Show threadKevin Karhan Mar 11

@pluralistic OFC they don't!

And even then they too are just as #TechIlliterate and #MediaIlliterate as their customers!
https://infosec.space/@kkarhan/116212547656181822

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@[email protected] IMHO politicans should be forced to *exclusively* use #PublicTransport 2nd if not 3rd class so they get to *"#TouchGrass"* (or rather *"#TouchBase"* with their constituents). [Same](https://infosec.space/@kkarhan/116212538923777733) with #tech, really…

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Show threadKevin Karhan Mar 10

@Avitus @leoschuldiner23 @gettie then you have enough money to top them all up and potentially pay bribes to get them anonymously.

  • Which in and of itself is very much a privilegued position.

Try that in Russia, Cuba, Iran or the "P.R." China, and tell me with a straight face that's feasible for #TechIlliterate #WageWorkers there!

Kevin Karhan Mar 8

OFC you can use an #AirTag (or multiples!) to #stalk people, and whilst it's illegal (and I I'll condine it regardless of legality!) it's now even more rampant than pickpockets!...

You know how many of those #stalking devices I've microwaved already when someone asked me to check their stuff for #trackers?

  • I'd say it's a low-to-mid double-digit number, because by the time #police gets their hands on those as evidence, they got remote-wiped and even if they didn't the buyers obviously didn't link them to any #Apple - Account with real credentials...
    • Worst-case they abuse some homeless person as "#MeatProxy" to get blamed and as soon as that one's getting caught, they're already gone...

#Stalking is a Problem and #AirTags are #IoT - style, physical #StalkerWare that's rampant in the wild, as they are not just a #COTS product, but cheap, common and even #TechIlliterate assholes can use them.

  • No need to use shady Stalkerware sites and -Apps like the ones @[email protected] / @maia investigated in her #fuckStalkerware series...
    • Every asshole with enough cash or a credit card can get their hands on these and doesn't even need to know how to #DIY stuff!
Can you stalk someone with an Apple AirTag?

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Show threadKevin Karhan Mar 7

@KaitlynEthylia OFC not.

#Lienus is just a #TechIlliterate with clout and money to flex.

#LinusTechTips #LTT

Show threadKevin Karhan Feb 23
@lmorchard OFC they wajt that because that'll #disempower the average person, and create a wide base if #TechIlliterate #consumers!
Show threadKevin Karhan Feb 22
@teufel100 ja, weil wir #TechIlliterate #Gerontokraten, #Cyberfaschisten, #Christofaschisten, #Rassisten & #TechBros in #Politik und #Wortschaft erlaubten!
Kevin Karhan Feb 16

Seriously, this is what every #TechIlliterate needs to watch re: #Microsoft #Windows and espechally #Windows11!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=noaYSy-vKOo

The Windows 11 Crisis Explained Like You're 5

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Show threadKevin Karhan Feb 13
@reiddragon @marado yes, and if those #TechIlliterate people would be honest to themselves, they'd admit that their needs would.be perfectly met with a #Pi400 / #Pi500 kit and it's preinstalled software.
Show threadKevin Karhan Feb 10

@tapafon @ariadne pressing X for doubt…

Personally, I've not seen #Tox doin' much…

Thus it's important to outcall the state of things but also get the Normies to understand the seriousness if the situation.

Show threadKevin Karhan Feb 10

@tapafon @ariadne

But if you are concerned about said issue then you'd already only communicate with you own private self-hosted servers that are only reachable with a VPN over Tor.

Source

Again: Layering & Defining your Scope is critical.

  • If we expect "#TechIlliterate #Nirmies" to "migrate to #Tails & #GrapheneOS or die" they'll give us all the finger and most likely add a restraint order on top of it.

    • OFC we need to work on this scope, but I'd rather offer the "best possible" than being complicit in the Starus Quo.

Feel free to name alternatives that actually work and have actual support…

Kevin Karhan :verified: (@[email protected])

@[email protected] @[email protected] The whole *"Metadata"* discussion is for the most part FUD by Signal fans. - OFC this doesn't mean I deny the problem. - But if you are concerned about said issue then you'd already only communicate with you own private self-hosted servers that are only reachable with a VPN over Tor. The truth is that as of now there are no good options out there, unless you consider sending #PGP-encypted messages to a self-hosted, hidden [ntfy.sh](https://ntfy.sh) server to each other. - I'd love to be wrong on that one, but so far #XMPP+#OMEMO & #PGP/MIME (both over #Tor) is the best practical option if you don't expect people to become unlicensed radio amateurs and illegally moonbounce their encrypted messages with WSJ…

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