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?

https://redd.it/st5d2k
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Is raindrop.io safe to use

the UI looks cooler than wallabag but the dev is russian

https://redd.it/st0j8v
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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?

https://redd.it/stjrmt
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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?

https://redd.it/stlu2c
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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?

https://redd.it/stt1xd
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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?

https://redd.it/su0u54
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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?

https://redd.it/su6j5r
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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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Looking to condense the amount of privacy add ons that I use in Firefox

Hi everyone,

I use a lot of privacy tools and I want to condense them into as few apps as possible. I believe that I have a bit of overlap in what I use.


I'm asking because sometimes I'll go to a website like yahoo to read up on stocks and then there's either a twitter embed and that's blocked by one of the add-ons I'm using or my browser in general. It takes time for me to figure out which is preventing an item from loading or blocking traffic. It's not like noScript where I can right click and unblock an element.

Threat Model: Looking to protect my identity and limit ads. I use masked email for my personal email and a secondary number for anything I sign up for.

I'm also open to easy to use replacements with better UIs. My priority is ease of use mixed with great privacy.

Is there a base layer of add ons to achieve basic privacy?


Below is the list:
Facebook Container
uBlock Origin
Privacy Badger
HTTPS Everywhere
Privacy Possum
Decentraleyes
ClearUrls
Cookie AutoDelete
Chameleon
DDG Privacy Essentials

I'm thinking I can reduce the above to
Facebook Container (My friends chat through Messenger so I use this)
uBlock Origin (can ghostery or disconnect handle this and what privacy badger does all in one add on?)
Privacy Badger (I heard you can import privacy badgers block list into uBlock from here: https://www.eff.org/files/cookieblocklist.txt)
HTTPS Everywhere (I love using this)
~~Privacy Possum~~ I prefer privacy badger because it shows me everything it's blocking.
Decentraleyes (I love using this)
ClearUrls (I don't use this much)
Cookie AutoDelete
Chameleon
~~DDG Privacy Essentials~~ I believe uBlock and Privacy Badger does this job already.

Is what I use overkill?

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Marketplace for selling used items?

Is there a marketplace to sell used items which has decent privacy? Currently I am using eBay Kleinanzeigen (I'm from Germany) but they want more and more data. First they ask me to accept even more tracking (I can still ignore this diaoog) and now they want my phone number as well.
I am just using it to get rid of some stuff I don't use any more so I don't need a lot of features or options for commercial businesses.

https://redd.it/su7u00
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Marketplace for selling used items?

Is there a marketplace to sell used items which has decent privacy? Currently I am using eBay Kleinanzeigen (I'm from Germany) but they want more and more data. First they ask me to accept even more tracking (I can still ignore this diaoog) and now they want my phone number as well.
I am just using it to get rid of some stuff I don't use any more so I don't need a lot of features or options for commercial businesses.

https://redd.it/su7u00
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