Notices by j@mastodon (jcast@mastodon.social)

7/ ⚠️ For degrowth, the problem is not the behaviour of individual “consumers” but rather the structure and logic of the underlying economic system: capitalism.

No mention of Google, Microsoft and the like.
Oh wait it's not spyware if it's from US big tech.

https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/@thenewoil/113840042833450624

- Governments call for #spyware regulations in #UN Security Council meeting

https://techcrunch.com/2025/01/15/governments-call-for-spyware-regulations-in-un-security-council-meeting/

#cybersecurity #privacy #politics

@lalemachtrandale

Very cool collage!
Welcome to Mastodon!

@fsfe @EC_NGI

Meanwhile on the exact same spot of the planet...

https://www.euractiv.com/section/tech/news/internal-documents-reveal-commission-fears-over-microsoft-dependency/

@avoidthehack

Right! Correction: changing browser will not *necessarily* make you more protected.

Another way to test (browser) https://coveryourtracks.eff.org/learn

@avoidthehack @hyde

Yes I forget people use that stuff.
My primary risk is the browser, so yes not for everyone.

The guys at DivestOS did a great rundown of browser privacy and security (beyond fingerprinting) here:

https://divestos.org/pages/browsers
(Note mulch and mull are unfortunately dead)

Unfortunately

@unattributed @avoidthehack

Adblocking is great, uBlock in particular, on Firefox based browsers.

But changing browser and device will not protect you from fingerprinting, it can even make it more unique and identifiable.

Technologies such as JavaScript greatly facilitate fingerprinting.

Tor Browser will resist to the greatest extent, but not 100%.

You can test here how unique your device is https://browserleaks.com/

@hyde @avoidthehack @GrapheneOS

Tor Browser is AFAIK the strongest off the shelf protection against fingerprinting.

A better explanation on the move by Google
https://blog.lukaszolejnik.com/biggest-privacy-erosion-in-10-years-on-googles-policy-change-towards-fingerprinting/

@urlyman

I believe there is a migration process, I never tried but if you follow it step by step, most of your followers *should* be automatically redirected
https://docs.joinmastodon.org/user/moving/#migration

@urlyman

For the "cons" list!
Mastodon.social seems to have stared blocking #Tor

@onlymildlyneurotic

Oh and no fact checking me live on debate.

@_L1vY_
Guessing not willing to talk about it either?

@_L1vY_

Hi! Hope you don't mind a DM...
I'm curious about your experience as a renegade psychologist. Do you write publicly about it somewhere?

@Linux_Is_Best @iro_miya

*Sting's song about stalking plays*

@vkc

Good advice.
I left a while back and prepared in advance, exchanging contacts and connections with friends and keeping an archive of my data before hand.

Biden/Trump ~ Good cop/Bad cop
Change my European mind

@eff @theintercept @jilliancyork

No shit

@Brokar @ana_valdi @txo_elurmaluta @ymouled

Hmmm.... I know in the US some states have signed NDA's with regards water usage and energy.

Elsewhere local power might be not disclosing information to keep a huge investor.

But I'm sure there are people taking a close look at this, regardless of regulatory environment.

@ana_valdi @txo_elurmaluta @ymouled

Is there a track record of them actually following up with their commitment?

@regendans @wsslmn

More information here
https://www.taler.net/en/ngi-taler.html