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2024-06-30 15:03:40

Huge thanks to SimpleX's developer for coming through for the event!
Here's what he shared with us about the future of @npub1exv…d828:
-Moving off Github this year
-Flatpak support is coming very soon, like 1 week
-iPad Support this year
-Group chat on-board with 2-3 other users will eliminate the need for the admin to be online
-Will be getting rid of the "connecting" on initial sync and increase speed of on-boarding
With the new feature to hide IPs, the user is first sending it to a server they trust, which passes it to the other server. How do users know who to trust?
The app will soon be able to differentiate infrastructure operators in these ways:
-several preset providers in the app next year
-operators can self-identify with certs, it's optional - this year
-using servers of people you are friends with or know - very soon
-A user asked about a directory - but it is not coming due to privacy and trust concerns it would create
To make the network financially sustainable and provide the commercial incentive to the operators they are designing the concept of "infrastructure vouchers" that are planned for 2026.
These vouchers will:
-Will be on a private blockchain maintained by the approved operators together with the app developer(s)
-Work like gift cards, except:
-Vouchers won't be transferable from 1 user to another
-No refunds
-No wallet
-Stays in-app
-Can't be used as external money to avoid compliance requirements
-One can buy vouchers with Monero (or other cryptocurrencies), as long as XMR remains legal
-Government fiat can be used
-Voucher sellers may be different than server operators (collectors)
-It won't be just the SimpleX team selling vouchers, some decentralization
Here's more details on his commercial model:
https://github.com/simplex-chat/simplex-chat/blob/stable/docs/rfcs/2024-04-26-commercial-model.md
And if you haven't already seen the new version with slick UI, head over to https://simplex.chat

2024-06-29 02:16:48

Did you know on Signal, your deleted messages aren’t deleted?
Don’t believe me? Cut Signal’s network permission on Android. And go a long time with using it on desktop with disappearing messages on. Then re-sync Android with network permission, and boy you’ll be shocked to see those messages flash back before your eyes! They’re still on Amazon’s centralized servers even though they took it off your device.
This is even sadder when you think about how in centralized systems, it’s easier to force messages out. But with decentralized systems, there’s issues.
SimpleX has unique plans to force messages to disappear on the other person’s device, but how’s he gonna implement it? These are the types of questions to ask and hear at tomorrow’s event.
(if you live in Asia, it’s tonight)
#nevent1q…06zz

2024-06-28 04:31:55

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sorry post was redacted

2024-06-27 21:15:46

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I am sorry, my post is redacted. The original sources were mistaken.
The pages went down due to high traffic on the servers following the release. I just confirmed and I can view the DNC emails from podesta with Bernie sanders on Wikileaks.org
Other made the same mistake:
https://www.dailydot.com/debug/wikileaks-delete-dnc-emails-debunk-assange-plea-deal/

2024-06-27 02:18:17

SimpleX Dev Q&A Event
Simplified Privacy’s group chat on SimpleX will have the lead developer Evgeny Poberezkin drop by to answer your questions. Ask him upcoming features, technical questions, or the direction of the project.
Saturday June 29, 1 hour starting at:
2pm UTC
New York 10am
Hong Kong 10pm
It’ll be an open chat for you to pick his brain. Join in advance, don’t wait for right before the event because the moderator has to be online for it to connect you, so we give options.
Here’s East EU & Asia timezone:
https://simplex.chat/contact#/?v=2-4&smp=smp%3A%2F%2FN_McQS3F9TGoh4ER0QstUf55kGnNSd-wXfNPZ7HukcM%3D%40smp19.simplex.im%2F-0fWTzXMJNobsaiaodOGLOfm0m9pq05I%23%2F%3Fv%3D1-2%26dh%3DMCowBQYDK2VuAyEAdfeJrGjuY_qKripG4E7xle6nTDWOWuBPtWmapW6pyEc%253D%26srv%3Di53bbtoqhlc365k6kxzwdp5w3cdt433s7bwh3y32rcbml2vztiyyz5id.onion&data=%7B%22type%22%3A%22group%22%2C%22groupLinkId%22%3A%22yhJzAfpfVkMynOUVxs412g%3D%3D%22%7D
West EU & Americas:
https://simplex.chat/contact#/?v=2-5&smp=smp%3A%2F%2FSkIkI6EPd2D63F4xFKfHk7I1UGZVNn6k1QWZ5rcyr6w%3D%40smp9.simplex.im%2FxPXefPbN7ZAkPyMKzJmQrFD_fv55R6w_%23%2F%3Fv%3D1-2%26dh%3DMCowBQYDK2VuAyEALLyynGdXLoWke3pIt1CrR00p62eT0ewpKEaWn542gWA%253D%26srv%3Djssqzccmrcws6bhmn77vgmhfjmhwlyr3u7puw4erkyoosywgl67slqqd.onion&data=%7B%22type%22%3A%22group%22%2C%22groupLinkId%22%3A%22n99NTwZLjeKwyI4lwMHB_g%3D%3D%22%7D
If you can’t make it and want to ask something, reply to the post here on RebelNet, and we’ll post the reply copied to you.
https://rebelnet.me/news/0xbf8079a69a15fd74ae

