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--- technology [2019/01/24 22:27] – socalledunitedstates
+++ technology [2019/07/31 21:26] – [Hardware] galadhir
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 [[Metadata Resistance]] is an actively-in-development area of work for privacy, defending against a now-primary vector of government and corporate surveillance.
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+https://privacyinternational.org/campaigns/phone-data-extraction|Privacy International]] warns that the police can extract your data from your phone \\
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   * [[Technology:Hardware]]
+   * A book on basic electronics
+   * [[https://www.lantern.works|Lantern Works]] - a portable wireless device for stronger, safer recovery
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   * [[https://pixelfed.org/|Pixelfed]] - Federated image sharing.
   * [[https://writefreely.org/|WriteFreely]] - A FLOSS federated blogging platform.
+  * [[https://datproject.org|dat]] - Dat is a way to share data with a group of people in something that's like an editable bit-torrent. Peers host your data when they view it. Some people host sketchbooks there, other folks store interesting civic data sets. You can view dat files with, among other things, [[https://beakerbrowser.com/|the Beaker Browser]]
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 ==== How-Tos ====
-  * // Contribute some manuals or "how-tos" regarding radio. //
+  * {{ :frequency_guide.pdf |Riding the Airwaves}} - A very quick and messy guide to how radio licensing in the US works and what you should purchase and work toward based on your communication needs. A pretty barebones work in progress right now.
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   * [[https://buildyourowninter.net/networks.html|Buildyourowninter.net's list of active meshnets]] - Join an existing network!
   * [[http://darknetmap.zone42.ca/|Darknetmap]] - A map of interest in meshnets. Place a pin to let other people know you want to start a network in your area!
-  * [[http://wndw.net/|Wireless Networking in the Developing World]] - A free book about designing, implementing, and maintaining low-cost wireless networks.
+  * [[https://libremesh.org/|LibreMesh]] - Meshnet firmware for existing routers, designed to make it as easy as possible for users to create a network.
 ==== How-Tos ====
   * [[https://communitytechnology.github.io/|Community Technology]] - An in-depth, wiki-style library of meshnet guides and resources.
+  * [[http://wndw.net/|Wireless Networking in the Developing World]] - A free book about designing, implementing, and maintaining low-cost wireless networks.
   * [[https://roelof.info/projects/(2014)Pretty_Fly_For_A_Wifi/Pretty_Fly_For_A_Wi-Fi_booklet.pdf|Pretty Fly For A Wi-Fi]] - Homemade wifi antennae, collected and tested, with instructions for each.
   * [[https://solarflower.blogspot.com/2011/07/chicken-mesh-and-plywood-radiowifi.html|Open Source Low Tech dish]] - A cheap DIY wifi dish made of scrap plywood and chicken mesh.
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 An operating system (OS) is system software that manages computer hardware and software resources and provides common services for computer programs.
-  * [[http://debian.org/|Debian]] - Unix-like operating system composed entirely of free software packaged by a team of volunteers. The Debian stable branch is the most popular edition for personal computers and network servers, and is used as a base for many other distributions.
+  * [[http://debian.org/|Debian]] - Unix-like operating system composed entirely of free software packaged by a team of volunteers. The Debian stable branch is the most popular edition for personal computers and network servers, and is used as a base for many other distributions. A popular user-friendly distribution is [[https://www.ubuntu.com/|Ubuntu]]; this has ads and leaks on by default, however they can be simply [[https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2012/10/privacy-ubuntu-1210-amazon-ads-and-data-leaks|turned off]].
-  * [[https://fedoraproject.org/|Fedora]] - Linux distribution developed by the community-supported Fedora Project and sponsored by Red Hat. Fedora contains software distributed under various free and open-source licenses and aims to be on the leading edge of such technologies. Fedora has a reputation for focusing on innovation, integrating new technologies early on and working closely with upstream Linux communities. Making changes upstream instead of specifically for Fedora ensures that the changes are available to all Linux distributions.
+  * [[https://fedoraproject.org/|Fedora]] - Linux distribution developed by the community-supported Fedora Project and sponsored by Red Hat. Fedora contains software distributed under various free and open-source licenses and aims to be on the leading edge of such technologies. Fedora has a reputation for focusing on innovation, integrating new technologies early on and working closely with upstream Linux communities. Making changes upstream instead of specifically for Fedora ensures that the changes are available to all Linux distributions. [[https://www.qubes-os.org/|Qubes]] is a Fedora distribution that provides strong security through isolation of programs.
   * [[https://lineageos.org/|LineageOS]] - LineageOS is a FLOSS operating system for set-top boxes, smartphones and tablet computers, based on the Android mobile platform. It is the successor to the custom ROM CyanogenMod, from which it was forked in December 2016. It has a couple forks: one makes it compatible with [[https://lineage.microg.org/|microG]], eliminating reliance on Google services while preserving user-friendliness; the other is the very in-development [[https://replicant.us/|Replicant]], which aims to eliminate all proprietary components.
   * [[https://tails.boum.org/|Tails]] - The Amnesic Incognito Live System (TAILS) is a security-focused Debian-based Linux distribution aimed at preserving privacy and anonymity. All its outgoing connections are forced to go through Tor, and non-anonymous connections are blocked. The system is designed to be booted as a live DVD or live USB, and will leave no digital footprint on the machine unless explicitly told to do so.