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Cybercat<p>New art! Sponsored by my KOFI page. If you'd like to see more art like this and receive a 300dpi unwatermarked copy, please consider buying me a kofi! <a href="https://meow.social/tags/fanart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fanart</span></a> <a href="https://meow.social/tags/minervamink" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>minervamink</span></a> <a href="https://meow.social/tags/furry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>furry</span></a> <a href="https://meow.social/tags/furryart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>furryart</span></a>&nbsp;<br><a href="https://meow.social/tags/furry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>furry</span></a> <a href="https://meow.social/tags/anthro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>anthro</span></a> <a href="https://meow.social/tags/fantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fantasy</span></a> <a href="https://meow.social/tags/furryart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>furryart</span></a> <a href="https://meow.social/tags/furries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>furries</span></a> <a href="https://meow.social/tags/anthropomorphic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>anthropomorphic</span></a> <a href="https://meow.social/tags/fanart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fanart</span></a> <a href="https://meow.social/tags/minerva" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>minerva</span></a> <a href="https://meow.social/tags/weasel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>weasel</span></a> <a href="https://meow.social/tags/martin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>martin</span></a></p>
Everyday a triptychAttributed to Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669)<br> Pallas Athena<br> Ca. 1655<br> Oil on canvas (118 x 91 cm)<br> Calouste Gulbenkian Museum<br> <br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Rembrandt?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Rembrandt</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Athena?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Athena</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Minerva?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Minerva</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/art?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#art</a>
Jurjen K. van der Hoek<p>Beschouwing "Hoe Van Gogh naar Groningen kwam", boek uitgave WBOOKS (2024) en tentoonstelling Groninger Museum, tot 5 mei 2025.<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/beschouwing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>beschouwing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/kunststukjes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>kunststukjes</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/blog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>blog</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tumblr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tumblr</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tentoonstelling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tentoonstelling</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/catalogus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>catalogus</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GroningerMuseum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GroningerMuseum</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WBOOKS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WBOOKS</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/kunst" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>kunst</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>art</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/VincentvanGogh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VincentvanGogh</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DePloeg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DePloeg</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Groningen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Groningen</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Minerva" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Minerva</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/historie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>historie</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/onderzoek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>onderzoek</span></a><br><a href="https://www.tumblr.com/jurjenkvanderhoek/779565553879793664/hoe-van-gogh-naar-groningen-kwam?source=share" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">tumblr.com/jurjenkvanderhoek/7</span><span class="invisible">79565553879793664/hoe-van-gogh-naar-groningen-kwam?source=share</span></a></p>
RocketshipRetro<p>🟡 Minerva &amp; Grammatica 16th Century Roman Greek Goddess⁣<br>⁣<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/16thCentury" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>16thCentury</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Arts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Arts</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Expression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Expression</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Goddess" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Goddess</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Gods" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Gods</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Grammar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Grammar</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Grammatica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Grammatica</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Greek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Greek</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Inspiration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Inspiration</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Justice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Justice</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Language</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MarinBonnemere" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MarinBonnemere</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Minerva" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Minerva</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Roman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Roman</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Wisdom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wisdom</span></a>⁣<br>⁣<br>Vintage ◦ Classic ◦ Historical | Art ◦ Design ◦ Inspiration | Restored ◦ Enhanced ◦ Remixed⁣<br>⁣<br>Prints, T-Shirts, Stickers, &amp; More by <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@rocketshipretro" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>rocketshipretro</span></a></span> via RedBubble → <a href="https://bigplanetprints.com/go/OB1R2v" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">bigplanetprints.com/go/OB1R2v</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Antinous the Gay God<p>🪷 March 19 is the feast of <a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/tags/Athena" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Athena</span></a> <a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/tags/Minerva" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Minerva</span></a> as goddess of weaving and weavers. Kiss an LGBT tapestry weaver artist today. <a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/tags/Ovid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ovid</span></a> wrote: "Minerva teaches us how to weave on the upright loom warp with a shuttle. She tightens the loose threads with a comb. Worship her, you who create wonders in wool in bright colours. Cherish her, you who carve and sculpt in stone, or you who paint brightly coloured pictures. Minerva is the goddess of a thousand works. Surely she is the goddess of poetry as well." 🪷</p>
