Richard Rathe<p>Deception, Obfuscation & Misdirection</p><p>This is a concatenation of posts I originally made in 2016-2017--even more relevant today...</p><p>Most are familiar with the concept of <a href="https://c.im/tags/FUD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FUD</span></a>—short for <a href="https://c.im/tags/Fear" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fear</span></a>, <a href="https://c.im/tags/Uncertainty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Uncertainty</span></a> & <a href="https://c.im/tags/Doubt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Doubt</span></a>. It summarizes a strategy often used in marketing and political propaganda. Its effects are pernicious, divisive and lead to exploitation. Examples abound. Fear is a strong motivator! To resist FUD one must understand how it is practiced using the principles of <a href="https://c.im/tags/Deception" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Deception</span></a>, <a href="https://c.im/tags/Obfuscation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Obfuscation</span></a> and <a href="https://c.im/tags/Misdirection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Misdirection</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://mdpaths.com/rrr/commentary/deception_obfuscation_misdirection/index.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mdpaths.com/rrr/commentary/dec</span><span class="invisible">eption_obfuscation_misdirection/index.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/Lies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Lies</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Liars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Liars</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/TrumpLies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpLies</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Authoritarianism</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Media</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/GeorgeOrwell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GeorgeOrwell</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/HannahArendt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HannahArendt</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Disinformation</span></a></p>
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Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://snikket.de/social/menel" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>menel</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://retro.social/@patrick" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>patrick</span></a></span> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Signal</span></a> despite their <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FUD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FUD</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/MarketingLies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MarketingLies</span></a> is a very <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/cebtralized" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cebtralized</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SingleVendor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SingleVendor</span></a> & <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SingleProvieer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SingleProvieer</span></a> system relying on <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/GAFAMs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GAFAMs</span></a> and their <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/API" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>API</span></a>|s as well as neither allowing <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SelfCustody" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SelfCustody</span></a> nor <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SelfHosting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SelfHosting</span></a>.</p><ul><li>Given the risks if being bound to <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> law (incl. <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CloudAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CloudAct</span></a>) it's just not an option.</li></ul><p>Not to mention it's <a href="https://infosec.space/@kkarhan/114234551915193036" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">toxic followers that avt like cultists</a>!</p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@dzwiedziu" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>dzwiedziu</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@fj" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>fj</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.world/@signalapp" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>signalapp</span></a></span> not really, as the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Metadata" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Metadata</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FUD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FUD</span></a> cited by <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Signal</span></a> is mitigateable with proper measures.</p><ul><li>You can't even run Signal over <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@torproject" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>torproject</span></a></span> and even if that point is moot when you're forced to quasi-<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/KYC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KYC</span></a> by virtue of a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PhoneNumber" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PhoneNumber</span></a> aka. <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PII" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PII</span></a> they have neither legitimate interest nor technical reason to demand in the first place!</li></ul><p>Every claim that things like <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ITsec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ITsec</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/InfoSec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>InfoSec</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OpSec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpSec</span></a> & <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ComSec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ComSec</span></a> can be solved with <em>"Just use Signal!"</em> is <em>"<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechPopulism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechPopulism</span></a>"</em> at best if not being a <em>"<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/UsefulIdiot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UsefulIdiot</span></a>"</em>!</p><ul><li>All <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/centralized" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>centralized</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SingleVendor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SingleVendor</span></a> & <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SingleProbider" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SingleProbider</span></a> systems are inherently insecure!</li></ul><p><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/EOD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EOD</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/thxbye" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>thxbye</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/next" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>next</span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://hachyderm.io/@osman" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>osman</span></a></span> If your <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OpSec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpSec</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/InfoSec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>InfoSec</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ComSec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ComSec</span></a> and/or <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ITsec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ITsec</span></a> relies on <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.world/@signalapp" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>signalapp</span></a></span> and/or <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.world/@Mer__edith" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Mer__edith</span></a></span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210908180219/https://twitter.com/thegrugq/status/1085614812581715968" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">risking jail <em>or worse</em></a>, you fucked up!