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October 11, 2025 at 1:27 PM
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We used to look closely at #whatsapp Usability/UX. Not anymore.

Meta is enshittifying WA to become a social media app, charging companies for access to followers, showing ads, and pushing AI slop down the throat of billions of people.

#deltachat remains all […]

[Original post on chaos.social]
June 27, 2025 at 7:03 AM
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...he says to Signal's president
June 17, 2025 at 3:15 PM
@mozilla.ai offline llm (ollama) support in Firefox like @brave.com when?
May 28, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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#whatsapp has been feverishly copying #telegram features the last year. Both are now in a battle who enshittifies faster. Mr. Durov announced that #Telegram, sitting on the biggest cleartext data and metadata pile second only to #meta, is to integrate "AI" the next days, see […]
Original post on chaos.social
chaos.social
May 28, 2025 at 8:49 AM
archive.today/3Qpoc

Big Brother is at it again with dubious claims about encryption. Don't buy into his nonsense; please check out this awesome article: soatok.blog/2024/05/14/i...

If you're wondering what to use instead, there is only one answer: @signal.org

#Telegram #Signal #Privacy
May 3, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Choosing a private chat app? This is what I recommend:
- Privacy without anonymity (for chatting with friends & family): signal.org
- Privacy with anonymity (for tips from anonymous senders): docs.cwtch.im

#privacy #anonymity #infosec
Cwtch | Cwtch
Metadata-Resistant Messaging
docs.cwtch.im
April 20, 2025 at 1:18 PM
@signal.org Is there a plan to use Flutter for Signal desktop app for better security?
April 20, 2025 at 12:41 PM
@brave.com add support for RSS/Atom feed :)
April 14, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Will Gemini replace Leo in @brave.com Android?
April 14, 2025 at 3:11 PM
If you use @brave.com and don't like additional Brave services like reward, wallet etc. Then check out github.com/nomadxxxx/fa... :)
GitHub - nomadxxxx/fast-brave-debloater: A bash script that enables you to remove annoying bloat and increase Brave performance.
A bash script that enables you to remove annoying bloat and increase Brave performance. - nomadxxxx/fast-brave-debloater
github.com
April 13, 2025 at 5:07 PM
@rogersherman.com github.com/nomadxxxx/fa...

I see you're a contributor of this project, can you add @mojeek.com to the search engine list, it has the best organic search, no tracking and not based in the US :)
GitHub - nomadxxxx/fast-brave-debloater: A bash script that enables you to remove annoying bloat and increase Brave performance.
A bash script that enables you to remove annoying bloat and increase Brave performance. - nomadxxxx/fast-brave-debloater
github.com
April 13, 2025 at 6:14 AM
Make private alternatives more popular and the top downloaded in your country! Let's begin with:
@bsky.app
@signal.org
@proton.me
@brave.com
@mojeek.com
@torproject.org
@obsidian.md
@ente.io
@grapheneos.org

The more people switch, the better, Do it now!

#S2P #SwitchToPrivacy
April 10, 2025 at 2:29 PM
@brave.com Do offline translation like Firefox, not Google translate ;)
April 4, 2025 at 8:22 PM
We need a project similar to arkenfox.js that debloats and provides a similar level of hardening for Brave!!

#Privacy #Brave #Browser
April 2, 2025 at 6:22 AM
@brave.com Did Brave switch to Mv3 and thoughts on github.com/secureblue/T...?

Also offline translation like Firefox coming to Brave? :)
GitHub - secureblue/Trivalent: A hardened chromium for desktop Linux inspired by Vanadium.
A hardened chromium for desktop Linux inspired by Vanadium. - secureblue/Trivalent
github.com
April 1, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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With news this week of the messaging app being used to discuss war plans, we get you up to speed on what Signal should be used for—and what it shouldn’t.
What is Signal? The messaging app, explained.
With news this week of the messaging app being used to discuss war plans, we get you up to speed on what Signal should be used for—and what it shouldn’t.
www.technologyreview.com
March 28, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Now is the time, let's make @signal.org the #1 app in most countries, not just in a few European countries!
March 28, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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In our digital security digest newsletter, every week we follow a story in security, what you can do about it, and news from our team.

tl;dr yes, Signal is still great, but there are some things you can do to confirm identities before adding someone to the chat.
freedom.press/digisec/blog...
Security lessons from a Signal group chat
The editor-in-chief of The Atlantic is added to a Signal group chat discussing national security information — presumably by accident
freedom.press
March 27, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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To help confirm someone's identity, Signal offers nicknames and information about the groups you share in common with your contacts. Make sure you're inviting the right person to your group. Learn about Signal's identifiers: freedom.press/digisec/blog...
Understanding every one of Signal’s identifiers
We’ve heard some questions about the difference between Signal usernames, phone numbers, profile names, profiles, and nicknames. Let’s talk about it.
freedom.press
March 24, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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Top Trump administration officials mistakenly disclosed war plans in a messaging group that included a journalist shortly before the United States attacked Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis, the White House said, following a first-hand account by The Atlantic reut.rs/4j22NVw
White House mistakenly shares Yemen war plans with a journalist at The Atlantic
Democratic lawmakers swiftly blasted the misstep saying it was a breach of U.S. national security and a violation of law that must be investigated by Congress.
reut.rs
March 24, 2025 at 9:17 PM
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Following up on the new planner module in the #disksrs partitioning crate, we've added the initial `strategy` module for computing disk use strategies including wiping the disk and starting anew, using free extents, etc.
January 23, 2025 at 2:54 AM
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Our latest project: github.com/serpent-os/d...

TLDR: #rust disk, superblock and partitioning library. With support we'll be able to build Rust libblkid to help Rust util-linux happen. And a libparted alternative.
GitHub - serpent-os/disks-rs: Disk handling with Rust
Disk handling with Rust. Contribute to serpent-os/disks-rs development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
January 21, 2025 at 9:46 AM
I would like to interject for a moment. What you're referring to as ADHD, is in fact, "mind undergoing DDoS attack"
January 15, 2025 at 3:21 PM