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Kevin Karhan :verified:<a href="https://mastodon.ie/@DoctorBrodsky" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@DoctorBrodsky</a> <a href="https://toot.wales/@woe2you" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@woe2you</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/@miah" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@miah</a> given <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Quad9" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Quad9</a> bowed before the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Contentmafia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Contentmafia</a> and censored <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/DNS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DNS</a> requests, I'll continue to recommend using <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OpenNIC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OpenNIC</a>'s Servers <a href="https://github.com/greyhat-academy/lists.d/blob/a4a7ccf70d8504ebbffd7e5fbcd5630294860434/dns.servers.list.tsv" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">instead</a><code>94.103.153.176 & 2a02:990:219:1:ba:1337:cafe:3</code> as well as <code>144.76.103.143 & 2a01:4f8:192:43a5::2</code> <ul><li>If you <a href="https://mastodon.ie/@DoctorBrodsky/114251891439728473" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">only add a single</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/IPv4" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#IPv4</a> address, no <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/IPv6" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#IPv6</a> resolution will take place over said provider or worse even no IPv6 connectivity at all...</li></ul>I merely <a href="https://github.com/greyhat-academy/lists.d/blob/a4a7ccf70d8504ebbffd7e5fbcd5630294860434/dns.servers.list.tsv#L25" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">retain quad9</a> on said list for archival purposes. I Yeeted <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CloudFlare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CloudFlare</a> aka. <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ClownFlare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ClownFlare</a> since they are a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/RogueISP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RogueISP</a>!

Kevin Karhan :verified:<a href="https://fosstodon.org/@sirber" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@sirber</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/@miah" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@miah</a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/@Blort" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@Blort</a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ClownFlare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ClownFlare</a> is a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/RogueISP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RogueISP</a>!<a href="https://infosec.space/@kkarhan/114201410030390264" translate="no" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://infosec.space/@kkarhan/114201410030390264</a>

Kevin Karhan :verified:<a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/@freeagent" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@freeagent</a> <a href="https://toot.community/@VTDARKSIM" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@VTDARKSIM</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/@miah" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@miah</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Quad9" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Quad9</a> self-censored their <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/DNS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DNS</a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ClownFlare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ClownFlare</a> is a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/RogueISP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RogueISP</a>!<a href="https://infosec.space/@kkarhan/114201410030390264" translate="no" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://infosec.space/@kkarhan/114201410030390264</a>

Kevin Karhan :verified:<a href="https://infosec.exchange/@cR0w" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@cR0w</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/@troyhunt" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@troyhunt</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/@dangoodin" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@dangoodin</a> <a href="https://benjojo.co.uk/u/benjojo" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@benjojo</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/@Viss" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@Viss</a> <a href="https://ioc.exchange/@matthew_d_green" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@matthew_d_green</a> Seriously, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ClownFlare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ClownFlare</a> are at best a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ValueRemoving" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ValueRemoving</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/MITM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MITM</a> and more often than not a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/RogueISP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RogueISP</a> who's business model is a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/RacketeeringScheme" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RacketeeringScheme</a> that should not exist to begin with.<ul><li>There is no legitimate reason to use <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Cloudflare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Cloudflare</a>!</li></ul>

Kevin Karhan :verified:<a href="https://infosec.exchange/@kajer" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@kajer</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CloudFlare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CloudFlare</a> is a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/RogueISP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RogueISP</a> and their "business" is at best <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ValueRemoving" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ValueRemoving</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/rentseeking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#rentseeking</a> but mire iften than not just a digital <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/RacketeeringScheme" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RacketeeringScheme</a>!

Kevin Karhan :verified:<a href="https://infosec.exchange/@0xF21D" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@0xF21D</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ClownFlare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ClownFlare</a> is a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/RogueISP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RogueISP</a> and their <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/MITM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MITM</a>-based approach eould've always allowed that.<ul><li>Why is ANYONE here surprised of that?</li></ul><a href="https://infosec.space/@kkarhan/114184984516877186" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Seriously!</a>

Kevin Karhan :verified:<a href="https://mastodon.social/@Viss" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@Viss</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CloudFlare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CloudFlare</a> is a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/RogueISP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RogueISP</a> known to offer Services in <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Russia</a> and to <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CyberCriminals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CyberCriminals</a>...<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ClownFlare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ClownFlare</a> is also a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ValueRemoving" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ValueRemoving</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/rentseeker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#rentseeker</a> who's core product / service is essentially a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Racketeering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Racketeering</a> Scheme and should not exist as any competent hoster offers <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/DDoS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DDoS</a> protection free of charge...

