Android vs. iOS
I have been an Android user for 13 years now. After using almost every Google service possible I am going down the privacy rabbit hole lately. Gmail -> Proton Mail, Chrome -> Firefox, Keep -> Notesnook, Google Search -> Kagi, …...
Reading e-book w/ library account private?
Do ISP and library know what we read when we borrow books from platforms, such as Overdrive, with public library accounts? p.s. first post + app glitch can’t enter new line.
Facebook Apparently Will Ask for Consent Before Showing Behavioral Ads to Some Users (www.eff.org)
Pay with Palm (infosec.pub)
I can only see this going into a very dystopian path. Based on their actions, I don’t trust these companies, their security practices, nor their privacy policies. Why would I give them my biometrics? And my full palm, at that!? Hell no!
Best chromium browser?
I main Firefox but, want a Chromium browser for Android/Windows that I can use occasionally....
SimpleX Chat > all?
A genuine discussion about the best FLOSS decentralized system to share poop emojis and videocall your dog.
Know the consequences of sharing stuff about your kids
So today I found this actually amazing Telekom Campaign about the consequences of sharing stuff about your kids. Every parent should watch this it needs to go viral since it’s an extremly important topic in todays age....
Transprivacy (lemmy.ml)
If you don't mind me asking what is so important about privacy?
What harm does public data have to you? Couldn’t one just ignore the ads? You can’t see anyone watching you, is public data good for public records? (I’m just curious). I know this sounds weird but is public data good for historical preservation and knowledge increasing the importance of the individual? And does public...
So, Neuralink got FDA approval for human trials, and a certain fanbase is VERY excited about that (lemmy.ml)
Commodification of everything you think off Past/Present/Future....
Best VOIP service and FOSS app combo on GrapheneOS in 2023? (lemmy.ml)
Currently looking at:...
Molly, Signal FOSS (TwinHelix), Molly FOSS - Better than Signal?
Molly advertises itself as a “hardened version of Signal,” & its FOSS variant is the same without proprietary dependencies. TwinHelix’s FOSS Signal fork goes further, adding OSM support instead of GMaps. Are these forks trustworthy, & are they worth using for added security compared to mainline?
Help me choose an email aliasing/forwarding service!
Edit 2: For anyone finding this in the future, I chose Simplelogin simply (pun intended) because I was eligible for a 50% off coupon. If I couldnt have gotten that, I would instead use Firefox’s Relay because it’s super cheap and you support Mozilla in the process. People seem to forget that if Mozilla goes bankrupt and can...
Gmail alternative for @edu account that is google-based?
I have a @edu..com account that is owned by google but the login happens outside of google and a callback gives gmail the access to the account. How can i use that account with a FOSS client?
From Mental Outlaw video (discuss.tchncs.de)
WEI - Google is speed-running the Web DRM in secret. (discuss.tchncs.de)
github.com/RupertBenWiser/wei-wpt-other...
Google’s nightmare “Web Integrity API” wants a DRM gatekeeper for the web (arstechnica.com)
also on r/privacy
This is Depressing
Does anyone else feel as if it’s over when it comes to really owning your own things?...
Mozilla opposes Web Integrity API proposal (github.com)
Alternative Discord client?
Are there any privacy friendly Discord clients or frontends?...
What's your opinion on telegram from a foss and privacy perspective?
I see i can find a foss version on f-droid, and that’s something not a lot of social networks can have, i don’t really like all the crypto bullshit and ads testing they’ve been up to lately, but still looks better to me compared to what Reddit have done lately or what other platforms have done in these years…...
Google engineers want to introduce DRMs for web pages, making ad-blocking near-impossible in the browser (github.com)
And since you won’t be able to modify web pages, it will also mean the end of customization, either for looks (ie. DarkReader, Stylus), conveniance (ie. Tampermonkey) or accessibility....
Fourth Amendment Is Not For Sale Act, preventing data broker sales to government agencies, moves forward (cyberscoop.com)
The House Judiciary Committee advanced the bill 30-0....
Fourth Amendment Is Not For Sale Act has a markup session tomorrow - if you're in the US, ask your Representative to support and pass the bill! (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
UPDATE : The House Judiciary Committee advanced the bill unanimously, 30-0!. It still has to pass the full House, and then the Senate, so please still contact your legislators!...