Affordable Phone for Running Lineage or /e/OS

CalyxOS and GrapheneOS aren't mentioned because I don't want a Google phone. I would appreciate any recommendations that aren't Pixels. Is anyone familiar with the Murena Teracube? Thanks.

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The New Rules of Data Privacy | Harvard Business Review
https://hbr.org/2022/02/the-new-rules-of-data-privacy

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How many years we should wait before we delete the email or phone number?

I am always changing my email address and phone number. I do this every time. But after I disable my phone number or email address (after a while) they can be used by other people.

For example: Gmail allows people to get the deleted username after 6 months. But this is dangerous. Because my old friend can send email to my old email after 6 months. The same problem exist on phone number.

For that reason I start to use new email/phone number. And after 1 year I delete the old account/phone number.

But generally how many year later we should delete the old phone number and email address? What is your experiences and opinions?

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Android Killswitch

I'm trying to use privacy guides advice by turning on the VPeeen (you know the no-no word) killswitch on my android device but have a few questions.

I have a Galaxy s21 for reference.

I have "block connections without VPeeen" enabled, as well as "always on-VPeeen".

Does this mean if my VPeeen connection is lost then my IP address cannot be leaked?

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Duckduckgo App Tracking Protection

Got my invite for DDG app tracking protection a few days ago and have been running it since. What are your thoughts on this service?

Also, I am seeing it block tracking attacks from apps that I don't have on my phone (Facebook, twitter, etc.). How are these apps even able to attempt getting my information if I don't have them installed?

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Federated Protocol is not good enough if your homeserver start do evil

TSA

Edit: naming tchncs.de, Tried to register, and finally showed ' Registration has been Disabled'. The Fuck what? How can federated protocol be the best if I can't even use it?

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Is this firefox repo trustworthy?

I downloaded droidify the other day because of the recommendation and I found this repo https://rfc2822.gitlab.io/fdroid-firefox/fdroid/repo . Unfortunately I cannot find any information about it. Who maintains it? Do you trust it?

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Private DNS or Nebulo ?

Do I really need the Nebulo app ? Because there is the Private DNS option in the network/internet settings

It's better to use the integrated Private DNS than Nebulo, no ?

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Question on AdAway.

Hello all. I have 2 questions regarding using AdAway. I run LineageOS with Magisk and use AdAway in root mode. I also isolate apps like Instagram and Reddit with Shelter on my work profile.

My questions are:

1. Is AdAway good to block trackers outside of ads? Should I add any lists like in ublock origin?

2. Will AdAway block ads (and trackers?) in my work profile?

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Ukrainians turned to encrypted messaging app Signal as Russians invaded
https://mashable.com/article/ukraine-spike-signal-encrypted-messaging-app

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Question on AdAway.

Hello all. I have 2 questions regarding using AdAway. I run LineageOS with Magisk and use AdAway in root mode. I also isolate apps like Instagram and Reddit with Shelter on my work profile.

My questions are:

1. Is AdAway good to block trackers outside of ads? Should I add any lists like in ublock origin?

2. Will AdAway block ads (and trackers?) in my work profile?

https://redd.it/t12jv7
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Bitwarden or Yubico Authenticator as 2FA?

Hey there, I wanted to ask if using Bitwarden or Yubico Authenticator as a 2FA app would be a good idea.

People already know Bitwarden, and I wanted to know what people think about using it as a 2FA app, since it actually has that feature.

There's also Yubico Authenticator, which is only accessible by using a Yubikey. Problem with that is that it's closed source.

Another alternative is that you could use Bitwarden in a combination with a Yubikey as 2FA, and store Bitwarden's 2FA code in something like Aegis or Ravio (or maybe even print the QR code or something). What do you guys think?

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Tinder’s Opaque, Unfair Pricing Algorithm Can Charge Users Up to Five-Times More For Same Service. Mozilla and Consumers International also found that Tinder Plus can offer up to 31 unique prices in a single country, and that older users are often charged more.
https://foundation.mozilla.org/en/blog/new-research-tinders-opaque-unfair-pricing-algorithm-can-charge-users-up-to-five-times-more-for-same-service/

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Bitwarden or Yubico Authenticator as 2FA?

Hey there, I wanted to ask if using Bitwarden or Yubico Authenticator as a 2FA app would be a good idea.

People already know Bitwarden, and I wanted to know what people think about using it as a 2FA app, since it actually has that feature.

