privacy

Apparently Apple can end-to-end encrypt your iCloud, but it’s opt in because they still want to profit off your data >_ iCloud -> Advanced Data Protection...

HeliBoard keyboard is an improved fork of the now-unmaintained OpenBoard keyboard. It does not require internet permission, allowing it to be used 100% offline....

cross-posted from: lemmings.world/post/7876457...

Are comments no longer visible for anyone else using the youtube frontends? I can no longer see comments with either invidious, piped, or viewtube, and I’ve tried several instances of each. With invidious there’s just nothing there below the video description. With viewtube I get an error message. And with piped I see...

Hi all! I’m working on my cyber security bachelor’s thesis and am reaching out to gather insights from users who use decentralized messaging applications....

EM Eye investigates a cybersecurity attack where the attackers eavesdrop on the confidential video data of cameras by parsing the unintentional electromagnetic leakage signals from camera circuits. This happens on the physical/analog layer of camera systems and thus allows attackers to steal victim’s camera data even when...

I’ve noticed that ads are absolutely everywhere, and wanted to post this to disillusion some of the places we see ads but don’t realize. It would be harder to make a list of places you don’t see ads....

SimpleX Chat is an instant messenger that is decentralized and doesn’t depend on any unique identifiers such as phone numbers or usernames. Users of SimpleX Chat can scan a QR code or click an invite link to participate in group conversations....

Idk if this is the right instance for this, but how fucking tired of these forced ads at gas pumps is everyone else?...

My searx instance is down for a while, and I was forced to use and try all the search engines, all of them are really bad...

Folks, I have finally figured it out....

First, let me say that this is the worst phone I’ve ever owned. I don’t have have “fuck it, I’m buying a Pixel” money right now, but I’d like to try un-ruining my phone if possible. And what are the best ways to back up my phone before the switch?

It seems like everywhere is asking for my ID multiple times and there are multiple international companies involved....

I’ve been using SwiftKey for waaaaaaay too long. I shoulda switched when Microsoft bought them out....

Error message when trying to view an Instagram post sent from a friend: “If this page is not displaying as expected, you can reduce advanced privacy protections which may resolve issues”....

Cross-posted from lemmy.world/post/13888155

New study shows that the default apps collect data even when supposedly disabled, and this is hard to switch off