2024-06-26 14:58:41

Repost this for Assange:
The criticism of Julian Assange being funded by the US government is bullshit.
This claim comes from Daniel Estulin's book, (which combined with his other works sold 8 MILLION copies), and his primary source is Peiter Zaitko, who works for Google, Twitter, and the US military.
If Assange really was big a psy-op, then wouldn't exposing that be a huge risk to one's life? Wouldn't they KILL whoever was telling the truth?
So now you're gonna tell me, that Zaitko working for the US military and Google as a free man, while he's exposing the very same military's largest undercover propaganda of all time is perfectly fine… All as Assange who supposedly "worked for the military" rotted in jail. And all of this is in Daniel Estulin's for-profit book on Amazon, promoted on his website using USA-compliant Cloudflare, Bill Gates Microsoft emails, and malware Google analytics.
Only for a US dollar banking system paid book, shilled on Youtube, via the CIA contractor Amazon, can you tell me that Assange's non-profit Bitcoin donation website was government lies. And you have zero presence on Nostr, IPFS, Arweave, Tor, Iceland servers, or anywhere that an oppressed truth teller would.
In fact, Estulin doesn't even have a doge coin donation address. As you shill your other book on the banking system being corrupt, you're still less rebellious than autistic little girls buying doge coin with their tooth fairy bills.
You think you're beating the CIA? Bitch please, I could kill you with a plastic hello kitty squeaky toy.
Repost this to help clear Assange’s name. Maybe add your own shit talk!

2024-06-26 02:15:41

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Normally DeGoogled privacy providers charge more than the official stock retailers, but we got a promo special going on right now that's CHEAPER
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-1 Year Warranty from Google (to get a new one)
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-Includes a code for a free month of JMP Chat
-Support the circular Nostr economy
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Perfect for:
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--Watch movies
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Session ID: Support
Signal: +855 68 504 905
Matrix: [email protected]
XMPP: [email protected]
email: support [at] libertyoceanhorizons [dot] c o m
SimpleX:
https://simplex.chat/contact#/?v=1-4&smp=smp%3A%2F%2FZKe4uxF4Z_aLJJOEsC-Y6hSkXgQS5-oc442JQGkyP8M%3D%40smp17.simplex.im%2FjlgwnohJoxn1yz9bhJ_3m6JhanIbgOME%23%2F%3Fv%3D1-2%26dh%3DMCowBQYDK2VuAyEArsSD2oa0yAYYTXuSKj_3uw5uQo0LU77i3jeoXtK6kjU%253D%26srv%3Dogtwfxyi3h2h5weftjjpjmxclhb5ugufa5rcyrmg7j4xlch7qsr5nuqd.onion

2024-06-25 14:49:00

“Why privacy? What do you have to hide?”
The question is not why am I hiding, it’s why are you for free submitting to their absolute surveillance over every word you say in chat and every thought you have through algorithmic AI monitored feeds that do custom propaganda?
Julian Assange paid a heavy price just to show us the tip of the iceberg. And you want to send every thought going through your skull to them?! Replace the word privacy with power.

2024-06-23 14:59:06

What do I want?
Self-sovereignty over my life & Political Freedom
How do I express that?
Not by voting, but through depriving Governments of power with Technology
What defines tech freedom?
Encryption as Identity
Open Source
Permissionless
Decentralized
How do I live?
End-to-end encrypted messengers
Encryption based social media
Encryption based contracts
Linux
DeGoogled Android
Self-hosting my email
Self-hosting my website
Reject government money
Reject government domains
How do I reject government domains?
Nostr
Tor Onions
Session Bot (DM Simple. 200+ followers)
SimpleX Bot in future (I got some ideas w rotating burners)
Arweave (I'm Privacy.ar)
Eth push channels
IPFS (I'm SimplifiedPrivacy.sol)
Yes IPFS sucks, I'm working around the issues
How do I reject government money?
Point customers to easy crypto on-ramps,
https://simplifiedprivacy.com/crypto/index.html
What law do I follow?
PGP sign contracts, w/ deposits or multi-sig.
Core message:
The enemy is not the government, it's pessimism.
For all the tools you need are there, you just have to find the motivation to use them.

2024-06-23 04:32:47

UK's Nigel Farage had his Google ads account suspended.
After many criticized censorship of an active election, Google gave it back.
He's praising this as a win. But to me, it's a loss. You're pouring more money into the lefties, to try to stop the influence of pro-authority lefties.
I know he's trying to reach as many people as he can, but you're telling me that's the only way to spend ad money? You know, he could pay the relevant websites directly, and cut Google out. Google's just a middle man.
It's more work to arrange this, but under the moral high ground of censorship, he would get replies… and votes.

2024-06-21 16:20:37

Despite it being easier to self-host XMPP and less expensive on resources, Matrix is more popular. Why?
The real reason Matrix is popular is because corporate and FOSS developers like the encrypted group chats for their internal use. (XMPP is NOT encrypted group chats). So then devs host a Matrix room to answer end-user questions, and having all these rooms encourages overall adoption.
The part that's not usually mentioned, is that only the devs usually use self-hosted Matrix servers, and the vast majority of the public uses Matrix.org which is on Cloudflare with Gmail verification.
In theory Matrix is decentralized, but in the real world, everyone gets Cloudflare metadata surveillance, and uses the same Element client.
Here's my core message:
Try to be Self-Sovereign with what you're doing.
If you're hosting a website, 1 core VPS for email, whatever. Then host your own XMPP/Matrix. XMPP uses so little resources, it's near free.
If a VPS is really not for you, even if you pay someone like me $100 to set it up:
https://simplifiedprivacy.com/email-cloud-combo/index.html
Then public SimpleX/Session servers are right for you. That's fine. This isn't about me trying to force you to use my favorite protocol. It's about you not using Cloudflare (and Protonmail seeing your metadata) and thinking you're "doing privacy".

