privacy

Chainalysis uses the fee structure to analyze monero transactions. I thought using the fees hardcoded into monero-gui should be fine, but x0.2 does not show up at all, x200 is less used than x100 (even though not available in the gui, but x200 is). I guess these fee multipliers are used by other wallets a lot. Is x1 the safest to use? Is the gitter in between caused by "automatic" transaction priority? Would it increase privacy to sync fee structures between different clients?

Very insightful interview from Whitney Webb (last part of the show). We are already starting to see the same pattern that we’ve seen with Trump’s first term where Trump surrounds himself with deep state figures to advance the surveillance state agenda. At which point liberty-minded Trump supporters will start questioning the role played by Trump? https://www.youtube.com/live/8BqVnOu1WBs

Hey everyone, Von der Leyen just secured a second term as EC President, and I'm beyond frustrated. Let's break this down: 1. Privacy nightmare: * **Pushing for Chat Control**: Goodbye, digital privacy! This move threatens to undermine end-to- end encryption, making our private conversations vulnerable. * **eID System**: This essentially paves the way for mass surveillance, linking our digital identity to nearly every online activity. * **Data Retention Revival**: Trying to bring back data retention ignores the EU Court of Justice's stance on its incompatibility with fundamental rights. * **Europol's Mass Data Collection**: Europol gets a free pass to collect massive amounts of data without sufficient oversight. This is a dangerous precedent. * **AI Act and Biometric Surveillance**: Supporting biometric mass surveillance within the framework of AI regulation is a direct path to an Orwellian society. 2. Corruption allegations: * **Shady Pfizer Vaccine Deal**: A €35 billion deal with Pfizer, shrouded in secrecy. Why are we not demanding transparency here? * **Refusing to Disclose Texts with Pfizer CEO**: Transparency shouldn't be optional, especially in public health matters. * **EU Courts vs. Von der Leyen**: EU courts have called her out for breaking the law. Why is this not a bigger deal? * **Piepergate**: The controversy surrounding the EU Envoy is troubling and raises questions about integrity and accountability. We deserve a leader who champions our rights as non-negotiable and upholds transparency as a fundamental duty, not one who treats our freedoms as expendable and accountability as an inconvenience. What are your thoughts on this? What will another five years of Von der Leyen bring us? Sources: Privacy: [European Digital Identity](https://commission.europa.eu/strategy-and-policy/priorities-2019-2024/europe-fit-digital-age/european-digital-identity_en) [Is eID Building Trust or Invading Privacy?](https://epicenter.works/en/content/eidas-building-trust-or-invading-privacy) [Heise Article about data retention](https://www.heise.de/news/EU-Kommission-von-der-Leyen-bleibt-bei-Ueberwachung-und-Urheberrecht-auf-Kurs-4467701.html) (German) [Europol's Data Retention Critique](https://www.patrick-breyer.de/en/europol-report-insistence-on-data-retention-contradicts-the-threats-presented/) [EDRi on the AI Act](https://edri.org/our-work/eus-new-artificial-intelligence-law-risks-enabling-orwellian-surveillance-states/) [Von der Leyen Rejects Criticism on Biometric Surveillance](https://www.patrick-breyer.de/en/ai-proposal-commission-president-von-der-leyen-rejects-critism-of-meps-about-biometric-mass-surveillance-in-public-spaces/) Corruption: [PfizerGate Vaccine Scandal](https://www.politico.eu/article/pfizergate-covid-vaccine-scandal-european-prosecutors-eu-commission/) [EU's Top Court Rules Against the Commission](https://www.politico.eu/article/eus-top-court-rules-against-european-commission-in-vaccine-contracts-transparency-case/) [Politico on PfizerGate](https://www.politico.eu/newsletter/brussels-playbook/pfizergate-back-to-haunt-von-der-leyen/) [Patrick Breyer on Digital Age Misunderstandings](https://www.patrick-breyer.de/en/breyer-von-der-leyen-has-simply-not-understood-the-digital-age/) [Corporate Europe on Piepergate](https://corporateeurope.org/en/2024/04/piepergate-vdl-propels-anti-regulation-zealot-major-new-commission-job)

www.buskill.in

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> “It is completely absurd to inflict mass surveillance on the general public under the premise of fighting theft.” > It comes at a cost to the privacy and civil liberties of the people of Britain.

simplex.chat

I was kind of blown away to what length the developers go to ensure your communication is as safe/secure as possible (while still delivering a very useable app).

