Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://pounced-on.me/@finalstaticfox" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>finalstaticfox</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@dansup" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>dansup</span></a></span> Well, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Ethereum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ethereum</span></a> is a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Shitcoin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Shitcoin</span></a> and it's <em>"<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/GasWars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GasWars</span></a>"</em> really make it not conducive to <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/payment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>payment</span></a> applications.</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQ_xWvX1n9g&t=18m17s" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=YQ_xWvX1n9</span><span class="invisible">g&t=18m17s</span></a></p><ul><li>That being said <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Monero" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Monero</span></a> doesn't have that issue and is also fully <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/private" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>private</span></a> as in noone can see the senders' balance, sender, amount sent, beneficiary and their balance without having full access to <em>both wallets</em>. <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ProofOfStake" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProofOfStake</span></a> rather increased <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/centralization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>centralization</span></a> compared to <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ProofOfWork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProofOfWork</span></a> just like ASIC-based mining did.</li></ul><p>Again, I don't deny the problems. I just think it's way less sussy than Western Union or god forbid Hawala...</p>
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Thomas Barrio<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.online/@sz_duras" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>sz_duras</span></a></span> </p><p>3/6<br>The <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/myth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>myth</span></a> of the modern <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/market" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>market</span></a>, backed by <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/neoliberalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>neoliberalism</span></a>’s <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/destruction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>destruction</span></a> of the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/commons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>commons</span></a> (<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Dardot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Dardot</span></a> & <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Laval" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Laval</span></a>), is just the latest outcome of millennia of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/domination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>domination</span></a> through <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/centralization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>centralization</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/specialization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>specialization</span></a>, and successive <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/proletarianizations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>proletarianizations</span></a> (<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Stiegler" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Stiegler</span></a>).</p>
Thomas Barrio<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://toot.community/@bakerjohnj" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>bakerjohnj</span></a></span> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Virilio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Virilio</span></a>, through its critique of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>technology</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/speed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>speed</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/accident" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>accident</span></a>, allows us to dive into the depths of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/time" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>time</span></a> where multi-millennial <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dominations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dominations</span></a> are masked, and to reflect on their possible <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/disappearance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>disappearance</span></a>, before the complete accident, the result of the policy of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/centralization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>centralization</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/specialization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>specialization</span></a>, occurs.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bethepeople" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bethepeople</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ConcertOfWills" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ConcertOfWills</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/philosophy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>philosophy</span></a></p>
Thomas Barrio<p>From Proto-Accumulation to Centralization: Technique, Power, and the Inversion of Accountability</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Finley" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Finley</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Clastres" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Clastres</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Wittfogel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wittfogel</span></a>, and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mumford" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mumford</span></a> shed light on <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Antiquity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Antiquity</span></a>: early societies resisted <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/centralization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>centralization</span></a>, but <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/technicalMastery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>technicalMastery</span></a> (<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/irrigation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>irrigation</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/storage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>storage</span></a>) allowed <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/elites" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>elites</span></a> to invert <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/accountability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>accountability</span></a>. The rise of the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/State" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>State</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/inequality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>inequality</span></a> stems from this progressive centralization. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>History</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Power" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Power</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/philosophy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>philosophy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politicalPhilosophy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>politicalPhilosophy</span></a> The concentration of power and…</p><p><a href="https://homohortus31.wordpress.com/2025/06/29/from-proto-accumulation-to-centralization-technique-power-and-the-inversion-of-accountability/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">homohortus31.wordpress.com/202</span><span class="invisible">5/06/29/from-proto-accumulation-to-centralization-technique-power-and-the-inversion-of-accountability/</span></a></p>
