How to go completely private?

Basically, I have wanted to go down a minimalist + private + low EMF route for a long time now. I've already removed all my photos etc from iCloud and stored them in a hard drive. I've started listening to music on the old FiiO X1 First Gen which has no bluetooth nor WiFi features. But, I still have my iPhone (albeit with location services, etc turned off). For the low EMF part, I store my iPhone in a copper-taped box I DIY'd for when I go to sleep and other hours of the day when I'm at home (which actually works). My reasons for this should be obvious to most people in this community anddd well social media obsession has never really done me any good.

Nevertheless, I do often need to use uber + navigation tools such as google maps in order to get from place to place; moreover, I need to keep in touch with my family and answer my mom's calls (as you do when you're a teen) when I'm out. So my question is, how do I make my iPhone more untraceable and secure? I don't want to use it to make calls nor for general apps, nevertheless I do want to continue using it for google maps and uber; how do I do this without continuously having a sim in it? Is MySudo legit?

On another note, what phone should I use to make end-to-end encrypted calls and what phone emits little-to-none radio waves?

Thank you :)

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Netlify

Hi! I was wondering what is your opinion about Netlify. I have seen that PG uses Netlify for previews but apparently not for the final website. On one hand, Netlify offers very convenient hosting for static sites (security!). On the other hand, it uses AWS as far as I know. From a European user / GDPR point of view, are there any issues with using AWS (American servers, privacy?), or does it not matter as long as you host a privacy friendly website. What do you think about the additional features (functions, forms, identity)? Many thanks!

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merOS-virt - Build and Interact with a Set of Virtual Machines.

Hello r/PrivacyGuides !

My name is Aaran Ailbhe, and I am the author of merOS-virt.

This is a Python3-powered project that can Bootstrap, Configure, Pack, Virtualize and Network a set of VMs.

Let's imagine Docker had a child with Tails, and that child married Qubes!

merOS-virt comes not as a replacement for the aforementioned tools, but rather as a new, modular, minimal and flexible solution to an age old problem- Security.

By providing a flexible framework for building and managing VMs, we can come closer to a more open and accessible framework around the concept of security-by-isolation.

Other uses of the project could be Custom Virtual Labs:

For secure application testing.
For sensitive authentication procedures.
For penetration testing against Vulnhub/ or custom machines.
Whatever obscure networked/ or not set-up, one might imagine.

As stated also in the README ( Along more detailed descriptions of the project parts ) I am by no means a professional developer.

I only mean to help, towards a more flexible and secure solution\- not for the novice users ( initially, at least ) but for Linux power-users as well- Those who want granular control, and to audit every part of the code.\-

Please feel free to check out the code, clone the repo, and try out this 1st alpha release!

​

Cheers!

AA

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Surveillance ​​Tech Firm Offers Cops Facial Recognition to ID Homeless People
https://www.vice.com/en/article/wxdp7x/tech-firm-facial-recognition-homeless-people-odin

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Alternative to Microsoft To Do?

Hello! Does somebody know a good and free privacy-focused alternative to Microsoft To Do?

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Is raindrop.io safe to use

the UI looks cooler than wallabag but the dev is russian

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Privacy-Centric Alternatives To Bit.ly

I need a service that shortens URLs and tracks clicks on links. Other features helpful, not mandatory.

https://redd.it/stimh6
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I'm getting bull$hit Results from Searx and DDG etc.

So I did a search on various Republican candidates I'd like to know more about and ended up with the first 6 or so coming up with glowing reviews and conspiracy theories.

Beyond those initial results it wasn't so rosy and actually showed them to be complete Wingnuts a la Qanon and Palin.

Ok. That's the preamble, I use Searx normally so decided to change over to DDG and I was getting the same bull$hit. My Searx is public but is Google, DDG, Qwant and Bing.

My question is how do I set this up to get objective results instead of the nonsense I'm seeing?

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When should a computer be considered EOL?

This post is inspired by the critique of Fairphones and the recommendation of using GrapheneOS or CalyxOS over DivestOS that I have seen many times on this subreddit.

The story usually goes like this: even if EOL phone is still being supported by DivestOS, it's still insecure because it's only getting OS updates but not firmware updates as Qualcomm no longer provides firmware updates for their SoC.

