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by ffpip 6y ago
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You need zero permissions to get a list of all apps you have installed, your unique advertising ID and a common things like sensors and WiFi names. Plus full unrestricted internet access.
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Unlike Facebook, which just claims it is the best, Brave provided stats and conducted first runs for all browsers. It was the least noisy browser. You can run the first run test yourself and get the same results.
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by ffpip 6y ago
A new account with 2 comments on an very anonymous site requiring absolutely nothing personal to sign up shows HN has gone downhill? anonymous sign ups have their advantages, as well as disadvantages.
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Mentions of the term “simp” across Twitch chat doubled following its ban(streamhatchet.com)
19 points by ffpip 6y ago|19 comments
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dupe - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25462717
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These are stats. And brave was the most private browser out of the box.
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bromite.org removes AMP results automatically.
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Microsoft's browser is worse than chrome for privacy. https://www.scss.tcd.ie/Doug.Leith/pubs/browser_privacy.pdf https://brave.com/ios-browser-first-run/
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by ffpip 6y ago
Twitter previously didn't serve up a preview with mobile.twitter.com links. I noticed it in Whatsapp, so not sure whether it's twitter's fault or Whatsapp's fault. Changing mobile.twitter.com to twitter.com enabled the t
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by ffpip 6y ago
The collector.githubapp.com is pretty transparent. It includes basic information like the current page, user agent, referrer, and time zone. All of this could be done via server logs, so it's not like it's that creepy like fingerp
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It's definitely not mandated by GDPR. Look how annoying Facebook, Google and countless news sites' cookie banners are. I don't know GDPR, but I'm sure their lawyers do.
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That is on github.blog, not on github.com. I was really surprised for a while thinking they use wordpress on github.com
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Whatsapp advertises end to end encryption even thought it knows very well that an overwhelming majority of people turn on Drive and iCloud backups. Even if you turn off backups, the person/people who you chat with would most likely hav
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Prosecutors say Google accessed WhatsApp messages – but the evidence is thin(theverge.com)
2 points by ffpip 6y ago|1 comments
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Great! Even before, rejecting tracking on GitHub was just one click away, same number of clicks as accepting it. I also like the fact that all users get equal privacy rights!
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Introducing the Privacy Budget – Chrome Developers [video](youtube.com)
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When you click an Amazon link in Chrome, it usually opens the Amazon app if you have it installed. However when you click an Amazon link, if it uses AMP, it usually opens google.com/amp/amazon.com meaning chrome doesn't know
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by ffpip 6y ago
On Android, You can open settings > Apps and notifications > Amazon > Open By Default > Clear Defaults. Then set 'open supported links' to 'dont't open' or 'open'
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Yeah. If you block all js, the blank doesnt occur. It's just when you block google js. It also creates blank layers above the actual content.
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That one second delay is straight up evil. Extremely shitty, unethical behavior.
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Instagram Lite is a 2MB app that removes Reels, Shopping, and IGTV(xda-developers.com)
12 points by ffpip 6y ago|0 comments
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Adding ?hl=en at the end of the URL fixes the issues on most google pages
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What do you mean by it is just a label? Does it not grant the extension access to all sites I visit, along with passwords and cookies?
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https://www.ublockorigin.com Just block it (and almost all other analytics) instead of opting out
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Engineering means he did his Bachelors in Technology from any college, not a good one, or a popular one. And there are so many engineering colleges here in india, you can get into them irrespective of your skills, knowledge, or financial st
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If Google offered more with Duo, people would use it for events. Then people wouldn't use Google meet when they go to work. Meet is part of Gsuite.
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This works incredibly well. I hope you realize what you've created (and made available to every person in the world).

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