Pantherina

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Pantherina,
  1. Switch over the software you use to stuff that also works on Linux. alternativeto.net
  2. Get an external SSD case if you are on a laptop, or just a second one and install it there
  3. Extract your Windows License key!
  4. Fedora kinoite from ublue.it

How many of you run a Linux phone (Pine64, Librem etc) as your daily driver?

I was going through Pine64’s page again after I found the latest KDE announcement. With that said, I seem to see a lot of issues with firmware on the Pine, whilst the Librem is just plain out of budget for me. Was interested in how many people here run a Linux mobile as a daily driver, and how has your experience been?...

Pantherina,

Me, GrapheneOS!

No jokes, I found a Oneplus 3 with broken Display, will fix that and try some distros. But the choices all seem pretty bad tbh, I would like Fedora Silverblue but I guess that doesnt exist… yet.

Maybe I will try to create a custom Ublue image?

Pantherina,

It sucks that GrapheneOS supports only Pixels and nobody came along and ported it to other devices, although less secure.

But “Android gets harder to degoogle” is not true. Pixels are just way too expensive

Pantherina,

I mean GrapheneOS is probably the most secure OS on the planet and also privacy friendly. Android is annoying sometimes but its pretty okay and the security standards are veeery high

Pantherina,

It isnt?

Librewolf but like... for chromium?

My main browser is Librewolf but I keep a chromium browser just in case. Previously used brave but their flatpak is shit. Ungoogled chromium seems ok but it looks like they don’t change much from upstream chromium. Any good chromium browsers which harden their browsers like librewolf does for more privacy?

Pantherina,

I dont think Mozilla sends your account data to Google. And because the main homepage uses tracking, that is not a sign that the internal account database is shared. These are completely unrelated.

Pantherina,

In Germany we would say

verschlimmbessert

Pantherina,

Florisboard if you want high customizability, clipboard actions and internal (!) history, great privacy option.

Openboard if you want swipe typing and autocomplete.

Thumbkey if you want a keyboard that is made for use with two thumbs.

Pantherina,

Flatpak uses ostree just as my system. So probably lots of the files are already deduplicated and it is not as dramatic as it seems.

Pantherina,

Thanks! The same goes for ostree system versions and BTRFS snapshots probably.

I have a similar problem with virt-manager and I think that doesnt create dynamically allocated qcow2 containers?

Pantherina,

Weird?

Pantherina,

Because its a modern package system that is free, focused on making every app run, has isolation, sandboxing and a permission system

Pantherina,

So you dont have isolation from the system and a working permission system anymore…

Pantherina,

Those are unmaintained apps and you probably shouldnt use them. Poorly this is not as obvious and cant be enforced.

Pantherina,

Same Wifi. If you want to not be identified to your home, use a VPN like Mullvad.

But yeah GFs with iphones, love it.

Pantherina,

What experience?

Pantherina,

Grayjay, Freetube and Newpipe work.

So just use Googles resources, build decentralized identities (@ all content creators!) and you are just fine for the dooms day when Youtube uses DRM or something

Pantherina,

Wooow, and what compensation do all the people get that where harmed by this?

Pantherina,

Use Mull. Fennec is just debloated not hardened.

How to solve this boot error message? (lemmy.world)

I’m on debian 11, this error doesn’t show up every time, but once it appear I need more that one reboot and it will fix automatically without doing nothing, don’t know the reason why (just read that can be kernel dependent). What I want to avoid is that maybe it’s just a warning of somethink that will cause a pc break in...

Pantherina,

Did you change your fstab, or have a full partition or something?

Pantherina,

Windows preloads the entire desktop it seems, before logging in. That is pretty great. Apps starting is the same, just more bloat often. Flatpaks make it more equal though. Firefox does some nice UI-preloading too, and FF on Windows is actually more secure than on Linux ironically.

So there are things to fix, but comparing breaking windows updates to never breaking and way faster immutable rpm-ostree updates, while you use the system normally, its worlds.

Pantherina,

Lts Kernel

Pantherina,

In the EU it is illegal to save unnecessary Cookies without active consent. So the best you can do for your privacy is use Ublock origin with a cookiebanner list!

But this should only be for EU I guess

Pantherina,

Forgot to turn off Bluetooth. Apple phones activate it automatically to keep up their tracking network anywhere.

Just going from your home to anywhere and coming back with a burner phone doesnt make sense. You have to turn it off before going anywhere near your home.

Connecting your identity based on the co-location of your burner and personal phones would generally require access to data from multiple sources and may not be easily achievable without your consent or cooperation.

Okay just no.

Do not use standard SMS or iMessage.

Good advice. Flight mode too. Also disable 2G and 3G, which poorly still is impossible in Germany.

Apple’s iMessage uses end-to-end encryption, which means that messages sent between Apple devices are encrypted and can only be decrypted by the sender and the recipient. This provides a high level of security.

Now advise for that messenger again? Trust me bro.

WhatsApp, which are available on both platforms, offer end-to-end encryption for text messages and voice/video calls.

Trust me bro 2.

Both Android and Apple devices allow users to control app permissions, including access to contacts, location, and other sensitive data. If you really want to enhance your security and privacy, it’s crucial to review and manage what permissions apps have.

On Stock Android all the spyware is already installed, as system apps. They have no permissions and you are already fucked.

Advanced tracking methods can link your activity to your IP address

No that is not advanced, that is the most basic possible.

Use a VPN to mask your IP address.

“a VPN”, very good tip thanks

Overall the article is okay though, lots of good tips. We have to see people dont know shit so they need to start somewhere.

But why they dont recommend a single app apart from Signal is insane.

General

  • no stock Android or iOS ever!
  • GrapheneOS
  • Google Pixels (probably not having a backdoor?)
  • preregistered SIM cards
  • good email and VPN provider

Software

  • Mull, Arkenfox, Brave
  • SimpleX, Briar, Anonymous Messenger
  • Onionshare
  • Torbrowser
  • Orbot
  • or i2p alternatives that work
  • Monero
  • a privacy friendly Keyboard like Florisboard and Openboard
  • no google play services (they are a way for carriers to install malware how they like)
  • …

Settings

  • anonymized MAC
  • encryption without fingerprint and scrambled layout
  • email aliases for everything
  • Fakeaccounts with your real name and matching fake pictures
  • automatic reboot and updates
  • All
  • Subscribed
  • Moderated
  • Favorites
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  • localhost
  • All magazines
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