Not really an #introduction but here we go:

#Freelancing #Privacy and #Security #Coach & #Trainer (#Linux)

Ex #SoftwareDeveloper, #Consultant, #TeamLead, #HeadOfProductDevelopment #HeadOfIT

I care for #privacy #HumanRights #DEI #TransRightsAreHumanRights #Linux #FLOSS #DigitalSelfDefense

See bio for links & websites.

What Will You do When Internet Connectivity is Taken Away?
How we can prepare for connectivity for the people

https://ykhong.substack.com/p/what-will-you-do-when-internet-connectivity

Not really an #introduction but here we go:

#Freelancing #Privacy and #Security #Coach & #Trainer (#Linux)

Ex #SoftwareDeveloper, #Consultant, #TeamLead, #HeadOfProductDevelopment #HeadOfIT

I care for #privacy #HumanRights #DEI #TransRightsAreHumanRights #Linux #FLOSS #DigitalSelfDefense

See bio for links & websites.

This is your infrequent reminder to collect all and every device you have that has digital storage - floppies, USB sticks, hard drives, cameras, phones, iPods, *everything* - in a pile on your kitchen table, look at it, and consider what data is there.

And, that if you are ever accused of a crime, right or wrong, none of these devices will be returned to you in a relevant timeframe.

"There are people in Italy who want to adopt a child. There are women in rural France who have lost their husbands. There are households in Germany that have to make ends meet on 1,000 euros a month. They all have something in common: #data #brokers know about them. Their personal characteristics help the advertising industry make money."

An extensive analysis published at

https://netzpolitik.org/2023/eu-country-comparison-how-data-brokers-are-screening-us/

I'm not worried about #automated #ChatControl being "#error-prone". I don't want "error-free" chat control either.

If you oppose chat control in general, stop providing an indirect list of conditions under which you'd find it acceptable. Eventually, all of your reasoning will be nuked with a simple "nothing is perfect".

#HolisticSecurity, an approach not just for #HumanRightsDefenders

https://holistic-security.tacticaltech.org/

Does anyone know of an open-source self-hosted proxy for #Twitch like #Invidious for YouTube or #Nitter for Twitter?

#MarthaAwojobi, curator at #BAMEOnline, having a #conversation with #author #SeyiAkiwowo about her book "How to Stay Safe Online: A digital self-care toolkit for developing resilience and allyship"; why a (re)focus on one's #intentions and being part of a #community is key; as well as preserving #spaciousness for oneself.

[direct link to YouTube instead of Invidious]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GH11MctioZg

https://glitchcharity.co.uk/

#DigitalSelfDefense #agency #joy #safety #compassion #TraumaInformed #AI

#Subscribed to a #newsletter or created an #account using your "real" #email address or name, and regretting it?

Don't change that by "maintaining #preferences" on the existing account or subscription: No need to add links between your real identity and your fake one to somebody else's database.

First cancel or unsubscribe. Then create a new account, or subscribe, from scratch. If possible, using #TorBrowser and clicking "New Identity", in between.

Got mail from #LinkedIn:

"we are making #newsletter #subscriptions visible to others, including on profiles. Starting February 11, 2023.[...]

Simply #unsubscribe from the newsletters you do not want to be made public."

Not asked for my #OptIn. No #OptOut possible. So: Unsubscribed from all newsletters - as requested.

Just in case you have forgotten what #search #results are actually for.

Just in case you have forgotten what the #search #button actually means.

Recommended #opensource #USB #protection for #DigitalSelfDefense against #BadUSB on #Linux: #USBGuard

Why? - Block unknown USB devices from #PlugAndPlay · Allow devices temporarily or permanently · Caveats: 1) Does not protect against allowed USB devices with (secretly) re-programmed #firmware, #KillUSB or #JuiceJacking. 2) Remember to permanently allow all devices that are currently connected, during installation.

https://usbguard.github.io/

More recommendations: https://tuxwise.net/recommended-software/

Not really an #introduction but here we go:

#Freelancing #Facilitator, #TeamCoach & #Trainer

Ex #SoftwareDeveloper, #Consultant, #TeamLead, #HeadOfProductDevelopment #HeadOfIT

I care for #privacy #HumanRights #DEI #TransRightsAreHumanRights #Linux #FLOSS #DigitalSelfDefense

See bio for links & websites.