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Kevin Karhan :verified:<a href="https://infosec.exchange/@darkuncle" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@darkuncle</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/@SpaceLifeForm" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@SpaceLifeForm</a> I know.The recent <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Cyberfacism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Cyberfacism</a> is just the 3rd round of that bs, which feels even more unhinged and detached from reality than ever before, given we live in the Post-<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Luty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Luty</a> / Post-<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FGC9" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FGC9</a> - era and that <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#technology</a> is irrevocably out there as in "<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ITAR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ITAR</a> isn't worth the paper it was printed on!" kinda way.<ul><li>The hamfisted approach to extreme regulation certainly radicalizes <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Normies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Normies</a> [which is good] and lays bare the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechIlliterates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TechIlliterates</a> detachment from the reality.</li></ul>And those <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechIlliterate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TechIlliterate</a> decisionmakers are a constant pain to my existance for > 20 years as their <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/bullshit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bullshit</a> insults my intellect for at least that long that I can precisely pin down!

Kevin Karhan :verified:<a href="https://infosec.exchange/@SpaceLifeForm" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@SpaceLifeForm</a> seriously, I wounder if <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Ofcom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Ofcom</a> are just smooth-brained <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechIlliterates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TechIlliterates</a> that need to print out everything from the Internet or if they believe themselves to be <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/GalaxyBrainChair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GalaxyBrainChair</a> - Overlords...

Kevin Karhan :verified:<a href="https://social.heise.de/@heiseonline" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@heiseonline</a> ersteres wubdert kaum, da <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechIlliterates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TechIlliterates</a> und <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Microsoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Microsoft</a>-Fans die öffentliche <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/IT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#IT</a> ruiniert haben!

Kevin Karhan :verified:A summary of the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/xzutils" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#xzutils</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/backdoor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#backdoor</a> for <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechIlliterates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TechIlliterates</a>.... <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TLDW" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TLDW</a>: Never underestimate "weapons-grade autism" when it comes to finding <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/sus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sus</a> stuff...<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7iLfuci75Y" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7iLfuci75Y</a><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/xz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#xz</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/EncryptionBackdoor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EncryptionBackdoor</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Govware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Govware</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SSH" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SSH</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/documentary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#documentary</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ITsec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ITsec</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/InfoSec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#InfoSec</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OpSec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OpSec</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ComSec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ComSec</a>

Kevin Karhan :verified:<a href="https://f.kawa-kun.com/profile/tk" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@tk</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/@orhun" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@orhun</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/@ratatui_rs" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@ratatui_rs</a> Let's just say that I'm just not gonna accept <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/proprietary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#proprietary</a> garbage like <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OOXML" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OOXML</a> espechally since <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OpenDocument" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OpenDocument</a> does the same but better and people who use <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/MicrosoftOffice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MicrosoftOffice</a> can export <code>odt</code> instead of <code>docx</code> and import it as well, so if anyone needs to change habits, it's those that use non-standard, proprietary formats! <ul><li>Cuz I'm sick and tired to having to accomondate <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechIlliterates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TechIlliterates</a> that are ignorant and don't even fake to give a damn.</li></ul><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/sarcasm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sarcasm</a>

Kevin Karhan :verified:<a href="https://mastodon.scot/@simon_brooke" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@simon_brooke</a> <a href="https://toot.community/@saxicola" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@saxicola</a> <a href="https://mastodon.cescobarresi.it/@cescobarresi" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@cescobarresi</a> <a href="https://manganiello.social/users/fabio" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@fabio</a> welcome to the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Internetausdrucker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Internetausdrucker</a> - Generation of <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechIlliterates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TechIlliterates</a>...<a href="https://infosec.space/@kkarhan/115064480538770034" translate="no" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://infosec.space/@kkarhan/115064480538770034</a>

Kevin Karhan :verified:<a href="https://manganiello.social/users/fabio" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@fabio</a> why do we allow <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechIlliterates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TechIlliterates</a> of the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Internetausdrucker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Internetausdrucker</a> - kind to make such absurd decisions? <ul><li>Legality aside, they'll not be able to enforce shit cuz that tech is out there. The only reason not everyone uses <a href="https://mastodon.social/@torproject" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@torproject</a> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TorBrowser" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TorBrowser</a> are the same as why people don't build an <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FGC9" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FGC9</a>:</li></ul>They don't feel or see a reaso to do so.<ul><li>Granted NOONE has a legitimate reason to consume any of the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/hatespeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#hatespeech</a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#disinformation</a> published by <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/AxelSpringer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AxelSpringer</a>:</li></ul>There were very good reasons the Allies barred their namesake from publishing in <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Germany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Germany</a> and rescinding that ban was one of the worst mistakes Post-WW2 - Germany did!

