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Posting about technology: Encryption | Privacy | Security | Free Software | Open Source

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🇩🇪 Today we celebrate – a victory over oppression & mass surveillance.

But history warns us: could bring surveillance back at a scale East Germany could only have dreamed of. It's like putting a spy in every phone with AI as judge.

Let’s defend freedom & say NO to ! ✊

👉 https://tuta.com/blog/unity-day-reminder-no-to-surveillance

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@desideria
Tuta Mail is not compatible with Delta Chat because Delta Chat uses IMAP and Tuta will not support IMAP.

Tuta: "Supporting IMAP is not an option for Tuta as it would undermine our built-in encryption."

Source: https://tuta.com/blog/desktop-clients-tutanota

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@adbenitez @desideria
Tuta has made a decision to not support IMAP and clearly stated it is not an option for them.

Tuta users that want to use Delta Chat can consider creating an account with a chatmail server or a email provider that supports IMAP.

Chatmail: https://delta.chat/en/chatmail
Email providers: https://providers.delta.chat

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A reminder that Signal will never reach out to you proactively, never send you a Signal message, and never ask for your verification code. The only way to correspond with Signal is via email ([email protected]) or the Signal Support Center (support.signal.org).

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@signalapp
Signal selected Google Gmail as their email provider.

Consider asking for a public PGP encryption key if you are concerned about Google accessing the content of your message, this can provide end-to-end encryption of the message content but the metadata will be available to Google.

Signal: Please publish a key on your website.

Gmail PGP encryption options: https://mastodon.online/@blueghost/114748498901944225

@protonprivacy@mastodon.social avatar protonprivacy , to random

Proton uses a trustless architecture. End-to-end encryption and zero access encryption means we cannot decrypt your messages and hand them over to governments.

Your privacy is mathematically ensured, and no election can change that.

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@protonprivacy
Your statements provide incomplete information.

MISSING

Proton has the ability to intercept and copy email content that is not encrypted as it enters and exits the servers.

Source: https://proton.me/mail/privacy-policy

Proton has the ability to provide foreign governments with copies of email content that is not encrypted, this can be done indirectly via Swiss authorities.

Source: https://proton.me/legal/transparency

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Unlike Big Tech, Proton will not comply with subpoenas from the incoming Trump administration (just like we refused all subpoenas from the Biden administration), as it would be illegal under Article 271 of the Swiss criminal code.

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@protonprivacy
Your statement is misleading.

The United States Biden administration received Proton user data that resulted in identification of the user.

Detailed post: https://mastodon.online/@blueghost/113905369155452960

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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 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.

400 million downloads.
Used by businesses, governments, and individuals.

SOURCE
https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2025/01/30/400-million-downloads-and-counting/
https://www.libreoffice.org/discover/who-uses-libreoffice/
https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2025/03/13/updates-on-schleswig-holstein-moving-to-libreoffice/

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

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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.

Supports encryption and digital signatures.

RESOURCE
https://mastodon.online/@blueghost/111515323806273370
https://mastodon.online/@blueghost/113083429177251269
https://mastodon.online/@blueghost/112279507315049711

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

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Microsoft Office 2016 and Office 2019 are no longer receiving software updates, technical support, or bug and security fixes.

Consider migrating to LibreOffice.

Microsoft recommends migrating to a Microsoft 365 subscription.

LibreOffice supports the features that a majority of users need for free.

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

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Windows 10 will no longer receive free software updates, technical assistance, or security fixes after 14.10.2025.

Consider migrating to Linux: https://mastodon.online/@blueghost/112240288637362593

Microsoft instructions on how to download and install Linux on computers running Windows: https://learn.microsoft.com/linux/install

Start using Linux and gradually see if it is an alternative you are comfortable with over the next year.

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Windows 10 will no longer receive free software updates, technical assistance, or security fixes after 14.10.2025.

Consider migrating to Linux: https://mastodon.online/@blueghost/112240288637362593

The following applications are available via Linux and Windows, try them without having to install Linux.

Office Suite: / @libreoffice
Email Client: / @thunderbird
Media Player: / @videolan

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Windows 10 will no longer receive free software updates, technical assistance, or security fixes after 14.10.2025.

Consider migrating to Linux: https://mastodon.online/@blueghost/112240288637362593

Linux distributions have been developed for a variety of uses.

General: @debian / @fedora
Multimedia: @dyne
Anonymity: @torproject
Security: @QubesOS
STEM: @pop_os_official @system76

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Windows 10 will no longer receive free software updates, technical assistance, or security fixes after 14.10.2025.

Consider migrating to Linux: https://mastodon.online/@blueghost/112240288637362593

Linux distributions have been deployed in extreme environments such as the International Space Station and nuclear powered submarines.

International Space Station: https://www.theregister.com/2013/05/10/iss_linux_debian_deployment
Submarines: https://www.linuxjournal.com/article/7789

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Windows 10 is no longer receiving free software updates, technical assistance, or security fixes.

Consider migrating to Linux.

Resource: @Endof10

PLEASE

  1. Donate/Sell your Windows 10 computer if you purchase a Windows 11 replacement.

  2. Recycle the computer, precious metals can be recovered: https://mastodon.online/@blueghost/113401045817563250

The computers do not have to become eWaste at landfills.

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Linux is a operating system kernel.

A variety of operating systems are based on the Linux kernel, they are referred to as Linux distributions (distros).

Apple macOS / Microsoft Windows alternatives.

Distros are free.

RESOURCES

Linux: https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux
Linux kernel: https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux_kernel
DistroWatch: https://distrowatch.com
The Linux Experiment: @thelinuxEXP

Website: https://kernel.org/category/about.html

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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

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