Careful, you may not want to update your Telegram.

Telegram has adapted to Android API 30 in a horrible way. Now, non-media files can no longer be sent in the app.

Sharing to Telegram via URI from other apps also result in an error, because Telegram will try to get the real path of the file from the URI, and then read it directly.

For Android 11(and above) ​​users: DO NOT UPGRADE to Telegram 8.2.0. Otherwise, you cannot send apk, zip, pdf, docx and other non-media files. Including in-app file picker and sharing from other apps.

Sponsored message started to appear in channels recently. If you find "sponsored" at the right bottom corner of a message, it's a sponsored message delivered by Telegram and have nothing to do with this channel.

Curious about moving to Mexico?! Get your questions answered by my friends ❤️, they were really me get accustomed to MX.

Another Example of Convienient Big Tech Collusion 🤝👈👔
— @takebackourtech | @neo_network | takebackourtech.org

Heard from another user today that the Above Agency website is getting flagged by Bitdefender for 'loading intrusive software'. The intrusive software it's referring to is Ackee, an open-source private by design analytics tool.

We run this software on our own servers, using it to measure basic page visits (and that's literally all its used for). It collects no user information, and because of that, it technically doesn't need to be mentioned. Still, because we value transparency and our visitors privacy, it is outlined in our privacy policy.

From the policy:
Usage Data: This site uses an open-source privacy-focused analytics solution (Ackee). We run the solution on our own servers, and it does not gather IP addresses or other personally identifiable information. We use it to get general statistics on page views.

Ackee works by anonymizing the IP/user-agent client side and creating a hash, this hash is what is used to count it as a unique visit - no personal information is gathered.

This is far more private than traditional analytics software which will log IPs, user agents, and use cookies to uniquely identify a visitor and their browsing patterns. Many analytics solutions (like Google Analytics) use a third party service and will share this information with them.

Its quite ironic and hypocritical that they have labeled Ackee 'instrusive software'.

Normally, I really wouldn't care but the issue is that Bitdefender doesn't apply their rules consistently. They side with and protect big tech analytics solutions. If they really want to stand against intrusive software, I suggest they blacklist every site using Google Analytics as well as Ackee.

I've reported the false positive to Bitdefender, let's see what happens.

Closing thoughts:
1. If you manage a website, avoid using cloud based analytics tools or Google Analytics.
2. Don't expect Big Tech security tools like BitDefender to be fair, you should be using a self-managed noscript blocker like UMatrix.
3. Join the #TakeBackOurTech email list

YouTube Just Announced It’ll Be Hiding Dislike Counts on Videos Across Its Site Starting Today

📡@G3News: YouTube has just announced that it’ll be hiding public dislike counts on videos across its site, starting today (Nov. 10).

The company says the change is to keep smaller creators from being targeted by dislike attacks or harassment, and to promote “respectful interactions between viewers and creators.”

The dislike button will still be there, but it’ll be for private feedback, rather than public shaming.
🔗SOURCE

FYI:

I am no longer accepting emails at intothelight@protonmail.com

I am in the process of moving all of my contacts away from protonmail. Thanks to Ramiro Romani I have moved to a privacy phone, a linux computer, and now will be eliminating protonmail because of their recent policy changes. Detailed video coming out soon.

Contact me at derrick@theconsciousresistance.com

It's been almost a year since Panama adopted early treatment with ivermectin. Nor Mu, neither Gamma or Delta, created a new Covid wave.

Just got my new custom phone case for my new Above Agency protected phone! Whoop! It came out perfect!

Has anyone done soil regeneration with the Back to Eden method? Any opinions on cardboard and how much is needed? Would love to hop on a quick call.

Another day at the suburban homestead!

Have you signed up for the FREE webinar Mexit: The Benefit and Drawbacks of Moving to Mexico??

Don't miss out on this special presentation from Miriam Gomez and I, as we explore why we believe Mexico is the place to be for now and the coming years!

Sign up: https://theconsciousresistance.com/mexit-why-you-should-consider-exiting-and-building-in-mexico-free-webinar/

Hey peeps, wanted to share my friend Derrick's webinar coming up this Saturday. 🇲🇽

This is the guy who first got me excited about Mexico before the first The Greater Reset, with his and Miriam's help I got comfortable and am getting my friends and family to come visit.

If you want all your Qs answered definitely sign up and attend!

Hasta luego 😎

Hey all. Wanted to post an episode of our podcast with Dr. Micheal Laufer of Four Thieves Vinegar Collective. Mainly about DIY medicine and production, but we talked about a number of related subjects.

https://anchor.fm/mortified-penguin/episodes/Episode-25-Dr--Michael-Laufer-e1a9gls

↖️ Two Big Uploads This Week & A New Mini-Series ↗️
— @takebackourtech

Good morning my nodes,

This is a huge week for #TBOT, we'll be releasing the following content:

Tomorrow 11/16 - XMPP: A 20 Year Old Messaging Protocol That Is More Private and Decentralized Than Telegram - full length article and video
Friday 11/19 - above.phone Launch Video & Tech Demo

That means first you're going to learn how to communicate securely and privately on your computer or phone - without needing cell service! (through WiFi networks)

Next, the above.phone launch video will show you an experience that isn't just a privacy & security friendly, but superior in functionality and usability to modern day phones.

But wait - there's more: I'm working on a new type of content mini-series. I went back and looked at my work and found it was always super long in length. This is cool if you want to go in-depth, but my goal is to get people doing - and doing now.

#TBOT: Bytes will be videos under 2 minutes in length showing real world technology strategies. By the end of each video you will absolutely improve your technical abilities using new tools.

If you haven't already - sign up for our mailing list to be the first to see #TBOT: Bytes - I have made it easier to signup on our site.

https://takebackourtech.org

And as always, share this post with your friends and family. #TBOT will always be free, forever. We do it because we believe that technology can help save the world. Let's explore that together.

~ Our connection is sacred

(work in progress intro)

🔀 Redirect Twitter, Youtube, Instagram and other big tech links to their privacy friendly alternatives
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@takebackourtech

Do you resist going onto big tech platforms? Me too. But there's still good content that's hard to ignore.

How do we browse this content without being data-mined? We can privacy friendly big-tech alternatives!

These serve as a lightweight wrapper to display big tech content and can bring you the following benefits:

- Browse without JavaScript (a huge part of web tracking)
- Prevent tracking by using the alternative as a proxy
- No advertisements
- Lightweight and fast
- No accounts needed (anonymous browsing)
- Additional features (such as the background play for Invidious)

The privacy-redirect browser extension is available for Chrome and Firefox based browsers, they can automatically detect big tech links and redirect you to their friendly counterparts. (Nitter, Invidious, FreeTube, Bibliogram, OpenStreetMap, SimplyTranslate)

https://github.com/SimonBrazell/privacy-redirect

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