Kevin Karhan :verified:<a href="https://chaos.social/@cr" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@cr</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ClownFlare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ClownFlare</a> on it's own is a shure way to identify <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CyberCriminals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CyberCriminals</a> and criminally incompetent people.<ul><li>No legitimate business uses that <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/RogueISP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RogueISP</a>!</li></ul><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CloudFlare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CloudFlare</a>

Kevin Karhan :verified:<a href="https://federate.social/@pgiulan" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@pgiulan</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CloudFlare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CloudFlare</a> is a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/RogueISP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RogueISP</a> and needs to be disconnected & shutdown for good!

Kevin Karhan :verified:<a href="https://infosec.exchange/@AAKL" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@AAKL</a> <a href="https://geeknews.chat/@theregister" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@theregister</a> <a href="https://theblower.au/@ssharwood" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@ssharwood</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CloudFlare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CloudFlare</a> are <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ValueRemovibg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ValueRemovibg</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Rentseekers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Rentseekers</a> at best and a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/RogueISP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RogueISP</a> at most!<ul><li>I listerally blicj their entire <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ASN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ASN</a> for <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ITsec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ITsec</a> reasons alone!</li></ul>

Kevin Karhan :verified:<a href="https://social.elizabeth.cat/@me" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@me</a> because <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CludFlare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CludFlare</a> is a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/RogueISP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RogueISP</a>!

Kevin Karhan :verified:<a href="https://chaos.social/@fluepke" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@fluepke</a> I literally cancel companies for using <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ClownFlare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ClownFlare</a> to this day!<ul><li>Cuz <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CloudFlare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CloudFlare</a> is a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/RogueISP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RogueISP</a>…</li></ul>

Kevin Karhan :verified:<a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/@dee" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@dee</a> <a href="https://circumstances.run/@agturcz" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@agturcz</a> Still, using <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ClownFlare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ClownFlare</a>, which is a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/RogueISP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RogueISP</a> is a serious risk and it's up to <a href="https://mastodon.world/@signalapp" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@signalapp</a> to actually not do that!<ul><li>This whole issue <a href="https://infosec.space/@kkarhan/113872410016175384" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">doesn't apply</a> to any <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/XMPP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#XMPP</a>+<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OMEMO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OMEMO</a> client or service I know of...</li></ul>

