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Kevin Karhan :verified:<a href="https://ieji.de/@f" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@f</a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/@ai6yr" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@ai6yr</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/@briankrebs" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@briankrebs</a> I think it's less of a "<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/political" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#political</a>" question but an act of <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SelfDefense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SelfDefense</a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/MutualDefense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MutualDefense</a> at this point.<ul><li>So far <a href="https://mastodon.social/@torproject" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@torproject</a> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TorBrowser" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TorBrowser</a> set to highest security settings is the most secure option that has proper maintenance & track record and ain't a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TUI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TUI</a>-only app like <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/LynxBrowser" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LynxBrowser</a>. </li></ul>Re: <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechIlliterates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TechIlliterates</a> that are unwilling to learn, act like a "<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/BenevolentDictator" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BenevolentDictator</a>" and enshure they can't harm themselves in the sense that they don't get <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/sudo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#sudo</a> or other administrative privilegues and can't do any <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/persistent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#persistent</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/changes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#changes</a>. <ul><li>And if that means they get forced to use <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Tails" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Tails</a> then that's a "necessary evil"...</li></ul>After all, societies almost everywhere ban people from driving motor vehicles faster than 6 km/h by people who actively refuse to even take basic exams and classes for a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/DrivingLicense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DrivingLicense</a>. <ul><li>And I'm convinced one can do more damage as <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechIlliterate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TechIlliterate</a> with a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PC</a> than a single-cylinger two-stroke engine driven motorcycle...</li></ul>

Kevin Karhan :verified:<a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/@ai6yr" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@ai6yr</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/@briankrebs" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@briankrebs</a> OFC this targets <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechIlliterates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TechIlliterates</a> and the only effective means here are:<ol><li>Teach <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechLiteracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TechLiteracy</a> instead of consumerism.</li><li>Mandate <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/confirmation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#confirmation</a> & <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/notification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#notification</a> - <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PopUp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PopUp</a>|s for every use of <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Clipboard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Clipboard</a> (similar to <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/webcam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#webcam</a> use by websites)...</li><li>Ban <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/JavaScript" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#JavaScript</a> - seriously!</li><li>Ban <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Windows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Windows</a>, because it's a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Govware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Govware</a>, espechally since <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Windows10" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Windows10</a> and even more so on <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Windows11" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Windows11</a> that is *insecure in every configuration!</li><li>Put <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechIlliterates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TechIlliterates</a> before a system they can't feck up. I.e. <a href="https://venera.social/profile/tails_live" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@tails_live</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/@tails" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@tails</a> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Tails" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Tails</a> for that reason alone (can't run such commands if they neither got <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/root" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#root</a> nor any <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/persistent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#persistent</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/storage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#storage</a> to target).</li><li>Normalize the use of <a href="https://mastodon.social/@torproject" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@torproject</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TorBrowser" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TorBrowser</a>!</li><li><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Teach" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Teach</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tech</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/literacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#literacy</a> instead of <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/consumerism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#consumerism</a>! </li><li>Ban <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/GAFAMs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GAFAMs</a> and their shitty products!</li><li>Migrate every <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechIlliterate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TechIlliterate</a> to <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Linux</a> and don't give them administrative privilegues.</li><li>Teach tech literacy instead of consumerism!</li></ol>