2024-06-21 16:15:35

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i see. ok thanks for sharing

2024-06-21 16:14:07

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I can't tell if you're being sarcastic lol. Yes we have a service: https://simplifiedprivacy.com/email-cloud-combo/index.html

2024-06-21 16:11:45

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If you host your own SimpleX and your friends use it on a Tor Onion, This is essentially "turning it into XMPP". So yeah that's fine if you're using simplex anyway with other accounts

2024-06-21 01:58:52

The main difference between SimpleX/Session and XMPP/Matrix is that:
SimpleX/Session hide metadata even through you're using other people's servers.
While as XMPP/Matrix don't hide the metadata at all, but expect & empower the end user to run their own server.
So something like self-hosted XMPP, with a Tor Onion, is a higher level of privacy than trusting random SimpleX/Session servers, but also a higher barrier to entry, as most are not willing to read docs and pay for a VPS.
Side note: You can configure an XMPP client like Gajim to force Tor, even if it's not system-wide.
SimpleX does have a self-host, but if you just use your own server, then it labels/identities these accounts as you. So you'd have to have a popular server, and even then the other person in your conversations picks the other server.
Ok, let's pause here and resume tomorrow.

2024-06-21 01:56:56

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So by your braindead logic, is cryptocurrency property? Can Marxists steal Bitcoin?

2024-06-21 01:55:58

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If I zap you bitcoins, that's a business

2024-06-21 01:55:10

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monopolist? abusive? what? there's tons of other sites

2024-06-20 15:11:37

Pornhub plans to block access to its website in Indiana, Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky, and Nebraska in response to age verification laws designed to prevent children from accessing adult websites. The website has now cut off access in more than half a dozen states in protest of similar age verification laws.
While users in these states can just use a VPN, the real scary part is the precedent these age verification laws present to end online anonymity. As the number of things requiring KYC ID spreads, it has chilling effects on free speech. And ironically, it is US politicians who are abusing minors with the pornographic pizzagate.
The only hope is that enough people get so pissed off they can’t masturbate without setting the VPN to such a far off location that it slows the videos, that eventually Americans can wake up to free speech. It’s sad, but I think “slow porn” stands a better chance of converting people than Nostr.

2024-06-20 15:10:46

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There is no difference between personal and business property because the line is grey and blurred.
To even talk about something on Nostr is to advertise it… which is a business.

2024-06-20 01:50:49

Poll: Can I seize this socialist's Nostr key?
@npub10ws…3hd3 wishes to force me to obey Karl Marx and rails against the evils of capitalism. But yet he has private ownership of his Nostr key? I seek to draw attention to his hypocrisy.
Today, I put forth 'Amendment 453 Nsec Liberation'
Under this proposed legislation, we as a community, take control of any Nostr nsec keys under the control of corrupt Marxism. To bring peace and justice to Nostr.
All Those in Favor 453, Like this post. Repost for double.
All those against it, Like the Marxist's post I'm replying to.
Seize the Npub:
npub10wsue32ln2w2a9gsy52ylk359n8ams4zj7932j4knvxlk2p84vmq5y3hd3
#nevent1q…kmw4

2024-06-19 19:18:45

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No, capitalism is part of a republic of self-ownership of the fruits of an individual’s labor and time,
While it’s socialism that is whatever the majority wants, even if it’s corrupt.
By your logic, Why should you be entitled to own your private Nostr key?
I propose a bill to seize and control your Nostr key. If you fail to hand it over to a vote, then you do not believe in socialism.

2024-06-19 16:38:19

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I believe you have a fundamental misunderstanding of capitalism.
Google gets government money for military cloud, propaganda, educational computing, and more. The government extracts money involuntarily. That’s not capitalism.

2024-06-19 02:08:12

Google is known for spying on us, but yet researching THEIR executives, leads us to:
Prabhakar Raghavan was put in charge of Google search and was effectively running the entire company. But this the same guy who ran Yahoo search from 2005 to 2012, during which the company collapsed, because Yahoo search results sucked. So of all people to improve Google’s quality?!
Google search used to be the icon for American innovation worldwide, but now has turned into mostly AI spam and clickbait garbage. Raghavan’s decisions included:
--Make Ads look like organic search and blend in (starting in 2019)
--Prioritize ranking of Google ads customers in organic search
--Prioritize SEO optimization over quality
Google’s CEO Sundar Pichai criticizes republicans as “low information voters”, but yet he previously worked at McKinsey which:
--encouraged banks to load up on debt and flawed mortgage-backed securities in 2008
--Cut costs to outsource labor, getting everyday people fired
So the CEO wants us to accept his left-wing socialist dribble, when his company went out of its way to gut middle class jobs?!
Source: Edward Zitron, https://www.wheresyoured.at/the-men-who-killed-google/

2024-06-18 19:47:43

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Yes and no.
Signal lets you use literally any VoIP
While as Telegram is very strict on VoIP. and even banning Tor, and even checking if the IP country matches the phone area code

2024-06-18 19:46:35

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well anyone can create an account on proton and see

2024-06-17 16:57:27

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Yes, all web apps have the problem, and so it's not end-to-end.
No, It does NOT avoid middle attacks, since they can serve you phising info. Also there's some analysis of proton of your password at account creation to make sure you're not a bot. So if you have 90 random characters, its more likely to reject you as a spam bot, and not let you make an account. But if you have basic WORDS that aren't random like "carrot" it will. This means they are seeing the password, connected to the backend spam filter. That's not private at all. And the source on this is me. We may release an official paper on it, but for now I'm just making the statement.
It's your subjective opinion if the trade off is good, but it's far less secure than self-hosting. And a self-host VPS costs the same as a Proton Pro subscription.

