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Dear politicians,
Our wish for #2026: Stop using 'child safety' as an excuse for mass censorship and surveillance.
No one believes you.
And using children is just... sickening.
negative, anxiety
💯
Berating users for "using #VPN" and wanting to "ban" or control it ("for the children"), the latest genius idea that seems to be brewing in several places now (UK, Denmark), is egregiously ill-conceived and sickening.
This feels almost like an announcement to ban or control breathing.
TIL about OpenBSD VPN faq
#VPN #service #OpenBSD #BSD #Unix #OpenSource #programming #technology
UK Lawmakers Propose Mandatory On-Device Surveillance and VPN Age Verification
The UK wants every phone and tablet to ship with built-in spyware that scans photos, videos, and encrypted chats “for child safety”. In reality it ends privacy, kills encryption, and hardwires surveillance into daily life. They also want digital ID for VPNs 🤦🏻♂️
#UK #privacy #surveillance #ChatControl #AgeVerification #VPN #technology #dystopia
unsolicited Firefox alternative recs (3/4)
I've tried Zen a few months ago and Floorp earlier than that, and they feel rough on my battery life, like Chromium feels, but without the extra web compatibility that Chromium browsers get me. I need something that Just Works and doesn't feel like it's trying to be flashy, but others may prefer it for their needs.
このChrome「拡張機能」を今すぐ削除せよ、生成AIとの会話を収集し第三者に販売 | Forbes JAPAN 公式サイト
https://forbesjapan.com/articles/detail/87234
『・Urban VPN Proxy
・1ClickVPN Proxy for Chrome
・Urban Browser Guard
・Urban Ad Blocker』
『インストール後に、自動アップデートすることで会話を傍受・取得する機能を追加』
RE: https://eupolicy.social/@je5perl/115696467286859905
Some good news from Denmark! The government has withdrawn the #VPN proposal after just five days, claiming that the proposal was misunderstood and that banning VPN use was never the intention. In that case, the drafting was exceptionally bad, and withdrawing the proposal is clearly the right thing to do.
(source: press release yesterday from the Ministry of Culture https://kum.dk/aktuelt/nyheder/kulturministeren-justerer-lovforslag-og-fjerner-afsnit-om-vpn).
New post by me: How I'm using my Pi-hole as DNS server for my entire Tailnet without forcing all the other traffic to use an exit node:
https://blog.thms.uk/2025/12/pihole-for-tailnet?utm_source=mastodon
800万人超のユーザーのAIチャットがChromeとEdgeの拡張機能で傍受されて営利目的で販売されていることが発覚 - GIGAZINE
https://gigazine.net/news/20251217-ai-conversations-sold/
『研究チームが「AIとのチャットを傍受する拡張機能」をリスト化した中で、筆頭として挙げられているのが「Urban VPN Proxy」です。Urban VPN Proxyは…無料VPNを使えるChrome拡張機能で、600万人以上のユーザーを抱えています』
『Koi Securityによると、Urban VPN Proxyには、ChatGPTやClaude、Gemini、Microsoft Copilot、Perplexity、DeepSeek、Grok、Meta AIといった主要AIプラットフォーム向けに、それぞれ専用の傍受スクリプトが含まれているとのこと。この収集機能は、拡張機能にハードコーディングされたフラグによってデフォルトで有効になっており、利用者が無効にするための方法は用意されていません』
A new proposed bill has people questioning Denmark's motive.
The Danish government is using the upcoming Christmas break to slip through a public consultation for a draft law that would make it an OFFENCE to use a #VPN to access content that would otherwise not be available in Denmark, or to circumvent the blocking of "illegal" websites. https://hoeringsportalen.dk/Hearing/Details/70858
This is done under the guise of ensuring a technologically neutral implementation of Directive 98/84 on pay-TV decoders (hint: the IP address is NOT a conditional access device).
![English translation of the highlighted part:
The term ‘other technical solution’ should be understood broadly. The broad wording is intended to ensure that the proposed amendment covers any technical solution used to provide unauthorised access to media content.
[..]
