Cypherpunk @cypherpunk@mastodon.social

@kiri @stick @cypherpunk Interesting! Whit Diffie has a nice historical perspective related to these projects: "cryptography---cryptographic algorithms---look great, but everything from cryptographic implementations to OSes, hypervisors, etc., look dreadful. The pressing computer security issue today is one raised in the 1970's, which we have not really addressed in a widespread way: the confinement problem."

Starting around 45:20.

https://invidious.snopyta.org/watch?v=FXWsmHoFs6Y

#infosec #cryptography #privacy

#Firefox 83 released with 'HTTPS-Only Mode' that only loads HTTPS sites

https://www.zdnet.com/article/firefox-83-released-with-https-only-mode-that-only-loads-https-sites/

Interesting OS security project: https://spectrum-os.org

* each app runs in a separate KVM container
* each VM is generated by a #Nix derivation
* graphics output is composited together via wayland/virtio

The idea is not too dissimilar to #QubesOS
, with the following main differences:

* Xen -> KVM
* Fedora/Debian -> #NixOS
* Xorg -> wayland/virtio

You can read more about the details here: https://spectrum-os.org/design.html

https://foss.events/

SR: dobar sajt za pracenje FOSS konferencija

EN: good website to follow for foss conferences

@lnx This seems very cool. Its like https://github.com/schollz/croc/releases but with many more features

Global Socket allows two users behind NAT/Firewall to establish a TCP connection with each other. Securely.

https://github.com/hackerschoice/gsocket

In the recent macOS Big Sur release, Apple placed 56 of its own apps, such as FaceTime and Apple Maps, on an exclusion list allowing them to bypass firewalls and certain VPNs without users’ knowledge. This seriously undermines macOS users’ security and privacy.

After thorough examination, we confirm that on ProtonVPN’s macOS app, no traffic is excluded from the encrypted VPN tunnel when Kill Switch is enabled (including Apple apps’ traffic). More details here: https://protonvpn.com/blog/big-sur-exclusion-list/

useful website for finding stuff to follow on fediverse depending on which topic you are insterested in

https://communitywiki.org/trunk

Peticija protiv biometrijiskog snimanja na teritoriji Republike Srbije:
https://hiljade.kamera.rs/sr/vesti/ne-snimaj-mi-lice/
Ne znam dal ce pomoci ista ali ne steti da se skupi sto vise potpisa.

CryptPad.fr usage has hit a record high, likely due to European lockdowns. 80K+ IPs have visited cryptpad.fr in the last week opening 360K pads. Notably, registration and drive usage are up 30% from April, showing CryptPad users are here to stay! #privacy #e2ee #cryptpad

Going Bark: A Furry’s Guide to End-to-End #Encryption (#E2EE)

https://soatok.blog/2020/11/14/going-bark-a-furrys-guide-to-end-to-end-encryption/

The BEST #FOSS #iOS Apps (Yes, They're Out There!)

https://tube.privacytools.io/videos/watch/f5b395d9-d917-45c7-8120-654c0e5f4f52

Thinkpad

people really like thinkpads huh

Your Computer Isn't Yours

https://sneak.berlin/20201112/your-computer-isnt-yours/

When #Cybercriminals with Good #OpSec Attack

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXmZnU2GdVk

Your Computer Isn't Yours - Slashdot

Security researcher Jeffrey Paul, writes in a blog post: On modern versions of macOS, you simply can't power on your computer, launch a text editor or eBook reader, and write or read, without a log of your activity being transmitted and stored. It turns out that in the current version of the macOS, ...

https://apple.slashdot.org/story/20/11/13/1726224/your-computer-isnt-yours