[-] lock@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 days ago

Linux will never be close to the usage numbers of Windows sadly

[-] lock@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 days ago

Reminder that Orion is not open source, but it is made by a reputable company Kagi. They will make it open source soon though.

[-] lock@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

You think using uBlock and a VPN while signed out with a good browser isn't good enough? Agree YouTube is heavy but only if you have like 8gb of ram with lots of videos open

[-] lock@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 days ago
[-] lock@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 days ago

Sad it's still not available on iOS yet...

[-] lock@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 days ago

It's bad op-sec and general privacy. What if you don't want anybody knowing you use a old burner phone? Some people even hide there timezone even though millions of people have the same one, RFP hides your timezone aswell. People don't share there birthday even though they aren't the only person with it even without the year. It's about connecting the dots with multiple pieces of information, and this is one of them.

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submitted 4 days ago by lock@lemmy.ml to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

When you send a screenshot (even if height/width only is cropped) , the screenshot's width and height can be used to find the iPhone model of someone or narrowed down.

The most unique sized iPhone on the market right now is the iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max, as no other phone has the same width and height. So if you send a screenshot people will 100% know your exact phone. The regular iPhone 16 is common with the rest of the other phones and not unique.

If you send a screenshot from a iPhone XR, people can know if you using an iPhone 11 or iPhone XR since they have the same dimension which narrows down alot of options. (828x1792)

You can use this site here to view a list of all the dimensions. Click the iPhone's tab and sort the physical width or height.

If you don't want to expose your phone model, crop both width and height of each screenshot randomly. I would suggest cropping out the top of the phone as it shows your time if you care about that. Some sites like X have random inaccurate dimensions in uploaded screenshots, which is different from the original raw screenshot.

I haven't really checked with android phones, but it's probably the same thing.

[-] lock@lemmy.ml 5 points 4 days ago

X is unusable without an account, It always nags you to make one no matter what.

[-] lock@lemmy.ml 9 points 4 days ago

I just watch YouTube signed out in Safari. It is very easy to build your algorithm from there. I don't mind the ads since I don't watch YouTube mainly on my phone and I occasionally clear cookies.

You can also install Orion Browser, made by Kagi creators of a privacy focused paid search engine, which supports Firefox extensions like uBLock but I don't think it is open source right now but It will be soon.

[-] lock@lemmy.ml 12 points 4 days ago

Opsec requires sacrifices. Friends ruin opsec.

[-] lock@lemmy.ml 5 points 4 days ago

Never install an app like Instagram on your phone, It will know your device even if you uninstall the app or use a different IP.

[-] lock@lemmy.ml 6 points 4 days ago

How old are you? Nobody uses email for regular chat

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