A post from the developer of #WireGuard on the severe #security flaws and lack of trustworthiness of #FDroid:

https://bsky.app/profile/grapheneos.org/post/3lgq7wqwzpk26

The Bluesky link has GrapheneOS posts explaining

https://gitlab.com/fdroid/fdroiddata/-/issues/3110#note_1613430404

Stuff here but not to the point like the Bluesky link
https://discuss.grapheneos.org/d/18731-f-droid-vulnerability-allows-bypassing-certificate-pinning/

@NoGoolag #browser #alternatives with mitigations, patches etc.
Alpha version release March 6, 2025

FireFox browser options
- Tor Browser (all)
- Mullvad Browser (Desktop)
- IronFox (Android) Read the Known Issues section on the gitlab.
- LibreWolf (mentally ill devs)

Make your own #Firefox with mitigations etc...
- Phoenix / wiki
- Arkenfox user.js / wiki / gui / user-tool / mobile
- Narsil / Narsil Mobile
- Betterfox / Betterfox Mobile
- pyllyukko
- Compare some of the user.js files

Chromium based browser Options
- Ungoogled Chromium (all)
- Cromite (Android, Linux, Windows)

Browser extensions
- uBlacklist
- uBlock Origin or uMatrix (never both)
- LibRedirect (setup your instances for each service in the settings)

Links to block lists...
- Yokoffing
- Celenity/Phoenix
- FilterLists

Set your default search engine to a search proxy
- 4get instances
- Searx instances

Why your favorite browser is not recommended
- Celenity Firefox browser comparisons
- How to choose a browser for everyday use?
- is your browser spyware?
- Choose your browser carefully
- Browsers and the connections they make compared
- Fake Privacy and security

Additional reading...
- Wiki about extensions
- Multiple Extension Conflicts
- uMatrix for beginners
- Firefox user.js install guide
- Arch Linux Firefox Privacy wiki
- Bromite (for knowledge purposes)

Testing your browser
- Fingerprint.com
- How to test browsers for spyware
- Privacytests browser comparison
- Mullvad check
- Bromite fingerprint testing
- IP Leak
- List of test sites A
- List of test sites B


* Thunderbird users should consider taking a look at Dove - Phoenix's sister project.

A team of Google researchers working with AMD recently discovered a major CPU exploit on Zen-based processors. The exploit allows anyone with local admin privileges to write and push custom microcode updates to affected CPUs. The same Google team has released the full deep-dive on the exploit, including how to write your own microcode. Anyone can now effectively jailbreak their own AMD CPUs.

🔗 Tom's Hardware
🧑‍💻 @agamtechtricks

(btw, happy birthday Cato :D)

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