netchami

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netchami,

TL;DR: Yes it is, it’s terrible. What would you expect from a Facebook product? Use Signal instead.

netchami,

Yes, but make sure to use a VPN or a Seedbox for the actual torrenting

netchami,

I’d err on the side of caution. I always use a VPN for privacy reasons, my ISP doesn’t need to know what websites I’m visiting and which P2P protocols I use. Also, there’s no need to expose my approximate geographical location to every service I connect to.

netchami,

Microsoft has always been terrible at naming things. And at developing things. And at literally everything.

netchami,

Nah, that’s what actual Linux distributions are for. Linux runs on almost every server and powers nearly the entire internet while Windows is used to play fancy video games.

netchami,

Everything that doesn’t involve Microsoft is more stable.

netchami,

Windows is the real virus.

netchami,

As well as their founder.

netchami,

I will never understand why people liked Windows XP, I’d rather use Gentoo Linux from 2002 compiled from a stage 1 tarball than this steaming pile of shit. Windows 7 was solid, but 10 was (again) the biggest piece of garbage. Horrible UWP UI, Cortana, the garbage Windows Store, the Windows Phone integration, the useless Xbox app, the shitty version of OneNote, crappy MS Edge, Candy Crush ads in the fucking start menu and tons of data collection. Oh yeah, what a great operating system!

netchami,

Nothing about Microsoft is professional.

netchami,

If you plan to get a new phone, get a Google Pixel and install GrapheneOS on it. By default, it doesn’t have any Google spyware services. It also has substantial security improvements compared to normal Android. It’s probably the most private and secure mobile operating system that currently exists.

netchami,

Or LibreTube for Android.

netchami,

Have you tried LibreTube?

Does usage of third party youtube apps necessitate a VPN in the near future?

Greetings y’all. I’ve been using ways to circumvent YouTube ads for years now. I’d much rather donate to creators directly instead of using Google as a middle man, needing YouTube Premium. If even pay for premium for just a add free version, if the price wouldn’t be so outrageous. I’ve So far used adblockers, Vanced...

netchami,

Don’t. Don’t install Google spyware on your phone and don’t give this garbage company even a fraction of a cent. Also, stop pretending that it’s impossible to block ads on YouTube, there are many ways to do it: There are web clients like Piped and Invidious, there is FreeTube for Desktop and on Android you can use LibreTube (client for Piped), NewPipe, NewPipe x SponsorBlock, it also has Return YouTube Dislike built in, or Grayjay. On iOS, you can use Yattee, just follow this guide to set it up, it should also work on the Apple TV if I’m not mistaken, or just add the Piped website to your homescreen. If you have a device that runs Android TV, you can use SmartTubeNext.

netchami,

Sure, but were never gonna fix ISPs, so I’m happily using this band-aid solution

netchami,

Glad you found a good solution

netchami,

Have you tried all of GrapheneOS’s first steps for maximizing app compatiblity?

netchami,

I use Vanadium for high-security tasks, but Mull is my default browser for standard browsing. It has better privacy, because it has built-in anti-fingerprinting mechanisms and you can actually install proper adblockers like uBlock Origin. Also, I don’t want to support Google’s monopoly on browser rendering engines by using a Chromium-based browser, so I prefer Mull which is based on Gecko.

netchami,

In terms of security, Vanadium is better than Mulch. Mulch uses some of the patches of Vanadium, but it lacks many security improvements that are present in Vanadium. My current setup is Vanadium for tasks where high security is very important, and Mull for just standard browsing.

netchami, (edited )

A few of those are not shown on the picture, but this is my personal list of favorites:

  • GrapheneOS

It’s just the best, most private and secure mobile OS.

  • Signal

End-to-end encrypted messenger with great history and track record

  • LibreWolf

A Firefox-based browser with out-of-the-box privacy improvements and pre-installed ad-blocker

  • Mull

Firefox for Android with privacy improvements

  • SearXNG

Self-hostable meta-search engine

  • Whoogle

Proxy for Google search

  • Piped

Private YouTube frontend

  • LibreTube

Piped client for Android

  • Notesnook

End-to-end encrypted notes app

  • Aegis

Good 2FA app for Android

  • Bitwarden

Secure, FOSS password manager

Edit:

  • NextDNS

Private DNS service with customizable filters

  • SimpleLogin

Email aliasing service allowing you to create a new email address for every service you want to sign up for

netchami,

Just installed Aliucord, I’m pretty happy with it so far

netchami,

I used to do that before, but work profiles on Android 14 kinda suck, so I am trying out Aliucord right now, so far I’m pretty happy with it

(Please see comments)Alternatives to Signal if they exit EU due to ending E2EE

Like the title states looking for E2EE apps (Android and iOS) without going into much details or needs to be robust enough and easy to use for anyone and stable for operations that are susceptible to constant electronic warfare. I did some research and thought about replacing Signal with Molly and wondering if it will still work...

netchami,

Why would Signal stop accepting European phone numbers? It’s not like they want to leave the EU, they can just continue offering their services to EU users, but they can’t have servers or offices or any legal entities in the EU if they get banned. That’s not such a problem, you can access Signal over the internet from anywhere in the world, and if EU states start blocking Signal, you can still use Signal TLS proxies, good old VPNs or Tor. Edit: Signal is also banned in Iran, but they of course accept Iranian phone numbers, as they don’t impose the ban, the Iranian government does. You don’t really have to worry about this, I’m sure Signal will do everything in their power to continue to operate, even in jurisdictions in which it’s banned.

netchami,

They’re not from the EU

Signal isn’t from the EU either, so why would different rules apply to it than to Threema

netchami,

Enable ‘Block connections without VPN’ in the Android VPN settings.

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