@anarodrigues thanks Ana but can’t complain, especially on here, where I read “Mastodon” being spelled “Mastadon” way too many times 🫠

@jaredwhite @TheJournalingFrog well Walid of @projetslibres showed me his Linux phone today and it’s sooo cool! He’s planning a podcast series about it (in French)

@sandropisano @caffeitalia @informapirata @Paoblog un giorno la distopia diventerà realtà e le macchine (da noi stessi costruite) ci mangeranno vivi. Che dico? Lo stanno già facendo.

@aeva

2. Any provider that can accept non-cryptocurrency payment is attached to the US banking system and is probably going to be responsive to US subpoenas anyway.

3. *You* still have to be responsive to US subpoenas, regardless of where the server is hosted; if you delete your password or whatever they can jail you for contempt until you contact your provider's customer service.

There are definitely threat models where it makes sense to have an international host, but it's complicated.

@jaredwhite @theinternet Would you mind sharing which music service you are replacing Apple Music with, if any?

@aeva I wish you good luck with this search but there are a couple of things you should keep in mind:

1. Hosting internationally gives the US broader authority to surveil you without due process. This is the loophole that the NSA use(d|s) to surveil US citizens: they were interacting across borders. If your server isn't in the US, nobody needs a warrant, they can drop a 0day on your provider. Nominally this is illegal in the US and there are still circumstances where that might protect you.

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@eniko I love that all the images end up looking great both as thumbnails *and* fullscreen in either raw pixel or CRT filtered format. It's a nice reminder that you don't need absurdly high resolutions or incredibly tiny pixels to get visually stunning results.

@aeva I was about to suggest "whatever WikiLeaks used" but following the trail only shows european providers
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WikiLeaks#Hosting