</p><ul><li>If <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Signal</span></a> was secure, it would've been shutdown like <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/EncroChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EncroChat</span></a> & <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SkyECC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SkyECC</span></a>. </li></ul><p>Seriously, to me <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Signal</span></a> stenches <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Honeypot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Honeypot</span></a> like <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/AN%C3%98M" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ANØM</span></a> & <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CryptoAG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CryptoAG</span></a>. </p><ul><li>All Signal fans do is <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FUD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FUD</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PGP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PGP</span></a>/MIME and#XMPP+<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OMEMO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OMEMO</span></a> which are truly <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/decentralized" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>decentralized</span></a> and allow real <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SelfHosting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SelfHosting</span></a> as well as <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SelfCustody" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SelfCustody</span></a> for complete control of all the data and keys...</li></ul><p>That's why I get people setup with it!</p>
Droppie [infosec] 🐨:archlinux: :kde: :firefox_nightly: :thunderbird: :vegan:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://infosec.exchange/@scottwilson" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>scottwilson</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@mozillaofficial" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>mozillaofficial</span></a></span> Peeps are ofc entitled to be protective of "their" <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Firefox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Firefox</span></a>, given the passion which many of us rightfully feel about <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FOSS</span></a>. <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Mozilla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mozilla</span></a> have demonstrably been disappointing many of its ardent userbase for many years, & this recent imbroglio obvs has not helped re reputational damage. All that said though, the last month'ish of global hysteria & anger has been ridiculous. The amount of conspiracy-theory'ing has been astonishing, & commonly based on nothing but <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FUD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FUD</span></a>. So many peeps decided that Mozilla already are evil & so choose to wilfully misinterpret every subsequent misstep as something more than it is, then refuse point blank to accept the explanations. </p><p>Meanwhile, those of us unswayed by FUD, & not interested in cutting off our nose to spite our face, simply calmly evaluate the explanations, cautiously accept them, but take the simple precautionary step as well of disabling <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a>, disabling <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/telemetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>telemetry</span></a>, then continuing on with our day.</p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://chaos.social/@hoernchen72" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>hoernchen72</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://iceshrimp.de/@fasnix" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>fasnix</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@expertenkommision_cyberunfall" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>expertenkommision_cyberunfall</span></a></span> <em>EXAKT DAS!</em></p><p>Oft sind das <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Betr%C3%BCber" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Betrüber</span></a> die Menschen dazu überreden (<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SocialEngineering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SocialEngineering</span></a> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SocialHacking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SocialHacking</span></a>) und/oder entsprechend <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FUD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FUD</span></a> machen.</p><ul><li>Gibt da genug Kanäle wie <em>"<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/JimBrowning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JimBrowning</span></a>"</em> und <em>"<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ScammerPayback" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ScammerPayback</span></a>"</em> die aktiv diese Dinge zerlegen.</li></ul><p>Ist nix anderes als die <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Schockanruf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Schockanruf</span></a>-Taktik, nur halt <em>'irgendwas mit <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Cyber" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cyber</span></a>'</em> und sei's nen Fake-<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Popup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Popup</span></a>.</p><ul><li>Deshalb sind <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/AdBlocker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AdBlocker</span></a> auch <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Notwehr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Notwehr</span></a> & <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Nothilfe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Nothilfe</span></a>!</li></ul>