Ernst Michalek<p>Frisch gebloggt: Am 9. März 2025 präsentieren wir im <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Bezirksmuseum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bezirksmuseum</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Neubau" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Neubau</span></a> die neue Hörstation, die Besucher:innen in die Klangwelt der Nachkriegszeit entführt. In Anlehnung an das diesjährige Motto "Wien 1945–1955" habe ich dafür ein historisches <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Minerva" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Minerva</span></a>-<a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Radio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Radio</span></a> umgebaut, um die Geschichte der Firma Minerva und dieses speziellen Radiomodells in einer vierteiligen Radioreihe zu erzählen – fast wie auf Radio Rot-Weiß-Rot in den 1950er-Jahren. Kommt alle :-)<br><a href="https://www.weblog.co.at/minerva-super-baby-hoerstation/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">weblog.co.at/minerva-super-bab</span><span class="invisible">y-hoerstation/</span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://chaos.social/@erebion" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>erebion</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.online/@inaruck" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>inaruck</span></a></span> Ich widerspreche da vehement, da es naiv ist alles in de Verantwortung eines einzelnen Anbieters zu geben.</p><ul><li>Als Gegenbeispiel kann <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://monocles.social/@monocles" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>monocles</span></a></span> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/moniclesChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>moniclesChat</span></a> aps Client gelten welcher mit sinnvollen Voreinstellungen kommt und ausm Stand <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@torproject" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>torproject</span></a></span> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Tor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tor</span></a> - mittels <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.librem.one/@guardianproject" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>guardianproject</span></a></span> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Orbot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Orbot</span></a> kann.</li></ul><p>Nicht kann das Vermitteln von <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ITsec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ITsec</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/InfoSec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>InfoSec</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OpSec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpSec</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ComSec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ComSec</span></a> ersetzen, und alle die naiv daran glauben, dass <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.world/@signalapp" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>signalapp</span></a></span> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Signal</span></a> deren Arsch retten wird, dürften genauso door reinglotzen wie die Opfer von <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/MINERVA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MINERVA</span></a> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/RUBIKON" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RUBIKON</span></a> aka. <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CryptoLeaks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CryptoLeaks</span></a>.</p><ul><li>Die <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> sind mit <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>|s <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Macht%C3%BCbernahme" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Machtübernahme</span></a> und <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Glechschaltung" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Glechschaltung</span></a> weder eine <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Demokratie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Demokratie</span></a> noch ein <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Rechtsstaat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Rechtsstaat</span></a> und ist daher wie <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Russland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Russland</span></a> oder die <em>"V.R."</em> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>China</span></a> als unsicherer Standort zu betrachten, gerade weil <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Cyberfaschismus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cyberfaschismus</span></a> alla <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CloudAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CloudAct</span></a> offen existiert!</li></ul>
Antinous the Gay God<p>🪷 February 19 is the birthday of <a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/tags/Minerva" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Minerva</span></a> <a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/tags/Athena" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Athena</span></a>, goddess of wisdom, commerce, music, poetry &amp; weaving. She invented numbers and medicine. Her sacred animal is the owl. As goddess of strategy, she honors all winners and empathizes with all losers. More: <a href="https://antinousstars.blogspot.com/2025/02/happy-birthday-to-minerva.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">antinousstars.blogspot.com/202</span><span class="invisible">5/02/happy-birthday-to-minerva.html</span></a> 🪷</p>
Antinous the Gay God<p>🪷 This is a prime example of the <a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/tags/Antinomania" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Antinomania</span></a> fad of the 18th Century. This fantasy portrait by <a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/tags/PompeoBatoni" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PompeoBatoni</span></a> now in New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art shows an unidentified gentleman with a statuette of <a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/tags/Minerva" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Minerva</span></a> (the goddess whose birthday is February 19th) and the <a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/tags/Albani" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Albani</span></a> relief of <a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/tags/Antinous" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Antinous</span></a>. 🪷</p>
The Gay-Skater-Caster 🏳️‍🌈The biggest <a href="https://metapixl.com/discover/tags/CastCamp?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CastCamp</a> ever is over and it's time for a review:<br> <br> 30 people from 5 countries in 6 houses spent a great week! Lots of casts like <a href="https://metapixl.com/discover/tags/dLLC?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#dLLC</a>, <a href="https://metapixl.com/discover/tags/dLATS?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#dLATS</a>, <a href="https://metapixl.com/discover/tags/Minerva?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Minerva</a>, <a href="https://metapixl.com/discover/tags/LATS?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LATS</a>, <a href="https://metapixl.com/discover/tags/SATS?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SATS</a>, <a href="https://metapixl.com/discover/tags/SLWC?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SLWC</a>, <a href="https://metapixl.com/discover/tags/LLWC?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LLWC</a> and some <a href="https://metapixl.com/discover/tags/wheelchair?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#wheelchair</a> made the camp a full success!<br> <br> Thanks for everyone who joined!
