What are the recommend changes to make iPhone more private? (tilvids.com)
cross-posted from: monero.town/post/462856...
If i use a good vpn and adblocking do i need a pi-hole?
What would i lose or gain?
Tyranny of Microsoft (simplifiedprivacy.com)
Microsoft’s agenda is very clear, they want control and surveillance over the flow of information on the internet.
ICE faces heat after agents install thousands of personal apps, VPNs on official phones (www.theregister.com)
At COP28, 12,000 surveillance cameras are causing privacy concerns (www.euronews.com)
YSK: Garuda Lunux default browser (FireDragon) contains problematic extensions (lemmy.one)
Google, Amazon, Bing extensions have been added to Firedragon browser. These do not show up under “Addons and Themes”. I only found them in “about:debugging”...
What 2FA app are you switching to? (iOS)
As we all know, Ravio has been removed from the recommended multi-factor authentication apps for iOS on PrivacyGuides....
Introducing the Proton Drive Windows app (proton.me)
Rite Aid "covert surveillance program" falsely ID'd customers as shoplifters, FTC says (www.cbsnews.com)
How do yall go about meeting new people while still maintaining a decent level of privacy?
I am soon moving out for university and am going to meet a bunch of new folks. But I was wondering how do you go about approaching this with privacy in mind?...
Epic Win Against Google (simplifiedprivacy.com)
Huge win for Epic Games in their court case against Google. The court decided that Google’s Play app store operated as an illegal monopoly and the case also challenged the transaction fees of up to 30% that Google imposes on Android app developers....
Spyware can infect your phone or computer via the ads you see online – report (theconversation.com)
Travel VPN Routers compared to OpenWRT Rasberry Pi (simplifiedprivacy.com)
Travel routers with VPN or Tor allow you to avoid trusting the DNS from WiFi ISPs and cell phone towers. Some even let you plugin USB modems and switch MAC addresses to help bypass WiFi captchas on multiple devices. This article compares GL.inet to a Rasberry Pi with OpenWRT, and can give you some ideas for privacy and security...
Beeper Chat App (www.beeper.com)
Has anyone taken a good look at this from a privacy standpoint? I love this in concept, but not sure if it would be privacy conscience to share credentials for all of these different apps.
Do any hardened Linux distributions exist?
For example, ones that implement these guidelines? …github.io/…/linux-hardening.html...
Good VPS providers providing anonymity
Are there any good VPS providers you would recommend that don’t require to much data and where you can pay with privacy friendly payment methods like monero?...
Imagine making shadowy data brokers erase your personal info. Californians may soon live the dream (apnews.com)
Is Nautilus data privacy friendly ?
Is Nautilus data privacy friendly ? If not, what file manager would you recommend on Ubuntu for data privacy respect ?
Any privacy respecting Instagram frontends?
Since Bibliogram is dead, has any new project popped up?...
Demo: Chrome Site Engagement Feature Can Leak Frequently Visited Sites (fingerprint.com)
Our digital world is a privacy nightmare (2021) (www.thestar.com)
How viable is total online passivity?
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Reddit forces personalized ads, starts X-like user payment program (arstechnica.com)
Reddit rolled out some changes this week as its continues its push for revenue and profitability jumpstarted by its API rule changes in July. Among the most controversial, the company will no longer allow users to opt out of ad personalization based on their Reddit activity and started a program that lets users exchange virtual...
A end-to-end encrypted survey tool - Purplix, now in early alpha (lemmy.nz)
Visit our site: purplix.io...
Why does Play Store prompt me to update Bitwarden?
I installed Bitwarden from F-Droid, but I happened to notice yesterday that Bitwarden was in my list of apps with updates available from Play Store, even though I installed it via F-Droid. Why would that be?...