Kevin Karhan :verified:<a href="https://flipboard.com/@thenewsdesk" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@thenewsdesk</a> <a href="https://flipboard.com/@thenewsdesk/top-stories-in-business-fagf35eez" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@top-stories-in-business-thenewsdesk</a> that's because they sell <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Cyberfacist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Cyberfacist</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Govware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Govware</a> to <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechIlliterates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TechIlliterates</a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Facist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Facist</a>.

Kevin Karhan :verified:<a href="https://wetdry.world/@midna" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@midna</a> yes, because there are enough <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechIlliterates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TechIlliterates</a> that are easy to <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/scam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#scam</a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Sellers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Sellers</a> not just on <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Amazon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Amazon</a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/eBay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#eBay</a> know this...

Kevin Karhan :verified:<a href="https://ohai.social/@jascha" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@jascha</a> Yeah...I think we as <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechLiterates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TechLiterates</a> are in part responsible for this.<ul><li>Not the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Enshittification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Enshittification</a> but not forcing <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechLiteracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TechLiteracy</a> to be more common.</li></ul>Because now we have <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechIlliterates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TechIlliterates</a> at the helm - and not just the "<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Internetausdrucker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Internetausdrucker</a>" kind but the "Posting text as JPEG instead of copy & pasting" kind...

Kevin Karhan :verified:<a href="https://masto.hackers.town/@earthshine" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@earthshine</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechIlliterates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TechIlliterates</a> should not be allowed to make <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechStack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TechStack</a> decisions at all…Jist like we don't let medical Illiterates decide how to treat people in the ER!

Kevin Karhan :verified:<a href="https://spookygirl.boo/@amy" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@amy</a> because it is written by <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechIlliterates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TechIlliterates</a> & <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Cyberfacists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Cyberfacists</a> like <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Zensursula" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Zensursula</a>...

Kevin Karhan :verified:<a href="https://mstdn.ca/@sidalsolgun" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@sidalsolgun</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/@daniel1820815" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@daniel1820815</a> personally, if you actually want/need some "<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Antivirus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Antivirus</a>" on <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Linux</a>, consider <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ESET" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ESET</a>'s offering...<a href="https://help.eset.com/eeau/12/en-US/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://help.eset.com/eeau/12/en-US/</a> <a href="https://www.eset.com/us/business/download/endpoint-antivirus-linux/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.eset.com/us/business/download/endpoint-antivirus-linux/</a>Personally, I consider Antivirus on Linux as <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/bloatware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bloatware</a> outside of <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Fileserver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Fileserver</a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/eMail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#eMail</a> systems, but that's because I act as "<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/BenevolentDictator" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BenevolentDictator</a>" and ban users from using external drives.<ul><li>But that's me who actually invests the time and effort to educate <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechIlliterates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TechIlliterates</a> and who's working in more sensitive IT than most.</li></ul>So the tolerance to violations is near zero and proven willingful infraction of ITsec rules range from getting fired to jailtime in many situations.<ul><li>Thus Antivirus, regardless in <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ClamAV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ClamAV</a> or commercial offerings, is not a threat when most systems require insiders (like modern "<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Affiliate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Affiliate</a>" <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Ransomware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Ransomware</a>) to plant them.</li></ul>

