Notices by Blue Ghost (blueghost@mastodon.online)

OpenStreetMap is a map of the world that supports mapping surveillance cameras.

Google Maps alternative.

Identify location of camera.
Identify type of camera.
Identify area under surveillance.

Surveillance under Surveillance is a OpenStreetMap instance focused on surveillance cameras, data used is not visualized on the OpenStreetMap.org instance.

Website: https://sunders.uber.space

Website: https://www.openstreetmap.org
Mastodon: @openstreetmap

#OpenStreetMap #Surveillance #Privacy #deGoogle #OSM

Microsoft Office 2016 and Office 2019 will no longer receive software updates, technical support, or bug and security fixes after 14.10.2025.

Consider migrating to LibreOffice.

LibreOffice is free to use.
LibreOffice supports Office file formats.

Install LibreOffice and compare it with your version of Office.

Website: https://www.libreoffice.org
Mastodon: @libreoffice

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#Microsoft #Office2016 #Office2019 #Office #LibreOffice #CyberSecurity #Privacy #InfoSec #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #FOSS

LibreTranslate is an open source machine translation API.

Google Translate alternative.

Supports hosted/self-hosted instances.
Supports offline use.
Supports per-user limit quotas via API keys.

Run as a Tor Onion Service.
Does not rely on proprietary providers such as Google.

Powered by Argos Translate: https://github.com/argosopentech/argos-translate/
Website: https://www.argosopentech.com
Mastodon: @argosopentech

API: https://wikipedia.org/wiki/API

Website: https://libretranslate.com

#LibreTranslate #Translation #FOSS #deGoogle

Consider the following options if you are interested in supporting a free software project(s).

TOR PROJECT
Donation: https://donate.torproject.org/
Mastodon: @torproject

FRAMASOFT
Donation: https://soutenir.framasoft.org
Mastodon: @Framasoft

FREE SOFTWARE FOUNDATION
Donation: https://my.fsf.org/join?mtm_campaign=fall24&mtm_source=banner
Mastodon: @fsf

KDE
Donation: https://kde.org/fundraisers/yearend2024/
Mastodon: @kde

GNU HEALTH
Donation: https://gnuhealth.org/support
Mastodon: @gnuhealth

DYNE.ORG
Donation: https://dyne.org/donate/
Mastodon: @dyne

#FreeSoftware

Free Software Foundation hosts a XMPP server, associate members are allowed access to the server as a member benefit.

XMPP is a decentralized and federated messaging network.
XMPP supports end-to-end encryption via OMEMO and OpenPGP/GnuPG.

XMPP: https://mastodon.online/@blueghost/112358789838228932
OMEMO: https://mastodon.online/@blueghost/112726876458648823
GnuPG: https://mastodon.online/@blueghost/111974048270035570

Website: https://www.fsf.org/associate/benefits
Mastodon: @fsf

#FSF #FreeSoftware #XMPP #OMEMO #Encryption #Privacy #InfoSec #E2EE #Messaging #OpenPGP #PGP #GnuPG #GPG #OpenSource

ODF wholesome encryption is the default password (symmetric) encryption mode in LibreOffice 24.8.

Supports AES-256-GCM and Argon2id.

LibreOffice 24.2/24.8 is required to open the encrypted files.

Disable: Tools > Options > Load/Save > General > ODF Format Version > 1.3 (drop down menu) > Apply > OK

AES: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Encryption_Standard
GCM: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galois/Counter_Mode
Argon2: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argon2

Website: https://www.libreoffice.org
Mastodon: @libreoffice

#LibreOffice #Encryption #InfoSec #Privacy #E2EE

uBlock Origin is a content blocker that supports the AdGuard URL Tracking filter, it may not be enabled by default.

The URL Tracking filter enhances privacy by removing tracking parameters from a URL.

Enable: Dashboard > Filter Lists > Privacy > AdGuard URL Tracking Protection (select checkbox) > Apply Changes

AdGuard post: https://adguard.com/en/blog/adguard-url-tracking-filter.html
URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/URL

Website: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock

#uBlockOrigin #uBO #Privacy #AdGuard #URL #Trackers #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #FOSS

Free Software Foundation (FSF) has a PeerTube account!

PeerTube: https://mastodon.online/@blueghost/111962620267627302

FSF is a nonprofit organization that defends and promotes the right to use, study, copy, modify, and redistribute computer programs.

