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Hello, readers and followers.

Last week, feeling rather bored, I decided to write a small
script to assist in identifying centralised servers within the fediverse.

This is particularly useful as the fediverse is intended to be free, open, and decentralised, in order to safeguard democracy, free speech, and, most importantly, to protect democracy and human freedom, which are
fundamental human rights and online privacy.

At this stage, the script identifies centralised and privacy-invasive servers operating on the
#MITM networks of AWS, CloudFlare, and Azure (Microsoft). By now, we should all be aware that these networks are detrimental to privacy, as they do everything possible to identify you for the purpose of collecting your Personally Identifiable Information (PII), fingerprinting your browsers, and censoring the internet for those who refuse to be part of the walled garden.

The results from running the collection of previously connected servers to my fediverse instance are as in the file attached

#fediverse #freespeech #decentralization #cloudflare #crimeflare #infosec #privacy #azure #aws #amazon #onlineprivacy #privacymatters #democracy #protectdemocracy

Hobby-hacking to find cheats for games and share them for a price is a lucrative business, offering players an unfair advantage. The director and head of anti-cheat at Riot Games talks to @TechCrunch about the key strategies the company employs to fight cheaters and cheat developers, from using Vanguard at the kernel level to infiltrating cheat communities.

flip.it/k3o08V

TechCrunch · How Riot Games is fighting the war against video game hackers | TechCrunch

A U.S. court has revived a privacy lawsuit against Shopify, ruling the Canadian company can be sued in California for allegedly tracking users’ data without consent. The decision could set a major precedent, allowing U.S. courts to hold global tech companies accountable for privacy violations within state borders..

#Shopify #PrivacyLawsuit #DataPrivacy #USCourt #Ecommerce #TechNews #Jurisdiction #OnlinePrivacy #CaliforniaLaw

RaeD Full Article :- techi.com/shopify-us-lawsuit-d

U.S. immigration is asking the public for feedback on a new proposal to collect social media handles from people applying for green cards and citizenship.

Free speech advocates are concerned over how expanded social media surveillance could impact asylum seekers, green card and citizenship applicants already living in the U.S. legally.

@AssociatedPress explains what the proposal means and how it might change online surveillance.

flip.it/lezXKM

Venezuelan migrant Yender Romero shows the U.S. Customs and Border Protection One app on his cell phone, at a migrant tent camp in Mexico City, Jan. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano, File)
AP News · US immigration officials look to expand social media data collectionBy Barbara Ortutay

Ah yes, who needs LinkedIn when you can join "The Grid" 🤖—a digital utopia where your resume will finally ascend to the virtual heavens, only if you have a large enough screen, of course. Just imagine hovering, clicking, and previewing your way to professional glory while your privacy is allegedly "secured" in a mystical, limited-time offering 🤔🔒.
10000resumes.com #DigitalUtopia #TheGrid #FutureOfWork #OnlinePrivacy #TechHumor #ResumeRevolution #HackerNews #ngated

10,000 Resumes Grid
10000resumesUpload & Showcase ResumesJoin 10,000 professionals by uploading your resume and featuring your career profile on an interactive grid.

feeling the need to move away from proton for email and everything else suddenly. i don't know how I'm so out of the loop about these things but i just found out they're cozying up to Trump and have some really weird stuff going on with keys? maybe I'll have to read up on this more.

anyway, what real alternatives are there that support custom domains? are Tutanota and the other one any good?

I was afforded the opportunity to give my talk "But I Have Nothing to Hide: Common Sense Steps to Securing Your Online Privacy" at the #Orono Public Library this afternoon. For a rainy day we had a good and engaged turnout! I'm so proud to be able to help my fellow #mainers securing their #OnlinePrivacy and #DigitalAutonomy!

#Privacy #PrivacyAdvocate #FreeSpeech #OpenSouce #Signal #ProtonMail #Maine

https://blog.gardinerbryant.com/2025/but-i-have-nothing-to-hide/