Eric Dannewitz @ericdano

Matt ⁂ 🇳🇴 🇺🇦Tonight one Dad in a whole kindergarten meeting for parents asked to move the parent group off anything Meta, calling the company 'evil'. Another Dad suggested Signal. Most people didn't even know what Signal was, but agreed to switch to Signal as the default way parents should communicate with each other. So, in theory, that's going to be a group chat of ~30 users, most of which are being introduced to Signal for the first time. Good stuff. <a href="https://mastodon.world/@signalapp" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@signalapp</a> :signal: <a href="https://oslo.town/tags/Signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Signal</a> <a href="https://oslo.town/tags/Messaging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Messaging</a>

Linux Is BestI am a META employee, and I know for a fact that several corporations are working closely with the United States government.The U.S. is not a safe jurisdiction.We're not just targeting criminals or terrorists — we're targeting people. Everyday people. People like YOU — who choose to use a Fediverse site instead of one owned by an American corporation. YOU — who dare to think twice about your privacy and security.And we're doing this while cracking down on everyone — even celebrities — who speak negatively about Charlie Kirk.Wake up! You're standing in the fire, and it's time to get out of the building.<a href="https://mastodon.cr/tags/Privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Privacy</a> <a href="https://mastodon.cr/tags/Security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Security</a> <a href="https://mastodon.cr/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HumanRights</a> <a href="https://mastodon.cr/tags/WhatsApp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WhatsApp</a> <a href="https://mastodon.cr/tags/Signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Signal</a> <a href="https://mastodon.cr/tags/Freedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Freedom</a> <a href="https://mastodon.cr/tags/FreedomOfSpeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FreedomOfSpeech</a>

Kevin Karhan :verified:<a href="https://tech.lgbt/@alex" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@alex</a> I think <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Signal</a> is a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/HoneyPot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HoneyPot</a> and people trusting <a href="https://mastodon.world/@signalapp" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@signalapp</a> or <a href="https://mastodon.world/@Mer__edith" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@Mer__edith</a> may sooner than later find themselves in shackles than those that didn't use it (or any other service that demands <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PII" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PII</a> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/KYC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#KYC</a> for no valid reason)…<ul><li>But that's just me acknowledging that there has never been a valid reason to demand a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PhoneNumber" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PhoneNumber</a> for anything that doesn'f demand the phone network!</li></ul><a href="https://infosec.space/@kkarhan/114862595629371002" translate="no" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://infosec.space/@kkarhan/114862595629371002</a>

Klaus Frank<a href="https://milliways.social/@mcfly" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@mcfly</a> Interestingly I got that very same error from <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Signal</a> on MacOS. So far it works fine on my ArchLinux though.(Well except for the "Open Signal on your phone to keep your account active" which I can't do since I currently don't have a phone after it broke last month...)

Tuta🇷🇺 Russia wants China's Great FirewallAfter Tuta Mail, it's now also blocking <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Signal</a> & <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WhatsApp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WhatsApp</a> to stop its citizens from using <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/encryption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#encryption</a> Together with <a href="https://mastodon.social/@torproject" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@torproject</a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/@fightforfuture" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@fightforfuture</a> and others we are standing up to say: Stop! ✊Everyone deserves <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#privacy</a>. Read our open letter: 👉 <a href="https://tuta.com/blog/tutanota-blocked-russia" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://tuta.com/blog/tutanota-blocked-russia</a>

mc.flyI hate to say. The Signal Desktop app is unusable on my debian since reinstall. And if you look on the net there's a shitton of complains of people over <a href="https://milliways.social/tags/Signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Signal</a> on <a href="https://milliways.social/tags/linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#linux</a> over all distros. At least its very picky and its not clear on where and why its picky <a href="https://milliways.social/tags/secondclasscitizen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#secondclasscitizen</a>

Em :official_verified:You think it's hard now to convince your friends and family to use Signal?Imagine what it would be if apps like this became illegal in Europe. Fight Chat Control NOW: ✊🔒👉 Contact your representatives 👉 Contact your local media 👉 Spread the word on social mediaMore information here: <a href="https://www.privacyguides.org/articles/2025/09/08/chat-control-must-be-stopped/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.privacyguides.org/articles/2025/09/08/chat-control-must-be-stopped/</a><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/ChatControl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ChatControl</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/StopScanningMe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#StopScanningMe</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Privacy</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HumanRights</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Signal</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/EUpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EUpol</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USpol</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/UKpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UKpol</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/CanPoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CanPoli</a>