FSF sponsors the GNU Project: https://www.gnu.org

Website: https://www.fsf.org
Mastodon: @fsf
PeerTube: https://framatube.org/a/fsf/video-channels

#FSF #GNU #FreeSoftware #PeerTube #Framasoft

Framasoft is a not-for-profit association that developes open source software.

Framasoft does not support advertisements.

PeerTube is a Framasoft project, it is a YouTube alternative.

Support Framasoft: https://soutenir.framasoft.org

Website: https://framasoft.org
Mastodon: @Framasoft

#Framasoft #PeerTube #OpenSource #Fediverse #DeGoogle

Jitsi Meet is an open source video conferencing platform, it is an alternative to platforms such as Zoom.

The Free Software Foundation provides a Jitsi Meet instance for their associate members, this instance has been enhanced for privacy.

An associate member is needed to create a conference room on this instance and anyone can be invited to participate.

Website: https://www.fsf.org/associate/about-the-fsf-jitsi-meet-server
Mastodon: @fsf

#FSF #Jitsi #JitsiMeet #OpenSource #Privacy #Encryption #Video #VideoConferencing #E2EE

LibreOffice supports symmetric and asymmetric encryption for OpenDocument Format (ODF) files.

Symmetric encryption: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symmetric-key_algorithm
Asymmetric encryption: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public-key_cryptography

Select File > Save/Save As

The "Save with password" option encrypts the file with AES-256.
The "Encrypt with GPG key" option encrypts the file with a public key.

Website: https://www.libreoffice.org
Mastodon: @libreoffice

#LibreOffice #Encryption #OpenSource #OpenPGP #PGP #GnuPG #GPG #InfoSec #Privacy #Security

@libreoffice, congratulations on the 20,000 subscribers on your YouTube channel: https://fosstodon.org/@libreoffice/111346495328582627

PeerTube is a video platform for the Fediverse and is an alternative to YouTube.

Please provide a PeerTube option for people that do not want to support Google.

PeerTube Website: https://joinpeertube.org
PeerTube Mastodon: @peertube

Fedi.Tips Post: https://fedi.tips/peertube-video-hosting-on-the-fediverse
Fedi.Tips Mastodon: @feditips

#LibreOffice #OpenSource #Fediverse #PeerTube #Privacy #FediTips #FediVideo @tilvids

@Faket @peertube @feditips @tilvids @libreoffice
The last communication I had with LibreOffice is the thread at https://mastodon.online/@blueghost/111404499388974585

The LibreOffice poll is closed at https://mastodon.online/@blueghost/111359619928310653

2,109 people voted!

LibreOffice, please consider the poll results and provide the *option* of YouTube or PeerTube for viewing all your videos.

The option of X or Mastodon is provided for microblogging, please provide an open source video alternative to Google.

PeerTube and TILvids are available if you need any assistance.

PeerTube: @peertube
TILvids: @tilvids

#LibreOffice #OpenSource #FOSS #TDF @libreoffice @tdforg @paolo @Framasoft

JShelter detected fingerprinting activity at Proton.

JShelter website: https://jshelter.org

Free Software Foundation post about JShelter: https://www.fsf.org/news/fsf-announces-jshelter-browser-add-on-to-combat-threats-from-nonfree-javascript

Proton post about fingerprinting: https://proton.me/blog/browser-device-fingerprinting

#Email #Privacy #Security #InfoSec #Transparency #ProtonPrivacy #OpenSource #Proton #Fingerprinting #ProtonMail #ProtonVPN #ProtonDrive #ProtonCalendar #ProtonPass #FSF @fsf @thomzane #FreeSoftwareFoundation #JShelter #PasswordManager

@libreoffice, there *appears* to be a contradiction because on 01.11.2022 you are asking users to support the data collaboration with the third-party company polypoly and on 13.10.2023 you are *unequivocally* stating there is no data sharing, no telemetry and no data mining.

We had no way of knowing that your post on 13.10.2023 was *not* referring to data sharing, telemetry and data mining that is opt-in.

What is the status of the project with polypoly? #LibreOffice #Privacy #InfoSec

#LibreOffice posted an article titled "WE WANT TO USE OUR USERS PERSONAL DATA" at https://design.blog.documentfoundation.org/2022/11/01/community-support-needed-we-want-to-use-our-users-personal-data/

LibreOffice was promoting a data collaboration with a company called polypoly. That article appears to contradict this post.

In the last entry in the comments section of the article the author states the project is on hold.

@libreoffice, what is the status of this project with polypoly? Is it still on *hold* or has it been *cancelled*?

#Privacy #InfoSec #TheDocumentFoundation @tdforg