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ementally··on Localsend: An open-source cross-platform alternative to AirDrop
They have web app but had terrible experience with it (can't find devices when you are using the mobile app and the other device is using the web app).

https://github.com/localsend/web

ementally··on Can I run AI locally?
In mobile section it is missing Tensor chips (used by Google Pixel devices).
ementally··on How to install and start using LineageOS on your phone
Your question doesn't make sense, GrapheneOS said that they prefer spending their time implementing and fixing security issues rather than things that can be easily changed from open source offerings. See https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47247778.
ementally··on How to install and start using LineageOS on your phone
you can easily change the launcher & keyboard to whatever you want on GrapheneOS. About ebay, check https://github.com/GrapheneOS/grapheneos.org/issues/1351
ementally··on /e/OS is a complete, fully “deGoogled” mobile ecosystem
Literally announced today partnership with Motorola to bring it to their devices.
ementally··on GrapheneOS – Break Free from Google and Apple
Should be noted that in order for OEM unlocking toggle to work, you need to turn on WiFi and connect to the internet.
ementally··on Microsoft open-sources LiteBox, a security-focused library OS
Copilot

https://github.com/microsoft/litebox/blob/main/.github/copil...

ementally··on VibeVoice: A Frontier Open-Source Text-to-Speech Model
they vibecoded their demo website? the text is invisible on Firefox.
ementally··on I'll only buy devices with GrapheneOS
there's already a comparison mentioned in the article

https://eylenburg.github.io/android_comparison.htm

ementally··on [dead]
looks like AI generated comparison?
ementally··on Firefox-patch-bin, librewolf-fix-bin AUR packages contain malware
CachyOS (Arch based distro), no.1 on https://distrowatch.com/
ementally··on NovaCustom – Framework Laptop alternative focusing on privacy
https://4fa2b80c.privsec-dev-2oz.pages.dev/posts/knowledge/l...

>Framework. vPro Enterprise Framework devices actually meet HSI level 4, but they unfortunately do not handle firmware updates properly. They have not shipped a single firmware for their 13th generation over a year since its release date, and over 6 months since the disclosure of LogoFail. While they do ship some updates for other devices, how they have been handling so far is not acceptable if you need a secure device.

ementally··on Ask HN: Is archive.today/is/md/etc. compromised?
VPN's DNS server from reputable service from here https://www.privacyguides.org/en/vpn/. I should have tried visiting this website using Tor browser too at that time, archive.today doesn't even load for me right now using my VPN...
ementally··on RethinkDNS Resolver That Deploys to CF Workers, Deno Deploy, Fastly, Fly.io
>in years.

not even past 1 year.

See https://github.com/celzero/rethink-app/discussions/1884

ementally··on KOReader: Open-Source eBook Reader
Thanks for sharing, this is the first time I hear about LxReader.

The UI is so good, from quick look on LxReader's play store page, the UI is a bit basic.

ementally··on KOReader: Open-Source eBook Reader
Book Story on Android is a much more modern FOSS eBook reader and supports other formats too.

https://github.com/Acclorite/book-story

ementally··on Achieving Great Privacy with Safari
Not a good article with a lot of privacy theatre

adblock testing websites http://brave.com/blog/adblocker-testing-websites-harm-users/

fingerprinting test websites https://github.com/orgs/privacyguides/discussions/7#discussi...

Used useless extensions[1] for example "Privacy Badger"[2]

[1] https://github.com/arkenfox/user.js/wiki/4.1-Extensions

[2] https://github.com/arkenfox/user.js/wiki/4.1-Extensions#-don...

ementally··on Simplewall Has Been Discontinued
Use Windows education or Enterprise editions and follow this guide https://www.privacyguides.org/en/os/windows/

But windows will always introduce more telemetry tracking and Recall. If you want to have privacy and not be surveilled by Microsoft/Windows, use Linux.

ementally··on Simplewall Has Been Discontinued
FOSS alternative is Fort https://github.com/tnodir/fort

But unfortunately you have to disable core isolation for the time being https://github.com/tnodir/fort/discussions/108

ementally··on Obscura VPN – Privacy that's more than a promise
https://mullvad.net/fr/blog/introducing-defense-against-ai-g...

and multi-hop addresses https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43114966

ementally··on 0-click deanonymization attack targeting Signal, Discord, other platforms
Not exactly the same type of attack, but very similar https://cyberinsider.com/timing-attacks-on-whatsapp-signal-t...
ementally··on What Graykey iPhone hack tool can unlock
https://grapheneos.social/@GrapheneOS/113510696930156578
ementally··on /e/OS: A complete "deGoogled" mobile ecosystem
False marketing.

They are one of the least "deGoogled" ROMs out there[1]. If you want the only real "deGoogled" OS that prioritizes security and privacy, use GrapheneOS https://grapheneos.org/.

[1] https://eylenburg.github.io/android_comparison.htm

ementally··on Show HN: Kis.tools – A directory of tools that work
Have you looked into https://stirlingpdf.io/ as an open source alternative to PDFgear?
ementally··on Canvas Fingerprinting
There seems to be a lot of misconceptions about how fingerprinting and anti-fingerprinting techniques work.

I highly recommend reading this article, it is still WIP btw: https://github.com/privacyguides/privacyguides.org/blob/e81b...

ementally··on Canvas Fingerprinting
Most of these extensions/add-ons are useless and actually makes your fingerprint more unique.

https://github.com/arkenfox/user.js/wiki/4.1-Extensions#-don...

ementally··on Law Enforcement Undermines Tor
Depends, it is a very well-known attack vector https://www.whonix.org/wiki/Speculative_Tor_Attacks#Website_...
ementally··on Law Enforcement Undermines Tor
Are there any projects that generates random traffic? Like a website where you have it open it keeps sending random traffic. It will make traffic analysis very hard.
ementally··on Google Listed as Sponsor, Host of Israeli Military Tech Conference
Looks like archive.today is rate limited (full content blocked)

https://web.archive.org/web/20240927160825/https://theinterc...

This works.

ementally··on Is Tor still safe to use?
https://spec.torproject.org/vanguards-spec/index.html

>A guard discovery attack allows attackers to determine the guard relay of a Tor client. The hidden service protocol provides an attack vector for a guard discovery attack since anyone can force an HS to construct a 3-hop circuit to a relay, and repeat this process until one of the adversary's middle relays eventually ends up chosen in a circuit. These attacks are also possible to perform against clients, by causing an application to make repeated connections to multiple unique onion services.

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