GNU socialtag:nu.federati.net,2024-03-29:TagTimeline:signalNotices tagged with signalUpdates tagged with signal on Federati Nu: Federated N-series GNU Social!https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/00/Nu_uc_lc.svg2024-03-29T00:13:51+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/notetag:nu.federati.net,2022-11-18:noticeId=3414686:objectType=noteNew note by lnxw48a1The instant messenger #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/signal" rel="tag">Signal</a></span> now has a #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/fediverse" rel="tag">Fediverse</a></span> ( AP side ) account. <a href="https://mastodon.world/@signalapp/109366254765864819" title="https://mastodon.world/@signalapp/109366254765864819" rel="nofollow noreferrer" class="attachment">https://mastodon.world/@signalapp/109366254765864819</a>3414686http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2022-11-18T19:43:47+00:002022-11-18T19:43:47+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttps://nu.federati.net/user/2lnxw48a1Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .lnxw48a1LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .{58024A03-1021-499E-B14D-DF4537889BF8}tag:nu.federati.net,2022-11-18:objectType=thread:nonce=98d82af1838e72cfhttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/notetag:nu.federati.net,2022-08-15:noticeId=3407857:objectType=noteNew note by lnxw48a1<a href="https://nitter.net/signalapp/status/1559221383107854336" title="https://nitter.net/signalapp/status/1559221383107854336" rel="nofollow external noreferrer" class="attachment" id="attachment-287373">https://nitter.net/signalapp/status/1559221383107854336</a> Breach exposes phone numbers of ~1900 #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/signal" rel="tag">Signal</a></span> users.3407857http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2022-08-15T19:46:36+00:002022-08-15T19:46:36+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttps://nu.federati.net/user/2lnxw48a1Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .lnxw48a1LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .{58024A03-1021-499E-B14D-DF4537889BF8}tag:nu.federati.net,2022-08-15:objectType=thread:nonce=f161035d5bf9e748http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/notetag:nu.federati.net,2022-01-24:noticeId=3391493:objectType=noteNew note by lnxw48a1I *think* I shared this already, but if not, here it is:<br /><br /> Feds file charges against right-wing leader using encrypted messages from #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/signal" rel="tag">Signal</a></span> app. <a href="https://it.slashdot.org/story/22/01/13/2338246/federal-investigators-say-they-used-encrypted-signal-messages-to-charge-far-right-militia-group-leader" title="https://it.slashdot.org/story/22/01/13/2338246/federal-investigators-say-they-used-encrypted-signal-messages-to-charge-far-right-militia-group-leader" rel="nofollow noreferrer" class="attachment">https://nu.federati.net/url/284767</a> [it slashdot org] <br /><br /> Now, I don't think they said how they got access to those messages, so maybe one of the recipients gave their password to unlock the messages. Or maybe the messages themselves are only encrypted in transit (e.g., stored unencrypted on the user's local device). Or maybe the #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/nsa" rel="tag">NSA</a></span>'s Utah facility was able to penetrate Signal's encryption. <br /><br /> Other possibilities: If attachments are unencrypted, the participants may have been putting incriminating data in attachments. Or they could have seized a device while someone was using Signal on it, in which case, the encrypted content was decrypted.3391493http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2022-01-24T23:21:21+00:002022-01-24T23:21:21+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttps://nu.federati.net/user/2lnxw48a1Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .lnxw48a1LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .{58024A03-1021-499E-B14D-DF4537889BF8}tag:nu.federati.net,2022-01-24:objectType=thread:nonce=6f564aeee59e9e71http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/notetag:nu.federati.net,2021-07-25:noticeId=3373423:objectType=noteNew note by lnxw48a1Serious information disclosure bug in #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/signal" rel="tag">Signal</a></span> on #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/android" rel="tag">Android</a></span> <a href="https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android/issues/10247" title="https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android/issues/10247" rel="nofollow noreferrer" class="attachment">https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android/issues/10247</a> <br /><br /> Attaching a photo also attaches photos from other conversations.3373423http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2021-07-25T18:29:36+00:002021-07-25T18:29:36+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttps://nu.federati.net/user/2lnxw48a1Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .lnxw48a1LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .{58024A03-1021-499E-B14D-DF4537889BF8}tag:nu.federati.net,2021-07-25:objectType=thread:nonce=bd0ad8abce6609f7http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/notetag:nu.federati.net,2021-02-04:noticeId=3356813:objectType=noteNew note by lnxw48a1#<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/signal" rel="tag">Signal</a></span> is asking people to set up special #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/tls" rel="tag">TLS</a></span> proxies to get around #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/iran" rel="tag">Iran</a></span>'s blocking. This is a good thing, but it would be less necessary on a federated or peer-to-peer network. <a href="https://signal.org/blog/help-iran-reconnect/" title="https://signal.org/blog/help-iran-reconnect/" rel="nofollow external noreferrer" class="attachment" id="attachment-279661">https://signal.org/blog/help-iran-reconnect/</a><br /> <br /> Textbook example of why "A centralized network's 'privacy' disappears when you need it most".3356813http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2021-02-04T19:37:46+00:002021-02-04T19:37:46+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttps://nu.federati.net/user/2lnxw48a1Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .lnxw48a1LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .{58024A03-1021-499E-B14D-DF4537889BF8}tag:nu.federati.net,2021-02-04:objectType=thread:nonce=47b7bf4f6f954756http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/notetag:nu.federati.net,2021-02-03:noticeId=3356665:objectType=noteNew note by lnxw48a1Another #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/whatsapp" rel="tag">WhatsApp</a></span> user flees #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/facebook" rel="tag">Facebook</a></span> data collection <a href="https://themue.dev/blog/2021/01/10/im-off-then/" title="https://themue.dev/blog/2021/01/10/im-off-then/" rel="nofollow external noreferrer" class="attachment" id="attachment-279637">https://themue.dev/blog/2021/01/10/im-off-then/</a><br /> <br /> #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/signal" rel="tag">Signal</a></span>3356665http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2021-02-03T08:32:04+00:002021-02-03T08:32:04+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttps://nu.federati.net/user/2lnxw48a1Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .lnxw48a1LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .{58024A03-1021-499E-B14D-DF4537889BF8}tag:nu.federati.net,2021-02-03:objectType=thread:nonce=27d1a7cd89e5c3aahttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/notetag:nu.federati.net,2021-01-16:noticeId=3354665:objectType=noteNew note by lnxw48a1Also, #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/signal" rel="tag">Signal</a></span> and #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/telegram" rel="tag">Telegram</a></span> are said to be flooded with new users.<br /><br /> I'm both glad and unglad to hear that.<br /><br /> Signal is fully end-to-end encrypted ( #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/e2ee" rel="tag">E2EE</a></span> ), so that's better than all other #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/corpocentric" rel="tag">corpocentric</a></span> alternatives, but:<br /> * they are centralized<br /> * they collect data such as telephone number (can't use it without giving said info)<br /> * I haven't used it, but I hear their video and audio calls are poor quality<br /><br /> Telegram has optional E2EE on certain types of communications.<br /> * I believe their encryption is home-grown, so not battle-tested like professional algorithms.<br /> * They are centralized<br /><br /> Anything is better than using any product or service owned by Facebook, so I'm glad to see the outmigration, but not glad that other centralized services are the main beneficiaries.3354665http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2021-01-16T00:11:49+00:002021-01-16T00:11:49+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttps://nu.federati.net/user/2lnxw48a1Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .lnxw48a1LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .{58024A03-1021-499E-B14D-DF4537889BF8}tag:nu.federati.net,2021-01-16:objectType=thread:nonce=ff45916d121e6c7fhttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/commenttag:nu.federati.net,2020-12-15:noticeId=3351938:objectType=commentNew comment by lnxw48a1@<a href="https://nu.federati.net/user/16" class="h-card u-url p-nickname mention" title="GeniusMusing">geniusmusing</a> If they're just grabbing unencrypted data at rest, then they should have already been grabbing #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/signal" rel="tag">Signal</a></span> (and #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/telegram" rel="tag">Telegram</a></span>, #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/whatsapp" rel="tag">WhatsApp</a></span>, and any other program that encrypts end-to-end, stores encrypted, and then decrypts when the user unlocks the program) data assuming that the user was logged into the app when the cops seized the phone.<br /> <br /> Of course, it could just be that the vendor is trying to spook users into switching to something less secure, where they really can grab their data.<br /> <br /> I assume that Snowden knows quite a bit more than I do about this subject, but I really can't expect that he's been able to keep updated with the capabilities of Cellebrite and similar companies from his refuge in #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/russia" rel="tag">Russia.</a></span>3351938http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2020-12-15T16:24:18+00:002020-12-15T16:24:18+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttps://nu.federati.net/user/2lnxw48a1Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .lnxw48a1LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .