Open post benny @bennypl@defcon.social · 5mo ago Replying to @protonprivacy@mastodon.social Age verification sounds reasonable until you realize it means every adult hands over their ID just to go online. We wrote about why this is a terrible idea and what should happen instead. https://proton.me/blog/keep-age-verification-from-killing-anonymity-online @protonprivacy really, so you want facial scans....
Open post benny @bennypl@defcon.social · 7mo ago Replying to @cynical13@social.vivaldi.net @Tutanota@mastodon.social so excited! Love to see it before I have to renew my Proton account. @cynical13@social.vivaldi.net @Tutanota@mastodon.social I'm in the same boat.
Open post benny @bennypl@defcon.social · 5mo ago Replying to @Tutanota@mastodon.social First Meta said pay or consent, and now they've taken it to a whole new level: If you want a less personalized ad experience they will force you to watch ads with 'Ad Breaks'... Could it get any worse?! On the other hand, the annoying ad breaks could be the solution to stop the endless scrolling?! At least that's how one Redditor is interpreting the change. 😅 When did you decide to leave #META and which alternatives are you using? Time for alternatives: https://tuta.com/blog/instagram-alternative @Tutanota I left every meta platform 2 years ago and am still waiting for them to actually Delete some search results with my old @. Ad blockers work in browsers still with this? Or are the ads implemented like they are on twitch
Open post benny @bennypl@defcon.social · 7mo ago Replying to @doingfedtime@mastodon.social <p>Motorola is building a phone specifically for GrapheneOS. <br />The Pixel monopoly on mobile privacy is over.</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/Y5GrbhB2HHQ" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/Y5GrbhB2HHQ</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p> @doingfedtime great video as usual. I just hope Motorola changes their hardware design.
Open post benny @bennypl@defcon.social · 5mo ago Replying to @freedomofpress@social.freedom.press <p>A leading spy agency scrubbed its entire FOIA website after a bombshell FOIA release to FPF — so <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://journa.host/@JasonLeopold" class="u-url mention">@<span>JasonLeopold</span></a></span> FOIA'd to find out what happened.</p><p>What he uncovered reeks of unlawful, partisan interference in the agency’s FOIA office — at public expense. </p><p><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-04-24/foia-documents-scrubbed-from-intelligence-agency-website" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bloomberg.com/news/newsletters</span><span class="invisible">/2026-04-24/foia-documents-scrubbed-from-intelligence-agency-website</span></a></p> @freedomofpress @JasonLeopold love me a good foia.
Open post benny @bennypl@defcon.social · 7mo ago Replying to @system76@fosstodon.org <p>Launch and Launch Heavy keyboards redesigned with shine-through keycaps using corrosion-resistant doubleshot PBT.</p><p>Designed by keyboard nerds, handcrafted by humans, and built from milled aluminum in-house in Denver. Bring common keys like Fn or Esc directly to your Space bar: <a href="https://s76.co/m-LaunchBlack" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">s76.co/m-LaunchBlack</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p> @system76 time to pull out my credit card and buy the keycap set. the new port markers and system76 logo is a nice touch
Open post benny @bennypl@defcon.social · 6mo ago Replying to @Linux@masto.ai @stux@mstdn.social Check their TOS (terms of services). You will see they cite only two countries: Switzerland and the United States. They fall under U.S. Justification, but their TOS tries to claim they're primarily Switzerland. @Linux@masto.ai @stux@mstdn.social they are swiss...
Open post benny @bennypl@defcon.social · 5mo ago Replying to @SirMars@mastodon.social @arstechnica@mastodon.social I mean, who's wearing sunglasses during that? That kinda makes me laugh a bit. @SirMars@mastodon.social @arstechnica@mastodon.social they can be prescription non sunglasses as well
Open post benny @bennypl@defcon.social · 7mo ago Replying to @Tutanota@mastodon.social on mastodon.social @Tutanota@mastodon.social yes! this is great news!
Open post benny @bennypl@defcon.social · 6mo ago Replying to @Tutanota@mastodon.social <p>Win Tuta Merch! 🎉🏆🔐</p><p>To celebrate 2 years of Tuta's Quantum-Proof Encryption one lucky fan will <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/win" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>win</span></a> a Tuta shirt!</p><p>All you need to do is 👉 comment with a screenshot of your Tuta info email that informed you about the update to quantum-resistant encryption.</p> @Tutanota@mastodon.social oh no! I deleted mine! 😥
Open post benny @bennypl@defcon.social · 7mo ago Replying to @nixCraft__dup_2318@mastodon.social <p class="quote-inline">RE: <a href="https://grapheneos.social/@GrapheneOS/116159602850585685" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">grapheneos.social/@GrapheneOS/</span><span class="invisible">116159602850585685</span></a></p><p>Motorola announces a partnership with GrapheneOS Foundation.</p> @nixCraft@mastodon.social man do I dislike Motorola's hardware.