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dickthegrouch

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35. Some great articles and products about computer security

Reply to BonnieJW (Reply #16)

Fri Jan 3, 2025, 07:16 PM

Jan 3

https://techcrunch.com/2024/11/29/these-alternatives-to-popular-apps-can-help-reclaim-your-online-life-from-billionaires-and-surveillance/

https://tuta.com/blog/best-private-email-service

FYI email is not private and far too many mail transfer services are wide open (unencrypted). The only way to be safe is to use an encrypted service WHERE YOU CREATE THE KEYS. If you are not active in the process of original key creation, it is unlikely to be secure. The best apps have you randomly move your mouse around, or type characters randomly to generate the necessary random seed with which to generate your unique key.

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Guardian: no more snitching [View all] RainCaster Jan 3 OP

Our phones will 100% do all the snitching. sunflowerseed Jan 3 #1

And our ISP's (Comcast, Verizon, ATT, etc.) will be part of the snitch network erronis Jan 3 #10

I think I prefer to dare any possible MAGA in my life by greeting them with "I hate TSF--(full name spoken)" hlthe2b Jan 3 #2

We only get one REC so.....REC!!! MuseRider Jan 3 #17

After 75 years I have no fucks to give. LastLiberal in PalmSprings Jan 4 #36

Flood the system with both real and imaginary "reports" dickthegrouch Jan 3 #33

When I was a kid Unladen Swallow Jan 3 #3

You are correct. OldBaldy1701E Jan 3 #29

Never report anything, ever MichMan Jan 3 #4

. Scrivener7 Jan 3 #7

Has nothing to do with the OP. Kingofalldems Jan 3 #24

The OP makes a blanket statement of "no snitching" without distinction MichMan Jan 3 #25

You cannot make the distinction here? AllyCat Jan 3 #32

Stay away from those certain politicians in Washington that are showing appeasement to the fascist now. Hotler Jan 3 #5

The thing is, they don't need snitches. Kid Berwyn Jan 3 #6

Good editorial Wild blueberry Jan 3 #8

Love this. Sure, our phones are an issue, but this here AllyCat Jan 3 #14

Having witnessed this Quasi Dictator DENVERPOPS Jan 3 #15

Not so easy Cirsium Jan 3 #27

I fear those concentration camps too dickthegrouch Jan 3 #34

Yep, absolute resistance from Jan. 20th on. Think. Again. Jan 3 #9

East Germany (Putin's KGB station) was the prime example of all time for snitches. . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jan 3 #11

Historically, lots of snitching in Germany.... Joinfortmill Jan 3 #12

MAGAs will snitch on non MAGAs cate94 Jan 3 #13

So what can we do? BonnieJW Jan 3 #16

get a mobile VPN moonshinegnomie Jan 3 #18

I have a freebie, but considering paying for one. AllyCat Jan 3 #23

i use nordvpn but havent put it on my phone (yet) moonshinegnomie Jan 3 #26

When I had started looking at VPNs years ago, AllyCat Jan 3 #31

Also, consider using Signal to chat with compatriots AllyCat Jan 3 #22

Some great articles and products about computer security dickthegrouch Jan 3 #35

I will not snitch. But I will not be silent. I will be louder than ever. SunSeeker Jan 3 #19

if your doing anything that teh fascists might disagree with use an encryption app moonshinegnomie Jan 3 #20

The Stasi relied on snitches as did the KGB and the Gestapo. GoneOffShore Jan 3 #21

It never would have occurred to me to do any such thing. Xavier Breath Jan 3 #28

Won't go anywhere unless we broadcast it. AllyCat Jan 3 #30

There will be plenty of MAGA snitches. Glaisne Jan 4 #37