{58024A03-1021-499E-B14D-DF4537889BF8}tag:nu.federati.net,2020-12-15:objectType=thread:nonce=863fa891ead21901http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/notetag:nu.federati.net,2020-10-05:noticeId=3338099:objectType=noteNew note by lnxw48a1Okay look. *I* don't use #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/signal" rel="tag">Signal</a></span> ( and same for #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/telegram" rel="tag">Telegram</a></span> ), because I don't want to give my telephone number to anyone except family and close friends. I have enough personal contacts that do use them so that they'd be personally useful if I didn't have that unbreakable obstacle.<br /><br /> But I don't object to others choosing such end-to-end encrypted messengers over messaging apps such as (for example) #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/facebookmessenger" rel="tag">Facebook_Messenger.</a></span><br /><br /> I personally use #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/wire" rel="tag">Wire</a></span>, #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/xmpp" rel="tag">XMPP</a></span>, #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/matrix" rel="tag">Matrix</a></span>, and #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/wickrme" rel="tag">WickrMe.</a></span> (I tried #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/jami" rel="tag">Jami</a></span>, but it wasn't very usable yet; none of my contacts were willing to try #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/tox" rel="tag">Tox</a></span> or #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/briar" rel="tag">Briar.</a></span>) I've even considered getting a Google account again so I can use whatever their latest incarnation of messaging is (just because almost everyone I know has a Google account).<br /><br /> It does bother me that Signal and Telegram and most other messaging services are centralized and non-federated.<br /><br /> It seems we haven't learned from the 1990s & early 2000s when some friends had AOL Instant Messenger (AIM), some had MSN Messenger, some had Yahoo Messenger, some had ICQ, and a few had various other walled garden messengers (such as Excite's messenger). If I wanted to talk with all my friends, I needed to have accounts on every possible service. I should be able to communicate with my friends from whatever service I choose to use to whatever services they choose to use and not have to create accounts on every possible service.<br /><br /> But that's a matter of educating our friends and family, not of dogmatically refusing to communicate with them on any service they might use.3338099http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2020-10-05T00:33:27+00:002020-10-05T00:33:27+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttps://nu.federati.net/user/2lnxw48a1Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .lnxw48a1LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .{58024A03-1021-499E-B14D-DF4537889BF8}tag:nu.federati.net,2020-10-05:objectType=thread:nonce=edd7a13f0b399417http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/notetag:nu.federati.net,2020-09-30:noticeId=3337013:objectType=noteNew note by lnxw48a1So there are two big issues with #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/signal" rel="tag">Signal</a></span> that make it unsuitable. The first one is that they don't federate, so users are perpetually bound to their servers. Users may use it and enjoy it and recommend it, but if OpenWhisper Systems (or whatever their current name is) decides to close down their servers, users are screwed. Second, is that they require users' telephone numbers. Now, I suppose this is because they act as a text message delivery system (only using the data plan instead of the carrier's SMS plan), but it does mean that as soon as someone figures out how to pierce the encryption, all those "secret" messages are now directly attributable to the person to whom the corresponding telephone number was issued.<br /><br /> On the other hand, I do see @<a href="https://mastodon.social/users/rysiek" class="h-card u-url p-nickname mention">rysiek</a> posting about using and recommending Signal when communicating with whistleblowers and other news sources whose lives and freedom are at risk if $GOVERNMENT or $EMPLOYER were to ever discover them. He's convinced that when lives are in danger, Signal is the only messenger he trusts.3337013http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2020-09-30T05:18:11+00:002020-09-30T05:18:11+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttps://nu.federati.net/user/2lnxw48a1Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .lnxw48a1LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .{58024A03-1021-499E-B14D-DF4537889BF8}tag:nu.federati.net,2020-09-30:objectType=thread:nonce=2d134212dc0c2137http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/notetag:nu.federati.net,2020-09-30:noticeId=3336999:objectType=noteNew note by lnxw48a1Considering getting a burner phone to temporarily sign up for #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/signal" rel="tag">Signal</a></span> and #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/telegram" rel="tag">Telegram.</a></span>3336999http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2020-09-30T01:06:16+00:002020-09-30T01:06:16+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttps://nu.federati.net/user/2lnxw48a1Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .lnxw48a1LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .{58024A03-1021-499E-B14D-DF4537889BF8}tag:nu.federati.net,2020-09-30:objectType=thread:nonce=07798bb0aba04fe0http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/notetag:nu.federati.net,2020-09-26:noticeId=3336195:objectType=noteNew note by lnxw48a1@amic@nulled.red’s asked me to try #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/telegram" rel="tag">Telegram</a></span> because their phone isn’t working with #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/wire" rel="tag">Wire.