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[–] Vanilla_PuddinFudge@infosec.pub 22 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (3 children)

So, need a non-homicidal, non-EU country to run an XMPP server then...

[–] PleaseLetMeOut@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

So Canada?

(They do have a history of going a little overboard with the homicidal stuff. But they've come a long way in the last few decades.)

[–] buffing_lecturer@leminal.space 11 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

A lot overboard, really. There is a long way to go for truth and reconciliation.

As for data safety, its not looking too great: https://tuta.com/blog/canada-bill-c2-surveillance

[–] PleaseLetMeOut@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 3 weeks ago

Oh ffs... my best VPN server is in Canada lol

[–] Vanilla_PuddinFudge@infosec.pub 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I'd almost say lol, get a VPS in China.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend, and they have zero say over what I do, only what they do. China could demand and scream and bitch all they want over an encrypted set of programs and you'd never have to care, move to another domain and provider and copy-paste. Lock it down, only use it with encryption and let the wolves huff and puff until they're blue in the face.

[–] PleaseLetMeOut@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

It's more about the latency since it's right over the border (<30ms). It's also a full 10Gbps so I can let family/friends use it and don't have to worry if a few of them are pulling the full 1Gbps from home connection. Doubt I'm gonna be able to match both of those with a Chinese VPS :/

Honestly looking at Mexican datacenters right now. Some are basically the same distance, just in the opposite direction lol

[–] Vanilla_PuddinFudge@infosec.pub 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Mexico actually sounds kinda brilliant, but who seems important. OVH has servers in Mexico, but I can imagine some hosters would get the Feds on the line and go "sure, here's his data".

[–] PleaseLetMeOut@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 3 weeks ago

That's true, ICE & Co. are also all over Mexico right now because of the cartels. The whole border lock down and immigrant round-up thing is only half of their current force. And one of the big things they've been doing down there is monitoring/tapping their communication networks.

So yeah, never mind, probably not a good idea. If it was just for torrenting or something it's probably fine, but beyond that I wouldn't push it.

[–] mybuttnolie@sopuli.xyz 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] Vanilla_PuddinFudge@infosec.pub 16 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

...run a country by myself? I suppose it's possible.

[–] jjlinux@lemmy.zip 2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Where do I apply for citizenship? Non-resident citizen, as I still need to work to survive 😕

[–] lena@gregtech.eu 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Or matrix, which I prefer. XMPP has a myriad of issues, and matrix is more modern with a better ecosystem of clients and servers.

[–] Vanilla_PuddinFudge@infosec.pub 2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Too heavy and bloated, and too centralized in its design philosophy, not to mention big capital flowing through Matrix from Israel and the issues with metadata making it a privacy disaster.

Here's a blog that agrees with me so I don't seem lazy: https://lukesmith.xyz/articles/matrix-vs-xmpp/

I get your blogger's concern over OMEMO versions being out of whack and their encryption choices being all over the place, but other than it being somewhat of a mess, I don't see how it devalues the service as much as he thinks. (a bit melodramatic imo) I've yet to meet someome whos client can't decode my messages or mine theirs and I've never heard of any successful hack, but maybe maybe.