RE: https://ieji.de/@LorenzoAncora/116947660467321430

I checked, and, yes, there's an unfiltered option, along with some fine-grained choice of protection types.

If only the UK was still an EU member....

(who am I kidding, I'd still run my own recursing resolver anyway)

#dns #browser #security #privacy #eu #europe

Lorenzo Ancora 🇪🇺🇮🇹 » 🌐 2026-07-19
@LorenzoAncora@ieji.de

DNS4EU is a privacy-first DNS resolver by the European Union and Whalebone, available for free to all European citizens under the GDPR.

The service is anonymized and offers child protection, ad blocking, DNSSEC, IPv4, IPv6, DoH, DoT, and anycast, ensuring excellent privacy and minimal latency regardless of your location.

Your browsing data stays within the EU and is protected from cyber threats without being monetized!

https://joindns4.eu

#dns #browser #security #privacy #eu #europe

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DNS4EU public DNS service logo and Co-funded by the European Union logo. Caption: Launch of Secured Privacu-oriented Public DNS resolver.

#messaging #apps #privacy

I messed up WhatsApp’s PIN 3 times in a row, got worried that they’d wipe my data

Switched to the password manager app, verified that I indeed didn’t input the correct code and which it is

Switched back to WhatsApp, was immediately let in, no code to input

… big fail, I’d say

#privacy #whatsapp #pin

in any future debates about digital autonomy (or sovereignty, if anyone prefers that definition), there has to be an understanding it's not just about who & where developed software, but also its transparency & links.

OCCRP's investigation about password manager developed in Spain & used by some EU gov'ts is another proof of that. https://www.occrp.org/en/investigation/european-password-manager-shares-origins-and-updates-with-state-certified-russian-firm

#Privacy #Security #PasswordManager #DigitalSovereignty #TechSovereignty #TechPolicy #Tech #Technology #EU #Europe #EuropeanUnion

An article I wrote about SnapSafe, and Android's technical foundations that resist forensic searches more generally, was published in the @2600 Winter issue this year!

https://store.2600.com/collections/2020-2021/products/winter-2025-2026-digital-edition-pdf-and-epub3

https://snapsafe.org/

#infosec #security #privacy #android

A free, private messenger for Android. No account, no phone number, nobody in the middle who can read what you send. It even works without internet.

Chime Public Beta now available at https://chime.tw

Source available at https://codeberg.org/Chime/chime-app (GPL-3.0)

And a new Guide on the site to help users get to grips with Chime a little quicker. https://chime.tw/guide.html

#foss #privacy #android #androidapps #degoogle #p2p #codeberg

If your notes app uses a passphrase to encrypt your data, the key derivation iteration count is the number that actually matters for brute-force resistance.

OWASP's current guidance for PBKDF2-SHA256: 600,000 iterations.

The difference between 10,000 and 600,000: an attack that takes one hour now takes 60 hours.

Most apps that call themselves 'encrypted' don't publish this figure. That's worth asking about before trusting them with sensitive notes.

#privacy #encryption #infosec

Le VPN partout, tout le temps : une fausse bonne idée ?

Un VPN est un outil utile lorsqu'il répond à un besoin précis. Cependant, l'utiliser systématiquement pour toutes ses connexions peut parfois créer des effets indésirables.

Lorsque vous vous connectez à un service personnel, communautaire ou associatif, votre adresse IP publique permet aussi au système de sécurité de vous identifier comme un utilisateur authentique.

À l'inverse, en utilisant un VPN, vous partagez souvent une adresse IP avec de nombreux autres utilisateurs du même service VPN. Cette adresse peut avoir été utilisée auparavant par quelqu'un d'autre pour des comportements abusifs : tentatives de connexion automatisées, scans, attaques par force brute ou autres activités malveillantes.

Les systèmes de protection d'un serveur ne peuvent généralement pas savoir qui se trouve réellement derrière une adresse IP. Ils voient uniquement l'adresse qui effectue les requêtes.