2024-06-17 16:50:00

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Sorry if it was unclear the sources were in the comments. Phones have a baseband modem which is insecure, and easily hacked. This has just one reference, but basic search will show a lot. We also might write an article on it in the future.
#nevent1q…9ec7

2024-06-16 16:54:22

Why is Telegram horrible
--No MetaData Protection
(Who and When)
--Only Mobile is Encrypted
(Phones have insecure hardware) [1]
--Invented their own encryption algorithm
Unaudited with a history of security vulnerabilities [2]
--Most VoIP Numbers are Blocked
--Tor Often Blocked
--History of handing over to police [3]
--Centralized
--Forced Google/Apple Stores
(Telegram requires Google Push which is closed source,
So the binaries can't be compared to the code,
and therefore, Telegram's claim of "open source" is a lie)
Your friend will try to pressure you, claiming you're a fringe minority.
But if you repost this, we can be the majority.
(Sources linked in comments)

2024-06-16 05:04:44

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If you're looking for a fancy academic whitepaper, here is one example:
An Analysis of the ProtonMail
Cryptographic Architecture
Nadim Kobeissi
September 6, 2021
https://eprint.iacr.org/2018/1121.pdf
and the part me & you are talking about is:
Pg 7 of 14.
Section 4.1.1
If you're looking for me to say it to you in raw shit, here it is:
When you use Nostr you have the private key on your device, browser extension or client.
When you use Protonmail, their web app is unlocking/signing/or generating for you the private key stored via encryption on their server. So there are many ways they can screw with you. Including SOME:
a) serving you bogus code to phish the password
b) telling you the other proton guy's public PGP key is something else
c) brute forcing you, they have unlimited attempts with no time lock. And your password is weaker than a PGP Key.
d) messing with you during registration to begin with

2024-06-15 18:15:00

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He’s not CIA. He’s not dumb either. He just doesn’t give a shit.
Only if it financially affects his reputation will he care. Which is possible, so I’m optimistic.

2024-06-15 18:10:57

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First of all, Protonmail is creating their private key on their end and then giving it to you. And the purpose of this encryption is to protect you from them. So that’s a conflict of interest. And what does end-to-end encryption even mean if it’s not on your device?
You can audit the code served in the browser yeah (which can change at every page refresh), but you have no real way to audit their cloud backend or database to know if they even use this key in the ways they claim. Proton’s mobile app is far better than a web browser, but if they are so secure, then what are they handing over to the 3000 government data inquiries a year that’s growing?

2024-06-15 02:08:17

Watchman Privacy interviewed SimpleX, But yet
If you hit the contact on his website, only Telegram and Protonmail are listed. And Google analytics, Google fonts, Google forms, Gmail, and Cloudflare are used.
First of all, Telegram leaks metadata (who/when is talking), and that's why people use SimpleX. You'd know this if you listened to your own interview.
Second, even if we ignore that Proton's board of directors has a World Economic Forum member, which is the organization pushing for forced digital IDs. Protonmail is not really end-to-end, if they force you to have your private key in their web app, that's cloud-to-cloud. As I've went over previously, they even ban PGP signatures from external apps. Even Mikkel Thorup, the guy who SELLS Watchman Privacy event tickets, said on his podcast "Protonmail isn't as private as people think".
So surely they self-host right? No, Gabe Custodiet’s "Privacy Summit" with Expat Money used Google forms and Gmail to collect the info of those seeking to flee the US for privacy. Thorup’s ExpatMoney.com and io are both on Cloudflare with Google emails, and these coordinated all Watchman events of political asylum seekers and 2nd citizenship applications.
Do you really want Cloudflare and Google knowing you're fleeing the US for financial privacy? Now, I know Thorup would respond to this by saying "well your data goes to the countries you apply to citizenship for, so it's not private anyway". But this is misleading, because many countries may only need a fixed investment or time spent in the country. While as applicants to these exclusive Privacy Summits, often feel pressure to exaggerate their assets, to get accepted as clients.
Then on Watchman's site, he sells “Bitcoin privacy” through Gumroad, which is on Cloudflare, Google analytics, and Facebook analytics. But the worst part is Gumroad blocks new account sign-ups unless you enable Google. Watchman can’t even figure out how to not have Google fonts API on his WordPress. And then he only sells his book for Amazon CIA contractor fiat, only uses spyware Twitter/Youtube and no alternatives, and lists the following: "CONSULTING: Few humans have the experience and knowledge I do with private and freedom living."
Few humans have your knowledge? Give me a break bro, maybe in scamming people. Here at Simplified Privacy, our message is the opposite,
I am not claiming to be anything special. I'm just a regular dude without even an undergrad computer science degree. All I got is a dream to spread freedom. And if I can learn this open source technology later in life, so can you.
So if you want to see Watchman come on Nostr or SimpleX, make some noise. Smash that repost. Because the only way he's going to adopt freedom tech is when its undeniable that he's being left behind.

2024-06-14 00:40:26

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The question is not should one wear a mask or not. The question is who gets to decide. In your example, I say it’s the patient who decides. You say the government. The purpose of a constitution is to outline what decisions governments can make, and failing to abide by this is a dangerous slippery slope because it’s essentially unlimited power. “No rocket science”

2024-06-12 02:06:21

Leaked Lies at Google
Google accidentally leaked their search API on Github, giving everyone insight into that they:
--Lied that they track users clicks as a factor for search rankings [1][3]
--Lied about using data from Chrome browser for search, including clicks. This contradicted their sworn testimony to the Department of Justice on anti-trust. [1][3]
--Lied about having a sandbox (to prevent "some" new sites from ranking) [1][2][3]
--Purposefully gave smaller "personal" sites their own category which ranked lower, EVEN IF they had more relevant information. To favor larger brands. [3]
They after removed the leaked data, but it was already published under an Apache open source license. [2] So now anyone can do whatever with it. The irony of Google having crappy privacy.
What should you use instead? Use a variety of engines.
Mojeek: Best privacy, but they aren't as well-funded. You gotta know what you want in advance
MetaGer: On Hetzner, so if you're coming through Tor which Hetzner dominates, its a conflict of interest
SearXNG: FOSS front-end for an aggregate. Farside.link has many instances.
Duckduckgo: They are not that private, but it pains me to say the results are not that bad.
Brave's Search: It's on Amazon AWS, but not bad indepedent results. As a heads up, if you use the Tor Onion it lets you do it without JavaScript.
And for Fs sake man, avoid Chrome browser.
(Sources in the comments from a burner account)

