Five Eyes countries share intelligence with each other
A UK warrant can affect US-held data
Jurisdiction is not the protection people think it is
Schmidt
schmidt@xmr.rocks
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Free Speech · Privacy · Fungibility
https://monostr.com · https://xmrpay.link · https://neromail.app · https://kashilo.com · https://monero.eco (host)
Surveillance is not safety
It’s control with better PR
Every company that doesn’t sell your data still monetizes it
Through targeting, through inference, through partners
Unsubscribe links often confirm your email address is active
Filter and delete instead
Or use an alias you can kill
A guide for self-hosting a (private) Nitter instance
https://codeberg.org/shitter/shitter/wiki/Self-hosting+a+Nitter+instance.-
Browser fingerprinting tracks you even without cookies
Screen size, fonts, GPU, timezone
combined they’re unique to you
End-to-end encryption means the platform can’t read your messages
It doesn’t mean the recipient can’t screenshot them
Trust is still required
Monero txs today:
32,264
Your email address is the spine of your digital identity
Every account is linked to it
Protect it accordingly
GrapheneOS improves privacy and security
patches vulnerabilities
removes compromised certificates
fixes Google Play bugs
strengthens app isolation
Releases | GrapheneOS
XMR/BTC over 12 months
0.0036 → 0.0079 ₿ (+120%)
Monero is testing a peer-list upgrade to resist network attacks. Early simulations look promising, with acceptable performance costs, but more testing is needed.
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Monero’s SoP mining rules need deeper attack testing before approval. Simulations help, but researchers want advanced AI and mathematical models to uncover hidden weaknesses.
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Monero payment channels: a PR proposes a 3-day lock time, giving users until Monday to react if a channel is force-closed on Friday. Review pending.
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