untakenusername

@untakenusername@infosec.exchange
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I like programming and math
untakenusernameMay 8
Quinn NortonMay 7

First they came for the transgender people, and I said nothing because I was not transgender.

Then they came for the furries, and no one knows what happened after that because the net went down and no one could fix it.

untakenusernameMay 8
Hugo Slabbert ⚠️May 7

@infoseclogger I gotchu
https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc6921

To be fair, this is not yet the implementation, but considerations for it.

RFC 6921: Design Considerations for Faster-Than-Light (FTL) Communication

untakenusernameMay 8
Steve HermanMay 7
“VOA is not to be the voice of left America nor the voice of right America,” said Steve Herman, chief national correspondent for VOA. “USAGM cannot dictate [that] VOA run OAN content. It would be a violation of our fire wall and our charter, which are laws.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/style/media/2025/05/07/oan-voice-of-america-one-america-news-kari-lake/ #SaveVOA
Voice of America will carry One America News programming

Staffers at the government-funded broadcaster condemned the announcement from Kari Lake, given OAN’s right-wing slant and support of President Donald Trump.

The Washington Post
Show threaduntakenusernameMay 8

@arstechnica this is so stupid, actually clickbait

ransom and mugging are not new, crypto was not needed for this

Show threaduntakenusernameMay 3
@evan with a small fine if they don't vote. if neither candidate is good they can vote at random
untakenusernameMay 1
Em Apr 30

New Privacy Guides article  ✨
by me:

If you are not sure what Tor is,
this article is for you 💜

If you want to tell your friends
how important Tor is,
this article is for them too 💜

If you want to read about how fundamental Tor is not only to the privacy community, but to everyone who needs its protection,
this article is for this as well 💜

Thank you @torproject

https://www.privacyguides.org/articles/2025/04/30/in-praise-of-tor/

#PrivacyGuides #TorProject #Tor #Privacy #Encryption

In Praise of Tor: Why You Should Support and Use Tor

You might have heard of Tor in the news a few times, yet never dared to try it yourself. Despite being around for decades, Tor is still a tool too few people know about. Today, Tor is easy to use for anyone. It not only helps journalists and activists, but anybody who seeks greater privacy online or access to information regardless of location. But what is Tor exactly? How can Tor help you? And why is it such an important tool?

Privacy Guides
Show threaduntakenusernameMay 1
@w7voa they should pick me
untakenusernameApr 27
Ars TechnicaApr 27
“You wouldn’t steal a car” anti-piracy campaign may have used pirated fonts
Digging into archived site points to use of questionable text styling.
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/04/you-wouldnt-steal-a-car-anti-piracy-campaign-may-have-used-pirated-fonts/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social
“You wouldn’t steal a car” anti-piracy campaign may have used pirated fonts

Digging into archived site points to use of questionable text styling.

Ars Technica
untakenusernameApr 26
@usluck that's what drugs are
Show threaduntakenusernameApr 26
@Anoia going postal was amazing
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Ars TechnicaApr 27
“You wouldn’t steal a car” anti-piracy campaign may have used pirated fonts
Digging into archived site points to use of questionable text styling.
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/04/you-wouldnt-steal-a-car-anti-piracy-campaign-may-have-used-pirated-fonts/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social
Show threadMarijke LuttekesApr 27

@arstechnica If you want more hypocrisy:

The Dutch anti-piracy organization BREIN pirated a song years back when… I was young, oh damn.

It would play before movies and videos warning people not to pirate the media they were about to watch.

https://youtu.be/bfE7ojgFsO0

Get a Life - Ian Anderson (BAF/BREIN warning music)

YouTube
Show threadWesDymApr 27
@arstechnica Those ads ran everywhere at the time, and we mocked them. "I would absolutely download a car."
Show threadᏕᎯᏕᏣᎻᎯ Apr 27

@wesdym @arstechnica

we had a similar campaign in Germany, in Austria your us version was apparently translated.

We had a video in which a woman and her two children visit her husband, who is in prison for downloading pirated copies. Absolutely unrealistic and far too exaggerated.

"Pirates are punished with up to 5 years in prison." is the central message. Absolutely exaggerated, those who do it commercially are more likely to get it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6H4iv1iOOU

Raubkopierer-Gefängnis

YouTube
Show thread𝔱𝔯𝔷𝔶𝔤𝔩𝔬𝔴 Apr 27
@sam4000 @wesdym @arstechnica there was also this one:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdGKikTL2uU
Nur Original ist Legal

YouTube
Show threadWesDymApr 27
@trzyglow I worked for a very small record company at the time, and we realized that music pirating was actually good for us, not harmful. Many people were leery about buying something new to them, or unable to, but curious enough to listen. And SHARE. And that exposure and sharing boosted sales. We LOVED music pirates. It's really rights companies that hate pirates, because they don't understand how pirating is actually good for them.
Show threadᏕᎯᏕᏣᎻᎯ Apr 27

@wesdym @trzyglow

of course, it still has to be balanced.

Anyone who only uses drugs illegally and never spends money on legal consumption is not helping.

In any case, thanks for the insight. sounds really good.

Show threadYves Abdallah LambertApr 27
@arstechnica in french, pirater des polices such an idea.
Show threadErikApr 27
@arstechnica Never heard of this before though: “In Germany, where original publisher FontFont was headquartered, typefaces are protected for the first 10 years, then an additional 15 years if a rightsholder pays a fee, providing a total of 25 years of protection.”
Show threadstux⚡Apr 27
@arstechnica ah yes, just like the music they used
Show thread0xD7_Apr 27
@arstechnica didn’t think I’d ever find spam in the fediverse but here we are.
Show threadDavid Prz 🤘🥦💻📚Apr 27
@arstechnica oh the irony.
Show threadQuirky George 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🇬🇧Apr 27
@arstechnica @altbot
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Show threadAndrew KayApr 27
@arstechnica Yes. The font was in fact from Just van Rossum, the youngest brother of Guido van Rossum of Python software development. The music was also pirated, as it had been sent globally against the intended audience of a local fair.
Show threadJaden RubiscoApr 27
@arstechnica This made my day lol
Show threadJames T KellyApr 27
@arstechnica Wasn’t the music used without permission too?
Show threada fish named dog 🎗️✡️♾️Apr 27
@arstechnica pirated music, pirated fonts...if the fucking riaa is doing it, why not me?
Show threadRobert JamesApr 27
@arstechnica hey man that program may have done more to introduce ethical piracy than most anything the community did.