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Can a Unified Push push server see/read notifications?
  • Regarding encryption of the push message, from https://unifiedpush.org/developers/spec/android/ :

    Push message: This is an array of bytes (ByteArray) sent by the application server to the push server. The distributor sends this message to the end user application. It MUST be the raw POST data received by the push server (or the rewrite proxy if present). The message MUST be an encrypted content that follows RFC8291. Its size is between 1 and 4096 bytes (inclusive).

  • My #1 recommandation for messenger, as the day of today
  • That rules it out for me then. I like to use XMPP+OMEMO with about 4-5 clients which I can continue a conversation with at any time. Main mobile, tablet, desktop, other desktop, and backup mobile which is usually switched off. (Even if a device has been missing for too long and run out of OMEMO keys, the keys sync up again once I send a message with it.)

  • How save is XMPP really?
  • You have to trust the servers with your metadata, and that the servers have their inter-server communication locked down, but at least you can choose/operate servers.

    Some clients are a bit flaky with their e2e encryption defaults or from a UI perspective it is easy to send an unencrypted message (in a new chat for example) before noticing that was how it was set.

    There are a few XEPs the server needs which enable things like OMEMO, efficient mobile data/battery use, offline and multiple device deliverability, file transfers, etc. Audio/video calling has various requirements as I think xmpp only facilitates the setup of the call.

  • 'It's going to scar them': NT to become first jurisdiction to lower criminal age of responsibility
    www.abc.net.au 'It's going to scar them': NT to become first jurisdiction to lower criminal age of responsibility

    Against warnings from health, justice and Aboriginal groups, the NT government says it will fulfil its election promise and return the age of criminal responsibility back to 10 this year.

    'It's going to scar them': NT to become first jurisdiction to lower criminal age of responsibility
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    Is there any good private messenger at all?
  • XMPP lacks good clients and suffers from fragmentation of protocol standards implementation

    • For Android: Conversations is excellent, also on F-Droid if you don't want to use the Google store.
    • For iOS/MacOS: Siskin or iOS/MacOS: Monal.
    • For Linux/Windows: Gajim or Linux: Dino.

    "Protocol fragmentation" is not a valid complaint about XMPP -- it's like complaining that ActivityPub is fragmented; but that's not a problem: you use the services (Mastodon, Lemmy, Kbin, etc) built with it which suit your needs, mostly interacting with that sector of the federation (eg, Lemmy+Kbin), but get a little interoperability with other sectors as a bonus (eg, Lemmy+Mastodon).

  • The Myth of 'Human Shields'
  • When human shields are used, the attacking party must take into account the risk to civilians. 191 Indiscriminate or disproportionate harm to civilians remains unlawful and the civilian population can never be targeted.

    So, from this I understand that every time Israel makes an accusation of "human shields", it's a direct admission of guilt of war crimes in that they are knowingly targeting civilians.

  • Yazi - Blazing fast terminal file manager written in Rust, based on async I/O
  • Yeah, X11 forwarding is only fine on a campus wide network, maybe city-wide at most, if the wan is fast enough.

    Sshfs would also be painful for operations processing a lot of data (grepping gigs of log files or even creating thumbnails of images to browse).

  • Yazi - Blazing fast terminal file manager written in Rust, based on async I/O
  • remote access

    To be fair, X11 forwarding is a straightforward thing, bearing in mind any security/performance/administrative restrictions which may apply to your situation.

    Alternatively, SSHFS can be used to mount a remote directory locally.

  • Rezoning = private profit?! (Couple loses property fight after highway swallows $5.5 million dream)
    www.smh.com.au Couple loses property fight after highway swallows $5.5 million dream

    Raymond and Wendy Dibb saw a chance to make money out of a small rural property. They were not planning on a $2.2 billion highway barrelling through their plans.

    Couple loses property fight after highway swallows $5.5 million dream

    Tip of the iceberg when it comes to examining the corruption of land ownership in Australia. It's hardly talked about. The linked article doesn't even talk about it.

    The public as a whole (and traditional owners) should be the only financial beneficiaries of rezoning.

    I suspect private maximisation of rezoning profits is the reason behind why urban developments here are almost universally that awful single-story no-greenspace roof-to-roof packed suburban hellscape.

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    Carbrained problems in narrow (wide) streets at the edge of suburban sprawl
    www.abc.net.au NSW government and councils blame one another over 'absurd' half-width streets

    Developers are building half-width streets in Western Sydney due to current planning laws, as local councils and the state government blame each other over the issues the narrow roads are creating for residents.

    NSW government and councils blame one another over 'absurd' half-width streets
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    Australian PM First Western Leader to Be Referred to ICC as 'Accessory to Genocide in Gaza'
    www.commondreams.org Australian PM First Western Leader to Be Referred to ICC as 'Accessory to Genocide in Gaza'

    More than 100 lawyers endorsed the referral, which points to the military, intelligence, and rhetorical support Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has provided to the Israeli government.

    Australian PM First Western Leader to Be Referred to ICC as 'Accessory to Genocide in Gaza'

    >[...] The 92-page document compiled by the legal team lays out a number of specific ways Albanese and other Australian officials have acted as an accessory to genocide, including: > > - Freezing $6 million in funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East amid a humanitarian crisis based on unsubstantiated claims by Israel; > - Providing military aid and approving defenee exports to Israel, which could be used by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) in the course of the prima facie commission of genocide and crimes against humanity; > - Ambiguously deploying an Australian military contingent to the region, where its location and exact role have not been disclosed; and > - Permitting Australians, either explicitly or implicitly, to travel to Israel to join the IDF and take part in its attacks on Gaza. > >"The Rome Statute provides four modes of individual criminal responsibility, two of which are accessorial," [attorney] Omeri explained in a statement. [...]