Kevin Karhan :verified:<a href="https://gruene.social/@max" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@max</a> To <a href="https://gruene.social/@max/113872018769294131" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">quote you directly</a>:<blockquote>"[...] easy to use solutions that are at the same time private and secure. [...]"</blockquote><ul><li>The fact that <a href="https://mastodon.world/@signalapp" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@signalapp</a> requires <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PII" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PII</a> like a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PhoneNumber" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PhoneNumber</a> which more often than not cannot be legally acquired anonymously makes it not <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/private" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#private</a>. </li></ul>It is easier, faster, cheaper and overall simpler to get someone setup with <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/XMPP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#XMPP</a> + <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OMEMO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OMEMO</a> espechally if they don't have a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PhoneNumber" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PhoneNumber</a> and/or <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ID" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ID</a> to acquire a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SIM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SIM</a>. And if you go and say, "Just buy a [insert country here] [e]SIM!" and expect <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechIlliterates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TechIlliterates</a> without a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CreditCard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CreditCard</a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PayPal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PayPal</a> or other means of <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OnlinePayment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OnlinePayment</a> to fiddle around with some <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/eSIM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#eSIM</a> if not having to get some <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/eSIMcard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#eSIMcard</a> because they can only afford to maintain one SIM and can't spend triple-digits on a new devices then you completely missed the point!<ul><li>I can much faster and easier get TechIlliterates setup show them around - either in a <a href="https://mastodon.earth/@cryptoparty" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@cryptoparty@mastodon.earth</a> / <a href="https://chaos.social/@cryptoparty" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@cryptoparty@chaos.social</a> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CryptoParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CryptoParty</a> - style <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/classroom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#classroom</a> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/seminar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#seminar</a> or 1:1 tutoring than I can legally acquire and activate a new SIM in <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Germany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Germany</a> [since 07/2017]...</li></ul>It's not that I expect anyone to get <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechLiterate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TechLiterate</a> within minutes, but similar to setting up a cordless DECT phone it's something one has to do once in 5 years and just have them put the password in a safe spot to retain... Point is that <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Signal</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/WontFix" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WontFix</a> their setup and that was evidently clear even before <a href="https://mastodon.world/@Mer__edith" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@Mer__edith</a> succeeded <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/MoxieMarlinspike" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MoxieMarlinspike</a>: Their entire operation has a distinct <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CryptoAG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CryptoAG</a> stench as it's an <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/unsustainable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#unsustainable</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/VCmoneyBurning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VCmoneyBurning</a> party!<ul><li><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CloudAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CloudAct</a> and the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/NOBUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NOBUS</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NOBUS#Criticism" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">hegemony</a> ain't something that just got executed now (neither was <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/GDPR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GDPR</a> & <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/BDSG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BDSG</a>!)... </li></ul>A counterexample on how this could've been done are <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Tor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Tor</a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/eMail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#eMail</a> and other truly <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OpenSource</a> as in <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/MultiVendor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MultiVendor</a> & <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/MultiProvider" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MultiProvider</a> standards. <ul><li>NOTHING compells Signal to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Signal_(software)" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">demand PII</a>, run a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Shitcoin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Shitcoin</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Scam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Scam</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Signal_(software)#In-app_payments" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">aka.</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/MobileCoin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MobileCoin</a> that even seasoned <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechLiterates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TechLiterates</a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CryptoBros" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CryptoBros</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DSGq9FQKU4" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">can't setup properly</a>, and in fact Signal using <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Signal_(software)#Controversial_use" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">phone numbers makes it trivial to discriminate against users and easier for them to identify them</a>!</li><li>If <a href="https://infosec.space/@kkarhan/113869305765533809" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">my reasoning</a> didn't resonate with you, then try helping i.e. undocumented migrants aka. "<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SansPapier" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SansPapier</a>|s" to get setup with it without violating laws and/or ToS and/or needing an imported SIM which I'm shure most folks don't have on hand!</li></ul>Whereas it's trivial to get people setup on <a href="https://github.com/greyhat-academy/lists.d/blob/main/xmpp.servers.list.tsv" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">one of many XMPP servers I've personally tested</a>!<ul><li>Not to mention clients like <a href="https://monocles.social/@monocles" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@monocles</a> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/monoclesChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#monoclesChat</a> and <a href="https://fosstodon.org/@gajim" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@gajim</a> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/gajim" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#gajim</a> are way more user-friendly and unlike Signal can also work perfectly fine over <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Tor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Tor</a>, including <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OnionServices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OnionServices</a> as endpoints. </li></ul>AFAIK Signal doesn't even have an <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OnionService" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OnionService</a> / <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.onion" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><code>.onion</code></a> for their Website, much less any <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/API" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#API</a> enpoints to use it with!<ul><li>Them relying on <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ClownFlare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ClownFlare</a> is just something that makes them even more <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/sus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#sus</a> as there is <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloudflare#Controversies" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">no legitimate reason</a> to use a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/RogueISP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RogueISP</a> like that.</li></ul> You're free to also provide evidence and supporting data to your arguments, rather then neighsaying against proven to be more secure and reliable [by virtue of decentralization] options like XMPP+OMEMO and/or <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PGP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PGP</a>/MIME. <ul><li>What gets my blood boiling is the constant <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/disinfo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#disinfo</a> by <a href="https://mstdn.social/@rysiek/113868777937162686" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Signal</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/@rysiek/113869169340313254" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Fanboys</a> like <a href="https://mstdn.social/@rysiek" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@rysiek</a> who sell it like <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/DigitalSnakeoil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DigitalSnakeoil</a> akin to <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/AntivirusSoftware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AntivirusSoftware</a>, because it's at best "<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechPopulism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TechPopulism</a>" and at worst <a href="https://infosec.space/@agturcz@circumstances.run/113868748895262202" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">will mislead "TechIlliterates"</a> with a <a href="https://infosec.space/@kkarhan/113868987217053362" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">false sense of security</a>, which in turn puts more users at risk.</li></ul>The proper fix is to actually assess the situation and acknowledge the risks and limitations as well as the very nature of communications, which means upgrading later is exponentially more painful, thus getting people properly setup once is way easier.<ul><li>Just because WE [ or rather <a href="https://mstdn.social/@rysiek" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@rysiek</a> in this case ] rather privilegued enough to not be hatecrimed in their current location doesn't mean this is the case for everyone. And having places like Signal rely on a "<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CDN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CDN</a>" is just another red flag to me because questions like <a href="https://circumstances.run/@agturcz/113866980398547492" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">this one</a> just don't arise with <a href="http://monocles.chat" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">monocles.chat</a> as people can just exercise proper <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SelfCustody" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SelfCustody</a> and just use Tor!</li></ul>Speaking of <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/monocles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#monocles</a>: That business is at least <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/sustainable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#sustainable</a> because it's funded by users <a href="https://store.monocles.eu/produkt/monocles-starter-account/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">(€2 p.m.)</a> which they can <a href="https://monocles.eu/more/#payment-section" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">pay anonymously</a>

