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Atemu, in How much privacy will I lose if I switch to e/OS
@Atemu@lemmy.ml avatar

Were you using the Google espionage services on GOS? If so, you’d likely gain a little privacy because of µG.

Some devices can lock the bootloader but that’s not a generally supported feature on /e/OS.

Unsafe, in How much privacy will I lose if I switch to e/OS

You won’t lose anything. Both options are 100% private. However, it’s worth noting that Graphene is generally considered to be more secure.

Undertaker,

What? Please stop spreading misinformation.

/e/ includes microG per default and thus calls google servers. /e/ includes unique identifyer per update call tracking its users. Graphene uses several proxy servers to hide user information, /e/ does not in similar way. And so on…

bbbhltz,
@bbbhltz@beehaw.org avatar

☝️ this is correct. GSF calls home and /e/ is a different beast. The founder of Murena and /e/ is on Fedi so you could drop him a message on Mastodon and see how he answers.

Unsafe,

According to the information provided on the DivestOS website (source: divestos.org/pages/faq), microG only contacts Google servers if specific options are enabled. This means that certain features or functionalities may require communication with Google servers, but it is not a continuous or automatic process.

As for /e/, it does not include unique identifiers per update call. However, it does collect your IP address when you initiate an update.

Additionally, when using the network location provider feature, your approximate location may be shared with Mozilla. However, you have the option to easily disable this feature if you prefer not to share your location.

It’s important to note that /e/ foundation is a non-profit organization and does not engage in any advertising business. They have no company to sell any data to.

Unsafe, in Best way to get private phone number?

Use your Sim only when you’re far away from your house. Avoid eSim, as they require to register with a carrier.

TerkErJerbs, (edited ) in VPN on Router Issue

Those IPs eventually end up on block lists as users do dumb things with them. You could definitely benefit from auto cycling through them but it’s still going to be luck of the draw, ultimately. Normally you’ll get a different IP each time you connect, even to the same location/server so if your VPN client has a CLI component, even a basic one, you could write a simple script to tell it to ‘disconnect’ and then ‘connect’ periodically, for instance.

Depending on which VPN client you’re using on the router, that would be the simplest approach to explore imo.

ETA you could also explore getting a residential IP from your VPN provider if they offer that. It’s a little more expensive but they don’t end up on block lists as much. Less hassle.

sic_semper_tyrannis,

Thank you. I’ll explore the CLI option. My VPN provider does not offer residential IPs but I hear Proton will be offering dedicated IPs soon and will probably use that in addition to.

TerkErJerbs,

No worries. I do know that Windscribe has both CLI as well at custom configs that you can plug into router clients (i.e. wireguard, openvpn, etc), and they also offer residential IPs.

Happy VPNing!

pineapplelover, (edited ) in Proton Drive Camera Backup has Arrived!

Nice. I currently have been using my Synology nas that’s doing fine with syncing but now I can have another backup

akilou,

I did this exact same thing

LWD, (edited ) in Proton Drive Camera Backup has Arrived!

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    pressanykeynow,

    What are the issues?

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    pressanykeynow,

    Well that’s pretty inconvenient. Thanks.

    PeachMan, in When a service advertise as 100% open source, do you expect the website to be open-source too?
    @PeachMan@lemmy.world avatar

    It’s pretty common for companies like that to advertise that their app is 100% open source, but then stop short of guaranteeing anything beyond that. In PIA’s case, I would point out that their infrastructure (the servers that they use to route your traffic) are closed, so they could be doing literally anything in there. Their desktop client being open source doesn’t actually do much to guarantee your privacy.

    If you want real transparency, Mullvad is the only real option: mullvad.net/en/help/open-source

    Having said that, I personally use PIA because it’s cheaper and I don’t care enough.

    LunchEnjoyer,
    @LunchEnjoyer@lemmy.world avatar

    Thanks for the insight! Yeah aware that Mullvad is pretty much the closest to “state-of-the-art” as it gets, compared to the rest of these services in the market.

    stepanzak,

    I think that the client is what really matters, because AFAIK you have no way to verify what’s actually running on their servers.

    PeachMan,
    @PeachMan@lemmy.world avatar

    Right, you can’t be 100% sure, but there are measures that they can take to make you trust them a bit more. For example, I believe Mullvad runs systems in RAM and keeps no records of who uses what. You don’t even have to give them your email address; they don’t want it. And they submit to regular audits (provided you trust the auditors).

    Also, if the client matters, then don’t use their client. Use the OpenVPN client instead.

    inson1,

    just pay 3 eurs more for better service tbh

    inson1, (edited )

    Mullvad website isnt open source (github.com/mullvad/mullvadvpn-app/issues/5392)

    bbbhltz, in How much privacy will I lose if I switch to e/OS
    @bbbhltz@beehaw.org avatar

    Not sure if you can relock the bootloader

    Their site doesn’t include that info

    doc.e.foundation/devices/panther

    /e/ is a “degoogled” experience, but as noted on their site and by others here:

    Google Services are replaced by microG and alternative services (see below for more details)

    For a regular uninformed user like myself (I just use the stock ROM on my phone because I am stuck with it) I read that as:

    We made this experience as frictionless as possible at at a cost.

    The friction here would be banking and/or tap-to-pay apps that I think cause some issues for some people (please correct me if I am wrong).

    So, you would lose something that is offered by GrapheneOS and gain a different interface and access to apps that have a hard requirement for GSF.

    sudneo, in Proton Drive Camera Backup has Arrived!

    Thanks for sharing, I was not aware of it, and it worked like a charm.

    sir_reginald, in How much privacy will I lose if I switch to e/OS
    @sir_reginald@lemmy.world avatar

    it depends.

    you’ll definitely be loosing security, which can turn into loosing privacy if you get affected by malware.

    you’ll also be loosing privacy if installing proprietary apps, since GrapheneOS has features like storage scopes and a better permission system that help minimizing privacy issues.

    I think that locking your bootloader in a Pixel is possible regardless of the ROM you install.

    Anyway, I think that there’s no real benefit of installing any other custom ROM in a Pixel other than GrapheneOS. You’ll be just loosing out in security and potentially privacy for no real reason.

    possiblylinux127, in How much privacy will I lose if I switch to e/OS

    Not much

    LesserAbe, in When a service advertise as 100% open source, do you expect the website to be open-source too?

    No, I don’t expect a company’s website to be open source, just their primary product or service

    TootSweet, in When a service advertise as 100% open source, do you expect the website to be open-source too?

    The whole idea of a service being “open source” sounds like nonsense to me. “Open source” refers to code, not services.

    Might as well call my cat “100% open source.”

    I might use a term like “open source friendly” for a service to mean “can be used without using any proprietary software.”

    Imprint9816, (edited )

    Lol are you like 85 years old?

    Open source is a term relating to software. Software is created using code. This isn’t a hard idea to track.

    Software as a service is common. Feel free to read up.

    Steve, (edited ) in Proton Drive Camera Backup has Arrived!

    Of course it’s photos only, and not an arbitrary folder sync, which would be able to do the same and much more. So annoying.

    OminousOrange,
    @OminousOrange@lemmy.ca avatar

    Agreed, but it does say ‘other folders coming soon’. So hopefully that wont take too long.

    Steve,

    I didn’t see that. That’s awesome!

    RQG, in When a service advertise as 100% open source, do you expect the website to be open-source too?
    @RQG@lemmy.world avatar

    Only if the website is part of the product. Like if to use the product I have to login on the website or am forced to regularly use it or whatever. Then if it is advertised as 100% open source I’d probably be like ‘is it though?’.

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