There is a growing sentiment that the US shouldn't be relied upon for the technologies that many people and businesses use every day.

While we prefer to focus on technical guarantees like strong end-to-end encryption over matters like jurisdiction, these issues still matter, and the United States certainly does not have a monopoly on the best technologies.

We've compiled a list of some of our favorite and highly recommended European privacy tools, to highlight how easy it can be to take your data back from American Big Tech companies: https://www.privacyguides.org/articles/2025/03/19/private-european-alternatives/

If you are looking for a good password manager you can use from anywhere, there are plenty of excellent options to choose from. However, if you prefer to only store your passwords locally, KeePassXC is what you need. In our latest tutorial, we'll walk through setting up KeePassXC to work with your YubiKey as an additional factor to secure your local-only password database.

https://www.privacyguides.org/articles/2025/03/18/installing-keepassxc-and-yubikey/

"It can be easy to slip into believing that mattering must come from external validation, achievements, roles, romantic attention, but the deepest kind of mattering comes when we give and receive undivided presence."

"You matter, not because of how many people you help, or what roles you play, but simply because you are you. Remind yourself of that as often as you need."

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/mar/02/im-struggling-to-feel-like-i-matter-in-any-area-of-my-life

Since I am on an IT Security server now, I thought I'd post this just to depress the younger folks. Roll on #UBI !

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/ageism-trust-safety-michael-lawrie-msc-ctt/

Privacy isn't just a solo journey. If you care about privacy rights, you must also care for the data of the people around you. Together, we must start building a culture of data privacy where everyone cares for the data of others.

https://www.privacyguides.org/articles/2025/03/10/the-privacy-of-others/

𝐄𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐢𝐧 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭

"Einstein was a socialist. He believed in socialism because, as a convinced equalitarian, he was opposed to the class division in capitalism and to the exploitation of man by man which he felt this system facilitated more ingeniously than any previous economic organization."

https://monthlyreview.org/2024/05/01/einsteins-why-socialism-and-monthly-review/

Always remember, when it comes to hardware security keys: Two is one, one is none.

Our latest article covers the setup process for two YubiKeys (from Yubico's YubiKey 4 or 5 series) to keep your online accounts safe and secure + it goes through resetting your existing keys to a blank slate, and the reasons you might want to do so!

https://www.privacyguides.org/articles/2025/03/06/yubikey-reset-and-backup/

how “just enough” is all you need

https://bigthink.com/mini-philosophy/swedish-philosophy-lagom-just-enough/

As of Feb 21, Apple users located in the UK can no longer activate Advanced Data Protection (end-to-end encryption) for their iCloud Drive, iCloud Backup, Photos, Notes, and more.

For people in the UK, this is of course bad news and a very disappointing development. If this regional ADP block is maintained, it is a huge drawback for any Apple user's privacy rights, and a loss of data security as well.

For people outside the UK, this is a loud warning alarm. The UK government isn't the only one that has repeatedly tried to undermine encryption and privacy rights. While this might sound obvious for some authoritarian regimes, it's sadly also true for other governments considered open and democratic.

https://www.privacyguides.org/articles/2025/02/28/uk-forced-apple-to-remove-adp/

Strongly worded #medium #article on #programmingLanguages and #dialogue relating to
@nosrednayduj 's interview today concerning the concerning relative merits of #lisp and #java . Connection to strong echoes of points Masinter made about Medley Interlisp in an earlier interview.

Thoughts, commentary welcome here and on Medium.

@rat this article is specifically addressed to you, if you'll forgive me.

https://medium.com/@screwlisp/lisp-sm0lnet-fedi-medium-and-what-am-i-doing-95db1b51c328

#politics #news #article #argentina If the Argentinian president is facing impeachment for his crypto scam, then so can #america . Argentinian president Javier Milei is now facing impeachment for his crypto pump and dump scam after a deleted tweet he posted to promote the coin $LIBRA https://gizmodo.com/argentine-president-javier-milei-faces-impeachment-after-backing-crypto-pump-and-dump-2000564627?utm_source=gizmodo.com&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=share

Don't let perfect be the enemy of the good.

https://www.privacyguides.org/articles/2025/02/17/privacy-is-not-dead/

X/Twitter time and time again proves itself to be an unfree platform, and a dangerous place to seek privacy and security advice.

Decentralized platforms like Mastodon are the most obvious path forward to avoid censorship and preserve free access to knowledge. Despite this, many continue to rely on Twitter as their exclusive means to stay up to date on the latest trends both in privacy/security and the wider world.

Due to this censorship, these folks will have increasingly large blind spots in their personal knowledge. How do we finally convince people to protect themselves against this ever-growing threat?

https://www.theverge.com/news/613997/x-blocks-signal-me-links-errors

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-arent-we-losing-our-minds-over-the-plastic-in-our-brains/

"New research on microplastics in brains reminds us that while scientists compile safety data, our leaders should still act"

Biometrics are a convenient and secure way to authenticate our devices. Many of us use and trust the biometrics of our devices without much thought, but are they really secure? With so many options, which ones are the best?

https://www.privacyguides.org/articles/2025/02/13/biometrics-explained/

"Society often defines success by how much we can accomplish—how many tasks we complete, goals we meet or personal breakthroughs we achieve. However, true growth is not solely about doing more; it’s equally about being more—developing self-awareness and embracing stillness."

https://www.forbes.com/sites/traversmark/2025/02/10/3-ways-to-overcome-betterment-burnout-by-a-psychologist/?