2024-06-12 01:27:05

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when they post ideas, we'll debate ideas

2024-06-12 01:24:47

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We answered you via the Session group right ? Session is better at censorship for a server, SimpleX is better at security/privacy for an individual.
Session is marketed wrong. The DNS makes it better for censorship on a VPS, as we documented here: simplifiedprivacy.com/uncensored

2024-06-11 16:49:15

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CIA is on Nostr.
As @npub1acg…p35c brought to my attention, the CIA just started using Nostr for propaganda to legitimatize their coups. If you are unfamiliar with the worldlibertycongress.org it's a Washington DC bullshit front to legitimize the overthrow of any dictator the empire wants out. (Iran, Venezuela, ect.)
What will be different about this over Twitter, is this time, they can't get our side removed.

2024-06-11 14:01:04

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No sorry its just transition due to the provider changing datacenters. We'll have an update on that shortly. thanks

2024-06-10 21:17:49

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Interesting. thanks for sharing. you try a DNS block on it? you're sure that the DNS call is coming from that app? what tool are you using?

2024-06-10 03:14:44

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https://monero.town/post/3403898

2024-06-09 15:22:55

SimplifiedPrivacy.com is moving servers. And will be down for 1-2 day(s)
In the meantime,
SimplifiedPrivacy.net is a placeholder
It's also being turned into a static site for load-speed.
Our Tor Onion is changing as well:
privacyy3tsy4mge4qmg4nsid2vnhl7szzupphhkfsxvayx5tl2ztbqd.onion
Also SimplifiedPrivacy.sol is updated on IPFS
You can access this with Brave Browser or the IPFS extension using:
ipfs://QmVPsvEXqoyiiZteT1kgfDdBRfNhxZ29Fj2pwj24F7D8LG
(I will post more on both IPFS and Tor later for education)
Finally, RebelNet.me is already transitioned.
So you got:
RebelNet.me (Nostr)
SimplifiedPrivacy.net
privacyy3tsy4mge4qmg4nsid2vnhl7szzupphhkfsxvayx5tl2ztbqd.onion (Tor)
SimplifiedPrivacy.sol (IPFS)
ipfs://QmVPsvEXqoyiiZteT1kgfDdBRfNhxZ29Fj2pwj24F7D8LG
Love you bro,
See you on the other side of the move.

2024-06-09 15:19:08

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lol you posting this cause monero town is talking about retroshare? I'm not familar with onionshare, but its like Briar right? If it's peer to peer, both parties have to be online at the same time. (like Briar)
I am not the dev behind SimpleX or Session. Session has onion routing built in. SimpleX can do Tor optionally. Onion routing is good, not just for privacy but also censorship, we also just got a new Tor Onion on a new VPS btw:
privacyy3tsy4mge4qmg4nsid2vnhl7szzupphhkfsxvayx5tl2ztbqd.onion

2024-06-08 23:34:41

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If it's literally in your home, you have IP publicity issues, which you can solve with Tor Onion. Also most residential homes change IPs, which Tor helps with.
If you're talking about a VPS, then I'd recommend the official script from the SimpleX website

2024-06-08 23:31:52

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My Session ID is "Support".
My SimpleX code is:
https://simplex.chat/contact#/?v=1-4&smp=smp%3A%2F%2FZKe4uxF4Z_aLJJOEsC-Y6hSkXgQS5-oc442JQGkyP8M%3D%40smp17.simplex.im%2FjlgwnohJoxn1yz9bhJ_3m6JhanIbgOME%23%2F%3Fv%3D1-2%26dh%3DMCowBQYDK2VuAyEArsSD2oa0yAYYTXuSKj_3uw5uQo0LU77i3jeoXtK6kjU%253D%26srv%3Dogtwfxyi3h2h5weftjjpjmxclhb5ugufa5rcyrmg7j4xlch7qsr5nuqd.onion
Which one is easier to verify or fake? Which one can I blast out and people type to easily reach me under the cover of a mixnet?

2024-06-08 21:58:36

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Yes I agree it sucks he removed forward secrecy.
Yes I agree that simpleX hides metadata better when BOTH parties want to be invisible.
Yes I agree that he should make the pin and notification on devices would be good.
Yes I agree it would be better if you could pick your entrance node like Tor.
This isn’t a real debate because I have no say in what KeeJef does. Remember, I am a USER of session, and NOT a developer. So my goal is to educate people on the pros and cons. We use a Session bot we made to distribute content, I’d like to do the same for SimpleX in the future. But I’m not going to do it if it’s a toxic culture.
What I do like about Session is a complete separation of physical locations from identity or communication, the ability to own your identity like a crypto wallet, and rotate the key to a new identity via the blockchain. As we outlined in our uncensored discussion for it’s use on a VPS.
http://simplifiedprivacy.com/uncensored
This makes Session more suited for pure censorship, unlike simpleX with government domain name identities.
If you think about it, SimpleX heavily relies on a secure off-band mode of communication to begin with, to prevent bogus URLs from being sent as man in the middle. Now, you said you’re adding PGP keys, and that’s great. I look forward to it. But I’m still relying on the regular government internet stack to deliver me the public key.
SimpleX excels at TWO way anonymity.
Session excels at ONE way anonymity, since anyone can quickly tap into your blockchain name and verify it easily. Many people in life may want to be invisible, but in most cases you don’t.
A journalist doesn’t want to be invisible, I want to know that I’m talking to the right journalist.
A crypto-trader doesn’t want to be invisible, I want to know that I’m sending funds to the right trader.
Additionally, users can achieve the same thing as SimpleX by having multiple Session identities on Linux.
I like SimpleX, and I’m excited you have made progress. I’m NOT saying don’t use it. I’ve just grown frustrated over the last few months with the simpleX linux clients having errors that caused me to abandon accounts, which makes the whole thing real vulnerable to phising attacks. As I mentioned in chat previously, SimpleX’s reliance on android first is one I disagree with as mobile devices are not secure. Also, the motivation to host your own server is somewhat confusing, if using your own server causes you to stand out. I hope your voucher system fixes this.
At the end of the day, I’m not looking to cause fighting for the sake of drama. I get excited about freedom technology for the love it. I wonder if you bashing Session 24/7 while adopting very similar features is in the same vein. I think KeeJef should be the one to debate with you, not me.

