Burner phones are a strange concept. If you want to store sensitive data on it, you shouldnt use some cheap android phone or even a dumbphone without encryption support.
All Android phones have Google malware installed by default, as system apps, which means those apps can do whatever they want.
So every piece of data you put on there is possibly tracked and collected.
Then there are 2 more problems
the software is proprietary and cannot be externally wiped clean
the software is outdated
This makes it vulnerable to Pegasus attacks and others. There are tons of secure practices to avoid getting it, like LTE-only, HTTPS only, encrypted and trustworthy DNS, sandboxed processes, blocked javascript execution from unknown websites…
But still if the phone is outdated there are unpatched and publicly known security issues. Just spamming them at all phones is likely to succeed as so many people run vulnerable versions, as vendors suck.
Then if you have pegasus, the only way for security is to reflash the A/B partitions, both. Factory reset is not secure as it will keep what is already in the system partitions.
The firmware is protected and signed by the vendors, so it is likely clean.
But Pegasus installs itself to the phone storage.
If you A cant obtain factory images or B cant flash the phone at all, you cannot wipe it clean.
So a good activism phone needs
trustworthy and minimal system apps / stock software
modern software updates
possible to reflash whole device externally
nice to have: ability to verify checksum of system partition, like GrapheneOS Attestation
This makes them poorly pretty expensive. I think a slightly outdated GrapheneOS phone is okay though.
Like it or not, email is a critical part of our digital lives. It’s how we sign up for accounts, get notifications, and communicate with a wide range of entities online. Critics of email rightfully point out that email suffers from a significant number of flaws that make it less than ideal, but that doesn’t change the...
Xscreensaver has apparently been checking for updates and is disappointed that it hasn't had one for 14 months because Debian is too stable. Can anyone recommend a linux screensaver which would work with xfce and can be trusted to never do that?
Good that only you do this, as a whole company setup is complex
Pop_OS is currently not that well maintained afaik, their GNOME desktop is quite outdated.
Just using their OS for the hybrid graphics support is a valid point, but should not be the only one.
Having a well managed OS is crucial, but I disagree that Ubuntu base is the best here.
For stability, a centrally managed Fedora Atomic would be better I think. Way more stable, image-based, all peolple would have exactly what they need.
You could build images locally and take care of the exact updates like that. Or you just share specific configs for each role, like preinstalling different software.
But having things like specific policies, any files, hardening etc. is totally possible during image creation.
I use Proton. But I continue to run into more and more websites and services that detect my VPN and refuse my connection, or just run literally 40 captchas in a row until I just give up....
VPNs are not meant for privacy. The concept is clunky, as is the concept of our internet.
Tor or I2P are made for privacy, but the interactions with the clearnet have the same problems, you need a legal entity hosting the server, IPs are known and can be blocked etc.
Hosting your own VPN does not anonymize you anymore but is very unlikely to get blocked.
Just got a steam deck and immediately checked out the desktop mode, and I was somewhat surprised to see KDE and pacman as opposed to GNOME and apt, I have nothing against the former though a strong preference for the latter, anyone know why Volvo went in this direction?
They only support Ubuntu as downstream Distro, while they preinstall it on their number 1 supported platform, SteamOS. They control the complete software stack and even hardware.
They dont support Arch on whatever hardware, they support SteamOS on the Steamdeck.
I am not using Mint and it is also in the Fedora repos, but there is no reason for it to not be on Flathub. Maybe when I find the time I try to package it.
Recently installed Mull browser (with ublock origin) but when I try to reach google not secure site page is showed. Tried disabling HTTPS force and strictly privacy settings but nothing change. Any ideas? google is working with other browser so it’s a mull problem only. Thanks
Ich warte auf den digitalen Euro. Bisher fast nur Visakarte, einfach weil ich nicht jedes mal durch mehrere Websites gehen muss, die teilweise Redirects benutzen die meine Browser (Librewolf, Mull) blockieren etc.
They had this on their homepage, advertizing QKSMS and Bromite as if they were project apps. Which they are not.
So either A: they preinstall apps as system apps or B: they have some form of installer that installs them as normal user apps.
You should have as many apps as user apps as possible.
Maybe they changes this idk. But QKSMS is not a simple SMS app like the one that GrapheneOS implements (the old and hardly maintained AOSP one) and Bromite is an unmaintained Browser which is a huge problem. Cromite and Quik are maintained forks.
How Do I Prepare My Phone for a Protest? (themarkup.org)
Simple steps to take before hitting the streets
Its a hard fate : ( (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
Why the oems resist giving proper drivers for fingerprint😡 lemy.lol/post/24413858
The Best Secure Email Providers in 2024 (blog.thenewoil.org)
Like it or not, email is a critical part of our digital lives. It’s how we sign up for accounts, get notifications, and communicate with a wide range of entities online. Critics of email rightfully point out that email suffers from a significant number of flaws that make it less than ideal, but that doesn’t change the...
Gen Z mostly doesn't care if influencers are actual humans, new study shows (mashable.com)
4 Tools to Share Large Files Over the Internet Securely (itsfoss.com)
There's a reason he was shot. (lemmy.world)
But not the reason you think.
Switching from win 11
After convincing my employer to move away from MS office I can finally make the permanent switch away from windows....
"just got doxxed to within 15 miles by a vision model, from only a single photo of some random trees. the implications for privacy are terrifying. i had no idea we would get here so soon. holy shit" (twitter.com)
What VPN are you using?
I use Proton. But I continue to run into more and more websites and services that detect my VPN and refuse my connection, or just run literally 40 captchas in a row until I just give up....
Does anyone know why SteamOS is based on arch rather than Debian?
Just got a steam deck and immediately checked out the desktop mode, and I was somewhat surprised to see KDE and pacman as opposed to GNOME and apt, I have nothing against the former though a strong preference for the latter, anyone know why Volvo went in this direction?
Chinese startup launching RISC-V laptop for devs and engineers priced at around $300 (www.tomshardware.com)
Linux Mint looks to fork more GNOME Apps because of libAdwaita (blog.linuxmint.com)
DNS traffic can leak outside the VPN tunnel on Android (mullvad.net)
Google not working on Mull Browser
Recently installed Mull browser (with ublock origin) but when I try to reach google not secure site page is showed. Tried disabling HTTPS force and strictly privacy settings but nothing change. Any ideas? google is working with other browser so it’s a mull problem only. Thanks
Nutzt ihr Giropay?
Ich finde es prinzipiell sehr sympathisch, dass es eine Alternative zu Paypal gibt. Allerdings sehe ich von der Umsetzung her noch Potenzial....
Microsoft Just Released MS-DOS Source Code! (github.com)
Pixel 8a gets more expensive: Colors, prices, memory of the new Google phone (winfuture.de)