privacy

I have seen many people in this community either talking about switching to Brave, or people who are actively using Brave. I would like to remind people that Brave browser (and by extension their search engine) is not privacy-centric whatsoever....

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

For those unfamiliar, GrapheneOS is a privacy and security enhanced custom ROM endorsed by Snowden. Despite these big names, plenty of people give it backlash...

Here’s what he said in a post on his telegram channel:...

I created a google takeout and in that zip file I found some files containing a ton of data about me. It has logged every single page I visited while using the google search engine and chrome browser. It even logged every single time I opened an app on my old android phone. It even has VOICE RECORDINGS of me and a log of every...

On the side bar it lists the following:...

I see a lot of people, including friends and family, sharing URLs rife with tracking parameters....

The new fairphone 5 came out, it looks cool but the price is really, really high…...

Things that make me angry about my current smartphone Samsung Galaxy S21Ultra on a Verizon plan is the mandatory software updates in which they install WITHOUT MY PERMISSION stupid apps like Netflix and addictive gambling games and stacking block games and Candy crush. God knows what else they install without my permission. I...

https://lemmy.ca/pictrs/image/eca98b3d-41b5-497b-bafb-f8b444b8bc0f.jpeg...

*In terms of privacy, customisation, camera quality, and battery time....

I’ve been using this search engine and I have to say I’m absolutely in love with it....

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....

I’m currently still using gmail unfortunately...

Note: This post now archived and as such no longer works...

I am fucking scared of the mass surveilence nightmare direction that the internet and the world as a whole is going towards… C2PA, france hacking itself into citizen phones, the UK anti encryption law, EU’s chat control, etc. Im also sick of and hate the “you will own nothing and be happy” mentality that corpos try to...

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...

Does anyone else feel as if it’s over when it comes to really owning your own things?...

Like the title states looking for E2EE apps (Android and iOS) without going into much details or needs to be robust enough and easy to use for anyone and stable for operations that are susceptible to constant electronic warfare. I did some research and thought about replacing Signal with Molly and wondering if it will still work...

https://lemmy.ml/pictrs/image/be22ba36-0ad7-4d26-91d0-46ee2a934846.png...

It took a few months preparation but I deleted all my google accounts today, and it feels good.

I’ve been using Proton Mail and VPN for a while now, and I’m just wondering how everyone else feels about them. I have this kind of inherent alight distrust of them just because they seem like they offer a lot for free and kind of have a Big Tech vibe about them, but there’s nothing for me to really substantiate that...

Curious what phones are more privacy-focused.

I care about my privacy, though I like it’s UI. Is it really as bad as some say?