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OmitMe - Your Privacy-Centric, Easily Extendable Data Deletion Solution (github.com)

Thought I’d share a little side project I’ve been working on....

Which one do you trust the most for your privacy? (kerala.party)

Should I worry about "legitimate interest" tracking cookies?

I know they’ve been around since the GDPR came into effect, but I’ve suddenly noticed a sharp increase in the cookie prompts on web pages which have a second “legitimate interest” page. Some of these have an “object all” button, but plenty require you to manually opt-out of sometimes hundreds of ad-trackers....

I want to self host. But I want it to be low effort. How should I go about it?

I want to self host in order to run Nextcloud, Firefly III, Home Assistant, maybe Photoprism, and maybe a couple other things down the line. And I want it to be fast and with low maintenance....

School surveillance tech does more harm than good, ACLU report finds (www.theguardian.com)

Simplifying warrant canaries - Purplix canary (lemmy.nz)

Github: github.com/WardPearce/Purplix.io...

National Privacy Test: Check your online privacy and security IQ (nationalprivacytest.org)

Which country treats privacy at worst ?

In my case it’s india.

DNS-based tracker blocking vs local app-based tracker blocking, (kerala.party)

which is more effective, useful, and efficient?

Can anyone try this video to put as story on WhatsApp ? (kerala.party)

cross-posted from: kerala.party/post/356300...

What's your favorite OpenStreetMaps app?

Tried to use OSMAnd last week to navigate around on vacation. For some reason it seems to be incapable of searching for house numbers, which is an instant dealbreaker. I’m very confused as to how or why this is a thing on such a mature product....

Website domain and hosting?

Looking to set up a basic static website. What domain registrar should I go with? Would prefer something that has more privacy obviously. Any recommendations on hosting services (cannot host on own hardware right now)?...

Your Cheap Android TV Streaming Box May Have a Dangerous Backdoor (www.wired.com)

Our digital world is a privacy nightmare (2021) (www.thestar.com)

Mullvad VPN slowing down internet (artemis.camp)

when not connected, i get 400mbps. connected to mullvad, i only get 150mbps...

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...

Spyware can infect your phone or computer via the ads you see online – report (theconversation.com)

Any benefits in buying and setting up a cellphone while traveling to a country with strong(er) privacy and RF emission laws?

I have a device that reached end-of-life support and I’m burned out loading ROMs to extend it’s support. Upon from my return from the trip I plan on purchasing a new device anyway, so buying one while traveling is also an option....

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