How to create your own VPN server

You know, VPNs can be banned. To prevent this from happening, you need to create your own VPN server.

Too complicated? Come on, there's Amnezia. The whole setup is a matter of a couple of minutes.

You ✔️specify the IP-address, ✔️login and password of the server → ✔️the program automatically configures the data. Moreover, we do not connect to other people's servers and do not pay anything to anyone. To connect we use our own or purchased VPS.

The service is free.

https://amnezia.org/en

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YT Channel Downloader

YT Channel Downloader is an intuitive desktop application built to simplify the process of downloading YouTube media content.

Features:

✔️Fetch Video Listings: Just input a YouTube video, playlist or channel URL and get a list of the videos;
✔️Selective Download: Choose exactly which videos you want to download, or select all at once;
✔️Quality Control: Specify video/audio quality or opt to download only the audio;
✔️Download Marking: Keeps track of downloaded files for easier management;

https://github.com/hyperfield/yt-channel-downloader

#app #youtube #video #github

Minecraft Server on Docker (Java Edition)

Docker image that provides a Minecraft Server that will automatically download selected version at startup. You can also run/upgrade to any specific version or the latest snapshot.

https://github.com/itzg/docker-minecraft-server

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Wi-Fi from a PC 💻 without a router!

If you have a device 💻 with a Windows 10 version, you can activate the Internet distribution directly from your PC.

✅ Click "Start" - "Settings" - "Network and Internet" — "Mobile Hotspot". The network name and password will already be registered here. If desired, you can change them using the "Edit" button.

✅ Switch the button to "On" mode (Share your internet connection with other devices).

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What Is Synthetic Identity Fraud?

Synthetic identity fraud is where criminals use real info to create a fake identity. Instead of posing as someone else, they piece together stolen credentials to pose as someone who doesn’t actually exist.

One of the most famous synthetic identity fraud examples happened in 2018 in New York. 13 criminals managed to steal more than $1 million by taking out loans as other people.

How to prevent synthetic identity fraud

✅ Protect your Personally Identifiable Information (PII).

✅ Use strong, unique passwords on all your online accounts.

✅Enable multi-Factor Authentication (MFA). It can stop 99.9 percent of automated attacks.

✅ Never give away private info to an unknown source, and carefully inspect any message that asks for it. Don’t click any links in emails that seem unusually urgent.

Keep an eye 👀 on things like your bank history, credit score, insurance, and tax info ❗️

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Extract favorite scenes from YouTube videos

YTCutter is a single tool with multiple purposes. Perhaps you don't want to download a full YouTube video; you might only need a small clip. With it, you can select the portion that you need and just download that.

Copy and paste a YouTube URL and it will immediately start playing. Use the Start field for when you want the clip to begin and the End field for your big finish.

The trimmed clip can be downloaded as a video file (MP4), a GIF file, or as an audio file (MP3).

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Peergos

Peergos is building the next web - the private web, where end users are in control. 

The foundation of Peergos is a peer-to-peer encrypted global filesystem with fine-grained access control designed to be resistant to surveillance of data content or friendship graphs. It has a secure messenger, an encrypted email client and bridge, and a totally private and secure social network, where users are in control of who sees what (executed cryptographically).

https://github.com/Peergos/Peergos

Website: https://peergos.org/

#privacy #github

Wristkey

Wristkey is an open-source 2FA client for Wear OS (but it works on any Android-based smartwatch!).

Features:

✅ Can be used without pairing your watch to a phone.
✅ Imports (and exports) from Aegis Authenticator, andOTP and Bitwarden using ADB, WiFi or file imports.
✅ Screen locking via PIN, pattern and password.
✅ Local storage encrypted using 256-bit AES-GCM.
✅ WiFi transfers encrypted using XSalsa20-Poly1305 and X25519.
✅ Time and counter mode OTPs, up to SHA512 and 4-8 digits.
✅ Supports round and square devices.

https://github.com/0x4f53/Wristkey

#app #android

Google Launches AI-Powered Theft and Data Protection Features for Android Devices

Google just unveiled new "private space" feature lets you keep your sensitive apps hidden and locked with a separate PIN.

thehackernews.com • May 15, 2024

How to Prevent a USB Attack

There are dozens of ways a cyberattacker could use a USB drive to install an exploit on your 💻. It can be via thumb drive devices and public USB charging ports, a practice known as juice jacking.