2024-06-08 15:53:43

Hi I'm a developer with {insert fancy bullshit}
And our new revolutionary technology is going to remake the internet with blockchain and/or AI.
So because we are going to liberate all of humanity with this simple easy to use app,
We invite you on our AWS-Cloudflare website, to join our Discord and Telegram rooms,
Where you can fill out Discord's captchas, obey IP restrictions, SMS/email verify, and submit to surveillance, in the name of Web 3 Freedom!

2024-06-08 12:17:04

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on his site blog w the update. its just giving you 1 hop before you hit the relay you recieve from

2024-06-08 02:09:34

Tor & IPFS are opposites
Tor Onions are famous for "No JavaScript" since JavaScript can be used to fingerprint your browser and identify you. While most darkweb markets completely avoid JS, many other sites such as WordPress can achieve this same trick. Our team did it a year ago by moving the WooCommerce code to the SERVER side, so the client's browser does NOT have to do it.
IPFS is the opposite. There is no server, and IPFS nodes share copies of static files. The word "static" doesn't mean it doesn't have JavaScript, it means the code is pre-defined and known to the client in advance (so it’s more truly open source). With IPFS, clients are running all code locally.
In summary,
Tor Onions do it all server-side, hide where the server is, and who is connecting to it.
While as IPFS does it all client-side, turns your local PC into a node, which publicly broadcasts you are sharing it (like a torrent).
Both are difficult to do complex apps with, and that's why they both are not that popular. However, it is possible. And as long as it’s possible, there’s hope.

2024-06-07 18:20:37

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Self-hosting is trusting you. the operator of the server. it could even be on a tor onion in your home
How is trusting you better than trusting Threema? doesn't make sense

2024-06-07 18:19:36

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That's just librewolf settings, it will do that for many sites. If you hit accept and continue, it will load the page with SSL lock

2024-06-07 18:15:59

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No not bad,
It’s good they are adding these features (that are similar to Session)

2024-06-07 02:01:37

The new SimpleX release hides IPs with onion routing.
Next he's going to do blockchain vouchers to pay the relays. And add a 2nd identity with PGP keys.
-Onion hops to hide IPs
-Relays paid w/ blockchain
-2nd key for identity
Sounds like Session.
Now if he's going to step-by-step copy Session's features, while promoting propaganda about Session, I will still try to promote education of both, to benefit the end user's freedom. I wish those who tried to haze me over the last year for promoting these ideas would do the same.

2024-06-06 19:28:57

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The purpose of Session's onion routing is to prevent a single actor from gaining knowledge.
Or with SimpleX you can self-host the server.
With Threema, you’re trusting a single entity with censorship/privacy.
Aren’t you on Nostr to avoid centralization?

2024-06-05 23:47:59

Monero 164
We're back above the Binance delisting. boo ya!
I'd assume the pump is due to RebelNet.me

2024-06-05 22:48:50

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There's never going to be the utopian government you desire. It doesn't exist.
At least with a private business, it is voluntary. Government is force. You're interested in blind allegiance to the crown.
Hey maybe instead of you owning your nostr key, we should have the government decide what you can type? Let’s have a vote!

2024-06-05 22:44:21

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The entire system of fractional reserve banking causing inflation is corrupt to begin with. The free market should decide the price of money and interest rates, not the central bank. To add minimum wage on top of this is disorting it even further.
If your landlord charges more, you don't have "nowhere else to go", you can go to a different landlord and change apartments. If they ALL rise, then that's what it's worth, that's the true value.
It's only because the Fed disorts interest rates that real estate goes up to begin with. That's why your rent is so high

2024-06-04 16:47:34

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I'm going to email him. And the larger the response on Nostr, the more likely he'll reply.
It might even raise his attention that Nostr exists

2024-06-04 04:13:54

Can Nostr sway a Raging Hypocrite?
Jake Peterson of LifeHacker wrote an article
"Google Is an Even Bigger Privacy Nightmare Than You Think"
In which he describes the usual abuse cases like leaking corporate data or abusing children’s data without consent. But he ends the article with, "There's no getting away from it: Google is now everywhere, and we can only hope they are being as responsive and thorough as they claim in safeguarding our data."
No man, that's where you're wrong. LifeHacker chooses to have Google analytics on it's site.
From a DNS lookup, I can see, LifeHacker chooses to route emails to Gmail, which means you got your direct by-line contact [email protected] going to Gmail.
As a “Senior Technology Editor”, you make it seem like we have no choice. But there are, here’s just a few to scratch the surface:
Android → Graphene/Calyx
Chrome → LibreWolf
Gmail → Mailu
Google Docs → Cryptpad
Google Authenticator → KeePass XC
Google Play Store → F-Droid
I say, you have more power than you think. There’s an entire world out there of options and choices. And we do not have to sit by and take it.
And if you want Jake Peterson to get the message, I want you to tell him right here in the comments what technology alternative he should be writing about that ain’t on my list. Because if we make enough noise, he just might listen.

