Category: Privacy / convenience vs surveillance / Orwell

How far has the BigBrother from 1984 already gone?
26.06.2018

“Thank you” i feel much safer now, that you know EVERYTHING about me, you, everybody. it is about influencing and directing the masses like a herd of cattle. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Room_641A Room 641A is a telecommunication interception facility in the SBC Communications […]

DSGVO Datenschutz Impressum Generator – Der Bürokratie-Datenschutz-Horror
24.05.2018

“In the world of Information Technology, change is constant, compliance is inevitable, adaptability is required” i would add: “resistance is futile” “In the world of Information Technology, change is constant, compliance is inevitable, adaptability is required; therefore, staying one-step ahead […]

OpenBios CoreBoot a BIOS and EFI replacement
21.05.2018

…and it is even FAST! hardware support: 250 mainboards supported in 2012! Chromebook (IvyBridge / Thinkpad X60 / Thinkpad T 60 It comes with OpenBoot = also good and a direct rival to Intel’s EFI adoption. (checkout: https://www.coreboot.org/, coreboot interview: […]

Amazon kindle alternatives – great battery there is no off button – How to Connect Kindle with Linux CentOS Debian – manage Ebooks with Calibre
30.04.2018

update 2022: build a Kindle like eBook reader 🙂 with this Display 🙂 (raspberry compatible) https://e-radionica.com/en/inkplate-6.html (that is the 6″ inch display) there is also a 10″ inch display https://e-radionica.com/en/blog/inkplate-10-crowdfunding-campaign-is-now-live/ https://www.crowdsupply.com/e-radionica/inkplate-6plus by TAVU Limited Liability Company for the Design and […]

how to verify Debian ISO Image – BAD signature – how to sign a file – chain of trust – the problem with short key IDs
17.03.2018

make sure you downloaded the SHA512SUMS.sign from the same directory as the iso. https://keyring.debian.org/ https://www.debian.org/CD/verify https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/unofficial/non-free/cd-including-firmware/9.4.0+nonfree/amd64/iso-cd/ https://bits.debian.org/2016/08/debian-and-tor-services-available-as-onion-services.html otherwise you will get BAD signature. steps to reproduce: # download the iso image with non-free drivers (yes it sucks non-free drivers are […]

Want to disable Intel Management Engine
16.01.2017

It is actually a scandal that the world depends on chips and operating systems – that are designed to do mass-surveillance – it seems – in order to build up a world-wide-dictatorship that no-one can escape… by information and money. […]

Linux: Alternative Browsers – last update: 2019-07
16.02.2016

update: 2018.04 PaleMoon archive Server HACKED! “A malicious party gained access to the at the time Windows-based archive server” (src) oh gosh! ? GO USE CENTOS DEBIAN AND LATEST KERNEL NOW! “malware dropper tracked by ESET as Win32/ClipBanker.DY” (steals bitcoins) […]

Mumble Plumble – how to make Audio Calls and Conversations – private secure and free (OpenSource) – Android v10 support with Mumla App
07.02.2016

2021: update! the old Mumble App (Plumble) does not work well with Android v10 and higher. luckily, someone made an updated version called “Mumla”: https://f-droid.org/en/packages/se.lublin.mumla/ backup: https://dwaves.de/software/apps/Mumla_se.lublin.mumla.zip (sha512sum: e3d9f366a1c3895e24c051a96f6114a30d89713e3098de77a7716ff9187b0b47db58b98eaca3386ddfd09433cd3f1a3aa5a1e29043cb9d40cb280d966852b42e) (tested and works with LineageOS 17 / Android 10) what is great […]

XMPP vs Signal vs Threema vs WhatsApp vs SecureText vs Telegram vs riot.im – Telegram HQ in Saudi Arabia and London and other 1984 thought crimes
05.05.2014

XMPP: https://www.vultr.com/docs/how-to-setup-an-openfire-xmpp-server-on-centos-7 https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-install-ejabberd-xmpp-server-on-ubuntu Project Name Platforms Apache Vysper Linux / Windows AstraChat Linux / macOS / Solaris / Windows ejabberd Linux / macOS / Windows IoT Broker Windows Isode M-Link Linux / Windows jackal Linux / macOS Metronome IM Linux […]

GNU Debian Linux – howto Send encrypted E-Mail with Thunderbird and Enigmail and PGP in 5 Minutes (including backup and restore keypair) – your secret key has missing trust
27.01.2014

Update: 2022: GPG is now integrated into Thunderbird 🙂 And it works pretty okay, thanks all involved 🙂 https://www.linuxbabe.com/security/encrypt-emails-gpg-thunderbird https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/openpgp-thunderbird-howto-and-faq Update: 2021-01 Mozilla changed a lot in Thunderbird, Enigmail and other addons are not working anymore. Update: 2020-10 apt-listchanges: News […]

why is java a great language
11.04.2011

Java is a “great” = well designed, can handle big workloads, scales well, cross-OS support and security should be pretty good as well, language, but in the end of course C and C++ are faster. simplicity: it is quiet simple […]