Alo Japan<p><a href="https://www.alojapan.com/1296764/expert-says-move-beyond-tokyo-vs-rural-debate-and-focus-on-happiness-levels/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">alojapan.com/1296764/expert-sa</span><span class="invisible">ys-move-beyond-tokyo-vs-rural-debate-and-focus-on-happiness-levels/</span></a> Expert Says Move Beyond Tokyo vs Rural Debate and Focus on Happiness Levels <a href="https://channels.im/tags/births" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>births</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/Centralization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Centralization</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/Depopulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Depopulation</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/Economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Economy</span></a>&Tech <a href="https://channels.im/tags/Editor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Editor</span></a>'sPick <a href="https://channels.im/tags/GeneralElection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GeneralElection</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/happiness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>happiness</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/RegionalRevitalization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RegionalRevitalization</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/ReitakuUniversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ReitakuUniversity</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/RuralJapan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RuralJapan</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/ShigeruIshiba" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ShigeruIshiba</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/TakeshiSo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TakeshiSo</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/TalentConcentration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TalentConcentration</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/Tokyo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tokyo</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/TokyoCentralization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TokyoCentralization</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/TokyoTopics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TokyoTopics</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/%E6%9D%B1%E4%BA%AC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>東京</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/%E6%9D%B1%E4%BA%AC%E9%83%BD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>東京都</span></a> The upcoming general election will be held on October 27. Key issues being debated include Japan’s declining births…</p>
Thomas Barrio<p>Clastres and the Enigma of Power: Rethinking Politics Beyond the State</p><p>What if <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/domination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>domination</span></a> were not inevitable? <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Clastres" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Clastres</span></a> shows that societies can live without a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/State" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>State</span></a> or <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hierarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hierarchy</span></a>. Faced with <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TechnicalCentralization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechnicalCentralization</span></a> and bureaucracy, it is urgent to invent new forms of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a>, from <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/commons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>commons</span></a> to <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RelationalEcology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RelationalEcology</span></a>. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/society" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>society</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/social" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>social</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/centralization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>centralization</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bureaucracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bureaucracy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/philosophy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>philosophy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PoliticalPhilosophy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PoliticalPhilosophy</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/philosophy" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>philosophy@a.gup.pe</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://newsmast.community/@philosophy" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>philosophy@newsmast.community</span></a></span> What Clastres…</p><p><a href="https://homohortus31.wordpress.com/2025/06/10/clastres-and-the-enigma-of-power-rethinking-politics-beyond-the-state/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">homohortus31.wordpress.com/202</span><span class="invisible">5/06/10/clastres-and-the-enigma-of-power-rethinking-politics-beyond-the-state/</span></a></p>
Miguel Afonso Caetano<p>"The consolidation of government records equals more government power that can be abused. Different government agencies necessarily collect information to provide essential services or collect taxes. The danger comes when the government begins pooling that data and using it for reasons unrelated to the purpose it was collected.</p><p>Imagine, for instance, a scenario where a government employee could be denied health-related public services or support because of the information gathered about them by an agency that handles HR records. Or a person’s research topic according to federal grants being used to weigh whether or not that person should be allowed to renew a passport.</p><p>Marginalized groups are most vulnerable to this kind of abuse, including to locate individuals for immigration enforcement using tax records. Government records could also be weaponized against people who receive food subsidies, apply for student loans, or take government jobs. </p><p>Congress recognized these dangers 50 years ago when it passed the Privacy Act to put strict limits on the government’s use of large databases. At that time, trust in the government eroded after revelations about White House enemies’ lists, misuse of existing government personality profiles, and surveillance of opposition political groups."</p><p><a href="https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/06/dangers-consolidating-all-government-information" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">eff.org/deeplinks/2025/06/dang</span><span class="invisible">ers-consolidating-all-government-information</span></a></p><p><a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Centralization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Centralization</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/PoliceState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PoliceState</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Surveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Surveillance</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Privacy</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/DataProtection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DataProtection</span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://darmstadt.social/@stormii" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>stormii</span></a></span> because you cannot <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SelfHost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SelfHost</span></a> it!</p><ul><li>Using <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/blockchain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>blockchain</span></a> is just a form of <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/centralization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>centralization</span></a>!</li></ul>
