[-] Water_Melon_boy@lemmy.zip 4 points 2 weeks ago

Linux Mint chocolate chip cookies with coconut milk and some other things 🤤.

[-] Water_Melon_boy@lemmy.zip 3 points 3 months ago

Guess I tried to push privacy a bit too fixated. Thx for the reminder👍.

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submitted 3 months ago by Water_Melon_boy@lemmy.zip to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

Hi privacy community. I genuinely want to hear from both people who are very private and those who didn't go to such an extent.


I started my journy since high school and replaced a lot of stuff since then.

Ditched most of Google's app . Only 2~3 apps on my phone require google play store(Banking/School's app/ Train ticket).

Switched to Protonmail + Email alias, and manage my passwords with Bitwarden.

Got off social media and made sure I removed all data that can be found about me in quick Google searches.

Switched to Linux for desktop.

But

I can't get rid of gmail because I still need those apps, and some professors heavily relies on google services.

Windows ain't getting off my laptop because I need to make sure document format and software compatibility don't become reasons I fail a class.


I feel like the obstacle I hit isn't just convenience anymore, it's my life and the situations I'm in.

I wish to hear what kind of dicisions / realizations / mindsets you guys had in your journy.

Thanks in advance.

[-] Water_Melon_boy@lemmy.zip 23 points 4 months ago

Being subscribed to this community taught me that even if you trust the company you're giving your data to(Don't trust any), it's still only a matter of "when" it will be leaked not "if".

It's just a good rule of thumb that all data you give will end up open/sold.

[-] Water_Melon_boy@lemmy.zip 4 points 4 months ago

Did I hear a Rock and Stone!?

[-] Water_Melon_boy@lemmy.zip 4 points 4 months ago

Sponge~ Boooob !

[-] Water_Melon_boy@lemmy.zip 5 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Typing this on a Zenfone 10.

The good thing is that this phone don't really have bad querks like ZF8&9, and the 2 years update only means not getting new android features, Zenfone still works perfectly fine a long time after the 2 year mark.

And yes, Asus has been quite an A** hole in the whole bootloader situation, but putting that aside there are still plenty of ways to tinker a phone without root(Fdroid, adb, launcher, netguard, etc..).

I would say If custom ROMs are too important for you, get a Pixel, they are just that good with it.

But if you are willing to look past that, Zenfones are great.

[-] Water_Melon_boy@lemmy.zip 5 points 5 months ago

And.. then you'll find out that stuff piled up so high, it crushes motivation too. :(

[-] Water_Melon_boy@lemmy.zip 5 points 5 months ago

And the science gets done, and you made a neat distro.

For the people who are using linux.

[-] Water_Melon_boy@lemmy.zip 6 points 5 months ago

Actually glad to hear about this rather than hearing more "Loot boxes" or "Battle pass".

Too often do we feel hate about bad things, and too little do we voice our love toward good things.

[-] Water_Melon_boy@lemmy.zip 14 points 6 months ago

Super Tux Kart and MineTest. Both are on fdroid and have amazing modding capabilities . I will say modding them is part of the fun too.

[-] Water_Melon_boy@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 year ago

I think this is good enough. You've already pushed far and hit limitations due to life. But yeah. The next step is probably custom rom.

[-] Water_Melon_boy@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 year ago

I would say it's worth it! Pure anonymity is unachievable, it's more about putting as much roadblock on the way as possible.

Like.. making yourself harder to find by another guy. Not allowing big tech to have your data in an arms reach.

Treat privacy like a fun game, go as far and as slow as you like. It's totally fine to take a break and do more once you're motivated to do so.

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