How to Avoid USB Attacks

✅ Don't Plug In Unknown Drives. One common tactic is sending USB drives to people in the mail and making them look like promo offers from big box tech stores. Do not use it ❗️

✅ Work-Life Balance. If you use a USB drive for work, keep it separate from anything personal. Regularly scan your USB devices with an antivirus or anti-malware program.

✅ Disable Autorun. On Windows: open Control Panel and find the AutoPlay setting. Uncheck Use AutoPlay for all media and devices.

✅ Keep your systems updated, especially if you’re running Windows.

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📢  @Best Channels

⚡️ Step into the epicenter of the finest Telegram Channels - A tailor-made collection designed just for you! Discover a world curated to match your interests, and stay ahead with the best content, right on your fingertips👍

How to Protect Yourself from Online Shopping Security Threats

Here are easy actions which will reduce your risks during online shopping.

☑️ Update Your Browser and OS. These updates protect devices from vulnerabilities and online attacks.

☑️ Use Powerful Antivirus/Anti-Malware Software. Built with an advanced algorithm, the software detects malicious activities. It even prevents you from unknowingly logging into a malicious website.

☑️ Avoid Using Debit Cards. Using a credit 💳 to shop online is much safer than using a debit 💳. That's because a credit card has more consumer protection.

☑️ Implement Script Blockers (an extension that provides an extra layer of security for browsers). It blocks unnecessary and harmful scripts like JavaScript and iframes on retail stores you visit. You can use this free script blocker.

☑️ Use secured Websites. Avoid websites that don't have HTTPS in their URL or a padlock icon 🔒 beside the URL. 🔒 means your personal information is encrypted.

☑️ Use a VPN.

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🐣 GodMode - the smol AI Chat Browser

GodMode is a dedicated chat browser that only does one thing: help you quickly access the full webapps of ChatGPT, Claude 2, Perplexity, Bing and more with a single keyboard shortcut (Cmd+Shift+G).

As a result, content is generated much faster, and there can be several times more options for creating it along the way. At the same time, you don’t need to depend on the patterns of one specific neuronal networks

https://github.com/smol-ai/GodMode

#github #ai

Glasp Web Highlighter - PDF & Web Highlights

Glasp is a PDF & Web highlighter that helps you collect and organize your favorite quotes and thoughts from the web.

"Glasp Web Highlighter - PDF & Web Highlights" is a free Chrome Extension that lets you quickly highlight websites and PDF files with colored highlighting options, which are then automatically curated to your Glasp homepage. These highlights can then be tagged, searched for, linked to, and shared on a variety of other platforms, including Twitter, Teams, and Slack. YouTube, web article, and PDF summarization functions are powered by AI models such as ChatGPT (OpenAI), Claude (Anthropic) and Mistral AI.

Key Features:

✅ Web & PDF highlight with multiple colors: 🔴 🟡 🟢 🔵
✅ Highlight & annotate on YouTube videos: 🎥
✅ AI-powered summary based on annotations: 💎
✅ Highlight & annotate on PDF files: ✍️
✅ Make notes on the highlights: ✍️
✅ Tag and link-to your highlights: 🏷 🔗
✅ Copy-and-paste all the highlights and notes with meta data into your note-taking app in one click 📝
✅ Discover more useful content from other curators: 🤝
✅ Sync all your highlights and notes from Kindle eBooks: 📚
✅ YouTube Summary with ChatGPT and Claude: ❤️
✅ Summarize YouTube videos, web articles, and PDF: ❤️
✅ Generate stunning quoteshots from webpages 🎨

https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/glasp-web-highlighter-pdf/blillmbchncajnhkjfdnincfndboieik?pli=1

https://glasp.co/

#addon #chrome #ai

Wordtune: Generative AI productivity platform

Wordtune is a Generative AI platform for work productivity. Whether you’re writing emails, creating documents or sending instant messages to colleagues or clients, Wordtune perfects your writing while streamlining your work using AI.

