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How can I not leave a trail?
I want to ask a question. It's not part of my heritage. Just on the open internet, I want to ask a question. How can I not have services tracking me because I asked a question?
https://redd.it/1wa8r3q
@r_privacy
| 2 | Offered Knoll monitoring due to data breach. To accept or not?
After the DentaQuest data breach in May, I was offered 24 months of free Knoll monitoring. The data breach leaked info such as name, bday, SSN. However to enroll in Knoll, I also need to submit the same sensitive info. Knoll itself has had a breach in the past in 2023, and apparently they keep your info forever even after the 24 months end. So is it worth it to give my info to another company that may accidentally leak it for the free monitoring? Idk what to do.
https://redd.it/1w9y3qu
@r_privacy | 11 |
| 3 | Is there still a market for a purely offline, one-time purchase private vault instead of subscription + cloud?
Using the cloud is definitely convenient for syncing across devices, but subscriptions add up, and once your data is in the cloud, it's ultimately in the vendor's hands. Even with so-called end-to-end encryption, there's nothing stopping the app from sending critical information like keys to its servers ā you're essentially just moving your data from Google/Apple to the app vendor.
But looking at the market, the most commercially successful products like Keepsafe rely on cloud features to drive subscription revenue. Does this mean most users still prioritize convenience and choose to trust the vendor?
https://redd.it/1w9x6y6
@r_privacy | 15 |
| 4 | to the people who complain that smart TV's spy on us (reasonably so)
Why don't you just not connect your TV to the internet? I do that exact thing and it has caused me no problems. I don't use the smart features at all, i just use it as a monitor for my PC. I'm not sure if they make wifi access an arbitrary requirement for watching cable television.
This is a genuine question that i am seeking answers to. I'm not making fun of y'all.
https://redd.it/1w9uxsq
@r_privacy | 16 |
| 5 | Not Agreeing to Privacy Policy should be a good enough basis to refund a product.
I find it unfair that, at least where I live, you cannot return a product if you do not agree with a product's privacy policy when most of the products now are unusable unless you agree with the privacy policy
https://redd.it/1w9tg77
@r_privacy | 17 |
| 6 | TV privacy question: is it best to use network level DNS filtering (ie nextDNS) or an external streaming device (ie Apple TV/Nvidia Shield)
All this LG privacy talk finally kicked me into looking more into this which I have put off.
Wondering what solutions you guys suggest. I have a raspberry pi I can run pi-hole on or simply use nextDNS.
But I dont even like webOS... It seems like AppleTV is better privacy wise than NVidia shield.
What option would this community recommend?
Thanks in advance!
https://redd.it/1w9rf8h
@r_privacy | 18 |
| 7 | What are the benefits/downsides of Adguard and Pi-hole and how do they work?
I use various privacy focused and FOSS applications/services anywhere I can, but Iāve never gotten into network-wide modifications. Relevant stories keep hitting my feed with Mullvad now looking to support Quad9 and the recent news of LG TVs listening to you. Also Iāll never forget the Samsung washing machines sending GBs of data. Iād like to be able to learn about and set up some blocking and filtering on my home network, but Iām concerned it will interfere with people in my household who work from home. I also unfortunately still use the default Verizon Fios router that they give you. I never bothered to do the research and spend the money on a third party one. Is this a problem or can I effectively set up this stuff regardless? Any good comprehensive sources to learn this stuff? Thank you.
https://redd.it/1w9pldo
@r_privacy | 19 |
| 8 | LG smart TVs caught logging audio with screen off and snooping on local devices
https://www.notebookcheck.net/LG-smart-TVs-caught-logging-audio-with-screen-off-and-snooping-on-local-devices.1391214.0.html
https://redd.it/1w9npy0
@r_privacy | 27 |
| 9 | With AI on the rise, I plan on either deactivating or deleting current content in my FB account. Will FB retain my data if I just deactivate? Or do I just delete the content instead to really remove my data from their database? I already downloaded my photos and videos.
Will FB retain my data if I just deactivate? Or do I just delete the content instead to really remove my data from their database? I already downloaded my photos and videos.
https://redd.it/1w9g9lx
@r_privacy | 19 |
| 10 | Is there any android keyboard that doesn't copy the words you write or record your messages?
Hi all,
It dawned on me after watching Gamers Nexus and their LG video about LG spying and recording your audio and putting it into text that whatever I'm typing is being sent to some company that they sell. It's free information and I want to find a keyboard that is local and privacy based.
Any recommendations?
https://redd.it/1w9bpav
@r_privacy | 21 |
| 11 | Twitch is using your content for Amazon AI training by default. Check this setting.
This one is pretty easy to miss.
Twitch recently added a āTraining for Generative AIā setting that lets Amazon use your channel content to train generative AI models.
The setting is ON by default.
That can include your:
ā¢ Streams
ā¢ VODs
ā¢ Clips
ā¢ Stream chats
ā¢ Channel text and images
The weird part is that Twitch didn't exactly make this a huge announcement. The setting is buried in your privacy settings, so unless you know it's there, you probably won't go looking for it.
And Twitch's own wording says:
āAllow your channel content to train generative AI content models at Amazon.ā
You can turn it off here:
Twitch ā Settings ā Security and Privacy ā Training for Generative AI ā OFF
One important thing though: turning this off only applies to your own channel content. If you chat in someone else's stream, their settings can determine whether that chat is eligible for AI training.
Also, this isn't Twitch suddenly starting AI training for the first time. Amazon had already been using Twitch content for AI development. What's new here is the explicit opt-out setting and the default-on approach.
And apparently Twitch's reasoning for making it opt-out was basically that if it were opt-in, hardly anyone would agree to it.
