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πŸ“„ πŸ€“ πŸ”  #tos #tosdr #terms #service #conditions #read #app #privacy #tracking #rights #telegram #WhatsApp #signal #Google #line #twitter
Hi Telegram friends,

Yesterday I found that Telegram updated it's Terms of Service in Brasil without notifying it's users. πŸ˜• (https://t.me/tginfoen/1395)

Someone shared this useful website, that reads terms of conditions and grades apps accordingly. (https://tosdr.org/)

Telegram still has a B with one yellow item - that they can update the terms without notifying the users.

But looking up other apps and websites, it seems that the average grade is D-E. πŸ˜…

Quite sad that that's the industry standard. And mainstream media keeps criticizing telegram regularly.

Here are screenshots of the apps i looked up with the items that defined their grade.

More are in the comments.
πŸ•΅β€β™‚ https://t.me/chuen1/552?single
πŸ“§ πŸ‘€ πŸ₯· #simplelogin #email #alias #service #receive #send #anonymously
Hi Telegram-friends!

I recently found a neat email alias service. (https://simplelogin.io)

You can generate up to 15 email aliases, that are forwarded to your actual email. The service can also show your set alias as the sender email when you reply to emails in your real mailbox.

It's quite helpful if you don't want to reveal your real email (for subscriptions) or want to have multiple aliases in a single mailbox.

In the free version, a random number or word will be added to your alias. I'd suggest to just reload the page until there's an acceptable random word that you like for you alias. πŸ˜…

Let me know what you think or are there any other privacy services you'd recommend?
πŸ“¬ https://t.me/chuen1/553
πŸ‡¨πŸ‡³ 🌎 ▢️ #china #xi #xijinping #goals #dw #world #documentary #xinjiang #africa #australia #taiwan #hongkong #europe #silkroad #SCO #PRC
Hi Telegram friends,

DW released an interesting and in depth documentary about Chinas current leader Xijinping and his plans for 2049. Bit scary to think that he is progessing on many fronts and democracies are just about to wake up to his endeavor.

Hopefully by raising awareness to Xi's overwhelming complex plans will help people understand that you can't trust and deal with China like other countries.

The video is a bit long, but I definitely learned some things from it:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DKIQpu4hhQ (1hr 25m)

Enjoy (as much as one can πŸ˜…) and feel free to discuss and share your opinion with me.
β˜€οΈ https://t.me/chuen1/554
πŸ• πŸ‘ 🚠 #austria #family #trip #tierpark #haag #canyoning #wien #wallersee #camping

Hi Telegram-friends,

Hier are some photos of my trip home in July. 😊

πŸ›« Travel
πŸ›΄ Wien - Innere Stadt, Neue Donau
🐴 Tierpark Stadt Haag / Zoo
πŸ”₯ Camping at Wallersee
πŸ₯˜ Wien - Food, Hike, Friedenspagode
πŸ‘·β€β™‚οΈ Canyoning

Unfortunately, the time went by too fast and it was quite stressful to run all the somewhat unclear errands for my Taiwanese visa. πŸ˜…

Enjoy the pics!
πŸ“· https://t.me/chuen1/556
πŸ›΅ πŸ• ⏯ #scooter #camping #trip #video #august22 #taiwan

Hi Telegram friends!

Just like last year, I'd like to share a video of us heading towards central Taiwan for a camping trip.

With a better camera, replaced scooter tires and front break this trip was very smooth. πŸ˜ƒ

Also I'm learning more about video encoding/editing to provide you videos in different qualities. πŸ€“

Check out our 4minutes trip compilation in SD and HD. πŸ˜ƒ
πŸ‘‰ 480p (66MB) | 720p (115MB)

Enjoy!
πŸ“Ή https://t.me/chuen1/557
πŸ‡ΉπŸ‡Ό πŸ’¬ πŸ›‘ #taiwan #dw #documentary #diverse #people #opinions #threat #china
Hi Telegram-friends!

DW just released a short documentary (42min) about Taiwan and (more importantly) about the diverese people and their opinions regarding China.

Despite living in Taiwan, there were some surprising information for me.

Definitely worth watching to see how life in Taiwan is and to get a local perspective on the Taiwan Strait conflict.
▢️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gX2woPNPew

πŸ•Š https://t.me/chuen1/558
πŸ“± πŸ’¬ πŸ“ #volla #phone #experience #google-free #maps #notifications #osm #tracker #privacy
Hi Telegram-friends!