Kevin Karhan :verified:<a href="https://mastodon.laurenweinstein.org/@lauren" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@lauren</a> I disagree as <a href="https://mastodon.world/@signalapp" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@signalapp</a> requires a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PhoneNumber" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PhoneNumber</a> = <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PII" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PII</a> & cost barrier and they restrict access based off <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PhoneNumbers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PhoneNumbers</a>.<ul><li>Plus it's illegal in an increasing number if juristictions to gmeven attempt to acquire a phone number or SIM anonymously.</li></ul>Whereas it's so easy and fast to get <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechIlliterates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TechIlliterates</a> setup with <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/XMPP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#XMPP</a>+<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OMEMO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OMEMO</a> (which uninke <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Signal</a> doesn't demand PII!) that I'd challenge you to a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/speedrun" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#speedrun</a> with step-by-step documentation for every <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechIlliterate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TechIlliterate</a> to follow along to setup Signal from scratch vs. me doing <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/XMPP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#XMPP</a>+<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OMEMO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OMEMO</a> on <a href="https://monocles.social/@monocles" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@monocles</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/@gajim" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@gajim</a>.<ul><li>Cuz I did that on <a href="https://mastodon.earth/@cryptoparty" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@cryptoparty</a> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CryptoParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CryptoParty</a> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CryptoParties" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CryptoParties</a> quite often.</li></ul>Also <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Signal</a> being <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/centralized" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#centralized</a> makes it as vulnerable as any other <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SingleVendor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SingleVendor</a> & <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SingleProvider" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SingleProvider</a> solution!<ul><li>Whereas even if <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/monocles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#monocles</a> were to shutdown, one could easily switch over to any other provider or <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SelfHosting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SelfHosting</a>.</li></ul>I'd not count on the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a>-Regime not flexing <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CloudAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CloudAct</a> against anyone they deem undesireable!

Kevin Karhan :verified:<a href="https://social.codeofamor.net/@codeofamor" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@codeofamor</a> <a href="https://mastodon.gyptazy.com/@gyptazy" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@gyptazy</a> yeah, I don't get how "<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechIlliterate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TechIlliterate</a>" <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Normies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Normies</a> can even use the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Web" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Web</a> without <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/AdBlockers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AdBlockers</a> and stuff...<ul><li>Shit's today so bad, it makes <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Zango" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Zango</a> infestations 20 years ago look harmless by comparison...</li></ul>I guess I left that plane of existance <a href="https://infosec.space/@kkarhan/113975029483216468" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">long ago</a>...

Kevin Karhan :verified:<a href="https://possum.city/@tauon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@tauon</a> Actually, you want to use a truly secure as in real <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/E2EE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#E2EE</a> solution like <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/XMPP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#XMPP</a>+<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OMEMO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OMEMO</a> as in <a href="https://monocles.social/@monocles" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@monocles</a> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/monoclesChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#monoclesChat</a> and <a href="https://fosstodon.org/@gajim" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@gajim</a> /#gajim...<ul><li>And for those "<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechIlliterate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TechIlliterate</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Normies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Normies</a> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Consoomers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Consoomers</a>" that are too scared to <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/degoogle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#degoogle</a> or even use <a href="https://floss.social/@fdroidorg" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@fdroidorg</a> they have a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/GlobalSwitchDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GlobalSwitchDay</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/promo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#promo</a> right now:<a href="https://monocles.social/@monocles/113925173206088469" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://monocles.social/@monocles/113925173206088469</a></li></ul>

Kevin Karhan :verified:<a href="https://mastodon.social/@bagder" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@bagder</a> Problem with that is (besides occasional bugfixes), most people including myself would see <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/curl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#curl</a> to be functionally complete and anything "nice to have" would be considered not worth the balooning in <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/complexity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#complexity</a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/size" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#size</a>. <ul><li>I mean, does <a href="https://curl.se/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">curl</a> need to be able to do <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/BitTorrent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BitTorrent</a> (magnet:), <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/IPFS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#IPFS</a> (ipfs://) or god forbid <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/blockchain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#blockchain</a> (i.e. <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/EVM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EVM</a>) support? </li><li>Do you really want to integrate <a href="https://mastodon.social/@torproject" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@torproject</a> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Tor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Tor</a> support natively into curl when using <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/HTTP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HTTP</a> (localhost:8118) and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SOCKS5" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SOCKS5</a> (localhost:9050) <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/proxy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#proxy</a> allows for the same and doesn't necessitate having to handle and ingest Tor arguments as well??</li></ul>In fact if <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/toybox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#toybox</a> didn't have a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/wget" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wget</a> implementation that I could use for OS/1337 I would've merely chosen <a href="https://curl.se/tiny/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><code>tiny-curl -o</code></a> as a <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/30702803/set-aliases-globally-for-all-users" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">global alias</a> or if <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/tinycurl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tinycurl</a> wasn't an option, <a href="https://linux.die.net/man/1/curl" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><code>curl -o</code></a> instead.<ul><li>Maybe someone who wants to have said functionality like <code>tor</code> support built-in will go and IDK make i.e. <code>#neocurl</code> or sth. along those lines or build something like <code>#ethcurl</code> or <code>#torcurl</code>or <code>#ipfscurl</code> or whatever...</li></ul>That being said I am glad <code>curl</code> isn't solely maintained by you but has other contributors (give them a shoutout!) but I also am glad you maintain that vital software that most "<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechIlliterate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TechIlliterate</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Normies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Normies</a>" most likely never heard of but propably use on a daily basis as part of all the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tech</a> they use to <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/consume" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#consume</a> media with...<ul><li>I consider curl to be "the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/vim" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#vim</a> of downloaders" (tho that's kinda insulting and limiting since <code>curl</code> is more than just a downloader and more intuitive than <code>vim</code>) with wget being "the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/vi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#vi</a> of downloaders" (tho <code>wget</code> is even simpler to use than <code>vi</code>)...</li></ul>Either way, curl is awesome... <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OS1337" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OS1337</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Enshittification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Enshittification</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Bloat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Bloat</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Bloatware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Bloatware</a>

