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LibRedirect - privacy-friendly Redirector (libredirect.github.io)

A web extension that redirects YouTube, Twitter, TikTok, and other websites to their alternative privacy friendly frontends...

New Advertisement and Internet connection permissions for Simple SMS Messenger on Google Play Store... (lemmy.ml)

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Reolink camera app capturing your clipboard contents

PSA: It seems the latest version of the Reolink Android app (v4.43.0.5.20240111) is capturing the phone’s clipboard when first opened, and again whenever the clipboard contents change and the app is brought into the foreground....

[es] Spanish government is working in a digital certificate to identify adults and avoid minors to access porn sites (cadenaser.com)

Age verification without name and surname: this is the way to avoid minors to watch porn.

The Boost android client for Lemmy is displaying these dark pattern ads pretending to be system notifications. What security/privacy conscious Lemmy clients do you recommend? (lemmy.ml)

The Irish government wants to pass a law that could see you or your loved ones jailed for possession of memes, cartoons or any content that could be deemed "hateful".

The Bill includes no definition of hate and is wide open to abuse by bad actors. Defend free speech – say no to this legislation, and any legislation of is kind… Anywhere!...

New Outlook update sends passwords and mails on private servers to MS. Ulrich Kelber, TheCommissioner for Data Protection of Germany plans to submit inquires on Tuesday (www.heise.de)

Microsoft is singing the praises of the new Outlook and wants to persuade users to switch. But beware: if you try out the new Outlook, you risk transferring your IMAP and SMTP credentials of mail accounts and all your emails to Microsoft servers. Although Microsoft explains that it is possible to switch back to the previous apps...

Review of The Search Engine Kagi (purplerabbit.gitlab.io)

Not even Notepad is safe from Microsoft’s big AI push in Windows (www.theverge.com)

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SimpleX Chat: Private and Secure messaging (monero.town)

cross-posted from: monero.town/post/934733...

How good/bad is Firefox sync.

Basically I am using mull on android and librewolf on linux.I want to use firefox sync or something line that for syncing.So how good Firefox sync is, in privacy point on view. I am not anonymity paranoid I just want privacy so basically what do they collect and for what?

Wireguard server recommendations

I am looking for some recomandations to add more wireguard servers. Right now I only have a few protonvpn free servers.

What is your tracker stats? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

This is warden, just a better ui for exodus....

Remove Modem/SimCard from a Car

I want to buy a new car, but it needs to be privacy friendly. Sadly you cannot really buy any new Car that is....

Who's winning here, exactly?

This year we made good progress. You know, Linux gaming becoming better, Reddit fucking up, Metaverse failing etc. But on the other hand Big Tech has or are planning to make some moves. Such as, Google’s Web Enviroment Integrity API (EDIT: they backed off), UK’s encryption bill, etc....

Debate: Go vs Rust (Toolchain Privacy Practices)

This post is not related other previously published posts. But I want to know your opinions....

searx.prvcy.eu dead?

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I have an issue with how SIM cards are handled in most countries

Almost all countries require official authentication to activate a SIM card. This seems to me as a huge privacy problem, if the country can track sim cards across cell towers and connect them to a person. It seems like a dystopian system, that we litterely can not hide from our governments without turning off our smartphones. It...

I learned about startpage recently. (www.startpage.com)

Heard some sketchy stuff about duckduckgo recently, found out about start page.many users?

I'm getting doxxed by a troll

I got doxxed by a troll on a forum , the troll posted my real full name and school including my grade level , pics of a Facebook account which the troll thinks it’s me but isn’t because I don’t have any mainstream socials. The troll keeps pasting my name and pics from the Facebook profile everywhere on the forum, what do I...

Are there alternatives to google scholar and google patents?

Due to my line of work, I find myself having to use both these services frequently, despite avoiding google as much as I can. I see a lot of alternatives out there for internet searching, but when it comes to specific fields, alternatives tend to be scarce.

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