_cryptagion [he/him]

Oh, I think I get along just fine. 😂

You are absolutely right, I looked at the graphic wrong. Thank you for correcting me.

There’s a few different options for VPN.

1. I would suggest Njalla. They offer a VPN, domain name registration, and VPS services. They’re based in Costa Rica, and they have a bit of an infamous reputation for protecting quite a few piracy sites, so you don’t have to worry about them caring if you’re sailing the High Seas.
2. Mullvad is another one that’s recommended, but they apparently removed the option to port forward after they got heat for supporting piracy, from what I’ve heard from users. I don’t know if that’s true, so you would have to ask around.
3. There’s also cryptostorm, if you’re REALLY paranoid. They offer a token based authentication system that doesn’t use accounts, so they don’t keep any information on their users. Instead, the token starts a timer as soon as you first use it. You can purchase tokens using cryptocurrency, so if you’re into that, you could make it so they have no idea who you are, and there’s no information they could provide to the authorities.
4. Host your own. You can set up a VPN service pretty easily by renting a VPS and just installing the needed software. This has the added bonus of you probably not needing to worry about websites blocking you for being on a VPN. You could also very easily do something like set up fedi software such as Lemmy or Mastodon, or use it to host a blog or whatever.

I would not recommend Proton if you’re going to be pirating. Proton uses a random port for forwarding each time you connect, to make it harder for people to pirate. I use it, but my download clients are Docker containers that use a script that automatically sets them to the right port each time Proton connects, so there’s no issue. Otherwise, I would have to manually set the correct port every time I used the client. Proton is hosted in Switzerland, which is outside the US jurisdiction, so despite the recent uproar over them, they are the safest choice since it’s illegal for them to provide private information to other governments, such as the US.

As for mail service, it’s not difficult to find good ones, since mail is pretty simple, but keep in mind that there is no mail service that’s going to refuse a court order for your data from their own government, so if you’re planning on doing something illegal, or if you’re going to be engaging in activism, then you need to find a provider that’s outside the jurisdiction of your country or it’s allies. For someone in the US, that might mean going to Switzerland or Russia for a provider. Any mail service will do fine, as you can easily encrypt your mail using PGP. There are some that would say that’s not secure enough, and while they have a point that it’s not the most secure, it’s good enough for the vast majority of users. Most people aren’t talking about anything that a government or hacker is going to want bad enough they spend the time decrypting your emails. And if they did want it that bad, it would be easier for a government to just raid your house and poke through your computer as they please.

Why do you keep adding that license to all your posts? You’re like those boomers on Facebook that fell for that “Facebook doesn’t own my photos cause I say so” meme.

No AI is gonna pay attention to whatever this is.

Bluesky is WAY better than Twitter. It’s still vulnerable to the same issues Twitter is, but someplace with no nazis is always going to be better than someplace with nazis.

Do you believe a country that’s part of the 14 Eyes, in which the far-right party just won the most votes in the recent election, is going to be a surefire supporter of your email privacy? Also, do you believe that Tuta would refuse a court order by the German government to turn over your data?

Your options are mostly Proton, or Tuta. One is located in a country that’s part of the 14 Eyes, and who just had an election where the far-right party just won the most amount of votes.

EDIT: THE ABOVE INFORMATION IS WRONG, IN THAT THE AFD CAME IN SECOND PLACE, NOT FIRST.

Come on, do you really think going to a mail provider located in a country with an intelligence agreement with the US, and with a prominent far-right political party that got the most votes in the recent election could possibly be a bad idea?

it may be like that in the “third world”, but in western countries at least, if you don’t have a cell phone you are pretty much actively discriminated against. many government programs, not to mention utilities, require the use of a smartphone app. for example, my electric company requires one, as does my internet company. you can’t even begin service with my ISP if you don’t have an app.

if you live in the US, you’ll find it very difficult to even find a job without a cell phone, as most unemployment programs or job listings are done through apps these days. so the first thing any homeless person needs to acquire, is internet access and social media.

I see a lot of people asking for mutual aid, and it’s often “I’ve had a hard day and just want some McDonalds, please help”

OK, that’s not mutual aid, and you shouldn’t be asking for that under that hashtag. if you need help paying your rent, or with gas money so you don’t lose your job, that’s something that appropriate for mutual aid. asking for money for vices should be something you do off the hashtag, or on your OF or something. mutual aid is for people helping where they can, when they can, for problems that are serious and life-altering. and nothing else.

How To Secure Your Phone

1. Leave it at home

Why is this even an article? Do not bring your phone to protests, especially under a republican president, especially one like Trump.

what about those of us who snap them in half?

pulling apart the bacon piece by piece to fry it.

listen, you can just stick the whole brick of it into the pan, the heat from the skillet makes the bacon slices separate. you can cook the whole thing at once.

I’m gonna risk the ban here. You’re a creepy fucking weirdo.

Anybody can be sued, for any reason. Even if the local cops won’t do anything, there’s always the FBI. And even if they won’t do anything, there’s always civil penalties. You could lose everything you own.

But IDK why you’re bothering to defend yourself to me. I don’t give a shit if you do something stupid and it ruins you.

whatever country you live in, it’s already better than the US.

I got one about an hour after I made my Mastodon account. found me pretty fucking fast.

depends on how often you have to use it. also, most states won’t give you insurance if you aren’t below the poverty level. if you have a full-time job, even if you’re barely making it paycheck to paycheck, you’re probably ineligible for medicaid.

Commenting to additionally note that Dockers can be found for both torrent and usenet clients that already have their traffic routed through glueton without further work. I use the Binhex versions of SABnzbd and qBittorrent. You just gotta put in your VPN info.

Literally anything you want. You don’t need a static IP, any dynamic IP with a software updater will work. For example, I have some public sites proxied through Cloudflare, and I use the DDNS updater for Docker that keeps my DNS correct.