Ainsi, lorsqu'une adresse IP appartenant à un VPN est impliquée dans une attaque, elle peut être bloquée. Tous les utilisateurs qui empruntent cette même sortie VPN peuvent alors être concernés, même s'ils n'ont rien fait de répréhensible.

Dans ce cas, la solution n'est pas forcément de changer régulièrement de serveur VPN. Pour un service auquel vous faites confiance et auquel vous vous connectez régulièrement, il peut être préférable de ne pas utiliser de VPN.

Le bon réflexe : utiliser un VPN quand il apporte un bénéfice réel

Quelques exemples :

- Connexion depuis un Wi-Fi public (gare, hôtel, restaurant...) : le VPN est recommandé,
- Accès à distance à son réseau personnel / d'entreprise : le VPN est recommandé,
- Connexion quotidienne à un service communautaire connu et fiable : le VPN n'est pas forcément nécessaire,
- Protection contre toutes les menaces d'Internet : un VPN ne répond pas à cet objectif.

#vpn #privacy #autohebergement #selfhosting #mesnumeriquesfr #souverainetenumerique

Un VPN est un outil utile lorsqu'il répond à un besoin précis. Cependant, l'utiliser systématiquement pour toutes ses connexions peut parfois créer des effets indésirables.

Lorsque vous vous connectez à un service personnel, communautaire ou associatif, votre adresse IP publique permet aussi au système de sécurité de vous identifier comme un utilisateur authentique.

À l'inverse, en utilisant un VPN, vous partagez souvent une adresse IP avec de nombreux autres utilisateurs du même service VPN. Cette adresse peut avoir été utilisée auparavant par quelqu'un d'autre pour des comportements abusifs : tentatives de connexion automatisées, scans, attaques par force brute ou autres activités malveillantes.

Les systèmes de protection d'un serveur ne peuvent généralement pas savoir qui se trouve réellement derrière une adresse IP. Ils voient uniquement l'adresse qui effectue les requêtes.

Ainsi, lorsqu'une adresse IP appartenant à un VPN est impliquée dans une attaque, elle peut être bloquée. Tous les utilisateurs qui empruntent cette même sortie VPN peuvent alors être concernés, même s'ils n'ont rien fait de répréhensible.

Dans ce cas, la solution n'est pas forcément de changer régulièrement de serveur VPN. Pour un service auquel vous faites confiance et auquel vous vous connectez régulièrement, il peut être préférable de ne pas utiliser de VPN.

Le bon réflexe : utiliser un VPN quand il apporte un bénéfice réel

Quelques exemples :

- Connexion depuis un Wi-Fi public (gare, hôtel, restaurant...) : le VPN est recommandé,
- Accès à distance à son réseau personnel / d'entreprise : le VPN est recommandé,
- Connexion quotidienne à un service communautaire connu et fiable : le VPN n'est pas forcément nécessaire,
- Protection contre toutes les menaces d'Internet : un VPN ne répond pas à cet objectif.

#vpn #privacy #autohebergement #selfhosting #mesnumeriquesfr #souverainetenumerique

new in-chat mini game available for free to ArcaneChat supporters:

Name: Go
Description: Play the classic game of Go for 2 players
(and many observers possible) inside ArcaneChat.

Get it at: https://ko-fi.com/s/cd2489d0e7

Get that and more at https://ko-fi.com/adbenitez/shop

#ArcaneChat #game #boardgames #decentralization #privacy #encryption #openSource #europe #european #gogame #go #webxdc

Condividi le foto al mare di tuo figlio? Che fine possono fare: I pedofili ci creano gallery, e ora con l'IA le manipolano anche.
La privacy "Solo per gli amici"? Non esiste.

https://www.leggo.it/crescere_insieme/15_luglio_2026_foto_figli_mare_pedofili_gallery_pedosoft_associazione_meter_fortunato_di_noto-9648646.html

#Sharenting #Pedofilia #AI #IntelligenzaArtificiale #Social #Privacy #PrivacyOnLine

❗WARNING! The real Minority Report and it's not entertaining, especially for the people who have to live with it (whether they like it or not).

