diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md index 57fc026..8781a49 100644 --- a/CHANGELOG.md +++ b/CHANGELOG.md @@ -1,3 +1,21 @@ +v1.1.4-pre2 +- Fixed some spelling/grammar +- Update to contributing guidelines +- Update of modern-crypto room rules +- Addition of chatroom-rules for the PSA community +- Update of verification guide (removed outdated content, fixed links, updates) +- Removal of CTemplar references since it was shutdown +- Fixed links to Proton services, references, onion URL, and archives +- Removal of BTC Wasabi recommedation in favor of Coinjoin alternative and wallet recommendations +- Re-phrasing of some confusing sentences +- LibRedirect extension is recommended again +- Fixed many links formatting +- Removal of removed content (dark pdf) +- Fixed links to ODT file +- Added recommendation to and +- Removed links to non-existant mirrors +- Updated some outdated references(old project) + v1.1.4-pre1 - Addition of a legacy resources page for the old archives - Changes in the about page to reflect the current situation diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md index 2aedd60..1e21960 100644 --- a/CONTRIBUTING.md +++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md @@ -44,6 +44,16 @@ When reporting guide issues: Please split large sets of changes into multiple PRs. For example, a PR that adds Windows 11 support, removes Windows AME references, and fixes typos can be split into 3 PRs. This makes PRs easier to review prior to merging. +For an example of what *not* to do, see: . This PR contains enough changes to split into multiple smaller and individually-reviewable PRs. + +### Updating PRs + +While a PR is being reviewed, modifications may be made to it by the reviewer prior to merging. If this is the case, a new branch will be created for the PR's review. If you would like to submit a change to a PR that is in the process of being reviewed, *do not update the PR directly*. This will only cause merge conflicts and delay the PR from being merged. Instead, submit your changes to the PR's review branch. + +For an example of what *not* to do, see: . Instead of submitting changes to the PR directly, they should have been submitted as changes to the [PR's associated review branch](https://github.com/NobodySpecial256/thgtoa/tree/pr/51). + +--- + **Thank you** for taking the few moments to read this far! You're already way ahead of the curve, so keep it up! diff --git a/_layouts/default.html b/_layouts/default.html index 7f03f35..3a49cfd 100644 --- a/_layouts/default.html +++ b/_layouts/default.html @@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ input:checked + .slider::before {

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Online Anonymity

How I learned to start worrying and love privacy anonymity

-

The latest Version is v1.1.4-pre1. See the changelog.

+

The latest Version is v1.1.4-pre2. See the changelog.

