Hello everyone, with the unfortunate passing of the FISA expansion, I was left with a few questions. I tried to research it, and to me, it seems like they are beefing up surveillance with routers and ISPs (correct me if I'm wrong.) Aside from having businesses stalk you when you use their WiFi (connected with ISPs.)...
He likely doesn't want to get too involved with social media. Stuff easily consumes you. Twitter is just good to reach out to people, which is kinda bad that Twitter got that big.
Hello everyone! I have a small issue. I wanted to remove all media accounts associated with my phone number. One account to remove was Telegram, I deleted the app long ago, but never my account....
You'd need to always keep your phone in airplane mode, and maybe either use a mobile provider that works horrible with GrapheneOS, or change your mobile strength to like 3G, you can completely lose calls and texts when in airplane mode at that point, you'll never get them, maybe you can stop the Pegasus attack.
Or, don't use a phone number, rely on encrypted messaging. But if you must have some number, you could have 2 phones, one with just the phone number and sim card, then the other phone with Signal so your private phone shouldn't be compromised.
Those are the only ways I can think of trying to resist it.
my apologies for the long screenshot. i had purchased adguard's vpn service for five years since its primary adguard service is well know in the iapple ecosystem....
Any possibility that these are apps or sites that you use while using that VPN? And maybe DDG is also blocking it? I don't use any of that stuff so I'm just taking a guess.
Hello everyone, I was wondering if anyone knew of a FOSS editing app to use on PDFs, just to add text and and mark things out, I tried GNU image editor but it just works on images exclusively. Any ideas are appreciated, thanks.
I deleted telegram long ago, but not my account, just the apps.
As of recent, I wanted to log back in and actually delete my phone number from there, so there's no more association.
I can't login. I download the app, and it sends a verification code through Telegram and won't do SMS, but I'm not logged in at all so I can't get the code.
I'm stuck there. I contacted support and they're yet to respond. :p
I created a google takeout and in that zip file I found some files containing a ton of data about me. It has logged every single page I visited while using the google search engine and chrome browser. It even logged every single time I opened an app on my old android phone. It even has VOICE RECORDINGS of me and a log of every...
You can't change the email you use? Are you open to deleting those accounts, and maybe making new ones? Or saying goodbye to those platform's for good? Customer service could help you change emails, perhaps.
Honestly I'm just quitting social media. It got to a point where I just go on to learn about things, not to laugh at something stupid or post about how I'm feeling. You don't need 4+ social media accounts at that point.
Hello. Many of the older thinkpads were regarded as being peak for the ability to repair and easily see into them at both the hardware and software levels....
I was looking for something that I'm confident doesn't spy at the hardware level.
I used Thinkpads as an example because after the early 2010 ones, they got those weird i7 (I believe) processors and we don't know much of what they do but some speculate they record keystrokes and phone data home.
What PC can you trust has good hardware in privacy? I don't want to buy a PC and run Linux, trying my best, and the thing spies at the hardware level.
Hello internet users. Someone in my family is looking to buy a car and wanted some recommendations for a private one. They are looking to buy new, and need Android Auto and CarPlay. I know all new cars suck for privacy by default, but I was hoping someone here could offer some insight as to which cars can be made better and what...
Couldn't you ask the guys at the dealership to remove the router and such from the car? Say you don't want internet. If so, I'd say that's the best you'd get in terms of new cars.
On Android, Squaker still currently works after the latest update. You can view tweets and profiles but not replies. The guy running it is really working overtime for us.
NSA Director Paul Nakasone confirmed such purchases in his letter to Wyden, saying the data collected "may include information associated with electronic devices being used outside - and, in certain cases, inside - the United States."
So, I recently moved about 6 months ago. Have only given my real address and name to the DMV, Phone Company, Internet, and rental property(obviously knows my real address)...
Well, if you didn’t take all the precautions you took, over a 1000 data brokers could’ve had access to your address, and so much more about you.
And while I most certainly don’t like it, I know that I’m still stopping them from learning even more about me, and my search results are still secure.
Everyone I get to talk to me on Signal is having a secure conversation with me.
Everything to an extent is a win, so don’t give up king.
Hello everyone, I have a few old pictures I was hoping to get scanned onto my phone, I know that Photo Scan by Google does a good job, but I was hoping for a libre alternative to use first. Would anyone know of any?...
As the tittle sais, i was trying to create an instagram account and it is not possible without a phone number. Same with discord. Obviously i dont want to provide mine. Any working solutions to bypass this? not looking for alternative private service, i already use them.
I find that interesting, as there should be ways to only use email.
I’d say your IP or DNS is freaking them out. Sometimes when you have really good opsec on a browser, they can tell and will ask for weird shit like that.
I’d use a different browser, like maybe download Brave or Chromium or Librewolf (leave it out of the box) specifically for this stuff, assuming you use FireFox.
You can also download 3rd party clients for Facebook on Android, Insta is kinda a lost cause tho.
