Notices by Privacy Guides (privacyguides@mastodon.neat.computer)

Don't let perfect be the enemy of the good.

https://www.privacyguides.org/articles/2025/02/17/privacy-is-not-dead/

#Privacy #Article #PrivacyGuides

X/Twitter time and time again proves itself to be an unfree platform, and a dangerous place to seek privacy and security advice.

Decentralized platforms like Mastodon are the most obvious path forward to avoid censorship and preserve free access to knowledge. Despite this, many continue to rely on Twitter as their exclusive means to stay up to date on the latest trends both in privacy/security and the wider world.

Due to this censorship, these folks will have increasingly large blind spots in their personal knowledge. How do we finally convince people to protect themselves against this ever-growing threat?

https://www.theverge.com/news/613997/x-blocks-signal-me-links-errors

#Signal #Twitter #X #Privacy #Security #Mastodon #Article

🎉 We've reached 10k followers! 🎉

Thank you to everyone who has joined us in our journey of spreading privacy online 🙌

https://www.privacyguides.org/

There is a growing number of people who no longer feel safe in their own home or country. Whatever the reason, many people might not feel safe to browse certain topics online 🌐

If you're in this situation, the Tails live operating system from @torproject can help. Tails protects against censorship and surveillance, and it lets you use a computer without leaving any trace of your browsing history afterward.

https://www.privacyguides.org/articles/2025/01/29/installing-and-using-tails/

Thanks for mentioning us in your latest video @emilyyoung! Good luck with your new channel! 💛
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELnX3gEHuHI

If you’re going to participate in a protest or other form of activism, you need to keep yourself protected.

Your smartphone can be an essential tool, but it also represents a huge risk to your privacy and security. If you decide to bring a phone along, understanding these best practices when it comes to securing it will help keep you and your data safe.

https://www.privacyguides.org/articles/2025/01/23/activists-guide-securing-your-smartphone/

#privacy #security #guide

Earlier today, Google rejected a feature request asking for the option to use DNS-over-HTTPS servers other than Google’s and Cloudflare’s in Android: https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/331250145?pli=1#comment7

According to Google’s own testing, DoH is more private, secure, and performant than DoT on Android. There is no reason whatsoever to limit it to a handful of Google-approved servers.

Just like with Manifest V3 in Chrome, this arbitrary restriction on what DNS servers can use the most modern technologies in Android is a clear example of Google abusing their position to campaign against blocking invasive trackers. One of the clearest uses for custom DNS servers is the ability to block privacy-invasive services like Google’s at the DNS level.

Further details & discussion on our forum: https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/google-rejects-feature-request-for-arbitrary-dns-over-https-server-support/24320

#android #google #privacy #dns

We are saddened to hear that DivestOS will no longer be maintained, including their other mobile projects such as Mull and Hypatia. We're therefore removing them from our site, but wish the developer well with their future endeavours.

https://divestos.org/pages/news#end

Multi-Party Relays aim to provide better privacy protections than VPNs do. They showed a lot of promise when they first emerged, but years later there are fewer options than ever. What happened?

📝 New opinion piece from team member @friadev https://www.privacyguides.org/articles/2024/11/17/where-are-all-the-mprs/

🚨 Privacy Guides is hiring!

We're looking for talented writers and creators who are passionate about consumer privacy & cybersecurity education. If you're looking for work, be sure to take a look at our open positions!

https://www.privacyguides.org/articles/2024/10/28/job-openings/ #hiring

📝 Latest from @jonah on the blog: Proton Wallet Review

"Proton, the Swiss creators of privacy-focused products like Proton Mail and ProtonVPN, recently released the latest product in their ever-growing lineup: Proton Wallet..."

Continue reading: https://www.privacyguides.org/articles/2024/09/08/proton-wallet-review/

Our Open Collective Foundation dissolution saga is over, as we’ve found a new fiscal host to help admin and grow our project 😄

https://blog.privacyguides.org/2024/07/22/privacy-guides-partners-with-magic-grants-501-c-3/

🎉 EU Council has withdrawn the vote on Chat Control: "Lack of majority thanks to severe pushback puts the proposal on hold."

Discussion: https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/eu-council-has-withdrawn-the-vote-on-chat-control/19021

Source: https://stackdiary.com/eu-council-has-withdrawn-the-vote-on-chat-control/
Original Reporting (German): https://netzpolitik.org/2024/etappensieg-belgien-scheitert-mit-abstimmung-zur-chatkontrolle/

#ChatControl #EU #Privacy

🚨 Breaking: Proton announces plans to transition to a non-profit business structure, on the 10th anniversary of their original crowdfunding campaign.

Discussion: https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/proton-is-transitioning-towards-a-non-profit-structure/18940

#proton #protonmail #nonprofit