Closed Network Privacy Podcast

Closed Network podcast Episode 35 - Mid year Privacy Check - * * * Show Notes Click Here! - https://forum.closednetwork.io/t/episode-35-privacy-health-check-news-and-privacy/99 Website / Donations / Support - https://closednetwork.io Thank You Patreons! - Michael Bates - Privacy Bad Ass Richard G. - Privacy Bad Ass Support / Patreon / Donations: https://closednetwork.io/support/ BTC Lightning Donations - closednetwork@getalby.com TOP LIGHTNING BOOSTERS !!!! THANK YOU !!! - @bon - @wartiime - @sircussmedia - @thetonewrecker - @vake - @lumor - @turnbull - @thepresidents - @stevethezebra - @mix Thank You To Our Moderators: Unintelligentseven MaddestMax And to Waterturkey Moderate the forums! Our Forum Is Live! https://forum.closednetwork.io Thank You Admins! @seven @maddestmax @waterturkey Join Our Matrix Channels! Main - https://matrix.to/#/#closedntwrk:matrix.org Off Topic - https://matrix.to/#/#closednetworkofftopic:matrix.org Join Our Mastodon server! https://closednetwork.social Follow Simon On The Socials Mastodon - https://closednetwork.social/@simon NOSTR - Public Address - npub186l3994gark0fhknh9zp27q38wv3uy042appcpx93cack5q2n03qte2lu2 Twitter - @ClosedNtwrk Email - simon@closednetwork.io * * * Privacy isn't about hiding. It's about revealing what you want to whom you want on your terms. Data Breaches: Hackers Demand as Much as $5 Million From Snowflake Clients As many as 10 companies are being extorted with stolen data Scammers previously made death threats against researchers https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-06-17/hackers-demanding-as-much-as-5-million-from-snowflake-clients Privacy News: California Lawmakers Should Reject Mandatory Internet ID Checks https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/06/california-lawmakers-should-reject-mandatory-internet-id-checks Chat Control Must Be Stopped – Now! https://threema.ch/en/blog/posts/stop-chat-control Tuta Mail Put Out A YouTube Video on "Chat Control" Google - Massive leak of it's search algorithm documentation https://www.theverge.com/2024/5/28/24166177/google-search-ranking-algorithm-leak-documents-link-seo MySudo UK Numbers - KYC Required  Talking Tech: Microsoft quietly updates controversial Windows 11 Recall feature – but not with the changes that are really needed: https://www.techradar.com/computing/windows/microsoft-quietly-updates-controversial-windows-11-recall-feature-but-not-with-the-changes-that-are-really-needed Apple Rolling out AI - "Apple Intelligence" - Apple's "Trust me bro" privacy stance with AI My privacy game plan for remaining of 2024 - Implement 2 NAS systems - Continue to experiment with moving from MacOS to Linux for Work including Video editing How I use personal email. - Register a domain, setup MX records to use domain with Tuta / Proton. - Setup simple login to use for email aliasing with your custom domain - Use an email alias for every new account you create along with strong password - Password manager - KeypassXC / Bitwarden

Closed Network podcast Episode 33 - Let's Talk About V4V - NOSTR - Podcasting 2.0 * * * Show Notes Click Here! - https://forum.closednetwork.io/t/episode-34-michaels-2-year-privacy-journey-with-grapheneos-linux-tactics-banter/80 Website / Donations / Support - https://closednetwork.io Thank You Patreons! - Michael Bates - Privacy Bad Ass Richard G. - Privacy Bad Ass Support / Patreon / Donations: https://closednetwork.io/support/ BTC Lightning Donations - closednetwork@getalby.com TOP LIGHTNING BOOSTERS !!!! THANK YOU !!! - @bon - @wartiime - @sircussmedia - @lumor - @02zx - @sebas Thank You To Our Moderators: Unintelligentseven MaddestMax And to Waterturkey Moderate the forums! Our Forum Is Live! https://forum.closednetwork.io Thank You Admins! @seven @maddestmax @waterturkey Join Our Matrix Channels! Main - https://matrix.to/#/#closedntwrk:matrix.org Off Topic - https://matrix.to/#/#closednetworkofftopic:matrix.org Join Our Mastodon server! https://closednetwork.social Follow Simon On The Socials Mastodon - https://closednetwork.social/@simon NOSTR - Public Address - npub186l3994gark0fhknh9zp27q38wv3uy042appcpx93cack5q2n03qte2lu2 Twitter - @ClosedNtwrk Email - simon@closednetwork.io In this episode I check in with my brother Michael on his 2 year privacy journey thus far using GrapheneOS on his Pixel phones as well as Linux as his primary laptop operating system Roku Wants to Use Home Screen for New Types of Ads to Customers While Also Improving Content Discovery https://thestreamable.com/news/roku-wants-to-use-home-screen-to-new-types-of-ads-to-customers-while-also-improving-content-discovery FCC fines carriers $200 million for illegally sharing user location https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/technology/fcc-fines-carriers-200-million-for-illegally-sharing-user-location/