Droppie [infosec] 🐨:archlinux: :kde: :firefox_nightly: :thunderbird: :vegan:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mograph.social/@mauro" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>mauro</span></a></span> Otoh i am officially <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FUD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FUD</span></a>-free.</p><p>🙄🤦♀️</p><p>:firefox_nightly: <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FirefoxNightly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FirefoxNightly</span></a> + <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Mv2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mv2</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/uBO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>uBO</span></a> + <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Sidebery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sidebery</span></a> + <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FirefoxSecondSidebar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FirefoxSecondSidebar</span></a> = THE best browsing & sophisticated tab management + Web Panel UX i've ever had, easily eclipsing Vivaldi, :floorp: <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Floorp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Floorp</span></a>, :zenbrowser: <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ZenBrowser" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ZenBrowser</span></a>, Waterfox, LibreWolf... ergo = 💜🥳🎉👯♀️</p><p>:firefox_nightly: <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FirefoxNightly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FirefoxNightly</span></a> + <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/NativeVerticalTabs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NativeVerticalTabs</span></a> + <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/uBlockOrigin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>uBlockOrigin</span></a> + <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FirefoxSecondSidebar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FirefoxSecondSidebar</span></a> = Very usable already as of Feb 2025, albeit less powerful than Sidebery, ergo = 💜 🎉</p>
Baklava Monster<p>schon bitter: die die bewusst <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/FUD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FUD</span></a> als marketing strategie einsetzen kriegen keine gratis schlagzeile in der NZZaS 🙃</p>
Droppie [infosec] 🐨:archlinux: :kde: :firefox_nightly: :thunderbird: :vegan:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@thelinuxEXP" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>thelinuxEXP</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@ryanleesipes" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>ryanleesipes</span></a></span> This was just great, Nick. Kudos for doing it. IMO nothing is going to silence the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FUD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FUD</span></a> from the most egregious FUDsters who emerged over the past week or so, but for those of a less conspiratorial bent, who simply were confused, more info like this should help.</p>
Droppie [infosec] 🐨:archlinux: :kde: :firefox_nightly: :thunderbird: :vegan:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://chaos.social/@fnwbr" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>fnwbr</span></a></span> And yet, here i be, revelling in the delightful UX that is my :firefox_nightly: , with all the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/telemetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>telemetry</span></a> disabled, the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> disabled, numerous other parameters hardened via my <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/userJS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>userJS</span></a>, with the exquisite <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Sidebery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sidebery</span></a> & its infinitely-nestable tree-tabs & multiple <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Workspaces" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Workspaces</span></a> on its LHS, & the brilliant project <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FirefoxSecondSidebar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FirefoxSecondSidebar</span></a> with my 21 <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/WebPanels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WebPanels</span></a> on its RHS. It's such a great daily browsing UX, unfazed by the last ten days of global <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FUD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FUD</span></a> [<em>all</em> the so-called nasties can be disabled, either via simple clicks in the <em>Settings</em> UI, or otherwise via <code>about:config</code> / <code>user.js</code>]. Herd-mentality is a ridiculous trait of humans. 🙄🤦♀️</p><p>:firefox_nightly: <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FirefoxNightly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FirefoxNightly</span></a> + <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Mv2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mv2</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/uBO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>uBO</span></a> + <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Sidebery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sidebery</span></a> + <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FirefoxSecondSidebar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FirefoxSecondSidebar</span></a> = THE best browsing & sophisticated tab management + Web Panel UX i've ever had, easily eclipsing Vivaldi, :floorp: <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Floorp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Floorp</span></a>, :zenbrowser: <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ZenBrowser" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ZenBrowser</span></a>, Waterfox, LibreWolf... ergo = 💜🥳🎉👯♀️</p><p>:firefox_nightly: <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FirefoxNightly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FirefoxNightly</span></a> + <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/NativeVerticalTabs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NativeVerticalTabs</span></a> + <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/uBlockOrigin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>uBlockOrigin</span></a> + <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FirefoxSecondSidebar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FirefoxSecondSidebar</span></a> = Very usable already as of Feb 2025, albeit less powerful than Sidebery, ergo = 💜 🎉</p>
Jason Tubnor 🇦🇺<span class="h-card"><a class="u-url mention" href="https://aus.social/@fixatedpersonsunit" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>fixatedpersonsunit</span></a></span> And <a class="hashtag" href="https://soc.feditime.com/tag/spud" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#spud</a> fell for it. Shows that he is keen to play the <a class="hashtag" href="https://soc.feditime.com/tag/fud" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FUD</a> card as much as he can.
Absinthe<p>TLDR: trump is causing a <a href="https://mammut.sch.moe/tags/recession" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>recession</span></a> (if not a depression), but cnn tries to euphemize it as much as possible.</p><p>CNN: Dow falls by almost 900 points in market rout after Trump says he won’t rule out a recession<br>CNN: Fear and Greed Index: Extreme fear is driving the US market<br>CNN: Wait, so are we really headed for a recession?</p><p><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/10/investing/us-stocks-drop-after-trump-says-he-wont-rule-out-a-recession/index.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cnn.com/2025/03/10/investing/u</span><span class="invisible">s-stocks-drop-after-trump-says-he-wont-rule-out-a-recession/index.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mammut.sch.moe/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a> <a href="https://mammut.sch.moe/tags/TrumpEconomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpEconomy</span></a> <a href="https://mammut.sch.moe/tags/TrumpFailure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpFailure</span></a> <a href="https://mammut.sch.moe/tags/gopGreed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gopGreed</span></a> <a href="https://mammut.sch.moe/tags/FUD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FUD</span></a> <a href="https://mammut.sch.moe/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mammut.sch.moe/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a></p>
