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[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

The bar for torrenting is super low. If all you want to do is avoid DMCA notices pretty much any VPN will do as long as you bind it to your torrent client.

In terms of Windscribe they have become a much more respectable VPN if you also want some privacy protections and DNS protections but there are better options.

They used to be a bottom dweller VPN selling off lifetime memberships for $30 in the mid 2000s but have really become a strong privacy advocate over the last few years.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

Problem for me is a lot of news and journalists are still only on Twitter.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 month ago

The app was bought out 9 months ago by some mystery company, isn't actually open source, and you have not switched or made backups? I'm sorry, this is as much a user error as an issue with Raivo.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Even they would tell you that using sandboxed google play and the g cam app is a better experience if your looking for more then just snapping a photo on your phone though. As obnoxious as they can be on mastodon they are pretty honest with the limitations of their apps due to it not being as high of a priority.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Something can be shady and not a honeypot. It's much more common. Its like people forgot this and now anytime anyone feels something is sus this type of post appears.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Let be honest, If your threat model is truly to escape the NSA you probably shouldn't be risking being on social media.

I think part of the reason people dismiss the idea that someone could have that big of a threat model is in most cases it would be unbelievably bad opsec to risk talking about your threat model on social media or something like the privacy guides forum.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 month ago (6 children)

I really appreciate privacy articles that talk about threat modeling as it seems like its the biggest part of privacy people miss.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I was in middle school and I saw my friend had all the episodes of ATHF (aqua teen hunger force) and I wanted to be able to get free episodes of stuff. Silly but true.

You can therefore blame the mooninites for my piracy.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

You shouldn't be installing extensions on mullvad browser anyway. This completely ruins it's anti fingerprinting measures, which is one of the biggest reasons to use the browser. If your going to install extensions use Firefox or Brave.

[–] [email protected] 36 points 1 month ago (2 children)

If someone can identify you through your lemmy username an admin isn't going to save you from your terrible opsec practices.

Lemmy is a social media service. Act accordingly.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Why would "community vetted" imply FOSS?

Microsoft has a massive community of users and sysinternals is highly regarded amongst amateur and professional users alike. The term "community vetted" makes perfect sense in this context.

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