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penquin, in Brave appears to install VPN Services without user consent

I’ve discovered a new browser to use as a secondary one to Firefox in case I needed a chromium based one. Thorium. This thing is insanely fast. Brave what?

HubertManne,
@HubertManne@kbin.social avatar

Ive liked iron. it doesn't look to do anything but remove da google.

randomaside, in Brave appears to install VPN Services without user consent
@randomaside@lemmy.dbzer0.com avatar

I originally started using brave because at the time it was the most feature complete alternative to chrome. Now I would like to switch but I would still use chrome cast for music streaming (I have quite a few of them).

Last time I checked casting audio was missing as a feature in most deGooogled versions of chrome. Does anyone have any suggestions for browsers that allow me to stream audio from my browser to Google Chromecast?

iSeth,

Can you stream audio from VLC?

HootinNHollerin, in Google forced to reveal users' search histories in Colorado court ruling
@HootinNHollerin@sh.itjust.works avatar

Google also hands over location data to police

nolannice, in Google forced to reveal users' search histories in Colorado court ruling
@nolannice@lemmy.world avatar

Never ask Google a question you wouldn’t also ask the feds!

bappity,
@bappity@lemmy.world avatar

Never ask Google a question. you wouldn’t also ask the feds!

FTFY

Teon, in Brave appears to install VPN Services without user consent
@Teon@kbin.social avatar

You get what you deserve if you use Brave. It will only get worse.

xe3, in What do you think about MX Linux

If it works for you go for it. I don’t hear much about it, and haven’t encountered anyone using it. I know it is one of few Debian based distros that is based on Debian itself and not Ubuntu, that is about all I know about it.

What attracts you to it? What are its selling points and what makes it different from Debian? Do you know anything about the developers.

Mohamad20ZX,

Its tools is perfect and its easier than Debain plus its great to use without system d for some people who hates using the new unit system

tux0r,
@tux0r@feddit.de avatar

“New”… anyway, there is a whole bunch of operating systems without systemd. Why Linux?

xe3,

Yeah the fact that OP calls systemd “new” or even knows what systemd is makes me doubt the authenticity of the original post (or more likely I just misinterpreted the top post).

I read it as an excited new Linux user who “Doesn’t know how to use Debian” and is enthusiastic about MX Linux. But there is no way in hell someone who doesn’t know how to use Debian would have a preference for alternative unit systems and definitely wouldn’t be calling systemd new

Turun,

Maybe they don’t know how to use debian, because it uses systemd?

(Insert SpongeBob meme here:
“I like mx Linux”
“What does that mean?”
“It means he’s afraid of systemd”
“No it doesn’t”
systemctl restart sshd journalctl
“Stop it, you’re scaring him”)

smeg, in Brave appears to install VPN Services without user consent

I think you’ve double-posted

throws_lemy,
@throws_lemy@lemmy.nz avatar

I have deleted the previous post, but there seems to be a synchronization problem with other instances

smeg,

Yeah, weirdly it shows up as a cross-post to the same community but not every client shows them both at once. I’ve seen it before and I think it was to do with cross-instance syncing then as well.

Dark_Arc, in What do you think about MX Linux
@Dark_Arc@social.packetloss.gg avatar

mxlinux.org/wiki/system/systemd/

I’m pro-systemd so that’s an immediate pass from me.

kraniax,

how can someone be pro systemd lol. it’s been one of the cancers’ of the Linux desktop for years

Dark_Arc,
@Dark_Arc@social.packetloss.gg avatar

It really hasn’t. Some people freaked out about it for weak reasons, similar to people freaking out about Wayland.

It’s made working across distros so much nicer. The fundamental service management, logging, etc is all just a bunch of common tools and patterns.

Fedora, Debian, Ubuntu, OpenSUSE, Majaro, etc didn’t switch to it because “it’s one of the cancer’s of the Linux desktop for years.”

priapus,

Besides the Unix philosophy what problems do you have with systemd?

priapus,

Why would that make it a pass? Did you read the whole thing? It includes SystemD by default and an option to easily switch to it.

Dark_Arc,
@Dark_Arc@social.packetloss.gg avatar

I admittedly missed the last part way down at the bottom about systemd-sysv. I suppose that’s more acceptable… but still you’re going to be using a minority distro with a minority configuration … that rarely ends well.

priapus,

All it does is symlink init to systemd. That is very unlikely to ever cause a problem. It will function the same as using SystemD by default. This distro has been around and working well for quite a long time now.

Dark_Arc,
@Dark_Arc@social.packetloss.gg avatar

… and I’m sure it still has a fraction of the users of more mainstream distros and a fraction of those people actually using the systemd init system.

priapus,

A fraction, but still not an insignificant amount. Either way, all it does it change /sbin/init to be a symlink to systemd. That’s the same exact thing distros using systemd by default do.

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

Can’t we just sideload Signal?

dizzy, in Help wanted
@dizzy@lemmy.ml avatar

It’s pretty normal for the company you work for to have your name, address and DOB.

I’m all for protecting your privacy and online anonymity to the max but when it’s literally the company you work for that need the most basic information, which they do need for a variety of reasons to keep you employed, that’s a little too far IMO.

Devjavu,

Oh absolutely, but they are asking me to agree with them handing it over to the US government.

1rre,

My man if you think the US government don’t already know (or at a minimum could easily find out) your name, age, address & where you work if you’re not a goat farming hermit in Tibet or something then I have bad news for you

Devjavu,

First, I am not a male. Second, I do believe the US gov has my data. Every single piece that is floating out there. I will still not share it with them, may there be the odd chance they do not yet have it.

