# I am the Watcher. I am your guide through this vast new twtiverse.
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# Usage:
# https://watcher.sour.is/api/plain/users View list of users and latest twt date.
# https://watcher.sour.is/api/plain/twt View all twts.
# https://watcher.sour.is/api/plain/mentions?uri=:uri View all mentions for uri.
# https://watcher.sour.is/api/plain/conv/:hash View all twts for a conversation subject.
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# Options:
# uri Filter to show a specific users twts.
# offset Start index for quey.
# limit Count of items to return (going back in time).
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# twt range = 1 15
# self = https://watcher.sour.is/conv/x34biwa
we were discussing signal in another yarn last week. i'm looking at building a service that would let a potential signal user for a small fee purchase an e.164 sip number to use for registering signal or other mfa situations. of course sms-based mfa is rather insecure due to the triviality of ss7 network exploitation but i'm sure not all of us have operative-level threat models.
i'm looking to build this in golang since it's wicked fast and as always keep it open so that people can fork and stand up their own system should they choose to.
what are your thoughts?
@mutefall This sounds like a cool project! ๐ Who will you use as the backing SIP provider?
@mutefall This sounds like a cool project! ๐ Who will you use as the backing SIP provider?
@mutefall I'd be interested for sure! This would be really useful for OSINT as well as privacy/anonymity.
@screem In the same vein as privacy/security, I've always had this idea of spinning up a service that lets users create random/unique email accounts, or throw away email accounts. Basically to thwart SPAM.
@screem In the same vein as privacy/security, I've always had this idea of spinning up a service that lets users create random/unique email accounts, or throw away email accounts. Basically to thwart SPAM.
@prologic i've accounts with twilio and telnyx for years so likely one or both. regarding the email situation there's many self-hosted options for that already well-baked and ready to serve. simplelogin is what i run currently for private use, but i'm considering making a public host for friends and such.
@screem 100% i consider this and also the email thought @prologic mentioned as a watered-down firewall of sorts. remind me to share this during our next call. or i should write about it?
@mutefall I think the only other viable option for OSINT is Google Voice, but they require you to have a US phone number (unsure why but haven't looked into it). I think a solution that doesn't have this requirement would be infinitely more useful.
@mutefall I'd be excited to do some testing for you if you need it and decide to proceed with this ๐
@novaburst Very true. Will be very useful to minimise exposure to vendors.
@novaburst remind me to tell you the story about my experience with google's burrito surveillance one day
@screem once i stop procrastinating and write it would be happy to set you up proper. google voice is still about the only non-sim-bound way of validating most accounts. apparently the bird site still will reject sip-carrier e.164 numbers as seen in my deadlocking test 
frankly, there's something refreshing and honourable about being suspended from twitter
@mutefall Can you link me to singlelogin? I'm also aware of solutions in the "throw away email" space, I don't currently run one yet, but I'm thinking about doing so at some point as part of my greater effort towards Self Hosting all the thingsโข ๐
@mutefall Can you link me to singlelogin? I'm also aware of solutions in the "throw away email" space, I don't currently run one yet, but I'm thinking about doing so at some point as part of my greater effort towards Self Hosting all the thingsโข ๐