Pablo Majster :clippy:<a href="https://techhub.social/@hosford42" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@hosford42</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/@Em0nM4stodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@Em0nM4stodon</a> Of course! Since you're already on Mastodon, the first thing I'd suggest is replacing all Big Tech social platforms with fediverse alternatives. That means Instagram with <a href="https://mastodon.social/@pixelfed" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@pixelfed</a> :pixelfed:, YouTube with <a href="https://framapiaf.org/@peertube" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@peertube</a> 🚫:youtube:, Reddit with Lemmy 🗨️📱 Next step - switch from WhatsApp or Messenger to <a href="https://mastodon.world/@signalapp" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@signalapp</a> :signal: It's a secure, private messenger with end-to-end encryption (E2EE) - actually, WhatsApp is based on Signal's protocol. I also use <a href="https://mastodon.matrix.org/@matrix" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@matrix</a> 🌐 - it's a decentralized messenger with E2EE too. It works kind of like the fediverse - you choose a server where your messages and data are stored, and when you chat with someone, the servers federate.:mail_smirk: You should also replace Gmail - it's pure Big Tech. I use Protom Mail :protonmail:, but I'm thinking about switching to <a href="https://mastodon.social/@Tutanota" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@Tutanota</a>. Their company seems more focused on email, while Proton is building a whole ecosystem. Both are encrypted and have great privacy policies 🔒🌍 Now, about browsing the internet - instead of Chrome or other trackers, I recommend <a href="https://mastodon.social/@brave" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@brave</a> 🦁 It has a built-in ad blocker and blocks tracking scripts. It also protects against fingerprinting and other privacy threats 🚫:eyes_happy:🔎 And what about search engines? Time to dethrone Google. I use DuckDuckGo :duckduckgo:, <a href="https://mastodon.social/@StartpageSearch" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@StartpageSearch</a>, and Brave Search. Each has pros and cons, but all claim to protect your privacy.🔐 You mentioned logging into many accounts with Google :google: - unfortunately, there's no universal way to switch to manual login. You have to check each service's settings one by one. Once you do, I recommend using a password manager that doesn't collect your metadata - <a href="https://fosstodon.org/@bitwarden" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@bitwarden</a> 💪 It's open-source, had no major leaks, and you can even host it yourself.💻 Want to go all in? Replace your operating system. It's a later step, but a powerful one. For desktop - Linux :linux: For smartphone - <a href="https://grapheneos.social/@GrapheneOS" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@GrapheneOS</a> 📱 Both are privacy-focused and offer top-level security 🔐🚀 Hope this helps you build your long-term path away from Big Tech. If you have questions, feel free to ask!<a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/BigTechExit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BigTechExit</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/BigTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BigTech</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/PrivacyTools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PrivacyTools</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Privacy</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Security</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Freedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Freedom</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/IT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#IT</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Tech</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Fediverse</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/DeGoogle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DeGoogle</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Mail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Mail</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Browser" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Browser</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/SearchEngine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SearchEngine</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Password" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Password</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/OS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OS</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Google</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/WhatsApp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WhatsApp</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Messenger" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Messenger</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Gmail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Gmail</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Mastodon</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Pixelfed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Pixelfed</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Peertube" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Peertube</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Lemmy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Lemmy</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Signal</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Matrix" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Matrix</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Proton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Proton</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Tuta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Tuta</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Brave" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Brave</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/DuckDuckGo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DuckDuckGo</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Startpage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Startpage</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Bitwarden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Bitwarden</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Linux</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/GrapheneOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GrapheneOS</a>