I bought a new phone this year and have been using it for a few months now. It's the Volla Phone 22 - a Google-free Android phone, that focuses on privacy.

It took me some time to set it up (while making new discoveries and learning about new apps) and I believe I have everything I need for now; and am quite happy with it.

πŸͺ‚ What I instantly noticed was that the phone is quite heavy with 215g and the surface of the back cover is very slippery. I already dropped my phone quite a few times. 😩

▢️ No Google play services: I have underestimated how many apps actually need Google play services to run. Of course you'd expect all Google apps to depend on them and I was prepared to live without them.

πŸ’¬ However, I didn't expect that the notification system is also part of Google play services. So even though some apps can run normally, but they don't send you notifications if it's not opened and running in the foreground. πŸ˜… Which means I have to regularly open the app to check if I have received new notifications. (Thank god, that there's a Telegram fork, that has removed the google-dependency)

πŸ—Ί Obviously, apps that require google maps such as city bike and car rental apps also don't work on my phone. (Youbike's website has up-to-date bike station info that I can use.) For navigation I have to use openstreetmap now and have also started contributing to map edits myself to help keep the map data up-to-date.

πŸ“ Somehow the GPS signal is also very hard to get with the Volla Phone 22. Even after enabling discovery over Wifi and Bluetooth it took me once 30min or more to get the GPS signal. πŸ˜…
Eventually, I found that by using a GPS tracker app and enabling tracking helps me get a GPS signal faster (~5min).

πŸ•΅οΈβ€β™‚οΈ In terms of privacy I am really sure that no google services are running on my phone. 😜
2️⃣ Apps can also not run in the background (without being in my notifications).
3️⃣ If apps haven't been used for some time all of their permissions will be stripped from them.
4️⃣ It's also very nice to know that when you turn things off (wifi, mobile data, bluetooth, location) they are really off.

πŸ” A privacy app, that I discovered through the Volla community is Tracker control. It's an easy way to monitor and disable trackers for all apps installed on your phone. I would recommend this app if you want to see and block trackers for any app. However, be warned that it can also cause apps/websites from working.

πŸ’« That's it for my brief Google-free phone experience report.

πŸ™ Thanks for reading and feel free to leave a comment if you want to know more about the phone or my experience with the phone.

❔ Would you get a Google-free Android phone?

🀳 https://t.me/chuen1/559
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πŸ₯› 🦠 🌺 #kefir #grain #milk #yogurt #fermentation #food #health

Hi Telegram-friends!

I'd like to share with you my long-time hobby (>2 years πŸ˜‹): keeping kefir grains.

πŸ”™ My interest was sparked many years ago when my mom was making yogurt by herself. In Taiwan (2019-ish?) I finally gave it a try and managed to make yogurt from bought yogurt and milk. But the quality would vary a lot and after a few batches it would eventually fail.

🎁 In 2020 my girlfriend got me some kefir grains and a kit (filter and wooden spoon) to make kefir yogurt with as a surprise gift.

πŸ‘‰ Continue reading here
πŸ•΅ πŸ‘₯ 🚫 #telegram #tips #hide #members #list
Hi Telegram friends!

With the latest Telegram update the members list in groups with 100+ members can be hidden to provide more privacy for all members.

So, if you're in a big group and the whole members list is still visible you can tell the admins to check out
https://t.me/TelegramTips/375
And ask them to hide the members list. πŸ˜‰

Let's all make Telegram a safer place.

Happy Lunar New Year!

🎊 https://t.me/chuen1/562
πŸ“ πŸ—Ί πŸ‘€ #opentracks #privacy #gps #outdoor #sports #tracker #offline #OSM #openstreetmaps
Hi Telegram friends!

πŸ’‘ After switching to a google free phone, I found this privacy focused GPS tracker app opentracks. I've been using it for a while now and can only recommend it for people, who like to track outdoor activities. (The version on Play store is only available with a donation. Alternatively, you can get it on F-Droid.)

πŸ“ The app basically just writes the recorded GPS data on to your phone and doesn't upload it to the internet. In fact you don't need the internet to use it. (It doesn't consume much battery I find.)

πŸ—Ί To view the data on a map you can use the OSMDashboard and you need the openstreetmap data downloaded on your phone. (If you haven't got an OSM app I'd recommend the lightweight app OrganicMaps.)