</a></span> Unfortunately, TG, like #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/signal" rel="tag">Signal</a></span>, requires my telephone number, so both of those are not acceptable. <br /> <br /> (Leaving aside any questions about Telegram’s ownership, integrity, financing, and encryption.)3336195http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2020-09-26T20:32:28+00:002020-09-26T20:32:28+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttps://nu.federati.net/user/2lnxw48a1Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .lnxw48a1LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .{58024A03-1021-499E-B14D-DF4537889BF8}tag:nu.federati.net,2020-09-26:objectType=thread:nonce=6429fcfe9f870abchttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/commenthttps://mastodon.nzoss.nz/users/strypey/statuses/103818176366345127New comment by strypey<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://activism.openworlds.info/@aktivismoEstasMiaLuo" class="u-url mention">@<span>aktivismoEstasMiaLuo</span></a></span> <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/aws" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AWS</span></a> is a bad procurement choice, but it's just commodity hosting, not a software dependency. If you dig a bit you'll find that most of the fediverse is ultimately hosted on AWS, as are <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Signal</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/wire" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Wire</span></a>, and if I remember rightly, <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/matrix" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Matrix</span></a>.org. I'm pretty sure this isn't the worst thing about any given service, Reddit included.</p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://social.privacytools.io/@cowan" class="u-url mention">@<span>cowan</span></a></span></p>3287843http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2020-03-13T22:47:34+00:002020-03-13T22:47:34+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttps://mastodon.nzoss.nz/users/strypeystrypeyFree human being of this Earth. Be excellent to each other! #Vegan #Permaculture #Transition #PeerProduction #FreeCode #CreativeCommons #SciFi #Comedy #JugglingstrypeyStrypeyFree human being of this Earth. Be excellent to each other! #Vegan #Permaculture #Transition #PeerProduction #FreeCode #CreativeCommons #SciFi #Comedy #Jugglingtag:mastodon.nzoss.nz,2019-04-16:objectId=1542351:objectType=Conversationhttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/commenthttps://mastodon.nzoss.nz/users/strypey/statuses/103791393105677258New comment by strypey<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://metalhead.club/@mark" class="u-url mention">@<span>mark</span></a></span> certainly can be done. After all the <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/session" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Session</span></a> folks forked the <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Signal</span></a> apps and rebuilt them to run on the <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/loki" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Loki</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/blockchain" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>blockchain</span></a>. I'd love to see someone do the same using <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/matrix" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Matrix</span></a> instead of Loki. Not sure how they'd do the voice/video chat, maybe using <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/jami" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Jami</span></a> protocols? Session doesn't have realtime voice/video anyway.</p>3285900http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2020-03-09T05:16:14+00:002020-03-09T05:16:14+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttps://mastodon.nzoss.nz/users/strypeystrypeyFree human being of this Earth. Be excellent to each other! #Vegan #Permaculture #Transition #PeerProduction #FreeCode #CreativeCommons #SciFi #Comedy #JugglingstrypeyStrypeyFree human being of this Earth. Be excellent to each other! #Vegan #Permaculture #Transition #PeerProduction #FreeCode #CreativeCommons #SciFi #Comedy #Jugglingtag:mastodon.nzoss.nz,2020-03-07:objectId=2920508:objectType=Conversationhttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/notehttps://mastodon.nzoss.nz/users/strypey/statuses/103756019261890808New note by strypey<p>Another great essay debunking the 'using <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Signal</span></a> from the Goggle Prey Store or the iThing store is the best private chat solution available' trope:<br /><a href="https://it-kollektiv.com/wrong-signal-das-falsche-signal-engl/" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">it-kollektiv.com/wrong-signal-</span><span class="invisible">das-falsche-signal-engl/</span></a></p>3282395http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2020-03-02T23:20:11+00:002020-03-02T23:20:11+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttps://mastodon.nzoss.nz/users/strypeystrypeyFree human being of this Earth. Be excellent to each other! #Vegan #Permaculture #Transition #PeerProduction #FreeCode #CreativeCommons #SciFi #Comedy #JugglingstrypeyStrypeyFree human being of this Earth. Be excellent to each other! #Vegan #Permaculture #Transition #PeerProduction #FreeCode #CreativeCommons #SciFi #Comedy #Jugglingtag:mastodon.nzoss.nz,2020-03-02:objectId=2901943:objectType=Conversationhttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/notetag:nu.federati.net,2020-02-15:noticeId=3270942:objectType=noteNew