Privacy has become a very important issue in modern society, with companies and governments constantly abusing their power, more and more people are waking up to the importance of digital privacy.
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Note: This setup is both for my android and pc Edit: For those recommending paid services and selfhosting, I don't have the money nor resources for either. Also it seams some people are confusing my android setup with my PC setup so I'll write it down. Android: Brave(movies) + Ironfox, Search: Brave + DDG, VPN: Proton ( not always on), GPay = Cash, Auth= Aegis Auth, Pass: KeepassDX, PC: Firefox= Librewolf, VPN = No VPN (VERY slow internet), Search: Searxng + DDG, Pass: KeepassXC,
I would go with SimpleX instead of Signal since it is very secure and you can self-host the server. There are no user IDs. Here is the official website: https://simplex.chat/
the onboarding for family & friends on simplex is too much - Ive had much better luck with deltachat
Harder to get people to switch the more obscure the app is. Other than that, I agree.
Pretty solid. Too solid in fact. How long ago did you start the process?
What alternative did you find for gmap?
2-3 months ago. Gmap has a lot of alternatives
Any chance you found a way to encrypt local app caches?
What privacy concerns are there with using your ISP DNS? (honest question, not judging)
Depends where you are, and what laws your ISP is required to follow with regards to blocking/tracking. Personally I like Quad9.
dns requests flowing through your ISP means they know where you (want to) go and 3rd parties can potentially determine identity based on certain aspects (date time of request, how many, etc) can matter to law enforcement, surveillance/state efforts, hackers and beyond) because ISP may not govern well or, hell, wven sell those requests or just 3rs party manages it without your knowledge etc )
it's better to have a known good dns provider that can offer a little trust but realistically nothing is 100%...
Your ISP can see what websites you visit. But even if you change DNS server it can still see that if you don't use either a VPN or DoH/DoT.
So it's a good idea to use DoH or DoT. It's an improvement but it's far from perfect because the DNS server you'll pick will see what site you visit, you have to trust them. And your ISP still has other ways to see which site you visit.
Self-hosting Immich as an alternative to Google Photos is amazing, I love it!
Good choices. Congrats
I know the focus here is privacy, but how is Arch Linux compared to Bazzite or Cachy OS in terms of gaming?
CachyOS is Arch. It has some kernel optimizations for gaming, but other than that it's just prepackaged Arch
What's up with Tutamail? I've been looking at switching my email over to something better, and I've been hearing Proton for a long time, but I don't know enough to sway one way or the other.
Also, how hard is it to self host email?