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Hi :)

I am trying to find a good privacy-friendly Android-Keyboard that supports more then just emojis. I used to use OpenBoard and also tried out FlorisBoard but both do not support stickers or gifs. So I was hoping anyone of you has some ideas :)

[-] andylicious1337@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

i know Signal and use it with a few friends but i am always on the adventure of trying out new ways of communication and that is why i was wandering if Rocket.Chat could be a good privacy messaging option :)

[-] andylicious1337@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

snikket looks really nice. i tried ejabberd but failed setting it up ๐Ÿ™ˆ๐Ÿ™ˆ๐Ÿ™ˆ but snikket looks promising.

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Hi :) what do you guys and gals think about using Rocket.Chat self-hosted as a private messenger? Is this a bad idea or would it be ok?

[-] andylicious1337@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

kinda funny to recommend Google Keep inside a privacy-community :) but ok, everybody has their threat-modell i guess :D

[-] andylicious1337@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

but why isnt it secure? if you know that the other person is using the same version of omemo it is secure. and if you are self-hosting it, meta-data is no issue either

[-] andylicious1337@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

I am asking because I want to understand the "hype" about XMPP that and why it is always mentioned when someone is asking for a good privacy friendly messenger :)

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Ok so, here I am again asking another question ๐Ÿ™ˆ๐Ÿ™Š But hear me out: I read this post here about, if there even is a good privacy messenger that can be trusted. Someone in the comments mentioned Conversations (a XMPP client for Android). This made me look into XMPP and at the moment I am giving Conversations a try. Reading into XMPP, I couldn't find a problem security or privacy wise. Also it seems like it does not matter what server I use (atm. we are on 07f.de) since it is all e2e with OMEMO. Am I missing something or is it really this good? And if I dont trust anyone, I could host my one instance of ejabberd, right?

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submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by andylicious1337@lemmy.world to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

Ok so here is the situation:

As many here (I guess), I dont like Meta, but since I want to promote my 3D-printed stuff more, I see my self in a position where there is no way around Instagram ๐Ÿคข

So my question is, if maybe someone here already uses Instagram here "privately" or if someone has ideas on how to use it but still giving Meta as few info as possible?

My idea at the moment would be to use Mullvad for every traffic going to insta. For signup I will of course use an email with a custom-domain that is never used somewhere else and if I like other posts, I will only use the account, related to my business. My personal account is just for getting in touch with real people I know and to promote my business-account. The personal account will not have my real name and uses also a different email from a custom domain.

Thanks in advance for you comments and trust my, I really hate having to submit to Meta and their stupid social media crap....

Edit: Thanks for all your great feedback. I will def. look into all of these ideas ๐Ÿ‘

I also forgot two things:

  1. I am using Linux only for this on PC and no Windows(dont know if this changes anything)
  2. I am using LibreWolf on Linux Mint and Waterfox on Graphene OS (of course with Ublock and Privacy Badger ;) )
[-] andylicious1337@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

good points altough the number is note saved. the hash of the phonenumber is hashed so Signal could not hand out your number, just the hash.

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Privacy for domains (lemmy.world)

Hi :) How concernt are you about leaking your personal information by using a custom-domain for emails? Because anyone could see, who registered the domain, correct?

[-] andylicious1337@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

i like to have temp-adresses but it is a little to annoying for me to extend them after 90 days ๐Ÿ™ˆ with proton this is easier since you dont need to remeber that and you can find this option pretty easy when in tge webbrowser of choice.

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It's me again with another question for recommendation ๐Ÿ™ˆ This time I am searching for a new Email-Provider:

Currently I am using mailbox.org (privacy-friendly provider based in Germany). Since my subscription is comming to an end there, I tought about switching to proton mail-plus. What I like about them is, that they have an easy way of creating alias-emails and also support the option to use your own domain.

But maybe you gals and guys have another great provider which offers good features for a good price.

Also: I dont need Cloud-Storage or anything like that, so just mail is fine.

Thx in regards :)

[-] andylicious1337@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

hm I dont really agree on this. it is a swiss service (i think) but it is all closed source so that is a red-flag for me (if talking about privacy or transparency).

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submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by andylicious1337@lemmy.world to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

Hi :) I know that Telegram is not save and not a good messenger if you are a privacy-geek. Sadly some parts of my family still think so. I brougth up the arguments, that they are cooperating with Russia, that they or closed-source on the server-side and that e2ee is not on by default and only available for 1-on-1 chats.

My question now is, if you gals and guys might have some other arguments or sources I could use.

I don't want to convince anyone to switch away from Telegram (because I am no missionary :D) I just want people to understand the risks of using Telegram.

[-] andylicious1337@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

Hardened Firefox on my PC and Waterfox on my phone. Reason: mostly because I have been using Firefox for a long time and I want to stay away from Chromioum-based browsers (but not out of privacy concerns :) ).

[-] andylicious1337@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

makes sense :) well I guess I am going to join your newsletter anyway to stay in the loop :)

[-] andylicious1337@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago

wow, that look really promising. altough I read, that you are making only your clients open-source. wouldn't it be better to have also the server-side open-source?

[-] andylicious1337@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

well I haven't really thought of a threat model jet (but I will do so now :) ). But in general I want a VPN, for when I am on the wifi @work and also to route my traffic through from my DreamMachine.

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submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by andylicious1337@lemmy.world to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

Hi privacy fans :) I've been a lurker in this lemmy-community for a while now and a "fan" of privacy for about 4 years now. Since 4 years, I've been on and of with VPNs. Sometimes I think I dont need one, sometimes I change my mind and start searching for one. The only one I tested (and used) so far, was Mullvad. But now reading about Surfshark, I was wondering, if there might be a better solution or if Mullvad is already the best solution for VPN. What I dont like about Surfshark is, that it is part of North Security and that it is not open-source (or at least I can find any info about that).

I hope you guy and gals have some suggestions or recommendation :)

Edit: wow... thanks for all of your fast replies. Coming from Reddit, I am used to only shitposting. Thanks for all your input. I will look into all the mentioned VPN hosters, thx ๐Ÿ‘

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