#privacy #privacymatters #mentalprivacy #physicalprivacy #intellectualprivacy #surveillance #surveillancecapitalism

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🖥️🚀 Oh look, another #browser claiming to be the savior of the #internet, because we really needed another one of those, right? #Orion by #Kagi promises zero #telemetry and absolute privacy—because obviously, all the existing browsers are just spying on us 24/7. 🤔 Maybe their next update will include a tin-foil hat extension. 🧢
https://orionbrowser.com/ #privacy #security #HackerNews #ngated

I'm gonna bring a date back home and then proceed to read the LG TOS out loud as foreplay.

#lg #privacy #surveillance #internetofshit

Gopeed is a modern open-source download manager built with Go and Flutter.

It supports HTTP, BitTorrent, Magnet, and ED2K downloads, runs on Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, and iOS, and includes browser extensions to capture downloads.

If you're looking for a privacy-friendly alternative to IDM or Free Download Manager, Gopeed is worth checking out.

More details: https://digitalescapetools.com/tools/tool.html?id=gopeed

#OpenSource #DownloadManager #Privacy #Go #Flutter #Linux #Android #iOS #Windows #macOS

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📌 Oggi nel mondo Dash 🧵

➡️ Riepilogo della giornata sul nostro gruppo Telegram 📩

🚨 Dash Giveaway 🎁🥳🚀

🤝 Unisciti a noi per discuterne liberamente 👇🗣
👉 https://t.me/dash_chat_italia/86342

🫶 Sostieni la crescita di Dash Italia con un caffè ☕️🌱
🔷 Indirizzo Dash: XxVhbTGzWoBzLFqJXzAFJYk5AxhsM14w1E
🔷 Evolution username 🧬: DashItalia - MascaSimo

$DASH #Dash #BuiltToLast #Crypto #Web3 #Privacy #Freedom #News #DashTo8000

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📌 Oggi nel mondo Dash 🧵 ➡️ Riepilogo della giornata sul nostro gruppo Telegram 📩 🚨 Dash Giveaway 🎁🥳🚀 🤝 Unisciti a noi per discuterne liberamente 👇🗣 👉 https://t.me/dash_chat_italia/86342 🫶 Sostieni la crescita di Dash Italia con un caffè ☕️🌱 🔷 Indirizzo Dash: XxVhbTGzWoBzLFqJXzAFJYk5AxhsM14w1E 🔷 Evolution username 🧬: DashItalia - MascaSimo $DASH #Dash #BuiltToLast #Crypto #Web3 #Privacy #Freedom #News #DashTo8000

Traditional banks track, categorize, and sell your transaction history to data brokers. Specter Pay uses self-custodied wallets and on-chain payments that no bank can surveil or freeze. Your money moves without a paper trail.

Try it now in your browser — or install it as a web app. No app store, no gatekeeper. https://specterapp.io/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=surveillance

#privacy #Fediverse

Banks use AI to analyze your spending patterns, selling insights to advertisers and data brokers. They frame it as 'fraud detection' but your data is the product. Specter's self-custodied wallet keeps your transaction history yours alone.

Try it now in your browser — or install it as a web app. No app store, no gatekeeper. https://specterapp.io/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=surveillance

#privacy #Fediverse

Hello Fediverse! 👋 #introduction

We're an indie team passionate about privacy. Standard VPNs get blocked by DPI firewalls daily, so we built something resilient.

Introducing Celestride Net: A next-gen VLESS Reality VPN. Zero logs, crypto payments, and designed to bypass strict censorship to keep the internet open & fast. 🛡️

Check out what we're building: https://celestride.pro

#privacy #infosec #cybersecurity #vless

Reported an ad for Meta glasses in the YT app. Got confirmation mail. Got mail that they reviewed it almost immediately. For other ads it took them longer. That means that other people had reported the same ad already.