For example, it will also be prohibited to use VPN connections to access media content that would otherwise not be available in Denmark, or to circumvent the blocking of illegal websites.](https://eupolicy.social/system/media_attachments/files/115/696/437/650/440/333/original/a685982e9595c734.png)
最後に #Firefox 以外にも #VPN が組み込まれたブラウザーがあるよっていう話の中に # Vivaldi 
がなかったのが残念。
まあほとんどの機能は Chrome Extension として提供されてる Proton VPN 拡張によるものだから「VPN 内蔵」してるというふうに捉えない人もいるかもだけど、一応インストール初期からデフォルトで入ってはいるし、Vivaldi.net のアカウントでも Proton VPN にログインできるし、by Proton であるとはいえ、 も VPN が内蔵されてるブラウザーと言っても差し支えはない気がする
Mozilla Is Trying To Get Firefox Back Into The Game With This Free Service
https://www.slashgear.com/2032906/mozilla-comeback-with-firefox-vpn-free-service/
Sometimes surprises come when you least expect them. A few months ago, I helped an acquaintance install a #MikroTik router at his house. He is very happy with it; it does excellent load balancing and failover over 4G.
A little while ago, he sent me a message about how "Back to Home" helped him bypass the limited connection at the hotel he is currently in.
I hadn't tried it yet, so I did a couple of tests.
It's really practical and quick to set up. Well done, MikroTik! 
@mikrotik
Here's a totally off-the-cuff pitch for the #p2p web: I just want to be able to load a webpage from a #bittorrent swarm by leeching, and then click an "I approve" button if it looks non-sketchy and I want to seed the page. I want to bookmark magnet links to make human-readable URLs and allow collisions between actual names/content to be decided socially (e.g. click to accept a new version of this page from this new swarm). I don't want a bunch of new protocols. No #crypto for domain names or donations. No vibe-coded corporate-sponsored AI BS. No #GitHub repos. Just give me the wild west with everything visible and no default seeding so that bad actors don't bother with it so much. Run it through a #VPN or something if you want privacy.
»Schweiz plant Überwachung schlimmer als die USA:
Die Revision des Schweizer Überwachungsgesetzes VÜPF würde sich direkt gegen VPN- und verschlüsselte Chat- und E-Mail-Anbieter mit Sitz in der Schweiz richten.«
Ja dem ist so und doch ist dies den meisten Scheizer*innen nicht mal im Ansatz bewusst, denn anscheinend hat ja niemensch was zu verbergen.
😡 https://tuta.com/de/blog/switzerland-surveillance-plan
#schweiz #uberwachung #vupf #chpol #us #chat #email #vpn #verschlusselung #usa #privatsphare #itsicherheit #sicherheit
Is Ofcom coming for VPNs?
Monitoring their use through the narrow lens of whether the UK Online Safety Act is working is shortsighted.
"It’s important to note VPNs can help protect children's security online too, they aren’t just used to avoid content blocks."
🗣️ ORG's 
@JamesBaker
#vpn #onlinesafetyact #onlinesafety #osa #ofcom #privacy #security #cybersecurity #ukpolitics #ukpol
Lawmakers Want to Ban VPNs—And They Have No Idea What They're Doing
Maybe don't download random VPNs?
If you've been curious to try #ProtonVPN, then perhaps you'll like this 75% #BlackFriday offer: https://protonvpn.com/l/bf-vpn-offers-2025
I work with the developers and I can tell you first hand that they're cool and working hard to fight #censorship and improve #privacy.
디지털 #프라이버시 와 #보안 을 선도하는 #ExpressVPN이 FOSS for All Conference 2025에 브론즈 #후원사 로 함께합니다. 🔐 오픈소스 #보안 #VPN 기술에 대해 자세히 알아보세요. 👉 참가 등록: https://event-us.kr/fossforall/event/110400 #FOSSforAll #보안 #개인정보보호 #VPN #OpenSourceSecurity
🛡️ Mullvad VPN's web app just sailed through an independent security audit with zero critical vulnerabilities and an A+ security rating! Minimal issues, quick fixes—privacy-first excellence. Read the full details 👀: https://cyberinsider.com/mullvad-web-app-passes-security-audit-with-almost-perfect-score/ #VPN #CyberSecurity #Privacy #Security #newz
Endlich fertig. Erstmal #Google, #Meta und #Bankingapp auf ein anderes #Profil verbannt und durch #Mullvad #VPN geschoben. Auf ein paar Dienste bin ich leider angewiesen, aber #grapheneos macht es einem wirklich einfach.
Tailscale을 비롯한 Wireshark 기반의 VPN 도구를 이번에 처음 접하게 되면서 "신세계"를 맛보고 있습니다.
