There are several inaccuracies in both of your comments. Please try to avoid using common networking terms incorrectly—e.g., a VPN is more than ‘a fully encrypted link between two private points,’ and Tor is not a VPN. Misstating these concepts can spread confusion, so if you’re unsure, please research before commenting.

You know what rings warning bells for me? When someone calls Tor a VPN.

Yeah if you read my original comment the catchall is for that small amount of signups that blocks Addy and SimpleLogin.

A way to create some mitigation of this issue can be done using a service like Njalla or Porkbun where you can make the account annonomously and pay in xmr. Sure, all the bullshit signups are still tied to a single domain but that domain isn’t tied to anything.

Have you considered just buying a domain to use as a catchall address. That’s what I use for the small % of services that refuse my simplelogin emails.

Just a reminder these safes are not actually fireproof. They are fire resistant and people should check what they are rated for before buying.

While these tools are nice to get a jist of things they are prone to mistakes and misinterpration. You should not be relying on them if your threat model requires you actually know what data your giving away instead of just being curious.

It has no clue who you are using tor. Just switch the circuit your on.

All of your criticisms have nothing to do with privacy or security. Some of them, like what you said about mullvad, is rooted in fud. Which tells me we have different priorities when it comes to browser choice.

I will agree the brave shit is annoying but hopefully Brave Origin will fix that. Their fingerprint and tracker protection is undeniable though.

Now that SecureBlue has made Trivalent available with its selinux architecture that should be everyones go to if your on a Fedora based system.

I’d take Mullvad or Brave on Windows over this

I’d also use Safari over this for anything in Apple ecosystem

Nobody serious about privacy or security should be recommending you keep using the pixel 6 after it goes EOL. Until then using GrapheneOS is a great choice.

After it’s EOL, if you can, you should get a newer phone. If not you should switch to an OS like Lineage (which is not that private or secure) that focuses on keeping older phone useful.

It hasn’t stopped countries like France, and Italy (not a complete list just examples) from being some of the least privacy friendly western governments.

I think its great that Europe is looking to rely less on US tech but nothing about whats going on with Europe (especially within the EU) makes me think privacy is a focus.

The obvious alternative would be Jami

Yes.

Eventually there will be a non pixel phone that works with grapheneos. This has already been announced.

That doesn’t sound better then the plans in the US. I currently get unlimited data for $15/month.