(YT ads are blocked in my browser but I still use the app on my phone.)

#meta #google #noAI #AI #technofascism #spyware #stalkerware #privacy

The smug Western self-image: When the U.S. uses #Palantir #AI for #surveillance and #control, that’s okay, but when #China does the same thing, it’s #evil and #communism.

source: eu.usatoday.com/story/opinion/…

That’s a stark contrast with Chinese AI, which might be technologically advanced but is morally stunted, as it's already used to censor topics the Chinese Communist Party finds objectionable while enabling that regime’s social and economic oppression.

China is proving that AI can be evil. But it doesn’t mean AI is inherently evil, and America can prove that this technology’s capacity for good is far greater. By taking the political and legal shackles off AI, #Trump and #Vance are empowering the American #people to move AI in the best possible direction.

#news #technology #moral #ethics #politics #government #economy #worldorder #nwo #future #humanity #spy #military #industry #system #matrix #humanity #humanrights #freedom #privacy #usa #democracy

Looks like LG is having bit of a #privacy disaster after adding a TOS clause about the user having to inform all their guests that their TV or monitor will listen in with its built-in microphone and it will be analyzed elsewhere.

I'm sure this will sell a lot of new TVs.

And in general, just unplug the smart TVs unless you really want to use their shitty build-in apps.

#enshittification

Windows 11's Photos app offers AI enhancements, but you can control the generated watermarks. Our guide shows you how to add or remove them, giving you full command over your images. Keep your edits clean or clearly marked! #Windows #AI #Privacy #PhotoEditing #Tech

La privacy delle email torna protagonista con Aster Mail, un servizio open source che protegge messaggi, oggetti e allegati con crittografia avanzata. #Privacy #OpenSource #Linux #CyberSecurity #Email
https://www.linuxeasy.org/aster-mail-porta-la-posta-elettronica-privata-con-crittografia-end-to-end-e-tecnologia-post-quantum/

Un browser scritto da zero in C, senza telemetria, con IA locale e un forte impegno verso gli standard del Web. Ecco perché Nordstjernen potrebbe attirare l'attenzione di molti utenti Linux. #Linux #OpenSource #Browser #Privacy #WebDevelopment

https://www.linuxeasy.org/nordstjernen-il-browser-open-source-scritto-in-c-che-punta-su-sicurezza-privacy-e-standard-web/

People Keep Destroying Flock Cameras Across America. The Paperwork Already Saw It Coming. (yahoo.com)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/people-keep-destroying-flock-cameras-180000232.html?guccounter=1

#privacy #flock

Oh this shit show is even juicier than I thought!

Apparently LG is also bombarding their PC monitor users with an app, that gets auto-installed but then it starts to push McAfee crap on you too!

LG is really on a roll here. Down a mountain, into a sewage processing plant.

https://www.reddit.com/r/pcmasterrace/comments/1uk7v0v/windows_update_silently_installed_lg_bloatware/

#spyware #privacy

New EU cars now watch your face. The question is not whether safety matters. It is who gets the video after the drive ends. https://allaboutcookies.org/eu-mandatory-distracted-driver-system?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Standard-Pipeline---Mast. #STEM #privacy #author

Mental #health #crises must not be turned into #entertainment. Even difficult or confrontational people deserve #dignity, compassion, and #privacy in such situations, rather than ridicule, #voyeurism, and public humiliation.

source: drewdevault.com/blog/Circus-fr…

Among hobbyist operating systems, #TempleOS stands out as one of the most well-known, having attracted considerably more press coverage and a much larger fan-base than any other hobby operating system can boast. The reason TempleOS stands out from the crowd is not due to its modest technical achievements, but because it is clearly the product of severe untreated #schizophrenia. What makes TempleOS special is that Terry built it to talk to God. Every feature and each technical decision re-enforces his schizophrenic delusions, from its implementation language (“HolyC”) to its prophetic “oracle” app. Enthusiasts of TempleOS are drawn to it in part because it affords an opportunity to explore the unique, creative #masterwork of a person #suffering from #mental #illness in a way that deeply impacts that work.