2024-06-03 23:12:59

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Yes. But offering self-host and linking with other instances too. As well as other protocols beyond Nostr with Ethereum keys as well. So it’s about interoperability and linking up groups, for a shift away from Big Tech, to encryption as identity.

2024-06-03 15:12:08

Here’s the thing on covid-19 restrictions,
Some people are allergic to Peanuts. If you take out a peanut sandwich, you might kill someone.
The vast majority of people are deadly allergic to Anthrax. If you open an Anthrax container, you might kill someone.
Well our society accepts that so few people are allergic to peanuts compared to the overall population, that it’s tough luck for the allergic ones. We say, “you are such a small minority, we will not inconvenience the entire population, like we would Anthrax”. This is called cost benefit analysis.
Now is covid-19 anthrax? No. Is covid-19 peanuts? No. Where is covid in-between on this scale?
Well, I don’t get to decide. And the government shouldn’t either. Because no small elite group can weigh the cost—benefit for all of humanity. Instead, I propose that individual participants and land-owners at a local level decide what the peanuts and anthrax of their own lives are. Only they can weigh the benefits vs the cost.
#nevent1q…h6fe

2024-06-03 15:10:25

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If people can’t own land, and there’s no government, then who decides what happens?

2024-06-03 15:08:38

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Yes I agree with this. And WHY do these elites influence government? Because it has power.
So the less power government has, the less these leeches will push to take control.

2024-06-03 15:07:12

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnSv8ylLfPw

2024-06-03 15:05:49

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Imagine they post videos to RebelNet.me and you subscribe & comment through Nostr.

2024-06-03 07:48:32

Linus Tech Tips does a "De-Google Your Life" series... on Youtube
Better not go too far guys, or we can't get the next episode

2024-06-03 07:48:04

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Yeah and that force outside the “raw market” is government

2024-06-03 07:06:52

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If you raise the cost of something, you sell less. Would you agree with this?
If the “minimum Nostr zap” was $100. You’d zap less often.

2024-06-03 04:47:11

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your philosophical statement is a contradiction. you can own the land, but you can't
your practical level statement is just agreement with AnCap
lol ZAD, what was that a 1 week protest?
Ukraine? like we're talking when? You're listing off countries as though the words "ukraine" and "spain" were some magical thing. Ukraine is in war. Spain is tyranny crackdown on catalonia with rampant poverty throughout the EU from the failed euro. Not going 1 by 1 on your list

2024-06-03 04:42:04

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alright thanks for the insight mate

2024-06-03 04:41:39

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Ok so let's make the minimum wage $1000 an hour. Would be good right? We'd all be employed

2024-06-02 14:51:38

Ironic self-defeating?
AI
AI creates garbage content, ironically ruining AI search
Keynesian Economics
Central Banks create inequality for the very minorities they claim to protect
Microsoft Windows
Increased ad surveillance slows performance, reducing desires to upgrade, which hurts profit
Covid restrictions
Rampant propaganda created widespread distrust of authority
Minimum Wage:
Creates unemployment for the oppressed groups you claim to want to help
Joe Biden: “If you don’t vote for me, you’re not black”
Rips money from minorities to pay white Ukrainian nazis
Google
Their AI sucks compared to competitors. For a company whose only good product used to be search, they can’t seem to find talent.
What did I miss? Add your own!!!

2024-06-02 14:49:52

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it would be good to work with retnull regardless of bounty, our's has an API he can easily add to get the server-side. Do you have his contact info? Thanks so much for your replies

2024-06-02 14:48:32

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Well what are the requirements on the bounty? Because ours doesn’t have a built-in wallet, it’s the server side level first. Then we’re going to add the wallet-client later. How’s the android version doing the server-side? It just posts it with a certain tag to the main relays, and then only that client can see it?

2024-06-02 14:45:49

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lol did they really do that with App store?

2024-06-02 14:44:48

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I disagree with your worldview that humans can’t own land. On a philosophical level, it’s part of a fundamental human right own what you put your work into, as outlined by John Locke.
On a practical level, if the government and individuals both don’t own land, then nobody does. And society can’t function because people don’t agree. For example right now me and you don’t agree. So then who gets to decide anything?
You have this mythical utopian fairy tale of anarchy, where people just co-exist happily and coordinate society with no government and no individual ownership of land. But yet you can’t even co-exist in (likely) another country on Nostr without death threats every post. I certainly wouldn’t surrender my land to you without a fight to the death

2024-06-02 14:37:41

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If lack of a control group is the basis for dismissing information, then by your own admission the supposed “science” from these government and drug company funded studies you’re trying to link to are bogus as well.
Why didn’t they do a control group? Because they don’t care about the truth, they want to push their sales

2024-06-02 04:59:21

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Yes if it’s kept private, then its totally fine.
Yes complex zkProofs can also be used, that our team is ALSO NOT doing due to cost.
I’m sorry to hear you’re thinking of quitting, maybe your client can be integrated with our rebelnet.me setup? I’m not concerned with the bounty, more so with spreading adoption

2024-06-02 00:36:31

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Tom Woods Covid Charts
the masks do nothing. it didn't work

2024-06-02 00:35:54

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Clearly I disagree with the government owning all land
Again, might want to change your name from anarchist

2024-06-02 00:34:17

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Yeah but Monero’s ring signatures select random transactions to use as decoys. If transactions (even if intended to be public) are ruled out as the potential sender, it hurts Monero’s privacy at a rate directly proportional to how popular the nostr zap is. Think about it, if 90% of transactions are nostr zaps, then the 10% of “private” transactions then it's badly hurt.