Closed Network podcast Episode 33 - Let's Talk About V4V - NOSTR - Podcasting 2.0 * * * Show Notes Click Here! - https://forum.closednetwork.io/t/episode-33-samourai-wallet-arrests-section-702-privacy-impacts/75 Website / Donations / Support - https://closednetwork.io Thank You Patreons! - Michael Bates - Privacy Bad Ass Richard G. - Privacy Bad Ass Support / Patreon / Donations: https://closednetwork.io/support/ BTC Lightning Donations - closednetwork@getalby.com TOP LIGHTNING BOOSTERS !!!! THANK YOU !!! - @bon - @wartiime - @sircussmedia - @lumor - @02zx - @sebas Thank You To Our Moderators: Unintelligentseven MaddestMax And to Waterturkey Moderate the forums! Our Forum Is Live! https://forum.closednetwork.io Thank You Admins! @seven @maddestmax @waterturkey Join Our Matrix Channels! Main - https://matrix.to/#/#closedntwrk:matrix.org Off Topic - https://matrix.to/#/#closednetworkofftopic:matrix.org Join Our Mastodon server! https://closednetwork.social Follow Simon On The Socials Mastodon - https://closednetwork.social/@simon NOSTR - Public Address - npub186l3994gark0fhknh9zp27q38wv3uy042appcpx93cack5q2n03qte2lu2 Twitter - @ClosedNtwrk Email - simon@closednetwork.io * * * -- TOPICS -- Samourai Wallet Developers Arrested The founders of the bitcoin wallet Samourai Wallet were arrested on April 24. According to the indictment, they were charged with conspiracy to commit money laundering and conspiracy to operate unlicensed money-transmitting business offenses and face up to 25 years for the alleged crimes. https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2024/04/24/samourai-wallet-founders-arrested-and-charged-with-money-laundering/ US House passes FISA Section 702 reauthorization bill (Due to expire April 19) The Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act reauthorizes Section 702 for two years, through April 2026. The ACLU and its partners will work until then to ensure that Congress is finally able to address the severe and long-standing constitutional problems with this authority. FBI Alert Number: I-042524-PSA April 25, 2024 Alert on Cryptocurrency Money Services Businesses https://www.ic3.gov/Media/Y2024/PSA240425 Phoenix Wallet to be removed from US app store after Samourai crackdown (April 26) Phoenix Wallet, a non-custodial Bitcoin lightning wallet, has announced that it’s being removed from US-based app stores and encouraged users to make sure to empty their wallets. https://cryptonews.net/news/security/28927230/ ZKSNACKS IS NOW BLOCKING U.S. RESIDENTS AND CITIZENS Saturday, April 27th 2024—Effective immediately and until further notice, zkSNACKs is now blocking U.S. citizens and residents from visiting its websites, downloading and using Wasabi Wallet and any related products and services, including APIs and RPC interfaces. https://wasabiwallet.io/ Saturday, April 27th 2024—Effective immediately and until further notice, zkSNACKs is now blocking U.S. citizens and residents from visiting its websites, downloading and using Wasabi Wallet and any related products and services, including APIs and RPC interfaces. Consensys Sues SEC Over ‘Unlawful Seizure Of Authority’ Over Ethereum. (April 25) By offering their MetaMask wallet software, the SEC says Consensys is acting as an unregistered securities broker. https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2024/04/25/consensys-sues-sec-over-unlawful-seizure-of-authority-over-ethereum/ 🚨MASSIVE BRREAKING: The State of Oklahoma, with an 81-1 vote in Favor, Passes a Bill To Protect Your Fundamental #Bitcoin rights out of the State House. https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/oklahoma-leads-us-with-groundbreaking-bitcoin-rights-bill/ar-BB1k9yj8 https://twitter.com/Dennis_Porter_/status/1783946973122605455 Section 702 - AKA THE PATRIOT ACT 2.0 A quick breakdown of the recent renewal of FISA 702, and the implications it has on the civil rights of American citizens. https://bitcoinmagazine.com/legal/the-patriot-act-2-0