저는 다양한 개발 환경을 테스트하고 학습하는 것을 선호하다보니 계속해서 여러 종류의 노트북이나 PC를 구입해서 사용해왔습니다. 그러다보니 관리 문제도 있고, 어딘가로 여행을 가거나 떠나야 할 일이 생기면 어떤 디바이스를 챙겨 가야 하는지가 상당한 고민이 되곤 했습니다.
그렇지만 인터넷만 붙어있으면 어디서든 동일 네트워크 상에 존재하는 것처럼 일관된 환경을 만들 수 있고, 모든 네트워크 송수신 트래픽이 암호화된 상태를 유지하고 있으며, 속도까지 빠르니 더할 나위 없이 좋습니다.
제 경우는 그래서, Surface Pro 8, Surface Laptop 7, GPU 달린 Intel 랩탑, 라즈베리 파이 4, 맥북, 아이폰, 아이패드, Azure VM, WSL 2 환경까지 매우 많은 디바이스와 가상 머신을 전부 단일 네트워크 환경에 붙여서 자유롭게 사용하고 있습니다.
만약 노트북과 데스크톱, NAS 등의 디바이스를 동시에 붙여서 사용해야 하는 것이 고민이라면 Wireshark나 Tailscale을 꼭 살펴보실 것을 권해드리고 싶습니다. 👍
A #linux application runs inside an LX-branded zone, where the #Illumos kernel (descended from #Solaris) natively implements the Linux kernel ABI. A #VPN connection, terminated in a separate Solaris-style zone, routes the application's traffic to a VPN endpoint on an #OpenBSD system running #Nginx, which serves #HTTPS content on a custom domain.
Life is great!
The new VPN from Tor is pretty interesting.
Still in beta so it may not actually be production ready yet, but its got some very exciting features.
Each app gets its own separate tor circuit, or can be excluded from the VPN.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.torproject.vpn
UPDATE: I’m retracting this link/post, because some folks smarter than me pointed out some things about the source that make me uncomfortable.
I didn’t want to dirty delete, so I’m adding this note.
As a replacement, here’s a great and trustworthy VPN list from the extra smart folks at 
@privacyguides:
Private VPN Service Recommendations and Comparison, No Sponsors or Ads - Privacy Guides
The best VPN services for protecting your privacy and security online. Find a provider here that isn't out to spy on you.
www.privacyguides.org · Privacy Guides
Link author: Privacy Guides@privacyguides@neat.computer
Read this. Seriously, read it.
The Trump regime is declaring open season on its critics - NGOs, philanthropists, activists. They will be harassed, arrested, jailed. The silencing effect on others who might speak out will be huge.
This is authoritarianism.
There's a petition...
Tell legislators to stop their attacks on VPNs.
There are a multitude of reasons for using a VPN, from concern about a site's known data selling and tracking habits, to not wanting someone knowing where you're at.
Legislators hate them, along with encryption, because they disrupt the state's ability to prosecute both its laws and its more nefarious desires.
So, anyway, I signed.
WTF Proton this shit is completely unacceptable, I am a fucking paid user
this is basically like living long enough to see a hero turn into a villain
#proton #protonvpn #vpn
VPNs must not face the chop 🚫
Next week the UK House of Lords will debate whether VPNs undermine the Online Safety Act.
Banning or blocking VPNs will shatter security, privacy and free expression in a self-defeating attempt to make the unworkable workable.
Read our briefing ⬇️
https://www.openrightsgroup.org/publications/briefing-vpns-and-the-online-safety-act/
#OnlineSafetyAct #onlinesafety #OSA #VPN #VPNs #privacy #cybersecurity #freespeech #ukpolitics #ukpol
The Tor Project has launched an official VPN app that routes all Android traffic through the Tor network. You can grab the app starting from today. Note this is in beta or early access mode https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.torproject.vpn
@nixCraftnixCraft 🐧 
@protonprivacyProton VPN or riot 😎 #Proton #VPN #security
Thanks to 
@s3phy again for helping me understand another area where IPv6 is broken in Linux desktop networking configuration tools: connecting to a SSH server to create a SOCKS proxy using the NetworkManager SSH plugin. That thing only checks if the gateway address is a valid IPv4 address 
I reported the issue here: https://github.com/danfruehauf/NetworkManager-ssh/issues/130
#IPv6 #networking #sysadmin #réseau #réseautique #UX #SSH #proxy #VPN #GNOME #Linux #NetworkManager
Netmaker uses WireGuard to create secure, scalable virtual networks (VPN) that connect data centers, clouds, and edge devices including home routers. It's highly customizable and can be configured for a variety of use cases, from small businesses to large enterprises. https://github.com/gravitl/netmaker
Blink and you’ll have never seen it in the first place 🫥
Age verification rules in the UK Online Safety Act are snapping parts of the Internet out of existence.
