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submitted 1 year ago by Kidplayer_666@lemm.ee to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

Hello there! Im looking for increased privacy when it comes to my network connections. So far I know of TOR as an almost absolute bastion of security, but how do I ensure the remaining network traffic is encrypted and private? I know of signal for communication, and I’m aware of VPN’s. However I’m not sure whether to trust most providers regarding government interference as their software often isn’t open source. Is there a federated VPN of sorts, similar to how lemmy and other fediverse apps work?

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[-] Radiant_sir_radiant@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I agree in principle - on Windows it's a bit of a cat-and-mouse thing between people building tools to disable Windows telemetry and Microsoft building 'better' telemetry. And don't get me started on Edge. It really is time for the courts to force Microsoft to allow consumer choice once more.

Having said that, it does depend on what your objective (resp. threat model) is whether or not you consider Windows telemetry a problem. Microsoft will know that you've used this web browser for that much time, but not what websites you've visited (unless it's Edge of course). It's up to you whether that bothers you.

[-] Banana_man@reddthat.com 1 points 1 year ago

I never bothered checking edge's TOS and data collection since I never considered using it in the first place so idk how bad it is :p.

But also can't the person you're hiding from also buy your data from Microsoft anyway? I mean, they collect them to sell, not only store. Your metadata are the ones they go after first right? Easy to store and analyze, usually betray behavior patterns etc.

Having said that, I do get your point and maybe it does depend on who you want to protect yourself against. But I'm just asking to verify my own knowledge.

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