#news #software #community #foss #floss #opensource #gpl #linux #humanity #problem #ethics #meme #memes #suffer #help #humanrights #nerd

DNS4EU is a privacy-first DNS resolver by the European Union and Whalebone, available for free to all European citizens under the GDPR.

The service is anonymized and offers child protection, ad blocking, DNSSEC, IPv4, IPv6, DoH, DoT, and anycast, ensuring excellent privacy and minimal latency regardless of your location.

Your browsing data stays within the EU and is protected from cyber threats without being monetized!

https://joindns4.eu

#dns #browser #security #privacy #eu #europe

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DNS4EU public DNS service logo and Co-funded by the European Union logo. Caption: Launch of Secured Privacu-oriented Public DNS resolver.

Microsoft faces a Windows zero-day after HiveLegacy exposed a flaw letting low-privilege users alter admin registry data under specific conditions. 🛡️
The exploit targets the User Profile Service, Microsoft is investigating, and researchers recommend tighter account controls. 🔍

🔗 https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/07/windows-0-day-drops-the-same-day-microsoft-releases-record-number-of-patches/

#TechNews #Microsoft #Windows #ZeroDay #Cybersecurity #Vulnerability #Privacy #Security #InfoSec #DigitalRights #Technology #SoftwareUpdate #BillGates #Windows10 #Windows11

Microsoft restored a streamer's 25-year-old Xbox account after a hacker-triggered suspension locked access to games, OneDrive data, and family photos 🎮
The case reignited concerns over digital ownership after the account was first deemed irreversible before Microsoft reversed the decision 🔐

🔗 https://www.ign.com/articles/microsoft-restores-players-25-year-old-account-with-sons-baby-photos-after-nuking-it-due-to-hacker

#TechNews #Microsoft #Xbox #DigitalOwnership #OneDrive #Account #Security #Privacy #Cybersecurity #Gaming #Game #Games #Gaming #GameDev #Cloud #Technology #DataProtection #Windows

LAPD will let its Flock Safety surveillance contract expire, citing unresolved civil liberties, privacy, and data-sharing concerns. 🚓
The decision follows broader scrutiny of license plate tracking over false matches, security lapses, and expanding surveillance risks. 🔒

🔗 https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/13/lapd-lets-contract-with-surveillance-giant-flock-expire-citing-serious-concerns-over-civil-liberties-and-privacy/

#TechNews #Privacy #Surveillance #LAPD #FlockSafety #CivilLiberties #Cybersecurity #OpenSource #DigitalRights #Security #Technology #DataProtection #Transparency #GovTech

Cloudflare launched Precursor, replacing many CAPTCHA checks with continuous behavioral analysis of mouse, typing, scrolling, and browser activity. 🖱️
The system aims to detect advanced bots while raising fresh privacy concerns over persistent session monitoring despite limited data collection. 🔒

🔗 https://nerds.xyz/2026/07/cloudflare-precursor-bot-detection/

#TechNews #Cloudflare #Privacy #CAPTCHA #BotDetection #WebSecurity #OpenSource #Cybersecurity #DigitalRights #Technology #Browser #AI #Internet #Security

🔒 Apple e Google ordinate a rimuovere app AI "nudify"

13 app capaci di generare deepfake nudi non consensuali bloccate dopo lettera del procuratore di San Francisco. Google ha già sospeso 5 app Android.

