I find myself appreciating the services that RiseUp provides more and more as the days pass by.
Today I discovered that my existing email account also gives me a Jabber (also known as XMPP) account under the same account name. I also discovered two new beta services:
- RiseUp VPN - I wish I could summon the courage to use this service as I am sure it would be invaluable. Unfortunately I’m very cautious to never leak or connect to any of RiseUp’s services except through Tor. This is not due to a lack of trust of RiseUp, but a severe lack of trust of any bad actors between myself and RiseUp.
- RiseUp Etherpad (also accessible under this .onion link).
The men and women behind RiseUp are really doing a bang-up job, I only wish I could do more to support them in their quest.
Until BitCoin takes off, or some form of anonymous cash mailing becomes viable/securable, I’ll have to continue to cheer from the sidelines.
Regardless, thank you RiseUp!