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Gary AckermanSchool leaders: Understanding basic technology like IP addresses is vital for informed conversations with your IT professionals! It helps you grasp the tech that's crucial to your schools. <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/EdtechForLeaders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EdtechForLeaders</a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/TechLiteracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TechLiteracy</a>

Thor A. HoplandMy first big punishment as a <a href="https://snabelen.no/tags/communicator" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#communicator</a> of <a href="https://snabelen.no/tags/techliteracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#techliteracy</a> is having to go through my own files.Years of neglect has made my storage HDD simulate the conditions of a wild jungle boobie trapped by the natives.As I brush aside misplaced documents and videos I chance upon an old GIF, i realize:Hi, I'm Thor and I'm a digital <a href="https://snabelen.no/tags/hoarder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#hoarder</a>.

ZhachJoin the conversation: zhach.news/beyond-the-echo-chamber/What strategies have you found helpful in navigating personalized feeds?<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/InformationOverload" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#InformationOverload</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Personalization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Personalization</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SocialMediaImpact" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SocialMediaImpact</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/InformedCitizen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#InformedCitizen</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TechLiteracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TechLiteracy</a>

Hacker NewsMachine Code Isn't Scary<a href="https://jimmyhmiller.com/machine-code-isnt-scary" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://jimmyhmiller.com/machine-code-isnt-scary</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HackerNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HackerNews</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MachineCode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MachineCode</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Programming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Programming</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Education</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TechLiteracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TechLiteracy</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SoftwareDevelopment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SoftwareDevelopment</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HackerNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HackerNews</a>

JKN TechSo many people insist on making shitty GIFs from the 1990s, instead of any actual video format that came out in the 30 years since. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GIF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GIF</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/video" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#video</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fileformat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#fileformat</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/techliteracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#techliteracy</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mpeg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mpeg</a>

Kevin Karhan :verified:<a href="https://blah.rako.space/users/rakoo" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@rakoo</a> <a href="https://chaos.social/@delta" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@delta</a> <a href="https://fedicy.us.to/cy" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@cy</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/@thunderbird" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@thunderbird</a> It is a good tool because it allows for self-custody of keys.<ul><li>Also by that notion manually setting up an eMail account is also complicated for anything that Thunderbird can't autoguess or doesn't have in it's database. </li></ul>Shure that isn't an excuse for <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Thunderbird" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Thunderbird</a> to not deliver sane defaults and handhold users asking them at account creation/import if they want to create/import a keypair and/or wish to automatically activate it.<ul><li>Same with pulic keys: <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Enigmail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Enigmail</a> used to have the nice feature to automagically attach the Pubkey to every eMail and to automatically sign and encrypt them. In fact I have this preconfigured to the point that any non-encrypted eMail requires me to manually confirm stuff.</li></ul>I don't <a href="https://blah.rako.space/objects/382f4e1e-29cc-45cf-8899-f8c053040384" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">"belittle people for not knowing how to use gpg"</a> but instead acknowledge the lack of <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechLiteracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TechLiteracy</a> as a matter of facts because most people got groomed into being consoomers and into ignorant users.<ul><li>It's not their fault, it's decades of failed education and awareness that now demand compound interest like credit card debt.</li></ul>

Kevin Karhan :verified:<a href="https://wisskomm.social/@HumboldtUni" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@HumboldtUni</a> Ich halte das für fundamental falsch, weil <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Schulen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Schulen</a> heutzutage nichtmals fundamentale <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/MediaLiteracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MediaLiteracy</a> geschweige denn <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechLiteracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TechLiteracy</a> hinbekommen.<ul><li>"<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/KI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#KI</a>" taugt nur für <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Shitposting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Shitposting</a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Memes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Memes</a> und <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Mansplaining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Mansplaining</a> und nicht für <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Bildung" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Bildung</a> oder <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Wissensvermittlung" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Wissensvermittlung</a> und läuft daher den Kernzielen der <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/P%C3%A4dagogik" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Pädagogik</a> zuwider! </li></ul>Wir brauchen mit solchem Bullshit nicht anfangen bevor niht jede <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Schule" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Schule</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Glasfaser" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Glasfaser</a> und mindestens nen kompletten Klassensatz an <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Pi500" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Pi500</a> am Start hat damit <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Sch%C3%BCler" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Schüler</a>*innen auch <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Informatik" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Informatik</a> lernen und nicht zu <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Microsoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Microsoft</a>-<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Kunden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Kunden</a> verblödet werden!!!Ernsthaft, da hätte die <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EU</a> das in andere <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Forschung" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Forschung</a> und <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Entwicklung" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Entwicklung</a> oder <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Infrastruktur" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Infrastruktur</a> investieren können, statt irgendwelche <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Buzzwords" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Buzzwords</a> wie <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AI</a> nachzurennen die eh nur dazu da sind <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Geldverbrennung" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Geldverbrennung</a> zu betreiben!

