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netchami,

Enter desktop mode. Go to the system settings -> Input devices -> Keyboards and click on the Layouts tab in the top. Check off the box next to Configure layouts then click the Add button to continue. Search for German, click on Ok and then on apply. Hope this helps!

netchami,

The problem is not solved if you touch the wires. They have to get their money somehow.

netchami, (edited )

Brave is not a bad browser, but it uses Chromium under the hood. That is bad, because it supports Google’s monopoly on browser rendering engines. You can either stick to Firefox, or check out LibreWolf. It’s Firefox but with uBlock Origin preinstalled and all the privacy features already enabled and configured.

netchami,

They later specifically asked about the Brave browser.

Also, what do you think about the Brave Browser?

netchami,

I would call it spyware, but I also wouldn’t recommend it to anyone. As I mentioned, my favorite browser is LibreWolf and that’s what I would suggest using to people.

netchami,

I think yt-dlp is the one you mean. It’s truly better.

netchami,

It also has an ad-blocker built in so according to LTT it’s piracy.

netchami,

Cause Linus is a fucking moron and a corporate shill and says that adblock is piracy.

netchami,

A garbage YouTube channel run by a dumb moron who doesn’t know the difference between adblock and piracy.

netchami,

There are definitely some steps you can take for your personal privacy. Get a phone with GrapheneOS, use LibreWolf as your browser, switch from Windows/Mac to Linux, use a DNS filter like NextDNS and try to communicate with people over Signal. You can also use a reputable VPN like IVPN or Mullvad and switch away from Google/Big Tech services (Google search -> DuckDuckGo, Gmail -> ProtonMail, Microsoft Office -> LibreOffice, Google Drive -> Proton Drive, YouTube -> Odysee, etc.)

netchami,

They allow for anonymous registration without an Email address. They just give you an Account ID. They also allow you to sign up via Tor. Mullvad even has an onion site.

netchami,

Proton has an onion site for Proton Mail, (not sure if it’s for Proton VPN as well) but it’s a huge pain in the butt to sign up for an account. They often require email or sometimes SMS verification. Also, they redirect you back to the clear web page for the sign up process. It’s less than ideal. I use Proton Mail and I pay for it, so I also get Proton VPN but it only use it for torrenting. For all other things I use IVPN and I’m pretty happy with them. Customer support is great btw.

netchami,

If there’s verification that you can just bypass by clicking a button it’s not a very effective method of verification xD

netchami,

/e/OS is a terrible option, they sometimes take half a year to ship basic security patches. If your device is not supported by Graphene, you can check out DivestOS. Sure, you can use arkenfox, I just included LibreWolf, because it’s easier to set up. +1 for Mull on Android. I use it too. IVPN is one of the most private VPNs, I’d say it’s on the same level as Mullvad in regards to privacy. Check out the Privacy Guides article: www.privacyguides.org/en/vpn/#ivpnYes, there are currently some really weird people on Odysee, but the more normal people like TLE leave, the worse it gets. I hate these right-wing bastards as much as you do, especially in the comments, but that’s the reason why more people should use Odysee instead of YouTube. We just need to outnumber them. Odysee is definitely not perfect, but it’s better than being dependent on YouTube, who currently try to shut down all private frontends. They sent a lovely cease and desist letter to Invidious, and they IP-ban Piped instances (which LibreTube relies on).

netchami,

If you have an adblocker, you can block the Facebook embedded spyware and other trackers. You can use Monero, a privacy-focused crypto currency to anonymously buy a prepaid credit card, and then use that to make your payment.

netchami, (edited )

I’ve never used /e/OS before, so I don’t know what it feels like to use it, and I really don’t want to shit on a FOSS project for no reason, but the frequency at which they deliver updates is terrifying. I wouldn’t recommend people to run an OS that is constantly out-of-date and has unpatched security vulnerabilities. But I would appreciate it, if you could tell me what is so awesome about /e/OS. I did some research and as far as I can see it’s just LineageOS with microG and a skinned Aurora Store, and a Launcher that desperately tries to look like iOS. You can recreate a better version of all of this with ease on GrapheneOS. The Sandboxed Google Play services implementation is miles ahead of microG, and has better app compatibility, while not compromising on privacy. Also, Graphene has many low-level security improvements to the system like a hardened memory allocator, hardened SELinux policies, etc. I like that Murena ships /e/OS on Fairphones, but I will always prefer GrapheneOS on a Google Pixel, because of the hardware security features (Titan M2 Secure Element). TL;DR: /e/OS has better privacy than stock Android ROMs, but pretty bad security, because of a lack of frequent security patches.

netchami,

Just use LibreWolf. It has everything already set up and it includes uBlock Origin by default.

netchami,

The update schedule used to be pretty bad, but they have really improved. They usually release patches within 1-2 days, but recently, I’ve often seen them release an update on the same day. It’s not that bad, especially when you combine it with just general good security practices. Block known malware on DNS/firewall level, run your browser in a sandbox and just be cautious when clicking on links. Blocking JavaScript as much as possible also reduces attack surface. For high security stuff I just use Vanadium on my phone which is hardened Chromium by GrapheneOS.

netchami,

Yeah, but data is expensive as hell in Germany.

netchami,

Vi is totally fine to quickly make small changes to e.g. a config file on a server. I wouldn’t like to program in vi though.

