Proton denied all 47 requests for user data this year, making it 458 rejected since 2019, not a single one fulfilled.

I'm looking for a UK VoIP number to use long term (I need calls and SMS) and couldn't find anything that exactly matched what I need. I found https://narayana.im/ and they look good on paper but I can't find much discussion about them online. Does anyone have any experiences to share?

cross-posted from: https://tardigram.com/m/windows11@lemmy.world/t/39011

GDID is the persistent Windows ID that helped FBI trace a Scattered Spider hacker despite VPNs. Here's how it works and how to limit it.

Hi,

The last google product that is use is gmail, and while searching for a solid alternative, many threads mentionned self hosting, which has been on my mind for a little while but here is what's stopping me so far: 1/ it sounds like a single point vulnerability 2/ I lack the skills.

As for #2, I've been down the privacy rabbithole for a couple years now, I know there are a lot of resources out there and I'm not afraid to learn, I just don't know where to start.

But I don't see the point in learning if in the end, I just build a server that could die in a domestic accident, resulting in me loosing a lot of important data.

Any help or advice is greatly appreciated,

I have a baby and I've been real wary of posting her pictures on social media. My fiance is Inna similar boat but more OK with big tech (or at least, doesn't have the tech background to look for alternatives).

My family lives far away. Right now, we just text pictures every week. But I'd like to have a place where we could share the pictures, and maybe everytime we share it'd send an email to those that want to see them updating - something they should be able to set (my mom would want notifications every time, my siblings might prefer a weekly digest).

Basically, Google Photos would work. Instagram or Facebook might be better. But I don't want big tech feeding my baby to AI.

I have a post covid laptop (Dell Inspiron) that I don't use much. Occasionally, I do use it, could I self host on that? I don't think I can justify a service being more than $30ish a month.

I'm thinking about creating an instance of Pixelfed (or whatever its actually called)

I obviously want it to be locked the fuck down. My sister in law is having a baby soon too, I think if they like our photo sharing method, they might want to use ours. Would I be able to give them control to choose who can view pictures of their baby? I've like how on Lemmy the owner of the instance has to individually approve people, but I wouldn't want to be doing that for my sister in laws family - just give her and hubby access to approve and deny.

Is paid web hosting the better and less techy way to go about this? I don't work in tech, and I don't have lots of time to troubleshoot, so the easier the better, if there's a trustworthy service for my needs too. I'm not too intimidated by a more difficult/techy setup, but I want low maintenance. If I do use a web hosting service, does anyone have recommendations for ethical hosts that won't just feed our data to AI? Obviously not using AWS.

Cross posted from https://hexbear.net/post/9006467

A Sycamore Township man said a mandatory software update on his Volkswagen Jetta appeared to trigger a cascade of malfunctions, leaving key safety features and the infotainment system not working properly. A dealership then told him it would cost $1,600 to diagnose and repair:

There was an issue with Zen about a year ago, it used to send Mozilla telemetry requests, and the developers had ignored any complaints on it. Anyone knows if the situation has changed since?

I found nothing on how private Helium is. People usually just say it is garbage because of the engine, but that's not what I care about.

The Tragic Case of Aaron Swartz...

Edit:

We can also guess they're playing fractional reserve games with Monero.

• Deposit limit: 10.8 xmr/mo
• Withdraw limit: 4.6 xmr/mo

The fact that they're letting you deposit double what you can withdraw means they don't have enough Monero on their books to make it up for everybody. Otherwise, the deposit and withdraw amounts would be equal.

I got some domain names to register and every place Im looking at is asking me to upload a photo id because I live in a dystopian hellscape.... Anyway, I figured I'd ask around here and the selfhosted communities for some recommendations on privacy respecting registrars. I appreciate yall!

EDIT: Thanks friends, I ended up going with njalla. I really appreciate the suggestions. Stay safe out there.

Cross posted from https://lemmy.ca/post/67738950

tl;dr Corporate internet's aversion to online privacy tools add so much inconvenience that it is starting to make me think that going back to the old ways of actually accomplishing something in-person or over the phone is better. Have you experienced the same thing?

tl: Those of us who have taken steps to protect online privacy are well aware of the headaches that come with it. You have to prove your human all the time because only sketchy people use VPN. Emails you send get blocked when it is not from one of the major providers. Websites break because you choose a non-chromium based browser with blocker add-ons. We spend a lot of time proving to the machine that we are human. We begrudgingly go through all those steps just for the chance that it reduces the amount of information on us that will get collected.