Kevin Karhan :verified:<a href="https://goingdark.social/@watchfulcitizen" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@watchfulcitizen</a> <a href="https://tweesecake.social/@adisonverlice" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@adisonverlice</a> The problem is not <a href="https://mastodon.online/@mullvadnet" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@mullvadnet</a> but <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/VPN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#VPN</a>|s in general.<ul><li>Because <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/VPNs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#VPNs</a> are dishonestly marketed at <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechIlliterates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TechIlliterates</a> when in fact they <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220112020000/https://twitter.com/thegrugq/status/1085614812581715968" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">ain't gonna save their ass.</a></li></ul>People need to put realistic expectations into what <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/MullvadVPN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MullvadVPN</a> and others like <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Mullvad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Mullvad</a> can and can't do, both technically and legally.<ul><li>You'd have a better chance with a <a href="https://social.freifunk.net/@freifunk" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@freifunk</a> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/freifunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#freifunk</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/WiFi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WiFi</a> or even better <a href="https://mastodon.social/@torproject" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@torproject</a> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Tor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Tor</a>, but that's because things ain't that easy as advertised:</li></ul><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ComSec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ComSec</a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ITsec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ITsec</a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/InfoSec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#InfoSec</a> & <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OpSec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OpSec</a> need to be interweaved!<ul><li>Granted Mullvad, like <a href="https://monocles.social/@monocles" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@monocles</a>, go out of their way to minimze the amounts of data they have, so there's not much they can hand over even when forced under duress to comply with a duely issued warrant!</li></ul>Any decent <a href="https://chaos.social/@cryptoparty" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@cryptoparty@chaos.social</a> / <a href="https://mastodon.earth/@cryptoparty" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@cryptoparty@mastodon.earth</a> will advise you further...

Kevin Karhan :verified:<a href="https://tiggi.es/@thygrrr" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@thygrrr</a> <a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/@PallasRiot" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@PallasRiot</a> Personally, I'd not count on <a href="https://mastodon.online/@mullvadnet" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@mullvadnet</a> being a "<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/LoglessVPN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LoglessVPN</a>" because if they were unable and/or unwilling to comply they would've been shut down due to the statistical inevitability of being swarmed by bad actors!<ul><li><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TLDR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TLDR</a>: <a href="https://infosec.space/@kkarhan/114953865903981711" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Don't rely on anyone to cover your ass!</a> and exercise proper security <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Nachash" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Nachash</a> <a href="https://pastebin.com/GrV3uYh5" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">did</a>.</li></ul>This is far more complex than just <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ComSec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ComSec</a>, but <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/InfoSec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#InfoSec</a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OpSec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OpSec</a> & <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ITsec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ITsec</a> come together and need to be weaved into a continuous, multi-layered pattern...<ul><li>Your mileage may vary depending on your needs, demands, threats, budget, capabilities and options.</li></ul>"JuSt UsE a VpN!" is dangerous <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/disinfo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#disinfo</a> towards <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechIlliterates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TechIlliterates</a>!

Kevin Karhan :verified:<a href="https://mamot.fr/@pluralistic" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@pluralistic</a> Personally, I wished I could just sue both <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Google</a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PayPal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PayPal</a> to not nag me with that shit but as much as I'd love to see someone like <a href="https://mastodon.social/@wbs_legal" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@wbs_legal</a> to push that, I have more pressing things to attend to right now...<ul><li>I think it's not up to us to "<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/disenshittify" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#disenshittify</a>" cuz as <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechLiterates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TechLiterates</a> we are competent doing so but we should really claw back on behalf of the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechIlliterates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TechIlliterates</a> who's reality is sliding into <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/MirrorsEdgeCatalyst" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MirrorsEdgeCatalyst</a> - level of <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/dystopia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#dystopia</a>...</li></ul><a href="https://infosec.space/@undefined/114836024004737320" translate="no" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://infosec.space/@undefined/114836024004737320</a>

