2025-07-31T07:10:36Z https://nostr.ae rectify https://nostr.ae/npub13lg05zrz9khtesgs5ghffrh33ufgu3pp3swqratl9pr0af6j8mesp2cjr0 https://blossom.primal.net/32ea6754275400616588e60f97e750358f812bb816348267dd21e0892426d59a.jpg https://blossom.primal.net/32ea6754275400616588e60f97e750358f812bb816348267dd21e0892426d59a.jpg https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsygcusg5p922zkrpzfkul8eqr5vvakzujlp6s9rkzpfpf6zt7ajnczyz8ap7sgvgk6a0xpzz3za9yw7x839rjyyxxpcq040u5ydl482gl0xj95qhx In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8vnwuuqrll7sqv6memeqhfdxury94xpslp5c85s9sqs4wj3vn5vqpp4mhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mqeua27x'>nevent1q…a27x</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Any platform built on a partnership with the surveillance state testing ground of the west doesn’t seem like a good place to me!<br/><br/>UpScrolled markets itself as the privacy-first alternative to Big Tech — no data selling, no AI training, no surveillance profiles. Those are strong commitments. But when you look closer at what&#39;s actually verifiable, some important gaps emerge.<br/>The data storage question. UpScrolled says its data &#34;is not in Australia&#34; and moved its HQ to the Netherlands for GDPR protection. But they haven&#39;t disclosed: where servers actually are, which cloud providers they use, whether their Australian entity (Recursive Methods Pty Ltd) still has data access, or what role Australian-based staff play in operations. &#34;Not in Australia&#34; isn&#39;t transparency — it&#39;s a geographic negation.<br/>The Australian surveillance problem. Australia&#39;s TOLA Act (2018) can compel any &#34;designated communications provider&#34; operating in Australia to build backdoors into encrypted communications — with gag orders preventing disclosure. The under-16 social media ban and expanded eSafety Commissioner powers (2025–2026) can force platforms to collect identity data for age verification and hand internal documents to regulators. These laws use deliberately vague language (&#34;reasonable steps,&#34; &#34;proportionate&#34;) that maximizes government discretion.<br/>The contradiction. UpScrolled promises minimum data collection and no surveillance profiles. Australian law can override both — silently. The Dutch B.V. structure offers partial GDPR protection, but if the Australian entity retains any data processing role, TOLA can reach it regardless of where data is stored.<br/>What genuine transparency would look like: 📌 A transparency report (government data requests received) 📌 A warrant canary (have they received secret orders?) 📌 Named cloud infrastructure providers 📌 Clear statement on whether the Australian entity has data access 📌 Concrete retention timeframes (not &#34;legally minimal&#34;) 📌 Independent audit results<br/>Bottom line: UpScrolled&#39;s privacy commitments are meaningful on paper. But the platform operates across two jurisdictions with conflicting obligations, and the same vagueness that characterizes Australia&#39;s surveillance laws is mirrored in UpScrolled&#39;s own language about infrastructure and compliance. Until they provide verifiable evidence — not just marketing claims — users should treat the privacy promises as aspirational, not guaranteed. 2026-07-05T10:34:56Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsyv0wu5hwgzpuw7aa3hsay48va6vangrqp7nvzwuetmvjmkv0hp8szyz8ap7sgvgk6a0xpzz3za9yw7x839rjyyxxpcq040u5ydl482gl0xprt59m In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstnd0fdcwm6mapndw9kgrvchs0sf9knjruj07cllzk08z2kzu3mugpp4mhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mq8cu56s'>nevent1q…u56s</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>100% this, it’s worse than using cash with the anti terror shit and your name being stuck on everything btc related that came into affect this month😔 2026-07-05T04:35:26Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsf4latdfjyc47e5etg2mgjm5sehkyrmywdxj2xecm690ehu5pfj8szyz8ap7sgvgk6a0xpzz3za9yw7x839rjyyxxpcq040u5ydl482gl0xwdetfy In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2wlf6tc9tejl563zrq40y7d75hkg045khm882y85megrmp9p2ttqpzemhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuurjd9kkzmpwdejhgygu4ur'>nevent1q…u4ur</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Funnily enough captures exactly how it feels 2026-04-17T20:21:45Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsvxs07hwphl26zmzn7unp7g9xmuun4cnzf2llqr275sn9sl494dagzyz8ap7sgvgk6a0xpzz3za9yw7x839rjyyxxpcq040u5ydl482gl0x9arvfl How much is the fish? 🐟🐠🐡 2026-02-01T23:47:57Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqszxkv3vlxvh2f3m3p4lwzdet89f48anczs4tvq6kqe0nn8u8z9fagzyz8ap7sgvgk6a0xpzz3za9yw7x839rjyyxxpcq040u5ydl482gl0x0n3sj5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0v3apex4rwv6k7xhvqlnr46zvu5mwepp73snnjn6wg6n95end9qqpzemhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuurjd9kkzmpwdejhg94cx2m'>nevent1q…cx2m</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>What is this?