Kevin Karhan :verified:<a href="https://cyberplace.social/@GossiTheDog" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@GossiTheDog</a> whoever believes <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Gertner" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Gertner</a> bs outs themselves as <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechIlliterate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TechIlliterate</a> suit!

Kevin Karhan :verified:<a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/@megmac" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@megmac</a> excellent.choice if <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/secrity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#secrity</a> is first priority by a long shot.<ul><li>Tho granted <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OpenBSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OpenBSD</a> is pretty underwheling as a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Desktop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Desktop</a> and whilst I could force myself to do that, I'm confident most "<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechIlliterate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TechIlliterate</a> Normies" would give me the finger within 15 seconds...</li></ul>But for a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Server" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Server</a> that needs to be secure yet accessible on the public internet it's good.<ul><li>Espechally if one wants to frustrate <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Skiddies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Skiddies</a> and State-sponsored attackers at the same time!</li></ul>

Kevin Karhan :verified:<a href="https://mastodon.social/@nixCraft" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@nixCraft</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Funfsct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Funfsct</a>: some <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechIlliterate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TechIlliterate</a> dipshit wearing a talar most likely things this is "<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/hacking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#hacking</a>" or some bs.

Kevin Karhan :verified:<a href="https://infosec.space/@ada" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@ada</a> yeah, but then again Oz is ruled by <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechIlliterate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TechIlliterate</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Wankers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Wankers</a> who decided to not only shutdown both <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/2G" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#2G</a> & <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/3G" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#3G</a> but <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPlTz-3estM" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">literally</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ban" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ban</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/importPhones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#importPhones</a> and basically lock-out any device that desn't do <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/VoLTE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VoLTE</a> their way...And yes, they enforce that like <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Turkey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Turkey</a> enforces people to register imported devices 30 days after import:<ul><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIJavqEzEIw" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">With</a> an <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/IMEI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#IMEI</a> - <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/BanList" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BanList</a>!</li></ul>So if you are i.e. a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Tourist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Tourist</a> in <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/DownUnder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DownUnder</a> and you got some serious issue, you can't even call their emergency services on 000 cuz your devices got yeeted off the network through no fault of your own!

Kevin Karhan :verified:<a href="https://corteximplant.com/@Botiplz" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@Botiplz</a> because they are <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechIlliterate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TechIlliterate</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Consumers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Consumers</a>? <ul><li>IDK what else I can say...</li></ul>

Kevin Karhan :verified:<a href="https://mastodon.themarkup.org/@themarkup" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@themarkup</a> that's why even back when I was in school everyone who wasn't <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechIlliterate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TechIlliterate</a> booted into <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Tails" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Tails</a> or some other <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Linux</a> and thus trivially circumvented any <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CintentFiltering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CintentFiltering</a>!

