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RovingFox,
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takes me less then 20 sec to write to you

RovingFox,
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My girfriend will text me when I am doing something noisy and she doesn’t want to get out of bed.

RovingFox,
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Arachnids

Alright boys, I've been converted to the light side and have installed F-Droid. Now what?

Basically title. I waited on installing F droid for a long time because my phone threw many scary warnings when I tried a long time ago. But now I have it, and I got some fossify apps, but since there is no “Editor’s Picks” on F- droid I dont really know where to go from here....

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Wait until you find out about Obtainium.

RovingFox,
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Yeah, I did the same when I found it. For some apps I still left the fdroid version, but they update with obtainium.

RovingFox,
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My man, I just installed Mint and nvchad was on my list.

RovingFox,
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of what to install after distro hoping

Is it possible to have an on-screen keyboard that provides word suggestions without compromising privacy?

I've been playing with both the Thumb and the Unexpected keyboards. I like 'em both but, man, I have to admit I'd like them more if they had that top bar that predicts what you might be. Is that just a no-go from a privacy perspective? Can that functionality be local?...

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If you are talking about Android keyboard, is github.com/helium314/openboard not a good option?

RovingFox,
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This.

Also, recommend using it with Obtainium. It auto searches for updates on multiple sources like GitHub, GitLab, F-Droid Official, F-Droid Third-Party Repo, APKPure,Telegram App, HTML, etc.

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I recommend you look into web fingerprinting. IP and login data are no longer the only data required to pin point you on the web.

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How do you know they don’t use “advanced techniques”? I think you gravely overestimate the complexity of adding them to a website.

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I recommend using Obtainium. It is not a store by himself but it is compatible with a lot of stores including github.

RovingFox,
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didn’t say it was, and that wasn’t even the point

RovingFox,
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You are entitled to the truth. If the dev knows their software could have very damaging effects then that should be front and center on the software page.

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Let’s be decent with each other, I don’t think my expectations are outrageous. I consider decent to make sure that the person that will use your software is aware of the dangers. And the best person to know those dangers is usually the dev.

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simplicity, there is a comfort from not having to position windows for mutitasking

RovingFox,
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Can’t tell if it’s satire or not.

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Even if the keyboard is open source, you cannot guarantee that the app that is installed by the app store is the open source version.

RovingFox,
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Not true, you get the open source code and you compile it yourself then compare the checksum of what you compiled with app installer. If they match that means they didn’t add extra code besides whats in the open source.

URLCheck like program for PC (windows =\ )?

I got so used to using it, filtering params manually and route editing when needed, that I find myself do it manually in a notepad on my PC lol. Does anyone know and OSS software that does that? From my searches I found only one app that claims to do that, but isn’t OSS so I put it on hold. Worse case I’ll block its access...

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I don’t think that would cover it. URLchecker acts as a default browser. When you click on a link it will let you if it will redirect you and where, if it has trackers in the link, you can also send the link for a quick virus scan.

Those are just the common uses, It has more features.

Insight on how the ADs network is built?

Does any of you know firsthand how the ad industry works? I hate them with all my heart and I already go out of my way to block them but maybe you have been on the other side of the fence and can share some internal insight on what to focus on to really distrust the data collection. I.e. even if I use unlock can the ad network...

RovingFox,
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Probably not enough to use an adblock. Personally www.youtube.com/channel/UCYVU6rModlGxvJbszCclGGw this guy helped me understand internet tracking and profiling.

RovingFox,
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Can’t remember the exact video. But research a bit about web fingerprinting.

RovingFox,
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Source available if only requeated is not enough, the big benefit is when any one can at any point check the code on a whim. Not ask for a permit and wait until the company decides(if they decide or just leave you hanging) to give you a copy of the code.

Besides the fact that even in this scenario, malicious code can be hidden.

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Not really, the benefits outweigh the consequences.

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