Closed Network podcast Episode 33 - Be A Superfreak - Signature Reduction - Delete OneSelf * * * * * * Website / Donations / Support - https://closednetwork.io Thank You Patreons! - Michael Bates - Privacy Bad Ass Richard G. - Privacy Bad Ass Support / Patreon / Donations: https://closednetwork.io/support/ TOP LIGHTNING BOOSTERS !!!! THANK YOU !!! - Turquoise Panda -@bon -SircussMedia -@Pixeljones -whitecoat Thank You To Our Moderators: Unintelligentseven MaddestMax Join Our Matrix Channels! Main - https://matrix.to/#/#closedntwrk:matrix.org Off Topic - https://matrix.to/#/#closednetworkofftopic:matrix.org Join our SimpleX Group! https://simplex.chat/contact#/?v=2-4&smp=smp%3A%2F%2Fhejn2gVIqNU6xjtGM3OwQeuk8ZEbDXVJXAlnSBJBWUA%3D%40smp16.simplex.im%2F7FEcPP5IJPr4G51XE8Dny-uTvZHjvdSI%23%2F%3Fv%3D1-2%26dh%3DMCowBQYDK2VuAyEAFiNvsDLsT52pZ9YBsHRteBExtpFDqS5Jfkc-GXTsRU8%253D%26srv%3Dp3ktngodzi6qrf7w64mmde3syuzrv57y55hxabqcq3l5p6oi7yzze6qd.onion&data=%7B%22type%22%3A%22group%22%2C%22groupLinkId%22%3A%22KTkqRTdKSHT1OgI-XmGaaQ%3D%3D%22%7D Join Our Mastodon server! (currently under migration) https://closednetwork.social * * * * * * -- TOPICS -- Facebook Gives Netflix Access to Texts; Google Deletes Incognito Data | Vantage with Palki Sharma https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ke-_Td1Eekg SELF HOSTING My experiment with StartOS by Start9 Labs - Setup SimpleX Server now accessing via over TOR - Setup NOSTR relay that now is backing up all my notes over TOR -Setup Nextcloud Server My Shopping experience thus far with https://anonshop.app Facebook snooped on users’ Snapchat traffic in secret project, documents reveal https://techcrunch.com/2024/03/26/facebook-secret-project-snooped-snapchat-user-traffic/ 🐬 Government wants to ban Flipper Zero TLDR: The Canadian government has proposed a ban on Flipper Zero because it claims the device is being used to steal cars. Stop the Absurd Ban of Flipper Zero in Canada https://www.change.org/p/stop-the-absurd-ban-of-flipper-zero-in-canada?ref=blog.flipper.net If you watched certain YouTube videos, investigators demanded your data from Google https://mashable.com/article/google-ordered-to-hand-over-viewer-data-privacy-concerns Jeffrey Epstein’s Island Visitors Exposed by Data Broker https://www.wired.com/story/jeffrey-epstein-island-visitors-data-broker-leak/ Facebook snooped on users’ Snapchat traffic in secret project, documents reveal https://techcrunch.com/2024/03/26/facebook-secret-project-snooped-snapchat-user-traffic/ Inside Grindr's plan to squeeze its users https://www.platformer.news/grindr-ai-boyfriend-wingman-monetization-paid-taps/ How Apple plans to update new iPhones without opening them Apple wants to rid the iPhone-buying process of the post-unboxing update. https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/03/this-device-can-update-new-iphones-while-theyre-still-in-the-box/ Sse "Just Delete Me" JustDeleteMe A directory of direct links to delete your account from web services. https://justdeleteme.xyz The White House is Wrong: Section 702 Needs Drastic Change https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/04/white-house-wrong-section-702-needs-drastic-change

Website / Donations / Support - https://closednetwork.io Thank You Patreons! - Michael Bates - Privacy Bad Ass Richard G. - Privacy Bad Ass Support / Patreon / Donations: https://closednetwork.io/support/ TOP LIGHTNING BOOSTERS !!!! THANK YOU !!! - Turquoise Panda -@bon -SircussMedia -@Pixeljones -whitecoat Thank You To Our Moderators: Unintelligentseven MaddestMax Join Our Matrix Channels! Main - https://matrix.to/#/#closedntwrk:matrix.org Off Topic - https://matrix.to/#/#closednetworkofftopic:matrix.org Join Our Mastodon server! (currently under migration) https://closednetwork.social * * * * * * -- TOPICS -- Looks like we are losing Gabriel Custodiet - Waatchmen Privacy. New kid on the block - Ray (The Lockdown Podcast) - https://lockdown.media