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AOSP with MicroG vs Nextdns with good lists
AOSP with MicroG vs Nextdns with good lists
How better is AOSP or Graphene OS with MicroG or Sandboxed google services compared to just using NextDNS with some good filters. I mean microg or graphene os will still connect to internet for google stuff I use. Also I can block internet access for a domain using NextDNS which is quite similiar to cutting network access in graphene OS. So how come stock android with NextDNS is less private than MicroG/GrapheneOS. @privacy
How to be private with google services and noroot.
@privacy How to be private with google services and noroot.
I can't disable google play services for a lot of reasons (school apps, UPI, etc). I have three main google apps enabled. Gservices, gmail+meet, gpay. I have replaced as much apps as possible. Any guide for being private for me?
Should I use my carrier messages app?
@privacy Should I use my carrier messages app? My network provider namely reliance jio also built an messaging app for Android. It have defiantly sms, mms support, and also RCS, organiser, etc. So should I use it or not? Asking as if I am not wrong all the sms info go by their server so they already know everything. What else will they get from me if I use their app?
Proton: "Introducing Dark Web Monitoring for credential leaks"
Proton: "Introducing Dark Web Monitoring for credential leaks"
Finally deleted my LinkedIn account!
Finally deleted my LinkedIn account!
After putting my account into "hibernation" for the past few weeks, I finally closed it. But I'm still looking for work. Thankfully I can still find positions (SRE and software dev) by just going directly to the company's site and finding a Jobs page.
Good luck to everyone else out there looking for work!
Google pulls Binance, other global crypto apps from India store
Google pulls Binance, other global crypto apps from India store
FIU, an Indian government agency that scrutinizes financial transactions, late last month issued show cause notices to nine crypto firms and alleged that they weren’t compliant with India’s anti-money laundering rules. Apple pulled the apps earlier this week and various telecom networks and internet service providers began blocking the URLs of the crypto exchange websites Thursday evening. @privacy https://techcrunch.com/2024/01/13/google-pulls-binance-other-global-crypto-apps-from-india-store/
FISA Section 702 Reauthorization: House GOP leadership pulls dueling FISA bills amid backlash!
FISA Section 702 Reauthorization: House GOP leadership pulls dueling FISA bills amid backlash!
https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/11/politics/house-gop-leadership-pulls-dueling-fisa-bills/index.html
Instead, a four-month extension is attached to the NDAA -- unless it gets removed. Dozens of civil rights and racial justice groups oppose extending FISA in the NDAA.
If you agree, call your Senators TODAY and with a simple ask: "DO NOT put 702 in the NDAA."
House Judiciary Committee advances FISA Section 702 bill with warrant requirements, 35-2
House Judiciary Committee advances FISA Section 702 bill with warrant requirements, 35-2
Sen. Ron Wyden says "This is great news for anyone who cares about protecting their privacy from government overreach."
So far the only coverage is @tonya\_riley's paywalled Bloomberg News article
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/ip-law/house-panel-oks-bill-to-renew-rein-in-electronic-surveillance
The bill is H.R. 6570, the Protect Liberty and End Warrantless Surveillance Act, sponsored by Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ). It has a lot of similarities to the bipartisan Government Surveillance Reform Act (where Wyden and Sen. Mike Lee are the Senate sponsors). But there are other bills potentially moving forward as well.... (1/3)
(https://infosec.exchange/tags/YouTube) is making the watching experience worse on (https://infosec.exchange/tags/Firefox) and Microsoft Edge.
\#YouTube is making the watching experience worse on #Firefox and Microsoft Edge.
I didn't believe it the first time I heard abt it, since it sounded more like a conspiracy theory than a actual thing, but it's true. Google does add 5s timeout specifically to Firefox and Edge users when they try to watch a video on YT. If you want to know more about it, Mental Outlaw make a very good video abt it (Link: https://youtu.be/v4gXhmzQztE ). I think Google did this, to get people moving to Chrome since the majority will think this is a browser issue, nobody would expect YouTube to purposely doing this. In the attached Screenshot you can see that YouTube checks the user agent of browsers to see if it's Edge, Firefox or not. You can bypass this by changing your User agent to chrome.
Edit: Due a lot of people saying a lot of different things abt it, I want to say that I'm not 100% sure abt how exactly this works, there is a inbuild delay by Google, but who is actually affected, there are a lot of different opinions abt it. I wasn't able to verify this myself in LibreWolf, but this could be the case due my intensive hardening I did and this is just a result of what I found in the code and what Mental Outlaw and others shared across social media, if you got different or additional infos abt this feel free to comment and I suggest everyone ti also check the comment section.