Asbjørn Ulsberg<p>Case in point.</p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/@mttaggart/114377022074485833" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">infosec.exchange/@mttaggart/11</span><span class="invisible">4377022074485833</span></a></p><p><a href="https://icosahedron.website/tags/Bluesky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bluesky</span></a> <a href="https://icosahedron.website/tags/Decentralization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Decentralization</span></a> <a href="https://icosahedron.website/tags/Centralization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Centralization</span></a> <a href="https://icosahedron.website/tags/Mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://icosahedron.website/tags/ActivityPub" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ActivityPub</span></a> <a href="https://icosahedron.website/tags/ATProto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ATProto</span></a> <a href="https://icosahedron.website/tags/ATProtocol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ATProtocol</span></a> <a href="https://icosahedron.website/tags/Fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fediverse</span></a> <a href="https://icosahedron.website/tags/Federation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Federation</span></a></p>
Jérémie Zimmermann🎶💗🧀🫖5946<p>O, Irony.... :((</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.archive.org/@internetarchive" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>internetarchive</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/Accessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Accessibility</span></a> <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/Centralization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Centralization</span></a> <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/FuckOffGoogle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FuckOffGoogle</span></a> <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/LoveTheArchive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LoveTheArchive</span></a> <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/UblockOrigin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UblockOrigin</span></a></p>
News & Opinions<p>Strangling Democracy</p><p>Trump is attempting to “bring everything crashing down” through deep budget cuts, the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/centralization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>centralization</span></a> of federal decision-making. Trump fancied himself as a lollapalooza leader, a guide, a god, a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/redeemer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>redeemer</span></a> who never, ever loses battles. He stood, and will stand yet again, for government by nepotism: not procedural rules that ensure fair play, but personal channels—self-styled <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/machismo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>machismo</span></a> against foes at home and abroad.</p><p><a href="https://thebulletin.org/premium/2024-09/how-demagogues-destroy-democracy-a-step-by-step-global-guide/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">thebulletin.org/premium/2024-0</span><span class="invisible">9/how-demagogues-destroy-democracy-a-step-by-step-global-guide/</span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.tchncs.de/@pixelcode" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>pixelcode</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fedi.feministwiki.org/users/taylan" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>taylan</span></a></span> Your <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/@pixelcode/114232945195514403" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">nonchalant <em>"So what?"</em></a> gets people publicly murdered by the state in many juristictions...</p><ul><li>Which is why there is no substitute to teaching proper <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechLiteracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechLiteracy</span></a> ffs!</li></ul><p>If things were so easy as in <em>"JuSt UsE sIgNaL!"</em> then <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.world/@signalapp" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>signalapp</span></a></span> would be shut down.</p><ul><li>Or do you really think that in a world where multi-year long sting ops like <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/AN%C3%98M" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ANØM</span></a> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OperationIronside" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OperationIronside</span></a> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OperationTr%C3%B8janShield" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OperationTrøjanShield</span></a> get greenlit that <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.world/@Mer__edith" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Mer__edith</span></a></span> would risk dying of old age in jail for non-paying users?</li></ul><p>If you do think so then you should really get some professional help, cuz you seem rather lost...</p><ul><li><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Signal</span></a> doesn't even bother to have an <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OnionService" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OnionService</span></a>, much less to provide means to use their service without self-doxxing with a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PhoneNumber" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PhoneNumber</span></a>, which at best is pseudonymous and requires money to attain and maintain... </li></ul><p>It's <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/centralization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>centralization</span></a> is an absolute nightmare and mist be deemed as criminally neglectful!</p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.tchncs.de/@pixelcode" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>pixelcode</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fedi.feministwiki.org/users/taylan" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>taylan</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.world/@signalapp" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>signalapp</span></a></span> the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/centralization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>centralization</span></a>, espechally without means to hide it's traffic via <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@torproject" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>torproject</span></a></span> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Tor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tor</span></a> makes it trivial to detect and track <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.world/@signalapp" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>signalapp</span></a></span> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Signal</span></a> users.</p><ul><li>Add to that the fact that Signal has <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PhoneNumbers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PhoneNumbers</span></a> = <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PII" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PII</span></a> on them and the fact they are incorporated in the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a>, thus subject to <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CloudAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CloudAct</span></a> and it's not a matter <em>if</em> they snitch on users but how many thousands if not millions got subopena'd to this day.</li></ul><p>And with no self-custody of keys it's trivial to <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Room641A" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Room641A</span></a> the users if the devs get <em>"motivated"</em> under threat of spending the rest of theor lives in jail.</p>