We are considering setting up Discourse for a community forum. MAybe keep Mastodon? Maybe ditch it? What are your thoughts? New FAVORITE FOSS App - LocalSend - Now is the time to start learning how to manage your networks and your data. US v. Apple: everything you need to know - https://www.theverge.com/24107581/doj-v-apple-antitrust-monoply-news-updates EU committees approve ban on anonymous crypto transactions via hosted wallets - https://cointelegraph.com/news/eu-enacts-ban-on-anonymous-crypto-transactions-via-self-custody-wallets Apple, Google stocks jump on reported talks of iPhone/Gemini AI partnership - https://www.axios.com/2024/03/18/apple-google-ai-gemini-partnership GrapheneOS - Screenshot editing using the Apps > Markup tool > Image editor from the stock Pixel OS. App isnt' available through Play Store so GOS provides a mirror to offer a safe place to obtain it witih the automatic updates. Automakers Are Sharing Consumers’ Driving Behavior With Insurance Companies - https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/11/technology/carmakers-driver-tracking-insurance.html?unlocked_article_code=1.b00.WNY6.1fEAGvGKLlWF&smid=url-share FORBES - Google Update Shows How Bard AI May Work With Your Messages App https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2024/01/28/new-details-free-ai-upgrade-for-google-and-samsung-android-users-leaks/?sh=4b8ff2637a94 BBC - Apple says UK could 'secretly veto' global privacy tools https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-68128177 ADGUARD - How mobile carriers make money off your data behind your back https://adguard.com/en/blog/mobile-tracking-verizon-tmobile.html Unpatchable security flaw in Apple Silicon Macs breaks encryption - https://9to5mac.com/2024/03/22/unpatchable-security-flaw-mac/

Closed Network podcast Episode 30 - Your Data & The Third Party Doctrine * * * * * * Website / Donations / Support - https://closednetwork.io Thank You Patreons! - Michael Bates - Privacy Bad Ass Richard G. - Privacy Bad Ass Support / Patreon / Donations: https://closednetwork.io/support/ TOP LIGHTNING BOOSTERS !!!! THANK YOU !!! - Turquoise Panda -@bon -SircussMedia -@Pixeljones -whitecoat Thank You To Our Moderators: Unintelligentseven MaddestMax Join Our Matrix Channels! Main - https://matrix.to/#/#closedntwrk:matrix.org Off Topic - https://matrix.to/#/#closednetworkofftopic:matrix.org Join Our Mastodon server! (currently under migration) https://closednetwork.social * * * * * * -- TOPICS -- - GrapheneOS adds Android Auto Support - Discussion on the Ethos of Closed Network Podcast and community - Reflecting over 2023 - Why so long since last show, and the Closed Network Open Bar Hangouts - 2024 Plans and goals for sustainability and less reliance on external services: - streaming - cloud services, data, email, communications - communications education, mesh radio, mesh internet etc - Why My Push To Self Host Everything or as much as I possibly Can My Current Setup: - Nextcloud for contacts, and calendars. I sync with my Pixel 7 Pro running GrapheneOS using DavX. Photos are backed up to Nextcloud and I use ente.io as a safety backup. - Bitwarden for my password manager - VPNS: Mullvad (paid wtih Monero and 10% discount), iVPN.net & Proton VPN (though I don't use much they are slow) - Media Server: CasaOS running on Ubuntu Server with JellyFin and Plex Docker images - Bitcoin node running on Umbrel also running Dojo Ronin Server for my Samourai wallet running on older Pixel with no service. We will be moving Mastodon server from VPS to hosted locally to save money and have more storage Massive network upgrade that I will be discussing. I'll be using a combination of PfSense and UniFi equipment from Ubiquity. (I'll explain) ______________________________________________________________ 4th Amendment & Third Party Doctrine - Key issue the court had was the third party doctrine and how it impacts 4th amendment. Unites States v Miller, 1976 - A person has no reasonable expectation of privacy as it relates to banking and bank records. The third-party doctrine says there is no expectation of privacy in information voluntarily provided to others. On June 22, 2018, as the 2017-18 term wound down, the Supreme Court released its long-awaited decision in Carpenter v. U.S.