Go check your setting. Was yours already ON?
https://redd.it/1w96c93
@r_privacy | 24 |
| 12 | Looking for a privacy-focused gift recommendation for my mother.
Basically title.
Sheās had an alexa in the kitchen for ages so she can ask it to play music while cooking, but the thing bricked and wonāt even power up anymore. Not to mention the stupid alexa ai bs and just amazon in general.
I want to be a cool son and get her something that would fill that round, speaker-shaped void on the kitchen counter while keeping her and my family safe from prying ears(?).
I do have a NAS server set up, so it would be cool if it could connect, but also not a deal breaker.
If this is an inappropriate question for the sub, I apologize. I just couldnāt think of where to start asking.
https://redd.it/1w94pdp
@r_privacy | 22 |
| 13 | Can deleted Reddit posts be found by other people?
I just came back from reading a post about a woman whose deleted Instagram pictures reappeared on the web thanks to OpenAI, and it got me thinking if our deleted data is really invisible to the general public. I had a weird situation before where a guy on Reddit pulled up to my DMs and sent me screenshots of my deleted Reddit posts - super eerie. I asked him how he got them but he wouldn't say. Now I'm really paranoid and wonder if I should just delete social media (and Reddit) altogether, even though even that probably doesn't protect your privacy and these posts still exist somewhere and could be connected to me.
https://redd.it/1w90tm8
@r_privacy | 22 |
| 14 | The Snake Has Many Heads
Nothing new or controversial. And I think most of us knew or saw this being the case. Trade one evil for another.
https://www.jalopnik.com/2250034/flock-cameras-coming-down-replaced-same-tech-axon/
https://redd.it/1w8uib9
@r_privacy | 27 |
| 15 | Buying a new TV for the first time in forever: If I just donāt connect it directly to the internet, do I still have to worry about privacy issues?
The last TV I bought had a CRT. Really. Iām looking to just buy something inexpensive and hook it up to a DVD player and (maybe) an Apple TV. If I never connect the TV directly to the internet, do I have to worry about the damn thing spying on me?
https://redd.it/1w8qdn5
@r_privacy | 29 |
| 16 | Is Age Verification Likely to Die in Our Lifetime?
Hate to admit it but I've been feeling nothing but utter dread towards it and how the world is going. It's to the point where I'm genuinely considering dying. I'm not sure if anyone else feels this way.
Either way, with the KIDS act already at Senate, I don't think it will die anytime soon but here's to hoping.
https://redd.it/1w8kmuu
@r_privacy | 29 |
| 17 | granted full photo album access to an app for one minute and disabledā¦ what would the app have read/restored?
Does the app have enough time to restore some photos? Would the app do facial recognition search of the photo and store the most important ones?
https://redd.it/1w8k1oo
@r_privacy | 26 |
| 18 | Today I was hit with Reddit's age verification
Today I've been hit with the demand to provide my date of birth in order to see "NSFW" content on here, mind you, this has nothing do to with pornographic content or similar, but anything marked as NSFW for whatever reason, like it could be someone else's profile with barely anything in it.
I am in the EU browsing on desktop, and I know this has been happening for a while, but the methods for verifying are ridiculous, shady, and invasive; only through the service "Persona" it literally gives 2 options:
\- Submit Government ID: Share photos of a photo ID to verify your identity and date of birth.
\- Submit Selfie: Share photos of your face to estimate your age.
The absolute audacity to ask for someone's ID is beyond ridiculous and creepy to be honest, I don't want my data to be stored who knows where at the hands of a bunch of randos (third-party that won't face consequences when they screw up), not to mention that it could lead to impersonation if this data is eventually leaked, which most likely will.
The same goes for the selfies of your face, which I assume will have to go over an AI to "prove" that you're an adult... as if AI wouldn't make a mistake on this (pro tip: it has and it will). This is not an effective method at all, so it's obvious that it's just an excuse to extract data, something I also experienced with Facebook many years ago.
The major problem will come when they demand such info just to log in at all, but in regards to mature content on here, their verification is just stupid. Even after assuming for the sake of the argument that it's to protect kids, nothing stops a minor from using someone else's ID, in their family or not, asking a friend to provide those seflies, or even attempt to bypass/convince the AI themselves.
The best way to protect kids on the Internet is at the hands of their parents, they are the ones who are in control and should be in control. If you cannot have your child on a website that has mature content somewhere like it is on Reddit, then maybe they shouldn't be on Reddit in the first place, in which case you could blacklist it from the device, or whitelist what you want. Or maybe you should pay attention to what your kid does on the Internet (like you would do for other things), as that's your job and not everyone else's.
The cherry on the top is that some of the actual criminals hurting children are the ones pushing for these policies, hurting the privacy and security of normal people.
https://redd.it/1w8fay2
@r_privacy | 21 |
| 19 | Meta glasses, the flock camera for your face! I got my face flock glasses on bro.
I just wanna throw it out into the wild. These glasses with cameras. Are doing very similar crap that flock cameras do. Just your wearing said flock camera on yo face! Youāre just silly, a dang walking talking flock camera! Anytime I see anyone wearing these I think, Nice Meta glasses, did the ole Flock boys hire you to protect their property, or are you just into the freelance surveillance market??
https://redd.it/1w8d4kp
@r_privacy | 22 |
| 20 | Ways to blind Meta Glasses
So I interact with a few different people that wear Meta Glasses and rather than starting every conversation with "Meta stop recording" I'm wondering if it's possible to clip a high-ish powered IR light either onto my glasses, side of my cap or even on my lapel that will blast the lenses with IR light and temporarily blind them. Anyone tried anything like this?
https://redd.it/1w87hlu
@r_privacy | 26 |