Kevin Karhan :verified:<a href="https://mastodon.social/@Sable_Shade" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@Sable_Shade</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/@RustyBertrand" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@RustyBertrand</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/@RecurringBloatware" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@RecurringBloatware</a> Personally I do have a "balanced approach":<ol><li>Noone wants their instances' users get harrassed by the likes of <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/KiwiFarms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#KiwiFarms</a> unless they themselves are in favour of those.</li><li>Same goes for all the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Neonazi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Neonazi</a> instances. Those are usually hosted at <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/RogueISP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RogueISP</a>|s that refuse to process <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/AbuseReports" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AbuseReports</a>.</li><li>Given the shakyness and lacK of precedents confirming the extension of 'provider privilegues' (akin to <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OCILLA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OCILLA</a>) to <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Fediverse</a> servers, blocking <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/pedo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pedo</a> instances is necessary in many juristictions as to not <code>cache</code> their contents and thus 'knowingly and willingly' aid in the spread if <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CSAM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CSAM</a>.</li></ol>

Kevin Karhan :verified:<a href="https://mastodon.social/@khobochka" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@khobochka</a> guess why I <a href="https://github.com/greyhat-academy/lists.d/blob/main/scrapers.ipv4.block.list.tsv" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">maintain</a> a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Scraper" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Scraper</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/blocklist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#blocklist</a>?<ul><li>In fact I know multiple people and organizations that decide to basically redirect <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ValueRemoving" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ValueRemoving</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Scrapers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Scrapers</a> like <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/GPTbot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GPTbot</a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ByteSpider" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ByteSpider</a> (which <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hi5sd3WEh0c" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">literally</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/DDoS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DDoS</a>'d <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/MattKC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MattKC</a> because <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ClownFlare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ClownFlare</a> are a criminally incompetent <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/RogueISP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RogueISP</a>!) to <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Hetzner" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Hetzner</a>'s <a href="http://hil-speed.hetzner.com/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">10GB Speedtest file</a> which can be found at <code>http://hil-speed.hetzner.com/10GB.bin</code> as an extra middlefinger!</li></ul><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Cloudflare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Cloudflare</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/hetznered" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#hetznered</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ByteDance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ByteDance</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ChatGPT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ChatGPT</a>

Kevin Karhan :verified:<a href="https://infosec.exchange/@urldna" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@urldna</a> why am I not surprised <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Cybercriminals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Cybercriminals</a> doing <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Phishing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Phishing</a> use <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CloudFlare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CloudFlare</a>? <ul><li>Cuz <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ClownFlare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ClownFlare</a> is a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/RogueISP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RogueISP</a>!</li></ul>

Kevin Karhan :verified:<a href="https://defcon.social/@gtronix" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@gtronix</a> I'd never ever trust a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/RogueISP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RogueISP</a> like <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ClownFlare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ClownFlare</a> with somethibg as sensitive as a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/VPN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VPN</a> tunnel.<ul><li>That's just inherebty and inexcuseably bad!</li></ul><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CloudFlare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CloudFlare</a>

Kevin Karhan :verified:<a href="https://social.jsteuernagel.de/@jana" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@jana</a> I find <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ClownFlare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ClownFlare</a> to be garbage and have been happy with <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ClouDNS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ClouDNS</a> for ages, which also has a nice <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/API" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#API</a>...<a href="https://www.cloudns.net/wiki/article/42/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.cloudns.net/wiki/article/42/</a><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CloudFlare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CloudFlare</a> is a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/RogueISP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RogueISP</a> without a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Spine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Spine</a> and a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ValueRemoving" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ValueRemoving</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/RentSeeker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RentSeeker</a>...

Kevin Karhan :verified:<a href="https://infosec.exchange/@BleepingComputer" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@BleepingComputer</a> calling a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/RogueISP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RogueISP</a> like <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Clownflare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Clownflare</a> a "<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/InternetSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#InternetSecurity</a>" Giant is just flatout wrong!

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