Privacy

32159 readers

587 users here now

A place to discuss privacy and freedom in the digital world.

Privacy has become a very important issue in modern society, with companies and governments constantly abusing their power, more and more people are waking up to the importance of digital privacy.

In this community everyone is welcome to post links and discuss topics related to privacy.

Some Rules

Posting a link to a website containing tracking isn't great, if contents of the website are behind a paywall maybe copy them into the post
Don't promote proprietary software
Try to keep things on topic
If you have a question, please try searching for previous discussions, maybe it has already been answered
Reposts are fine, but should have at least a couple of weeks in between so that the post can reach a new audience
Be nice :)

Related communities

much thanks to @gary_host_laptop for the logo design :)

founded 5 years ago

MODERATORS

141

What privacy friendly app/service/stuff makes your life simpler? (feddit.de)

submitted 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) by lens17@feddit.de to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

75 comments fedilink hide all child comments

I am trying to re-adjust how much effort I want to put into privacy concerns. Too much stuff I'm using isn't working properly or using a lot of my mental resources that I need elsewhere.

For (a bad) example: I recently performed a half-switch from my self-hosted Nextcloud instance to ProtonDrive, in the hope that it would spare me the stress to maintain my private Nextcloud. Unfortunately, it doesn't, as basic functionality like cross-device-sync is not possible (there isn't even a client app for Linux, as of yet).

This brings me to the question: have you found any services/apps/stuff that significantly eases your life while still being privacy friendly? I know, this is a broad question, but I think this is for the best as this thread then maybe even has use for other users.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] politicalcustard@beehaw.org 9 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

I am finally really happy with my privacy setup, I am not feeling like there's anything more I need (or want) to do at the moment...

NextDNS on PC and phone
Linux on PC - I do have a drive with Windows (AtlasOS with no Microsoft login) on it for dire emergencies (Rust and Destiny 2)
Mullvad VPN
Degoogled phone with LineageOS
Non-self-hosted Nextcloud
Browsing: FireDragon and Mullvad Browser on PC and Mull on phone
FreeTube for YouTube

[–] Mochipups@mastodon.social 1 points 7 months ago (2 children)

@politicalcustard @lens17 If you're open to advice or ideas, I highly recommend setting up a VPN in your router. That makes sure all devices in your home are protected at all times, and avoid the matrix protocol for all purposes, as it's by Amdocs under the guise of New Vector and The Element Foundation.

[–] LemmyHead@lemmy.ml 3 points 7 months ago

It's a more complex setup to have vpn active on your router though. It's not noob proof, because you'll get blocked from websites like Netflix. I have an openwrt based router that allows be to use device based vpn policies, which is more efficient and effective

[–] politicalcustard@beehaw.org 3 points 7 months ago

That's a good idea about the VPN on the router but it's just my computer and phone that connect to the internet and I maintain a non-"smart" home. It would be nice for guests though. That's interesting about Matrix, I didn't know about that. Sadly, for the moment it will be something I have to live with; I'm in a few groups that use Matrix, but it's good to know though, thanks.