PeachMan,
@PeachMan@lemmy.world avatar

Okay, then your other option is to refuse, and you will likely be fired. Good luck.

merde,

it depends on where she lives. This is not the U.S. and it’s not that easy to fire people with unjustifiable reasons.

She may not want her information to be stored on servers in U.S. and if she’s fired for refusing to do just that, it may easily become a problem for the company.

kurcatovium,

OP wrote about he//she just started apprenticeship which means company could sack him/her anytime. And without reason on top of it.

merde, (edited )

if op can prove that her apprenticeship is terminated for refusing to share her personal information on U.S. servers, like i wrote, it would turn into a greater problem than keeping op’s apprenticeship and respecting her European rights

did i just write the same comment with modified wording?

she just needs to “know her rights” and remind what her rights are

kurcatovium,

Nope. At least not in my country. There is 3 months “apprenticeship” where either employer or employee can terminate the contract without any reasoning. One hour you’re employed, the other you are not. Is it because boss did not like your face? Could be and it still would be legal… So the same also applies to refusing to share info to US, no need to prove anything to anyone, you’re just fired.

WhiteHotaru,

Tax and social security is US government too. These are basic dates, that every employer needs. In Germany the data your employer needs is:

  • medical insurance company
  • birthdates of your children
  • marriage status
  • your birthdate
  • social security number
  • tax id
nightdice,

I think you’re reading too much into this. They are likely legally required to hand over a list of their employees to the US government. Like, if sou really don’t want them to do that, your only other option is quitting on the spot (or refusing and being let go, in case that makes a difference for things like unemployment benefits in your country).

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

Based on privacyguides suggestion page itself, SimpleX chat would be the next in line you can try.

Briar is only for Android AFAIK. Matrix/Element does offer E2EE chat/vid but, based on the page, it’s not recommended for long term sensitive use.

Regardless, with the current situation against encryption, any app that stays will be subject to similar conundrum about leaving/abiding the law like Signal. The ones abiding may need more scrutiny, of course.

RangerAndTheCat,

Thank you I was kind of afraid of that.

elia169,

Briar can be distributed from device to device via a direct download and works without relying on a central server. You can even chat without access to the internet via bluetooth or external storage. I don't think getting rid of Briar is going to work... ;) What I'm trying to say is that Briar was also made with laws like these in mind, and it will be able to continue existing even if Briar would be forced to somehow disable downloads from the eu.

BastingChemina,

Briar is probably the best bet if we want something that works despite any governmental effort to break encrypted messaging.

I never really used it (I don’t have anyone around it interested to try it with me :'( ) but I would be interested to hear more about it if anyone has experience with it.

nerdschleife,

Can you elaborate about Element/Matrix?

inspxtr,

I’m quoting the page that I linked from privacyguides warning

These messengers do not have Forward Secrecy, and while they fulfill certain needs that our previous recommendations may not, we do not recommend them for long-term or sensitive communications. Any key compromise among message recipients would affect the confidentiality of all past communications.

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

contact your representative! stopchatcontrol.eu

SirSmokeAlot,

Thank you!

nutshell7827, (edited )

I am not an expert, but chat control and interoperable protocols are two different things, aren’t they? With stopping chat control you wouldn’t stop the law that’s restricting signal’s e2e-problem.

Edit: As far as I can tell after searching a bit, interoperable protocols will be requiered by the DMA, but only for plattforms. So you seem to be right, that chat control will be the big jeopardy for smaller ones like signal.

TuxOnBike,
@TuxOnBike@norden.social avatar

@nutshell7827

Chatcontrol, the mass surveillance law, leads to the breaking of end-to-end encryption. Signal would have to follow this.

The Digital Markets Act, enforces the interoperability of major messengers with other messengers. Signal does not have to follow this because it is not a "Gatekeeper."

@poddus

smeg, in Help wanted

You could always just not do it any say nothing. It might just get forgotten, though more likely that eventually your manager will explicitly ask you to do it and they might have reasonable grounds for dismissal if you explicitly refuse. As others have said it’s probably not the worst thing in the world compared to your job!

Showroom7561, in What's the best privacy friendly way to use discord on android ?

You can try all you like, but the reality is that as long as you’re logged into their service (which you’d need to be to use it), they will track you in ways that you can’t shield yourself from.

If you want to try:

  • Set up an account and use the service through a VPN.
  • Register using email/names/information that is not linked to your actual personal info.
  • Use a DNS adblocker, or something like Adguard on Android to block any app-side trackers.
  • Opt out of whatever you can through Discord (not that I think they abide by it, but all you can do is try).
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  • Showroom7561,

    That’s when I hit “DELETE ACCOUNT” because there isn’t a single service I can’t live without, and these companies keep pushing their luck.

    I remember when I closed a Roblox account, which i only created to play with my son years ago, and they wanted my DRIVER’S LICENSE. I told them quite firmly that if I was able to create an account without one, they sure as hell arent getting it now. They deleted the account. LOL

    people_are_cute, in What do you think about MX Linux
    @people_are_cute@lemmy.sdf.org avatar

    for someone who doesn’t know how to use debain itself

    Huh? What special knowledge does using Debian require and what does MX do differently?

    Mohamad20ZX,

    it’s basically Debain but more user friendly and it’s suitable for new Linux users

    people_are_cute,
    @people_are_cute@lemmy.sdf.org avatar

    Yeah but how? What is Debian lacking in user-friendliness that MX is making up for?

    Aggravationstation,

    Yea, I’d like to know as well. I’ve used both Debian and MX. Other than the control panel thing MX has I can’t really think of any discernible differences.

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