\#privacy #youtube #google #dataprotection #firefox #msedge #browser @privacy
"Linux being secure is a common misconception in the security and privacy realm."
"[GNU/]Linux being secure is a common misconception in the security and privacy realm."
https://madaidans-insecurities.github.io/linux.html
"[GNU/]Linux is thought to be secure primarily because of its source model, popular usage in servers, small userbase and confusion about its security features. This article is intended to debunk these misunderstandings".
Based on this, one should try to do as much as possible on a GrapheneOS device
Good news! Brave for Android now let's u use your favorite uBlock Origin Blocklists!
Good news! Brave for Android now let's u use your favorite uBlock Origin Blocklists!
Under Settings \> Brave Shields & privacy
Can you now add custom filterlists and edit Brave's default selection of the already avaible filterlists. Some of you now that this was possible before too (via brave://adblock) but at this time it had no UI and wasn't a official feature, now you can easily add, remove and customize fiterlists via the the settings.
Warning to all Brave Browser Users
Warning to all Brave Browser Users
Blocking variations.brave.com which is used for A/B testing could potentially break Brave's functionalities. For me did Brave's "forgetful browsing" feature broke which seems to be disabled by default if you block this domain.
Say (an encrypted) hello to a more private internet.
Say (an encrypted) hello to a more private internet.
https://blog.mozilla.org/en/products/firefox/encrypted-hello/
Nothing big, but kinda interesting. I'm excited to see how this will go 👀
Tor Browser is no longer flagged as "Malware" by Windows Defender
Tor Browser is no longer flagged as "Malware" by Windows Defender
https://forum.torproject.org/t/torbrowser-12-5-6-no-longer-flagged-by-windows-defender/9522
\#privacy #cybersecurity #torbrowser #thetorproject @privacy
College Board shares SAT Scores with Facebook, TikTok, and others
College Board shares SAT Scores with Facebook, TikTok, and others
https://gizmodo.com/sat-college-board-tells-facebook-tiktok-your-scores-gpa-1850768077
"Gizmodo observed the College Board’s website sharing data with Facebook and TikTok when a user fills in information about their GPA and SAT scores. When this reporter used the College Board’s search filtering tools to find colleges that might accept a student with a C+ grade-point average and a SAT score of 420 out of 1600, the site let the social media companies know. Whether a student is acing their tests or struggling, Facebook and TikTok get the details.
The College Board shares this data via “pixels,” invisible tracking technology used to facilitate targeted advertising on platforms such as Facebook and TikTok. The data is shared along with unique user IDs to identify the students, along with other information about how you use the College Board’s site. Tok, and a variety of companies."
Tired (if also dystopian): Having to provide encryption keys to the UK Government when it updates it's Investigatory Powers Act
Tired (if also dystopian): Having to provide encryption keys to the UK Government when it updates it's Investigatory Powers Act
Wired: Mandating that all encryption keys include the name of a UK Government minister, a description of a sex act, and at least one animal (or other UK Government minister)
"Among other things, want to be able to prevent companies from providing important security updates and ensure these powers would have a global effect." from (https://lem
"Among other things, [the UK Government] want to be able to prevent companies from providing important security updates and ensure these powers would have a global effect." from @privacy
Excuse me, for just a moment, BUT WHAT THE ABSOLUTE F\\\\ING F\\\*?? 🤣
Yeah, no. Not going to happen.
Best Linux Distro Privacy/Usability for a mid level user
Best Linux Distro Privacy/Usability for a mid level user
What do you think is the best linux distro for a user who wants to migrate from windows in terms of privacy, usability and respect for the FOSS spirit?
I'm thinking to give a chance to #ElementaryOS https://elementary.io
As usual, It's (https://lazybear.social/tags/followfriday) time !
As usual, It's #followfriday time !
@kissane @mhalila @codinghorror @leahdriel @jwz @simonthommes @lucasfalcao3d @kednar @MrFF @fil @homlett @BiaSciLab @NoraReed @Sp3r4z @johnnydecimal
And a Lemmy community about #privacy :
Boosts, as always, are appreciated.
The U.K. Government Is Very Close To Eroding Encryption Worldwide
The U.K. Government Is Very Close To Eroding Encryption Worldwide
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/07/uk-government-very-close-eroding-encryption-worldwide