Privacy

I want to be able to create an account without providing an email

I cannot figure out how to set it up for the life of me.

What countries do you think would be less likely to disclose your private data? I was thinking of either Switzerland or Belarus. But here's some things to consider:

• Don't assume that just because countries have bad relations that they won't share private information with each other. For example, in 2021 the Mayor of Lisbon disclosed personal information of Russian immigrants in Portugal with the Russian government. This was an act of incompetence which resulted in a 1.2M€ fine. But the damage was done.
• Even if there are laws in place, the hosting company might have sloppy procedures in place and disclose your private information.
• The country should also not be the target of heavy sanctions because you might get in trouble for trying to do business with them.

So which countries do you recommend?

Hello,

I have just found this community and am really lacking in the privacy aspect (I'm a glorified farmer by trade).

I own the cheapest smartphone that I could buy and it has worked beautifully for the past two years or so... until recently. It's slowed down dramatically and screws up everything. I suspect this is the corporate method of motivating one to get a new phone.

I'm also reading up on the info post on how to make a discrete email.

What phone would be best to buy so that I'm am minimally under the corporate money-extraction machine?

Any info is appreciated as I'm a total noob.

As usual, never assume any technology or service is "private"/"secret" and rely on it as your sole protection. Also, all online communications can have metadata collected

remains unclear how the anti-encryption laws were used. they appear to have extra-territorial applications. but as always, assume it is possible that your encrypted chat service could be compromized in some way

Beware of fake encrypted chat apps