If I could pick a theme for this blog, it would most likely be “digital independence”. I may spend some time focusing my efforts on hacking, productivity software, command-line ballyhoo, or general philosophy, but in general I focus my efforts on tools and techniques that make me less reliant on others. Why use Gitea if you can use ssh and git? Why use Google Authenticator if you can use GNU pass? ...
We’ve all seen that scene in Mission Impossible where a secret agent picks up a device, it relays a message, and then it utters the unforgettable line, “This message will now self destruct”. I love these scenes, and I’ve always wondered why normal civilians can’t have devices with cool spycraft features like that. Well, on Android, there totally are features like that and I wanted to explain some of them here in case you weren’t familiar. ...
Over my 20’s, I’ve spent a ton of time researching privacy and security measures utilized by hackers, spies, and criminals. Anyone who spends any amount of time on the subject will hear about an Operating system called Tails. If you haven’t, Tails OS is a linux desktop on a usb stick that is meant to forget everything you do. It’s in the name: T.A.I.L.S. is an acronym for The Amnesiac, Incognito, Live System. https://tails.net/about/index.en.html ...