Element is becoming a very popular messaging application with a host of interesting privacy features. Even more impressive is Matrix, the open source standard that Element and other clients run on. What convinced me to try Matrix was that it is federated. You can even self-host your own “homeserver” called Synapse. Check it out and …
This article explains how to generate an OpenPGP key pair using GNU Privacy Guard (GPG). For an introduction to email encryption, first reading the referenced articles listed below. References OpenPGP.org – The OpenPGP Proposed Standard Riseup.net – OpenPGP Best Practices Riseup.net – Managing OpenPGP Keys Ubuntu.com – GNU Privacy Guard Howto Step 1: Install the …
This article explains two functions in Thunderbird that work together nicely: (1) Configure an email alias to protect your identity, and (2) Import an OpenPGP private key and associate it with the email alias. I could not find anything online that explained how to use both of these functions together. There were articles (see references …
TLDR: Apple, by design, wants to spy on you and manipulate you. Installing an open source Unix-like OS on a beautiful piece of Apple hardware is a very satisfying feeling! And it’s a great snub at Apple. See the steps I took below. Why Linux on Apple hardware? One of the best, most satisfying, ways …
The Brave web browser is developed by Brendan Eich, creator of Javascript, co-founder of Mozilla and now CEO of Brave Software. It is a self-proclaimed modern alternative to Firefox with built-in privacy respecting attributes. That interests me since my main objective with any software connected to the internet is privacy and security. Even though Brave …
In a blog post written 8 Jan 2021 by Mitchell Baker, Mozilla has officially condoned the actions of Twitter to remove the U.S. President from their platform and says “we need more than deplatforming”. Baker’s statement, “Changing these dangerous dynamics requires more than just the temporary silencing or permanent removal of bad actors from social …
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