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....
I installed NetGuard about a month ago and blocked all internet to apps, unless they're on a whitelist. No notifications from this particular system app (that can't be disabled) until recently when it started making internet connection requests to google servers. Does anyone know when this became a thing?...
Firefox’s Enhanced Tracking Protection (Strict Mode) is known to cause issues on x.com...
At this point, I'm not even going to bother trying to go on there anymore.
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Today we announce that we have completely removed all traces of disks being used by our VPN infrastructure!
Cross-posted from https://lemmy.world/post/13888155
Idk if this is the right instance for this, but how fucking tired of these forced ads at gas pumps is everyone else?...
A set of smart vending machines at the University of Waterloo is expected to be removed from campus after students raised privacy concerns about their software....
I have an extension that can individually disable all the most useless/addicting components of the Youtube site, such as shorts and whatnot. On the search page, I have turned on:...
Mozilla is unhappy because the use of browser engines other than WebKit will be restricted to the EU, forcing them to develop two different apps....
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Kenn Dahl says he has always been a careful driver. The owner of a software company near Seattle, he drives a leased Chevrolet Bolt. He’s never been responsible for an accident....
I see a lot of people, including friends and family, sharing URLs rife with tracking parameters....
The new bill reinforces that all data brokers must register with the California privacy protection agency, and it requires the CPPA to establish an easy and free way for Californians to request that all data brokers in the state delete their data through a single page, regardless of how they acquired that information. If data...
From the Outlook Android app
"Protesters who wear masks could face arrest, up to a month in jail and a £1,000 fine under proposed measures that human rights campaigners claim are pandering to “culture war nonsense”....
