privacy

hello everyone, I've seen Edward Snowdens content, and was just curious for your thoughts: does simply using a GNU/Linux based os for everyday tasks, including banking, social media, online shopping, etc. put me on some sort of watchlist for the five eyes/NSA surveillance government? in...

Hello so I just wanted to ask you guys if you really think using linux is protecting yourselves or making you glow even more. I have recently tried to use many linux distros but I was unhappy with my search for privacy because it seems that everywhere I look I always find a hole. Let me give a...

Hi It seems I learned ocumentation https://networkmanager.dev/docs/api/latest/NetworkManager.conf.html NetworkManager. And, can you please check whether i am doing right, because it is first time i ever change something like this. Here is what i drafted [Main] hostname-mode=none...

Hi everyone, As a developer, I was tired of browsers eating up all my RAM while I was trying to code. So I built gLinksWWW, a specialized productivity browser designed for efficiency and low-end hardware. I’ve been stress-testing it on a Lubuntu VM with only 1-Core CPU and 2GB RAM, and it...

I have three questions. 1. Will GraphineOS install on any unlocked phone that isn't a pixel? 2. Will GraphineOS install on a laptop? 3. How? I won't go into why, but I find myself recently in need of much more privacy control than I currently have.

Basically, what methods can I use (im on linux mint) to prevent things from calling home, ive got the firewall on, and I generally do research before installing an app, like Joplin or OnlyOffice, but still, I am no coder, just an average guy who wants to take some notes and get some work done...

How will you react if the Online Safety Act is passed in your own country? Should you take action beforehand? Where would you refer your non-tech-savvy friends and relatives so that they can safely discuss all kinds of topics without fear of the police showing up at their door? It should also be...

Over the last months I've been testing various online services that I find to be among the best alternatives to mainstream services: 1. DuckDuckGo or Searx instead of Google, Bing, Yandex, Yahoo and others 2. Rumble instead YouTube 3. Lingva Translate instead of Google Translate, Bing translate...

Hey everyone, I am very new to development, and I have never made a custom version of Linux, but from my understanding it isn't that hard. But I do need some guidance for this project if it interests anyone, and they would like to help out. Blackbeard, and its first version, I've nicknamed...

So I was considering about starting my website to earn some extra cash, don't ask what the site would be about it's not that important but I'm sure I would be making money in time... It all went fine, even though I'm not web developer I found out methods to bring my site online within hours...

This blog post offers a comprehensive guide to setting up your own disposable email server using OpenSMTPD on an Ubuntu 24.04 server. Perfect for individuals looking to manage temporary email addresses for various service signups like Facebook, Instagram, and more, without the risk of being...

Hi, I have an online friendship with someone, that has to fear politically persecution in his country and we want to chat (freely) without getting him arrested. What's the As-In-Private-As-It-Gets android App that I can recommend him? Tox? Signal? Telegram? I know already, that smartphones...

First Reddit closes it's API Then ReadHat goes Closed Source Now Nitter doesn't work anymore, regardless of the instance Now Youtube seems to double down Am I the only one that sees a pattern there? What can we do against this madness?

According to this Video it's common seen in next year in new headphones etc. They can send a signal that let's you concentrate more on your job, can see if you have a crush on someone etc. pp.

Hello, Im new to Linux and Im Dualbooting Windows 11 and Linux. As filesystem of Linux I use ext4 and the partition is not encrypted. I want to know if it is save in terms of privacy when I use Linux. Does Microsoft have any access to my data on the Linux partition? Or is anything send to...

I'm new to Linux and wanted to move certain tasks to Linux because of privacy and security reasons. So, I have purchased a Dell XPS 9315 notebook with pre-installed Ubuntu on it. It seems there's some Dell stuff installed on this version of Ubuntu. And also when I've opened the root folder I...

I recently upgraded from 90 (which still had varying degrees of tracking protection under settings > privacy and security), and now LW feels too hardened. Here's an example of it causing a website to crash: Which settings do I change to get it to stop doing this?

Let me lay some foundations.. I can only speak for myself, but the reason I use Linux is because I don't want anything to do with Microsoft or Apple. I also use a DeGoogled Android phone - and I am constantly trying and playing around with Linux phones. I use a VPN, Firefox (recently dumped...

What is the most Private Linux Distro? I need a fully functional Linux and as close to "ready out of the box" as possible. It will be mainly for Web Development, but from what I've been said, almost every linux is the same as it supports more or less the same apps. I've seen Parrot "Home...