But what if instead of grinding through all of that to prove we are human to a machine, we instead just communicate with another human?

Here's an example of what I mean. Today I was buying train tickets online, and because of one or more of these privacy safeguards I take the website was kind of broken and really slow. I kept at it, growing impatient to do something in 20 minutes for what used to be less than 5. One of the error codes suggested I call to book my train online, but I ignored it and kept going the online route because that used to be the most convenient method.

I think next time I might actually listen and try calling the number to book it in the beginning. I have done it in the past to change a booking, and it wasn't that bad. Or maybe I will swing by the train station and book it in person since I work near the area. Either way, I think being more privacy conscious online makes being online so inconvenient that interacting with people sounds like a way better option. And maybe that is not a bad thing.

What do you all think? Is there anything that you can think of where the terrible form the internet could be encouraging you to actually interact with people instead?

The European Parliament has failed to stop platforms from scanning private messages for child abuse material until 2028 after a motion to reject the rules fell short of the 361 votes required.

The EU’s Chat Control message-scanning regime will continue despite the fact that most lawmakers who cast a ballot want the rules gone.

Former MEP and Pirate Party privacy campaigner Patrick Breyer, revealed that during the recent European Parliament vote, 314 members voted against the EU’s chat control rules while 276 backed it.

There were 17 abstentions, and because rejecting the measure needed an absolute majority of the full chamber rather than a simple majority of those present, the 314 opposing votes were not enough.

A separate amendment to limit message scanning to suspects flagged by courts also drew more support than opposition, 322 to 255, and similarly the majority lost.

Due to the outcome of the vote, “Chat Control 1.0,” which was temporarily paused after EU institutions could not agree to extend it, will now be revived[...]

I've heard of people getting VOIP numbers but not sure how this works.

I tried to get an extra number to forward, but those sites ask you to agree to the same privacy violations. I'm so pissed.

What can we do to recieve phone calls for jobs without signing up for endless spam?

Hey, guys. I have a spare Sony 10 IV, which supports Sailfish OS and Lineage OS. I would like to install one of them and have the experience of getting away from Google. My criteria would be how usable (how stable and how much I can use it for the usual daily tasks) and how easy would be to install it. Thanks for your help!

TOKYO - Japan's parliament on Friday enacted a revised personal data protection law to enable companies to use sensitive information without consent as the country pushes for domestic artificial intelligence.

Information collected via social media and other platforms for purposes such as AI and statistical analysis can include race, personal beliefs, and medical and criminal histories but should not identify individuals.

According to Japanese news reports, this personal information can also be handled by sole proprietors and foreign companies "if certain conditions are met."

Furthermore, anonymization is not required, and it is possible to link the information, including medical history.

　データを外部に提供する際、提供元がデータ内の氏名を匿名化することも求められていない。一定の条件を満たせば、海外企業や個人事業主もデータの提供を受けられることから、データ流出や悪用への対策が不十分と指摘されていた。政府は今後、策定する規則やガイドラインによって不正利用を防ぐとしている。

改正個人情報保護法が成立　病歴や信条も…本人の同意なく提供可能に：朝日新聞

I have a pi-Hole serving my network. Since a long time I have seen a lot of requests to chunks.memfault.com from my phone. They where all blocked. I thought it was because of my old Samsung phone. But now I switched to another Android phone and the requests are still there. I installed NetGuard to see which app makes the requests, but none of them are. There is an entry for memfault.com but there is no app attached, only sni. So that makes me wonder if Android itself makes calls to this URL?

Or is there another way I can find out which part of my phone makes these calls?

Cross posted from https://lemmy.ml/post/49840657

Cross posted from https://lemmy.ml/post/49840439

Credit where credit is due.

I've seen the number of induction coils increase drastically over the years in The Netherlands. They are quite easily recognizable, as there's typically a solar panel on a pole, that appears to provide power to the system.

Considering there's a wide variety of vehicles on the road, surely each variant must have (slightly) different characteristics when passing over the coil; especially when in a specific place at a specific time.

And given that they are situated at highway exits (see picture) or after entrances, and road users unable to exit and enter elsewhere, it would be trivial to track the bulk of a vehicle's trip.

This in context of ALPRs (in different forms) being in place at strategical locations (large junctions or at bridges or tunnels, and parking), and the address of vehicle's owner; you'd be able to connect the dots, and end up with a pretty complete picture.

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