Bob Aquavia @shadybob@switter.at

ICYMI, re-upping a good guide that's going around re: enhancing your #cybersecurity through both basic and advanced tools & practices. https://hackblossom.org/cybersecurity/

So...
Pro: odds are very good your phone isn't seeing or listening to you.
Con: odds are good your apps are instead screenshotting your phone and transmitting to 3rd parties 😳

https://gizmodo.com/these-academics-spent-the-last-year-testing-whether-you-1826961188/amp?__twitter_impression=true

ICYMI (also, holy shit!):

Samsung phones are spontaneously texting users’ photos to random contacts without their permission:

https://www.theverge.com/platform/amp/circuitbreaker/2018/7/2/17528076/samsung-phones-text-rcs-update-messages?&__twitter_impression=true

Morning, all. It's Monday, back to the start and back to the grind. Take a breath, grab that coffee, and be ready because there's a lot more we need to do. Be kind where you can, and get ready to stand up and push back when needed. We got this.

FYI: EFF has just filed a lawsuit asking the federal court to declare #FOSTA unconstitutional:

https://www.eff.org/press/releases/new-lawsuit-challenges-fosta-federal-law-sparking-website-shutdowns

("Them" being the ones causing/perpetuating the shitshow. Lack of clarity = I need more coffee 😑.)

Morning, all. We're back at the start and the shitshow is still going on without any hesitation. Whether you're ready to fight or can only just navigate it: don't worry, we're all in this together with you. Be kind, but also: fuck them. We got this.

BREAKING: US Supreme Court has ruled 5-4 that cell phone location data is protected by the Fourth Amendment. 👍

Morning, all; we made it through. It's still a raging shitstorm out there, but it's heartening to see there are more of us than more of them. Keep being the helpers, the empathetic, the ones that say "no more". And please, please keep being kind to yourself & others. We got this.

Morning, all. Grab that ☕️ and take a deep breath, there are things we need to do:

https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2018/06/how-you-can-fight-family-separation-at-the-border.html

It's Friday.

Please take care of yourself.
Please reach out and help out others.
Goddammit...just please, please be kind.

Morning, all. It's that time again: time to look this world in the eye, know we're in a combo of the Upside Down & the darkest timeline, & say "hell the fuck no" and fight against it. So shake the dust off, grab that ☕️, and let's be big damn heroes whenever and to whoever you can. We got this.

ICYMI: Department of Homeland Security is building a massive new database of both US citizens and non-citizens that will include face recognition, DNA, and peoples’ “Non-Obvious Relationships”.

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2018/06/hart-homeland-securitys-massive-new-database-will-include-face-recognition-dna-and

Morning, y'all. We made it through another week, but the hits just keep on coming. Rest, recover, & gather back your strength. Check in with who you can, but more importantly, check in with yourself. Be good & be kind, it's needed more than ever out there. Remember: we got this. 🙂

Morning, all! Here's a good beginner's guide to some personal encryption: protecting your messages, masking online movements, and steering clear of digital snoops.
https://reason.com/archives/2018/05/31/personal-encryption-101/amp?__twitter_impression=true

Good morning, all! Yeah, it's Monday again; let's make sure we keep doing right and having each other's back since it's still a clusterfuck out there. So grab your ☕️ and take a deep breath, it's time to get back to it. We got this. 👍

FYI: Find how transparent tech companies are when they censor user speech in EFF's just-released "Who Has Your Back? Censorship Edition 2018" report:

https://www.eff.org/who-has-your-back-2018

Happy Friday! We made it through another week, time to recoup and recover that energy. Take time for as much self-care as possible: it's still a shitshow out there and it's not slowing down, so we need to be ready to hit the ground running. Be kind to each other, and we got this.