@privacybits.bsky.social
passionate about digital privacy and its connections with cybersecurity and the internet. queer femme. academically minded private-sector-forgotten software engineer. linux daily driver since 2021.
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microsoft windows is a user-spying platform/OS; setting up a fresh install of windows to the minimum possible amount of spying is tedious. i recommend linux.
my recommendation to switch to linux is a matter of life-long liberation and personal safety, not flame wars or elitism. linux can do almost everything windows/macOS can do. DM or @ me. games/media, productivity, private chat/audio/video, web browsing, software dev, and on and on.
moved all art/pixel art/gamedev to @pixelybits.bsky.social
September 15, 2025 at 10:19 PM
moved all art/pixel art/gamedev to @pixelybits.bsky.social
first clothed version of our protagonist for our new game. and my first attempt at a a pixel art character. next thing you know, she'll figure out how to walk!
September 15, 2025 at 8:22 PM
first clothed version of our protagonist for our new game. and my first attempt at a a pixel art character. next thing you know, she'll figure out how to walk!
my first attempt at a pixel art character. is it terrible?
September 13, 2025 at 9:24 AM
my first attempt at a pixel art character. is it terrible?
ever since i read this blog post i don't trust the basic security of Matrix because it represents a fundamental flaw in their policy. anyone can make a mistake; this is poor decision-making that can't be trusted
don't expose Matrix to the web;hide it behind your network
soatok.blog/2024/08/14/s...
don't expose Matrix to the web;hide it behind your network
soatok.blog/2024/08/14/s...
August 12, 2025 at 10:03 PM
ever since i read this blog post i don't trust the basic security of Matrix because it represents a fundamental flaw in their policy. anyone can make a mistake; this is poor decision-making that can't be trusted
don't expose Matrix to the web;hide it behind your network
soatok.blog/2024/08/14/s...
don't expose Matrix to the web;hide it behind your network
soatok.blog/2024/08/14/s...
reminds me when my stepmom who kept the garden sprinklers running all summer told me to shorten my 8-minute showers
sorry you're experiencing record breaking temperatures and drought. Have you tried deleted some of photos of your grandmother about it?
UK Asks People to Delete Emails In Order to Save Water During Drought
As Britain experiences one of its worst droughts in decades, its leaders suggest people get rid of old data to reduce stress on data centers.
www.404media.co
August 12, 2025 at 9:54 PM
reminds me when my stepmom who kept the garden sprinklers running all summer told me to shorten my 8-minute showers
don't give away your personal information if you can help it!
i just "purchased" firmware for MY device for $0.00, system forces using payment system. requires ship address/phone. i gave them their own contact address/phone
chuckle at the thought of their own business partners sending them ad spam
i just "purchased" firmware for MY device for $0.00, system forces using payment system. requires ship address/phone. i gave them their own contact address/phone
chuckle at the thought of their own business partners sending them ad spam
August 12, 2025 at 9:45 PM
don't give away your personal information if you can help it!
i just "purchased" firmware for MY device for $0.00, system forces using payment system. requires ship address/phone. i gave them their own contact address/phone
chuckle at the thought of their own business partners sending them ad spam
i just "purchased" firmware for MY device for $0.00, system forces using payment system. requires ship address/phone. i gave them their own contact address/phone
chuckle at the thought of their own business partners sending them ad spam
most pictures on bluesky i don't even see because i use #uBlock Origin. if a post has no meaningful text content and the image spies on you from another site is it really even worth it?
August 10, 2025 at 6:38 AM
most pictures on bluesky i don't even see because i use #uBlock Origin. if a post has no meaningful text content and the image spies on you from another site is it really even worth it?
60-second wizard-drawing challenge: retry (added white background layer)
August 10, 2025 at 3:48 AM
60-second wizard-drawing challenge: retry (added white background layer)
is it time to make a dark web reddit clone?
Age verification is here, and now UK Redditors can’t access their favorite LGBTQ+, political, or public health communities without destroying their anonymity. Help us fight to avoid this future. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
August 10, 2025 at 12:42 AM
is it time to make a dark web reddit clone?
i was brought onto macOS from a young age, but it was the last straw when an apple update no longer allowed Little Snitch to block macOS' phone-home activities, rendering us unable to protect our privacy from OUR OWN personal devices! now i joyfully run #OpenSnitch, FOSS alternative.
August 9, 2025 at 7:01 AM
i was brought onto macOS from a young age, but it was the last straw when an apple update no longer allowed Little Snitch to block macOS' phone-home activities, rendering us unable to protect our privacy from OUR OWN personal devices! now i joyfully run #OpenSnitch, FOSS alternative.
my recommendation to switch to linux is a matter of life-long liberation and personal safety, not flame wars or elitism. linux can do almost everything windows/macOS can do. DM or @ me. games/media, productivity, private chat/audio/video, web browsing, software dev, and on and on.
microsoft windows is a user-spying platform/OS; setting up a fresh install of windows to the minimum possible amount of spying is tedious. i recommend linux.
August 9, 2025 at 6:06 AM
my recommendation to switch to linux is a matter of life-long liberation and personal safety, not flame wars or elitism. linux can do almost everything windows/macOS can do. DM or @ me. games/media, productivity, private chat/audio/video, web browsing, software dev, and on and on.
please don't divulge your personal identity to websites! that feeds the power-hungry fascists! we must fight back, and we need the tech giants to fight on our behalf by helping them feel our pain. put pressure on their finances to force them to take legal action!
The UK age verification rollout, chaotic as it is, is a proving ground for platforms that are looking ahead to using it on a global scale. In the US, there’s never been a better time to get educated and get loud about the dangers of this legislation. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
Americans, Be Warned: Lessons From Reddit’s Chaotic UK Age
Age verification has officially arrived in the UK thanks to the Online Safety Act (OSA), a UK law requiring online platforms to check that all UK-based users are at least eighteen years old before
www.eff.org
August 9, 2025 at 5:45 AM
please don't divulge your personal identity to websites! that feeds the power-hungry fascists! we must fight back, and we need the tech giants to fight on our behalf by helping them feel our pain. put pressure on their finances to force them to take legal action!
microsoft windows is a user-spying platform/OS; setting up a fresh install of windows to the minimum possible amount of spying is tedious. i recommend linux.
August 7, 2025 at 7:27 AM
microsoft windows is a user-spying platform/OS; setting up a fresh install of windows to the minimum possible amount of spying is tedious. i recommend linux.