Privacy & Freedom in the Information Age

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The original was posted on /r/privacy by /u/Reasonable-Resort-39 on 2023-08-24 15:37:36+00:00.

im tryna make a alt for a game.

is it worth making multiple emails?

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The original was posted on /r/privacy by /u/DiscMatteo on 2023-08-24 15:34:37+00:00.

My phone still supports physical sim but is giving me the option to convert to e-sim in settings, are what are the privacy pros and cons about physical sim and e-sim? Which one is better privacy wise? And if I convert to e-sim, can I convert back to physical sim with the same sim card because it says it will disable that sim card once I convert.

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The original was posted on /r/privacy by /u/mkbt on 2023-08-24 15:21:19+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/privacy by /u/mkbt on 2023-08-24 15:09:43+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/privacy by /u/frosty_osteo on 2023-08-24 15:00:36+00:00.

Hi Guys,

I planning to get hardware key, but don’t know what to buy. I need something with NFC, and normal usb, just to secure my accounts e.g. bitwarden, cloud. I’m between Thetis and yubikey.

Any advice?q

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The original was posted on /r/privacy by /u/mkbt on 2023-08-24 14:49:14+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/privacy by /u/KolideKenny on 2023-08-24 14:25:39+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/privacy by /u/Reasonable-Resort-39 on 2023-08-24 13:18:21+00:00.

first and last name

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The original was posted on /r/privacy by /u/NAAAAIIIILLL on 2023-08-24 13:16:54+00:00.

Sorry for reposting this mods, but when trying to post this on a new account it got removed and while waiting for it to get looked at and verified there was an e-mail hacking attempt within 24 hours. I -really- need help.

Long story short: I'm playing Cat and Mouse with a creepy family member. They showed evidence of stalking irl (messing with my internet when I didn't capitulate to demands, listening in to my conversations in-person), and when confronted both half-assed admitted to it and refused to apologize, so I promptly moved out. The thing that worries me is they are a hacker with decades of professional experience. Also worse, before showing evidence of this...mental break? Dark side? No idea how to put it? I trusted them with my IT needs and gave them full access to physical hardware.

Anyway, I factory reset my phone and moved it from their plan to mine, yet they still contacted me with evidence of knowing personal information they shouldn't. That could have been from a keylogger before I reset it, but it still has me paranoid, so I factory reset it a second time. My desktop has also been reformatted. The laptop is new and they never had physical access to it, but I did plug in the cellphone as well as USBs from the desktop to it. I also have a drawing tablet with a pencil that only works with Bluetooth, and I believe Bluetooth and router access is how he initially pulled it off (also, I can't find evidence of physical keyloggers on the desktop). All devices also have antivirus and VPNs.

The questions are: How are they still finding this stuff out? Are my devices safe now? Do I have to reformat my laptop and lose my drawn art, music and other personal stuff forever in order to get rid of their access? Is it safe to draw on my tablet and turn on Bluetooth access?

Update: Since my phone with brand new e-mails had a 2 factor auth request and has been used virtually nowhere else, it's safe to say my devices are not safe still. But I have no idea how they are still getting my information!Thanks for reading.

TLDR: Crazy family getting into my hardware, trying desperately to escape, any help is appreciated.

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The original was posted on /r/privacy by /u/Reasonable-Resort-39 on 2023-08-24 13:16:05+00:00.

what can they do

can they find my exact location and get police to my house?

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The original was posted on /r/privacy by /u/ImHidingtheRealMe on 2023-08-24 12:37:39+00:00.

Does adding a particular time zone to a device while using a V•P•N, still would reveal your location? That’s normal? And stuff like cookies can reveal the dictionaries that are on your device?

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The original was posted on /r/privacy by /u/CrashForAMoment on 2023-08-24 11:17:47+00:00.

So I signed up to this website using a throwaway phone number that I bought, however I mistakenly used a regular email address that I use, once I got bored of the website, I deleted my account and the phone number.

Now my concern is this: what if the next person who gets the number tries to sign up to this website? The website only allows a phone number to be used once each account, so it will give them an error, but they might try to contact support, and I’m worried they might get confused and give them my account details and that.

Am I overthinking or is this a valid concern?

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The original was posted on /r/privacy by /u/akasaka99 on 2023-08-24 09:54:20+00:00.

Is there a way to make a WyzeCam private by flashing some open source ROM like on an de-Googled android phones?

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The original was posted on /r/privacy by /u/uygmvgp on 2023-08-24 07:10:32+00:00.

Reddit doesn't sell or give away user data.
Ads are personalized using data, but private info isn't shared with advertisers. Opt-out is possible.
Explicit, seperate consent is needed for advertisers to receive data.
Your data, as in IP, http header, and fingerprinting script related info, is logged and shared with 'third-party ads measurement providers' (Google Analytics?) for aggregation,  where its probably logged again.

so, your data isnt directly visible to advertisers/data brokers, but it is shared with google, who will definitely log it for themselves, or if they even use google

primary question is whether google is allowed to log reddit's data? i dont the terms of their partnership, or if thats even public info

edit: Found out that google analytics isnt used for measuring ad performance, google ads is.

