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Why you shouldn't use a SIM card and use an hotspot as an alternative (piped.video)

The video discusses the privacy concerns associated with SIM cards in mobile phones, highlighting three main reasons to be cautious. First, it explains how SIM cards enable constant location tracking through communication with cell towers. Second, it delves into the autonomy of SIM cards, particularly proactive SIMs that can...

Unclassified letter reveals NSA's warrantless purchase of Americans' internet browsing data (www.techspot.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

cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/11117839...

The Definitive History of Facebook (airmail.news)

make google pixel as private as possible

ill intall graphene os, i just need my carrier to unlock it first. for now though, what can i do to make it as private as i can?

Facial recognition used after Sunglass Hut robbery led to man’s wrongful jailing, says suit (www.theguardian.com)

Targeted Ads are a Cybersecurity Risk (avoidthehack.com)

The article provides a comprehensive overview of the risks associated with targeted ads and malvertising. It offers insights into the different ways malvertising can be carried out and how it can appear on any advertisement on any website, including popular ones. It cites examples of high-profile malvertising cases involving...

Facebook Messenger's Rollout of End-to-End Encryption Leaves Metadata Questions Unanswered (spectrum.ieee.org)

cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/11003492...

Recommendation for webcam that doesn't push its software?

Hi, I’m on Windows 10 at home and Windows 11 at work. I’m going to migrate to Linux for my next PC (might eventually do it on this one, though I’ve currently done so many tweaks that I intend to keep this for gaming for now). Our two laptops and mini-PC already run Linux Mint, but I digress… (I just don’t want anyone...

What's the best strategy for changing to GrapheneOS?

I have a google pixel, and I know I could install grapheneOS on it. But I’m very, very hesitant, since I depend so much on my phone....

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...

This Week in Privacy #5 (blog.privacyguides.org)

AdGuard Temp Mail: new temporary email service launched (www.ghacks.net)

Each Facebook User is Monitored by Thousands of Companies (themarkup.org)

Metrics on the Snowflake Proxy usage in 2023 (forum.torproject.org)

We can also break down users by country. The largest contingent of Snowflake users are in Iran, which has been the case since the Mahsa Amini protests in 2022 1. The graph shows also a large number of users apparently from the United States, but we believe that may be partly the result of geolocation errors, and many of them are...

Brave is sunsetting strict fingerprint protection mode (brave.com)

Is there a good privacy respecting rss feed reader?

I want to set up a RSS feed for me to subscribe to some websites. I am a newbie and never used RSS before. I found Raven Reader, which is open source. But I don’t know of it’s trustworthy, too....

Android and iOS settings for better security and privacy (thenewoil.org)

The article lists settings to change on Android 14 and iOS 17....

Securing Bluetooth Headphones

cross-posted from: sopuli.xyz/post/8117983...

Common misconceptions about privacy and security (www.privacyguides.org)

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Launch of NGI Taler: A Privacy-Preserving Payment System Initiative (taler.net)

GNU Taler (Taxable Anonymous Libre Electronic Resources) is a new secure electronic payment system based on open standards, free software, and advanced cryptography. GNU Taler provides privacy guarantees to the buyer while offering the possibility to audit merchants, making sale incomes transparent and fraud difficult. To online...