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  • Some simple things to look into:

    • Change your DNS resolver on all devices to something privacy friendly
    • Use a search engine with less tracking
    • Ublock, Privacy Badger etc for browser extensions
    • Firefox with disabled tracking (look into forks like Librewolf)
    • Change your keyboard on your phone to something local with no tracking (FUTO Keyboard)
    • This for Windows, just use normal settings if you dont know what you’re doing
    • Install Fdroid for open source apps. Many privacy friendly options.
    • Look into how to disable telemitry on all the devices you use. Some of the above will already help you with that.

    And in general, try to use services from the EU, as its privacy laws are much stronger than other alternatives.

    Good luck, let me know if you need something more advanced.





  • People want convinience. You’ll never get people to do it, unless it personally affects them. Realisticly, you can convert a few.

    But most importantly. It shouldnt be that hard to have privacy. THATS the problem. People shouldnt need to do alot of things to get it.

    Do something about the problem (political, legally change privacy laws) instead of every single person.

    But I know that can be near impossible depending of where you live.


  • How can you hate on smart homes, when it’s a concept in itself with 100 different use cases.

    My home cuts of the power for my standby devices when I leave it and nobody’s there. It makes sure everything is locked at night. It literally saves me 100’s on heating.

    My light dims and uses less power when the sun is down. Good for the eyes and the bill.

    It can run my washing machine when power is cheapest.

    So now, if it does all that, making sure less ressources are spent, both money and CO2, and privacy is good, then why on earth you even hate it, let alone have an opinion about it. Why you care?