{% if page.url != "/" %} Home diff --git a/chatrooms-rules.md b/chatrooms-rules.md index 1f36efe..d7b126d 100644 --- a/chatrooms-rules.md +++ b/chatrooms-rules.md @@ -29,8 +29,9 @@ These are currently only enforced on **Anonymity** and **Security**, and not app - No upload of any non-media files (binaries, executables, compressed files...) - No voice messages (these will be auto-deleted by the bots) - **Avoid drifting too much off-topic or move to an off-topic room like #bnonymity** +- **Any discussion about AnonyPla / Lena whereabouts is only tolerated, to an extent, in the #Bnonymity room.** -Some exceptions can apply, see the [exceptions](#exceptions) section at the bottom of this page. +Some exceptions can apply, see the [exceptions](#exceptions) section at the bottom of this page. Violations will be handled at the discretion of the acting moderator. #### Rules for Nothing To Hide Privacy: - Zero tolerance for discussion of how to commit illicit acts @@ -52,7 +53,7 @@ See - No hate speech (No racism, no homophobia, no transphobia...) - No spammerino (scams, ads, flooding...) - No doxxing -- No Porn, no Gore, no Hentai... +- No NSFW content (no Porn, no Gore, no Hentai...) - All of the above can result in an insta-ban depending on the severity #### Exceptions: @@ -72,5 +73,4 @@ Currently, the following rooms are sharing a common PSA banlist for serious offe This means that those PSA bans are effectively applied on all those rooms and can be issued by admins of these rooms. See the next section for information about appeals. #### Ban Appeals: -- **If your ban is a local ban issued by room moderators of a specific room: please contact the mods of the room in question to state your case for appealing. PSA Admins cannot and will not assist you with local bans.** -- If your ban is a PSA ban (usually formatted as: "date, reason, appeal status") and you are banned on several PSA rooms: please send an e-mail to to state your case for appealing. This will notify the admins who can assess your appeal. +- **Please contact the mods or admins of the room in question to state your case for appealing.** diff --git a/guide.md b/guide.md index 46dc742..8acb3a7 100644 --- a/guide.md +++ b/guide.md @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ (Or "How I learned to start worrying and love ~~privacy~~ anonymity") -Version 1.1.4-pre1, June 2022 by Anonymous Planet +Version 1.1.4-pre2, June 2022 by Anonymous Planet **Forever in memory of Lena, 1999-2022** @@ -2813,7 +2813,8 @@ I also recommend that you do the initial installation completely offline to avoi As a light introduction for new macOS users, consider [[Invidious]][293] -Now to go more in-depth in securing and hardening your macOS, I recommend reading this GitHub guide which should cover many of the issues: [[Archive.org]][294] +Now to go more in-depth in securing and hardening your macOS, I recommend reading this guide which covers many of the issues: [[Archive.org]][294] + Here are the basic steps you should take after your offline installation: @@ -7184,9 +7185,26 @@ Below you will find a small table showing the state of messaging apps as of the Possible through Tor Privacy and Security Track Record *** De-centralized +Additional notes + +

Berty

+

(avoid)

+Yes +No +Yes +Yes +Yes +Yes 13 +Good +Yes +Yes +Good +Yes (peer to peer) +Not sufficiently reviewed by this project, cannot recommend + Briar (preferred) Yes @@ -7200,6 +7218,7 @@ Below you will find a small table showing the state of messaging apps as of the Natively3 Good Yes (peer to peer) +

Cwtch

@@ -7215,6 +7234,7 @@ Below you will find a small table showing the state of messaging apps as of the Natively Good Yes (peer to peer) +

Discord

@@ -7230,6 +7250,7 @@ Below you will find a small table showing the state of messaging apps as of the Virtualization Bad No + Element / Matrix.org (preferred) @@ -7244,6 +7265,7 @@ Below you will find a small table showing the state of messaging apps as of the Via Proxy3 or Virtualization Good Partial (federated servers) + Facebook Messenger (avoid) @@ -7258,6 +7280,7 @@ Below you will find a small table showing the state of messaging apps as of the Virtualization Bad No + OnionShare (preferred) @@ -7272,6 +7295,7 @@ Below you will find a small table showing the state of messaging apps as of the Natively Good Yes (peer to peer) + Apple Messages (aka iMessage) @@ -7286,6 +7310,7 @@ Below you will find a small table showing the state of messaging apps as of the Maybe Virtualization using real Apple device ID Bad No + IRC @@ -7300,6 +7325,7 @@ Below you will find a small table showing the state of messaging apps as of the Via Proxy3 or Virtualization Good No +

Jami

@@ -7315,6 +7341,7 @@ Below you will find a small table showing the state of messaging apps as of the Via Proxy3 or Virtualization9 Good Partial +Tor breaks some features KakaoTalk (avoid) @@ -7329,6 +7356,7 @@ Below you will find a small table showing the state of messaging apps as of the Virtualization Bad No + Keybase @@ -7343,6 +7371,7 @@ Below you will find a small table showing the state of messaging apps as of the No + Kik (avoid) @@ -7357,6 +7386,7 @@ Below you will find a small table showing the state of messaging apps as of the Virtualization Bad No + Line (avoid) @@ -7371,6 +7401,7 @@ Below you will find a small table showing the state of messaging apps as of the Virtualization Bad No + Pidgin with OTR (avoid) @@ -7385,9 +7416,10 @@ Below you will find a small table showing the state of messaging apps as of the Via Proxy3 or Virtualization Bad6 No + -qTox +Tox (avoid) Yes No No @@ -7399,6 +7431,7 @@ Below you will find a small table showing the state of messaging apps as of the Via Proxy3 or Virtualization Medium7 Yes +Has known cryptographic weaknesses

