For those that run an #XMPP server, does it seem safe enough to enable XEP-0357 if one is concerned about third party data leaks to push notification services? Is #OMEMO enough to nullify concerns? I'm using #Monocles and #Prosody and I'm trying to optimize battery usage on #Android / #LineageOS

The last two weeks and we are still far away from our funding goal. But that doesn’t mean that we give in.
Whatsapp wants to start advertising soon, which will only increase their monopolization and take advantage of you. Don't fall for it anymore, there are better solutions:
XMPP has been around for over twenty years and is used by millions of people. End-to-end encrypted, decentralized, open and fair.
With monocles chat you can communicate privately and securely with your friends, family and colleagues.
Get monocles chat for Android for free now and avoid advertisments and tracking. And for IPhone users, use Monal!

https://www.startnext.com/en/monocles

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=eu.monocles.chat

We don’t want to spam you with posts, but the house is burning! Help us to put it out.
The world needs fair and sovereign digital and technical solutions. Here we are and we want to create one.
Please support us on this path and benefit directly through free monocles accounts. Become one of thousands of monocles users and get your privacy back.

https://www.startnext.com/en/monocles

Our monocles crowdfunding is ongoing and we're so grateful for the support so far! Thank you!

monocles empowers you with open-source, community-driven messaging via XMPP, a privacy friendly email service, a cloud and more – for a transparent alternative for your digital life.

Help us create this real ethical digital solution, by the people, for the people. Every contribution makes a huge difference!

Be part of the journey & donate today ️: https://www.startnext.com/en/monocles

It's not an illusion: #Google is intentionally worsening.

Use @kagihq @Mojeek @monocles @duckduckgo, even hold your nose and use @brave.

Stop using Google when it is actively working against you. #Kagi #Mojeek #Monocles #DuckDuckGo #Brave

This week in #FDroid (TWIF) is live:

* #Jami decoded
* crowdfund the #monocles ecosystem
* #OSMAnd 5 is huge
* #PeerTube with login and more
* #LibreTube activate Full Local Mode
+ 12 new app
+ 198 updates

Connect to https://f-droid.org/2025/05/08/twif.html

European search engines

Czech Republic
#Seznamcz https://www.seznam.cz

France
#Qwant https://www.qwant.com
#Karma https://karmasearch.org
#Lilo https://www.lilo.org
#ZoTop https://zotop.fr

Germany

#Ecosia https://www.ecosia.org
#Metager https://metager.org
#Fireball https://fireball.com
#Ghostery https://ghosterysearch.com
#GoodSearch https://good-search.org
#Monocles https://monocles.eu

Scandinavia
#Leta https://leta.mullvad.net
#Stract https://stract.com
#Marginalia https://marginalia-search.com

Switzerland
#Swisscows https://www.swisscows.com
#Etools https://www.etools.ch

UK
#Mojeek https://www.mojeek.com
#Oscobo https://www.oscobo.com

@pixelcode @phreaknerd @melsdung @nocci das bzgl. #Signal halte ich bestenfalls für ne #Werbelüge, weil nicht evidenzierbar!

• Anders als @signalapp fällt @monocles jedenfalls nicht unter #CloudAct und verlangt keine #PersönlichenDaten.wie #Telefonnummer.

Und wer #monocles oder anderen Anbietern nicht vertraut kann #XMPP selbst.hosten und hat bei #OMEMO ohnehim doe Kontrolle über die Schlüssel.

• Bei #Signal hingegen ist weder #SelfHosting noch #SelfCustody möglich!

Alles andere ist naiver Glauben dass @Mer__edith für Nutzer*innen Knast riskieren würde…
https://infosec.space/@kkarhan/114234551915193036

#Monocles Chat makes #XMPP experience better.

Help them by donating to their fundraiser for the awesome work they are doing https://www.startnext.com/en/monocles.

XMPP network needs you because we don't have VC funding or corporate donors.

Your data. Your rules. Your digital future.

monocles launches its crowdfunding campaign on StartNext today!

monocles offers the solution for European independence from big tech. Be it the end-to-end encrypted chat, the secure email service or the privacy-friendly smartphones with our own operating system. monocles creates a decentralized, fair and ethical digital ecosystem for everyone.

Be part of it!

https://www.startnext.com/en/monocles

Deine Daten. Deine Regeln. Deine digitale Zukunft.

monocles startet heute seine Crowdfunding Kampagne auf StartNext!

monocles bietet die Lösung für eine europäische Unabhängigkeit von Big Tech. Sei es der Ende-zu-Ende verschlüsselte Chat, der sichere E-Maildienst oder die privatsphärefreundlichen Smartphones mit unserem eigenen Betriebssystem. monocles schafft ein dezentrales, faires und ethisches digitales Ökosystem für alle.

Seid dabei!

https://www.startnext.com/monocles

Finally finished moving all my two factor authentication accounts to TOTP app and can now uninstall Authy!

You can run it in Delta Chat, Monocles and Cheogram. It works nicely on multi-device and therefore codes are backed up and available across devices.

Some of the services that work fine:

- codeberg
- mastodon
- github
- npm
- microsoft

https://webxdc.org/apps/#rtn-totp

#XMPP enthusiasts out there: what would you say the ultimate Achilles heel of the XMPP ecosystem is, at present? Fragmentation of clients? What?

My sense is that it's this: when one goes to store an XMPP address in one's addressbook, there doesn't seem to be standard way to store an XMPP address. #Android doesn't have that as an allowable field, and #Thunderbird and #Nextcloud have an "Instant Messaging" field, where the type can be set to "XMPP". But are these two compatible with each other when trying to sync between them? Edit: Yes, but there's a catch: *the XMPP address must be prefixed with "xmpp:"*

So "user@foo.bar" is not an OK XMPP address, but "xmpp:user@foo.bar" is.

Then to make matters worse, now there's a wish to change the labeling of "XMPP Address" to "Chat ID": https://gultsch.social/@daniel/114012904576436518

It might be a long time before the address synchy-ness ever works again between Android <-> #Davx5 <-> Nextcloud <->Thunderbird

Note: Android allows a "Jabber" type for an IM address, where you *don't* prefix the address with "xmpp:".

(#DeltaChat gets to gloat hard here, as they have plain-old email addresses)

Mes donations à aujourd'hui :

#Linuxmint
#Monocles
#Conversations
#lineageos
#Microg
#fdroid
#newpipe
#radiodroid
#aurorastore
#feeder
#pachili