𝔅icyclet𝓽𝓲𝓷𝓰<p>While it sounds like an awful collision, that apparently-newspaper-frontpage-worthy anecdotal story is just yet-another-distraction from the real dangers on the roads: huge vehicles, speed, mobile phones, drugs, poor enforcement...</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/FalseEquivalence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FalseEquivalence</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/FUD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FUD</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/scaremongers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scaremongers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/WrongPriorities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WrongPriorities</span></a></p>
Droppie [infosec] 🐨:archlinux: :kde: :firefox_nightly: :thunderbird: :vegan:<p>Have decided to give <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ZenBrowser" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ZenBrowser</span></a> another go, but with conditions:</p><ul><li><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Sidebery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sidebery</span></a>, not its unreliable* & <em>not-my-cup-of-tea</em> native tabs</li><li><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FirefoxSecondSidebar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FirefoxSecondSidebar</span></a> <a href="https://github.com/aminought/firefox-second-sidebar" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">github.com/aminought/firefox-s</span><span class="invisible">econd-sidebar</span></a>, not its unsatisfactory native <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/WebPanels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WebPanels</span></a> </li></ul><p>In case anyone wonders, this [temporary?] change from my hitherto daily :firefox_nightly: [<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FirefoxNightly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FirefoxNightly</span></a> + <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Sidebery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sidebery</span></a> + <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/uBlockOrigin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>uBlockOrigin</span></a> + <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FirefoxSecondSidebar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FirefoxSecondSidebar</span></a>] has <strong><em>nothing</em></strong> to do with the recent global <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FUD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FUD</span></a> wrt Mozilla's <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TOU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TOU</span></a> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/EULA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EULA</span></a>, but instead is due to the aesthetic pleasantness of :zenbrowser: & the desire to use its <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SplitTabView" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SplitTabView</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TabSplitView" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TabSplitView</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TabPaneView" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TabPaneView</span></a>; two undeniable advantages over Nightly. </p><p>* the Zen subreddit is full of users posting that Zen spontaneously lost all their tabs, or all their pinned tabs, or all their unpinned tabs. In my own past months of using Zen with its native <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Workspaces" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Workspaces</span></a> & tabs, it also happened to me, twice, & it is most exasperating.</p>
Droppie [infosec] 🐨:archlinux: :kde: :firefox_nightly: :thunderbird: :vegan:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@itsfoss" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>itsfoss</span></a></span> Yep... <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FUD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FUD</span></a> 🙄🤦♀️</p>
Droppie [infosec] 🐨:archlinux: :kde: :firefox_nightly: :thunderbird: :vegan:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@nekohayo" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>nekohayo</span></a></span> Sigh. </p><blockquote><p>Firefox's reputation is in ashes</p></blockquote><p>Only in the minds of peeps more influenced by <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FUD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FUD</span></a> than facts. 🙄🤦♀️</p><blockquote><p>tab workspaces (a.k.a. tab groups</p></blockquote><p>Workspaces are <strong><em>not</em></strong> the same as tab groups. <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FirefoxNightly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FirefoxNightly</span></a> has had viable native <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TabGroups" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TabGroups</span></a> now for several weeks [for both H & V tab arrangements], but still has no <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Workspaces" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Workspaces</span></a>. If you want actual proper literal Workspaces, you need to use any of Vivaldi, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Floorp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Floorp</span></a>, or <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ZenBrowser" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ZenBrowser</span></a>. However, be aware:</p><ul><li>Zen is only based on FF 136, so unlike Nightly, atm does NOT have properly working Tab Groups.</li><li>Floorp 11 is based on FF ESR, so uses its own in-house <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/VerticalTabs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VerticalTabs</span></a>, & has no tab groups [but good Workspaces]</li><li>Floorp 12 is atm in Beta, is based on FF 136, so does have FF's native vertical tabs, but like Zen, atm its Tab Groups are very broken [like they also once were in Nightly, but now are good, so eventually they will also come good here]. It does have Workspaces already, but atm they & many other features in this early Beta are not working properly.</li></ul>
Droppie [infosec] 🐨:archlinux: :kde: :firefox_nightly: :thunderbird: :vegan:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://rcsocial.net/@rimugu" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>rimugu</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.lol/@techlore" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>techlore</span></a></span> Your <em>proof</em>, please? Actual proof, not just <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FUD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FUD</span></a> or suspicions, allegations.</p>
Droppie [infosec] 🐨:archlinux: :kde: :firefox_nightly: :thunderbird: :vegan:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@Steensc" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Steensc</span></a></span> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FUD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FUD</span></a></p>
Droppie [infosec] 🐨:archlinux: :kde: :firefox_nightly: :thunderbird: :vegan:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@sjvn" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>sjvn</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@sjvn" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>sjvn</span></a></span> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FUD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FUD</span></a> FUD FUD FUD 🙄🤦♀️</p>
Droppie [infosec] 🐨:archlinux: :kde: :firefox_nightly: :thunderbird: :vegan:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://infosec.exchange/@bluedevil" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>bluedevil</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@mozillaofficial" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>mozillaofficial</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://chaos.social/@librewolf" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>librewolf</span></a></span> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FUD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FUD</span></a> FUD FUD 🙄🤦♀️</p>
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