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Introducing Proton Wallet – a safer way to hold Bitcoin in c/privacy@lemmy.ml

[–] LWD@lemm.ee 1 points 1 month ago

A for-profit that wrapped itself in a non-profit shell that is empty and just run by the for-profit?

If you use Simplelogin with your iCloud email, how has your mileage been? in c/privacyguides@lemmy.one

[–] LWD@lemm.ee 1 points 1 month ago

Depending how deep you are into using the service, this might be an indicator to start shopping around for other options, as there are some that provide multiple domains and unlimited aliases for the cool price of $0 versus whatever Proton charges you...

...Especially if iCloud makes the other side of the equation difficult.

"Privacy-Preserving" Attribution: Mozilla Disappoints Us Yet Again in c/privacyguides@lemmy.one

[–] LWD@lemm.ee 2 points 2 months ago

The Mozilla Foundation is a thin wrapper for the Mozilla Corporation, and it's run by the executives themselves.

"Privacy-Preserving" Attribution: Mozilla Disappoints Us Yet Again in c/privacyguides@lemmy.one

[–] LWD@lemm.ee 2 points 2 months ago

Please explain to me how sending additional data from your private computer to Mozilla servers gives me more privacy and not less.

Proton launches privacy-focused Google Docs alternative: Docs in Proton Drive is an open-source, end-to-end encrypted collaborative document editor in c/privacyguides@lemmy.one

[–] LWD@lemm.ee 4 points 2 months ago

In addition, a lot of Proton services are overpriced compared to third-party offerings.

Yes, SimpleX Chat is now on Flathub. in c/privacyguides@lemmy.one

[–] LWD@lemm.ee 1 points 2 months ago

You can use your own self-hosted servers with this too.

If you want.

Self-hosting can create its own additional privacy and security issues... unless you totally trust not only the place where you put the server, but also yourself to be a security expert

Proton launches privacy-focused Google Docs alternative: Docs in Proton Drive is an open-source, end-to-end encrypted collaborative document editor in c/privacyguides@lemmy.one

[–] LWD@lemm.ee 2 points 2 months ago

Maybe they could even stop charging subscription fees for client-side features for the people who self-host...

[YT] How Mozilla Ruined Firefox in c/privacy@lemmy.ml

Firefox version 126 introduces search data telemetry collection and enhanced copy without site tracking option in c/privacyguides@lemmy.one

[–] LWD@lemm.ee 2 points 4 months ago

Tor is Firefox, why are you calling it "a shit-quality browser" while defending Mozilla so hard

Firefox version 126 introduces search data telemetry collection and enhanced copy without site tracking option in c/privacyguides@lemmy.one

[–] LWD@lemm.ee 3 points 4 months ago

It looks like they're just searching for people who will respond positively to their foregone decision to add the Shopping tool. I don't know how else to read that post, especially with how the team is interacting with the responses.

(Is that AI-generated spam in the replies too?)

Telegram founder and CEO alledges signal has backdoors, they don't provide reproduceible builds, etc. in c/signal@lemmy.ml

[–] LWD@lemm.ee 1 points 4 months ago

Did the CEO put out this Frankenstein hitpiece because of the news of Telegram leaking location data, or the news of Telegram censoring queer groups?

Regardless, the evidence "Signal refused to" do anything is not very good. Telegram fans might be less upset (at Signal) if they could (or did) actually read the linked GitHub page.

And for no reason at all, I wonder what Telegram fans would think of when it comes to being treated like this by the company: https://tsf.telegram.org/manuals/e2ee-simple

Better way to communicate with me in c/signal@lemmy.ml

[–] LWD@lemm.ee 2 points 4 months ago

I really wish Signal still had SMS support because the network effect was a lot more powerful, and it was easier to "sell" to my friends, back when it was that way.