Kevin Karhan :verified:My <a href="https://infosec.space/@kkarhan/114234551915193036" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">reservations</a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/@kkarhan/114862595629371002" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">criticism</a> re: <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Signal</a> are not just valid, but the reality is even worse than I thought:<ul><li>The fact that <a href="https://mastodon.world/@signalapp" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@signalapp</a> requires not only their shitty <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Android" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Android</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/App" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#App</a>, and a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PhoneNumber" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PhoneNumber</a> but literally won't allow people to use their shitty <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Desktop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Desktop</a>-App unless they have an Android device with a camera pointed at it makes it utterly unuseable for certain users who don't have a fucking <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/camera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#camera</a> in their Android…</li></ul>Seriously, do they expect folks to deal with that shit? <ul><li>It's already worse in terms of <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/UX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UX</a> than <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/telgram" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#telgram</a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/discord" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#discord</a> and that too makes <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/XMPP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#XMPP</a>+<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OMEMO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OMEMO</a> clients like <a href="https://monocles.social/@monocles" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@monocles</a> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/monoclesChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#monoclesChat</a> & <a href="https://fosstodon.org/@gajim" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@gajim</a> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/gajim" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#gajim</a> easier and faster to onboard <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechIlliterates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TechIlliterates</a> onto.</li><li>Whichever asshole decided that a replacement for <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SMS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SMS</a> should mandate <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PII" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PII</a> like a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PhoneNumber" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PhoneNumber</a> & not be natively cross-platform should be banned from doing any <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#tech</a> in their life. Trying to circumvent this shit and helping folks with it makes me so fucking angry that I'm now explicitly refusing to support it!</li></ul>FIX THAT SHIT, <a href="https://mastodon.world/@Mer__edith" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@Mer__edith</a>, and if it means you need to kick some devs in their crouch then consider this a necessary "investment"…<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/sarcasm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sarcasm</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechSupport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TechSupport</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TapesFromTechSupport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TapesFromTechSupport</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Enshittifucation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Enshittifucation</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SignalSucks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SignalSucks</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TelegramSucks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TelegramSucks</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Messengers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Messengers</a>

Kevin Karhan :verified:<a href="https://mastodon.world/@MichalBryxi" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@MichalBryxi</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/@SecurityWriter" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@SecurityWriter</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/@MastodonEngineering" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@MastodonEngineering</a> I agree to an extent.<ul><li>Yes it is a failure of us who are <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechLiterates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TechLiterates</a> to increase <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechLiteraxy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TechLiteraxy</a> but it's also a failure of <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#education</a> globally to teach anything but being a "<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/User" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#User</a>" who's ignorant beyond mousing <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Microsoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Microsoft</a> products. (See shitty certifications like <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ECDL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ECDL</a>!)…</li></ul>It's sad that <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Xandros" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Xandros</a> on the original <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/EeePC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EeePC</a> seems to be peak <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Linux</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Desktop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Desktop</a> when it comes to <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechIlliterates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TechIlliterates</a>... <ul><li>And that needs to be changed…</li></ul>

Kevin Karhan :verified:<a href="https://infosec.exchange/@SecurityWriter" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@SecurityWriter</a> I don't defend this, nor anything else that <a href="https://mastodon.social/@MastodonEngineering" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@MastodonEngineering</a> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Mastodon</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/devs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#devs</a> do, including <a href="https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/issues/28605" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">stifling and sabotaging</a> the need for good moderation tools.<ul><li>In return I think that the arguments pushed against the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Fediverse</a> by (alleged) <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechIlliterates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TechIlliterates</a> are not worth entertaining, cuz the same folks would also dismiss any alternative to <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/GMail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GMail</a> cuz they'd have to 'choose a Server'....</li></ul>If we can't expect <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/users" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#users</a> to make informed decisions, then maybe they should not be allowed to use tech.<ul><li>Sorry for me <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/venting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#venting</a>, but noone would dismiss <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/eMail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#eMail</a> because <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/mutt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mutt</a> is not a beginner-friendly eMail client for folks that can't even use a goddamn mouse, as so many <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Zoomers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Zoomers</a> these days do.</li></ul>I gladly teach people tech but most don't want to learn or even follow through on suggestions, advice and take explanaitions to their answers, and at a certain point that's just tiring...

Kevin Karhan :verified:<a href="https://myside-yourside.net/@StarkRG" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@StarkRG</a> <a href="https://birdbutt.com/@colinstu" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@colinstu</a> which is why we as <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechLiterates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TechLiterates</a> are mandated to normalize using <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OpenStreetMap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OpenStreetMap</a> by <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechIlliterates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TechIlliterates</a>!

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