2024-06-02 00:15:44

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Yeah so the node sees it. Which is 1 in 16

2024-06-02 00:14:41

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@npub16r0…z5pl @npub14a6…z6rn
The first question is what Monero we’re talking about, because there’s huge changes coming down the pipeline, I even heard “full membership proofs” discussed and layer 2 possibility from a few different speakers on Monero Talk podcasts and Matrix rooms.
There’s a couple ways it could be made trustless, but our group is not doing them.
Way 1) The server is running a Node and sees the tx.
We’re not doing this because I’m not the only one running a server, this will have random people also running it that may or may not federate. So then Chainalysis would run them too. They’d see a 1 in 16 chance, but with full membership proofs it could be trustless.
Way 2) zkProofs
We’re not doing this because you’d need an engineer that exceeds what I’m willing to pay to entertain random fucks for free
Way 3) When they do layer 2 in a year, the guy running L2 can run this as the node in way 1. Which won’t be me for legal reasons

2024-06-01 23:58:31

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RebelNet.me is an instance of DegenRocket’s Spasm, a federated multi-key protocol, please see the link for more info

2024-06-01 01:54:50

Monero zaps live on RebelNet!
Here’s how it works:
https://rebelnet.me/news/0xe037eaa0a7d252c9a9
DM me your XMR address and npub.

2024-06-01 01:50:21

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Ah I misunderstood. So we’re both saying no government mandate.
If the factory owner has land, he decides his terms, if the workers agree or not is up to them

2024-05-31 22:18:07

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Huh?
Session is onion routed with different nodes. It's not google/AWS, I've done lookups on many of the IPs, its a lot of the same providers as Tor.
SimpleX lets you self-host, so its you running it.
Threema’s legal transparency report is not a technology solution, it’s their promise.
Why is having different nodes with onion routing, or self-hosting simplex, worse metadata leak than just Threema’s promise?

2024-05-31 22:14:33

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The covid virus is smaller than the mask fabric. Some political speakers even allowed regular cotton fabric, like a t-shirt over your face.
I’m sure you can produce tons of links to science groups with funding from pharmaceutical companies. The question is who gets to decide what science is real? I propose it’s the individual land owners. You propose government violence to force me. So you might want to change your name from “anarchist” to "stabber"

2024-05-31 02:01:53

Not only do covid masks not stop the spread of covid,
But they actually increase deaths
Because if you try to force me to wear it, I’m going to kill you

2024-05-29 15:35:11

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Open WordPress admin with uBlock origin, you’ll see the Google/Cloudflare calls. Almost all of them have google fonts on the frontend too that has to be manually removed. As far as “dynamic” goes, there’s other ways to have a store. The overwhelming majority of these blogs and sites do not need wordpress malware, especially when they have external checkout stores

2024-05-29 02:04:07

Shocking Instagram Social Engineering revealed!
The answer to “Why Privacy” or "Why Nostr" is now that they will manipulate your entire worldview.
We all know that Meta and other Big Tech social media algorithms will “customize” the feed for each individual account, which is a fancy slang phrase for customized propaganda. But what you may have been unaware is that NOT ONLY are the posts itself altered, but also the COMMENTS. If EVER there was a reason to pitch your skeptical friends on Nostr…
New evidence of social engineering in the comments section has come forth (see below) and this has shocking ramifications for the ability of governments and Big Tech to manipulate and distort our entire worldview of how popular certain concepts are. Forever forcing certain subjects to be considered “extreme conspiracy theories” even if the overwhelming majority of the popular may think an idea is true.
This Instagram influencer (reposted to twitter) describes how a video on a couple fighting produces different results for the comments section depending on if it’s her or her boyfriend’s phone. The comments on HER phone show the majority of replies favoring the woman, while as her BOYFRIEND’s the man. With both of them being unable to EVEN FIND the comments that the other sees.
Must Watch:
Nitter Frontend:
https://xcancel.com/xxclusionary/status/1794872641154871803
Or:
https://x.com/xxclusionary/status/1794872641154871803

2024-05-29 01:43:20

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Well here’s a quick way you can find out. Try to install it with Tor on a degoogled phone without Google Play, and using a VoIP number, and let’s see if you can message anyone outgoing.
Then ask the Telegram support or forums “how do you guys hide metadata?”

2024-05-28 20:14:44

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I disagree with everything you’re saying.
First I disagree that Twitter is better than Primal
Second I disagree that Primal, Highlighter, and Zapstream are the best nostr has to offer. Nostr relays don’t store videos, so I don’t even have to know what zapstream is to know its big tech.
Third even if what you’re saying is true, who cares about pessimism. Nostr devs will keep improving until we win.

2024-05-28 12:47:22

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for sure man, what distro did you compile it in? I had issues

2024-05-28 12:46:36

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Oh I didn’t see that on the site you linked. Where do I find that exact information?

2024-05-28 07:50:30

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yeah where is the flow of funds shown?

2024-05-28 07:48:42

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Interesting, thanks for letting me know. But aren’t you dependent on the dude running it? Or you self-host if he rug pulls on new DNS but same relay pull?

2024-05-28 07:47:55

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There's no messages posted tho? seems ghost town

2024-05-28 07:47:25

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hahaha dude if you get a VPS combo email, I'll accept pirate chain just to try it.

2024-05-28 07:30:08

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Ven man, I'd be honored if you took us up on this. def discount
https://simplifiedprivacy.com/email-cloud-combo/