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Its a pretty low bar but Android is going to be more private then Windows. Google having privileged access to your phone is still terrible but Windows doesn't really have any privacy protections by default. Android at least does things such as sandboxing its non privileged apps. It also provides a lot better hardware security for your data then most Windows devices would...outside of secure core pcs its pretty trash for hardware privacy in the Windows world.

Yeah. The 2$/month port forwarding option can also be a great deal as well especially if combined with the lifetime pro memberships they used to sell for $30 back in the 2010s.

Mullvad, IVPN, and Proton are the top tier for privacy respecting VPNs.

Windscribe and AirVPN are also decent options but do not have the audit history to be in the same tier as the other 3.

Most other VPNs people mention either have a dubious history or no real proof of their claims to be privacy respecting.

Your a massive a-hole if you get amusement out of people getting screwed out of not being able to use a product they paid to use.

3 minutes in before its revealed its actually a sponsored video to advertise daily.dev

Tor cant save you from bad opsec.

It sounds like they just report the number they are sure of at the time and update the filing later. Very high chance the number of affected is much more then 1.3M - the number of unique email addresses alone makes it pretty clear its more.

The situation doesn't come without precedent either. It's not uncommon for organizations disclosing data breaches with US state officials to update those filings down the line as investigations into potentially compromised data continue.

I admit this is not a helpful answer but...

If you want to have hundreds of gigabytes or more of media storage plus backups, its going to be expensive. There is no secret cheap way.

This is what makes debrid options so appealing. You can amass terabytes of media data for a cheap monthly cost.

You can then supplement that with a small nas or drive of rare or hard to find media / offline selection in which case you could probably run raid 10 with the small amount that you would actually need to backup.

Would be basically impossible. Most of what is leaked these days is just rebundled from other leaks. For example if you listened to MB on this its only a small % of data from new leaks that actually ends being new info.

Any attempt of doing something like this would prove to be trash data pretty quickly and would not have a major effect.

That's fair, and the reasons why someone buys a phone is a personal choice.

I would suggest with things like a headphone jack that, while its annoying to buy an adapter (usb-c to headphone) it may be worth the cost vs sacrificing something like hardware security.

Sadly a lot of the time consumers are forced to choose between security and privacy or convenience.

If the security benefits of a pixel is less important then the fact Google made it then GOS is simply not meant for you.

Its silly people complain about it being only compatible for pixels but never seem to blame other android brands for making significantly less secure phones. The responsibility should be put on phone makers to create secure phones that meet GOS requirements, not to expect GOS to make a less secure OS.

The whole AOSP environment is very Google centric so its pretty weird to think because your not buying a pixel that you are somehow avoiding Google.

No worries, I've done a ton of times!