Seems like using a VPN is basically inevitable now
DoH, DoT, DoQ, DNSCrypt, or just use a VPN
Yes, I know, draw.io theoretically isn’t entirely open source, but the source code is available and it can be self-hosted. Honestly, that’s good enough for me, I think I can make an exception for this one. But generally I care a lot about strictly using FOSS too. It can also be integrated with Nextcloud: https://apps.nextcloud.com/apps/drawio
I wouldn’t compare a Pixel to an iPhone in that context. The Google Pixel has been designed to run Android, a fundamentally open platform, which for example allows for sideloading, something that iOS only added recently because of pressure from lawmakers. The Pixel also allows you to install any OS you like while preserving all security features, including Verified boot, whereas the iPhone has always been locked down and only supports a single operating system that’s entirely controlled by one corporation. Hardware-wise, the choice between a Pixel and an iPhone should be pretty clear. The Pixel is open and supports alternative operating systems, as well as custom verified boot signing keys. Software-wise, I’d take the iPhone over a Pixel with the Stock OS any time of the day, even though it’s not as open, simply because I don’t want any invasive Google bullshit running as a privileged system app on my device.
Hardware isn’t privacy invasive, it’s neutral. It’s Google’s proprietary software that collects all of your data, which is the reason I don’t use it. I don’t use any Google services, and completely blocked their servers on my network (both in my firewall and DNS). A Pixel with GrapheneOS is the best way to protect your privacy and security simultaneously, and it’s the only device that can compete with iPhone hardware security. I’ll happily buy Pixels from Google for their great features like the Titan M2 secure element, but I will never use their software and services.
Really? That’s your concern? People seeing you use a Google phone? Just put a case on it ffs, no one cares that much about the phone you use. With a case, basically all modern smartphones look the exact same.
https://grapheneos.social/@GrapheneOS/113049891764818911
Edit: That was the experimental release. There’s a stable release now https://grapheneos.social/@GrapheneOS/113072219898252365
Their camera app got much better recently, but you can also just go ahead and install the stock Pixel camera app from the play store, and use Graphene’s network toggle to deny it internet access
Has anyone tried loading arkenfox user.js on there? That’s the bare minimum for me to use a Firefox-based browser. I’m not using that without hardening.
Because Google is a monopolistic piece of shit and they try to lock you in to their shitty, privacy-invasive ecosystem. In my opinion it’s like a hundred times worse than Apple. Only Google hardware (phones and tablets) are worth buying, but only for the strong hardware security features, definitely not for the stupid proprietary software they come with by default.
LibreTube could do that like forever
I agree, the ranking is not great. China definitely needs to be on the list, and it needs to be up high, together with Russia, Belarus, North Korea, the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Iran. Israel should remain No. 1 though.
No one ever said that this was a complete list of all shitty countries in the world.
It does, but the nice thing about UAD is that it comes with lists of bloatware apps for different phone manufacturers, and you can simply uninstall anything from that list without having to worry about breaking something.
Not sure why so many people are downvoting
Countries I like in no particular order: Canada, South Korea, Taiwan, Japan, Singapore, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Iceland, Denmark, Switzerland, Belgium, France, Germany, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Malta, Portugal, Spain, Italy, Greece, Cyprus, New Zealand
There are many open WriteFreely instances: https://writefreely.org/instances
Write.as is kinda the flagship instance
I highly recommend the Prism Launcher. You can find it in the standard Linux Mint Software Manager.