    See also: Birchgrove Legal's media release and communiqué to ICC

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    Honest Government Ad | Whistleblower Protection Laws - The Juice Media

    >The Australien Government has made an ad about its Whistleblower Protection Laws, and it’s surprisingly honest and informative. > >Take action: droptheprosecutions.org.au

    https://www.thejuicemedia.com/honest-government-ad-whistleblower-protection-laws/

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    US officials monitored pro-Assange protests in Australia for ‘anti-US sentiment’, documents reveal
    www.theguardian.com US officials monitored pro-Assange protests in Australia for ‘anti-US sentiment’, documents reveal

    Previously classified papers detail how the US embassy in Canberra responded to WikiLeaks’ release of embassy cables in 2010 and ‘sensationalist’ local media

    US officials monitored pro-Assange protests in Australia for ‘anti-US sentiment’, documents reveal

    Archived version: https://archive.ph/uKaZc Archived version: https://web.archive.org/web/20231219210750/https://www.theguardian.com/media/2023/dec/20/us-officials-monitored-pro-assange-protests-in-australia-for-anti-us-sentiment-documents-reveal

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    Panquake releases source code

    Panquake have released some source code. Not for Panquake itself, but for a link shortening service. I suppose it's a brand-exposure exercise.

    https://talkliberation.substack.com/p/panquake-early-release-pnqk-now-available

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    medication rule

    Transcript: > [showerthoughtsofficial]: > When medication says "do not operate heavy machinery" they're probably mainly referring to cars, but my mind always goes to forklift. > > [sauntervaguelydownward]: > It has honestly never occured to me that this warning was about cars and not construction equipment

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    Airbus books record India orders, confirms higher deliveries
    www.reuters.com Airbus books record India orders, confirms higher deliveries

    Record demand from India sharply increased Airbus orders in June to leave the European planemaker with 1,044 net orders in the first half of the year, data showed on Friday.

    Airbus books record India orders, confirms higher deliveries

    Meanwhile India's incredible train network suffers continuing decades of neglect resulting in poor performance and tragic rail disasters.

    We need a fuckplanes community to complement !fuck_cars@lemmy.ml.

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    Blockade Australia climate activist can't use encrypted apps, must let police access phone
    www.abc.net.au Why Greg can't use encrypted apps and must open his phone for police at any time

    One phone, no encrypted apps, and sharing passwords with police: These are some of the technology-focused bail conditions faced by Blockade Australia climate protesters.

    Why Greg can't use encrypted apps and must open his phone for police at any time

    "Mr Rolles was arrested in late June, when he was pulled off the street in Sydney for allegedly blocking roads and obstructing traffic."

    > Since late June, Greg Rolles must produce on demand his computer and mobile phone for police inspection, and tell them his passwords. > > He is not allowed to use any encrypted messaging apps, like Signal or WhatsApp. He can only have one mobile phone. > [...] > > These are the strict technology-related bail conditions imposed on some Blockade Australia climate protesters — a development legal experts have criticised as "unusual" and "extreme". > [...] > > Defence lawyer Mark Davis, who is representing some of the Blockade Australia activists, said the vagueness of the prohibition was concerning. > > "It used to name the things you couldn't have, and then they made it all encrypted communication," he said. > > "It could be you're on your PlayStation." > > He also takes issue with the non-association rules, and the lack of specificity about what an "association" might be. > Mr Davis said one of his clients had been pulled in by police after they reacted with a "thumbs up" emoji to Facebook comments [...]

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    DuckDuck..Gone: "Why not signal"

    So, this is interesting. I wanted to find that essay by @dessalines@lemmy.ml outlining the many issues of Signal and suggested alternatives, but DuckDuckGo had nothing for me. Not on the first page, not on the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th page.

    I thought maybe I just imagined the title, but sure enough, on searching lemmy posts, it was right there. Then I thought "hang on, there's hardly a mention let alone criticism of signal on any page of those search results!".

    Hmm.. the wording might be a bit ambiguous, but let's compare:

    All of the following except Gigablast returned a healthy list of results including the original essay:

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    It's crypto! It's blockchain! It's decentralized! It's PaNQuaKE!
    panquake.com Panquake - Talk Liberation

    Powerful, next generation messaging technology.

    Panquake - Talk Liberation

    Does anyone know what this thing is? Some kind of decentralized, open source, anti-establishment, etc platform aiming to be an alternative to twitter, but we plebs aren't allowed to see or participate in the development process or even see any source repositories yet.

    To me there's a bunch of red flags, but I can't put my finger on what I reckon they're flagging. It's that combo of roll-your-own-crypto and promises of decentralization and secret-open-source-development-model all tied together with node.js and blockchain.

    No mention of other decentralization efforts, their envisaged place/relationship with the fediverse, ActivityPub, Mastodon, possibility of extending their new blockchain protocol ideas with other platforms. Nothing even about how they're better than the fediverse or whatever.

    They were banned from twitter tho so they "must be legit"? The slides on the "tech" page mostly have this "COMMERCIAL IN CONFIDENCE - NOT FOR UNAUTHORISED USE OR DISSEMINATION" watermarks, which is pretty weird.

    https://ghostarchive.org/archive/G08ek

    https://archive.is/panquake.com

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