If you’re not running your own recursive DNS servers, this looks like a solid option. Myself, on the home network I run Pi-Hole/Unbound recursive DNS servers distributed to clients by my router, and when using Mullvad VPN I’m using their…
This is a good look at the high voltage transformer problem, which are susceptible to a Carrington Event type solar flare or atmospheric nuclear electromagnetic pulse. I do believe there was a solar satellite launched capable of giving a warning…
Google is slow walking some security fixes to Android, and you have to wonder if this is on purpose so governments and their security tools have a window and way in. And if you trust GrapheneOS, them having access to…
I’m starting to wonder if some of these “bugs” are actually bugs? If you purposely leave or implant such a bug and tell a friend about it, that’s a good payday once funds are laundered. And being able to self-custody…
This is a clue to where the OCGFC, Owners and Controllers of Global Financialized Capital, want to take the internet. Any service allowing people to post and share information would need to be licensed, with measures to prevent “hate speech”…
Cake Wallet has a wonderful way of handling Silent Payments on Bitcoin if you have your own Bitcoin node with Electrs, but not a version that supports Silent Payments, which I need to investigate further. Cake Wallet keeps using your…
A good reason among many to not use Chrome. Though, no word on if Brave was impacted as it’s Chrome based. I keep Brave Origin installed on my system for certain sites that don’t like Firefox, but rarely use it.…
Well, just more evidence that Flock can’t secure their devices, and in a previous report where they got their hands on legally obtained devices, they use an older, no longer supported version of Android (no more security updates) and some…
In the wake of the Liquid Bitcoin hack and people being unable to exit, there is another compelling Lightning branching option for those that don’t run their own Lightning node, also without having to manage payment channels, Spark. If you…
It’s worth pointing out that the Demonrats are firmly in the pocket of the bankers, and refusing to make cryptocurrencies permissible means of exchange outside the banker’s control. And remember that stablecoin companies that are backed by US treasuries were…
The agentic AI spyware is taking shape, and it’s “private” until it isn’t, eventually to be rolled into a digital ID system you can’t escape. It all makes you wonder, is this a limitation with fallen angels? They can’t see…
A good reminder to keep an eye on authorized devices on your accounts. Especially if you handed your device unlocked to a government official at a border crossing. A leaked directive reveals how exceptional access became routine procedure. By…
