@Mastodon hi,can anybody from the communications dept respond please. We are not able to get through to mastodon,

#mastodon #support #business #socialmedia #customercare #communications

@Cappyjax IDGAF about "passion". All I care about is the security of users!

Requiring any #PII like a #PhoneNumber is inacceptable when it comes to #ComSec, #InfoSec & #OpSec, espechally given @signalapp is not only able but entirely willing to restrict service based off said numbers, making their "solution" insecure by design.

• There's a reason why #XMPP+#OMEMO and #PGP/MIME [both each over @torproject / #Tor] is the evidently superior and more secure approach, as being unable to "#KYC" a user is a matter of security...

Espechally since obtaining a phone number anonymously is oftentimes illegal (i.e. #Germany made it illegal starting 07/2017, so using any service that demands a phone numner is out of question)

• And even if one can get an anonymous #SIM (with a phone number) or god forbid #eSIM, (which is at best pseudonymous as tracking down users by virtue of matching ICCID, IMEI & IMSI to location and time) the chances are high that one ends up with recycled phone numbers that have already been used.

Obviously the devs of #Signal and @Mer__edith are well aware of this critical flaw, which is why I consider them to act as "useful idiots" or rather "controlled opposition" as #Signal could've been shutdown trivially by the #US Government or forced into banning users based off their #PhoneNumbers (they may call this "#sanctions #compliance" given they added a #Shitcoin - Wallet into Signal!)...

• All the "but #Metadata" #FUD turns into #MarketingLies once put under the looking glass and examined against the risk of state-sponsored / -endordsed / -supported attackers.

Whereas with @monocles / #monoclesChat, @gajim / #gajim and @delta / #deltaChat and @thunderbird / #Thunderbird respectably I can not only use Tor, but do #SelfHosting for the entire #communications infrastructure (i.e. using an #OnionService = only reachable via Tor) and get the advantages of a self-routing, self-authenticating & battle-hardened against censorship proxy network that can't be shutdown!

• And if you think this is too tinfoilhatted, then consider yourself privilegued enough of having your mere existance not being criminalized by the government under threat of public execution!

https://ilga.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ILGA_World_map_sexual_orientation_laws_December2019.pdf
https://infosec.space/@kkarhan/114697690127511140

Professor McKenzie (Jason Alexander)'s new book - The Open Society as an Enemy - is out now via #OpenAccess publishing. 👁️‍🗨️ Free to read and download: doi.org/10.31389/lse... @lsephilosophy.bsky.social #LSEEvents #KarlPopper #Truth #Philosophy #SocialScience #Populism #Communications #Journalism

@lmemsm basically the Idea behind it is to be a brutally simple #toybox + #musl / #linux distro that grew out of the necessity for me to actually think about #firmware for some projects.

• And lets just say I did saw @w84death 's #Floppynux and @landley did present a lot of convincing arguments alongside a literal walktrough to get started.

Basically I want something that is so simple and auditable that it's practical to make it pass any #verification demands for #SecureTerminal|s in #CriticalInfrastructure and #Communications.

• OFC one may point at my other projects and say: "Why don't you just put #RaspberryPiOS on a #microSD?" ignoring that the smallest image is >330MB in size and that seems kinda overkill for essentially my demands for a minimalist #Linux with very few programs in userspace.

Not to mention a #GNUfree - #Linux distro is the way to go if I want that thing to not get bricked constantly by minor #GlibC-changes...

• End goal is something akin to #MSDOS in it's brutal simplicity, but way more extendable.

I hope that answers your question...

• Sorry for the delay.

Watch: Congressman calls #Hegseth an "embarrassment" after claiming all communications are classified
#CBS #News

Jun 12, 2025
California Rep. #SaludCarbajal pushed Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on his involvement in a #Signal group chat that contained sensitive #military information. Hegseth claimed all of his #communications are #classified and avoided questions about #Ukraine.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRfLdCvf4Lg

https://jacobin.com/2025/05/gay-marriage-culture-wars-class

How #gay marriage can act as a template on how to create lasting social change by changing the message and rhetoric used to frame the issue. #communications

Popcorn time (again), Politicians attempts to deny fundamental mathematics round 314159 and ignore human frailties)

Now I don’t appreciate WhatsApp (I did use it as friends did but abandoned it when Meta bought them and insisted on access to address books), but they have a point here.

Undermining privacy is in no one’s interests - not even the police and security services, maybe accepting criminals.

http://archive.today/2025.06.11-180455/https://www.ft.com/content/e870f111-e3a4-41dc-b6fb-f749ca51fa2e (archive)

#Privacy #Security #IT #Communications #UK

PR Club celebrates top communications talent at 57th Bell Ringer Awards. 360PR+ wins Platinum Super Bell, Amy Shanler receives Lifetime Achievement Award. Industry excellence recognized at Museum of Science. #PRExcellence #Communications

⏰ Government ‘With’ The People

https://www.noemamag.com/government-with-the-people

#politics #politicalscience #communications #government #democracy #deliberation

“Any change in the means of #communication produces a chain of revolutionary consequences at every level of #culture and #politics. Because of the complexity of this process, prediction and control are impossible.” - #MarshallMcLuhan, Counterblast #media #communications

#Ottawa et #Pékin conviennent de régulariser leurs #communications www.lapresse.ca/affaires/202...

Ottawa et Pékin conviennent de...

#Ottawa et #Pékin conviennent de régulariser leurs #communications

https://www.lapresse.ca/affaires/2025-06-06/ottawa-et-pekin-conviennent-de-regulariser-leurs-communications.php

‘It’s so boring’: #genZ parents don’t like #reading to their #kids – and #educators are worried https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/jun/02/gen-z-parents-reading-kids #reading is #fundamental #learning #education #communications #libraries #librarians #internet #screentime #books #children #cognitive #linguistic #social #emotional #growth

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Our head kindness cheerleader is talking at loads of events in June, so there are lots of opportunities to hear her speak about the power of kindness and communication:

1. NWUPC conference.
2. Institute of Internal Comms conference.
3. a Connect Reading Learnalot session.
4. a conversation with Louise Winter in one of her Sparkle Sessions.

Learn more about Sarah’s speaking and get booking her: https://timeforkindness.co.uk/business_service/speaking-events-podcasts/ .

#Conference #Communications #Comms