My honest take on Proton VPN—worth the switch?

https://news.itsfoss.com/switched-to-proton-vpn-thoughts/

#privacy #vpn

I Switched to Proton VPN and Here's What I Honestly Think About It

Proton VPN is an impressive solution. Here's my experience with it.

^{Sourav Rudra (It's FOSS News)}

You do see the irony of posting a video about the importance of digital sovereignty...

...only to YouTube.

You see that, right?

#Nextcloud #Privacy #Peertube #YouTube #Google #Alphabet #GAFAM #FAANG

Hi folks. Please help get the word out! 🙏

https://lmno.lol, my blogging service, is now generally available. No invite needed!

😡 No #tracking #ads #paywall or #bloat

🥰 #privacy first, read anywhere (even #terminal), #markdown, bring your own #editor

My blog https://lmno.lol/alvaro

I hope LMNO gets you blogging in 2025!

Please help me get the word out 🙏

#vim #emacs #vscode #indiedev #indieweb #indie #plaintext

Latest comic. A British consumer rights group examined unnecessary data harvesting by “smart” devices, including air fryers connected to phone apps. While these devices may not pose the greatest privacy risk in our everyday lives, they are part of a growing Internet of Things capable of collecting data when and where we least expect it.

#comic #cartoon #technology #tech #privacy #surveillance #consumer #cooking #internet #internetofthings

Chat securely! SimpleX Chat ensures secure, encrypted conversations without tracking your data. 🔒 📱

https://news.itsfoss.com/simplex-chat/

#privacy #opensource #simplexchat

My Experience With SimpleX Chat: Is It The Ultimate Open Source Private Messaging App?

An impressive decentralized open source messaging app that does not require any user ID.

^{Sourav Rudra (It's FOSS News)}

🎙️ The Nextcloud Podcast with #privacy pioneer Max Schrems!

"If information is the new gold, how do we distribute the rights in a fair and balanced way?"

We explore EU-US data transfers, surveillance law, and anti-competitive behaviors in Big Tech.

https://nextcloud.com/blog/Nextcloud-podcast-privacy-and-surveillance-law-with-max-schrems/

Privacy and Surveillance Law with Max Schrems - Nextcloud

Your new host, Brent Gervais, had the opportunity to sit down together with Max Schrems - privacy lawyer and pioneer in the European data privacy movement - to explore some thoughts and ideas that stemmed from Max's keynote given at the Nextcloud Con…

^Nextcloud

So Paypal support is live, but still no support for Peertube.

Good job, Nextcloud.

Showing those FOSS, decentralization, privacy values yet again with your choice of video hosting.

#Nextcloud #Paypal #Peertube #FOSS #Privacy #Decentalization

Mozilla has a new avatar before 2024 ends!

https://news.itsfoss.com/mozilla-new-branding-2024/

#opensource #privacy #mozilla

Mozilla's New Brand Logo is Here: Time For a Trip Down Memory Lane!

With the new brand identify, let's hope for a better future for Mozilla!

^{Sourav Rudra (It's FOSS News)}

Proton Pass + 'Hide My Email' = Privacy Game Changer! 🎯📩

https://itsfoss.com/proton-pass-hide-my-email/

#privacy #proton

This Single Proton Pass Feature Saved My Inbox

A solid product feature of Proton Pass can help you save your inbox!

^{Ankush Das (It's FOSS)}

This metaphor in which Neo accepts the cookie "in return" of Oracle's information is simply gorgeous.

#matrix #cookies #privacy

Maybe this will finally make you switch from Google Docs?

https://news.itsfoss.com/proton-google-docs/

#privacy #proton

With This Future Upgrade, Proton Inches Closer to Become a Google Docs Alternative

Proton Drive is gearing up with new upcoming features that would help you replace Google Docs big time.

^{Sourav Rudra (It's FOSS News)}

Me checks to see if @nextcloud 's videos are finally being boosted onto an open video network after years of pointing out the hypocrisy... aaaaaand nope.

I'll pass. I don't feel like being extra surveilled today by Google, thanks.

#Nextcloud #Privacy #FOSS #YouTube #Peertube

📣 Attention all custom ROM users and advocates for digital rights! 📣

Google's Play Integrity is limiting access to certain functionalities and applications for those using custom operating systems. This is a direct attack on the open-source community and a step towards further consolidating Google's monopoly in the mobile ecosystem.