A Federal TikTok Ban is a 'Misguided Detour' from Doing What’s Needed to Protect People’s Privacy and Safeguard National Security ( www.commondreams.org )
[DSLinux] A classic ( lemmy.ca )
DSLinux was a port of the Linux kernel and some basic software to the Nintendo DS. As you can see, it also works in Delta.
Under the FISA expansion, what exactly should I worry about, how do I manage privacy?
Hello everyone, with the unfortunate passing of the FISA expansion, I was left with a few questions. I tried to research it, and to me, it seems like they are beefing up surveillance with routers and ISPs (correct me if I'm wrong.) Aside from having businesses stalk you when you use their WiFi (connected with ISPs.)...
NSA ’just days from taking over the internet’ warns Edward Snowden ( cointelegraph.com )
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/14393091...
Android 15 will run Bluetooth with your phone still turned off. ( security.googleblog.com )
I saw this on infinity for Reddit earlier, I don't know if there's a workaround for this or not.
Discord to start showing ads in the coming week after resisting for almost a decade ( www.neowin.net )
I don't think people on this sub use it, but it's great news for us. The worse it gets the likelier people move on.
How can you clean your phone number (2nd upload)
Hello everyone! I have a small issue. I wanted to remove all media accounts associated with my phone number. One account to remove was Telegram, I deleted the app long ago, but never my account....
Lockdown Mode for Android?
Is there a fork of Android (or a way to harden it) that locks down the OS similarly to how Apple does it?...
Why haven't private carriers emerged yet?
All questions are in bold for ease of use....
adguard vpn selling user data to third-parties? ( lemmy.world )
my apologies for the long screenshot. i had purchased adguard's vpn service for five years since its primary adguard service is well know in the iapple ecosystem....
Sweden joined NATO, what does this mean for MullvadVPN?
My main question is, should we avoid VPN companies that are apart of the the 14 eyes, etc.? TIA!
PDF editor on Linux?
Hello everyone, I was wondering if anyone knew of a FOSS editing app to use on PDFs, just to add text and and mark things out, I tried GNU image editor but it just works on images exclusively. Any ideas are appreciated, thanks.
Finally got rid of telegram, congratulations to me ( sh.itjust.works )
It was a many months transition, and it's finally done...
"listening in on the neighborhood" - blog post about urban audio surveillance by "SoundThinking" (formerly known as ShotSpotter) in Albuquerque and elsewhere ( computer.rip )
I installed Windows 10 in a virtual machine...man, this is straight up dystopian.
https://lemmy.ml/pictrs/image/be22ba36-0ad7-4d26-91d0-46ee2a934846.png...
I am genuinely horrified to see how much data google collected from me
I created a google takeout and in that zip file I found some files containing a ton of data about me. It has logged every single page I visited while using the google search engine and chrome browser. It even logged every single time I opened an app on my old android phone. It even has VOICE RECORDINGS of me and a log of every...
Private chat app using wifi only. No SIM available
My niece has an old iphone with no SIM/phone number. Only wifi internet access....
Nitter is over - It's been a fun ride ( nitter.cz )
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/11962108...
What PC is like the "thinkpad" of PCs?
Hello. Many of the older thinkpads were regarded as being peak for the ability to repair and easily see into them at both the hardware and software levels....
How to get a private car
Hello internet users. Someone in my family is looking to buy a car and wanted some recommendations for a private one. They are looking to buy new, and need Android Auto and CarPlay. I know all new cars suck for privacy by default, but I was hoping someone here could offer some insight as to which cars can be made better and what...
Nitter is shutting down ( github.com )
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/11136426...
Mozilla says Apple’s new browser rules are “as painful as possible” for Firefox ( www.theverge.com )
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....
NSA Buys Americans’ Internet Data Without Warrants, Letter Says ( www.reuters.com ) Portuguese
NSA Director Paul Nakasone confirmed such purchases in his letter to Wyden, saying the data collected "may include information associated with electronic devices being used outside - and, in certain cases, inside - the United States."
[Plasma 5] I'll give tiling windows a try. Wish me luck
2024 mustang extensive invasions of privacy ( youtu.be )
No one tells you when you buy the car all of the shit you are agreeing to. This needs to be changed....
Feeling like Privacy is a lost war.
So, I recently moved about 6 months ago. Have only given my real address and name to the DMV, Phone Company, Internet, and rental property(obviously knows my real address)...
FOSS app like google scan?
Hello everyone, I have a few old pictures I was hoping to get scanned onto my phone, I know that Photo Scan by Google does a good job, but I was hoping for a libre alternative to use first. Would anyone know of any?...
Why does this community, which is privacy oriented, use Discord rather than Matrix?
On the side bar it lists the following:...
Tired of lately getting blocked to create accounts without a phone number
As the tittle sais, i was trying to create an instagram account and it is not possible without a phone number. Same with discord. Obviously i dont want to provide mine. Any working solutions to bypass this? not looking for alternative private service, i already use them.