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  1. Dick Smiths Fair Go Supporters @[email protected] ·

    @woodrow
    We were speaking from the unencrypted surveillance part, but appreicate your insight into other aspects.

    Partly related, we've been noticing a #post2016 trend, including in Firefox and linux distros to do #connectivityChecks regularly — some implementations unencrypted!

    Using something like #tcpdump can help identify these. Of course at the hardware level, such software solutions can't help, one'd need other hardware intercepting/anonymising(?) the traffic, if possible.

    @sneak

    #post2016 #connectivitychecks #tcpdump
  2. Dick Smiths Fair Go Supporters @[email protected] ·
    CW: PSA: Disabling connectivity surveillance on GNU/Linux

    Yes you can disable #connectivityChecks without adverse issues. Connectivity checks are done every 3-5 minutes and only important if you often use random WiFi systems that might require a password to use.

    Overwrite settings at '20-connectivity.conf':

    sudo bash << EOF
    echo "[connectivity]
    enabled=0" >> /etc/NetworkManager/conf.d/$(whoami)-connectivity.conf
    EOF

    #connectivity #surveillance #captivePortal

    #connectivitychecks #connectivity #surveillance #captiveportal