@minfinancien Welkom op de Fediverse!

Als ik een vraag heb waarom zou ik die dan niet gewoon hier op Mastodon kunnen stellen? #WhatsApp van #Meta is een extreem slechte keuze.
Of als het een privé vraag is, waarom dan niet op een privacy respecterend medium, zoals #Signal, #Matrix of #DeltaChat?

Google-Apps empfehlen Update, das es nicht gibt

Manche Android-Handys nerven derzeit mit dem Ruf nach einem Update der Google Play Services, selbst wenn es nichts zu holen gibt.

https://www.heise.de/news/Google-Apps-empfehlen-Update-das-es-nicht-gibt-10320409.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon

#Signal now placing Dad jokes into their release notes.

"Now when you link your primary Signal device to a new Desktop, you can bring your chat history and your last 45 days of media with you. The transfer process is end-to-end encrypted, and completely optional. When it comes to making the choice about whether or not to leave the past behind, you're left to your own devices."

Juristen switchen gestaag naar Signal: ‘Meta niet te vertrouwen’

Artikel op MR : https://www.mr-online.nl/juristen-switchen-gestaag-naar-signal-meta-niet-te-vertrouwen/

I finally installed Signal on my iPhone (several years too late, I know. Better late than never.)

Should I have any concerns about the MacOS desktop version? iPad?

Thanks in advance

@thinkpi : IMO Threema (Swiss-based) is a pretty secure alternative.

@david_chisnall @Foxboron

Signal is reportedly no longer cooperating with Ukraine on Russian cyber threats, aiding Moscow's intel ops. A senior Ukrainian official claims Signal isn't responding to requests about Russian hackers exploiting the platform. Is political instability in the US to blame? Read more: https://cyberinsider.com/signal-no-longer-cooperating-with-ukraine-to-tackle-russian-cyber-threats/ #cybersecurity #Ukraine #Russia #Signal #privacy

Advies van @universiteitleiden "Gebruik WhatsApp niet voor zakelijke berichten" Heel goed! dat gaat vooruit. https://www.medewerkers.universiteitleiden.nl/mededelingen/2025/02/gebruik-whatsapp-niet-voor-zakelijke-berichten

Nu #MSTeams nog afraden, want daar gelden vrijwel dezelfde problemen voor als voor #WhatsApp, zeker als er een deelnemer is die níet onder de verwerkersovereenkomst van de universiteit valt.

Eén verkeerde klik in de dark pattern slalom en je hebt zogenaamd "geïnformeerde toestemming" gegeven aan Microsoft.

#Signal is a long way from perfect, but it has one key benefit: It is very easy for people to adopt. Download the app, follow a linear flow, start talking to existing contacts. In particular:

• It reuses an existing identifier (COI also does this, though doesn’t have a discovery protocol so you can’t tell which users will support the upgraded mode without trying to message them).
• The security of your communication does not depend on the instance you pick (you can’t pick an instance and you can’t choose to run one, which I consider a weakness, but most alternatives at least leak metadata to the person who runs your server and to the servers that you communicate with).
• It doesn’t ever fall back to an insecure mode. This eliminates downgrade attacks. OMEMO over XMPP and COI will both fall back to unencrypted modes and rely on UI patterns for users to detect this (remember how well the SSL padlock worked for this?)
• It reliably syncs keys across devices, so phone, tablet, and desktop clients can all see your messages and you can transparently move between them.
• Encrypted multi-party video chats just work. Now that chat links works you can just stick them in a calendar invitation and switch to using Signal for meetings instead of proprietary systems.

There’s a longer list of things that I would like them to fix, but that’s the set of things I need a chat program to support to be something I’d recommend to non-geeks. Being able to host your own server is nice. Needing to host your own server for security is a deal breaker.

Je hoeft nu echt geen moeite meer te doen om mensen op Signal te krijgen. Ik krijg bijval of instemming.

Beter #signal #privacy

Alternativen zu den US Social Media in Europa unterstützen, bitte nutzt die laufende Petition

https://weact.campact.de/petitions/save-social-soziale-netzwerke-als-demokratische-kraft-retten?source=rawlink&utm_medium=recommendation&utm_source=rawlink&share=6758e4e7-d613-4ae7-85cd-6d853097e2ca

#Socialmedia #mastodon, #signal, #facebook, #X, #Instagramm, #PixelFed, #Alternative, #OpenSource

Ho reinstallato e riconfigurato #Signal, dopo diverso tempo che l'avevo disinstallata ed eliminato il profilo per sicurezza. Primo giorno d'uso e già una richiesta di contatto da un utente sconosciuto. Spam ovviamente.

Iniziamo bene...

Vielleicht habe ich ja irgendwas überlesen, aber ich sehe nicht so direkt, was genau #Signal falsch gemacht hat oder in Zukunft anders machen sollte? Im Artikel wird beschrieben, dass es in #Ukraine Probleme mit Phishing (= social engineering) und der linked devices Funktion (nicht weiter spezifiziert, ob es hier ein technisches Problem) gibt. Eine konkrete Aufforderung zu Handlungen sehe ich nicht und bin auch nicht sicher, inwiefern Signal hier überhaupt was tun kann.

https://infosec.exchange/@dymaxion/114160169399125285

Having lots of fun using Delta Chat. I've set up two accounts on my mail server, one for myself and one for my husband. We're both surprised at how fast it is compared to more traditional centralised chat apps like Signal. It's so cool to be able to self-host this and not rely on centralised infrastructure that is outside of my control.

Now I just need to convince everyone I know it's really cool :)

@delta