nosteponpython

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

I'd say there's a darn good point if Meta doesn't want you to use one.

There used to be a great frontend for Instagram that was sued and forced to cease development when all it allowed you to do is browse Instagram on an account in this private frontend app.

EDIT: here it is https://austinhuang.me/barinsta.html

[–] [email protected] 42 points 10 months ago

Friendly reminder GrapheneOS relies on donations from those who realize the value it provides! https://grapheneos.org/donate

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Thank you for raising this. My subscription was up for renewal next year, and I think I'll look elsewhere now.

The only reason I chose to support S Notes in the first place is they were the best designed FOSS notes app at the time, and 4 years later they have plenty of competition in that space fortunately. Honestly I expected better from them, they say all the right things but I guess the greed just got too much for them.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Even if what they're doing is legal, it still has a negative impact on the privacy community. F-droid no longer providing Standard Notes builds is going to cut off people from using this app's updates going forward. It may end up being relegated to the IzzyOnDroid repo, but still not everyone uses that.

At least Signal provides a method outside of F-droid for automatic updates.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 years ago

We're too busy over here winning

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 years ago

I believe you're looking for Easer, though not sure how well it matches to your criteria https://github.com/renyuneyun/Easer https://www.f-droid.org/en/packages/ryey.easer/

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Yes, totally agree. It was actually a great growth opportunity to start learning new skills and become more self reliant. Now instead of trusting Google or Microsoft with my data, I can trust myself to keep it safe.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Mine started with some random guy posting a google doc about how to use uBlockOrigin to not only block ads but also to block 3rd party scripts & frames, and see what all your internet connected to.

After the paranoia set in from seeing just how many connections are made from every single click, I got intensely interested in how much more I could do to regain privacy. It's been a very deep rabbit hole.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 years ago (4 children)

Can always get a Pixel 3a. Inexpensive as far as phones go and also supported by GrapheneOS. Less money to Google if you buy it secondhand if that's your concern

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 years ago (2 children)

Good TL;DR.

I'm slightly confused why the community is seeing this as controversial though. Isn't the whole idea that OSM would take over as a dominant atlas database exactly what the project's end goal is? It just has the side effect that tech companies start to use and contribute to their database.

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