Category: Privacy
Бардак в МТС и левые симки
История о том, как на одну мою знакомую неизвестные оформили больше десяти SIM-карт, а сам оператор её об этом даже не предупредил и блокировать явно мошеннические номера почему-то тоже не торопился. История, с которой…
By Alex Semёnov
The New Session Pro: What to Expect?
Session Private Messenger is a less known, yet promising, fully open-source alternative to WhatsApp and the likes. It praises with a high degree of privacy and security, being run on a community-driven decentralised…
By thepfromtheo
Passkeys: Pretty Secure, But Mixed Feelings Remain
Passkeys seem to be the “next big thing” in the ongoing effort to make logins for online services and websites more secure: They’re phishing-resistant, theft-proof, and include a second authentication factor by design.…
By werewolfax
It's FOSS: Murena Find, поисковик, который вас уважает
Отличные новости для фанатов поисковика Qwant: разрабы мобильной e/OS/ запустили собственную поисковую систему, и под капотом у неё как раз Qwant, но без региональных ограничений. Надо ли оно вам, решайте сами, но…
By Alex Semёnov
This book about American surveillance impacted
I recently read Means of Control by Byron Tau. It does an excellent job of explaining the evolution of commercial tracking of consumers to deliver advertisements with increasing precision. It also describes how the…
By citizenalex
A shift in concern about power and privacy
I'm moving into a new phase of concern for the United States as a democracy that is a accompanied by a growing concern for our privacy as citizens of the country and globally. Politics, government, economics,…
By citizenalex
Apple Intelligence sucks — but it's a good thing.
Recently, I stumbled upon a social media video comparing an iPhone with Apple Intelligence and a Samsung Galaxy with SamsungAI in an attempt to remove an arm from a face in a photo. The iPhone made a hole (erased the…
By werewolfax
脱Google>>>Protonに移行
Googleのサービスは使いやすいですが、ユーザーの利用履歴等を収集・利用していることが知られています。プライバシー保護の観点から少し抵抗感を感じたため、Protonに移行することにしました。 Protonはプライバシー保護を重視したサービスですが、日本では知名度が低いように思います。プライバシー保護を重視したサービスは他にもありますので、インターネット上のサービスを利用するときは、すこし気にかけて選択していこうと思います。…
By nobux
Punkt, the detox and pro-privacy smartphone from Switzerland
Do you think we really need all those apps that are installed in our smartphones? In our world of "app-obesity", Punkt offers a breath of fresh air with a simpler approach to technology.…
By ueeu
Replacing US Big Tech: My Ongoing Shift Toward European Digital Alternatives
For some time now, I've been gradually replacing U.S.-dominated digital services with European-developed alternatives — both on my PC and my phone. This isn’t a one-time switch, but an ongoing experiment in digital…
By ghrasko
Facebook AI opt-out - You might want to act
Meta wants your Facebook data to train its AI — including private chats. Here’s what you should know, even if you are in the Fediverse.…
By ghrasko