Thor A. HoplandOuch! Straight in my childhood, borrowing CDs at the library to try out <a href="https://snabelen.no/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Linux</a> on my i386 was not normal :(<a href="https://snabelen.no/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#tech</a> <a href="https://snabelen.no/tags/techliteracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#techliteracy</a> <a href="https://snabelen.no/tags/apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#apple</a> <a href="https://snabelen.no/tags/iphone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#iphone</a>

Thor A. Hopland<a href="https://snabelen.no/tags/Pediepie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Pediepie</a>: "<a href="https://snabelen.no/tags/Windows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Windows</a> treats you like a baby".Let me reframe that. Companies like <a href="https://snabelen.no/tags/Microsoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Microsoft</a>, <a href="https://snabelen.no/tags/Google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Google</a> and <a href="https://snabelen.no/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Apple</a> coddles the user to a point where the user becomes reliant and submissive.We have <a href="https://snabelen.no/tags/techliteracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#techliteracy</a> issues on a <a href="https://snabelen.no/tags/global" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#global</a> basis and these companies have a vested interest in keeping it that way.You knowing too much is a detriment to every surcharge, addon and goddamn subscription fee they want to drown you in.The New PewDiePie Linux Video Is Insane... <a href="https://youtube.com/watch?v=LuK-uertgr4" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://youtube.com/watch?v=LuK-uertgr4</a>

Kevin Karhan :verified:<a href="https://brettspiel.space/@lordsplodge" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@lordsplodge</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/@nixCraft" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@nixCraft</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/@Daojoan" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@Daojoan</a> that's because the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Internet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Internet</a> became <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/accessible" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#accessible</a> for <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechIlliterates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TechIlliterates</a> & <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/MediaIlliterates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MediaIlliterates</a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Consoomers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Consoomers</a> who are either unable or unwilling to use their brains.<ul><li>It was a mistake to let <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Boomers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Boomers</a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/MassMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MassMedia</a> be allowed online!</li></ul><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/sarcasm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sarcasm</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/rant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#rant</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechLiteracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TechLiteracy</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/MediaLiteracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MediaLiteracy</a>

N-gated Hacker News🎉 OpenAI's new <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/image" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#image</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/generation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#generation</a> API: because who wouldn't want their tech experience interrupted by a "please enable JavaScript" message? 👨‍💻✨ In a groundbreaking move, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OpenAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OpenAI</a> ensures that even accessing cutting-edge AI requires the tech literacy of remembering to turn on cookies. 🍪🔒 <a href="https://openai.com/index/image-generation-api/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://openai.com/index/image-generation-api/</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/API" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#API</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TechLiteracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TechLiteracy</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AIInnovation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AIInnovation</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JavaScriptCookies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#JavaScriptCookies</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HackerNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HackerNews</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ngated" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ngated</a>

Doug Ortiz🖥️ Is your monitor resolution secretly causing your end-of-day headaches?Did you know that the screen resolution you work with daily affects not just image quality but your overall health and productivity?Check out this explainer on what terms like 720p, 1080p, and aspect ratios actually mean: <a href="https://www.digitalcitizen.life/what-screen-resolution-or-aspect-ratio-what-do-720p-1080i-1080p-mean/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.digitalcitizen.life/what-screen-resolution-or-aspect-ratio-what-do-720p-1080i-1080p-mean/</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TechLiteracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TechLiteracy</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DigitalWellbeing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DigitalWellbeing</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MonitorTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MonitorTech</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WorkSetup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WorkSetup</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EyeHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EyeHealth</a>

