Or NixOS if you want both Debian’s stability and Arch’s rolling releases.

I bet this will be removed soon.

First of all, Android is an operating system, and Linux is a kernel. OS ≠ Kernel.

Second of all, it’s not even the generic Linux Kernel. It is heavily modified by Google LLC.

GeeksForGeeks: Difference between Linux and Android

Why not just stick with Proton VPN or Mullvad? There’s nothing wrong with them.

I agree, it has uses but they’re pretty niche. When I talked about how it’s unnecessary for people, I meant normal people who don’t have such niche needs or objective.

It is a brilliant tool only if it’s used correctly.

Please leave [email protected] if that’s actually what you think.

“Oh, the kids can’t consent so we’ll just go ahead and do what we like. We are adults, we always know what’s right for them and we care for them so much.”

It’s crazy to me how much taking consent from a minor before doing anything to them is neglected, as if they do not have a brain at all but the second they turn 18, they should understand everything and be responsible and are also expected to follow what society wants them to do. Just because someone is a minor, doesn’t mean you can do anything to them because “they’re a minor” and “you are an adult.”

Consent matters even if the person is a minor.

That sounds very dystopian to me. Have we humans reached such a low that we need to be reminded of the person’s name we are talking to even though we’ve met them before or business relationships, or what we talked with them?

The glasses I wear everyday which do not contain any kind of electronics already does its job perfectly. Smart Glasses are an unnecessary extra, created merely due to the rise of trend of ‘en-smartify every product and implement it with unnecessary electronics and spyware.’

I would’ve blocked this person immediately. I would hate anyone uploading my picture on the internet without my consent and also manipulating the image.

Thankfully we did find a couple of channels that we watch from YT on Odysee too.

You can also import the channels you’re subscribed to on YouTube to Odysee along with your watch history. Note that only the channels available on both YouTube and Odysee will be imported. You can always use something like GrayJay if you want to watch all the channels you used to watch. You can also watch Odysee using GrayJay if you want to.

I’m wondering, how does Odysee pay channels when there’s not much on the advertising front?

I’m not sure but I think the revenue would mainly be from LBC tokens that viewers directly donate. Otherwise, there are things like Merchandise, paid content, members-only content, etc. But they seem to be removing LBC soon and they’ll use AR cryptocurrency for payments and monetization.

We looked at Odysee, downloaded it and waitingbfor the “credits verification” thing. Not sure what that means but we’re guessing but we’ll try that out!

Those credits are for creators. You can redeem those for money, but I might be wrong here. Anyways, it’s been three days, how do you find it?

You can use something like GrayJay, LibreTube, Pipepipe, NewPipe, etc. as an alternative to YouTube and SmartTube if you’ve got Android TV (there are alternatives for other OS’s as well but I don’t remember their names at the moment) and you can import all the history, playlists, and stuff in them so it isn’t a completely new feed. Otherwise, something like Odysee would be good if you don’t want the feed you have currently and would like to start from scratch though you can use those other alternatives for it as well.

What even is this post?

They are trying to push their new government made chat app called MAX on everyone.

MAX for max surveillance.

This is the way.

Some people in the comment section are really dumb switching to other alternatives thinking that Proton isn’t trustworthy because they gave the information despite the organisation not using anonymous currency. What’s ironic is that some of these people are switching to those alternatives where you can’t even use anonymous currency.

Also, kind of a clickbait title.

the website I am visiting doesnt work on firefox.

One more disgusting tactic of those corporations! You can access these websites on Firefox by using an add-on Chrome Mask which would make websites think you’re using Chrome, not Firefox.

You’re right but Chromium still belongs to Google and they can change it whenever the want, and do anything to it. For example, if Google, say, removes a feature from Chromium or a line of code in it, this change will not be limited to just Chrome but also other Chromium browsers like Brave, Vivaldi, etc. including FOSS ones like Cromite. And the second reason to avoid Chromium is so as to not let them become a monopoly in this as well. If they control this market too, that’s a win for them.

My thoughts on Vivaldi:

It’s a decent browser however I’d recommend avoiding Chromium wherever if possible. But the biggest downside of Vivaldi for me is that it’s not fully open-source. I would almost always prefer open-source software rather than closed-source even if the parent company or developer is trusted. I would not recommend Vivaldi because of this reason.

My thoughts on Qwant:

Again, the same thing here, it is trusted but it’s still not open-source so it’s a no from me.

What I’d suggest:

• Firefox-based browsers:

All of these suggestions will contain ONLY free and open source softwares.

I would suggest you to use one of these or other Firefox forks instead of chromium browsers but, ultimately, it’s upto you what you choose.

All of these Firefox forks remove the telemetry that you’ll find in the original Firefox browser.

1. IronFox: Privacy-wise, it’s pretty strong. The only counterpoint I’ve noticed is that the sites may break sometimes because of its aggressive anti-fingerprinting and stuff. This is available for Android.

2. Fennec: This is the one I use and I’ve found it pretty nice. I’ve been using it for about 4-5 months now. This is available for Android.

3. LibreWolf: This is what I think is the best for desktop. It is very good for privacy. This is available for Windows, Linux, and MacOS.

4. Zen Browser: This browser has a nice balance between privacy and convenience. Pretty customizable, plus I like the UI of it. This is available for Windows, Linux, and MacOS.

Note: I haven’t tried these but they’re reputed and famous in similar private-focused communities.

5. Mullvad Browser: The privacy is strong but it is not very customizable. This is available for Windows, Linux, and Mac OS.

6. Waterfox: This is a famous and reputed browser too. This is available for Android, Windows, Linux, and MacOS.

• Search Engine:

All these suggestions are also FOSS and can be self-hosted.

1. SearXNG. It’s the most popular right now and it’s completely FOSS.

Note: I haven’t tried the following these, as well, but they’re also pretty famous and respected in privacy-related spaces.

2. Apache Solr

3. YaCy

4. Typesense

I’ve presented my suggestions but you should choice the one that suits you the best while also providing you with sufficient privacy and always avoid closed-source softwares even if the parent company or developer is trusted.

I second this. Always try to avoid Chromium if possible.