OSINT on Ulveon's Thoughts

Effective security beyond encryption

Sun, 25 May 2025 00:00:00 +0000

To highly technical audiences, it is unsurprising that Telegram is not cryptographically secure and that Signal is much better.

Numerous security experts have pointed out that Telegram’s reputation as a secure messenger is primarily a result of its marketing rather than its technical architecture.

Software toggles are evil

Tue, 13 May 2025 00:00:00 +0000

“Do not sell my personal information”, “Reject all cookies”, “Do not show me personalised ads”, “Do not use my Maps activity for improvements”, “Do not store my voice recordings”, “Permanently delete my account”

Operational Security: Staying safe online

Sat, 05 Oct 2024 23:39:19 +0100

The Internet is a dangerous place. Especially if you are LGBTQ, furry, have unconventional sexual tendencies (CNC, BDSM, FinDom, etc) or are a member of a religious or racial minority group.

The Internet was not designed with safety or security in mind. In its ARPANET beginnings, many systems didn’t even have passwords because only privileged users were supposed to access them. As such, privacy and security features are often little more than layers added on top of aging protocols, like HTTPS is just SSL applied on top of HTTP.