MathzyI give a fiver each month to the wonderful FOSS-type things below:- Signal (killing Meta's WhatsApp) - Libre Office (slaying Microsoft's 365) - GrapheneOS (kicking Google Stock Android in the goolies)If you use any of these - and you can afford to - why not set up a monthly dontation to the wonderful organisations above.<a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Signal</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/LibreOffice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LibreOffice</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/GrapheneOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GrapheneOS</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Meta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Meta</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Microsoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Microsoft</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Google</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/WhatsApp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WhatsApp</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Android" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Android</a><a href="https://mastodon.world/@signalapp" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@signalapp</a> <a href="https://grapheneos.social/@GrapheneOS" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@GrapheneOS</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/@libreoffice" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@libreoffice</a>

adbI have never liked <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Signal</a>, being centralized is enough for me to consider it not an option at all, enshittification is bound to happen to any centralized service, and this doesn't sound good already:"Signal just rolled out centralized backups, and the guy who announced it has quite the resume. Jim O'Leary, Signal's VP of Engineering since 2019, spent the previous eight years building surveillance infrastructure at Twitter and Facebook."<a href="https://www.sambent.com/the-surveillance-architect-running-signal-engineering/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.sambent.com/the-surveillance-architect-running-signal-engineering/</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/decentralization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#decentralization</a> is the way

:awesome:🐦‍🔥nemo™🐦‍⬛ 🇺🇦Israeli PM Netanyahu claims that anyone with a mobile phone holds "a piece of Israel," highlighting the country’s role in tech, medicine, and global exports. 📱🍅 Read more: <a href="https://www.jordannews.jo/Section-20/Middle-East/Netanyahu-Anyone-with-a-Mobile-Phone-Holds-a-Piece-of-Israel-in-Their-Hands-44944" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.jordannews.jo/Section-20/Middle-East/Netanyahu-Anyone-with-a-Mobile-Phone-Holds-a-Piece-of-Israel-in-Their-Hands-44944</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Israel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Israel</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/TechNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TechNews</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/MiddleEast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MiddleEast</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/newz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#newz</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#privacy</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#security</a> *Cough* *cough* <a href="https://mas.to/tags/spyware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#spyware</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/pegasus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#pegasus</a>Use <a href="https://mas.to/tags/GrapheneOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GrapheneOS</a> or the latest <a href="https://mas.to/tags/iPhone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#iPhone</a>—the one with <a href="https://mas.to/tags/MIE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MIE</a> in lockdown mode (Memory Integrity Enforcement). Or use Google's advanced security features. Keep your software up to date. Reboot often. Use <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Signal</a> 💡

mc.flyAfter a <a href="https://milliways.social/tags/debian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#debian</a> upgrade to Trixie <a href="https://milliways.social/tags/Signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Signal</a> refuses to start: "Database error" "Access on the key of the encyryption of the Database is not possible as the encryption-keyring-backend was changed on the upgrade of kwallet5 to kwallet6.How do i now get Signal to drop the old database and just create a new one? I don't really care for any old messages in there.

Rich Stein (he/him)It's Signal. It's end-to-end encrypted and more. Worth using. Good interview with <a href="https://mastodon.world/@Mer__edith" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@Mer__edith</a> <a href="https://english.elpais.com/technology/2025-09-14/signal-president-meredith-whittaker-in-technology-its-way-too-easy-for-marketing-to-replace-substance-thats-whats-happened-with-telegram.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://english.elpais.com/technology/2025-09-14/signal-president-meredith-whittaker-in-technology-its-way-too-easy-for-marketing-to-replace-substance-thats-whats-happened-with-telegram.html</a> h/t <a href="https://mastodon.social/@harold" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@harold</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/@harold/115208250666511970" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://mastodon.social/@harold/115208250666511970</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Signal</a>

uridl<a href="https://mastodon.world/@signalapp" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@signalapp</a> why tf are you using Google Maps? <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/openstreetmap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#openstreetmap</a> exists.<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#signal</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#privacy</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/osm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#osm</a>

RubenWAMet deze 'superapp' wil Rusland <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Signal</a> & <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/WhatsApp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WhatsApp</a> verdrijven.Is deze superapp een manier om de grip van het Kremlin te vergroten?<a href="https://www.ad.nl/video/productie/met-deze-superapp-wil-rusland-signal-whatsapp-verdrijven-1782144" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.ad.nl/video/productie/met-deze-superapp-wil-rusland-signal-whatsapp-verdrijven-1782144</a>

