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KarnaSubarna ,
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Email alias indeed helps to avoid spam and helps you to assume separate identity per site, but won't help in any way to stop mail provider/server from processing your email data for user profiling / targeted ad purpose.

Buying email domain and self-hosting is only the full proof way from privacy POV, but it is really difficult target to accomplish. A privacy respecting email hosting + alias should be next ideal choice, IMO.

KarnaSubarna ,
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Ah! I was not aware of the fact that Alias service can encrypt email before forwarding to actual mailbox.

KarnaSubarna OP ,
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Same as that happened to Bibliogram earlier – a cat-n-mouse game between Dev and API owner.

KarnaSubarna OP ,
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True, but till the transition completes (if it ever), these privacy frontends are quite handy tool to view content of those services.

I heavily use LibReddit to follow certain Subreddits, although I now mostly frequent Lemmy.

KarnaSubarna OP , (edited )
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Nextcloud[1] is an open source and self-hostable SaaS product.

Instead of using OneDrive and Google Drive (and similar proprietary solutions), Nextcloud is a better solution from Privacy POV, IMO.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nextcloud

KarnaSubarna OP ,
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You are essentially sharing a file link via MS Teams.

Instead of keeping the actual file on OneDrive, it is hosted on your own (Nextcloud) server. Sorry but how it leads to privacy issue?

KarnaSubarna OP ,
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The post is about Nextcloud self-hosted file storage as an open source replacement for One Drive which is deeply integrated with MS Teams. For those, who can't replace MS Teams with FOSS equivalent for whatever reason, can at least stop relying on One Drive for file storage solution.

And, for your information, Nextcloud does offer 1:1 and group chat solution[1], which is an open source replacement for MS Teams.

[1] https://nextcloud.com/talk/

KarnaSubarna ,
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And, here come typical response -

telecom operators have informally shared with the department that the leaked information claimed in the ClouSEK report seems to be a compilation of old data sets of telecom subscribers and it is not due to any vulnerability in their system."

Source: https://telecom.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/industry/cybersecurity-firm-claims-data-leak-of-750-million-telecom-users-dot-asks-telcos-for-security-audit/107244949

Senators Demand Justice Department Halt Funding to Predictive Policing Programs – The Markup (themarkup.org)

The idea behind predictive policing is that by feeding historical crime data into a computer algorithm, it’s possible to determine where crime is most likely to occur, or who is most likely to offend. Law enforcement officials can then make proactive interventions, like conducting patrols in predicted crime locations, ideally...

Cops Used DNA to Predict a Suspect’s Face—and Tried to Run Facial Recognition on It (www.wired.com)

For facial recognition experts and privacy advocates, the East Bay detective’s request, while dystopian, was also entirely predictable. It emphasizes the ways that, without oversight, law enforcement is able to mix and match technologies in unintended ways, using untested algorithms to single out suspects based on unknowable...

KarnaSubarna ,
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Request: Your IP > Apple (1st) relay node > 3rd party (2nd) relay node > Website

Response: Your IP < Apple (1st) relay node < 3rd party (2nd) relay node < Website

Whoever has access to both relay nodes, can easily track you end-to-end.

As for Apple, they claim the 1st relay node is owned by them, and 2nd relay node is owned by 3rd party. (Source: https://www.apple.com/icloud/docs/iCloud_Private_Relay_Overview_Dec2021.pdf)

In theory, it should not be a privacy concern because -

  • Website will see the request coming from 2nd relay node's IP.
  • 2nd relay node will see the request is coming from Apple (1st) relay node's IP.
  • So, only Apple knows your IP.

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    KarnaSubarna ,
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    The really powerful thing about Facebook ads is in your ability to layer targeting options on top of one another, gradually making your audience more and more specific. An extreme (and hilarious) example of the power of hypertargeting was featured in AdWeek last year, when a marketing pro targeted his roommate with ads so specific the poor guy thought he was being cyberstalked.

    🤮

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    Update: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-68099669

    KarnaSubarna ,
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    I'm afraid that protection might not last long.

    https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/brave-to-end-strict-fingerprinting-protection-as-it-breaks-websites/

    KarnaSubarna OP , (edited )
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    Yes, Temporary/Disposable email account is strictly for one time use.

    KarnaSubarna OP ,
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    sold ad analytics

    Do you still the have the link to news article where it was reported?

    Earlier I was using Pi-Hole on my network then switched to AdGuard Home (not same as AdGuard DNS) as it is an open source product with in-built DOH support (yes, I can setup Pi-Hole to do the same, but that's an extra manual configuration) and Privacy Guide seems to recommend it over Pi-hole.
    After reading your post, I tried to lookup more about it. Nothing on Wiki. Closest thing is this. If the allegations are true then I need to switch back to Pi-Hole.

    How was the Snowflake proxy used in 2023? (forum.torproject.org)

    We can also break down users by country. The largest contingent of Snowflake users are in Iran, which has been the case since the Mahsa Amini protests in 2022 1. The graph shows also a large number of users apparently from the United States, but we believe that may be partly the result of geolocation errors, and many of them are...