Mojo ♻️Study Suggests Natural Intelligence Affects Computer Skills More Than Training. New research indicates a person's innate intelligence may influence their computer proficiency more than previously thought. The findings suggest that practice alone may not be enough for some to become comfortable with technology. The study challenges assumptions about training and highlights the role of cognitive ability in tech literacy. What do you think—does natural aptitude outweigh training when it comes to mastering computers? <a href="https://aus.social/tags/TechLiteracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TechLiteracy</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Psychology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Psychology</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/ComputerSkills" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ComputerSkills</a><a href="https://scitechdaily.com/new-study-a-lack-of-intelligence-not-training-may-be-why-people-struggle-with-computers/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://scitechdaily.com/new-study-a-lack-of-intelligence-not-training-may-be-why-people-struggle-with-computers/</a>

Kevin Karhan :verified:Rant re: Signal Shills being dangerous Tech Illiterates

Kevin Karhan :verified:<a href="https://social.tchncs.de/@pixelcode" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@pixelcode</a> <a href="https://fedi.feministwiki.org/users/taylan" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@taylan</a> Your <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/@pixelcode/114232945195514403" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">nonchalant "So what?"</a> gets people publicly murdered by the state in many juristictions...<ul><li>Which is why there is no substitute to teaching proper <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechLiteracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TechLiteracy</a> ffs!</li></ul>If things were so easy as in "JuSt UsE sIgNaL!" then <a href="https://mastodon.world/@signalapp" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@signalapp</a> would be shut down.<ul><li>Or do you really think that in a world where multi-year long sting ops like <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/AN%C3%98M" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ANØM</a> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OperationIronside" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OperationIronside</a> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OperationTr%C3%B8janShield" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OperationTrøjanShield</a> get greenlit that <a href="https://mastodon.world/@Mer__edith" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@Mer__edith</a> would risk dying of old age in jail for non-paying users?</li></ul>If you do think so then you should really get some professional help, cuz you seem rather lost...<ul><li><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Signal</a> doesn't even bother to have an <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OnionService" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OnionService</a>, much less to provide means to use their service without self-doxxing with a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PhoneNumber" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PhoneNumber</a>, which at best is pseudonymous and requires money to attain and maintain... </li></ul>It's <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/centralization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#centralization</a> is an absolute nightmare and mist be deemed as criminally neglectful!

Kevin Karhan :verified:<a href="https://infosec.exchange/@Andromxda" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@Andromxda</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/@mollyim" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@mollyim</a> no it's not bs and fanboying <a href="https://mastodon.world/@signalapp" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@signalapp</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJoO2uWrX1M" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">isn't going to change that</a>.If <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Signal</a> was secure it would be the #1 comms tool of organized crime...<ul><li>Yet I've only seen <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechIlliterates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TechIlliterates</a> shill it.</li></ul>Real professionals use <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SelfHosting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SelfHosting</a> capable, fully <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FLOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FLOSS</a>'d solutions like <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PGP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PGP</a>/MIME & <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/XMPP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#XMPP</a>+<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OMEMO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OMEMO</a>.<ul><li>Again: Demanding <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PII" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PII</a> like <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PhoneNumbers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PhoneNumbers</a> and shilling a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Shitcoin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Shitcoin</a>-<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Scam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Scam</a> (<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/MobileCoin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MobileCoin</a>) makes Signal literally untrustworthy and if it doesn't for you then maybe your standards are just too low... </li></ul>It's just me reading the room: Cuz <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ComSec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ComSec</a> isn't done woth "JuSt UsE sIgNaL!" and everyone who claims so without pointing out <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OpSec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OpSec</a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/InfoSec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#InfoSec</a> & <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ITsec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ITsec</a> is BSing hard.<ul><li>The cold hard truth is that <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechLiteracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TechLiteracy</a> is irreplaceable and the only solution to it is to actually teach normies how to "get gud" with stuff like PGP.</li></ul>Fortunatelty, <a href="https://mastodon.online/@thunderbird" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@thunderbird</a> and <a href="https://venera.social/profile/tails_live" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@tails_live</a> / <a href="https://fosstodon.org/@tails" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@tails</a> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Tails" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Tails</a> and many other tools make that easier than ever before.<ul><li>So rather than <a href="https://infosec.exchange/@Andromxda/114232871558517461" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">vomiting insults against my intellect in my mentions</a>, go to the next <a href="https://mastodon.earth/@cryptoparty" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@cryptoparty@mastodon.earth</a> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Cryptoparty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Cryptoparty</a> / <a href="https://chaos.social/@cryptoparty" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@cryptoparty@chaos.social</a> and lend a hand.</li></ul>