This is an interesting article for anyone trying to navigate the banking system and KYC rules that not only affect crypto but also the ACH fiat money transfer system.

www.youtube.com

2:21 – • Andrew Tate's Privacy & Freedom Lessons 4:32 - • Why You Should Fear Cybercrime 7:48 - • Paul Rosenberg: Of Anarchy and Abolition 11:58 - • Standard Notes: Model Privacy Software 18:32 - • Firewalls Don’t Stop Dragons with Carey Parker 27:20 - • All About Linux w/ The Linux Experiment 33:03 - • Leaving Humanity: The Technocratic Worldview with Joe Doran 40:08 - • Intro to **Monero**: With Seth for Privacy 45:24 - • Samourai Wallet: Waging War on Fiat 49:21 - • Sparrow Wallet with Craig Raw 52:27 - • Tor Part I: History and Basic Features 56:30 - • What is Private Email? Andrew Milich from Skiff 58:17 - • Jayant Bhandari: The Empire Strikes Back 59:55 - • “An Unencrypted Hard Drive on Wheels:” Car Privacy with Andrea Amico 1:02:26 - • James Wesley, Rawles: Private Guns, Economic Collapse, and Survival 1:07:05 - • Bitcoin Privacy Reignited with BitcoinQnA 1:12:02 - • The Politics of Bitcoin (Zelko & Samourai Wallet)

Zero click “Triangulation” compromises Macs, iPods, iPads, Apple TVs, and Apple Watches at the hardware level. edit: iPhone is the particular device focused on for the exploit documentation here, but the hardware vulnerability exists in all of the above.

Google has grown to be the largest and most powerful organization on the planet, overseeing the bulk of human interaction and knowledge. Some weak-minded fools will try to pressure you to write them on Gmail or use docs. Here’s 9 dangers of this that you can reply: Clearweb: https://simplifiedprivacy.com/googledangers/ Tor Browser Onion: http://privacypkybrxebcjicfhgwsb3coatqechwnc5xow4udxwa6jemylmyd.onion/googledangers/

www.eff.org

> The right time to start protecting your digital privacy is before your trip […] The simplest and most reliable precaution against border searches is to reduce the amount of information that you carry across the border. [](https://monero.town/pictrs/image/21c08bef-3967-4445-b9d2-9f0354ac14b7.webp "Click to Enlarge") *** > Sometimes law enforcement officials achieve so-called “consent” by being vague […] You can try to dispel this ambiguity by inquiring whether border agents are asking you or ordering you […] If an agent says it is a request only, you might politely but firmly decline to comply with the request. > > If you are a U.S. citizen, border agents cannot stop you from entering the country, even if you refuse to unlock your device, provide your device password, or disclose your social media information. However, agents may escalate the encounter if you refuse. > > If you elect to comply with a border agent’s order to unlock your device, provide your password, or disclose your social media information, you can inform the agent that you are complying under protest and that you do not consent. *** > It is possible that if you unlock your device, and agents then search your device, a court will rule that you consented to the search. […] As noted in Part 1, the best way to avoid an inadvertent “consent” to search is to decline to unlock your device, provide the device password, or provide any social media information. > > Technically, you don’t even need to admit that you know the password. > > If you believe that border agents violated your digital rights at the border, please contact EFF at borders@eff.org. *** See also: * https://www.eff.org/document/eff-border-search-pocket-guide * https://www.eff.org/issues/border-searches * https://monero.town/post/402125 *Fifth Circuit says law enforcement doesn’t need warrants to search phones at the border*

securityaffairs.com

> The fact that the issue was discovered by Google TAG suggests it was exploited by a nation-state actor or by a surveillance firm. > > As usual, Google did not publish details about the attacks exploiting the flaw in the wild. See also: https://www.cert.europa.eu/publications/security-advisories/2023-100/ > This vulnerability also affects Chromium-based web browser such as Microsoft Edge [3], Brave, Opera, and Vivaldi.

