Dan Phiffer

@phiffer.org

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Web developer at @propublica.org and member of @propublicaguild.org. Lives in Troy, NY. He/him. More active on Mastodon: https://social.coop/@dphiffer

Screenshot of Firefox search settings, showing a "DuckDuckGo (noai)" option. The URL it searches on is https://noai.duckduckgo.com/?q=%s
Strava run results screenshot entitled “I can see the dawn of a better day for humanity.”
Rosie on her hands and knees in the entrance threshold of our apartment.
My hand holding a perfectly toasted marshmallow.
Photo of the beginning of the tour, a man is standing on some steps and speaking into a megaphone.
Screenshot of the Signal camera with the “adjustments” button highlighted.
View looking up at the ceiling in a dark room. A hand stitched quilt is visible on one wall.
Side-by-side screenshots of Mozilla's FAQ shown in Internet Archive’s wayback machine. In the newer version they’ve removed a section: “Does Firefox sell your personal data? Nope. Never have, never will. And we protect you from many of the advertisers who do. Firefox products are designed to protect your privacy. That's a promise.”
Google Maps screenshot of the Gulf of Mexico place page. Except instead of "Gulf of Mexico" or "Gulf of America" it's just the entire script of Bee Movie.
Screenshot of a Jitsi video call with a slider that changes between "Interpretation" and "Live" audio.
We removed your post Why this happened: The post may try to gather sensitive information from others. (Screenshot of my post) “What does leaving Meta look like? I wrote some practical steps. https://phiffer.org/starting-to-leave- meta/ You shared this on your profile This goes against our Community Standards on cybersecurity.
Photo of Dan Phiffer, a white guy in his mid-forties. He's looking into the camera and smiling slightly.
Prepare your phone for protests Consider not bringing your phone at all Think about your own risks and how your phone’s contents might endanger those who you’re communicating with. Use messaging apps that can’t be intercepted Signal and Whatsapp are encrypted services Turn off Location Tracking Turn on airplane mode or turn off location history/services Use a passcode, not fingerprint or face recognition The longer your passcode the better. Passcodes have more legal protection than biometrics. Turn off or obscure notifications If your phone is seized, notifications can reveal info about anyone getting in touch with you. Before You Share Take screenshots of any photos and post those instead to strip out identifying metadata. Cover up identifying information for people and locations Physicalize Your Phonebook Phones can run out of battery, get lost, broken, or taken away. Write down a lawyer or emergency contact on your arm in Sharpie
Tweet screenshot from Linda Yaccarino: “X is the future state of unlimited interactivity – centered in audio, video, messaging, payments/banking – creating a global marketplace for ideas, goods, services, and opportunities. Powered by AI, X will connect us all in ways we’re just beginning to imagine.” “You can do anything on Zombo com,” she concluded, before projectile vomiting and then falling into deep conversation with a nearby ficus...