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    If installing extension is not an option for you -

    • You can open https://snowflake.torproject.org/ (or https://relay.love/) on a tab,
    • scroll down to 'Leave this browser tab open or embed a web badge on your website' section
    • toggle 'Enabled' button
    • and leave the browser running.
    • Note: Browser needs to have WebRTC enabled to make it work.

    I'm personally running Snowflake container on docker on my little Raspberry pi 24/7.
    And, yes, in 2023 most of the connection to my bridge was from Iran.

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    https://lemmy.ml/pictrs/image/a721e14e-81e5-4404-b791-eea98c7c3efd.png

    Source: https://snowflake.torproject.org/

    KarnaSubarna ,
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    I think it depends on headphone model/setup.

    My Sennheiser Momentum 3 by default only look for devices that were paired up in the past.

    It goes to (forced) discovery/pairing mode only when I press a specific button on headset manually.

    Check manual of your headset for similar setup.

    Google lists improvements that only users from the EU will get - gHacks Tech News (www.ghacks.net)

    Google collects and shares data between its own services by default. Search, advertising, YouTube and several others exchange user data. Users in the EU have to give consent to this form of sharing. By default, data will no longer be exchanged between services. EU users may already manage the Google Services that may or may not...

    KarnaSubarna OP ,
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    What about https://haveibeenpwned.com ?

    There’s a Multibillion-Dollar Market for Your Phone’s Location Data – The Markup (themarkup.org)

    Location firm Near describes itself as “The World’s Largest Dataset of People’s Behavior in the Real-World,” with data representing “1.6B people across 44 countries.” Mobilewalla boasts “40+ Countries, 1.9B+ Devices, 50B Mobile Signals Daily, 5+ Years of Data.” X-Mode’s website claims its data covers “25%+ of...

    KarnaSubarna OP , (edited )
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    This is how I explained it to one of my friends who is/was definitely a member of “I’ve got nothing to hide” club -

    • Suppose you are in a pay-to-use toilet minding your own Business.
    • That pay-to-use toilet is managed by a public/private entity called ToiletBook.
    • Suddenly you notice a (hidden) camera in the room.
    • When confronted, the owner confirms the only reason they took your picture to suggest you the perfect underwear based on your size. And, there is a legal guarantee that picture/data will never be used for any other purpose and only be processed by machine.
    • Will you still go to such toilet?

    BTW, that friend stopped talking to me afterward; not sure why 🤔
    (Edit: I should stop giving shitty examples to anyone, as it seems ) 🤐

    KarnaSubarna OP ,
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    😂

    Each Facebook User is Monitored by Thousands of Companies – The Markup (themarkup.org)

    Using a panel of 709 volunteers who shared archives of their Facebook data, Consumer Reports found that a total of 186,892 companies sent data about them to the social network. On average, each participant in the study had their data sent to Facebook by 2,230 companies. That number varied significantly, with some panelists’...

    KarnaSubarna OP , (edited )
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    Back in '50s, the connection between Tobacco products and Cancer was evident.
    Since '70s connection between Fossil fuel and Global warming was evident.

    Yet, no one heeded those warnings at the time. With cancer rate going up, and climate becoming increasing unpredictable/extreme, people now started to take notice.

    With so much information to process, Human brain ignores information that doesn't have a clear relation to a significant real world problem that immediately impacts their lives. This makes us intelligent (at short term) and dumb (at long term) at the same time.

    Using a service at free of cost (at the expense of your privacy) is acceptable by majority of population as it has no significant real world impact on their lives.

    If tomorrow, a huge data leak from these imbecile data hoarders leads to massive transaction fraud/identify theft that impacts a significant percentage of population and their daily lives, only then there will be massive outrage that you expect.

    Till then, we are the only one who escaped the Matrix, while rest embraced it.

    KarnaSubarna OP ,
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    It’s a sell and not leak of data.
    It’s actually called Server to Server (S2S) tracking.

    https://tinuiti.com/blog/data-privacy/server-to-server-tracking/

    https://revealbot.com/blog/facebook-conversions-api/

    How to Stop Your X Account From Getting Hacked Like the SEC’s (www.wired.com)

    X’s move to make people pay for a basic form of two-factor is problematic. It also created confusion because the company prompted free users to switch away from SMS two-factor, but then seemingly simply turned off the protection altogether for those who didn’t. This likely left a group of users in a situation where they...

    KarnaSubarna ,
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    An excellent read. Thanks OP 👍

    KarnaSubarna ,
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    If your hardware supports, you may self-host your favourite privacy frontends (e.g. LibReddit) on docker on your system, and point that extension to your self-hosted privacy frontend servers.

    AirDrop cracked by China, revealing phone number & email (9to5mac.com)

    The Beijing institute developed the technique to crack an iPhone’s encrypted device log to identify the numbers and emails of senders who share AirDrop content, the city’s judicial bureau said in an online post. Police have identified multiple suspects via that method, the agency said, without disclosing if anyone was...

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