blog.torproject.org

>privacy has nothing to do with having something to hide. Instead, privacy means protecting the human being that you are, all the personal details that make you, you. What you care about, what you love, what you hate, what you are curious about, what makes you laugh, what you fear. And most importantly, choosing when you decide to share that information and who you share it with. >it *is* possible to build technology used by millions of people with privacy at the heart. **We build technology to advance that right in order to help users reclaim their agency in digital spaces.** (But by default, Tor Browser is *not* shipped with uBlock Origin.) PS: ONION LINK http://pzhdfe7jraknpj2qgu5cz2u3i4deuyfwmonvzu5i3nyw4t4bmg7o5pad.onion/tor-in-2023/index.html

www.eff.org

NOTE: This is about the Fifth Amendment protection against self-incrimination after a search warrant for someone’s cell phone is procured; *not* about digital privacy in general at the U.S. Border (a warrantless search). See also: https://monero.town/post/1134494 *EFF to Supreme Court: Fifth Amendment Protects People from Being Forced to Enter or Hand Over Cell Phone Passcodes to the Police*

www.theregister.com

>Now before the House, HR 6570 proposes to reauthorize Section 702 for three years — but with reforms including requiring all US intelligence agencies to obtain a warrant before conducting a US person query. >a competing bill, the FISA Reform and Reauthorization Act of 2023 (HR 6611), doesn't include a warrant requirement — and, in fact, includes language that many worry could be used to force private US companies into assisting in government-directed surveillance

justthenews.com

> House Intelligence Committee bill would also expand the definition of an electronic communication service provider include a broader range of providers, including those who “provide hardware through which people communicate on the Internet.” See also: [Tell Congress: They Must Defeat HPSCI’s Horrific Surveillance Bill | EFF Action Center](https://act.eff.org/action/tell-congress-they-must-defeat-hpsci-s-horrific-surveillance-bill)

netzpolitik.org

> Bis zum Jahr 2030 will die EU allen Bürger:innen eine „European Digital Identity Wallet“ (ID-Wallet) zur Verfügung stellen. Sie soll on- wie offline bei Verwaltungsgängen und Bankgeschäften, aber auch bei Arztbesuchen, Alterskontrollen oder beim Internetshopping zum Einsatz kommen. (*By 2030, the EU wants to provide all citizens with a “European Digital Identity Wallet” (ID wallet). It is intended to be used online and offline for administrative procedures and banking as well as medical visits, age verification, and internet shopping.*) The article (in German) is mostly about eIDAS 45\ Cf. https://monero.town/post/1018961 Last Chance to fix eIDAS: Secret EU law threatens Internet security (There are many English articles about it; see e.g.\ https://mullvad.net/en/blog/eu-digital-identity-framework-eidas-another-kind-of-chat-control ) Though not the main topic of the article, this “ID wallet” thing sounds disturbing. (EU politicians calls a normal wallet “unhosted wallet” and don’t like it very much.)

blog.torproject.org

>Many countries use censorship systems to block access to human rights resources >.onion sites are particularly useful at maximizing internet users' privacy and anonymity because they never leave the Tor network. While technically I2P might be better, it’s good news that a recognized human rights organization has adopted an onion, because that will improve the “shady” image of Tor, esp. hidden services (aka darknet), as in “privacy technology is good, not for criminals, but *for you*, for everyone. Using Tor is normal, and Monero is a great tool.”

Retroshare establish encrypted connections between you and your friends to create a network of computers, and provides various distributed services on top of it: forums, channels, chat, mail... Retroshare is fully decentralized, and designed to provide maximum security and anonymity to its users beyond direct friends. Retroshare is entirely free and open-source software. It is available on Android, Linux, MacOS and Windows. There are no hidden costs, no ads and no terms of service.