[1] The Court held, 5-4, that when the police obtain cell site location information (CSLI) about a person's cell phone usage, that action constitutes a search under the Fourth Amendment. https://www.radford.edu/content/cj-bulletin/home/august--2018--vol--3--no--2-/carpenter-v--u-s----obtaining-extensive-cell-site-location-data-.html#:~:text=On%20June%2022%2C%202018%2C%20as,search%20under%20the%20Fourth%20Amendment. Where We Go from Here: The Third-Party Doctrine and Location Tracking After Carpenter https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QhVD9PEiY0o Example of Google using actual data to act on customers Google and Fi account Google refuses to reinstate man’s account after he took medical images of son’s groin https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/aug/22/google-csam-account-blocked Framework discloses data breach after accountant gets phished https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/framework-discloses-data-breach-after-accountant-gets-phished/ Apple knew AirDrop users could be identified and tracked as early as 2019, researchers say https://edition.cnn.com/2024/01/12/tech/china-apple-airdrop-user-encryption-vulnerability-hnk-intl/index.html How to create strong passwords you’ll actually remember https://proton.me/blog/create-remember-strong-passwords The Feds can see your notifications: https://youtu.be/vg9ETJkeaTE?si=HYuU__w8Y6Ljpj8v Wi-Fi hacking like Mr. Robot: https://youtu.be/TZcgvi_KRvY?si=cGY6dVyJDHZrSxXy

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Website / Donations / Support - https://closednetwork.io Thank You Patreons! - Michael Bates - Privacy Bad Ass Richard G. - Privacy Bad Ass Support / Patreon / Donations: https://closednetwork.io/support/ TOP LIGHTNING BOOSTERS !!!! THANK YOU !!! - Turquoise Panda -@bon -SircussMedia -@Pixeljones -whitecoat Join Our Matrix Channels! Main - https://matrix.to/#/#closedntwrk:matrix.org Off Topic - https://matrix.to/#/#closednetworkofftopic:matrix.org Join Our Mastodon server! (currently under migration) https://closednetwork.social * * * * * * Nikki Haley Makes INSANE DEMAND For ID Verification On Social Media https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qMMN5tk8R0 *play clip Somebody's Watching Me... https://open.spotify.com/track/3vrm4dNThrhQ0BArrLIUOV?si=ed57fa5cde0d45a6 0:31 / Fade In Firewalls and Network Monitors: Windows / Linux - Portmaster by Safing.io MacOS - LuLu is the free, open-source firewall that aims to block unknown outgoing connections, protecting your privacy and your Mac! https://objective-see.org/products/lulu.html Apple announces that RCS support is coming to iPhone next year https://9to5mac.com/2023/11/16/apple-rcs-coming-to-iphone/ Cool App Of The Podcast: - Get macOS ‘Quick Look’ on Ubuntu with GNOME Sushi https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/gnome-sushi-mac-quick-for-ubuntu "Quick Look"

Agency Of Technology - Become A Hacker _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Website / Donations / Support - https://closednetwork.io Thank You Patreons! - Michael Bates - Privacy Bad Ass Richard G. - Privacy Bad Ass Support / Patreon / Donations: https://closednetwork.io/support/ TOP LIGHTNING BOOSTERS !!!! THANK YOU !!! - Turquoise Panda -@bon -SircussMedia -@Pixeljones -whitecoat Join Our Matrix Channels! Main - https://matrix.to/#/#closedntwrk:matrix.org Off Topic - https://matrix.to/#/#closednetworkofftopic:matrix.org Join Our Mastodon server! (currently under migration) https://closednetwork.social ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Top US Spies Meet With Privacy Experts Over Surveillance ‘Crown Jewel’ https://www.wired.com/story/section-702-privacy-meeting/ Car Companies: Stop Your Huge Data Collection Programs - " Add your name to ask car companies to stop collecting, sharing and selling our very personal information. " https://foundation.mozilla.org/en/privacynotincluded/articles/car-companies-stop-your-huge-data-collection-programs-en/ T-Mobile users say other people’s account information is appearing in their app https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/20/23881825/t-mobile-account-security-breach-customer-information-leak