BadgerInATrenchcoat @ThreeBadgersInATrenchcoat@social.privacytools.io

@andreas I hope unlock continues to be safe and doesn't become something like Ghostery, or more of a cautionary tale of how to destroy a project overnight.

@andreas Looks like searx.nixnet.services is the one that comes out on top, wouldn't you agree? Also its a really nice comprehensive list, thank you for the obvious time you've put into making it!

@enbyss I think it would be sponsored by Raid Shadow Legends with 1000 new characters use their code to get 50,000 free gold and 20,000 silver

HTTPS already encrypts all of your traffic, therefore not only securing your details on public networks, but also hiding the content of the websites you visit from your ISP, only revealing to them the beginning of the URL (i.e. your ISP will see https://YouTube.com instead of https://YouTube.com/watch?=jsPkwhYfaN ).

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Really you might not need a VPN though and something like For might be a way better bet. By design VPNs are honeypots, if you're looking for privacy or anonymity, then Tor is what you're looking for, if you're getting fooled by thinking your data will get stolen on public WiFi and you need a VPN providers encryption, you don't.

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This means they could have some ties to Chinese organizations, that said I couldn't find any substantial evidence to support that. Mozilla's VPN service is just rebranded, marked up, and (I've heard from some people) less reliable Mullvad. If you're looking for a trustworthy VPN service my best recommendations are Mullvad and IVPN, they're the only two VPN companies that I would actually put my trust in if I actually trusted VPNs or their idea.

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@Wetrix Not revered but I'll still add my input if that's alright. SquirrelVPN looks okay at first glance but I'd be extremely wary. They're an extremely new service from what I found, I don't see much to substantiate some of their claims, they don't make their payment methods publically available until you make an account and go to purchase a package from what I can see, and last thing if you search for SquirrelVPN - their official website has some Chinese looking characters in the title.

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@thecyberbomb Some people have reported being able to run a Mastodon instance on as little as a Raspberry Pi Zero W, though I can't imaging it's particularly speedy. The cost of entry is lower than ever to spin up your own instance, I say go for it!

@distrotube@mastodon.technology It's hard to complain too much about something that is $200, that said it's odd to recommend when people are already reporting stuttering when just playing 720p YouTube. I'd imaging if you're just trying to write documents in something like VIM or LibreOffice for school or work, its a pretty nice sell.

@glitcher32 Cryptomators mobile clients are not open source, only their desktop clients last time I checked.

@weltsnake Wow that's awesome! I can't believe that the US courts are not only ruling bulk phone number collection unlawful, but also crediting Snowden in the same document.

@Wetrix I'm really hoping that some of the shortcomings are due to just the device I have, but it has a higher finished status and is miles more powerful than the PinePhone so it sounds like it might be that across the board. I hope the PineTab and PinePhone work out well and the project will become more polished so everyone will finally have viable options for a Linux phone and tablet.

@glitcher32 How are they gonna go 100% FOSS and charge for licencing fees?

@catgirl Not a developer but I did pre-order the Rift S and get it on launch day, and as someone who really enjoyed the headset I will never be getting another headset from Oculus again. My HMD will become a brick essentially when a Facebook account becomes mandatory. It's really disheartening.

@self The trade of privacy at the cost of immense security. Good luck my friend, let me know how you like it when it arrives!

Honestly brand loyalty annoys me so much. Like the brands you like, but don't preach them as the objectively best option just because you've chosen to baselessly shill for them.

@weltsnake wait - what happened?

@weltsnake Now they just need to add group video calls so they become a truly viable option for all around use.

@distrotube@mastodon.technology I mean I don't think its really a surprise to anyone that a "foundation" funded almost entirely by the world's largest tech giants and tracking companies doesn't necessarily care about Linux, privacy, free software, open software, or anything else of the like. I think that has been essentially common knowledge for a long time now and I don't see likely <100 people who actually email in changing any of that.

@guardianproject This could be BIG if this means that they flat out can't do that anymore...