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://hachyderm.io/@dalias" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>dalias</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.laurenweinstein.org/@lauren" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>lauren</span></a></span><br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://troet.cafe/@pixelschubsi" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>pixelschubsi</span></a></span> </p><p>Also the <a href="https://hachyderm.io/@dalias/113999748481227961" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">blatant dismissal</a> of absolitely basic <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OpSec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpSec</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ComSec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ComSec</span></a> is just flabberghasting.</p><ul><li>It's inherently wrong to <em>put all eggs in one basket</em> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Signal</span></a> being not shut down like <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SkyECC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SkyECC</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/EncroChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EncroChat</span></a> makes it just as sus as <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/AN%C3%98M" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ANØM</span></a> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OperationIronside" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OperationIronside</span></a> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OperatioTr%C3%B8janShield" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OperatioTrøjanShield</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CryptoAG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CryptoAG</span></a> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/MINERVA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MINERVA</span></a> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/RUBIKON" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RUBIKON</span></a>.</li></ul><p>Only <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/decentralized" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>decentralized</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSource</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OpenStandards" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenStandards</span></a> can actuall survive long-term and remain <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/secure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>secure</span></a>.</p><ul><li>Otherwise we'd all gaslight ourselves into ignoring the hard lessions we learned that bought us to the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fediverse</span></a> and why we ain't on <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Shitter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Shitter</span></a> or <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/tumblr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tumblr</span></a> or <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/BrownSky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BrownSky</span></a> or <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/NSAbook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NSAbook</span></a> (any more)!</li></ul><p>It's the same reasons we use <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PGPG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PGPG</span></a>/MIME &amp; <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SSH" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SSH</span></a> and not <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/X400" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>X400</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/X25" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>X25</span></a>!</p><ul><li>Unlike with <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.world/@signalapp" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>signalapp</span></a></span> one doesn't has to trust the provider or app. <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/XMPP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>XMPP</span></a>+<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OMEMO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OMEMO</span></a> works regardless if you use <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://monocles.social/@monocles" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>monocles</span></a></span> or <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@gajim" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>gajim</span></a></span> or do <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SelfHosting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SelfHosting</span></a> and only trust code you wrote yourself...</li></ul><p>IOW: Think <em>"How can you weaponize Signal?"</em> and see what you csn do <em>just holding key people in contempt</em>...</p><ul><li>And I'm not even talkibg about <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Govware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Govware</span></a> - <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Backdoors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Backdoors</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/MassSurveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MassSurveillance</span></a> alike <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Room651A" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Room651A</span></a>, but just <em>duely submitted warrants</em> that <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.world/@Mer__edith" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Mer__edith</span></a></span> <em>will comply with</em>... </li></ul><p>The less <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/info" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>info</span></a> a provider has, the less they can be forced to snitch upon customers.</p><ul><li>So even if you don't give a shit that <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CloudAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CloudAct</span></a> makes this a <em>"<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CantUse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CantUse</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/WintUse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WintUse</span></a>"</em> (out of US-centrist privilegue to not comply <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/GDPR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GDPR</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/BDSG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BDSG</span></a>) for many, it's still dishonest.</li></ul><p><em>"<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/JustUseSgnal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JustUseSgnal</span></a>!"</em> is a form of <em>dangerous "<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechPopulism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechPopulism</span></a>"</em> aimed at bamboozling <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechIlliterates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechIlliterates</span></a> <em>who don't know better</em>, abusing information asymetry to <em>pull rank</em> instead of investing the time and effort to *explain "how" and "why" this is indeed a good or bad idea.