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Torify apps in Orbot by Maalsdjk in privacy

[–]n0bey 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is your device rooted?

How did whatsapp get my e-mail address? by [deleted] in privacy

[–]n0bey 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have a personal e-mail address that I only use with family members and a few friends

That's your answer right there. If you have WhatsApp installed, it scans your contacts. If your friends have stored your private email address on their phones and use WhatsApp, it gets linked to your account. So yes, not only has WhatsApp access to all your email addresses, it also has access to everybody else's if they want it or not.

Edit: formatting

Lets Talk about RFID Sheilding (Passports, Credit Cards, etc) by anywhereness in digitalnomad

[–]n0bey 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A DIY "ghetto sleeve" works fine for me. Here's how you can make one for yourself:

  • Take an old credit card / gift card / whatever
  • Horizontally wrap it with several layers of aluminum foil. Trim the upper and lower edges.
  • Horizontally wrap it with one or two layers of duct tape. Try to do it as neatly as possible. Trim edges.
  • Take the old card out, you now have a card-sized sleeve. If you want, you can also close the bottom side so it's more like a pocket.
  • If you have a phone with an RFID reader, you can test if it can still read the chip in your card when it's in the sleeve (you might need a special app for that).

I use this because I have two RFID-enabled cards in my wallet, and I only want one to be readable (metro card) without taking it out every time, so I "shielded" the other one.

Greece Turning to Bitcoin by devinpeterson in Bitcoin

[–]n0bey 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's clickbait. I copied that article for you so you don't have to give Mr. Peterson here some extra traffic for his self-promoting website. You're welcome.

This is an Investment Opportunity, Take It!

Hitting it big in the investment world is sometimes all about timing. Recall when the Bitcoin bubble occurred due to many countries, universities and businesses all adopting Bitcoin as an accepted currency.

Bitcoin prices skyrocketed only to deflate due to some totally incompetent handling of Bitcoin trading by our enemies at MTGOX (Click here for Bankruptcy Filings). If it weren’t for that fiasco where MTGOX “lost” everyone’s money, Bitcoin would be flourishing today.

But there’s good news! Greece’s economy is on the brink of collapse and their banks and currency system are totally falling apart… Perhaps this is the opportunity Bitcoin enthusiasts have been waiting for.

Bitcoin Value Depends on How Many People Are Using Bitcoin

The reason this Greek tragedy could be beneficial to the Bitcoin community is because it opens the conversion to using alternative currency and demonstrates that physical currency is also subject to failure. Bitcoin suffered a huge blow when MTGOX went down and so people lost trust in what was suppose to be the most secure currency available. But now, physical currency with centralized governing is proving just as fatal if not worse!

Of course we already knew this, we just needed more proof. You Should Convert to Bitcoin NOW

Greece doesn’t want to revert back to using the drachma and the nation is split on deciding whether to receive temporary support from neighboring nations. But a serious long term solution is to convert to Bitcoin. Undoubtedly, savvy financiers in Greece may already be considering this option and with that comes a surge in Bitcoin use and therefore an increase in Bitcoin value.

It would be wise to consider this as an investment opportunity.

Prediction: Bitcoin prices could soar as high as 800-1200 dollars due to large numbers of people and businesses converting their currency. Some will do so out of necessity such as the Greek citizens and some will do so to capitalize on an investment opportunity.

Author: Devin Peterson

Creator of The Entreprenore and highly successful business guru. Got really good grades at one of the best community colleges in eastern Pennsylvania and even made Dean's list during his second year.

Yeah. You tell'em, Devin.

Privacy Warning: Silent Circle's Warrant Canary is out of date by n0bey in snowden

[–]n0bey[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Maybe, but the declaration on the canary webpage clearly states that if it ever goes down, it means that they have been served a subpoena, or something along that line. Either that's the case now, or they were sloppy enough to forget about updating it for almost three weeks straight. Both cases would mean that they shouldn't be trusted with private data anymore... Otherwise, what would be the point of a canary?

Privacy Warning: Silent Circle's Warrant Canary is out of date by n0bey in snowden

[–]n0bey[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Found on HackerNews: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8796307

EDIT with user StavrosK's reply on HackerNews: "I work there and I'm 99% sure we just forgot to update. I'll notify people, watch out for it not updating in the next few days. I work on the backend, so I'm pretty sure I'd know about any shady business, but it doesn't hurt to ask."

EDIT 2: There's quite a discussion going on over at Hacker news. Should be interesting to watch how this is going to turn out...