Have strong opinions, but I welcome any civil fact-based discussion.
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Have strong opinions, but I welcome any civil fact-based discussion.
Alt account: /u/BrikoX@lemmy.sdf.org
This profile is from a federated server and may be incomplete. View on remote instance
What email provider do you use for sign ups?
I used to use Protonmail, however the verification steps become tedious when creating unique emails for sign ups. I've switched to Tutanota despite it contravening their one account policy. What do you all use for one off emails (for sign ups etc )? Or do you prefer one of those 10 minute email sites?
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Why Your VPN May Not Be As Secure As It Claims ( krebsonsecurity.com )
Virtual private networking (VPN) companies market their services as a way to prevent anyone from snooping on your Internet usage. But new research suggests this is a dangerous assumption when connecting to a VPN via an untrusted network, because attackers on the same network could force a target’s traffic off of the protection...
Finland warns of Android malware attacks breaching bank accounts ( www.bleepingcomputer.com )
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/14903482...
How Do I Prepare My Phone for a Protest? ( themarkup.org )
Simple steps to take before hitting the streets
The Best Secure Email Providers in 2024 ( blog.thenewoil.org )
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Dungeons and Dragons may improve mental health ( www.jcu.edu.au )
Bountysource Stole at Least $21,000 From Open Source Developers ( boehs.org )
This is why people say the open source ecosystem sucks.
New Brokewell malware takes over Android devices, steals data ( www.bleepingcomputer.com )
Security researchers have discovered a new Android banking trojan they named Brokewell that can capture every event on the device, from touches and information displayed to text input and the applications the user launches.
Why is Matrix mentioned more often than XMPP in self hosted forums?
I'm looking into hosting one of these for the first time. From my limited research, XMPP seems to win in every way, which makes me think I must be missing something. Matrix is almost always mentioned as the de-facto standard, but I rarely saw arguments why it is better than XMPP?...
What do you use to backup files from your phone to Google Drive? Is there anything that can permanently delete the old files?
Curious about both android and iOS because I want to know what to recommend to friends. I'm asking about Google Drive because that's what is simplest for my peers right now....
You Have Power: Making Truth Social Comply With The AGPL ( boehs.org )
Defending Mastodon from Donald Trump's social media
Defending Your Dollars: Essential Tips for Financial Security and Identity Protection ( blog.thenewoil.org )
This weekend in the United States, taxes are due. For the more responsible readers – aka “everyone but me” – this was probably already done weeks – if not months – ago. But don’t worry. Taxes will roll around again the same time next year, as inevitable as death itself as the famous philosopher noted, and our...
Discord is nuking Nintendo Switch emulator devs and their entire servers ( www.theverge.com )
Best way to pirate movies on an old cheap smart TV?
I own a JVC old european TV and a fire stick tv lite. I used to have a TV in my room and connect it to my desktp PC with an HDMI cable but I removed the telly in order to have more space....
Should You Pay For An Identity Theft Protection Service? ( blog.thenewoil.org )
Identity theft is a common cause of anxiety in modern society, and it's pretty justifiable. According to a recent survey from US News, almost three quarters of adults have experienced at least one case of identity theft, and 27% have experienced more than one. In 2022 there were more than 1.1 million reports of identity theft,...
Best article about XZ backdoor?
Hey, I've been hearing a LOT about the xz backdoor. Crazy story, but rather than reading 10 different articles about it from 3 days ago when the story was quite new, does anybody know a high quality write-up that has all the juicy details and facts? I really like in-depth guides that cover every aspect of the story....
Dragon's Dogma 2 MTX
So there's obviously been a lot of existing discourse on DD2's micro transactions, and I'm curious to get the thoughts of people here....
The Best Private & Secure Cloud Storage in 2024 ( blog.thenewoil.org )
Cloud storage has become ubiquitous in modern society. The most widely-used example, I think, is the one that comes prebundled with our p...
Looking for ngrok alternative
cross-posted from: https://feddit.de/post/10554932...
GitHub - tatut/pgprolog: PostgreSQL Prolog language handler ( github.com )
Prolog language for PostgreSQL...
PostgreSQL maintainer Simon Riggs has died in a small airplane crash ( m6n.io )
PostgreSQL maintainer Simon Riggs has died in a small airplane crash, on Tuesday....
[ANSWERED] Back on Linux - It's Always DNS
Hello friends!...
Google Allows Creditors to Brick Your Phone ( lemmy.world )
I installed NetGuard about a month ago and blocked all internet to apps, unless they're on a whitelist. No notifications from this particular system app (that can't be disabled) until recently when it started making internet connection requests to google servers. Does anyone know when this became a thing?...
Lemmy.ml is acting as a proxy instance for Hexbear and should be defederated by any instances that defederate from Hexbear
The mods of all the major communities there remove comments criticism Hexbear and usually follow it up with a ban. It's absolutely clear what is happening and it shouldn't be allowed to continue.
Ukrainian digital ID app Diia goes open-source ( www.biometricupdate.com )
Making the application open-source could help the government quickly export it to other countries, Digital Transformation Minister Mykhailo Fedorov says....
The Greatest Enemy of Privacy ( blog.thenewoil.org )
There are many enemies of privacy. There are politicians claiming the (at best) misguided pretense of “protecting the children,” intellig...
Is there any way I can enable HDR video for firefox?
Now that kde added support for hdr, is there a way I can watch videos in hdr with firefox or do I need to wait a bit more for that?
The Best Password Managers in 2024 ( blog.thenewoil.org )
2023 was a record-breaking year for cybersecurity in a bad way. Ransomware payments hit a record high of $1.1 billion, which is likely to...
Using Disinformation Like A Pro ( yewtu.be )
Disinformation is a criminally underrated technique for protecting yourself against doxing, data breaches, and tracking. But it’s important to use it right to be both effective and a law-abiding citizen. In this video, I share my tips and techniques gathered over the year to protect your privacy where tools fall just a little...
[Discussion] How do you feel about age verification on Porn sites? ( lemmings.world )
Porn sites Pornhub, XVideos, and Stripchat face stricter requirements to verify the ages of their users after being officially designated as “Very Large Online Platforms” (VLOPs) under the European Union’s Digital Services Act (DSA)....
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