</p><ul><li>There's a reason why <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://venera.social/profile/tails_live" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>tails_live</span></a></span> / <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@tails" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>tails</span></a></span> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Tails" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tails</span></a> doesn't include <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Signal</span></a> and why I'll say it again that XMPP+OMEMO over <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@torproject" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>torproject</span></a></span> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Tor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tor</span></a> is the gold standard in terms of <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>security</span></a> when it comes to <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ComSec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ComSec</span></a> that isn't <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/airgapped" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>airgapped</span></a> aka. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdab4T_CoN8" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><em>"Airgapped PGP"</em></a>.</li></ul><p>The only ones that have a chance to beat that are <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://chaos.social/@delta" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>delta</span></a></span> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/deltaChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>deltaChat</span></a> but that's just <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PGP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PGP</span></a>/MIME <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/eMail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>eMail</span></a> in a nice UI...</p><ul><li>You may now laugh at me and think my <em>"<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TinfoilHat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TinfoilHat</span></a> sits too tight"</em> but I'm shure sooner or later I'll be evidenced as <em>correct</em>...</li></ul>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://chaos.social/@wmd" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>wmd</span></a></span> Instead of using <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ProtonMail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProtonMail</span></a> which is as <em>"<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Swiss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Swiss</span></a> Secure"</em> as <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CryptoAG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CryptoAG</span></a> aka. <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/MINERVA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MINERVA</span></a> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/RUBIKON" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RUBIKON</span></a> or * Swiss Banks since <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FATCA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FATCA</span></a>*...</p><p>Personally, I can recommend <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://monocles.social/@monocles" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>monocles</span></a></span> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/monoclesMail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>monoclesMail</span></a>...</p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@sylv_a" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>sylv_a</span></a></span> personally, I'd recommend <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/XMPP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>XMPP</span></a>+<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OMEMO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OMEMO</span></a> (and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PGP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PGP</span></a>/MIME - encrypted <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/eMail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>eMail</span></a>) for <em>real <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/E2EE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>E2EE</span></a></em> with <em><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SelfCustody" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SelfCustody</span></a> of Keys</em> as well as actual <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/decentralization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>decentralization</span></a>.</p><ul><li>All <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SingleVendor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SingleVendor</span></a> and/or <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SingleProvider" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SingleProvider</span></a> solutions are inherently insecure, if not due to <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechStack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechStack</span></a> (i.e. using a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CDN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CDN</span></a> like <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ClownFlare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClownFlare</span></a> for app assets with <em>no valid reason</em>), <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PII" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PII</span></a> (demaning a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PhoneNumber" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PhoneNumber</span></a> which oftentimes cannot be obtained <em>anonymously</em> for <em>no valod reason</em>!) or lack of <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/DataProtection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DataProtection</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Laws" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Laws</span></a> (i.e. <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CloudAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CloudAct</span></a> is inherently incompatible with <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/GDPR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GDPR</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/BDSG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BDSG</span></a>), it's due to the inherent risks of <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/centralization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>centralization</span></a>.</li></ul><p>Cuz I <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220112020000/https://twitter.com/thegrugq/status/1085614812581715968" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">noone's gonna risk jailtime for (non-paying!) users</a> - it at all…</p><ul><li>Not even <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.world/@Mer__edith" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Mer__edith</span></a></span> !</li></ul><p>In fact I'd call U.S. MIL/INTEL as <em>"criminally incompetent"</em> if they didn't manage to plant <em>multiple people</em> inside <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.world/@signalapp" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>signalapp</span></a></span> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Signal</span></a> or any other single-vendor / single-provider messenger. </p><ul><li>Cuz <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/NOBUS" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><em>if Signal wasn't</em></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/NOBUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NOBUS</span></a>, they would've been shutdown/taken down/criminalized/hacked like <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/EncroChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EncroChat</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SkyECC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SkyECC</span></a>.