Brave to end 'Strict' fingerprinting protection as it breaks websites (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
Fossify Phone (Fossify is a fork of Simple Mobile Tools) is now available, adding to Fossify's existing Gallery, File Manager, and Calendar apps (f-droid.org)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/11117839...
Manifest v3 is Worse than I Thought (tube.kockatoo.org)
A great video about the Manifest v3 and how Google is trying to make you view ads.
This is how I KNOW it works as intended (i.imgur.com)
Invidious dragging to a halt (sh.itjust.works)
For some time, trying to watch videos on Invidious or Freetube has been a pain. It has been oscillating day by day but now I get like 3 seconds of video for 8 seconds of loading time...
Facebook Messenger's Rollout of End-to-End Encryption Leaves Metadata Questions Unanswered (spectrum.ieee.org)
Excerpts from the article and another article by the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) :...
Riot Games Now Requires Kernel-Level Anti-Cheat Software for League of Legends, Following Valorant's Implementation (tuta.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/10958052...
How bad is Idea of .Zip as password manager?
Any explanation of Why to not store passwords in plaintext and encrypt folder in zip archive (I guess U cant break pass?) Pls don’t be agressive!!
Your Tablet's Light Sensor Can Spy On You (spectrum.ieee.org)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/10921294...
In Search of Anonymity: How to Ensure Freedom of Expression Online (www.thecanary.co)
How to Stop Your X Account From Getting Hacked Like the SEC’s (www.wired.com)
X’s move to make people pay for a basic form of two-factor is problematic. It also created confusion because the company prompted free users to switch away from SMS two-factor, but then seemingly simply turned off the protection altogether for those who didn’t. This likely left a group of users in a situation where they...
LibRedirect - privacy-friendly Redirector (libredirect.github.io)
A web extension that redirects YouTube, Twitter, TikTok, and other websites to their alternative privacy friendly frontends...
The Irish government wants to pass a law that could see you or your loved ones jailed for possession of memes, cartoons or any content that could be deemed "hateful".
The Bill includes no definition of hate and is wide open to abuse by bad actors. Defend free speech – say no to this legislation, and any legislation of is kind… Anywhere!...
Wireguard server recommendations
I am looking for some recomandations to add more wireguard servers. Right now I only have a few protonvpn free servers.
The Boost android client for Lemmy is displaying these dark pattern ads pretending to be system notifications. What security/privacy conscious Lemmy clients do you recommend? (lemmy.ml)
What is your tracker stats? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
This is warden, just a better ui for exodus....
ProtonMail Complied with 5,957 Data Requests in 2022 - Still Secure and Private? (restoreprivacy.com)
they scrubed there no ip logs policy years ago
Are there alternatives to google scholar and google patents?
Due to my line of work, I find myself having to use both these services frequently, despite avoiding google as much as I can. I see a lot of alternatives out there for internet searching, but when it comes to specific fields, alternatives tend to be scarce.
Remove Modem/SimCard from a Car
I want to buy a new car, but it needs to be privacy friendly. Sadly you cannot really buy any new Car that is....
roku remote app showing ads now (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
My dog tore up the remote so we were forced to use the roku app to control the tv....
Alternatives to Canva?
I use Canva a fair bit for work, is there anything similar that’s more privacy friendly? I don’t always want to open up Gimp, ideally it’ll be available online as well.
Medical devices and user privacy
(edit: removed redundant rants and added updates)...
Mull (Firefox Fork) doesn't load Google.com. Switching useragent to Chrome "solves the issue" (streamable.com)
Today, I noticed that Google wasn’t loading on Mull (Firefox Fork). Switching useragent with the extension Chameleon makes the page load again.
PhD thesis on mass surveillance (and strategies to counter it) (research.tue.nl)
Recently stumbled upon the PhD thesis of a researcher at the Eindhoven University of Technology from ~2 years ago. I haven’t read the whole thing, but I thought it might be of interest for someone here. It’s freely available for download on the link....
OneNote Alternatives
First off wanted to say thank you for everyone who chimed in on my last post a while ago starting my privacy journey...