netchami,

Any particular reason why you don’t code in Emacs? Since you already set up Org Mode and Org Roam, I’m sure you know how the configuration works and how to write some Elisp. It’s actually not that much work to set up all the things you would need for programming (lsp-mode, etc.)

netchami,

That’s why I always install ClearURLs on my family members computers

netchami,

On Android, LinkSheet supports cleaning URLs. It’s an awesome tool in general.

netchami,

You can also use LinkSheet.

netchami,

You’re right

netchami,

Pixels are only great for putting GrapheneOS on them.

netchami,

Sure, Calyx is a good choice too. Is there particular reason why you picked CalyxOS over GrapheneOS? Graphene has pretty much all of the features of Calyx and it even has better support for Google Play Services, as it just sandboxes them instead of using the microG reimplementation. That way, it passes SafetyNet checks and most banking apps work. It’s also much more secure and even used by people like Edward Snowden, as it fundamentally improves the Android security model, by hardening the Linux Kernel, SELinux/SE for Android policies and using it’s custom hardened memory allocator that was ported from OpenBSD. Calyx is definitely much better than the Stock OS or other ROMs like LineageOS, but I think GrapheneOS is far superior.

netchami,

More in depth information about why microG is not recommended:

microG (UnifiedNLP) has an insecure implementation of which has had severe security vulnerabilities including leaking location data to apps which should not be able to access it due to restrictions. They fixed some but not all of it. It used to not enforce foreground-only, etc.

microG also downloads and runs Google Play binaries with special privileges. Claiming that the microG open source is open source and our compatibility layer approach is not is simply inaccurate. Techlore forum and community are incredibly toxic and not a reliable source of info.

Sources:

nitter.net/GrapheneOS/status/1705359329983951239#…

nitter.net/GrapheneOS/status/1705356173812142114#…

netchami,

DivestOS might work. In my opinion, it’s the best ROM for non-pixel devices. You can also go with LineageOS, but it has some serious issues. It might be better to keep the stock ROM as long as it’s supported and updated and to remove all the bloatware/spyware using the Universal Android Debloater. You can also use a Firewall like NetGuard to block internet access to certain apps and use a DNS Filter like NextDNS to block known tracking domains. NetGuard isn’t perfect though, and it can be bypassed. The same goes for NextDNS. It’s better than an insecure, unpatched OS though.

netchami,

CalyxOS gives people a false sense of security.

CalyxOS is not a hardened OS. It substantially reduces security. It regularly goes months not shipping critical security patches.

Source: nitter.net/GrapheneOS/status/1708940940419707189#…

netchami,

That’s the dumbest excuse I’ve ever heard.

netchami,

Jeff Geerling has a great video on Blu-Ray ripping using MakeMKV.

netchami,

Transdroid works pretty well. It’s not the most up-to-date app, but it gets the job done. It supports multiple torrent applications including qBittorrent and it’s fully open source.

netchami,

It already had split tunneling, didn’t it?

netchami, (edited )

Unfortunately still no multi-hop though. That’s the reason why I’ll stay with IVPN, I guess.

netchami,

I’m pretty sure the entry server doesn’t know the destination, as WireGuard encrypts everything, and it wouldn’t make sense for the entry node to already decrypt the traffic. It also protects against ISPs or other companies/institutions monitoring network traffic.

netchami,

I think so. But with Tor, you of course get the benefit that (ideally) all 3 nodes are run by different parties, which is not the case with multi-hop VPNs. They might be hosted by different server providers, but they are still all administered by the VPN provider.

netchami,

I would like to see an F-Droid release as well, but in the mean time you can use Obtanium to pull the APK right from the Futo website.

netchami,

You download and launch Obtanium. You tap on ‘Add App’. You copy/paste voiceinput.futo.org into the ‘App Source URL’ field and click on ‘Add’. Now, this might take some time, maybe a few minutes. Then you should be able to install the app. Obtanium will notify you whenever an update is released, and it will also allow you to download and install the new version.

netchami, (edited )

Edit: @Melco actually appears to be right, check my comments down below

> This fdroid repo version

How did you find it on F-Droid? What repos do you use?

> contains user tracking telemetry spyware as reported by exodus

Also, what you said there doesn’t match the exodus report at all.

You might have confused something and looked at the wrong app.Please only stick to the official sources.~~The official website for Futo VoiceInput is voiceinput.futo.org/.~~The Git repository is located at (their selfhosted GitLab instance) gitlab.futo.org/alex/voiceinput. Currently, they don’t have an F-Droid release.

I am not affiliated with Futo, I just want to prevent misunderstandings.

netchami,

The video title is definitely clickbait, but the app is actually really good.

netchami,

I swear I only saw the Google Play link and the APK download link when I check their site like 5 hours ago.

netchami,

I swear I only saw the Google Play link and the APK download link when I check their site like 5 hours ago. You’re actually right, I checked the app from their F-Droid repo and your results appear to be correct. I was really confused when I saw this, as it doesn’t make any sense to put trackers in the F-Droid version, but not include them in the Google play version. It’s just weird, misleading and confusing. I have no idea what’s going on there, and why they made these decisions.

netchami,

Yeah I checked the archive. When I wrote the my original comment, the website looked like this: archive.ph/8swgn

netchami,

No it doesn’t.

netchami,

Cloaked works pretty well for anonymous Signal registration. They give you a VOIP number that actually works on Signal, and you don’t have to give them any personal data to sign up. It also works behind a VPN.

netchami,

Yes, FFUpdater is an awesome tool.

netchami,

F-Droid > Play Store

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