Kevin Karhan :verified:<a href="https://autistics.life/@ashleyspencer" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@ashleyspencer</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/@sunguramy" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@sunguramy</a> well, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Carding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Carding</a> is a "data breach" tho like all <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/platforms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#platforms</a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Shopify" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Shopify</a> wants to enshure it's customers can't just easily migrate to a different platform, so they do leverage <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/VendorLockIn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VendorLockIn</a> as much as they can get away, and since they are a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/B2B" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#B2B</a> platform, they can get away with a a lot of stuff they couldn't legally if they were catering to <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/consumers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#consumers</a>... <ul><li>And since they lockdown their platform that also means they are in control (and given that platforms like Shopify specifically cater to the "<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechIlliterate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TechIlliterate</a>" sellers that also means protecting said sellers from messing up their setup with 3rd party stuff they can't vet.</li></ul>After all, I've been on the 'lever-end' myself, acting as "<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/BenevolentDictator" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BenevolentDictator</a>" on many occasions to prevent people from messing up stuff for similar reasons...

Kevin Karhan :verified:And no, what <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Apple</a> does here isn't <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SelfRepair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SelfRepair</a> or <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/RightToRepair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RightToRepair</a> but a rotten-to-the-core <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Figleaf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Figleaf</a> to bamboozle <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechIlliterate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TechIlliterate</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/legislators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#legislators</a> into believing Corporate <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PR</a> aka. <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Propaganda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Propaganda</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/lies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#lies</a>! <ul><li>Imagine if one would have to call <a href="https://fosstodon.org/@frameworkcomputer" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@frameworkcomputer</a> just to be able to use a new <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Laptop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Laptop</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/battery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#battery</a>... But with Apple people seem to accept having their <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Phone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Phone</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/RAT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RAT</a>'ed for no legitimate reason! </li></ul><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzS2vwDUO9U" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzS2vwDUO9U</a>

Kevin Karhan :verified:A <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PSA</a> for anyone living, staying, entering or even travelling to/from <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Australia</a>:Apparently, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Australia</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPlTz-3estM" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">decided to mandate</a> it's <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/GSM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GSM</a> systems to be shutdown because some <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/GalaxyBrainChair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GalaxyBrainChair</a> wanted to yeet <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/2G" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#2G</a> & <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/3G" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#3G</a> and demand everything to use <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/4G" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#4G</a> & <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/5G" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#5G</a> when in fact <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/VoLTE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VoLTE</a> support is spotty at best and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/EmergencyCalling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EmergencyCalling</a> oftentimes is explicitly hardcoded to not use <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/WIFIcalling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WIFIcalling</a> or VoLTE as providing <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/triangulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#triangulation</a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/LocationData" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LocationData</a> via <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SS7" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SS7</a> is a desired feature when someone calls EMS, Fire Dept or the Police for help... <ul><li>So essentially <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/tourists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tourists</a> and anyone who hasn't an explicitly fully VoLTE-functional device they tested and verified to also do <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/EmergencyCalls" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EmergencyCalls</a> via VoLTE are fecked with no reception when they need it the most!</li><li>This WILL KILL PEOPLE!!!</li></ul> As much as we want to bitch about <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/GSM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GSM</a> & <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/GPRS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GPRS</a> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/UMTS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UMTS</a> being <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/outdated" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#outdated</a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/inefficient" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#inefficient</a>, there are reasons to at least keep 2G available - ranging from lower power consumption to higher resilience in emergency situations.<ul><li><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/NewZealand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NewZealand</a> for example does shutdown non-<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/EmergencyCalls" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EmergencyCalls</a> during severe <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Earthquakes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Earthquakes</a> so that people trapped and/or in need of urgent assistance can get through to dispatch operators and everyone else has to get in line and take a number aka. use <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SMS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SMS</a> or if existing <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Internet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Internet</a> to say "I'm fine!"... </li><li>If the Ozzies really need that juicy <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/UHF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UHF</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SubGHz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SubGHz</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Spectrum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Spectrum</a> it's totally feasible to instead change the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/allocations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#allocations</a> and reconfigure <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CellularNetworks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CellularNetworks</a> to use lesser bandwith for 2G (i.e. only keeping the absolute mininum of channels available for any service) and thus clear up space...</li></ul>And to add insult to injury, Australia <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPlTz-3estM&t=207s" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">passed</a> a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/NorthKorea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NorthKorea</a>|n-alike <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CellPhone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CellPhone</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ImportBan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ImportBan</a> for any device that doesn't do i.e. the bespoke proprietary garbage that i.e. <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Telstra" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Telstra</a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Vodafone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Vodafone</a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Optus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Optus</a> do with the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/baseband" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#baseband</a> modems of their <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/branded" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#branded</a> devices... Seriously, which <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechIlliterate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TechIlliterate</a> dickhead decided it's a good idea to do that <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/3Gshutdown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#3Gshutdown</a> in Australia without even a basic 2G network up and running at all? <ul><li>At least <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Switzerland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Switzerland</a> [AFAIK] still has <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/3G" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#3G</a> up and running (tho it would've been wiser to do it like <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Germany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Germany</a> and keep <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/2G" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#2G</a> as emergency fallback with it's functions like <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CellBroadcast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CellBroadcast</a>....</li></ul>

