Real “Ministry of Love” shit right there.

Thanks!

The chances are low, yes, but the potential consequences could make life not worth living.

The classic analogy is the jar of 100 sweets. If I offered you a sweet from a jar of 100, and warned you that one of the sweets in the jar was laced with strychnine, would you take one?

Which ones?

Me eating yet another onion: “mmmm… cromchy…”

@Ninji@wuffs.org

• JPEG XL → file.jxl
• Big PDF → file.bpdf
• MP3 Pro Max → file.mpx
• SVG Deluxe → file.sdx
• 7Zip 7Furious → file.7zf
• DOCX-treme → file.dxt
• GIF Supreme → file.gifs

Some people are just stupid, I guess

Ah, sorry.

I can’t find any other sources reporting on this.

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StarLabs, Tuxedo, and Slimbook come to mind. There’s also MNT, but their laptops are quite chunky.

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Judging by the handkerchief, yes.

!yelldowlgyel@sopuli.xyz

Excellent tool. Shame it doesn’t have anything on Scottish pubs.

A VPN alone will not do that. It will make it more difficult, as your location and IP address will be changing, but there are still methods.

Cookies, for one thing, are the main way in which you are tracked. In fact, most cookies exist solely for tracking. The solution: clear your cookies regularly, and use private mode when possible.

Browser fingerprinting can also be used. This method takes into account your user agent, screen resolution, installed extensions, hardware info, and also whether or not you have Do Not Track enabled (this had good intentions, but is counter-productive nowadays and should be disabled), and uses this data to single you out among other users. The solution: use a fingerprinting-resistant browser — such as Mullvad, Tor, Cromite, or Brave — never make your browser fullscreen, and don’t install any extensions that change the behaviour of a website (uBlock Origin and NoScript are exceptions). If you use Tor, do not sign into anything and try to use onion services when possible. If it’s not too inconvenient, also disable JavaScript.

However, you can still be tracked by certain services, regardless of your protections. The solution: Stop using data-hungry services — such as those run by Google, Meta, Microsoft, etc. — and replace them with privacy-respecting alternatives.

Also be mindful of OS-level tracking. In a nutshell, don’t use Windows (Linux ftw) and avoid Android. If you have a compatible device, consider using GrapheneOS or LineageOS. Otherwise, it’s often possible to block OS-level trackers with an ad-blocking DNS, such as NextDNS.

Here are some further resources:

• Privacy Guides
  • Tor
  • Forum
• Techlore
  • PeerTube
• Naomi Brockwell
  • YouTube
  • LBRY

More email clients:

• Linux/Unix
  • Evolution
  • KMail
  • Geary
• Android
  • Ltt.rs (JMAP Only)
• CLI
  • NeoMutt
  • aerc

Even better!