</li></ul><p>Personally, solutions like Signal &amp; <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Threema" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Threema</span></a> have a stench like <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CryptoAG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CryptoAG</span></a> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/MINERVA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MINERVA</span></a> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Rubikon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Rubikon</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/AN%C3%98M" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ANØM</span></a> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OperationIronside" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OperationIronside</span></a> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OperationTr%C3%B8janShield" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OperationTrøjanShield</span></a>.</p><ul><li></li></ul><p>By contrast: <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OpenStandards" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenStandards</span></a> like XMPP+OMEMO &amp; PGP/MIME are <em>independently verifyable</em> and not dependent on on a single individual/organization for maintenance/survival/implementation/development.</p><ul><li>Also not depending on <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/GAFAMs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GAFAMs</span></a> and/or <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/VCmoneyBurningParties" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VCmoneyBurningParties</span></a> is way more sustainable long-term...</li></ul><p>Personally I'd still recommend <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://monocles.social/@monocles" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>monocles</span></a></span> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/monocles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>monocles</span></a> with <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/monoclesChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>monoclesChat</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/gajim" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gajim</span></a>...</p>
Photochromprints<p>Wien. Minerva Brunnen , ca. 1890-1906 Fountains,Capitols,Austria Vienna </p><p> <a href="https://mastodon.ozioso.online/tags/MinervaBrunnen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MinervaBrunnen</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ozioso.online/tags/Capitols" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Capitols</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ozioso.online/tags/Austria" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Austria</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ozioso.online/tags/Vienna" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Vienna</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ozioso.online/tags/Minerva" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Minerva</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ozioso.online/tags/Corinthian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Corinthian</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ozioso.online/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ozioso.online/tags/historicalPhotos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>historicalPhotos</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2017659104/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">loc.gov/pictures/item/20176591</span><span class="invisible">04/</span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/@MastoDenunzianten" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>MastoDenunzianten</span></a></span> <em>EXAKT DAS</em> ist die <em>FALSCHE VORSTELLUNG!</em></p><ul><li><p>Ein <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/zentralisiertes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>zentralisiertes</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SingleVendor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SingleVendor</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SingleProvider" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SingleProvider</span></a> - System wird <em>IMMER</em> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Govware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Govware</span></a>-<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Backdoors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Backdoors</span></a> haben weil es dazu verpfklchtet werden kann.</p></li><li><p>Ohne <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CloudAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CloudAct</span></a>-<em>"Compliance"</em> wäre <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.world/@signalapp" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>signalapp</span></a></span> seit langem abgeschaltet (wie <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/EncoChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EncoChat</span></a>) und <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.world/@Mer__edith" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Mer__edith</span></a></span> im Knast!</p></li></ul><p><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/XMPP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>XMPP</span></a>+<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OMEMO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OMEMO</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PGP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PGP</span></a>/MIME sind dagegen offene <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Standards" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Standards</span></a> die anders als <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Threema" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Threema</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Signal</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/WhatsApp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WhatsApp</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Telegram" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Telegram</span></a> &amp; Co. komplett auditierbar sind und <em>KEINE</em> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PII" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PII</span></a> (Personen-Identifizierbaren Informationen) verlangen.</p><ul><li><p>Vertraust nicht <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://monocles.social/@monocles" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>monocles</span></a></span> / <a href="https://monocles.chat" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">monocles chat</a> als Betrieiber? Kein Problem: Gibt <a href="https://github.com/greyhat-academy/lists.d/blob/main/xmpp.servers.list.tsv" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">drölfzig andere</a> und kannst <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SelfHosting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SelfHosting</span></a> machen!</p></li><li><p>Vertraust nicht <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/moniclesChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>moniclesChat</span></a> oder <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@gajim" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>gajim</span></a></span> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Gajim" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Gajim</span></a> als Clients? Auch hier gibt's <a href="https://alternativeto.net/feature/xmpp/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">diverse Alternativen</a> und wenn der <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Aluhut" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Aluhut</span></a> zu eng ist, bauste halt alles selbst.