MULLVAD VPN We have successfully completed our migration to RAM-only VPN infrastructure https://mullvad.net/en/blog/2023/9/20/we-have-successfully-completed-our-migration-to-ram-only-vpn-infrastructure/ THREEMA USERS Threema for iOS: Chat on the Computer Without a Connection to the Smartphone https://threema.ch/en/blog/posts/ios-new-desktop-md Why self host? You're data can never be sold. You never know what "privacy" company you are relying on now decides to sell. Google has only got to the behemoth that they are because they have acquired business. Same with Apple. DEF CON 31 - An Audacious Plan to Halt the Internet's Ensh*ttification - Cory Doctorow The enshittification of the internet follows a predictable trajectory: first, platforms are good to their users; then they abuse their users to make things better for their business customers; finally, they abuse those business customers to claw back all the value for themselves. Then, they die. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rimtaSgGz_4 The Hacktivist, Award Winning Short Film Documentary: Celebrity hacker Andrew 'Bunnie' Huang first clashed with US tech giant Microsoft for teaching others how to modify the Xbox. Almost 20 years later, he is suing the US government to push for the right to use and own technology, all while creating hackable hardware with other tech superstars like whistleblower Edward Snowden and firmware hacker Sean Cross. Bunnie is convinced that, “If you can’t hack what you have, you don’t own it.” This documentary tinkers with the hacker’s mind on issues around transparency and privacy in the hardware world, all while Bunnie dismantles his childhood, his philosophy, and his controversy. Precursor Mobile, Open Hardware, RISC-V System-on-Chip (SoC) Development Kit https://www.crowdsupply.com/sutajio-kosagi/precursor https://www.bunniestudios.com/blog/?p=5921 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KyYsVeYzbik Opening Sound Clip: - Lee Tien - Senior Staff Attorney - EFF (Electronic Frontier Foundation)

Website / Donations / Support - https://closednetwork.io Thank You Patreons! - Michael Bates - Privacy Bad Ass Richard G. - Privacy Bad Ass Support / Patreon / Donations: https://closednetwork.io/support/ Join Our Matrix Channels! Main - https://matrix.to/#/#closedntwrk:matrix.org Off Topic - https://matrix.to/#/#closednetworkofftopic:matrix.org Join Our Mastodon server! (currently under migration) https://closednetwork.social ----------------------------------------- Browse Securely With Whonix & Virtualbox For Free VirtualBox https://www.virtualbox.org/ WHONIX https://www.whonix.org/ Phone Number Verification Service: https://sms4sats.com/ Shop Amazon Anonymously with Anonshop https://anonshop.app/ Request "Off the Record" https://brave.com/privacy-updates/26-request-off-the-record/ Security versus Privacy with your laptops / computers: If you're running Linux, it is important to realize you really need to secure your system yourself, it is not as secure a Mac or Windows out of the box. With any installation of Linux consider installing and configuring the following: - App Armor ( https://apparmor.net/ ) - Clam AV Antivirus - ( https://www.clamav.net/ ) Cross Platform - Firejail Security Sandbox ( https://firejail.wordpress.com/ ) open applications like FireFox in a sandboxed environment Null Byte has an older but still great tutorial on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQo9PEdVuIw How to Lock Down Your Ubuntu Through App Hardening & Sandboxing Full Tutorial: https://nulb.app/x4bl0 Google: All your content are belong to us ON JULY 4, 2023 BY https://elizabethtai.com/2023/07/04/google-all-your-content-are-belong-to-us/ Signal on encryption https://social.openrightsgroup.org/@JamesBaker/110661123573401526 Britain is writing the playbook for dictators https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/05/21/britain-is-writing-the-playbook-for-dictators/ Damian Collins Damian Noel Thomas Collins OBE (born 4 February 1974) is a British Conservative Party politician who formerly served as a junior Minister for Tech and the Digital Economy in the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport between July and October 2022. He has been the Member of Parliament