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Potential issues with Simplex Chat (German but can be translated mostly with FF translate) (www.kuketz-blog.de)

Summary: Simplex Chat uses a bit of battery and doesn’t have a way to visibly see a contact has changed.

Messager Matrix comparison (German but can be translated mostly with FF translate) (www.messenger-matrix.de)

Manually opting out of data brokers' databases

Has anyone ever done this by going to the website of a data broker and using their opt out form?...

Signal Names

Now that we can create and delete usernames at will, do people have any concerns about giving people they meet their Signal ID? I have no fears of it. In fact, my Signal is oozic.35 if anyone wanta to message me.

Microsoft is silently installing Copilot onto Windows Server 2022 (mastodon.gamedev.place)

https://lemmy.ml/pictrs/image/51faa0ca-2b47-4eba-bc8c-d9edabba5ca9.png

[YT] How Mozilla Ruined Firefox (www.youtube.com)

Actually pretty good video....

Downsides of Signal alternatives compared to Signal?

I’m thinking of the things listed on the Privacy Guides real-time communication section...

How do you take deliveries anonymously?

I realise that this question is subject to local trends (and I’m in the US), but I encourage people in other countries to submit their methods!...

Any recommendations for a privacy respecting watch with basic smart features?

I’m looking for a watch that is able to do basic “smart” things like show notifications and ping my phone if I misplace it. A timer/stopwatch would also be good, and a long lasting battery....

Almost all hospitals in the USA share data with third parties report finds (jamanetwork.com)

Chromium Manifest V3 Explained for Toddlers (youtu.be)

Most people still haven’t heard of Manifest V3, so if you are one of those not using Firefox, this is for you....

Why I no longer use a VPN (most of the time) and nor should you - YouTube (youtu.be)

Alternative inv.tux.pizza/watch?v=pp-INfssWBo

Keeping your data from Apple is harder than expected - Aalto University Finland (www.aalto.fi)

Crossposted from beehaw.org/post/13135846

Defending Your Dollars: Essential Tips for Financial Security and Identity Protection (blog.thenewoil.org)

This weekend in the United States, taxes are due. For the more responsible readers – aka “everyone but me” – this was probably already done weeks – if not months – ago. But don’t worry. Taxes will roll around again the same time next year, as inevitable as death itself as the famous philosopher noted, and our...

What's The Best Adblocker For Android Phones?

I’m talking full phone and blocking. Not just browser....

Papers please (lemm.ee)

How do you trust a U2F key?

U2F keys can be purchased online for the price of a cup of coffee. They’re being touted as the next best thing in online security authentication....

Danish celebrities report Meta to police over fraudulent ads (web.archive.org)

Alcohol Addiction Treatment Firm will be Banned from Disclosing Health Data for Advertising to Settle FTC Charges that It Shared Data Without Consent (www.ftc.gov)

According to the complaint, the company contradicted its privacy promises. From 2020-2022, the company allegedly disclosed users’ personal information, including their health information, to numerous third-party advertising platforms via tracking technologies, known as pixels and application programming interfaces (APIs),...

As the Internet Gets Scarier, More Parents Keep Their Kids’ Photos Offline (getpocket.com)

Here's a non-paywalled link to an article published in the Washington Post a few days ago. It's great to see this kind of thing getting some mainstream attention. Young children have not made an informed decision about whether they want their photos posted online.

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