Fonte: The Verge
Segui 👇
#AIDeepfake #Privacy #Sicurezza 📱🔐⚖️

📷 6 new license plate readers just reported around Redlands, CO. Newly mapped by volunteers — see what's watching. #ALPR #Surveillance #Redlands #Privacy #FlockSafety

https://deflocktheusa.com/flock-cameras/colorado/redlands/

RE: https://graz.social/@publicvoit/115701738998746379

#Tesla peilt in Deutschland Expansion an https://www.heise.de/news/Tesla-peilt-in-Deutschland-Expansion-an-11369992.html

Ich möchte da nur auf ein paar Berichte hinweisen:

"Tesla #Model3 ist Schlusslicht im TÜV-Report 2025" https://www.derstandard.at/story/3000000246255/e-autos-am-pruefstand-tesla-model-3-ist-schlusslicht-im-tuev-report-2025

Hertz will 20.000 Elektroautos wieder verkaufen https://www.heise.de/news/Ein-Drittel-des-Bestands-Hertz-will-20-000-Elektroautos-wieder-verkaufen-9595087.html (Tesla + Polestar)
"... höheren Kosten für Reparaturen und Beschädigungen"

Und die untere Nachricht (Quote) von Ende 2025 spricht wohl Bände: eine US-Untersuchung reiht Tesla ganz hinten ein. Schlechter als alle getesteten Verbrennermodelle!

Nebenbei gibt's jede Menge Verletzungen der #Privatsphäre durch Tesla: "Tesla workers shared private ‘scenes of intimacy’ filmed by car cameras: report" https://nypost.com/2023/04/06/tesla-employees-shared-private-scenes-of-intimacy-filmed-by-car-cameras-report/

Weiters kann man jede Menge negativer Berichte finden, wie schlimm Tesla mit seinen Angestellten umgeht.

Und dann wäre noch Elon als Abschreckungsfaktor oben drauf. 🤷

Also wer *jetzt* noch einen Tesla kauft ... 🙄

#eAuto #ModelS #ModelY #ModelX #TeslaMotors #privacy #Gigafactory #ElonWentCrazy

We have launched our DNS privacy service early this year (and forgot to make a Mastodon post).

This free service is built with a focus on privacy, transparency and reducing reliance on centralized corporate infrastructure. It supports DNS-over-HTTPS (DoH), DNS-over-TLS (DoT) and legacy DNS.

Feel free to give it a try. Details are listed on: https://nothingtohide.nl/dns/.

#dns #dnsprivacy #uncensored #privacy #nothingtohide

France, Germany vow to develop Palantir rival – POLITICO

#europe #masssurveillance #surveillance #Palantir #privacy #France #germany

https://www.politico.eu/article/france-germany-want-to-develop-a-palantir-rival/

ICYMI: Safari 27 blocks LinkedIn and Bing ad trackers by IP address: Review of WebKit developer beta source code shows Safari 27 cuts connections to Bing and LinkedIn ad servers by IP, before tracking data leaves the browser. https://ppc.land/safari-27-blocks-linkedin-and-bing-ad-trackers-by-ip-address/ #Safari27 #WebKit #Privacy #AdTracking #LinkedIn

Briar just went into maintenance mode, and their update named the problems they couldn’t get past. Some of them we’ve already shipped: account backup, attachments, reliable contact adding, channels.

For 3.0 we’re going further, replacing the inherited Briar/Bramble layers with our own protocol stack. Transport, wire format, sync, message model, all ours. Bramble stays the origin, but stops being the foundation.

triple ratchet PQ

zerion.chat

#privacy #tor #foss

Is it bye bye bye for UK Digital ID?

As ORG’s @jim said, this scheme would risk “creating a digital surveillance infrastructure that will change everyone’s daily lives.”

Another authoritarian assault on our rights could hit the shredder as Burnham heads to No.10.

We’ll wait and see…

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jul/18/burnham-to-scrap-starmers-digital-id-scheme-in-reset-of-priorities

#digitalid #surveillance #privacy #ukpolitics #ukpol

💬 Kommt ein Proton Messenger?

