bin_sh @bin_sh@social.privacytools.io
@chris @switchingsocial@mastodon.at @nextcloud
I understand. Photos is probably my last major service of Google that I consistently rely on. And due to convenience in sharing for family, I donāt know if I could make the switch. They always are butthurt from me recommending they download *another* secure application.
@chris @switchingsocial@mastodon.at @nextcloud
That makes sense. Are there any known privacy concerns with Google Fi? Or are you just de-Googling your life?
@chris @switchingsocial@mastodon.at @nextcloud
Yeah, hopefully that helps.
Unfortunately, I havenāt quite made the switch from Google Photos to something more private like Nextcloud. Google Photos is just so convenient. But I know my privacy posture suffers for it. :/
@switchingsocial@mastodon.at @chris @nextcloud
The Nextcloud instance probably just needs more RAM/processing power for that many photos to upload. If you canāt give it more resources, then I would copy it to the Nextcloud server via an external drive or via SSH and then move it to the appropriate directory for your Nextcloud user.
Even if they are in the right directory, Nextcloud would have to rescan your files to see the photos, which you would trigger using the occ command.
@one ah yeah, I completely agree with you. Often criticism is taken too far and is not constructive. Apple haters are a great example of that haha.
@one @one while I agree that it may not solve anything immediately, I do think the critical dialogue of mainstream products makes people realize there may be something better (if they didnāt know about the alternative already). And criticism can lead to a platform improving if there is enough of it.
But, criticism can just turn into an unproductive, passionate loathing for a platform and that doesnāt help anyone and most of the time that is what it is.
@one while I agree that it may not solve anything immediately, I do think the critical dialogue of mainstream products makes people realize there may be something better (if they didnāt know about the alternative already). And criticism can lead to a platform improving if there is enough of it.
But, criticism can just turn into an unproductive, passionate loathing for a platform and that doesnāt help anyone and most of the time that is what it is.
@one hahahahahaha social media in one sentence
@jaiden4079 if on Linux or MacOS use dd to copy the contents of the usb to another: https://askubuntu.com/a/186133
@bin_sh It's sad how hard it is to simply get some privacy these days. You need a rocket science degree and some rare special phone from India to be able to get a custom OS it seems.
Maybe one day companies will get their heads out of their asses and stop being so money hungry charging us so much money for a device that invades our privacy. Those devices are being charged so much in profit to scam people.
Apple once cared for being affordable, but Steve Jobs died so they took over.
@glitcher32 yeah absolutely agreed. I would never suggest that iPhones/iOS have more features than Android. Android definitely can do more in my opinion.
That being said, itās unfortunate that despite it being open source Android is a total whore for data collection and often comes with a ton of bloat.
I would be interested in trying something like CopperheadOS, though. I just have never had a phone that is compatible.
@glitcher32 unfortunately, I do trust Apple more than Google. Which is why I have an iPhone vs Android. I definitely prefer Linux for desktop, servers, etc.
Curious to hear what your opinion is on Android vs iPhone from a privacy perspective.
Obviously, there are alternatives to Android like Ubuntu Touch, Postmarket OS but you definitely sacrifice functionality, in my opinion.
Two really big milestones for Linux this week:
https://www.zdnet.com/article/windows-10-is-getting-a-microsoft-built-linux-kernel/
https://www.zdnet.com/article/all-chromebooks-will-also-be-linux-laptops-going-forward/
Two unexpected and welcomed announcements! Hopefully, this will only make Linux better and better.
@one Iām a security analyst and deal regularly with more complex computer science concepts like networking, server administration and development on a regular basis. Happy to help if you need someone to ask questions:
usr_local_bin_sh@pm.me
Or PM me here, whatever you need.
Great tool for detecting ARP poisoning, a common MITM attack:
https://github.com/ChrisCooney/arp-watch
I have not yet found a working tool for ARP poisoning alerting for MacOS, other than this.