The European Commission is aware of the situation, but has deemed it a low priority: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PETI-CM-757267_EN.pdf

It's time for us to take action and show Google and the EU how much we care about this issue! 💥

Sign the petition now to stop Google from limiting access to custom ROMs: https://www.change.org/p/stop-google-from-limiting-custom-roms

#StopGoogleMonopoly #CustomROMs #DigitalRights #OpenSource #PlayIntegrity #Google #deGoogle #privacy #right2repair #rightorepair #r2r #EU

Let's unite and fight for our right to use and develop custom operating systems! 💪

Video conferencing without limits! 🗨️

Nextcloud Talk is designed to make meetings seamless with screen sharing, federated calls, and inline collaborative document editing.

Your #opensource, #privacy respecting video chat and conferencing solution! 🎯

https://nextcloud.com/blog/nextcloud-talk-open-source-online-video-conferencing-software/

Nextcloud Talk: Open-source online video conferencing software - Nextcloud

Nextcloud Talk is an open-source, online video conferencing software that supports your chats, calls, webinars, broadcasting and more.

^{Mikaela Schneider (Nextcloud)}

: "Let's champion decentralization & interoperability together! 🦾" and "without compromise!"

Makes all videos in the blogpost only available via a centralized, non-interoperable surveillance platform.

#Nextcloud #Privacy #Youtube

Just ordered myself a #PineTime #smartwatch from @PINE64. I haven't worn a watch for the last 12 years or so, but the price, functionality and #FOSS-ness of it makes me excited to wear one again.

#privacy

Nextcloud Hub 9 is here! 🚀

Introducing federated video calls, Nextcloud Whiteboard, process automation engine Nextcloud Flow, a more natural Nextcloud AI Assistant, ... and so much more!

Collaboration, #decentralization, #datasovereignty & #privacy! ✨

https://nextcloud.com/blog/nextcloud-hub9/

Be connected with Nextcloud Hub 9 - Nextcloud

Nextcloud Hub 9 lets you stay connected: new federation features, workflow automation, big design overhaul and much much more

^{Mikhail Korotaev (Nextcloud)}

The official Mastodon app (and most other Fediverse apps) do not collect any data about you.

When you sign up on a Fediverse server, it asks for the minimum amount of information (an email address and a password) and none of this info goes to the app or app makers.

This is in stark contrast to other social networks which seem to collect lots of personal info. See the attached image for a comparison of the privacy policies of various official social network apps.

#Privacy #FediTips #Fediverse

🚀 NEW: Our Elections Tech Explainer and Recommendations just launched!

We delve into the tech used in the Kenyan voting system, and how it shapes the electoral process. https://privacyinternational.org/explainer/5445/election-technology-kenya

Globally, electoral processes are ripe for data exploitation. Many democracies are increasingly looking to employ technology - including biometrics - to coordinate the running of their electoral processes.

#privacy #kenya #elections

Election Technology in Kenya

Many democracies, particularly younger democracies, are increasingly looking to employ technology - including biometrics - to coordinate the running of their electoral processes.

^{Privacy International}

Microsoft has a super power: No matter how bad #Windows is, they always seem to find some way to make it worse. #Recall being baked into everything is an overt invasion of privacy and people should respond accordingly.

Dump this antique OS already.

#Windows11 #Tech #Privacy

Tuta's (@Tutanota) new calendar app for Android and iOS is here:

https://news.itsfoss.com/tuta-calendar-mobile-apps/

#privacy

Tuta Launches Standalone Quantum-Safe Encrypted App for Android and iOS

Tuta's quantum-safe calendar service drops as standalone mobile apps. That's nice to have!

^{Ankush Das (It's FOSS News)}

Love how you're making the videos available on a decentralized, community-run platform like Peertube, in alignment with your stated values!

Even better is how you've continued to engage with the community on this issue rather than just ignoring it and funneling users onto centralized surveillance platforms like YouTube! Way to go!

...Right?

#Nextcloud #Hub9 #Peertube #Youtube #FOSS #Google #Privacy #Decentralization

Decentralization is somewhere over there... way over there... in the distance... far from any of our videos.

#Peertube #YouTube #Privacy #Decentralization #Centralization #SurveillanceCapitalism #YouTube #Google #GAFAM

Bravo pour la démarche !

Soutenez le réseau #Tor en #France avec nous :

https://nos-oignons.net/Donnez

À propos du fonctionnement de #Tor :

https://videos.globenet.org/w/sCRtA3eExJB4tgtXF6Z1r4

cc @mediapart

#mediapart #privacy

Lire un journal sans qu’il nous lise en retour. Découvrez Tor et l’association Nos oignons.

Qu'est-ce que le réseau Tor ? Quel est le rôle de l'association Nos oignons ? Aidez l'association : https://nos-oignons.net/Donnez Merci à Magali pour la réalisation ! https://www.magraphist.com/ L...

