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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!

Dark_Arc, in What do you think about MX Linux
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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,
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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,
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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,
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… 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.

squid, in What do you think about MX Linux

The theming is stunning

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

    GlitzyArmrest, in What's the best privacy friendly way to use discord on android ?
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    I use Aliucord which by default removes many of the associated Discord trackers.

    It should be noted that all 3rd party apps are against Discord TOS. No one has ever been banned for these clients as far as I know, but it is possible that they could start banning in the future.

    EliasTheOG,

    When they ban thats when I will use there app as a web app inside Hermit…but for now I prefer Vendetta over aliucord which is far more updated and has themes and plugins support

    Mohamad20ZX, in What's the best privacy friendly way to use discord on android ?

    have you tried logging into it using the brave browser as pwa

    Bratwurstboy,

    have you tried not using brave because it sucks? So much shady shit going on.

    www.kevinmuldoon.com/do-not-use-brave-browser/

    transientpunk,
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    Please don’t use Brave.

    Just keep in mind, Brave is run by a for profit company, and privacy is only profitable if your customers are paying for that privacy. The fact that Brave is free for users means that their stated goals are antithetical to their business interests. You cannot trust Brave to respect your privacy.

    free, in What's the best privacy friendly way to use discord on android ?
    boatswain, in (Please see comments)Alternatives to Signal if they exit EU due to ending E2EE

    VeilidChat is not out yet, but development seems to be moving quickly; it’s one to keep an eye on

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

    What about session? It appears to connect to a peer-to-peer network and use onion routing in order to send and receive messages, does not require any kind of identification like a phone number, etc.

    Lime66,

    If your key is exposed, all of your messages will be too, hence why privacy guides doesn’t recommend it

    shortwavesurfer,

    You do have a good point, but from what I understand anyway, they would only get messages from the previous 14 days, but nothing before then.

    LilB0kChoy, in Help wanted

    This is required by GDPR. If the company wants to keep centralized employee records, likely where they are based in the US, GDPR requires them to get permission from EU citizens to do so.

    The information they’re trying to store is public record, no government agency anywhere needs that provided to them.

    ramble81, in Help wanted

    I know people have been stating it’s okay to do it (it really is), but you’re asking for help. I think you know what your two options are (give it to them, or quit) you just don’t want to or aren’t ready to hear them and are hoping for a magical third option which realistically doesn’t exist.

    Devjavu,

    Yeah no, it is not that deep. I just did not know if I could not sign it. Appears I have to.

    tux0r, in Privacy respecting language learning tool?
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    Can you give any suggestions?

    What’s wrong with learning a language from an actual book?

    tux0r, in What do you think about MX Linux
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    do you think it’s worth it’s legacy

    It depends on what you want to achieve. MX Linux is one of the less annoying Linux distributions (although I’m more into Void and Slackware, to be honest), but in terms of privacy (which is the very topic of this Lemmy community), it doesn’t do much better or worse than most other Linux distributions.

    tux0r, in (Please see comments)Alternatives to Signal if they exit EU due to ending E2EE
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    Threema is a solid option. They’re not from the EU and they’ve been around for long enough to have built a solid foundation of privacy-aware users.

    netchami,

    They’re not from the EU

    Signal isn’t from the EU either, so why would different rules apply to it than to Threema

    people_are_cute, in What do you think about MX Linux
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    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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