> law enforcement has been using […] systems since 2015, in utmost secrecy. The software in question […] can track a person across a network of cameras, for instance, by the color of their sweater > Any policeman […] can request to use [it] > The potential use of facial recognition worries within the institution itself. […] In France, facial recognition is only authorized in rare exceptions > This massive installation was carried out outside the legal framework provided by a European directive and the French Data Protection Act The National Commission on Informatics and Liberty (CNIL), a French administrative regulatory body, started an investigation against the French Minister of the Interior [1][2]. The Minister, Gérald Darmanin ordered an investigation [2]. - [1] https://nitter.oksocial.net/CNIL/status/1724745047537488019 [French] - [2] https://web.archive.org/web/20231121093507/https://www.ouest-france.fr/politique/gerald-darmanin/entretien-gerald-darmanin-lantisemitisme-le-signe-dune-societe-qui-ne-va-pas-tres-bien-938b76ce-856c-11ee-9632-b62f00689e79 [French] > La Cnil […] annonce l’ouverture d’une enquête contre le ministère de l’Intérieur. Elle soupçonne la police d’utiliser un logiciel de reconnaissance faciale, depuis 2015, en dehors de tout cadre légal. Qu’en est-il ? (CNIL suspects the police are using facial recognition outside any legal framework. Comments? - Gérald Darmanin’s answer: The news is true. I ordered an investigation.)

>the White House has, for the past decade, provided more than $6 million to the program, which allows the targeting of the records of any calls that use AT&amp;T’s infrastructure >the program takes advantage of numerous “loopholes” in federal privacy law >the DAS program has been used to produce location information on criminal suspects and their known associates, a practice deemed unconstitutional without a warrant (This website is a bit annoying.)

> See https://monero.town/post/968066 Onion http://rurcblzhmdk22kttfkel2zduhyu3r6to7knyc7wiorzrx5gw4c3lftad.onion/ This free email provider is not for everyone. Sometimes a Cockmail address is not accepted to register something. Sometimes, though not often, another email provider may indiscriminately block email from Cock.li. Afaik Cock.li&lt;->Proton, Cock.li&lt;->Tuta work. *** PS: Admin, Vincent Canfield [@vc@shitposter.club](https://shitposter.club/users/vc)

See also: Fifth Circuit says law enforcement doesn’t need warrants to search phones at the border https://monero.town/post/402125

> The app store “collects and sends data […] This includes information like device model, brand, country, timezone, screen size, view events, click events, logtime of events, and a unique KID ID,” > Hancock didn’t return the tablet to her daughter until after making changes to protect her daughter’s privacy. > [She] even installed Tor, a browser that is designed to protect the anonymity of its user. An awesome Mom, like [Mrs. Roberts](https://xkcd.com/341/) from xkcd!

>A storefront, said Ortis, is a fake business or entity, either online or bricks-and-mortar, set up by police or intelligence agencies. > >The plan, he said, was to have criminals use the storefront — an online end-to-end encryption service called Tutanota — to allow authorities to collect intelligence about them. Tutanota (now Tuta) denies this: https://tuta.com/blog/tutanota-not-a-honeypot

> These changes radically expand the capability of EU governments to surveil their citizens by ensuring cryptographic keys under government control can be used to intercept encrypted web traffic > This enables the government of any EU member state to issue website certificates for interception and surveillance https://www.internetsociety.org/resources/doc/2023/qualified-web-authentication-certificates-qwacs-in-eidas/ > The browser ecosystem is global, not EU-bounded. Once a mechanism like QWACs is implemented in browsers, it is open to abuse https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EIDAS > The proposal would force internet companies to place a backdoor in web browsers to let them perform a man-in-the-middle attack, deceiving users into thinking that they were communicating with a server they requested, when, in fact, they would be communicating directly with the EU government. […] If passed, the EU would be able to hack into any internet-enabled device, reading any sensitive or encrypted contents without the user's knowledge See also: https://mullvad.net/en/blog/2023/11/2/eu-digital-identity-framework-eidas-another-kind-of-chat-control/

SimpleX Chat is still a relatively early stage platform (the mobile apps were released in March 2022) But in the end, SimpleX will be our choice, right? Or at least for most of us. here: [**SimpleX-Chat Github**](https://github.com/simplex-chat/simplex-chat)

