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TheFriar, in The Battle for Biometric Privacy

Regulation “may” fail to keep up with the technology?

lol regulation is always done after the fact—if it all. In the EU, yeah, there’s a chance it gets done eventually. The US lol. Regulation is about 44 years behind.

haui_lemmy, in This Week in Privacy #4 - Privacy Guides Blog

Thats insanely valuable info, neatly packaged.

badgrandpa, in What do you think about dVPNs?
@badgrandpa@lemmy.world avatar

Hi guys,

What do you think anbout dVPNs e.g. Mysterium, Sentinel, etc.?

Blaze,
@Blaze@discuss.tchncs.de avatar

First time I hear about them, curious to see what others will say

chemicalwonka, in Proton Mail says that the new Outlook app for Windows is Microsoft's new data collection service
@chemicalwonka@discuss.tchncs.de avatar

always been

syd, (edited ) in What do you think about dVPNs?
@syd@lemy.lol avatar

What is dVPN? Is it decentralized VPN?

@PostWatchBot

deadcatbounce,
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I don’t know but that was my immediate reaction.

LWD, (edited ) in What do you think about dVPNs?

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  • badgrandpa,
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    why if cryptocurrency is required it will be a scam?

    Asudox, in Proton Mail says that the new Outlook app for Windows is Microsoft's new data collection service
    @Asudox@lemmy.world avatar

    no shit sherlock

    Oha, in Proton Mail says that the new Outlook app for Windows is Microsoft's new data collection service

    It’s a microsoft product, What the fuck do you expect?

    MangoPenguin, in Proton Mail says that the new Outlook app for Windows is Microsoft's new data collection service
    @MangoPenguin@lemmy.blahaj.zone avatar

    It also sends your IMAP credentials to their servers and receives the mail there, it’s not done locally like the older versions.

    wreckedcarzz,
    @wreckedcarzz@lemmy.world avatar

    Fuuuuuck that~

    LWD, (edited )

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  • hemko,

    The twisted reasoning is probably so that the users can access the emails anywhere with their live account (and so that MS can scrape those mails for all sorts of creepy shit)

    MangoPenguin,
    @MangoPenguin@lemmy.blahaj.zone avatar

    Just to do it, IMAP already covers using multiple devices on an email account.

    garrett,
    @garrett@infosec.pub avatar

    This is the worst part to me. All this just to “cloud sync” or something silly.

    petrescatraian,

    @MangoPenguin yet their free tier for their cloud services is still lacking...

    @Blaze

    Poutinetown, in Proton Mail says that the new Outlook app for Windows is Microsoft's new data collection service

    Any outlook alternative that doesn’t look pre-dotcom? I really liked the Microsoft Mail app for its simplicity and the ability to have multiple inboxes, it’s a shame it is being replaced by outlook.

    iturnedintoanewt,

    Evolution?

    ulkesh,
    @ulkesh@beehaw.org avatar

    Spark, Mailbird, eM Client, Mailspring.

    Most of the modern ones do store certain information on servers, though. Spark and Mailbird both do. Mailspring does as well if I recall correctly.

    Most modern mail app developers seem to think that it’s more important to do search indexing and account storage on a server for ease of use, and expect inherent trust, foregoing all sense of real privacy under the veil of “we’re not evil, we promise.”

    I’ve yet to find an email client that has a good modern look and feel, but doesn’t try to use server-side storage for some UX convenience factor.

    I want the look and feel and mail host integrations of Spark (OAuth, like GMail, or preconfigs of hosts like iCloud) with the dumb-pipe-ness of Thunderbird. That’s the email unicorn I’m after.

    original_reader, (edited ) in Proton Mail says that the new Outlook app for Windows is Microsoft's new data collection service

    Kinda OT, but writing about privacy and then presenting an abysmal way to opt out of 160+ trackers is pure, hypocritical, rich irony.

    Yes, I’m talking to you, ghacks.net.

    perviouslyiner,

    Especially when it’s not even the original article

    proton.me/…/outlook-is-microsofts-new-data-collec…

    TheSkullFaceAce, in In case you missed it: Fossify (A fork of Simple Mobile Tools)
    @TheSkullFaceAce@lemmy.world avatar

    I love being able to just export my settings from the Simple Mobile Tools apps into the new Fossify apps. Makes the transition very simple

    Still waiting on Draw, Notes, SMS, and Voice Recorder to be released by Fossify

    frefi, in In case you missed it: Fossify (A fork of Simple Mobile Tools)
    @frefi@lemmy.dbzer0.com avatar

    Wow, I did not know that happened to Simple Mobile Tools… Thank you for the heads up

    LWD, (edited ) in Common misconceptions about privacy and security

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  • j4k3,
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    Plus, not many are willing to compile or even try/have the skill to read in to the code. Even with something like Vanadium on GrapheneOS I’ve encountered eyebrow raising behaviors I do not like.

    degen,

    I’m curious since I’m using graphene. What have you encountered?

    j4k3,
    @j4k3@lemmy.world avatar

    Minor stuff. It leaves a tab open in vanadium after charging, there is no option to wipe all cache data automatically after exiting, there is not much granularity in what data is stored in cache or persistent storage, and there is no way to view the web source code easily.

    taladar, in Common misconceptions about privacy and security

    Similarly, proprietary software can be secure despite being closed-source.

    That depends entirely on your threat model and the kind of relationship you have with the software vendor. Software might be proprietary and closed source but e.g. you might be the only customer and did get to engage an auditor which could see the source code. Or it might be off-the-shelf software made in a country trying to spy on your company or country. In some of those cases it literally can not be secure for your threat model.

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