Proton-CEO Andy Yen deutete auf Reddit an, dass Proton nach der Entscheidung zur Chatkontrolle 1.0 wahrscheinlich einen eigenen Messenger entwickeln wird.

Auch die Idee, Kontakte über Benutzernamen statt Telefonnummern oder E-Mail-Adressen hinzuzufügen, fand er gut.

Noch ist nichts offiziell angekündigt – spannend wäre ein „Proton Messenger“ aber definitiv. Wir dürfen also gespannt sein, was in Zukunft noch kommen wird. 👀

#Proton #Messenger #Datenschutz #Privacy #ChatControl #ITSecurity

#Flock #Privacy #Technology

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/07/police-losing-jobs-flock-cameras-alprs/

Requested my Netflix data export just to see what they had.
They remember a random Tuesday in July 2020 better than I do. Three episodes of Warrior Nun back to back, logged forever.
I've been building an app that turns these exports into something you can actually read. Seeing your own data like this is strange. Part surveillance receipt, part photo album.
#privacy #DataOwnership #DeleteFacebook #nosurf

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Extremely on-point post.

https://mastodon.ar.al/@aral/116946253995217476

I preface each OSM talk/workshop I give with a little introduction/discussion about software freedom - what are the four freedoms, and why they are important for every user (especially nontechnical ones).

But I recently changed it to have a slightly broader focus - the four freedoms, decentralization, and cooperative governance - with an overarching emphasis on, as Aral says, ownership and control.

#contraLibre #FreeSoftware #Libre #OpenSource #FOSS #Decentralization #Cooperatives #Privacy

RE: https://mastodon.social/@Tutanota/116945549260653280

#Tuta got this on many levels wrong. This post is only here to promote their own email service. AND DON'T USE #MONETT! WTF! Also no tor browser for regular users please.

My list:

Gmail a.o. → Too much alternatives, but make sure they use IMAP.

Google Docs → Nextcloud or Cryptpad, although Cryptpad is not good on mobile. Both can be self-hosted if you are into that.

WhatsApp → Signal or DeltaChat. Yes there are other options, but those are not mainstream ready.

Chrome → Firefox or one of its more secure derivatives (but watch out if they are usable for daily use).

Instagram → Pixelfed, although @dansup should give much more love to it! Loops is great, but people are waiting now for ages for bug fixes and important improvements. It's not funny anymore.

Bonus:

Facebook → Bonfire, Hubzilla or Friendica.

TikTok → Loops.

Twitter/X, Bluesky/Eurosky/Blacksky/W-social/etc, Threads or even Tumblr → Mastodon or similar.

Discord → Matrix or similar. Has Matrix already solved their spam problem?

MS Office → LibreOffice

#privacy

Tuta » 🌐 2026-07-19
@Tutanota@mastodon.social

MAKE THE SWITCH TO PRIVACY

Gmail → Tuta Mail

Google Docs → CryptPad (PS: Get 25% off CryptPad! 🥳 Use this code, PRIVACY25 when signing up for a paid CryptPad account)

WhatsApp → Signal

Chrome → Tor Browser

Instagram → Monnett Social 

Drop your suggestions - because together we can spread #privacy! ♥️

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List of big tech apps with better alternatives. Gmail with Tuta Mail, Google Docs with CryptPad, WhatsApp with Signal, Chrome with Tor Browser, Instagram with Monnett Social.

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List of big tech apps List of big tech apps wjth an arrow and blank square to share better alternatives. Gmai, Google Docs, WhatsApp, Chrome, Instagram

Most useful takeaway: best VPN for Android depends less on loud privacy claims and more on matching app to your use case. I looked at what makes an Android VPN worth keeping, not marketing noise. Good filter if you care about #Android, #Privacy, and #VPN apps that fit real habits. https://toolstackscout.com/vpn-privacy/best-vpn-for-android-5/