Conversely: that two files that differ in name only by non-visible and humanly-impossible-to-detect details is an enormous user-experience fail.

I don’t understand - do you think mastodon (or the fediverse in general) is sparsely populated? That’s not my impression at all!

why remove that? it doesn’t affect the new bridge in any way, except maybe making access easier

Do you feel the same about other wearable tech, like clothes and shoes?

Investigation, witnesses, gather evidence, build a case and present the evidence. Same as any other thing.

I don’t get why this would be harder to prove than other things?

If you don’t trust anyone the internet (or any net you don’t fully control yourself) is not something you will use.

Practical security is a matter of threat-modeling and calculated risks.

Mullvad has a good track record, but if you know of better alternatives that don’t require building it yourself, please share!

same way other regulations are enforced: fines

a compile-time error is highly preferable to a run-time error