The same argument is being used against Fairphones: Fairphone company is lying about providing 6 years of support because their SoC only has 2 years of support remaining from Qualcomm, so the best they can provide is OS updates.

I am wondering how this applies to computers, and especially custom built desktop PCs. Normally I would assume that as long as my hardware supports the latest Windows or some major Linux Distro, I'm going to get firmware updates through Windows Update or APT or any other Linux package manager and I'm good to go. For laptops sometimes you have OEM updaters like Lenovo Vantage which can also update firmware. You only need to update BIOS manually.

1. Since OS support does not equal firmware support, how can you tell whether your computer is still going to get firmware updates? For example Thinkpads don't seem to have EOL dates published anywhere and some very old Thinkpads are still compatible with latest Windows 10 (and let alone Linux) releases.
2. Can you extend the support by upgrading EOL parts?
3. How important is it as compared to phones? I have never seen PC firmware updates topic mentioned here, which makes wonder if firmware updates are for some reason much more important for phones than PCs and what is this reason?

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Running Zoom on GrapheneOS?

How's your experience running Zoom on GrapheneOS, and do you use dedicated profile for it?

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Is TOR really private?

Hi guys,

I recently read few articles about TOR network, which saying that TOR is not that private as VPN? Is it true or just another bullshit to make people stop using it?

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Thoughts about SafeSwiss and Tox??

I'm looking for the "ULTIMATE" chat application. I used wire, signa, session and xmpp so as you see i'm kinda of a hopper.

I like xmpp, it's seems decent got the privacy and secrutiy but I feel it's limited and not so easy to use so now I want to use more feature-rish application so i'm now thinking between tox and safeswiss.
Both seems good and according to: https://securechatguide.org/centralizedapps.html#safeswiss safeswiss seems perfect, got all fields green and good.

So i'm asking if there were any bad from privacy or security side about tox or safeSwiss? happend in the past that i'm not aware of

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How to disable javascript access to clipboard in firefox?

JavaScript can override my clipboard without me noticing. How can I prevent that?

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Any dns speed test??

How to know the speeds of famous and unfamous DNS according to my location?

https://redd.it/stvbd8
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Dictionary browser extension suggestions?

As a frequent reader of news on the internet, I often come across words unknown to me. I currently have to search for each word on DDG. I'm wondering if anyone here knows of any FOSS dictionary browser extensions(Chromium/Firefox) that aren't interested in invading privacy?

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EU DPA bans Pegasus Software and similar Spyware tools
https://www.thecybersecuritytimes.com/eu-dpa-bans-pegasus-software-and-similar-spyware-tools/

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Random email generators

What does PrivacyGuides think of random email generators like the “Bloody Vikings” extension on Firefox?

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Usefulness, privacy and security of redirector/privacy redirect/etc.

Hi,
There have been several mentions of addons like Privacy Redirect or Redirector (or other similar ones) and they got me thinking. Since these addons are supposed to avoid tracking, but tracking is mostly prevented by FPI/dFPI (esp. using Arkenfox), are these addons really useful? Additionally, are there privacy or security concerns to their use?
Thanks!

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I've been using the Skip Redirect browser extension for a long time, and I've just discovered Fast Forward. It seems like there's some overlapping functionality, but FastForward may be a little more advanced. Is there a reason to use both together, or should I just stick with one?

Should I simply replace Skip Redirect with FastForward, or will I be missing out on anything by doing so?

https://redd.it/su869t
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I've been using the Skip Redirect browser extension for a long time, and I've just discovered Fast Forward. It seems like there's some overlapping functionality, but FastForward may be a little more advanced. Is there a reason to use both together, or should I just stick with one?

Should I simply replace Skip Redirect with FastForward, or will I be missing out on anything by doing so?

https://redd.it/su869t
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I've been using the Skip Redirect browser extension for a long time, and I've just discovered Fast Forward. It seems like there's some overlapping functionality, but FastForward may be a little more advanced. Is there a reason to use both together, or should I just stick with one?

Should I simply replace Skip Redirect with FastForward, or will I be missing out on anything by doing so?

https://redd.it/su869t
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