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soatok.blog
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| | | | | XMPP is a messaging protocol (among other things) that needs no introduction to any technical audience. Its various implementations have proliferated through technical communities for decades. Many large tech companies today used to run XMPP servers. However, the basic protocol transmitted plaintext. If you were lucky, it was plaintext over SSL/TLS, but servers could still... | |
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homebrewserver.club
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| | | | | [AI summary] This article discusses the implications of WhatsApp's acquisition by Facebook and the broader trend of privacy erosion in digital communication. It explores the recurring pattern of users seeking alternatives to mainstream messaging apps, highlighting the structural and economic challenges of maintaining privacy in a market dominated by centralized services. The piece critiques the superficial solutions like end-to-end encryption and promotes a decentralized approach through XMPP federation, emphasizing the importance of collective action and self-hosted infrastructure to resist surveillance and data exploitation. | |
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denshi.org
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| | | | | (This article is made in a similar vein to a Luke Smith article about web browsers.) | |
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textslashplain.com
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| | | Back in February, I wrote about browser password managers and mentioned that it's important to understand the threat model when deciding how to implement features and their security protections. Generally speaking, "keeping secrets from yourself" is a fool's errand, so it's a waste of time and effort to encrypt data if you have to store... | ||
