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Twitter gives in to user requests for edit button... FOR $5 A MONTH in c/technology@lemmy.ml
[–] Decentralizer@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Madness... This is why mastodon exist

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The five Countries With Highest Crypto Adoption (dt.gl)
 

Cryptocurrency use is increasing all over the world. However, some countries are leading the way in terms of cryptocurrency adoption. In this article, we will look at the five countries with the highest cryptocurrency use in the world.

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deGoogle (privacy.do)
 

Google’s main strategy is to give you great and easy to use products for free and at the same time have you pay with your data!

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Privacy.do / Rejecting Orwell’s Blueprint (privacy.do)
Pop!_OS 22.04 LTS has landed! in c/linux@lemmy.ml
[–] Decentralizer@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago

So far, works as expected ;) great job as usual

Twitter accepts buyout, giving Elon Musk total control of the company in c/technology@lemmy.ml
[–] Decentralizer@lemmy.ml 17 points 2 years ago (2 children)

If anything i hope people leave the bird side and joining the fediverse.. mastodon is such much better anyway

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EXPOSED! GDPR & Consent-Based Privacy Laws Don't Work (decentralize.today)
 

EXPOSED! is a weekly series of articles run here on decentralize.today where we seek to reveal the corruption and wrongdoing of individuals, corporations and governments. The latter are charged with 'controlling' the activities of the former but so often get it wrong...as shown with today's piece from the Particl Project blog.

Shadiness in the Privacy Space: Jonah Aragon's (PrivacyGuides) Failed Attempt to Takeover PrivacyTools.io - Privacy Guides in c/privacy@lemmy.ml
[–] Decentralizer@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago

This is really shocking. Add calyx vs grapheneos dramas and you wonder why the privacy community is not working better together. I love both sites, and I think they both have great value, but man...

Privacy Cookbook – Chapter 20.1 – Samsung (The Galaxy Guide) Part 2 in c/privacy@lemmy.ml
[–] Decentralizer@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

Not that I know off, updates still work, you get the security updates monthly etc

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Privacy Cookbook – Chapter 20.1 – Samsung (The Galaxy Guide) Part 2 (dt.gl)
 

This is the second part of how to render your Galaxy device more privacy-friendly.

Stay away from Cloudflare in c/technology@lemmy.ml
[–] Decentralizer@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Not the newest article, but relevant https://dt.gl/cloudflare-why-the-fuss/

Stay away from Cloudflare in c/technology@lemmy.ml
[–] Decentralizer@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago

Nextdns is great, but yes 9.9.9.9 or mullvad would also be a great option. More advanced is nextdns, decloudus and controld

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Privacy Cookbook – Chapter 20 – Samsung (The Galaxy Guide) Part 1 (dt.gl)
 

In recent chapters I've shown you how to set up your new persona on Apple and how to make a Mac more privacy-friendly. When it comes to mobile, the best approach to 'degoogling' is a Pixel phone with GrapheneOS on it. Fullstop!

Google has been collecting call and messaging data about who you talk to or send text messages to for years. There's no opt-out, no notifcation in their TOS they're doing this. in c/privacy@lemmy.ml
[–] Decentralizer@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The update gets pushed directly to signal, once installedyour do not need to go to a website yo update

Google has been collecting call and messaging data about who you talk to or send text messages to for years. There's no opt-out, no notifcation in their TOS they're doing this. in c/privacy@lemmy.ml
[–] Decentralizer@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The question is even you removed the apps (via agb) or freeze it, what other apps calling home and what apps can communicate to each other, then sending data to google

Google has been collecting call and messaging data about who you talk to or send text messages to for years. There's no opt-out, no notifcation in their TOS they're doing this. in c/privacy@lemmy.ml
[–] Decentralizer@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago (3 children)

You can download signal via APK on signal.org/android/apk or my personal pick use molly.im what is a Foss fork of signal with some extra features

Are iPhones Better for Privacy? Comparative Study of iOS and Android Apps in c/privacy@lemmy.ml
[–] Decentralizer@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

iOS is collecting for Apple, Android is Google, but Google is a advertising company. Our of the box iOS is probably better (keep in mind Apple is a closed garden and you cant really see the code). I run GrapheneOS for my daily driver. But I also have an iPad. With Adguard you can block a lot, including with the right host file Apple domains. You can also via ADB degoogle a Samsung or any other android device.

So android gives you more options when it comes go blocking trackers, apps, etc. iOS is probably out of the box a little better, but you have not much ways to lock things down.

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The 2022 review of Messaging Service Providers: Briar (dt.gl)
 

In 2016, we started running the messenger review series on decentralize.today since we anticipated how significant they would become in the mix of communication options and the impact on privacy.

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Privacy Cookbook - Chapter 19.2 - The one with the Apple - Apps (dt.gl)
 

If you are an avid Apple user, you are probably locked (trapped?) in the 'closed garden' of Apple. However, over the course of chapter 19 (this is 3rd piece in the 'apple pie') we have learned that you can anonymize yourself a little.

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Privacy Cookbook - Chapter 19.1 - The one with the Apple - locking it down (dt.gl)
 

Two weeks ago, I started with "Apple - a new Persona", which was designed as the first step toward privacy and security on your Mac. Sadly, even if you start over with a new persona, you still need to do more to protect yourself from Apple. The "Privacy, this is Apple" does not fly very high when it comes to their (off the shelf) products.

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Privacy Cookbook - Chapter 19 - The one with the Apple - A New Persona (dt.gl)
 

When it comes to privacy, you often hear Apple fans jumping in first with:

“what happens on my iPhone stays on my iPhone” Sure, except that it does not stay on your iPhone!

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Introducing Particl’s BasicSwap DEX (particl.news)
 

The upcoming fully private and decentralized cross-chain exchange for cryptocurrencies aspiring to set new standards.

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Jami - a decentralized messenger (dt.gl)
 

Yes, the headline has decentralized and messenger in the same sentence. Sounds good, doesn't it?

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