But it’s not what you think (porn)!
News on conflicts: GONE. Support for sexual health and smoking: GONE.
Watch as ORG’s @JamesBaker shows how censorship works ⬇️
#OnlineSafetyAct #onlinesafety #osa #censorship #reddit #ageverification #vpn #privacy #freeexpression #ukpolitics #ukpol #freedomofexpression
Age verification laws are a trojan horse, endgame is destroying anonymity.
The path seems clear: normalize checks -> ban circumvention tools (VPNs) -> roll out state-controlled digital IDs -> build a permanent record of your digital life for corporations and "pre-crime" analytics.
You are trading a free, open internet for digital chains. If there ever was a moment to defend decentralized and anonymous systems, it is this.
#enshittification #privacy #surveillance #infosec #artist #music #vpn
ab 2025 jeden 1. Mittwoch im Monat, ab 18h
IT Beratung für Aktivist*innen im
#ccc #freiburg 
@cccfrCCC Freiburg
https://cccfr.de/calendar/2025_it_beratung_aktivistinnen.html
#it #cyber #beratung #smartphone #deltachat #signal #elementos #linux #privacy #fragdenstaat #datenschutz #vpn #tor
Another simple article about #OpenBsd
"Setup Mullvad VPN on OpenBSD via WireGuard"
https://btxx.org/posts/openbsd-mullvad/
I've also included an on-going list of OpenBSD specific articles on my about page section (mostly for my own ease-of-use)
I'm working on a new blog post about my deployment of #Headscale and #Tailscale in my #homelab for early 2025. I will discuss the differences between a #VPN server and Tailscale, Headscale, Docker Compose configuration, #Headplane, access control through ACL configuration, integration with Nginx Proxy Manager, and more. Please note that I will not cover OIDC authentication yet.
Let me know if you have any specific questions or other topics you would like me to address.
#selfhosted #selfhosting
My journey with #Headscale and #Tailscale is documented on my blog. I discuss the differences between a #VPN server and Tailscale, Headscale, Docker Compose configuration, #Headplane interface, access control through #ACL, integration with #NginxProxyManager, exit nodes, routes, and installation on macOS, iOS, Linux, Debian, Proxmox LXC, #Synology NAS, and #HomeAssistant.
Note that I will not cover OIDC authentication at this time.
Headscale & Tailscale - Lucas Janin
Documentation of my journey with Headscale and Tailscale in a self-hosted environment covers the differences between a VPN server and Tailscale, Headscale, Docker Compose configuration, the Headplane interface, access control through #ACL, integration with Nginx Proxy Manager, exit nodes, routes, and installation on macOS, iOS, Linux, Debian, Proxmox LXC, Synology NAS, and Home Assistant.
www.lucasjanin.com · Lucas Janin
Link author: 
Lucas Janin@social@www.lucasjanin.com
I'm working on a new blog post about my deployment of #Headscale and #Tailscale in my #homelab for early 2025. I will discuss the differences between a #VPN server and Tailscale, Headscale, Docker Compose configuration, #Headplane, access control through ACL configuration, integration with Nginx Proxy Manager, and more. Please note that I will not cover OIDC authentication yet.
Let me know if you have any specific questions or other topics you would like me to address.
#selfhosted #selfhosting
Post-quantum encryption!
@rosenpassProject Rosenpass is presenting their work at #NGIForum25 on how they - already now - are building post-quantum encryption for the VPN @wireguardvpn
Much interesting..