^{Vidéos Globenet}

Et aussi une interview sur la mise en place de la solution #Tor (en anglais) sur le blog de @torproject

https://blog.torproject.org/mediapart-launches-onion-service/

@mediapart

#mediapart #privacy

'A newspaper without borders': Mediapart now available as .onion | Tor Project

Mediapart.fr, an independent French investigative online newspaper, is officially launching its .onion site to ensure that its reporting can reach everyone, everywhere.

^{blog.torproject.org}

have been using @protonprivacy for a couple of years now and I highly recommend

next to the obvious improvements in regards of #privacy, IMHO their solutions are much better thought through as well

If I haven't said that often enough:

Do NOT use Google Chrome.

I'd make that flashing and blinking if I could.

If you need another reason (beyond #privacy, #security, and #tracking):

https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBlock-issues/wiki/About-Google-Chrome's-%22This-extension-may-soon-no-longer-be-supported%22

#Google #Chrome #DoNotUse

About Google Chrome's "This extension may soon no longer be supported"

This is the community-maintained issue tracker for uBlock Origin - uBlockOrigin/uBlock-issues

^GitHub

Microsoft cannot move forward without it, can it? 🤣

#microsoft #privacy

Firefox's move to support privacy-preserving ads backfired.

https://news.itsfoss.com/firefox-ppa-ad/

#firefox #privacy

Firefox's New Controversial Feature: Is it a problem?

The feature may be a necessary evil, but what do you think?

^{Sourav Rudra (It's FOSS News)}

+1 reason why you must stop using Chrome and, if possible, Chromium browsers

(Upd: link to a post in Fediverse with tech details https://fedi.simonwillison.net/@simon/112757810519145581)

(Upd 2: MS Edge seems to have this issue; #Vivaldi also has it but it can be disabled; Ungoogled Chromium doesn't have it at all)

#Privacy #Tech #Technology #Browser #Chrome #Chromium #Firefox #Google #BigTech

Simon Willison

2024-07-09 17:54:05

It turns out Google Chrome ships a default, hidden extension that allows code on `*.google.com` access to private APIs, including your current CPU usage

You can test it out by pasting the following into your Chrome DevTools console on any Google page:

chrome.runtime.sendMessage(
"nkeimhogjdpnpccoofpliimaahmaaome",
{ method: "cpu.getInfo" },
(response) => {
console.log(JSON.stringify(response, null, 2));
},
);

More notes here: https://simonwillison.net/2024/Jul/9/hangout_servicesthunkjs/

hangout_services/thunk.js

It turns out Google Chrome (via Chromium) includes a default extension which makes extra services available to code running on the `*.google.com` domains - tweeted about today [by Luca Casonato](https://twitter.

^{simonwillison.net}

The wait is over! 🔥

https://news.itsfoss.com/docs-in-proton-drive/

#privacy #proton

Docs in Proton Drive is Here to Rival Google Docs

Docs make a debut in Proton Drive.

^{Sourav Rudra (It's FOSS News)}

Proton VPN has become more accessible!

https://news.itsfoss.com/protonvpn-no-account/

#privacy #vpn

Yaay! You Don't Need an Account to Use Proton VPN's Free Plan on Android

It's easier to use Proton VPN now.

^{Sourav Rudra (It's FOSS News)}

one of many reasons for supporting this #FSFE campaign:

"Public Money? Public Code!"
https://publiccode.eu/en/

#FreeSoftware #FLOSS #FOSS #privacy

Public Money, Public Code

Public Money, Public Code - A campaign for releasing publicly financed software as Free Software

^{publiccode.eu}

“netbeep: Chrome extension to play sounds on network requests, depending on request type and file size” by @combatwombat

🔗 https://github.com/combatwombat/netbeep?tab=readme-ov-file

> Chrome extension to play sounds on network requests depending on content type and domain. Higher pitch for bigger files.

Reminds me a lot of Tracker Beeper!

#Chrome #extension #privacy

⚓️ https://nicolas-hoizey.com/links/2024/05/21/netbeep-chrome-extension-to-play-sounds-on-network-requests-depending-on-request-type-and-file-size/

Window's AI-powered Recall feature is an absolute train wreck.

https://news.itsfoss.com/microsofts-recall-ai-insecure/

#microsoft #windows #privacy

Microsoft's Recall AI Declared Insecure by Expert Before Launch

Uh-Oh, Microsoft, it doesn't look like you will be able to earn user's trust with things like this.

^{Sourav Rudra (It's FOSS News)}

Get to know one of the experts elevating online privacy 🔐

Who do you want us to interview next? Any suggestions? 🤔

https://news.itsfoss.com/son-simplelogin-proton-interview/

#privacy #interview

From SimpleLogin to Proton: Son Nguyen's Journey to Protect Privacy

An interview with Son Nguyen, the genius behind SimpleLogin email alias, now working with Proton.

^{Ankush Das (It's FOSS News)}