tell that to my results of 1 in 360
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that needs javascript to work. I largely block javascript on my browser.
that needs javascript to work. I largely block javascript on my browser. you are no a security expert, just misinformed
The amount of questions that I got on my last post here made me want to create a full on guide for internet privacy based on my experience, so let's begin:
Browser -
yeah it's gotta be firefox or a fork that you deem trustworthy
These are my settings:
- first go to about:config and set "privacy.fingerprintingProtection" and "privacy.resistFingerprinting" to "true"
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- go to firefox settings "privacy and security" tab and set "enhanced privacy protection" to "strict"
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right under that there is "website privacy preferences" and "Cookies and site data" under privacy preferences turn on these two options: "Tell websites not to sell or share my data", "Send websites a “Do Not Track” request"
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Under "Cookies and site data" check "Delete cookies and site data when Firefox is closed". Don't worry you can set exceptions for the websites that on you want to stay logged in
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- Under History tab turn on "Clear history when Firefox closes"
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Under Permissions enable: "Block pop-up windows" and "Warn you when websites try to install add-ons"
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Disable all telemetry under "Firefox Data Collection and Use"
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Under "Deceptive Content and Dangerous Software Protection" enable all three options
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Under Certificates enable: "Query OCSP responder servers to confirm the current validity of certificates"
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enable "https only mode"
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- under "Dns over https" enable maximum protection and pick a hostname suitable to your needs from here: "https://mullvad.net/en/help/dns-over-https-and-dns-over-tls" I use "https://base.dns.mullvad.net/dns-query"
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- in the search tab disable search suggestions
Addons:
Important Notice: addons make your fingerprint more unique so try to be conservative about using too many addons
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My essentials are "ublock origin, noscript and libredirect" optionally "skip redirect"
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My Noscript settings are pretty simple: in it's settings page I have it's default preset set to only allow "noscript" and "other"
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For ublock origin things get a little more complicated. My ublock origin blocking mode is set to "medium" which means it blocks all 3rd party scripts aswell as adds. More on that here: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Blocking-mode
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I have also enabled every single filter minus the country spesific ones enabled on the filters tab of the ublock origin settings plus two custom lists, that are: "https://github.com/DandelionSprout/adfilt/discussions/163", "https://github.com/yourduskquibbles/webannoyances"
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Search Engine:
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The one I am using is called "Startpage" it scrapes results from google and it respects your privacy. I avoid DuckDuckGO because I remember it getting involved with cencorship in results at some point and I don't like it's results.
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Startpage's majority shareholder is an Adtech company but I trust it due to this quote from privacy guides:
"Startpage's majority shareholder is System1 who is an adtech company. We don't believe that to be an issue as they have a distinctly separate privacy policy. The Privacy Guides team reached out to Startpage back in 2020 to clear up any concerns with System1's sizeable investment into the service, and we were satisfied with the answers we received."
- find the right privaccy search engine for you here: https://www.privacyguides.org/en/search-engines/
VPN: -
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To quote privacy guides once again: "Using a VPN will not keep your browsing habits anonymous, nor will it add additional security to non-secure (HTTP) traffic."
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I use and reccomend "Proton VPN" as an always connected vpn with a killswitch. I have heard good things about "Mullvad" though and have some friends that swear by it
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Interview with the Proton CEO: https://yt.artemislena.eu/watch?v=Dp7ght2fMR4
Privacy Friendly Frontends: -
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I like spesifically Freetube and Libreddit which the Libredirect extention can redirect to
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https://github.com/mendel5/alternative-front-ends
OS: -
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Let's face it, propertiary operating systems like Windows and MacOS collect your data and invade your privacy just by you using your computer, so swapping them out for alternatives is very helpfull in terms of protecting your privacy
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Main players in the game are "Linux" and "FreeBSD". I find "Linux" to be MUCH more usable than freebsd though. Seriously just stick with linux unless you want to deal with a lot of issues.
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Reccomened distros: I am a big fan of Fedora and KDE so I am gonna reccomend "Fedora KDE spin" to the regular user. "Mint" is well liked among beginners but I tend to find it's old ubuntu LTS base infruiating. For gaming I reccomend "Nobara" which is what I use. It is based on fedora and uses KDE as it's DE and has optimizations for the gaming usecase. PopOS is also a great option for gaming but I belive it is based on ubuntu LTS aswell which I do not like. Finally "EndavourOS" is based Arch but installation is made simple and I belive is actually beginner friendly
Disclaimer about the EFF "Cover your tracks test": - https://coveryourtracks.eff.org/
- the test will not load with Mullvad DNS due to it blocking tracker domains so switch to nextdns instead while running the test
Sources: https://www.privacyguides.org/en/tools/, https://github.com/mendel5/alternative-front-ends, https://github.com/arkenfox/user.js/wiki/4.1-Extensions
maybe brave? I hate it but I can't think of a better solution for IOS.
everything is on default so every sibgle page it loads allows "noscript" and "others" as indicated by the noscript settings
firefoxes regular fingerprinting protection has canvas blocking try turning that on from about:config. no scrip allows only "noscript" and "others" to loaf by defsult and ublock origin is blocking 3rd psrty javascript.
in the noscriot settings default is set to "noscript and others" rest turned off, there is also ublock origin set to block 3rd party scripts, firefox fingerprinting settings are turned on
its like they want you to turn to piracy
noscript also exists on chromium, so if there a browser that supports addons on IOS it most prolly will have it. But I wouldn't worry about it too much. I don't have noscript installed on my phone either for convenience sake
I use "Mull" on android it is a firefox fork and is pretty much arkenfox mobile and more. You can try switching to that
that in my opinion shouldn't be in the browser in the first place, plus I don't wanna support the chromium monopoly and instead wanna use a gecko based browser.
you can o all 3 too >:3
pretty typical, not too bad if you aren't protecting your fingerprint with the noscript addon
hm, mine is on medium mode so it blocks 3rd party scripts, maybe it's that? do whatever works for you
blocking javascript using noscript
I have only "no script" and "others" enabled by default
fuck brave
very hard to circumvate fingerprinting, I use noscript for that
https://coveryourtracks.eff.org/ Wanted to share this awesome tool to test your browser, also please do share your results in the comments.
it messed with my icons at first so I had to fix that manually. Now it looks pretty good tho!
I am looking to building my own phone from a SBC running a linux distro with plasma mobile and that can make calls. and I have some questions:
Where can I start?
Which SBC to choose?
How would I achieve the call functionality?
Usage of an always on vpn has become essential for me, since my country is blocking even mail.proton.me now, but I have found that discord blocks proton vpn connections what I am wondering is if this is also the case for the paid servers. My other option is to somehow exclude discord from vpn which I have read is complicated especially on linux. My country has long crossed to line and I don't wanna connect to the internet without a vpn at all anymore.
If all the seemingly pointless discussions about which distro is better comes from attachment to a spesific distro and if a distro is just a way to interract with linux than all the discussion about witch distro is better etc. fundementally comes from a a place of love and appreciation for Linux as an OS.
(I use HannahMontanaLinux btw)
I think the last feature I was missing was the ability to see saved comments. With the latest update I would say the app is feature complete. Thank you so much for this.