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I don't know if there exists such a thing as GrapheneOS account, but it is not required. You can add Google, Facebook or other accounts like with regular Android. I use a self hosted Nextcloud instance to synchronize contacts and calendar with DavX5 app. GrapheneOS has built-in apps. I use most of them. For the app stores I mostly use Fdroid and Aurora store for non open source software. I don't use Google play store even sandboxed because I don't accept the terms of use, mostly because they have the right to uninstall apps from your phone without consent or notice.

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He wants to try before accepting the deal.

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Some like Phind or Perplexity cite their sources. And they give you directly the answer you're looking for without having to search it in a mess of "subscribe to our newsletter", "other articles that may interest you", 3 paragraphs of "if you read this article, you will know what you want to know", "special promotion for you",…

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Glad to see you use cash. It's often forgotten in privacy advice, despite being one of the most importants.

supermarket club cards

Hey I'm sure you all know how sketchy club cards are for collecting your data. But I do begrudge paying slightly higher prices just for valuing my privacy. I was wondering if there was any way to sign up to these things whilst limiting the data they have access to. Would it be enough to sign up with fake details and never use...

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And pay in cash

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Apple speaks like overprotective parents that don't want their kids to leave home alone.

Which privacy services would you donate to?

Due to financial problems, throughout my privacy journey I have only used free tools to enhance my privacy. I was recently thinking about the question: If I had the money to give back to the services I've used, which ones would I donate to? Here is my personal list, which is still a WIP:...

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I think my first donation would be to GrapheneOS.

Android Microphone Snooping (lemmy.world)

So I had a verbal conversation with a coworker yesterday and now I'm getting fed very specific ads. No possible way it's accidental. I have most of the microphone access to apps limited, I have Google assistant turned off and no VPA setup in my home. I use a Oneplus 9 pro, does anyone have recommendations on how to further root...

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A few years ago, I've read an article where the journalists investigated this. They asked to Facebook it they actually do it and Facebook confirmed.

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But it's clear that Google has a history of building products with RSS and killing the RSS support once it's established a user base.

Not only RSS. It was the same with XMPP, and probably other things I don't remember now. Better don't rely on Google products.

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The announcer (the enterprise on the ad) pays to the advertising platform (for example Google) which gives a small amount to the site displaying the ad.

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Close the app and find another one.

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Hundreds of partners is very common in news paper sites

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Is it part of the apps that have been recently sold to a commercial company? If so, you have to uninstall it and download the "Fossify" equivalent to keep the open source version.

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This is an important criteria for me. If I can't read the full article without leaving the reader and without a WebView, I won't keep the RSS feed.

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Does it detect the paywalls and cookie walls too?

Is it possible to have an on-screen keyboard that provides word suggestions without compromising privacy? (kbin.social)

I've been playing with both the Thumb and the Unexpected keyboards. I like 'em both but, man, I have to admit I'd like them more if they had that top bar that predicts what you might be. Is that just a no-go from a privacy perspective? Can that functionality be local?...

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This functionality can be local. I use the Google keyboard with internet access blocked and it works. The only thing missing is the ability to search for emojis typing a word (they are still in the list) and some features that I never used and never understood why they are in a keyboard since it's not related to typing text, like the gifs.

The only reason I see for a keyboard to need internet connection is to update the dictionary when it's modified, but it shouldn't prevent to work with an outdated dictionary.

When I searched for alternatives a few months ago, I couldn't find anything satisfying.

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Updated 18 months ago on F-Droid, but the Github looks still active. I hope they'll soon have a releasable version.

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    Shamot ,
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    Use cash if you want privacy. The card is linked to your name too.

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    Shamot ,
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    What's the problem with 2G?

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    This would help them to improve the algorithms and make it worse. An active defense could be to keep the ads visible and boycott the announcers, so that they lose more money when they pay for advertising.

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    When I see this, the only viable option I see is to close the site and boycott it. Any other choice would encourage more companies to do this blackmail.

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