Little Trans Punk

With the election results, its time to start thinking like a criminal

Wear a mask to prevent facial ID
You dont know any LGBT people
You don't know any immigrants
You don't know anyone who's pregnant
You don't use Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc
You don't use geolocation on pictures you take (can find in camera settings)
No apps should have access to unnecessary things like location, contacts, microphone, camera, etc.

It's not time to panic now, it's time to be secure first

More tips will come, but I'll space them out so we all have a step to work on instead of a laundry list.

Nov 7, 2024 at 2:10amWeb
Show threadLittle Trans PunkNov 7, 2024
Please share these to those in your life with a fear paralysis about what to do next. My network is not very large so more people seeing it will only help
Show threadLittle Trans PunkNov 7, 2024

I'll be honest, I was hoping I'd stay the weird techie that uses esoteric communication medias, but it looks like it's time bring it to the people.

Be paranoid about your data, what you say and who you say it to. Don't give in to fear, but don't trust as easily as you did before

Show threadXeno Danger EvilNov 7, 2024

@littletranspunk i have a few modest internet privacy tutorials on YouTube at
https://youtube.com/@XenoDangerEvil/videos

You'll have to scroll through some dwarf fortress content and a dumb podcast i made years ago. They are far from perfect, but they may help

Before you continue to YouTube

Show threadLittle Trans PunkNov 7, 2024

@XenoDangerEvil would you mind if I found them, stitched them together and reposted as a mega-compilation with credit and link to your original channel?

My channel isn't big at all, maybe 2-3 subs, but just want to make a resource hub for such things. We could also build a website together with all the information we have.

If you're interested, reply via PM/DM

Show threadLittle Trans PunkNov 7, 2024
@XenoDangerEvil to be clear, income is the furthest from my mind ATM, I just want the information out there
Show threadXeno Danger EvilNov 7, 2024
@littletranspunk I hope I didn't come across thinking that income was your thing. I didn't think so at all
Show threadLittle Trans PunkNov 7, 2024
@XenoDangerEvil you didn't at all, I honestly thought I might have come across as wanting to profit off it
Show threadXeno Danger EvilNov 7, 2024
@littletranspunk I don't mind at all and I will be working on some more recent and updated things soon. This has been very important to me for a long time. I know a lot about random internet security, though I am not a professional. It is just passion.
Show threadLittle Trans PunkNov 7, 2024
@XenoDangerEvil same here, no professional, but then again most people don't want the super professional jargon. They want something they can do now
Show threadJamesNov 7, 2024
@littletranspunk @XenoDangerEvil I'm happy to help with this too, I've been collecting a lot of links to resources
Show threadLittle Trans PunkNov 7, 2024
@james @XenoDangerEvil may have to wait until Saturday, when I'm off work, but I'm down for all of this.
Show threadAngie BNov 7, 2024
@littletranspunk I started looking for a dumb phone because of 'AI', now there's this shit
Show threadnoodlejetski Nov 7, 2024
@fallen_angela @littletranspunk dumb phones are less secure, every text message you send can be read by your carrier (and of course that applies to SMS sent on a smartphone, too). it's like sending a postcard without an envelope
Show threadAngie BNov 7, 2024
@noodlejetski @littletranspunk just like email and anything on a smartphone
Show threadnoodlejetski Nov 7, 2024
@fallen_angela @littletranspunk you can use encrypted IMs when using a smartphone. on a feautre phone (barring very few exceptions), not so much
Show threadAngie BNov 7, 2024
@noodlejetski @littletranspunk encrypted messaging doesn't help when the keyboard is logging or some other app is grabbing the screen
Show threadnoodlejetski Nov 7, 2024
@fallen_angela @littletranspunk good thing there are keyboard apps out there that don't even request internet permission, then ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Show threadDavid NelsonNov 8, 2024
@littletranspunk Great list! I’d add using end-to-end encrypted messaging wherever possible, though that’s a tad more difficult since it requires a certain level of cooperation from other people in your life.
Show threadLittle Trans PunkNov 8, 2024

@dmnelson yes, but I'm putting out small steps. A laundry list is daunting, but simple, single steps are seen as much easier. E2EE means nothing without context to people who never heard about it before.

Broad strokes first, then we go into more details. Unfortunately it is like a performance, can't lose your audience on the jump. Start general, get them invested, then use that investment to educate.