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My Process in privacy(open for suggestions) (lemmy.ml)

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Note: This setup is both for my android and pc Edit: For those recommending paid services and selfhosting, I don't have the money nor resources for either. Also it seams some people are confusing my android setup with my PC setup so I'll write it down. Android: Brave(movies) + Ironfox, Search: Brave + DDG, VPN: Proton ( not always on), GPay = Cash, Auth= Aegis Auth, Pass: KeepassDX, PC: Firefox= Librewolf, VPN = No VPN (VERY slow internet), Search: Searxng + DDG, Pass: KeepassXC,

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[-] Zerush@lemmy.ml 5 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago)

AlterSend, encrypted peer-to-peer file transfers between devices with no size limits, no cloud storage, and no servers involved, FOSS, no account, Mac, Windows, Linux, iOS, Android

[-] scroll_responsibly@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 11 hours ago

Brave 🤮

[-] jjlinux@lemmy.zip 2 points 11 hours ago

If i wasn't invested in the proton infrastructure to keep my family away from Google and shot, the only change I would suggest is mullvad VPN instead of protonvpn. Other than that, it's a pretty sound setup you have there. Enjoy.

[-] 68silver@beehaw.org 2 points 11 hours ago

Another thread with commenters suffering from Brave Derangement Syndrome.

[-] UnrepententProcrastinator@lemmy.ca 2 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago)

Your usage of derangement syndrome is a perfect analogy to how it's used with Trump. People within the cult can't see a reason people would dislike something/someone so it has to be a "syndrome", it's the only thing that makes sense if you're unwilling to challenge your beliefs.

[-] CommieKhinkali@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 10 hours ago

i hate brave. use waterfox with kagi or librefox with kagi or startpage

[-] ScoffingLizard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 12 hours ago

I highly recommend NextDNS. You can also filter domaims with it. It even has lists so you don't have to filter every one. I use the "No Google" and "No Facebook" lists, along with several others.

[-] Shamot@jlai.lu 5 points 18 hours ago

💳→💵

[-] mirshafie@europe.pub 2 points 18 hours ago

My first thought was "what app is that?"

I actually despise cash, but I might go back to it just for privacy.

[-] xorollo@leminal.space 6 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I host nextcloud and Immich on an old laptop to replace google drive and photos respectively. Very nice, but nextcloud syncing with android is annoying. Looking for alternatives there. Self hosted is a requirement.

Hosting nextcloud also lets me sync my calendar and contacts completely on my own hardware too. I use davx5 to sync with the Fossify calendar app on my phone because I like it better than the nextcloud app.

[-] voyage0@sh.itjust.works 2 points 14 hours ago

I'm currently trying out OpenCloud (I think a fork of OwnCloud, where Nextcloud was forked from). It's working fine on PC where I had syncing issues with Nexcloud as well. I also host a syncthing server for the few things I really want to have in sync for all my devices (mostly my Obsidian Vault). It's been really reliable, especially compared to other solutions I tried out

[-] xorollo@leminal.space 1 points 7 minutes ago

I didn't mention syncthing, but I also use it for my obsidian vault and other small files that I want backed up. I think my ebooks are on there too. But what I'm really using nextcloud for is to offload large files so that my phone storage doesn't fill up -- but keep my files where I can easily download them when i want. Primarily audio books.

Also, my audio book player is not great for finding files when there are many. (Smart Audio Player) so I can only keep a handful but can easily download anything I'm missing from local storage.

[-] mirshafie@europe.pub 2 points 17 hours ago

Agreed, the syncing issue is what turned me off Nextcloud eventually. Now I have Proton Drive which also stalls and skips file synchronization. The only service that I feel did sync well (better than Google Drive) was MEGA which was super clean, but that was years ago so it might not be true anymore.

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[-] pineapple@lemmy.ml 1 points 17 hours ago

Very nice. Only complaint is this only existing as a jpeg rather than a vector svg.

[-] Engine606@lemmy.ml 1 points 6 hours ago

What's the difference?

[-] pineapple@lemmy.ml 1 points 53 minutes ago

Vectors don't have pixels so infinite resolution. Although they don't work on real photos they work really well on logos.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vector_graphics

[-] thingsiplay@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

If you are on Arch, then I recommend to self host SearxNG meta search engine. There is an AUR package that builds from source and makes it easy to install and update. So if you are on Archlinux and value privacy a lot, then there is no excuse to not use this: https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/searxng-git and https://docs.searxng.org/

# Archlinux, AUR

# Build and install from source:
yay searxng-git

# Configure the search engine (shouldn't need to):
sudoedit /etc/searxng/settings.yml

# Start server when needed:
systemctl start searxng.service

# Or automatically start the server whenever you login:
systemctl enable searxng.service

[-] ScoffingLizard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 10 hours ago

So do you just leave you computer on all the time or do you only self host when you turn it on for personal use.

[-] thingsiplay@lemmy.ml 1 points 8 hours ago

At the moment it is just for my personal use on my own single computer. It is local only and I cannot access it from local network either.

My plan is to figure out how to set it up securely for access on other devices in the house. But for that I would need a dedicated little server computer that runs 24/7. Maybe an used laptop, maybe a Raspberry Pi, but right now I can't afford it. I have a VERY old laptop and old Raspberry Pi 3b. I'm not sure if they are capable enough for this task. I have no plans to do a host for the internet.

[-] pigup@lemmy.world 3 points 23 hours ago

Just noting you can have searxng on rhel and mint as well, I know those from experience.

[-] Mountainaire@lemmy.world 1 points 17 hours ago

and mint

Go on...

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[-] kepix@lemmy.world 27 points 1 day ago

every privacypack image has brave on it. is this some kind of rule?

[-] Engine606@lemmy.ml 1 points 6 hours ago

[-] nek0d3r@midwest.social 35 points 1 day ago

Seriously. People need to stop suggesting Brave.

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[-] M33@piefed.world 7 points 1 day ago

📱➡️ 📴

[-] Localhorst86@feddit.org 5 points 1 day ago

I'm gonna make my own payment company and just call it "cash"

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