hi, i'm trash cat, and as of just now, i'm the host of a podcast about privacy.
Some vulnerabilities have been discovered in some newer Android devices which could allow internet-to-baseband remote code execution. (Someone can hack your phone if they know your phone number.)
If you have a newer Google Pixel phone, you should update it.
If there's not a security update for your Pixel yet (6, 6 Pro, 6a) or you have a newer Samsung phone, you should disable Wi-Fi calling and VoLTE.
Google compiled a list of likely affected products:
- Samsung Galaxy phones including those in the S22, M33, M13, M12, A71, A53, A33, A21, A13, A12, and A04 series
- Vivo phones including those in the S16, S15, S6, X70, X60, and X30 series
- Google Pixel 6 and 6 Pro, Pixel 6a, Pixel 7 and 7 Pro
- Any wearables that use the Exynos W920 chipset
- Any vehicles that use the Exynos Auto T5123 chipset
These are the affected chips:
https://9to5google.com/2023/03/16/google-exynos-modem-vulnerabilities/
birdsite/twitter
twitter is a dumpster fire, and we all know this. but i want to make sure everyone understands the implications of twitter's new "promotion of alternative social platforms policy" (found here)
it is now forbidden to link to or list your handle on other social media sites (notably facebook, instagram, and mastodon), as well as link aggregation sites that tell people where to find you (i.e., might link to those sites).
twitter users are not allowed to tell people where else to find them online (possibly with some exceptions that just haven't reached the deny-list yet)
twitter users are becoming hostages who can't leave because they can't tell people where else to find them.
recommend me podcasts
hello!
i like to listen to podcasts, but for some reason i have trouble finding podcasts i like.
i'm mostly looking for computery podcasts (especially about foss, privacy, etc. and in particular, shows aimed for people, not companies) and mostly podcasts that involve a discussion between multiple participants. (i have a lot of trouble listening to just one person talking.)
it also doesn't have to be computery! if there's a podcast you just think is really great, i'd love to check it out. i really liked mission to zyxx, but i haven't gotten into anything else in that style yet.
do you do a podcast? do you like a podcast (or a few)? please let me know!
hi, i'm trash cat, and as of just now, i'm the host of a podcast about privacy.
copypasta meme, matrix
I'd just like to interject for a moment. What you're referring to as Megolm, is in fact, Megolm/Olm, or as I've recently taken to calling it, Megolm plus Olm. Megolm is not a deniable double-ratchet encryption protocol unto itself, but rather another crypto component of a fully functioning deniable encryption system made useful by the Olm deniability, forward secrecy and self-healing properties comprising a full off-the-record encryption protocol as defined by OTR.
usa passport gender psa
starting next week (monday, april 11th) you can apply for a united states passport with an X gender marker! you can self-report gender and do not need to provide any documentation to "prove" your gender.
https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/passports/need-passport/selecting-your-gender-marker.html
asking for recommendations: subtitle creation software
i want to add subtitles/closed captions to a video. i already have a long-form transcript of what's said in the video. is there an easy way to convert that transcript to a video subtitle format? either way, what do y'all recommend as a subtitle editing program for linux?
any help is appreciated!
i'm trash cat from librepunk!
they/them, mid-20s. don't touch me.
i mostly post followers-only, mostly rants about cryptography and other computer stuff. sometimes i say funny and/or gay things.
feel free to steal my non-personal posts, but only *without* attribution. (respect my anonymity.)