</p></li></ul><p>Wohingegen der <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/BND" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BND</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CIA</span></a> berühmt sind für die Faktischer Eigentümerschaft und Unterwanderung einzelner Hersteller die <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/propriet%C3%A4r" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>proprietär</span></a>|e <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SingleVendor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SingleVendor</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SingleProvider" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SingleProvider</span></a>-Lösubgen verkaufen. </p><ul><li>Konkrete Beispiele: <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CryptoAG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CryptoAG</span></a> aka. <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/MINERVA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MINERVA</span></a> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Rubikon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Rubikon</span></a> und <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TextLite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TextLite</span></a> welche via <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Phllips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Phllips</span></a> plattgemacht wurden…</li></ul>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.online/@zdl" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>zdl</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://hachyderm.io/@evacide" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>evacide</span></a></span> that any the fact that <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.world/@signalapp" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>signalapp</span></a></span> is incorportated in the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a>, making them susceptible to <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/GDPR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GDPR</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/BDSG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BDSG</span></a>-incompatible <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/cyberfacist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cyberfacist</span></a> bs like <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CloudAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CloudAct</span></a>.</p><ul><li>If <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Signal</span></a> cared, they'd completely <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSource</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/backend" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>backend</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/frontend" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>frontend</span></a> as well as <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/decentralize" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>decentralize</span></a> and refuse to collect any <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PII" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PII</span></a> (like <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PhoneNumers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PhoneNumers</span></a>) <em>at all</em>!</li></ul><p>Remember: <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/KYC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KYC</span></a> <em>IS</em> THE ILLICIT ACTIVITY when it comes to <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Communication" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Communication</span></a>!</p><ul><li>To me Signal has a stench like <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CryptoAG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CryptoAG</span></a> (aka. <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/MINERVA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MINERVA</span></a> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/RUBIKON" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RUBIKON</span></a>), <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/EncroChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EncroChat</span></a> and espechally <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/AN%C3%98M" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ANØM</span></a> (aka. <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OperationIronside" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OperationIronside</span></a> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OperationTr%C3%B8janShield" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OperationTrøjanShield</span></a>)...</li></ul><p>Compare that to <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://monocles.social/@monocles" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>monocles</span></a></span> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/monoclesChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>monoclesChat</span></a> which don't demand any PII or KYC and allow people to pay for their services with <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Monero" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Monero</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CashByMail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CashByMail</span></a> besides <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SEPA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SEPA</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/WireTransfer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WireTransfer</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Stripe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Stripe</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PayPal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PayPal</span></a> whilst supporting both decentralization (<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/XMPP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>XMPP</span></a> is not a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SingleVendor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SingleVendor</span></a> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SingleProvider" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SingleProvider</span></a> solution!), implementing real <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SelfCustody" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SelfCustody</span></a> (<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OMEMO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OMEMO</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OTR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OTR</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PGP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PGP</span></a> is supported out of the box) for all the keys, and proper <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Anonymitiy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Anonymitiy</span></a> (using <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@torproject" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>torproject</span></a></span> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Tor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tor</span></a> &amp; <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.librem.one/@guardianproject" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>guardianproject</span></a></span> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Orbot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Orbot</span></a> for <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a>), so in case they ever get a <em>duely sumitted warrant</em> by a court they'd have to comply with, they'll most likely have no data whatsoever on clients that could allow identification.</p><ul><li>And that <em>is</em> a good thing, because whilst <em>very unlikely</em>, one cannot exclude the non-zero chance of i.e. <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/MLAT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MLAT</span></a>|s being filed with knowingly false information by 3rd countries.