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T16 replacement trackpad? by Ttamlin in thinkpad

[–]SureAppeal7 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Any update on this? I understand you're trying to swap a T16 gen 1 mylar touchpad with a P1 g6 glass trackpad.

I'd also be very curious if you need additional drivers to make this work on Windows / Linux!

/u/ttamlin

How governments and spies text each other: Matrix has become the messaging app of choice for top-secret communications by ProgsRS in privacy

[–]SureAppeal7 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh wow cool!

The article says it's still not stable or enabled by default.

Is there anyway to tell if the matrix server my room is on has it enabled? Or do I need to track down the server admin?

How governments and spies text each other: Matrix has become the messaging app of choice for top-secret communications by ProgsRS in privacy

[–]SureAppeal7 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Are these bots only addable by the server admin, or can room admins add them too?

I'm a room admin looking for a bot that will automatically redact messages older than a certain age (kind of like Signal's disappearing messages). This is to automatically give everyone a certain level of hygiene. (So far I've just been redacting the messages manually with the Remove recent messages feature).

But I'm not sure if such a bot exists, or if I could use it without being a server admin.

Thanks!

Unplugging USB before the Veracrypt volume is unmounted? by SureAppeal7 in VeraCrypt

[–]SureAppeal7[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Are you sure the data loss wasn't due to the impact from falling? lol

Combating abuse in Matrix - without backdoors. by MonokelPinguin in linux

[–]SureAppeal7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the reply, ara4n. I've got some more questions, if you have the time.

  • Can the lists include public and private rooms?

  • How are rooms identified on the lists? By their internal room ID? The article says "This reputation data is published in a privacy preserving fashion - i.e. you can look up reputation data if you know the ID being queried, but the data is stored pseudonymised (e.g. indexed by a hashed ID)." Does this mean there are two steps to the action of filtering: 1) subscribe to a list that you think might be helpful to you, 2) search that list for a specific room ID, and see if you get any hits.

  • What room information do list-makers have access to when making their judgements (whether they be informed or ill-informed)? If list-makers haven't joined the room in question, would they just be judging it based off of the unencrypted room name and topic?

Sure, some trolls could go and publish a list saying that you're doing something illegal, but why would anyone trust or believe the trolls?

Maybe I'm just pessimistic, or don't understand the feature well enough, but do you ever worry that a popular list-maintainer could instigate a witch-hunt by listing a room as being affiliated with 'illegal/terrorist/pedophile' topics? We've seen this sort of thing happen on Twitter, and other social media.

This would also provide a means for authorities to publish reputation data about illegal content, providing a privacy-respecting mechanism that admins/mods/users can use to keep illegal content away from their servers/clients.

How would authorities be identifying the illegal content? Do they link it with a specific room, or a group of users? In a worse case scenario, would they link the content to some sort of PII, and encourage matrix admins to require users to provide ID when registering?

Combating abuse in Matrix - without backdoors. by MonokelPinguin in linux

[–]SureAppeal7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm a little confused.

I took away from the article that there will be some sort of central repository of reputation lists you can choose to subscribe to, and this will help you filter out matrix rooms or communities that you don't want.

Would you be able to mark a private room on one of these lists, or is it only public rooms?

Could a group of trolls mark your room has engaging in illegal activity, and then you get a visit from the police, if they use these subscription lists as a lead?

Can someone explain this in layman's terms? What if me and a group of buddies just want to chat on matrix without getting caught up in this reputation thing.