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"WireGuard is the future:" Mullvad VPN begins to axe OpenVPN support
Wireguard will remain the only VPN protocol by January 2026
Digital privacy and security is a dynamic sector that constantly evolves to keep up with new online threats and technologies. The best VPN services, for instance, regularly add new features to offer the best way to access a free and secure web. However, there are times when getting rid of unused tools achieves better results.
www.techradar.com/pro/vpn/wireguard-is-the-future-mullvad-vpn-begins-to-axe-openvpn-support
Japanese Police Hunt Down Criminals by Tracing Monero
cointelegraph.com/news/monero-transactions-japanese-authorities-arrest-18-scammers
The crime is the crime. There is no such thing as money laundering.
Encryption is not as secure as people think.
Cash is not traceable.
Cash doesn't leave a permanent history on a blockchain.
Cash does not charge a transaction fee.
Cash does not require high tech electronics and a complex computer network to function.
Cash does not require permission from 3rd party verification.
Putting my creativity skill to a test, giving %100 into something and taking notes of my results and progress for the next 30days.
📱 Firefox tracks you without warning, I'll let you know
Firefox has secretly enabled "Privacy Preserving Attribution" (PPA):
"Contrary to its reassuring name, this technology allows Firefox to track user behavior across websites. In essence, the browser is now controlling the tracking, rather than individual websites."
Firefox-based alternatives: Librewolf and Mullvad
Chrome-based alternatives: Brave and Ungoogled Chromium
Source: noyb.eu/en/firefox-tracks-you-privacy-preserving-feature
🗺 New way to use maps
When talking about maps and computers, the truth is that it was enough to make you cry in terms of privacy.
All we had was the OpenStreetMap website, and yes, it worked but admittedly it wasn't particularly "attractive" in terms of interface.
But the already well-known OsmAnd, creators of the map application for the phone OsmAnd+ have launched their web version
This web version is now available and adds even more tools and possibly development in this aspect.
Don't be overwhelmed by despair, we have tools
OsmAnd Web: osmand.net/map
📱 Telegram could give away your IP address
Recently, Pavel Durov, founder of Telegram, made some statements on his telegram channel as usual, but something stood out that caught people's attention:
We have made it clear that IP addresses and phone numbers of those who violate our rules may be disclosed to relevant authorities in response to valid legal requests.
In reference to Telegram's own terms and conditions.
He also points out:
Telegram Search is meant for finding friends and discovering news, not promoting illegal products. We won't let bad actors compromise the integrity of our platform
Many now argue that Telegram has therefore changed after the arrest of Pavel Durov.
The reality is that ANY COMPANY, and I repeat, any company you use will have to obey the rule of law.
And in the event of any legal request, your IP address and/or telephone number will be provided if applicable.
Although you can protect yourself with a good VPN / TOR and/or a temporary phone number.
"What’s so bad about Google having all my data?"
Imagine a neighbor of you knowing:
Where you live,
Every secret question you "google", that you wouldn't just ask a stranger,
All your photos, analyzed for child pornography, categorized, sorted. Including the location they were taken and the people they were taken with.
All your contacts, how often you call them, text them...
All the places you go, what places you search for, where you stay and when,
All your mails, scanned for content, analyzed (text is by far the easiest to scan)
All your payments, where you pay how much for what
All your other files, when you write something into spreadsheet, doc, private note or anything.
All apps you install, including menstruation trackers, vibrator apps, training apps idk. what else there could be you absolutely don't want Google to have access to.
Just think of some embarrassing websites you visited the past few days.
How your voice sounds, how you look like, when you are on your phone...
The list goes on.
Still don't care?
And Google doesn't keep the data to themselves. Think about it next time you use anything from Google.
🌏 World Economic Forum founder Klaus Schwab on privacy:
In this new world, we have to accept transparency, and I will say total transparency, everything is going to be transparent and you have to get used to it, you have to behave accordingly. It becomes... How to put it... integrated into your personality, but if you have nothing to hide, you shouldn't be worried.