note by lnxw48a1@<a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/users/strypey" class="h-card u-url p-nickname mention">strypey</a> So there's a lot to unpack in that document. The #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/session" rel="tag">Session</a></span> onion routing protocol involves using a #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/blockchain" rel="tag">blockchain</a></span> called #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/loki" rel="tag">Loki</a></span> to make it difficult for an adversary to control a significant fraction of the nodes and prevent exposing the IP addresses (and therefore identities) of a user and his/her contacts to the same person or group. (As you noticed, Session is not yet using onion requests.)<br /><br /> There's also swarms and attachments and message storage (including attachments), online vs offline messages, multiple device support, spam resistance, a modified version of #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/signal" rel="tag">Signal</a></span>'s encryption protocol, group chats (3-500 member "closed" groups are end-to-end encrypted like the rest of Session; "open" groups are not, and require an account on a special group server [self-hostable])<br /><br /> Note that all this stuff happens under the covers. It seems that Session will handle most of it without the user ever seeing it. I'm going to query some family members and see whether any would be willing to try this as a secondary channel (for now #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/wire" rel="tag">Wire</a></span> is our primary channel). Just adding offline messages is a clear advantage over #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/jami" rel="tag">Jami</a></span>, but the lack of audio & video chats is going to limit its usefulness.3270942http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2020-02-15T17:47:40+00:002020-02-15T17:47:40+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttps://nu.federati.net/user/2lnxw48a1Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .lnxw48a1LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .{58024A03-1021-499E-B14D-DF4537889BF8}tag:mastodon.nzoss.nz,2020-02-14:objectId=2827386:objectType=Conversationhttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/commenthttps://mastodon.nzoss.nz/users/strypey/statuses/103660996527000095New comment by strypey<p>I'm also pretty sceptical of the decision to make <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Signal</span></a> the default SMS app. I'm aware that of the <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/freecode" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FreeCode</span></a> chat apps that support both text and voice/ video, all are either walled gardens (eg Signal, <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/wire" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Wire</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/keybase" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Keybase</span></a>) or painfully bleeding edge (eg <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/riot" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Riot</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/jami" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Jami</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/tox" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Tox</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/delta" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Delta</span></a>.chat). But I've discussed the reasons for my mistrust of the Signal and the cult-of-personality around it's founder at length.</p>3270521http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2020-02-15T04:34:40+00:002020-02-15T04:34:40+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttps://mastodon.nzoss.nz/users/strypeystrypeyFree human being of this Earth. Be excellent to each other! #Vegan #Permaculture #Transition #PeerProduction #FreeCode #CreativeCommons #SciFi #Comedy #JugglingstrypeyStrypeyFree human being of this Earth. Be excellent to each other! #Vegan #Permaculture #Transition #PeerProduction #FreeCode #CreativeCommons #SciFi #Comedy #Jugglingtag:mastodon.nzoss.nz,2020-02-15:objectId=2831296:objectType=Conversationhttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/commenthttps://mastodon.nzoss.nz/users/strypey/statuses/103659800519382987New comment by strypey<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://floss.social/@michel_slm" class="u-url mention">@<span>michel_slm</span></a></span> <br />> wondering how unfederated platforms like Signal will scale.</p><p>They already struggle. Using phone numbers as ID to frustrate spammers, despite the way that ties <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Signal</span></a> accounts to particular mobile devices/ cell phone account holders, is an example of the compromises they are making at current levels of use. Once <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/matrix" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Matrix</span></a> clients can turn encryption on by default without creating a <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/ux" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>UX</span></a> nightmare, Signal will be obsolete.