Fossery Tech :debian: :gnome:(Linux news in original post)FOSS NEWSMastodon plans to roll out post quoting with protection options in version 4.5, will be available on mastodon.online and mastodon.social next week: <a href="https://betanews.com/2025/09/12/mastodon-to-roll-out-post-quoting-with-powerful-protection-options/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://betanews.com/2025/09/12/mastodon-to-roll-out-post-quoting-with-powerful-protection-options/</a>PeerTube Adds Live Stream Scheduling Option in Latest Release: <a href="https://news.itsfoss.com/peertube-7-3/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://news.itsfoss.com/peertube-7-3/</a>Bluesky launches a new private bookmarks feature: <a href="https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/9/bluesky-launches-a-new-private-bookmarks-feature/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/9/bluesky-launches-a-new-private-bookmarks-feature/</a>Firefox 143 will include Google Lens integration, more search integrations (e.g. for stock market data), offline AI model (Page Buddy): <a href="https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/09/firefox-google-lens-stock-market-ai-page-buddy-features" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/09/firefox-google-lens-stock-market-ai-page-buddy-features</a> (Yeah more Google spyware! More garbage for LibreWolf devs to remove...)Firefox launches a new AI-powered 'shake to summarize' feature for iOS devices: <a href="https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/9/firefox-launches-a-new-ai-powered-shake-to-summarize-feature-for-ios-devices/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/9/firefox-launches-a-new-ai-powered-shake-to-summarize-feature-for-ios-devices/</a>Mullvad VPN adds QUIC obfuscation for WireGuard to bypass censorship: <a href="https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/9/mullvad-vpn-adds-quic-obfuscation-for-wireguard-to-bypass-censorship/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/9/mullvad-vpn-adds-quic-obfuscation-for-wireguard-to-bypass-censorship/</a>Signal Introduces Paid Features (e.g. paid storage options): <a href="https://news.itsfoss.com/signal-secure-backups-feature/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://news.itsfoss.com/signal-secure-backups-feature/</a>Spotube 5.0 released with plugin-based support for music metadata services (MusicBrainz and ListenBrainz), playback and performance improvements, etc.: <a href="https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/9/spotube-5-0-adds-plugin-powered-metadata-playback-and-performance-upgrades-and-much-more/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/9/spotube-5-0-adds-plugin-powered-metadata-playback-and-performance-upgrades-and-much-more/</a>Immich 1.141 improves beta timeline, adds similar photo search & DigitalOcean deployment: <a href="https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/9/immich-1-141-improves-beta-timeline-adds-similar-photo-search-and-digitalocean-deployment/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/9/immich-1-141-improves-beta-timeline-adds-similar-photo-search-and-digitalocean-deployment/</a>Redox OS plans for multiple editions, better hardware and software support, expanding programming language and build system support, COSMIC desktop and Wayland support, etc.: <a href="https://www.phoronix.com/news/Redox-OS-2026-Plans" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.phoronix.com/news/Redox-OS-2026-Plans</a><a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/WeeklyNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WeeklyNews</a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OpenSource</a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/FOSSNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FOSSNews</a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/OpenSourceNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OpenSourceNews</a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/FOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FOSS</a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Firefox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Firefox</a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Mastodon</a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/PeerTube" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PeerTube</a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Bluesky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Bluesky</a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/MullvadVPN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MullvadVPN</a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Mullvad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Mullvad</a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Signal</a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Spotube" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" 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**kravietz** @kravietz@agora.echelon.pl · 5d *

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kravietz @kravietz@agora.echelon.pl

#Poland minister of digitisation Gawkowski warns about an ongoing campaign of #Signal messenger #phishing currently targeting Polish officials. From his description, it’s about fake Signal group invites, which were previously used against soldiers and officials in #Ukraine

Technical details are below, but in short you should be very suspicious against any Signal “invites” received through email, SMS, unsolicited Signal messages or other messengers.

https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/russia-targeting-signal-messenger/

Google Cloud BlogSignals of Trouble: Multiple Russia-Aligned Threat Actors Actively Targeting Signal Messenger | Google Cloud BlogRussia state-aligned threat actors target Signal Messenger accounts used by individuals of interest to Russia's intelligence services.