Take your productivity to new heights with the Wordtune Chrome extension — available on all your favorite websites and web apps.

Wordtune’s latest and and most advanced set of GenAI tools for work include:

➡️ Rewrite: Perfect your writing with Wordtune Rewrite — from a single word to an entire page.
➡️ Summarization: Cut reading and watching time in half by summarizing YouTube videos, blog articles, PDFs and more.
➡️ AI writing: Enhance your productivity by writing faster with AI suggestions — all while remaining true to your unique style.
➡️ Corrections and recommendations: Write like the professional you are with AI recommendations. Unleash your thoughts without worrying about grammar or spelling mistakes.
➡️ Smart translation: Choose from 10 languages to Smart translate to English.
➡️ Tones and length: Make sure your message hits the right note — change your tone from professional to casual in just a click. Effortlessly reduce or increase word count depending on your needs.

https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/wordtune-generative-ai-pr/nllcnknpjnininklegdoijpljgdjkijc

https://www.wordtune.com/

#addon #chrome #ai

How To Hide Personal Photos and Videos

For Android:

To natively hide your photos on an Android device, open up your File Manager. Add a new folder, but start the name with a period. Example: .Secrets.

When you move your photos and videos into this folder, they won't appear in your gallery or albums. ❗️You can only access them through your file manager. 👌

For iPhone:

Just select the photo you want to conceal, and tap "Hide" at the bottom of the screen. This will move the image to your Hidden" folder, and it'll stay out of any Moments, Collections, or Albums.

These device-native hiding techniques aren't password protected or encrypted, though, so using them is more risky. If someone knows your phone passcode, they can still access it.

Also there are apps for this task (password protected or encrypted). Would it be interesting for you to know about them?

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Musicat

A sleek desktop music player and tagger for offline music 🪕 With experimental features like map view, GPT analysis, artist toolkit. 

Features:
🎵 supports MP3, FLAC, WAV, AAC, OGG
🔗 linked library, using original files on disk
👀 auto-watch and re-scan folders
🏷 with metadata tagging support (read and write ID3v2, Vorbis)
🖼 download album art, origin country from Wikipedia
🎤 fetch lyrics for current song
🗺 World Map view - see your library on a map
💿 a neat mini-player
🎸 U2's latest album automatically added to your library
📊 Stats, album timeline
🤖 Dive deeper with ChatGPT or local Ollama model for additional insights.

https://github.com/basharovV/musicat

#app #github #music #mac

Find and track the IP address of any person

Grabify IP Logger can give you advanced and detailed statistical data and metadata for all clicks on your links. Your IP Logger link can access information about user’s IP address, location tracker (country, city) and so on.

The service works with just 3 simple steps:

✔️ Shorten long link.

✔️ Share the short link with another user.

✔️ Grab IP address after the user clicks on your short link.

Be attantive: you can also be a target of such actions ❗️Be careful opening links!

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Check sites for viruses and phishing

Here is the service that check sites for phishing: scanurl.net for free.

What is phishing?

Phishing is a method of fraud, when a fake website pretends to be the original, in order to obtain confidential user information.

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How to store text messages safely?

We store most of our valuable information in text form, and if fraudsters gain access, the situation will be very unpleasant.

Paranoia Text Encryption protects your notes, cryptocurrency keys, emails, social media posts and any other text from spies, hackers and prying eyes.

The app provides real security because data is encrypted using strong encryption algorithms: Blowfish 448bit, AES 256bit, RC6 256bit, Serpent 256bit, Twofish 256bit, GOST 256bit +.

Simply copy and paste to and from your favorite apps or save to a file for later use. Available on Android, iOS, Windows, Linux.

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