</p>3270276http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2020-02-14T23:30:30+00:002020-02-14T23:30:30+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttps://mastodon.nzoss.nz/users/strypeystrypeyFree human being of this Earth. Be excellent to each other! #Vegan #Permaculture #Transition #PeerProduction #FreeCode #CreativeCommons #SciFi #Comedy #JugglingstrypeyStrypeyFree human being of this Earth. Be excellent to each other! #Vegan #Permaculture #Transition #PeerProduction #FreeCode #CreativeCommons #SciFi #Comedy #Jugglingtag:mastodon.nzoss.nz,2020-02-12:objectId=2818328:objectType=Conversationhttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/commenthttps://mastodon.nzoss.nz/users/strypey/statuses/103318546654037902New comment by strypey<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://social.tchncs.de/@Blort" class="u-url mention">@<span>Blort</span></a></span> <br />* <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Signal</span></a>: haven't tried, don't trust: <a href="https://www.coactivate.org/projects/disintermedia/signal-fault" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">coactivate.org/projects/disint</span><span class="invisible">ermedia/signal-fault</span></a><br />* <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/nextcloudtalk" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NextCloudTalk</span></a>: haven't tested but I'm keen to. My bones tell me this could be the one, especially in combo with a family NC for photos etc.</p><p>My pick for now?<br />* <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/riot" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Riot</span></a>: easy UX, reliable message delivery, functional group chat. It all gets a bit cludgier when you turn encryption on, but a friend has his family using it and says it's working well.</p>3210528http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2019-12-16T17:05:09+00:002019-12-16T17:05:09+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttps://mastodon.nzoss.nz/users/strypeystrypeyFree human being of this Earth. Be excellent to each other! #Vegan #Permaculture #Transition #PeerProduction #FreeCode #CreativeCommons #SciFi #Comedy #JugglingstrypeyStrypeyFree human being of this Earth. Be excellent to each other! #Vegan #Permaculture #Transition #PeerProduction #FreeCode #CreativeCommons #SciFi #Comedy #Jugglingtag:nu.federati.net,2019-12-16:objectType=thread:nonce=7324e5583ca2436dhttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/commenthttps://mastodon.nzoss.nz/users/strypey/statuses/103134620447080069New comment by strypey<p>A friend of mine recently told me he's had good results getting friends and family using <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/riot" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Riot</span></a> (the flagship <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/matrix" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Matrix</span></a> client). I'm seriously considering recommending that (or <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/pattle" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Pattle</span></a>) over <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Signal</span></a> or <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/wire" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Wire</span></a> as the best <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/freecode" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FreeCode</span></a> chat app for use with non-geek friends+family. Riot has always had the major pro that's it already decentralized, using an <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/openstandard" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>OpenStandard</span></a>,. Other than that, it now has pretty much the same pros and cons as Wire, including being developed by a VC-funded parent company.</p>3183689http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2019-11-14T05:30:18+00:002019-11-14T05:30:18+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttps://mastodon.nzoss.nz/users/strypeystrypeyFree human being of this Earth. Be excellent to each other! #Vegan #Permaculture #Transition #PeerProduction #FreeCode #CreativeCommons #SciFi #Comedy #JugglingstrypeyStrypeyFree human being of this Earth. Be excellent to each other! #Vegan #Permaculture #Transition #PeerProduction #FreeCode #CreativeCommons #SciFi #Comedy #Jugglingtag:nu.federati.net,2019-11-14:objectType=thread:nonce=100be7ea8bcb4da0http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/commenthttps://mastodon.nzoss.nz/users/strypey/statuses/103134513394666649New comment by strypey<p><a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/meaculpa" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MeaCulpa</span></a>. Anyone who follows me will have seen me vigorously defending <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/wire" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Wire</span></a> as preferably to <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Signal</span></a>, and one of the reasons I gave was that Wire were a private company (not VC-funded or corporate owned), based in Europe, where the tech industry is more strongly regulated to protect user privacy than the US, where Signal is based. Looks like Wire have set up a US partner entity to funnel VC into the company :(</p>3183685http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2019-11-14T05:03:05+00:002019-11-14T05:03:05+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttps://mastodon.nzoss.nz/users/strypeystrypeyFree human being of this Earth. Be excellent to each other! #Vegan #Permaculture #Transition #PeerProduction #FreeCode #CreativeCommons #SciFi #Comedy #JugglingstrypeyStrypeyFree human being of this Earth. Be excellent to each other! #Vegan #Permaculture #Transition #PeerProduction #FreeCode #CreativeCommons #SciFi #Comedy #Jugglingtag:nu.federati.net,2019-11-14:objectType=thread:nonce=100be7ea8bcb4da0