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Hi! On the official web page for "Proxy Support - Signal Support" they mention that setting a proxy is not supported on the desktop clients.

However, when did such labels ever fully deter skilled Linux users?

My question is, did anyone succeed in rootless SOCKS5 configuration for Signal? I know it can be done with e.g. a new network namespace by executing a series of root commands. For example, like whonix does to put Signal-desktop in Tor. Is there anything a bit more gentle and localized? Ideally I'd include it into a bubblewrap (bwrap) configuration that I already have around.

If you've looked into that at any moment but didn't find any straightforward solutions, please write as well. It's OK, but still valuable to read.
Thx!

 

Good day! I'll be flying to Australia soon, and I'm interested in trying public transport (even if it's good or not always good, I want to see what's there). Which apps would you recommend?

// I've tried googling the question, but somehow get 20-minute videos with animated characters and nonsense like that. I think I'll trust recommendations from this community by a lot more ๐Ÿ’š.

I'll be in Melbourne, Adelaide and Sydney.

[โ€“] vas@lemmy.ml 7 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Based on the comments so far, maybe something like this makes sense:

Warning: Private messages in Lemmy are not End-to-End encrypted, so the respective instance owners are technically able to read them. Please use a platform with E2E encryption for private messaging. Lemmy recommends Element.io and XMPP.

[โ€“] vas@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 days ago

I agree. That's why I propose to clarify the wording.

 

Good day dear Lemmy community!
When I try to use lemmy's private messages, I get the following warning:

Warning: Private messages in Lemmy are not secure. Please create an account on Element.io for secure messaging.

It is very good to have this warning! However, can it be improved?
When I first encountered this wording, I was completely unsure whether the DMs would be totally public due to lemmy's limitations or its open stance, or whether the messages would have a similar security to e.g. email where your trust relies on TLS and the servers involved.

My proposal would be to change the wording to something like:

Warning: Private messages in Lemmy are not End-to-End encrypted. Please create an account on Element.io for secure messaging.

Or if the team is open to it,

Warning: Private messages in Lemmy are not End-to-End encrypted. Please use a platform with E2E encryption for private messaging.

Or if the team is even more open to it,

Warning: Private messages in Lemmy are not End-to-End encrypted. Please use a platform with E2E encryption for private messaging. Lemmy recommends Element.io and XMPP.

Thoughts? I'm ready to create a PR.

[โ€“] vas@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 days ago

Congratulations to the team and to everyone who supports the project!

[โ€“] vas@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 days ago

Thanks for the response! I think I'd personally try something like that, but I have no idea whether it'll stick.

Overall, the idea of a significantly simpler (than HTML) protocol sounds intriguing, especially to break the google chrome near-monopoly.

[โ€“] vas@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 week ago

I wanna use JXL locally. It's quite amazing technologically, you can losslessly compress a JPEG to 0.8 or so of the original size.

I compress my photos for long-term storage anyway, so why not do it with JXL.

Thanks for the app recommendation!

[โ€“] vas@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 week ago

(Fossify is a fork of the discontinued SimpleMobileTools.)

[โ€“] vas@lemmy.ml 16 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Personally, I've found Fossify Gallery so far: https://f-droid.org/packages/org.fossify.gallery/ Tried it out, it works well. Any other recommendations would be nice, too.

Signal, for example, does not support JXL as of today. But saving the photo and opening in Fossify Gallery works.

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JXL = JPEG XL file viewer for Android recommendations? The format is not natively supported by Android yet, it seems. However, apps could still support JXL. Which ones would you recommend for viewing the photos?

Note: this question has been asked before on reddit here: https://www.reddit.com/r/jpegxl/comments/xh72kl/jxl_file_viewer_for_android/

I'm re-asking here for a rather FOSS perspective.

[โ€“] vas@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I'm using disroot a bit and I'm interested to understand this, however, what is an "html capsule"? Or should I split the sentence differently, e.g. "gemini/html" capsule? (I've tried searching some of those terms, but I'm getting a lot of wrong hits I think.)

Also, how does it differ from lemmy? I mean, lemmy's pretty lightweight from what I can tell.

If I'm not the target audience for this question feel free to tell, I don't claim that I am but I'm interested in understanding

[โ€“] vas@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 weeks ago

Good to know! I was really eyeing Triodos back in the day, due to what looked like a good ethical stance, but it didn't work out at the time. Nice that they've fixed it! (I've updated my message above as well to include the bank.)

[โ€“] vas@lemmy.ml 9 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

With respect to 2FA, if you want to be more ready for any future next time, you could migrate to an open-source TOTP app. E.g. andOTP. I use this one, it's fine. The underlying standards don't change in decades, so you can choose any compatible client and be without trouble for years and years. And it may be good to do in any case, googlified phone or not. Good apps also tend to provide password-protected backups.

I have no knowledge about RCS though, never used it so can't tell. Otherwise GrapheneOS user for ~2 years, before that LineageOS, before that CopperheadOS for another few years.

[โ€“] vas@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 weeks ago

You can use andOTP if you want a FOSS app on Android. If you're a hardcore no-Android-at-all user (or considering), you can use KeePassXC on the desktop. This kind of defeats the purpose of 2FA, but on the other hand people with KeePassXC tend to have strong passwords due to ease of their maintenance, so you don't need 2FA as much to begin with.

TL&DR; use andOTP on Android or KeePassXC on Linux Desktop.

[โ€“] vas@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 weeks ago

(And noteworthy that ING has a million of different apps)

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