There's also Yubico Authenticator, which is only accessible by using a Yubikey. Problem with that is that it's closed source.

Another alternative is that you could use Bitwarden in a combination with a Yubikey as 2FA, and store Bitwarden's 2FA code in something like Aegis or Ravio (or maybe even print the QR code or something). What do you guys think?

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How we can easily help russian activist to access TOR securely (Snowflake-Addon)

german Version on my profile, we have no good Subreddits to legally post this, so its a bit useless

## Censorship
Evaluating Protonmails "***Digital Freedom Index***", as well as this estimation on Statista, Russia has very bad digital freedom and rights.

Political Activists around the world, but especially in Russia at the moment, will use TOR, so get uncensored news and connect to "unwanted sites" securely. TOR is an important tool.

Without talking too much about the technical aspects of TOR (more Info on their official website), there is one big thing we can do.

## Snowflake and Tor-Proxies

I will leave out all the explanations about TOR, as this is a privacy subreddit.

But the main point is, that TOR is safe, but Governments can see that you connect to TOR-Entry Nodes, which can endanger people that live under such regiments.

Snowflake is a very easy-to-use Proxy, as it uses WebRTC to use your Browser as a TOR-Proxy.

(If you use Firefox with Arkenfox-user.js, you have to setup a new Profile (about:profiles), where WebRTC is enabled. This is not very secure, so maybe use a custom Arkenfox-user.js were just WebRTC is enabled)

You just install the Addon on Firefox or Google Chrome and people can use your Browser as a proxy.

### A rough explanation of how it works
1. The endangered user goes into TOR-Settings and sets "Snowflake" as the Proxy
2. Their TOR-Browser contacts a "Broker"
3. The Broker connects to your browser, sending a request if you are available to be a proxy
4. Your Browser sends a "yes" or "no" to the Broker
5. Over WebRTC the endangered User can now use your Browser as a Snowflake Proxy

Without endangering you you can contribute to the TOR-Network. You can toggle the Proxy on and off, and I would recommend using a second profile.

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### some Links

The Snowflake-Addon explained



Snowflake-Addon for Firefox


The Arkenfox-user.js


more technical information about the Snowflake proxy

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Sorry this post is kind of low effort...

I invested quite some time in the german one, I can post a quick explanation of the TOR network in english here too, but not today.

Of course TOR is difficult, as you have no Idea who is using your node or your Snowflake-Proxy. But among the 30 or so people that used mine in the past 2 days, if there was one russian activist, it was worth it.

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Temporary Containers no longer recommended?

Can it be enabled from about:config page like multi-account container extension?

Why was it removed from the recommendations?

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Temporary Containers Firefox add-on

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Question about Firefox Android & site isolation

I've heard that FF doesn't have site isolation, but does that matter if one uses permanent private browsing mode (+uBO & HTTPS- everywhere) and does not use FF to login?

Currently using FF as everything browser except login and use bromite (always incognito) as login and fallback browser

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How's your experience with arkenfox, really usable?

How often does it break things?is it suitable for day to day stuff (PayPal, banking, shopping, gsuite, MS 365)?

Or do you just use it for personal browsing only?

I would love to hear your experience.

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How's your experience with arkenfox, really usable?

How often does it break things?is it suitable for day to day stuff (PayPal, banking, shopping, gsuite, MS 365)?

Or do you just use it for personal browsing only?

I would love to hear your experience.

https://redd.it/t2gvtb
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How's your experience with arkenfox, really usable?

How often does it break things?is it suitable for day to day stuff (PayPal, banking, shopping, gsuite, MS 365)?

Or do you just use it for personal browsing only?

I would love to hear your experience.

https://redd.it/t2gvtb
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How safe is SSD encryption data recovery wise?

Recently I've got a new laptop from my company. I'm required to return the old one when I decide to quit, but before that, I can use it as my own if I want to. "Old" one is quite good tho, way better than my own, so I installed both Linux and Win on it for dual boot. Both OSes are partition encrypted, Linux with LUKS and Win with Veracrypt.

My question is, how safe is my data on it regarding recovery? The company is quite big one, so I know they are sending the old equipment out of the country, probably for refurbishment, and I wouldn't want someone to be able to recover my data. I'm aware that the best answer is "don't use it at all", but my current budget is a bit slim and I'm from a country which generally has a bit pricey hardware, unfortunately.

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