#google the #exodus except for the ubiquity of their nasty mail app. there really is no reason to use it. #vivaldi works just fine as a search engine and mailer. Tedious moving your contacts across but it gets there in the end. For privacy go #proton for extra privacy get a #VPN . Job done. Of course best info / news / updates is here. 💖 🐘 #heffalumpworld #fediverse
EasyTier – P2P mesh VPN written in Rust using Tokio
#HackerNews #EasyTier #P2P #mesh #VPN #Rust #Tokio #Networking #Security
Während #Russland schon weiter ist, könnte sich auch in der Europäischen Union eine Verifikations- bzw Identifizierungspflicht im #Internet schon in Kürze durchsetzen. Diese wird im Gesetzesvorhaben zur #Chatkontrolle jedenfalls für bestimmte Seiten, Inhalte und für den Download und die Nutzung bestimmter Software, wie zB Chatprogrammen wie Signal und Co., ebenso erwogen. Durch die in der #EU und ihren Mitgliedsstaaten ebenfalls vorangetriebene Einführung von "Digitalen Identitäten" (eIDAS, BundID, etc.) können derartige Kontrollen zukünftig auch leichter erfolgen und nach möglichen Einschränkungen anfangs, später mit beliebigem Anlass ausgeweitet werden. Schließlich werden die Autoritären in der EU sich gewiss nicht gerne von Russland abhängen lassen, was ihre Visionen für digitale Überwachungs- und Kontrollgesellschaften angeht.
Auch in der #Schweiz wurde dieses Jahr die Grundlage für eine #Ausweispflicht im Netz auf den Weg gebracht, während in den #USA und #Großbritannien der #EU-Chatkontrolle ähnliche Vorhaben ("Online Safety Bill") ähnliche Folgen haben könnten.
https://www.pctipp.ch/news/recht-politik/ausweiszwang-referendum-klar-gescheitert-2832999.html
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-plans-to-protect-people-from-anonymous-trolls-online
Online-Ausweis und #VPN-Verbot: Streit über Anonymität im Netz kocht wieder hoch....
Während andere autoritäre Staaten wie beispielsweiße #Russland bereits weiter sind, könnte sich auch in der Europäischen Union schon bald eine Verifikations- bzw Identifizierungspflicht im #Internet durchsetzen. Diese wird im Gesetzesvorhaben zur #Chatkontrolle jedenfalls für bestimmte Seiten, Inhalte und für den Download und die Nutzung bestimmter Software, wie zB Chatprogrammen wie Signal und Co., ebenso erwogen. Durch die in der #EU und ihren Mitgliedsstaaten ebenfalls vorangetriebene Einführung von "Digitalen Identitäten" (eIDAS, BundID, etc.) können derartige Kontrollen zukünftig auch leichter erfolgen und nach möglichen Einschränkungen anfangs, später mit beliebigem Anlass ausgeweitet werden. Schließlich werden die Autoritären in der #EU sich gewiss nicht gerne von Russland abhängen lassen, was ihre Visionen für digitale Überwachungs- und Kontrollgesellschaften angeht.
So dann.
"In #Frankreich und im #EU-Parlament gewinnt die Debatte über ein Ende der Online-Anonymität an Fahrt. Auch die geplante europäische #eID spielt dabei eine Rolle."
https://www.heise.de/news/Online-Ausweis-und-VPN-Verbot-Streit-ueber-Anonymitaet-im-Netz-kocht-wieder-hoch-9327812.html
https://netzpolitik.org/2023/russland-identitifikationspflicht-gegen-die-online-anonymitaet/
#EU #FightTheFortress #FightTheFortress #Überwachung #Datenschutz #Privacy
🕸️ Our “How Tailscale Works” blog lifts the hood on our WireGuard-powered mesh network. It’s a full bottom-to-top tour of Tailscale’s architecture – so you don’t have to build your own (we open-sourced the tough parts!). Dive in: https://tailscale.com/blog/how-tailscale-works
Site-to-site VPNs weren’t built for edge deployments.
Tailscale 4via6 was.
🛠 Connect 1,000s of identical networks
🔐 Avoid port conflicts & CIDR overlaps
🤖 Built for robots, sensors, and embedded devices
Learn how it works: https://tailscale.com/blog/4via6-connectivity-to-edge-devices
Hey 
@digitalcourage , ich habe vor einiger Zeit (anfangs nur für mich quasi als "Doku") zusammengeschrieben, wie ich meine #privatsphare versuche zu schützen, indem ich Werbung, Tracker usw. mit einem DNS-basierten Blocker für alle meine Geräte zentral abwehre.
Und weil ich das nicht nur zuhause für die ganze Familie haben wollte, habe ich das noch für unterwegs mit einem #Wireguard #VPN auf meiner eigenen VM im europäischen Ausland garniert.
Und hier ist das Resultat meiner Gedanken und was ich warum und wie gemacht habe: https://thomasmerz.github.io/pihole-wireguard-knowhow/
Was haltet ihr und die anderen davon?
#nowerbung #noads #notracking #nomalware
#pihole #selfhosted #selfhosting #privatecloud
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