https://winbuzzer.com/2026/05/30/meta-launches-facebook-and-instagram-plus-for-399-xcxwbn/
Meta is rolling out Facebook Plus and Instagram Plus as $3.99 monthly subscriptions and extending the paid push across WhatsApp.
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Wire.com: “Your privacy is always our priority.” (unless you use Tor)
Wireapp has been a non-stop running goat fuck for years [https://linkage.ds8.zone/post/228829]. The incompetent devs finally have a Debian procedure (here [https://github.com/wireapp/wire-desktop/wiki/How-to-install-Wire-for-Desktop-on-Linux]). It’s unclear if they are still pushing bloated Electron junk. But they seem to think banning Tor is not bad for optics in the deployment of a comms app pitched for security-minded folks. I modified their instructions to give: $ echo "Types: deb URIs: tor://wire-app.wire.com/linux/debian Suites: stable Components: main Signed-By: $(torsocks wget -O- tor://wire-app.wire.com/linux/releases.key | sed -e 's/^$/./' -e 's/^/ /')" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/wire-desktop.sources Notice I used the tor:// scheme instead of https://. Doing aptitude update gives: E: Failed to fetch tor://wire-app.wire.com/linux/debian/dists/bookworm/InRelease 403 Forbidden [IP: 127.0.0.1 9050] E: The repository 'tor://wire-app.wire.com/linux/debian stable InRelease' is not signed.
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In Australia too, parliamentarians are falling victim to a phishing campaign
An MP and three staff members fell victim to apparently foreign attackers. The scam is similar to the Signal affair in Germany, but with WhatsApp.
#Cybersecurity #IT #Messaging #Netzpolitik #Phishing #Politik #Security #Spionage #WhatsApp #news
Auch in Australien fallen Parlamentarier einer Phishing-Kampagne zum Opfer
Ein Abgeordneter und drei Mitarbeiter wurden Opfer offenbar ausländischer Angreifer. Die Masche ähnelt der Signal-Affäre in Deutschland, aber bei WhatsApp.
#Cybersecurity #IT #Messaging #Netzpolitik #Phishing #Politik #Security #Spionage #WhatsApp #news
This is intended to introduce a unique approach in client-side managed secure cryptography. We can avoid registration of any sort.
Features:
PWA
P2P
End to end encryption
Signal protocol
Post-Quantum cryptography
Multimedia
File transfer
Video calls
Local-first
No registration
No installation
No database
TURN server
https://www.reddit.com/r/positive_intentions
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Monal 6.4.21 (Build 1092, PR #1650) released.
- Show last usage timestamp of OMEMO keys
- Use the iOS 18 UI in the share sheet
- Allow using any language in the Display Name field in account settings
- Try to improve location sharing accuracy
- Improve contact last activity timestamps
- Fix several bugs
Not sure if this has been raised already.
Feels like something the EU could enforce.
…am I dreaming of a better world?
Can’t think of a downside or potential issues with this… what could I be missing?
#signal #encryption #e2ee #chat #messaging
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