"It was a private donation from Daniel the individual. Mullvad or its parent and sister companies did not endorse and were not involved in it. Since it has attracted attention and questions we still think it appropriate to comment.

Mullvad is a political company."

You can search and read more about it, but I thought I'd make a post since Mullvad is still being recommended in many places.

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been thinking about this idea for a while and figured id ask before sinking more time into it.
basically the app would work like normal social apps you post stuff, follow ppl, dm each other but your identity isnt tied to the companys database its more like a key you control so if the app dies or bans you for no reason you dont lose your followers or posts you just take your identity somewhere else. dms would be properly encrypted too and no selling your data or targeted ads.
not trying to make it feel cryptoy or complicated just want it to feel normal to use while actually giving you control over your stuff behind the scenes.
honestly not sure if this is something people actually want or if its just a problem that bugs me personally so
would you switch to something like this or is it a cool but ill never bother thing?
what would make you not trust an app like this
is there something obvious missing that would make or break it for you?
not selling anything genuinely just want to know if this is worth building or if im overthinking a problem nobody else cares about .
Thank you for your time ❤️

Question to everyone, what do we think of windscribe? they claim to also have zero logs, and being able to back it up.
15gb free is also genuinely generous. idk if this goes against rules or anything
https://windscribe.com/knowledge-base/articles/has-windscribe-been-audited

I got about 2 terabytes of photos and videos in my Google photos. I need a free privacy focused cloud. Can't be self hosted, don't have the money to upgrade my computer storage or pay for it to be powered on 24/7.

I know I just made a post - I'm just curious on where I should even live in this world anymore. The Earth is so small when it comes to finding a place with a normal economy, lush greenery, and safe from big tech/pharma companies poisoning us slowly.

Me and my partner are looking for a place to live, somewhere nice, a little on the cool side, more forest like, and not have to worry so much about the big bads of the world controlling us and damaging our environment. Of course, no place on Earth is perfect, but any recommendations?

My chrome/google news feed is littered with Google News’ new “sponsored’ articles. This has cut my productivity by 50%. Moreover, this shit is causing me to abandon Google News and its presence in chrome. I cannot be the only one who is leaving/angry/quitting Google News. Google News is nothing more than an evil, engagement trap. And BTW, what happened to Google’s primary value: ‘Do no evil’?

With the recent controversy of the CEO of Mullvad donating half a million dollars to a party that supports mass surveillance, I'm not sure whether to keep using the browser or not. Currently I'm just using it to avoid fingerprinting with Librewolf for all my sign-ins. It's open source, but that doesn't guarantee anything. Thoughts?

Edit: sorry, when I say "useable" I meant "privacy respecting."

On google. What do you call these types of websites? They appear for practically every search I make whenever I’m trying to learn something. It’s tricky trying to find any credible website it seems, because so many links lead to websites where people are trying to sell their course packages. It would just be cool to visit informative websites where someone isn’t trying to sell me something.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/09/f-droid-calls-for-regulators-to-stop-googles-crackdown-on-sideloading/

whats been done since?

I use almost all foss apps.

what can I do?

im using lg g7 and v30

Hey all,

This is more of a hardware question—I’m in the market for a new laptop, and have been taking my data privacy and security fairly seriously for a year now.

After just general searching, I came across a laptop on Facebook marketplace that someone had used for cybersecurity schooling. The features he lists:

• Dual-boot Kali Linux + Parrot OS
• Forensics software suite
• OSINT/information gathering tools
• Bluetooth sniffing/jamming
• Wi-Fi sniffing/jamming
• Claims to crack social media logins, Wi-Fi APs,

Now, since I have zero software dev experience I do NOT plan on making use of these advanced features, conducting penetration, or anything of the sort. HOWEVER—I am having thoughts that if I decide to develop my tech/pricacy experience in the future as I continue down this path, these features could be helpful.

Is it stupid to buy a laptop with this if I’m just a Mac user who takes my privacy seriously? Also want to add that the price is fair and I am not necessarily in the market for another thousand dollar Mac.

So I have been reading about Unified Attestation to replace play integraty..

As ive understood about play integraty is it is needed for banking & other apps that want to ensure your apps or device is secure, ie not hacked or compromised and under your control. So rooting your phone was a possible introduction to malicious apps etc. Ive had rooted phones off and on for years, so ive always rejected that argument youl be hacked if your rooted.

What I don't quite understand about Unified Attestation is that it seems to work offline. I get if its online it could check that its a secure trusted device. Offline, how does that work? Is it just it keeps working till your back online?

The other question is how is this different then the hacks to play integraty? Or is it the same, except now you won't have to play a cat & mouse game with google with every update. Basicly is it just a server that says hey your good to use that app?

Lastly what would make any company decide to trust this server in Europe saying your device is secure? I guess that's more of a question of popularity & trust comes later. I still don't quite understand why we need this anyway, can't a banking app check for a latest virus/malware check done on your device & agree that the check is good allow access? I guess this is deeper then a virus check and or those apps never took off to secure android. Kinda like Microsoft finally built in the virus/malware app after years of avoiding the problem.

See: https://uattest.net/

I recently tried out Kagi for the first time and I really like it, BUT, I don’t feel comfortable putting money towards it since they train AI. Is there another alternative that is either free or doesn’t use AI?

I discovered this program by chance; it jams ads and spyware on the network, causing algorithms to learn false information about you, thus preserving your privacy.

Hi.

Hope you’re doing well.

I literally don’t use any Google service at all. I have an alternative for everything they offer, even if some of them aren’t as good, it’s worth it just so I don’t have to use them.

But my degoogling efforts took a few years across as Google is obviously a massive presence in peoples’ lives for a reason and it’s more complicated when friends/family/co-workers only want to collaborate with you using Google products.

But now I’m free of anything Google directly (ie signing into Google or typing Google into the address bar).

What about you?

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