<br/> 2026-01-06T06:01:31Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqszrl303xlem2swwtquslk7qrgwvmg2xshvlfxfh8hlfegl7a4wjpqzyz8ap7sgvgk6a0xpzz3za9yw7x839rjyyxxpcq040u5ydl482gl0xvqy6k8 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstkr4lsqsq5nwkn6w5pagwnt95zcu9pwp5yq77wng5wmtv3kxky0sanq9hf'>nevent1q…q9hf</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Perhaps charging them with accessory to murder and maximum sentence would help, as they look complicit in the crime and happy it’s happened.<br/><br/>That’s a fucked up country 2025-09-10T10:10:17Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsyedpxn6ru3dyutpxvqvl8dhgky9tkwwestrnpz3hwc0m7yspp2sqzyz8ap7sgvgk6a0xpzz3za9yw7x839rjyyxxpcq040u5ydl482gl0xr3mdf4 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs85lm6wgptgxawx4hkdeh0nvw98sfd5fgju4pp2tgr5m0g968rthq6xd3xf'>nevent1q…d3xf</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Fantastic, I can’t wait🔥🥳🥳🥳 2025-08-31T01:44:58Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqswpq2gpx7d6kzvknlp29p62tur2p80723hnd65v7qczlj5rdxn6dqzyz8ap7sgvgk6a0xpzz3za9yw7x839rjyyxxpcq040u5ydl482gl0xla4s7l In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqqdq09mdkxcjavcqs9ntvpxaxryrysa0s5hjyfen3gws756qpsvsjm5u88'>nevent1q…5u88</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>That’s an awesome idea.<br/><br/>Don’t suppose you’d be willing to do a slight more in depth write up of this for those of us just getting to know the system? 2025-08-31T01:28:36Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsx5fjgk3l53szd99dycqh8rt7lsu6k0spl97pzzzfmww7apr2hpfszyz8ap7sgvgk6a0xpzz3za9yw7x839rjyyxxpcq040u5ydl482gl0xdzn2rn In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2k29hh2muusdf77h299vmp93603aajdymv5ylll7msuun8yr7wcghcnrgu'>nevent1q…nrgu</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Seems they are censoring the whole world, just to be safe…. 2025-08-04T20:44:05Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsruvk6qhnaldrj96rzv4z9525p8equhfj5s7pfvqdvjaxg47nvc5szyz8ap7sgvgk6a0xpzz3za9yw7x839rjyyxxpcq040u5ydl482gl0xc6nuys In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqfku9eauetyumqahv3ktq2hd8jsyjkrrmdzca084vmty2gxggl7cpzemhxue69uhhv6t5daezumn0wd68yvfwvdhk6yfwwe8'>nevent1q…wwe8</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Awesome read and thanks 2025-07-31T07:43:42Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsqu0jjprtry07c5npu98nxaczxsjxp4p93mrzxrasv0csm4mcmasgzyz8ap7sgvgk6a0xpzz3za9yw7x839rjyyxxpcq040u5ydl482gl0x4jj3s6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8chcnnwkc2gv5za75tdh9qup3flw6rs4nw5e5gz6cp95jhadu6fgpndmhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mp0y5erqamnwvaz7tmwdaehgu3wd3skuep0y5erqffjxpshvct5v9ez2v3swaehxw309ahx7um5wgh8w6twv5hj2v3sy5erqctkv96xzu39xgc8wumn8ghj7ur4wfcxcetjv4kxz7fwvdhk6te9xgc8wumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyv9kh2uewd9hj7ffjxpmhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuumwdae8gtnnda3kjctv9uz7q8wt'>nevent1q…q8wt</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Seems to use hardly any from what I’ve seen today 2025-07-31T07:02:02Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsqq33arvl2ksh8sf2vwyxlpx7vuc7znfes35d7tcfy9nfq6wh0hrgzyz8ap7sgvgk6a0xpzz3za9yw7x839rjyyxxpcq040u5ydl482gl0xz6mdfs In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswh0hmumw96uevqma35cw6f6ky0d94alaplcwm7t6ywjv0r3qwkrqx2cu7v'>nevent1q…cu7v</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It’s tempting to get some pi’s set up around the area to act as relays, if it was possible and I knew how 2025-07-31T06:55:07Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsrlna0zkxe49eyeafavdfcu0z628s62e3ca3wxmtez3n643wdl7xszyz8ap7sgvgk6a0xpzz3za9yw7x839rjyyxxpcq040u5ydl482gl0xf6xm85 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9q4qycj6z2ht7upy7wllvft7qcjedaze2l5sycllhjkjmcl5nj0sppemhxue69uh5qmn0wvhxcmmvgmkyu5'>nevent1q…kyu5</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I know that feeling, spent 8 hours walking around the city looking, hoping to spot one, and found absolutely zip… 2025-07-31T06:52:30Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqswgrxkk57l9etydyv9q8x9uhy5k32q226tf490uu88ylkkk2dj79szyz8ap7sgvgk6a0xpzz3za9yw7x839rjyyxxpcq040u5ydl482gl0xfpxsqz In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2wvhurhl0s6eaypksndlqrjkdfyellz6m36krqcn8z0szmksm2hcpzemhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuurjd9kkzmpwdejhg00scsu'>nevent1q…scsu</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>If only there was people to use it with to try this awesome idea out with😅😅😅 2025-07-30T23:52:50Z