
Is Microsoft about to Force Telemetry Upon Us?
- Frank
- April 6, 2022
- Bad Idea
- windows 11
Apparently, it will be required soon to have an internet connection AND a Microsoft account just to install Windows.
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GPU Fingerprinting Can Track You Online
A clever and alarming way you can be tracked online.
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What Data Does Windows 10 Send to Microsoft?
- Frank
- February 25, 2022
Your Windows 10 installation is probably sending quite a bit of information to Microsoft. Just what sorts of things are being sent, and could they be used to identify you or your activities?
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The Future of Privacy and Security
Robert Sim, Principal Research Manager, Microsoft Research Redmond talks about the future of privacy and security. Security and privacy are key components to building trust in the technologies that we use, whether that be for applications for individuals, businesses, or in government. As new challenges and threats emerge in this area, we need to rely […]
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How to Debloat Windows 11 The Easy Way!
- Frank
- February 8, 2022
Craft Computing has quite a lot to say about Windows 11. Microsoft just keeps marching to the sound of their own drum, and to be honest, we let it happen. Today I’m going to show you a quick and easy way to Debloat Windows 11, Disable Telemetry, and keep both Microsoft AND Third-Party apps from […]
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What Can this $200 phone do? The Pine64 Pinephone
- Frank
- January 30, 2022
Check out the Pine64 Pinephone
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Is Signal still SECURE?
Moxie Marlinspike just announces his resignation as CEO of Signal. This was an abrupt announcement that caught much of the privacy space off-guard. Moxie earned the trust of the community by consistently delivering high standards that protected the privacy rights of users. Can the app still be trusted to maintain those high standards now that […]
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Forks Of Signal Messenger (In Case It Gets Compromised, Or Just Because)
- Frank
- November 10, 2021
- fbi signal
- FBI subpoenaed signal
- foss signal
- how to use signal app
- information security
- mental
- Mental Outlaw
- molly
- molly.im
- open whisper systems
- outlaw
- private messenger
- Session
- session lokinet
- session messenger
- session signal
- signal app
- signal app how it works
- signal app review
- signal foss
- signal messenger
- signal messenger app
- signal private messenger
- signal private messenger app features
- subpoenaed
- what does signal store about its users
Signal is one of the most mainstream private messaging applications, but as its popularity rises so does the likelihood of it becoming compromised. Get familiar with these forks so you’re ready in case something happens FOSS signal https://www.twinhelix.com/apps/signal-foss/ Molly https://molly.im/ Session https://getsession.org/
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Something isn’t right about Meta’s Metaverse
- Frank
- November 5, 2021
Here’s an interesting breakdown of Facebook’s Meta’s recent announcement around the Metaverse. On one hand Meta is offering to build our virtual world and provide jobs and money to anyone and everyone in it. On the other hand, this isn’t yours our my metaverse. This isn’t built by the people for the people. This doesn’t […]
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How To DE-GOOGLE Your Phone!
Google is all over our phones. The amount of data that they’re collecting about us is astronomical, regardless of whether we’re using an iPhone or an Android. But why does it matter if Google knows so much about us? First, that data is being siphoned up by governments: Not just the US government, but governments […]
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