Brave appears to install VPN Services without user consent (www.ghacks.net)
What do you think about MX Linux
It’s really great for someone who doesn’t know how to use debain itself and their community are super friendly so do you think it’s worth it’s legacy
The History of Mozilla Firefox - TILvids (tilvids.com)
Help wanted
I live in the EU and the company I work at has been bought out by an american company. They now want me to sign a document that lets them transfer my personal data from my employer to the USA. They want my Name, full address and birthday. It says that they need this for some “compliance regulation” which includes the...
GitHub - soxoj/counter-osint-guide-en: Comprehensive Counter OSINT and privacy guide for Runet and CIS (github.com)
Vulnerability Patching for F-Droid apps (f-droid.org)
Windows 11 Debloat tools
I vaguely remember either on PTIO or Privacy Guides that there were some recommendations on debloat tools. I’m wondering what people are using these days to achieve this?
Browsers compared (lemmy.basedcount.com)
Source: digdeeper.club/articles/browsers.xhtml
Cars are a 'privacy nightmare on wheels'. Here’s how they get away with collecting and sharing your data (theconversation.com)
Cheap Cloud/Photo Storage: BackBlaze + Rclone + Round Sync
I didn’t see this on any privacy guide, but with minimal work, you can have a cloud drive that’s accessible from your phone and laptop....
Top Matrix Clients (2023). (articlesgallery8543.blogspot.com)
Let's decentralize the web together. (articlesgallery8543.blogspot.com)
Chat Control 2.0: EU governments set to approve the end of private messaging and secure encryption (www.patrick-breyer.de)
Safe Cloud Storage for our Data (articlesgallery8543.blogspot.com)
Inside the deadly instant loan app scam that blackmails with nudes (www.bbc.co.uk)
Opinions on AdNauseam?
I did not any research about it yet, but it’s recommended by “Firefox”… and we all now how worse this recommendations are sometimes. I would like to you if you guys knows anything abt it....
I just acquired a new PC
I just acquired a new PC, and it hasn’t been turned on yet. I would love some advice and tips on what to do before I get started with it to protect my privacy....
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...