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RealStickman··on Librem 5 USA
There's also microG that aims to implement google services while being open source.
RealStickman··on Librem 5 USA
There's also microG for some of those proprietary google services.
RealStickman··on FBI warns that connected televisions can provide hackers a window into homes
*Other's backdoors are ungood
RealStickman··on PIA VPN to be acquired by malware company founded by former Israeli spy
Is anybody trustworthy? Hell, that's why I avoid any five eyes vpns.
RealStickman··on PIA VPN to be acquired by malware company founded by former Israeli spy
You could try it with the wireguard client for ios. Just download the config files from their site.
RealStickman··on PIA VPN to be acquired by malware company founded by former Israeli spy
The difference is probably that Sweden isn't as privacy unfriendly as the USA, despite being part of the fourteen eyes programme.
RealStickman··on PIA VPN to be acquired by malware company founded by former Israeli spy
I'd suggest you have a look at this site: https://thatoneprivacysite.net/#detailed-vpn-comparison

Personally I'm using Mullvad atm. For windows I use their client, but you can also download configuration files for wireguard if you want to do that.

RealStickman··on PIA VPN to be acquired by malware company founded by former Israeli spy
Plus wireguard support if you care about that.
RealStickman··on PIA VPN to be acquired by malware company founded by former Israeli spy
I'd suggest anyone looking fo a new vpn to have a look at this site: https://thatoneprivacysite.net/#detailed-vpn-comparison

It was recommended by privacytools.io in an article a few weeks ago as being one of the few sites that don't take money from vpn providers to list them.

RealStickman··on RISC-V Foundation moving to Switzerland over trade curb fears
More being sick of the US' controlling attitude.
RealStickman··on Facebook, Google Fund Nonprofits Shaping Privacy Debate
Would it be possible to prevent this by using laws set by GDPR? Or at least cause such a great hassle for them to stop it?
RealStickman··on Apple’s credit card is being investigated for discriminating against women
Somebody in the comments brought up a good point: How do we know the card is not just differentiating based on past earnings of a person? Regardless of marriage status, since that could basically change at any time.
RealStickman··on You can fool some of the people, all of the time
If terrible leaders could be voted away there would be no politicians in power.
RealStickman··on Google Buys Fitbit for $2.1B
That's obvious and way less interesting than googlified app names
RealStickman··on Gaggle monitors the work and communications of almost 5M students in the US
Honestly, I'd flood their system with words, phrases and various images from the internet.
RealStickman··on Gaggle monitors the work and communications of almost 5M students in the US
If I were a student and knew about that I'd purposefully put in a variety of words and phrases that might get flagged in every email
RealStickman··on Italian soccer stars banned for blasphemy
This is ridiculous
RealStickman··on Latest Firefox Brings Privacy Protections Front and Center
You could try Buster. It's an addon that solved Captchas when you tell it to.
RealStickman··on Google Says Stadia Will Outperform Consoles and PCS by Predicting Gamers' Moves
So that's what Google uses all the data it collects from me for.
RealStickman··on Apple Removes HKmap.live from the App Store
It's far easier to install a different rom without Google Apps on android than change the os of an iphone.
RealStickman··on The privacy trade-offs of cheap Android smartphones
How's the device support with those recoveries you linked?
RealStickman··on Blizzard bans player from Hearthstone following on-stream Hong Kong protest
Do you have any evidence that leaving that statement wouldn't harm Blizzard's business?
RealStickman··on Open Letter from Governments to Facebook Is an All-Out Attack on Encryption
How are you going to check the age of somebody? Requiring them to sign up with an ID? From my experience PayPal for example doesn't actually verify your age, although you have to provide an ID.
RealStickman··on Andrew Yang proposes that your digital data be considered personal property
Not sure if implementing DRMs is a good thing.
RealStickman··on Attorney General will ask Zuckerberg to halt plans for end-to-end encryption
Use a custom rom without google apps. It's easy enough.
RealStickman··on Hong Kong protest safety app banned from iOS store
They didn't remove it for that reason though.
RealStickman··on Whatsapp Testing ‘Disappearing’ Messages in New Update
What keeps me from making a screenshot?
RealStickman··on Create your own private cloud at home – easy installation, no server needed
To answer your second question. Taken from their FAQ.

Q: Do you plan to open-source it?

A: We'll open source everything (server, interface, etc...), except from the C Library. Reason being that the library is what gives us our technical competitive advantage (being that you get the full private cloud experience with no need for a server). It's also important to note that you can't patent your code/algorithm in Europe, so there's no other way to protect it. But everything else expect from the library will be open-source.

RealStickman··on US apps send thousands of private photos to Swiss police
You wouldn't notice that feature using battery if every phone does it though.

I'd also really like to know why it goes to Switzerland. Are there also other countries that get photos like this and prosecute based on them?

RealStickman··on The Verizon iPhone 11 Pro is Locked For 60 days. Buyers are told it is unlocked
Then the fault lies with Apple for marketing it wrongly. They should immediately correct it.
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