LemmyThinkAboutThat @ LemmyThinkAboutThat @lemmy.myserv.one

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Congratulations!

I de-googled a few years ago but rushed through the process and went to the whole Proton ecosystem. Your plan sounds great. This is my setup:

• BROWSER/SEARCH: I have both Firefox browsers, Startpage, Brave and DuckDuckGo (which is my default browser and use their Email Protection ).
• You can customize your browsers and add more search engines like Mojeek, Ecosia, Disroot , etc.
• YouTube ALTERNATIVE: Peertube is a good alternative to YT. They also have an app for iPhone.
• DuckDuckGo has Duck Player that will open in a new window without the ads! So, yes. If you prefer to stay with YouTube, use DuckDuckGo browser and enable the Duck Player in Settings.
• STORAGE: I use Ente Photo Storage for iOS. Currently, their Forever Free account is 10 GB (which you already use).
• Filen is also an option (downloaded it 2 weeks ago but haven’t used it yet); their free account is 10 GB and boasts Zero knowledge technology.
• I also use Proton Drive. It was glitchy at first but they’ve fixed and improved it. That’s another reason why I recommend using more than one of anything (backup your backup). Try their products first so you can decide if you want to subscribe to the whole ecosystem or just part of it.
• You can connect external storage devices to iPhone, depending on the model.
• Consider an EHD (if you haven’t already) in addition to cloud services. They’re great for storing photos, videos and music.
• Box and Dropbox are what I use for non-confidential files (recipes, ebooks, mp3s, blank forms, no PII, photos of not-people).
• iDrive is another backup service that has an iOS app.
• iCloud! Perfect if you’re just starting out with Apple or have one device. Pay attention to your storage! Make sure you have enough room for iOS updates.
• MAIL: I’ve heard many positive feedback from my friends about Posteo and Mailbox.org. Tuta, Proton and Mailfence are also good alternatives.
• Disroot emails are stored unencrypted in their servers so you’ll have to do that yourself .

PRIVACY (not sure what you mean but consider these:

• VPN! Mullvad, Proton (or both) Why? You need a back up VPN just in case there’s a glitch or a website is blocking certain VPN servers.
• Ghostery if you plan on using Safari. Safari has Profiles so you can create one for school, work, etc.
• AdGuard app is another option for use with Safari.
• Bitwarden or Proton Pass if you plan to use a password manager (which is highly recommended). Passwords is another Apple stock app which works well with Safari.
• Ente has 2FA but I’ve never used it before
• TURN OFF LOCATION unless you’re using Maps to go somewhere. You can turn it on/off as needed and add a location to your photos later. Unnecessarily running location services can drain your battery faster.
• As long as you don’t use google anymore and download their apps, you’ll be fine. Don’t forget to delete your accounts.
• At your earliest convenience, please read Apple Support’s iCloud data security overview regarding E2EE. Disregard if you’re in the UK.

OTHER:

• Before downloading an app, scroll down to the App Privacy and see what information they hoard from your phone. You can decide for yourself if it’s worth it.
• I love the stock apps (biased opinion), they’re easy to use and work well together.
• Most of the products I’ve recommended above are cross-platform in case you want to go back to android or if you’re in a cross-platform household.
• If you have a choice, use an app instead of a browser because it’s a better experience, sometimes it’s faster and some apps are available for use offline.
• @Corduroy_Pillows_Making_Headlines started a de-google group, the original post has a link to a PDF file with a schedule and recommendation on how to migrate your data. You might find it useful to your transition. Good luck!

https://lemmy.myserv.one/post/19040195

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The data was uncovered by a group of researchers from four NGOs: World Beyond War, the Palestinian Youth Movement, Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East and Independent Jewish Voices.

They found entries in the database of the Israel Tax Authority that show Canadian goods continuing to enter Israel, described by the Israeli government as military weapon parts and ammunition.

Oooopps!

Yes. This is from LA Times:

A 55-year-old man was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison after pleading guilty to stalking and harassing Indiana Fever superstar Caitlin Clark.

Michael Lewis of Denton, Texas, reached a deal with Marion County, Ind., prosecutors before pleading guilty Monday to one felony count of stalking and one misdemeanor count of harassment.

Lewis will receive credit for the 197 days he has already served behind bars since his January arrest. He allegedly sent the then-22-year-old Clark hundreds of “threats and sexually explicit messages” via social media between Dec. 12 and Jan. 11.

This is my favorite part of the article:

"The Press has to learn to be truthful, and not rely on sources that probably don't even exist," Trump wrote.

👍🏼 I definitely want to make the sauce thicker/syrupy. Thanks!

Yes.

“We’re not at all surprised the UK government is deploying this tactic now when the world is paying attention to the horrors unfolding, they’d rather silence the discussion than confront their own complicity,” the moderators of r/IsraelCrimnes told me. “By labeling brutally documented atrocities as ‘mature content’ and gate‑keeping access, they reveal themselves as hypocrites: preaching democracy and human rights abroad while trampling them at home.”

It gets better /s:

Reddit explained that it will verify users' age by partnering with Persona, an identity verification company that raised $200 million in April in a series D round led by Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund. Persona asks users to upload a selfie or photo ID in order to verify their age. Reddit says it does not have access to these images, and that Persona does not retain those photos for more than seven days. 

Take a deep breath…

EDIT added /s for sarcasm

And orzo be with you

For me, this happens when I switch from and back to voyager. Say I'm writing a comment and want to look something up and grab a link. I switch to the browser, grab my link, come back to voyager and the app refreshes back to "active, all".

Same here. Edit: I never had “Auto Hide Read Posts” enabled. Just thought it was my crappy internet connection.

Brave for iOS has the Copy Clean Link option. There’s GNAT Cleaner from the App Store but I’ve never used it.

I tried adding screenshots but I haven’t been able to upload photos in almost a week.

😂😂😂 …so glad no one was seriously injured ‘cause I’m LMAO

Air traffic controllers have access to sophisticated radar systems that provide an overview of the airspace they control, and they have communication tools to coordinate flight paths with the air crew. Pilots lack the tools necessary to get an overview of the airspace, so they have to rely on air traffic controllers to guide the aircraft through congested airspace.

Got it from an old article that’s quite informative.

I agree with @mkwt…

Indeed. “The FAA is investigating the event…”

I actually saw this on TV earlier and took over 2 hours for me to find something online.

Wow! Thank you, @Sergio!

Awesome! I also love the durian and lychee. Thank you for sharing.

For the past month, every time I open the freezer and see the leftover box of burgers from 4th of July I just sigh and shut the door.

Thank you so much for this!

We used to make fried rice almost every weekend, sometimes with ham, spam, hotdog, longanisa, chorizo, kielbasa, etc… until the price of eggs went up to $10 a dozen.

Oohhhhh, thank you!

It’s called Mura Mura. They have regular and infused with mango or pear. Enjoy.

Edit: marinate for 30 minutes then pat dry with paper towels.

Ahhh, good to know. Thanks.