Kevin Karhan :verified:<a href="https://toot.cafe/@slightlyoff" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@slightlyoff</a> I don't understand why people buy that shite or accept it, but then again I'm not a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechIlliterate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TechIlliterate</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/NSAbook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NSAbook</a> "unofficial employee" aka. <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Fecebook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Fecebook</a> user either...

Kevin Karhan :verified:<a href="https://infosec.space/@bbjubjub" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@bbjubjub</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/@malwaretech" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@malwaretech</a> basically faking vs. actually making it is more cost-effective and thus will become more rampant.Q: is that mansplaining or just summing up the situation for <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechIlliterate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TechIlliterate</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Normies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Normies</a>?

Kevin Karhan :verified:<a href="https://mindly.social/@Tamasg" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@Tamasg</a> I hope the move to <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ARM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ARM</a> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ARM64" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ARM64</a> will kill <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Windows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Windows</a> for good, so that even <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechIlliterate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TechIlliterate</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Normies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Normies</a> finally stop using that <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Govware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Govware</a>!

Kevin Karhan :verified:<a href="https://grapheneos.social/@GrapheneOS" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@GrapheneOS</a> I think both apps are shit as *both <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Telegram" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Telegram</a> and <a href="https://mastodon.world/@signalapp" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@signalapp</a> demand <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PII" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PII</a> in the form of <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PhoneNumbers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PhoneNumbers</a>.<ul><li><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Signal</a> at least has their <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/client" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#client</a>'s source code published so similar to like <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Tarsnap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Tarsnap</a> it's more trustworthy by virtue of better <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/transparency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#transparency</a>...</li></ul>OFC Telegram is (by my personal observation) almost exclusively being used by <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Scammers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Scammers</a> and other <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechIlliterate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TechIlliterate</a> criminals.<ul><li>Trusting Telegram is like trusting <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/EncroChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EncroChat</a> or <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/AN%C3%98M" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ANØM</a> aka. <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OperationIronside" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OperationIronside</a> aka. <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OperationTr%C3%B8janShield" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OperationTrøjanShield</a>: It literally has <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Govware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Govware</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Backdoors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Backdoors</a> because the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/UAE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UAE</a> of all plaves would've swatted their "HQ" if not forved <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Durov" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Durov</a> at gunpoint to integrate it into it if it wasn't there...</li></ul>

Kevin Karhan :verified:<a href="https://mastodon.social/@mhoye" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@mhoye</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/@signalapp" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@signalapp</a> not really?We live in 2024, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OpenKeychain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OpenKeychain</a> exists and even if you're an absolute <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechIlliterate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TechIlliterate</a> there are solutions like <a href="https://monocles.social/@monocles" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@monocles</a> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/monoclesChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#monoclesChat</a> that are easy to setup and just work.<ul><li>Also <a href="https://venera.social/profile/tails_live" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@tails_live</a> / <a href="https://fosstodon.org/@tails" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@tails</a> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Tails" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Tails</a> exists with <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Kleopatra" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Kleopatra</a> as easy to use GUI and at this point people are only looking for excuses to be <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/lazy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#lazy</a>.</li></ul>It's nut a:skill issue anymore ffs!!!

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