit nodes can be targetted for censorship and surveillance (ie ip blocking entry nodes to deny access to the entire tor netowrk), with i2p its not so easy because everyone is a node

#Privacy #I2P #Tor #Censorship #Internet #Anonymity #PSA #Surveillance #P2P

# Evolving Our Tor Relay Security Architecture

https://blog.emeraldonion.org/evolving-our-tor-relay-security-architecture

A new blog post where @alexhaydock goes into some detail showcasing our minimalistic @alpinelinux Tor relays architecture, a threat model, and including a link to our now-public open source "Emerald Relays" orchestration framework.

The past 6 months have proven its success, and now we look forward to phase 2 (read the post!), which we need your help in funding. Emerald Onion is a U.S. 501(c)(3) tax-deductible nonprofit, so please consider donating before 31 December! https://emeraldonion.org/donate/

#Tor #TorOps #Privacy #AntiCensorship #Anonymity #Ansible #Proxmox #Terraform #AMD #Epyc #SEVSNP #NonProfit #GivingTuesday

GrapheneOS is leaving France due to government pressure for encryption backdoors 🇫🇷

The move highlights risks to end-to-end encryption and user privacy when authorities demand access to secure data 🔒
Open-source privacy projects may face similar pressures globally 🌐

@GrapheneOS

🔗 https://proton.me/blog/grapheneos-france

#TechNews #Privacy #Security #OpenSource #Encryption #CyberSecurity #DataProtection #DigitalRights #UserRights #Anonymity #Internet #SecurityTech #WebFreedom #E2EE #Android #GrapheneOS #France

GrapheneOS is leaving France due to government pressure for encryption backdoors 🇫🇷

The move highlights risks to end-to-end encryption and user privacy when authorities demand access to secure data 🔒
Open-source privacy projects may face similar pressures globally 🌐

@GrapheneOS

🔗 https://proton.me/blog/grapheneos-france

#TechNews #Privacy #Security #OpenSource #Encryption #CyberSecurity #DataProtection #DigitalRights #UserRights #Anonymity #Internet #SecurityTech #WebFreedom #E2EE #Android #GrapheneOS #France

Top 10 Browser Fingerprint Test Tools in 2025

A browser fingerprint is the unique set of data your browser and device reveal #online, such as system info, fonts, screen size, and #IPaddress. Detecting your #browser fingerprint matters because it helps protect #privacy, maintain #anonymity, and manage multiple #account's securely. In this article, there review the top 10 browser #fingerprint test tools in 2025, comparing their features and use cases.

🫆 https://blog.browserscan.net/docs/top-10-browser-fingerprint-test-tools

#websecurity #web

@Em0nM4stodon Also a somewhat distinct right of #anonymity that’s being lost. That you can walk down the street without strangers ID’ing you, likewise surfing the Internet

# Evolving Our Tor Relay Security Architecture

https://blog.emeraldonion.org/evolving-our-tor-relay-security-architecture

A new blog post where @alexhaydock goes into some detail showcasing our minimalistic @alpinelinux Tor relays architecture, a threat model, and including a link to our now-public open source "Emerald Relays" orchestration framework.

The past 6 months have proven its success, and now we look forward to phase 2 (read the post!), which we need your help in funding. Emerald Onion is a U.S. 501(c)(3) tax-deductible nonprofit, so please consider donating before 31 December! https://emeraldonion.org/donate/

#Tor #TorOps #Privacy #AntiCensorship #Anonymity #Ansible #Proxmox #Terraform #AMD #Epyc #SEVSNP #NonProfit #GivingTuesday

Age verification is the new trend to de-anonymize the web. 😡

🚨Starting Dec 10, #YouTube #Australia will ask for your age.

The Big Tech already started rolling out an AI-powered age estimation system. Adults are being marked as minors & are forced to submit IDs before regaining full access to decades-old accounts.

Learn how to avoid YouTube's #AI #AgeVerification: https://tuta.com/blog/how-to-turn-off-youtube-ai-age-verification

#anonymity #privacy

@Em0nM4stodon Also a somewhat distinct right of #anonymity that’s being lost. That you can walk down the street without strangers ID’ing you, likewise surfing the Internet

when proprietary platforms ask me to fill in my details

Me:

#opsec #cybersecurity #osint #privacy #anonymity #humor #vforvendetta #tech #technology #surveillance #advertising #ads

when proprietary platforms ask me to fill in my details

Me:

#opsec #cybersecurity #osint #privacy #anonymity #humor #vforvendetta #tech #technology #surveillance #advertising #ads