Kevin Karhan :verified:<a href="https://mastodon.de/@empathicqubit" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@empathicqubit</a> <a href="https://rubber.social/@crazy_pony" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@crazy_pony</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/@signalapp" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@signalapp</a> <a href="https://monocles.social/@monocles" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@monocles</a> <a href="https://chaos.social/@delta" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@delta</a> I disagree, because the few steps needed can be taught to literal <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechIlliterates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TechIlliterates</a> within minutes, and I did so several times, walking them through.<ul><li>We as <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechLiterates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TechLiterates</a> are responsible to teach <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechLiteracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TechLiteracy</a> to <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechIlliterate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TechIlliterate</a> "<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Normies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Normies</a>", or we deserve then damnation through our own hubris!</li></ul>

Kevin Karhan :verified:<a href="https://kolektiva.social/@licho" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@licho</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/@osman" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@osman</a> provide evidence the code <a href="https://mastodon.world/@signalapp" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@signalapp</a> released is actually being deployed.<ul><li>Whereas <a href="https://monocles.social/@monocles" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@monocles</a> has <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ReproducibleBuilds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ReproducibleBuilds</a> to the point that <a href="https://floss.social/@fdroidorg" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@fdroidorg</a> literally pulls their <code>git</code> and builds it from source.</li></ul>Not to mention pushing a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Shitcoin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Shitcoin</a>-<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Scam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Scam</a> (<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/MobileCoin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MobileCoin</a>) disqualifies <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Signal</a> per very design! <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJoO2uWrX1M" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJoO2uWrX1M</a><ul><li>Given the collection of <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PII" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PII</a> like <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PhoneNumbers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PhoneNumbers</a>, the ability to restrict functionality based off those and the fact that <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Signal</a> is subject to <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CloudAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CloudAct</a> make it inherently not trustworthy.</li></ul>And don't even get me started on the fact.it's not sustainable to run it as a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/VCmoneyBurningParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#VCmoneyBurningParty</a>!<ul><li>As soon as Signal becomes a problem, it will be taken offline, and due to the fact that it is <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/centralized" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#centralized</a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/proprietary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#proprietary</a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SingleVendor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SingleVendor</a> & <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SingleProvider" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SingleProvider</a> that's trivial for authorities.</li></ul>Same as identifying users: They already got a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PhoneNumber" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PhoneNumber</a> which in many juristictions one can't even obtain without <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ID" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ID</a> legally, thus making it super easy to i.e. find and locate a user. Even tze cheapest LEAs can force their local M(V)NOs to <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SS7" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SS7</a> a specific number...<ul><li>All these are unnecessary risks, that could've been avoided, but explicitly don't even get remediated retroactively!</li></ul>Again: Signal has a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Honeypot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Honeypot</a> stench, and you better learn proper <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/E2EE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#E2EE</a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SelfCustody" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SelfCustody</a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechLiteracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TechLiteracy</a> because <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210606070919/twitter.com/thegrugq/status/1085614812581715968" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">corporations can't pull the 5th [Amendment] on your behalf!</a>

Kevin Karhan :verified:<a href="https://mastodon.social/@SteveThompson" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@SteveThompson</a> no, we need to ask the real question and demand proper <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Parenting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Parenting</a> as well as <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/MediaLiteracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MediaLiteracy</a> & <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechLiteracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TechLiteracy</a>.<ul><li>Otherwise we continue to blame inanimate objects (i.e. <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Guns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Guns</a> & <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Cars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Cars</a>) for social problems (i.e. <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ViolenceCulture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ViolenceCulture</a>)!</li></ul><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3VQULyT390" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3VQULyT390</a>

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