πŸ“Š Of course, you'll have stats like duration, distance and speed; and you can view elevation and speed on a graph.

πŸ“Œ You can also add markers during the recording with a little note or picture to record your activity or a certain spot. For example I mark when I take a longer break in the activity, but don't want to stop the recording.

πŸ–Ό I've uploaded some of screenshots of my tracks in the comments. πŸ˜‰
You can track all kinds of transportation vehicles.

Thanks for reading!

πŸ’¬ Let me know what GPS or sports tracking app you use and what you think of opentracks. 😊

πŸ›₯https://t.me/chuen1/563
πŸ„ ⭐️ πŸ“Ί #super #mario #land #gameboy #retro #music

Hi Telegram friends,

I watched the Super Mario Brothers movie yesterday and really enjoyed it as a Nintendo Fan. πŸ₯³

Actually my first Mario game was Super Mario Land on the Gameboy and I still remember the music and gameplay a lot.

However I realized that Nintendo never reused the sounds of the game (let alone re-made it). πŸ€”

The whole soundtrack is very catchy and bring lots of nostalgic memories back. (The invincible Star tune was totally different!)

It turns out that Shigeru Miyamoto, the main creator of the Mario franchise, wasn't involved in the Gameboy games at all, but an internal R&D team of Nintendo created it. [see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jg1IIIJTrBI]

Feel free to watch Gaming Historian's youtube video to find out more about the Super Mario Land game series for the Gameboy.

Are you a Nintendo Fan? If so, what Mario games did you play?

⭐️ https://t.me/chuen1/564
πŸ‘¨β€πŸ³ πŸ₯ͺ πŸ‡¦πŸ‡Ή #food #bread #german #austrian #rye #roggenbrot #schwarzbrot #bake #sourdough

Hi Telegram friends!

I never thought of myself as a bread-lover, but I noticed that the only food I miss when abroad is rye bread (Schwarzbrot) from Austria. πŸ˜ƒ

I remember I used to bring a loaf to uni when I was living in Scotland. πŸ˜‚

I finally decided to try and make it myself. πŸ₯³

After some trail and error I think I have a successful method and it tastes just like home.
Now I bake it every week.
πŸ˜‹

I followed this recipe and used an air frier to bake it - hence the small buns.

If you're into baking or German sourdough rye bread, feel free to give it a try!
It's yummy and healthy. πŸ˜ƒ

What's your favourite bread?
πŸ”₯ https://t.me/chuen1/565
β˜•οΈ πŸ”₯ πŸ˜‹ #food #coffee #taste #moka #mukka #brikka
Hi Telegram friends!

It's been a busy summer. πŸ˜…
Let me share with you a new hobby/habit.

I never used to drink coffee - because I didn't like it much, thought it's not healthy and didn't want to get addicted to it/depend on it.
My wife had a habit of drinking coffee and usually I would just take a sip to taste if I felt like it.

Last year we got a moka pot (brikka) and a bean grinder and started to brew coffee at home. After trying out different beans, we preferred the fruity and acid flavor of light roasts and I started to have a small cup when my wife would have a coffee - which I quite enjoyed.

Only recently, we learned more about brewing coffee (through youtube) and I must say that it's quite fascinating. It's both science and an art / skill and the taste can change quite a bit depending on the beans, your equipment and how you prepare or brew the coffee.

I became the main coffee brewer at home and also share half of the coffee with my wife. 😊

Regarding our method: We have an induction plate and don't heat up the water first, despite many youtubers recommending it. I heat it on a slow heat to slowly increase the temperature and when it's hot enough (coffee started to brew) I turn off the stove, but keep the pot on the plate to use the remaining heat.

We have it 3-4 times a week and it has become a relaxing and enjoyable habit now.

It also turns out to be cheaper than store bought coffee or coffee from convenience stores. 😊

Do you have a habit of drinking coffee? Or do you brew your own coffee?

β˜•οΈ https://t.me/chuen1/568
🎡 πŸ”— ▢️ #radio #url #search #player #music
Hi all,

Just want to share with you a useful website, where you can look for URL links of web radio stations:
https://streamurl.link/

This way you can just open the URL in your favourite music player and listen to the radio. πŸ˜‰

I still like to listen to Austrian Radio station to keep up to date on the news and music in there.

Which radio stations do you like to tune in?
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