drnick1

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by drnick1 9mo ago
> I don't want a few irrationally paranoid people bottlenecking progress and access to the latest technology and innovation. Paranoid? Is there not enough evidence posted almost daily on HN that tech companies are constantly spying
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by drnick1 9mo ago
I had no idea the Meta cancer spread that far.
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by drnick1 9mo ago
Most banking apps run just fine. My experience is limited to a handful of U.S. banks, but the Graphene community maintains an international list of apps tested by the community.
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by drnick1 9mo ago
It's laughably slow given how bloated the modern Web is. In fact even 10Mbps is barely enough to stream 1080p content.
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by drnick1 9mo ago
Why so? Last time I checked Android had more apps available, especially FOSS apps.
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by drnick1 9mo ago
The GDPR is a joke. Such a law should have prevented companies from collecting data in the first place. All we got are annoying pop-ups that do nothing for our privacy.
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by drnick1 9mo ago
That competitor is GrapheneOS. For now, the OS runs on Pixel phones only, but they plan to release their own phone in partnership with an OEM. I expect that this will easily be the most secure and privacy respecting phone out there when it
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by drnick1 9mo ago
> * You will be starting on a back foot in the dating scene Perhaps you should be focusing on losing weight instead of blaming the color of your text messages, lmao.
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by drnick1 9mo ago
Signal has blue bubbles if you care, and is hands down better for privacy.
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by drnick1 9mo ago
One could argue that Rust isn't well suited for GUI development at all, where class-based OOP really shines. Then there is the issue that the Rust community likes to rewrite classic C programs because of "memory safety" and &
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by drnick1 9mo ago
A guy with short hair should not have to pay more than $20 for a basic haircut, inclusive of tip. If you can't find someone that does it for less than that in your area, invest about $100 in professional grade clippers and cut your own
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by drnick1 9mo ago
> None of these agencies get your video data without your consent. You certainly can't be sure of that. In fact, it is almost certain that these companies provide the data they collect to the police and government agencies data, oft
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by drnick1 9mo ago
That's assuming UK authorities can even identify who is operating the Matrix instance. At the very least this assumes that a warrant is served to the registrar and/or the owner of the server/VPS in the correct jurisdiction, a
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by drnick1 9mo ago
Graphene does not use the Pixel UI by default, it's very barebones. IMO, it's much better than the bloated Google UI.
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by drnick1 9mo ago
> Practically speaking, that means that people and organisations running a Matrix server with open registration must verify the ages of users in countries which require it. Practically speaking, I would just ignore this requirement. The
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by drnick1 9mo ago
I don't care about what Australia wants. If I ran a private Matrix instance (e.g. to chat with my gaming buddies) I wouldn't even agree to divulge who is registered on it.
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by drnick1 9mo ago
You seem to forget that Android and Graphene are built on a Linux kernel.
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by drnick1 9mo ago
Sounds like it is time to drop Apple devices and move to Graphene.
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by drnick1 9mo ago
Google does not require a phone number. They may ask for one and tell you it's for your own good, but you can skip the request.
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by drnick1 9mo ago
This is extremely dangerous, and would only work with hardware/software that is nonfree (i.e., not under the user's control, or any attestation could be spoofed).
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by drnick1 9mo ago
The main issue is that fearmongering, aggressive marketing (as seen here), and subsidized pricing has convinced people to buy that spyware. The playbook is very much the same as for the Alexa and other "bugs" people now willingly
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by drnick1 9mo ago
> i’d sure hate for Google and the police to be able to identify someone who has kidnapped and/or perhaps murdered me. You seem to overlook the more likely scenario where the camera is used against you in some way, whether by a gove
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by drnick1 9mo ago
Fair point, but security cameras, despite their name, do very little for your security as evidenced by the news. Most people don't need one, and only have Rings/Nests and other similar spyware because of a combination of fearmonge
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by drnick1 9mo ago
> Should you get rid of your Nest camera over privacy concerns? Absolutely, and you shouldn't have bought and installed this garbage in the first place. Their primary purpose is not to protect you but to spy on you for Google's
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by drnick1 9mo ago
> The US averages 23 pedestrian deaths per million people per year. The EU averages 8. Americans drive significantly more miles per year, and larger/more comfortable cars are in part needed because Americans spend far more time in t
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by drnick1 9mo ago
Meta gets to spy on the communication habits and networks of half of the planet through Whatsapp. Since Meta is essentially a mass surveillance company, the acquisition makes a lot of sense.
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by drnick1 9mo ago
NewPipe and IronFox (hardened Firefox) for Android, although I suspect these need to be "sideloaded" as Google won't allow them on the Play Store. (I run Graphene so this does not apply to me.) For the TV, I would suggest Vac
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by drnick1 9mo ago
> He said YouTube Premium - its service letting users pay to remove ads between videos, or songs on its music service - had helped boost paid subscriptions across Google consumer services to more than 325 million in 2025 overall. 325 mil
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by drnick1 9mo ago
QFT
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by drnick1 9mo ago
Privacy crash course (non exhaustive): - Do not use social media - Install Linux on your PC/laptop, buy a phone compatible with GrapheneOS - Self-host any cloud services you may need (file sharing etc.) - Communicate over Signal or sel

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