Session

@@ -7414,6 +7447,7 @@ Below you will find a small table showing the state of messaging apps as of the Via Proxy3 or Virtualization10 Good Yes +Lacks PFS, deniability Signal @@ -7428,6 +7462,7 @@ Below you will find a small table showing the state of messaging apps as of the Virtualization Good No +Requires burner or anonymous VOIP number for anonymous usage Skype (avoid) @@ -7442,6 +7477,7 @@ Below you will find a small table showing the state of messaging apps as of the Virtualization Bad No + SnapChat (avoid) @@ -7456,6 +7492,7 @@ Below you will find a small table showing the state of messaging apps as of the Virtualization Bad No +[Deleted/expired messages are easily recoverable](https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/may/09/snapchat-photos-not-deleted) Teams (avoid) @@ -7470,6 +7507,7 @@ Below you will find a small table showing the state of messaging apps as of the Virtualization Bad No + Telegram @@ -7484,6 +7522,7 @@ Below you will find a small table showing the state of messaging apps as of the Via Proxy3 or Virtualization Medium9 No + Viber (avoid) @@ -7498,6 +7537,7 @@ Below you will find a small table showing the state of messaging apps as of the Virtualization Bad No + WeChat (avoid) @@ -7512,6 +7552,7 @@ Below you will find a small table showing the state of messaging apps as of the Virtualization Bad No + WhatsApp (avoid) @@ -7526,6 +7567,7 @@ Below you will find a small table showing the state of messaging apps as of the Virtualization Bad No + Wickr Me @@ -7540,6 +7582,7 @@ Below you will find a small table showing the state of messaging apps as of the Virtualization Good No + Gajim (XMPP) (preferred) @@ -7554,6 +7597,7 @@ Below you will find a small table showing the state of messaging apps as of the Via Proxy3 or Virtualization Good Partial + Zoom (avoid10) @@ -7568,6 +7612,7 @@ Below you will find a small table showing the state of messaging apps as of the Virtualization Bad12 No +[Malware risk](https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/apr/02/zoom-technology-security-coronavirus-video-conferencing) @@ -7586,6 +7631,7 @@ Below you will find a small table showing the state of messaging apps as of the

  • TechCrunch, Maybe we shouldn’t use Zoom after all, https://techcrunch.com/2020/03/31/zoom-at-your-own-risk/ [Archive.org]↩︎

  • The Incercept, Zoom Meetings Aren’t End-to-End Encrypted, Despite Misleading Marketing https://theintercept.com/2020/03/31/zoom-meeting-encryption/ [Tor Mirror] [Archive.org]↩︎

  • Serpentsec, Secure Messaging: Choosing a chat app https://web.archive.org/web/https://serpentsec.1337.cx/secure-messaging-choosing-a-chat-app↩︎

    • +

  • Berty, Development, https://berty.tech↩︎

    • @@ -13735,7 +13781,7 @@ You can find some introduction on these on these projects: [291]: https://web.archive.org/web/https://www.whonix.org/wiki/Kicksecure [292]: https://web.archive.org/web/http://0pointer.net/blog/authenticated-boot-and-disk-encryption-on-linux.html [293]: https://yewtu.be/watch?v=lFx5icuE6Io - [294]: https://web.archive.org/web/https://github.com/drduh/macOS-Security-and-Privacy-Guide + [294]: https://web.archive.org/web/https://www.bejarano.io/hardening-macos/ [295]: https://web.archive.org/web/https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204455 [296]: https://web.archive.org/web/https://sneak.berlin/20201112/your-computer-isnt-yours/ [297]: https://web.archive.org/web/https://blog.jacopo.io/en/post/apple-ocsp/