</li></ul><p>Also having no PII is a matter of reducing <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/liability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>liability</span></a> in the sense of <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/DataProtection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DataProtection</span></a>: All data requested and by <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/monocles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>monocles</span></a> is the bare minimum mandated for <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/accounting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>accounting</span></a> (i.e. only linking a payment like a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TxID" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TxID</span></a> / Transaction-ID to an account and then adding up validity/activation period).</p><ul><li>And since running a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Service" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Service</span></a> <em>costs money</em>, the low <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/subscription" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>subscription</span></a> to their <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Services" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Services</span></a> makes them independent from <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ads" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ads</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/crawling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>crawling</span></a> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/espionage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>espionage</span></a> against <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/customers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>customers</span></a> and depending on <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/grants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>grants</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/donations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>donations</span></a> to keep the lights on, making it a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/sustainable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sustainable</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>business</span></a>...</li></ul>
Miss Gayle<p><a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/SelfCare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SelfCare</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/Activism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Activism</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/Minerva" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Minerva</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/Wisdom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wisdom</span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://toot.wales/@therainingmonkey" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>therainingmonkey</span></a></span> IMHO <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Signal</span></a> is jist another <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/HoneyPot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HoneyPot</span></a> like <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/AN%C3%98M" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ANØM</span></a> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OperationIronside" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OperationIronside</span></a>/ <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OperationTr%C3%B8janShield" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OperationTrøjanShield</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CryptoAG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CryptoAG</span></a> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/MINERVA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MINERVA</span></a> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Rubikon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Rubikon</span></a> before it.</p><ul><li>Why else do you think they are incorporated in the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> despite <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CloudAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CloudAct</span></a>, run as <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/VC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VC</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/MoneyBurningParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MoneyBurningParty</span></a> &amp; ain't forced to yeet all Phone Numbers from <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/NorthKorea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NorthKorea</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Iran" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Iran</span></a> and <em>"P.R."</em> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>China</span></a>?</li></ul><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.world/@signalapp" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>signalapp</span></a></span> is good.</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqknSms8VVI&amp;t=91s" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">It's so good that it scratches that part of my mind that doesn't allow good to exist without precondition.</a>...</li></ul><p>So I'd <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220112020000/https://twitter.com/thegrugq/status/1085614812581715968" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">never count on anyone not talking</a>, espechally <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.world/@Mer__edith" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Mer__edith</span></a></span> when faced with lifetime in jail for <em>not</em> doing so.</p><p><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/sarcasm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sarcasm</span></a></p>
Antinous the Gay God<p>🪷 13 Nov is Roman feast of <a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/tags/Jupiter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Jupiter</span></a>, <a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/tags/Minerva" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Minerva</span></a> and <a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/tags/Juno" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Juno</span></a>. Celebrate outdoors so they can see all is done correctly. If you eat all the best bits of the sacrificial offering and leave only the scraps for them, you'll get a lightning bolt out of the blue! <a href="https://antinousstars.blogspot.com/2024/11/the-feast-of-jupiter-juno-minerva.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">antinousstars.blogspot.com/202</span><span class="invisible">4/11/the-feast-of-jupiter-juno-minerva.html</span></a> 🪷</p>
Antinous the Gay God<p>🪷 13 Nov is Roman feast of <a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/tags/Jupiter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Jupiter</span></a>, <a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/tags/Minerva" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Minerva</span></a> and <a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/tags/Juno" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Juno</span></a>. Celebrate outdoors so they can see all is done correctly. If you eat all the best bits of the sacrificial offering and leave only the scraps for them, you'll get a lightning bolt out of the blue! <a href="https://antinousstars.blogspot.com/2024/11/the-feast-of-jupiter-juno-minerva.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">antinousstars.blogspot.com/202</span><span class="invisible">4/11/the-feast-of-jupiter-juno-minerva.html</span></a> 🪷</p>