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The original was posted on /r/privacy by /u/SDF-Rejuvenation on 2023-08-24 06:59:29+00:00.

Coming to town is the all new Orion Browser, a private browser. r/TheOrionBrowser

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The original was posted on /r/privacy by /u/thinkB4WeSpeak on 2023-08-24 06:08:53+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/privacy by /u/Puzzleheaded_Act8723 on 2023-08-24 05:18:39+00:00.

I have relatively obscure name, but there are still a couple of people that share the same name as me.

this becomes a problem when some of these people create an account with your name and post/share some questionable things that I don’t really align with, these accounts seem to be inactive for over 3 years now but they were not made by me (Facebook, Pinterest etc…).

This is a problem because they still come up as one of the first search results when googling my full name. With a decent career on the horizon, I would like to at least suppress if not delete these accounts from search results. I tried contacting the social media sites but all the support teams did was say that there is no way unless i can prove I am the owner of these accounts so that i can go in and change the settings on them which I am obviously not.

Any suggestions?

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The original was posted on /r/privacy by /u/Far_Whereas_3016 on 2023-08-24 02:00:13+00:00.

Will the weather and calender events only show if you use the google apps for them, or will they work with say simple calender pro and geometric weather too?

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The original was posted on /r/privacy by /u/Mysterious-Fuel2324 on 2023-08-24 01:09:27+00:00.

I suffer from social anxiety/social phobia, as a result, I don't have any friends on my social accounts.. I only have one fakebook account, which is a fake account, I mean, it has a fake picture of mine and a fake name, and the account has always been set on private, though, the account has nothing to show besides a fake picture of mine.

Now, today, one of my Facebook's recommendations was a family member that I didn't even know had a Facebook account.

Why did facebook made this recommendation? how did Facebook know that I could be related to her?

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The original was posted on /r/privacy by /u/Special-Rip-3754 on 2023-08-23 22:53:13+00:00.

Dear Guys, I was arrested in late 2021 and my mugshot is up with an article on the internet. The case eventually got dismissed and I have already started the expungement process. When I talked to the attorney handling the expungement process, he told me we can write a formal letter after the expungement is completed, however they have the right to deny it due to the freedom of speech act. This is genuinely hurting my internship/job oppurtunities and the social ridicule is too much to handle. What is the best way to navigate this situation? Any advise would be appreciated. Thank you so much!

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The original was posted on /r/privacy by /u/1withnoname on 2023-08-23 22:05:52+00:00.

TOR? Or Chrome based?

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The original was posted on /r/privacy by /u/jollyroger0004 on 2023-08-23 21:29:21+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/privacy by /u/VintageRCFishArtist on 2023-08-23 20:27:45+00:00.

Trying to find easy ways to contact without a phone number, and I'm worried about email compared to just texting. Mainly just looking for something that's fast to receiving and sending messages

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The original was posted on /r/privacy by /u/br0kenpixel_ on 2023-08-23 19:54:37+00:00.

Hello! I’ve recently been looking for a good cross-platform cloud storage solution to store my backups and documents.

My main requirements are:

• Cross-platform compatibility (Windows, macOS, Linux, Android and iOS)
• Client-side encryption
• Possibility to access using rclone (preferred since I need to use it on my NAS), or an official CLI tool

There are a bunch of providers that meet the first two, the problematic one is the third.

Why not use rclone crypt with XYZ? I don’t want to use rclone’s crypt remote, because it would make it impossible to access my data using my iPad or iPhone, since rclone is not available on those platforms. I know there’s CryptCloudViewer, but it hasn’t been updated for a few years now and it often crashes (and it doesn’t integrate with the Files app.)

Why not NextCloud with E2EE? AFAIK, NextCloud uses server-side encryption and apparently it’s not perfect and I also noticed some performance and other issues when this encryption was enabled (for example some apps wouldn’t install or work).

Why not use SeaFile? Regarding performance, it does seem to perform a lot better than NextCloud… well as long as the server is set up correctly. I found a decent hosting service but I had a bunch of issues when uploading using rclone. (I’m not going to explain the details, as this post is probably long enough already.) I also tied a self-hosted instance, but I also ran into a bunch of issues when using it with rclone. Also, their CLI tool is not available for aarch64, so it wouldn’t work on my NAS.

Why not use Cryptomator? It’s performance is terrible on macOS (with the official app) and Cyberduck/Mountain Duck don’t make it any better. I noticed that Cryptomator is written in Java, which probably explains the performance. And their Android app lacks basic features like directory uploads (for which there’s and open issue on GitHub since 2017 so I don’t see them implementing this anytime soon.)

Are there any alternatives to rclone and Cryptomator? Or is there another provider I may not know about? I’ve looked at many like Mega, Sync.com, Tresorit, etc. But they either don’t support rclone or their pricing is too high. Mega seemed OK, but I’ve read a few reviews about their encryption implementation and it doesn’t seem to be the best. Also, rclone’s Mega backend doesn’t perform that well.

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The original was posted on /r/privacy by /u/Silver_Confidence908 on 2023-08-23 19:20:16+00:00.