Wilmo

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Yes Google, 2/3 is TOTALLY the same as 1/2 in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 hours ago

80 year old grandmas trying to find the Ctrl and Alt buttons on her printer...

This is why I still use an Android custom ROM in 2024 in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago

Slammed/slams is my absolute least favorite headline trend of the past decade. So trash.

I tried switching to Gmail for Android and noped out immediately in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Soon to be rebranded as Thunderbird

Can somebody solve this puzzle? in c/[email protected]
What Browser do you use on Android, and why? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Cromite

Because Firefox scrolling is terrible on android otherwise I'd use it.

For those who want to use Firefox with added security and privacy there is Arkenfox in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

Its not modifying the code, it's changing existing settings that are already available to be changed to optimal settings for privacy...

It is not a fork you are completely wrong.

Is there such a thing as a data broker map? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

I'm aware that money is made. Most of the time companies are buying API feeds of data from the big 3. So unless someone specifically looked you up, then I am saying your data is probably just sitting in their databases.

Is there such a thing as a data broker map? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (2 children)

What makes you think your data has even been sold at all? Most likely a majority of those companies are just resellers of TransUnion, Equifax, or Experian. The 3 big credit bureaus. So while incogni sent then requests the smaller companies may host no data of yours, just the other 3.

Spotify re-invented the radio in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

I own quite a lot of mp3s legally. Host them on a 50 dollar raspberry pi with something called Navidrome which uses a protocol called subsonic.

I can stream my own music from my home to my phone etc or anywhere. Otherwise yeah just having them locally is the other best option.

REMOVED in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

As a programmer: “your data is boring. I am not interested in leveraging this for anything besides getting the service you are using to work as well as possible”

Also me as a programmer: “yo, you don’t need that data, stop asking for it. Ohh, your app is broken because it can’t access permissions? Yeet.”

It's not about the programmers. It's about the company and the ability to make money off of data they get from you. You should be the one who gets money for your data. Not Microsoft, not Google etc.

Is Microsoft making money off of this particular telemetry data? Maybe not. It should always be opt-in

Amazon Prime Video is able to remove a video from your library after purchase. in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago

This just simply isn't accurate. There are often extra features that require an internet connection. And there are also some blu-ray movies that might require some form of internet connection to watch but the vast majority of consumer blu ray movies require no internet connection to watch them.