[Edit 2: Read the admin’s “reasoning” and comments [here](https://web.archive.org/web/20231011061956/https://shitposter.club/notice/Aa34W1BLFyy3RuBB5M) or see PS below. The clearnet site is up again. The onion versions = 100% up tme for me] [Edit: As of writing this (2023-11-01) their clearnet server is down, while the onion version is working. Cock.li is exactly like this… Relatively rarely but randomly it’s down. Kind of irresponsible but it’s just like that. Interestingly, though, onion is up and clearnet is down. Usually opposite.] Onion http://rurcblzhmdk22kttfkel2zduhyu3r6to7knyc7wiorzrx5gw4c3lftad.onion/ **Cockbox** on **kycnot.me** - https://kycnot.me/service/cockbox  (From their webpage) > Cock.li is your go-to solution for professional E-mail and XMPP addresses. Since 2013 cock.li has provided stable E-mail services to an ever-increasing number of users. Cock.li allows registration and usage using Tor and other privacy services (proxies, VPNs) and thanks to continued funding by its users is certain to stay free forever. Cock.li (aka **Cockmail**) is a Tor-friendly, privacy-focused, soon-to-be-10-year-old free email provider (IMAP, POP, XMPP, Webmail). Although currently (since around 2021) a new registration is invite-only, the admin [@vc](https://shitposter.club/users/vc) now states on their website:  > E-mail is a Human Right! > > Oppressive governments are using dirty tricks to try and force e-mail providers to require phone numbers or other controlled integrations to register. We will never allow these crimes against our userbase. We will stand up for the right to register for e-mail without being surveilled, and demand this right to be recognized globally. Public registration re-opens on cock.li's 10th birthday, 20 November. Probably people here know this service pretty well, but some important points: - Their email addresses are sometimes blacklisted when you want to use them, because in the past the service was abused by spammers. So this provider **may not be suitable for normal users**/normal usage. Its “technical scores” may be low too, when checked e.g. via https://internet.nl/mail/ If you think this is sketchy and its name is weird, it is. It’s not for you, so please just ignore it. - A cock.li account may be great to have if you want to sign up and use it anonymously always via onion (something you can’t do with Proton or Tutanota), perhaps with PGP. Maybe great to use on **[Tails OS](https://tails.net/)** too. - Their service was not very stable in the past. In recent years, it’s been rather stable and very fast even via onion. Pop/Imap via Tor works perfectly. Cock.li onion may load 100 times faster than that of Proton. - Custom domains are not supported! Consider Disroot or Tutanota if you need them and would like to pay with Monero. - They are one of the earliest v3 onion providers. In contrast, Proton was so slow to migrate from v2 to v3 (even after v2 got obsolete). Cock.li is also one of the oldest mail providers that started accepting BTC **and XMR** donations. So probably they’re *extremely* well-funded (you know why). - If you use Thunderbird, set up your account manually (its automatic setup probably doesn’t work right). For more info, visit their webpage. Please DO NOT abuse this based cypherpunk service. *** PS. Vincent Canfield ([vc@shitposter.club](https://shitposter.club/vc)) [wrote](https://shitposter.club/vc) on September 23, 2023: > Good morning, CISA is now calling cock.li a "Malicious E-mail Domain" and implies this is because it's not "publicly available". So, cock.li will once again open to the public on its 10th birthday, 20 November. #StopRansomware > > https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/cybersecurity-advisories/aa23-263a > > For those who don't remember, a previous CISA advisory which recommended "service providers strengthen their user validation and verification systems to prohibit misuse of their services" shortly predated cock.li going invite only. > > https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/cybersecurity-advisories/aa21-116a > > I'm sure if cock.li added phone number verification these joint statements would go away. Everyone sees what's happening, you want to force all providers to link to identities so you can surveil people. Cock.li is never adding that bullshit.

> privacy is often considered a tabu when talking about money, despite being a well-accepted fundamental human right for other topics. The growing development of high-surveillance financial tools often creates controversy and conflict of interest against privacy cryptocurrencies. > [We] asked ChatGPT to pick three privacy cryptocurrencies: > > The AI responded with its top 3 picks being Monero (XMR), ZCash (ZEC), and Dash (DASH). >> “Renowned for its unparalleled privacy features, Monero uses ring signatures, ring confidential transactions, and stealth addresses to anonymize all transaction details. By concealing the identities of the sender and receiver, as well as the transaction amount, Monero makes financial data tracking nearly impossible, ensuring complete discretion for the users.” > > — ChatGPT-4