Alo Japan<p><a href="https://www.alojapan.com/1226238/temporal-changes-in-regional-variations-in-cancer-survival-rates-in-osaka-japan-1997-2015/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">alojapan.com/1226238/temporal-</span><span class="invisible">changes-in-regional-variations-in-cancer-survival-rates-in-osaka-japan-1997-2015/</span></a> Temporal changes in regional variations in cancer survival rates in Osaka, Japan (1997–2015) <a href="https://channels.im/tags/CancerEpidemiology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CancerEpidemiology</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/Centralization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Centralization</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/Decentralization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Decentralization</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/Epidemiology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Epidemiology</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/HumanitiesAndSocialSciences" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HumanitiesAndSocialSciences</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/MedicalResearch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MedicalResearch</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/multidisciplinary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>multidisciplinary</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/Osaka" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Osaka</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/OsakaTopics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OsakaTopics</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/PopulationBasedStudy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PopulationBasedStudy</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/RegionalVariationInSurvivalRate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RegionalVariationInSurvivalRate</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/StandardizedSurvival" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StandardizedSurvival</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/%E5%A4%A7%E9%98%AA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>大阪</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/%E5%A4%A7%E9%98%AA%E5%BA%9C" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>大阪府</span></a> Data source In this retrospective observational cohort study, we used data from the Osaka Cancer Registry…</p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://ioc.exchange/@Avitus" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Avitus</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://chaosfem.tw/@Willow" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Willow</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.world/@signalapp" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>signalapp</span></a></span> wrong, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/MobileCoin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MobileCoin</span></a> still exists, it's just mostly focused on being run by <a href="https://www.sentz.com" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">a</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PaymentProcessor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PaymentProcessor</span></a> in <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Nigeria" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Nigeria</span></a>... </p><p><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ScamAlert" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ScamAlert</span></a> </p><ul><li>Also the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/centralization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>centralization</span></a> of <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Signal</span></a> and it being subject to <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CloudAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CloudAct</span></a> makes it a horrible choice when the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> is being ruled by an unhinged <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Christofacist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Christofacist</span></a> and his <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Cyberfacist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cyberfacist</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechBro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechBro</span></a>!</li></ul>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mast.hpc.social/@jbowen" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>jbowen</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@mortn" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>mortn</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@kyleirl" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>kyleirl</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://kolektiva.social/@spycrab" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>spycrab</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.online/@shipwreckt" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>shipwreckt</span></a></span> personally, <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@simplex" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>simplex</span></a></span> sufferd the same <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Centralization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Centralization</span></a> problem but AFAIK doesn't demand <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PII" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PII</span></a> for signups.</p><ul><li>Granted I'd still revommend <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/XMPP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>XMPP</span></a>+<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OMEMO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OMEMO</span></a> instead because it's waxbmore supported and mature.</li></ul>
⠵⠻⠷⠕⠭ 🍥🍉⚪🌹<p>Maybe it would help if people thought of centralized social media and data tech companies as predators, parasites, preying on, nay, addicted to appropriating your personal data for things... horrible things... you never consented to. It's in their nature. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Centralization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Centralization</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SurveillanceCapitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SurveillanceCapitalism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TheHunger" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TheHunger</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Privacy</span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@sylv_a" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>sylv_a</span></a></span> personally, I'd recommend <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/XMPP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>XMPP</span></a>+<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OMEMO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OMEMO</span></a> (and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PGP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PGP</span></a>/MIME - encrypted <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/eMail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>eMail</span></a>) for <em>real <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/E2EE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>E2EE</span></a></em> with <em><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SelfCustody" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SelfCustody</span></a> of Keys</em> as well as actual <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/decentralization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>decentralization</span></a>.