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joeldebruijn

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Privacy@Lemmy.ml: Why use catch-all email domains over email aliases?

I've been looking at using email aliases services, and right now I'm thinking of using Simplelogin for all my online accounts and accounts where I can change my email easily, and getting my own domain to share with people and where I can't easily update my email. It seems like I shouldn't use my own domain for online services...

joeldebruijn ,

Same experience

Oh , that's cute this spammer thinks there must be an admin@mydomain.com etc

Only other downside I could think if is when my catch all cant be used to send a mail or reply.

So I do use them a lot for suppliers en services, but for registering initially and password reset. But I can't use it to contact support by mail.

Mostly I rely on forms or self service portals when I need it as a customer.

joeldebruijn ,

As a #2 person, when my level-of-current-knowledge hits a ceiling and I ask for technical advice in forums or lemmy or even social media, it often comes from a #1 person.

Assuming its specialized knowledge few other #2 have.

Half the time I get an answer (about what and how) AND background explanation (giving context and WHY).

But half the other time a #1 doesnt realize easy things for them are hard for me. When they are miles ahead their answer assumes I have a host of other skills already in place. But I dont know what I don't know so I dont ask for them.

But ... every answer from a helpfull stranger is appreciated. Just bridging knowledge is hard.

joeldebruijn ,

Ouch ... I hope I smell them from a mile away ... and change course.

joeldebruijn ,

For example, because its autocorrect in a multi-language setting is pretty bad (autocorrecting wrong language even if its manually switched).

joeldebruijn ,

Was wondering....

If I would invest $10 a month ....
How many computing power I could get ...
For an Adnauseam-As-A-Service server ...
And how many ad-budget that would vaporize?

Would it make $100, $1000 or more ad budget worthless?

Just curious what the numbers would be?

joeldebruijn ,
  1. It's not gdpr compliant in the way shown here or IAB TCF uses it.

Legitimate interest is a sort failsafe which can be used to cover certain exceptions.

  • the datacontrollor must have an exceptional situation, so not on a regular basis.
  • the balance between personal and business interest must be considered carefully under case by case basis.
  • the dataprocessor isn't the one doing the consideration

Automating all this is kind off against all the above.

joeldebruijn ,

Yes
https://techcrunch.com/2022/03/04/noyb-second-cookie-complaints/

joeldebruijn ,

And the "we play nice" respons of IAB:
https://iabeurope.eu/iab-europe-tcf-and-noybs-war-on-cookie-banners/

joeldebruijn ,

Cwtch

https://cwtch.im/

Decentralized and Open

Participants in Cwtch can host their own safe spaces, or lend their infrastructure to others seeking a safe space. There is no “Cwtch service” or “Cwtch network”. The Cwtch protocol is open, and anyone is free to build bots, services and user interfaces and integrate and interact with Cwtch.
Privacy Preserving

All communication in Cwtch is end-to-end encrypted and takes place over Tor v3 onion services.
Metadata Resistant

Cwtch has been designed such that no information is exchanged or available to anyone without their explicit consent, including on-the-wire messages and protocol metadata.

joeldebruijn ,

To illustrate even more: I follow a Lemmy privacy "group" with an Akkoma account.

joeldebruijn OP ,

Oh thnx, I should search more around. 😁👍

Solid answers there.

joeldebruijn OP ,

No I did try and since you're interested in my learning curve versus my personal effort:
Since two weeks I learned css for the first time, hobby related and just about to start knowing about flexbox css grid float div and styling them.

joeldebruijn OP ,

Fair point, done!

Looking for a privacy focused travel assistant on mobile

Heya, as the title suggests. I have tried the KDE Initary (on mobile), but the user experience didn't quite flop-my-mop. It is however the better one in terms of privacy as far as I have found. Are there any other ones that you folks know of and would recommend? Looking for an app that specifically can hold boarding passes....

joeldebruijn ,

Totally going to use flop-my-mop elsewhere, but urban dictionary doesnt have an entry about it I think? 🫢😁👍

Curious about suggestions but for itinerary I just use "event folders" like "20240801 France" and I put every pdf, jpg, gpx, mail I have in it.

And during planning sometimes export website pages, wiki entries to pdf etc. Routes in gpx, POI in KML etc.

joeldebruijn ,

Also the reason I pay the €3 monthly fee covering 2 laptops, 3 tablets and 2 phones.
Worth it imho.

It consistently drops 20 - 25% of DNS requests.

joeldebruijn ,

I hope to get there one day (being able to DIY) but so much to learn (in the middle of getting away from MS, Google and migrating to NextCloud, Linux, Yunohost etc.)

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:...

joeldebruijn , (edited )

F-Droid changed the label to Non-Free Network Services because just linking from a POI to a booking site alone (without affiliate linking etc) isn't the privacy nightmare fdroid wants it to be.

I could use OM my whole life without clicking links from POI and never is anything exchanged with Kayak or OM.

If one does a booking at Kayak then sure Kayak takes all kind of PII. OM wouldnt know btw.

Non free network label is assigned because OM app is dependent on OM providing mapdata. And one cant change that. Its like OSMand can provide for OM or vice versa.

joeldebruijn ,

Under the keyboard for added security.

joeldebruijn ,

For now ...
... endgame is integration in WP core and one needs forking to avoid it ....

Office 365 asking for permissions to change browser settings (lemmy.world)

I have to use certain Microsoft apps for work, so I strictly only use the web versions as I am on Linux. However, just seen this setting pop up in Word while working on a document. I wonder what in specific they would change, considering i am on Firefox. Does anyone know anything about this? Is there an actual good reason for me...

joeldebruijn ,

Dont know in this case (which is part of the problem indeed) but sometimes account access is to make the device itself "the second factor" which reduces nag-screens asking for codes or other 2fa time and again.

maegul , to Fediverse
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Is decentralised federated social media over engineered?

Can't get this brain fart out of my head.

What would the simplest, FOSS, alternative look like and would it be worth it?

Quick thoughts:

  • FOSS platforms intended to be big single servers, but dedicated to ...
  • Shared/Single Sign On
  • Easy cross posting
  • Enabling and building universal Multi-platform clients.
  • Unlike email, supporting small servers

No duplication/federation/protocol required, just software.


@fediverse

joeldebruijn ,

Sorry but I fail to understand the relation between your question and the additional text.

Are the bulletpoints requirements for a less over-engineered attempt ?

Or are they examples of the current situation?

And just software without protocol seems. .... oversimplification.

joeldebruijn ,

Maybe good old blogosphere with comments pingbacks and pubsubhub(?) was a sort of simpler proto version of the fediverse.

joeldebruijn ,

Trusting other peoples identification and authorizattion isnt about sharing accounts and passwords.
If user A of server X want to log in at server Y, server Y asks server X if it knows this user A.
If so server X handles the password/mfa check and just gives the green light to server Y.

joeldebruijn ,

True! One of the main building blocks, sadly.

joeldebruijn ,

You were right:

https://edri.org/our-work/delay-depress-destroy-how-tech-corporations-subvert-the-eus-new-digital-laws/

joeldebruijn ,

https://themarkup.org/blacklight ?

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    joeldebruijn ,

    I dont want to use them either but because of lack of alternatives I do use contactless pay of my banks app itself. Does require NFC etc

    joeldebruijn ,

    AFAIK its "by design" meaning an inherent property of the fediverse.

    If I dont follow someone or my instance isnt federated with those of other followers we cant see each others comments or likes etc

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