</p><ul><li>All <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SingleVendor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SingleVendor</span></a> and/or <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SingleProvider" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SingleProvider</span></a> solutions are inherently insecure, if not due to <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechStack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechStack</span></a> (i.e. using a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CDN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CDN</span></a> like <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ClownFlare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClownFlare</span></a> for app assets with <em>no valid reason</em>), <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PII" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PII</span></a> (demaning a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PhoneNumber" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PhoneNumber</span></a> which oftentimes cannot be obtained <em>anonymously</em> for <em>no valod reason</em>!) or lack of <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/DataProtection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DataProtection</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Laws" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Laws</span></a> (i.e. <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CloudAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CloudAct</span></a> is inherently incompatible with <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/GDPR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GDPR</span></a> & <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/BDSG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BDSG</span></a>), it's due to the inherent risks of <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/centralization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>centralization</span></a>.</li></ul><p>Cuz I <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220112020000/https://twitter.com/thegrugq/status/1085614812581715968" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">noone's gonna risk jailtime for (non-paying!) users</a> - it at all…</p><ul><li>Not even <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.world/@Mer__edith" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Mer__edith</span></a></span> !</li></ul><p>In fact I'd call U.S. MIL/INTEL as <em>"criminally incompetent"</em> if they didn't manage to plant <em>multiple people</em> inside <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.world/@signalapp" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>signalapp</span></a></span> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Signal</span></a> or any other single-vendor / single-provider messenger. </p><ul><li>Cuz <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/NOBUS" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><em>if Signal wasn't</em></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/NOBUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NOBUS</span></a>, they would've been shutdown/taken down/criminalized/hacked like <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/EncroChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EncroChat</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SkyECC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SkyECC</span></a>.</li></ul><p>Personally, solutions like Signal & <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Threema" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Threema</span></a> have a stench like <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CryptoAG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CryptoAG</span></a> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/MINERVA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MINERVA</span></a> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Rubikon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Rubikon</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/AN%C3%98M" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ANØM</span></a> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OperationIronside" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OperationIronside</span></a> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OperationTr%C3%B8janShield" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OperationTrøjanShield</span></a>.</p><ul><li></li></ul><p>By contrast: <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OpenStandards" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenStandards</span></a> like XMPP+OMEMO & PGP/MIME are <em>independently verifyable</em> and not dependent on on a single individual/organization for maintenance/survival/implementation/development.</p><ul><li>Also not depending on <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/GAFAMs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GAFAMs</span></a> and/or <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/VCmoneyBurningParties" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VCmoneyBurningParties</span></a> is way more sustainable long-term...</li></ul><p>Personally I'd still recommend <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://monocles.social/@monocles" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>monocles</span></a></span> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/monocles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>monocles</span></a> with <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/monoclesChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>monoclesChat</span></a> & <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/gajim" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gajim</span></a>...</p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://chaos.social/@calisti" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>calisti</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://chaos.social/@pluto" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>pluto</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodontech.de/@jak2k" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>jak2k</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://piratenpartei.social/profile/alexis_roussel" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>alexis_roussel</span></a></span> also it ridicules <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ASIC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ASIC</span></a> use as well it's <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/centralization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>centralization</span></a>!</p><ul><li>There are less people in control of <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Bitcoin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bitcoin</span></a>'s Hashrate than there are people in control of <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PrintingPresses" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PrintingPresses</span></a> and equipment for <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Euro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Euro</span></a> banknotes.</li></ul><p><a href="https://infosec.space/@kkarhan/113714488539698087" translate="no" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">infosec.space/@kkarhan/1137144</span><span class="invisible">88539698087</span></a></p>
mray<p>Hey <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://chaos.social/@delta" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>delta</span></a></span> how much money do you spend in a year? Just asking for a friend. 😅 </p><p><a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Signal</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Centralization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Centralization</span></a></p>
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