Has anyone else reviewed the Cure53 2024 PenTest report for ExpressVPN and have serious concerns regarding what that report represents regarding the limitation of testing parameters (Exceeds Scope of) and the potential inherent weaknesses?!

What are the best options for hiding your IP/physical location while gaming? I've been finding tons of hackers in some gaes I play that can open see my IP and I'd like the prevent that (preferrably with no/minimal input latency).

Basically the title. Signal supports up to 1000 people in one group. Does End-2-End encryption still remain for this? How many people in one group until you lose E2E encyrption?

It has always been a sad news for a lot of people that Bibliogram is being discontinued about two years ago, and since then Instagram is basically "forcing" users to sign up for an account to post, or even view things.

I do not want to sign up for an account in any meta products for now, but I want to browse other people's Instagram profile.

Are there any other Instagram privacy frontends, or any of this kind of privacy tools still exist and usable?

(Switching to Pixelfed unfortunately won't work since I cant have all my friends to switch from Instagram to a platform they are not familiar with)

Thanks for all help provided here.

Australia has laws allowing the government to have a backdoor to even encrypted platforms plus making it illegal for companies to tell its users about it. Is Australian telegram really as secure as normal telegram? Is it encrypted to the point where governments won't have access to your chats etc? Even the CEO allowed stuff to slide after he got arrested in France.

Is there a way to spoof my IP properly? I am trying to play online poker when I am travelling this year but my account has been flagged for a different IP. I am always using a virtual private network of my home country but they can still see I'm using it apparently is there a way to beat this?

I'm finally going to start taking my privacy and security seriously in 2025, and I'm hoping to get opinions on my plans.

1. Get a Pixel w/ third-party ROM or an iPhone
2. I only put an iPhone here because Android has a silly 48 kHz sample rate limitation. That means you lose detail when listening to Hi-Fi audio. Something I'm particularly fond of. iPhone's don't have this limitation, so I need to research if any of the privacy respecting Android ROMs fix this issue.
3. 2FA on all accounts via Yubikey/FIDO, Ente Auth, e-mail, or SMS in that order.
4. Save all recovery codes in an encrypted document or folder
5. Buy external drive for local encrypted back-ups
6. Cloud back-ups via Proton Drive

As for payments, online or in-person, I'm most likely going to stick to my credit card. As much as I hate for a company to know so much about my spending habits, the fraud protection is something I like. For mundane purchases where such a thing isn't so important, then I can switch to cash.

That's what I've got so far. Comments, concerns, questions, or thoughts?

Edit: I'm also planning on switching over the e-mail associated with my accounts using SimpleLogin linked to my Proton Mail.

I'm Using Apple Ipad. Can I Block webrtc using Safari Or Edge Browser. If not Is there A other Browser that blocks it.

Hi! I'm on the lookout for a finance tracking app that meets the following criteria, but I haven’t found the right one yet. Hoping for some recommendations from the community!

1. Encrypted Data – I want to make sure my data is encrypted and not stored in plaintext on devices. Security and privacy are top priorities.
2. Open Source – Preferably, the app should be open source so I can trust its transparency and security.
3. Minimalist Design – I’ve tried a lot of apps that are overloaded with features I don’t need. I’m looking for something very simple without any bells and whistles.

Here’s what I need:

• Track my expenses for categories like food, alcohol, and miscellaneous on a yearly/quarterly/monthly/weekly/daily basis.
• Set goals for the quarter based on a monthly budget and track progress, primarily on a weekly basis.
• If I make a purchase, I can log it immediately, and it should reduce my available budget for that week.
• Bonus: A feature to track savings goals, like saving the leftover budget each week towards a target.

I don’t need features like receipt scanning or fancy integrations since I mostly use cash, and anything related to my bank account is a separate issue. I reluctantly own a bank account for things like paying my mortgage and utility bills, but that’s about it! :D

Ideally, the app should be available on Android, Mac, or as a Web app (to sync between devices, if this is not possible I could sync through git also).

Thanks in advance! Any recommendations would be appreciated.

Recently realised how exposed my number is and how it’s tied to my identity. Getting telemarketing calls, text messages etc. wondering if it’s worth nuking this one (somehow) and getting a new one and being very selective with who I give it to?

I'm setting up a new phone with a custom ROM. Some social media apps will be used (FB, Messenger, Instagram, LinkedIn, What's App). I know this is not ideal but...

How can I make sure that they exchange the least amount of info between them? Or snoop through the rest of my phone for that matters... Is staying logged in as a web-app enough?
Is putting them in a Work Profile any use? As apps or web-apps?

Hi all!

I was recently invited to participate in a study that involves collecting personal data from apps on my devices (e.g., messages, emails, photos, browser history, etc.). The stated purpose is to support the development of innovative products and technologies, including applications of artificial intelligence.

Before signing the informed consent, I have some concerns and would appreciate insights from anyone with experience in this area or who has participated in similar studies:

• Are these kinds of studies common in the tech industry?
• What are the main privacy risks for participants?
• What criteria should I use to evaluate whether participating in such a study is safe and ethical?

I really like all Google services and clean stock android experience… But I'm hesitant as after all Google is an advertising company.......

They have my phone numbers but an outdated email, so they won't take down my information. I have to match the email they have.

I emailed them and they said they cannot verify my information therefore they won't delete any information.

How do you report these guys.

Googled one of those "YouTube to MP4" sites and when I clicked download, it didn't actually download anything, but it did redirect me to whatever these are: ak.choathaugla.net and quadroble.xyz/[random string of numbers and letters]?cost=[same thing]&currency=usd... and so on. The longest link in existence. Closed the tabs before I could even see what was on the sites but I'm pretty sure that's not supposed to occur lol. Did something happen?

And while I'm at it... Is there a way to download videos that won't do that?

Yes, seriously. I wanted to try and see how invasive Google's tracking and fingerprinting is. The new PC never connects to the internet outside Proton's. I never signed in to my YT account on this PC. Yet Youtube still manages to know it's me. And I know that because the recommendations on the "Trending" videos include results completely unrelated to the current video, but they ARE recommendations from channels I follow.

Any explanation? What does this indicate about the data Google has on me? I feel like I'm doing something wrong, or Google's spying is just fiendishly intrusive, or Youtube is simply built in a way that makes (near) total anonymity impossible outside the TOR network and browser (which I did try and didn't get any targeted recommendations).

Reddit is my only social media. I love the diversity and very much the privacy.

I pretty much always use my main account (this one).
But a few times I have had questions or issues that I would like to ask or share, but I feel it’s too personal or sad or shameful or whatever to share with all the people who may know me by my main account or even in real life.

Can someone reassure me that the accounts are kept separate from everyone (except admin)?
Or in the opposite case, let me know if they are not safely separated, so I can take precautions?

I will really appreciate a truthful answer. Thank you so much in advance.

So let’s say the alias I use for an account got in a data breach.

By changing the alias, meaning to go to the breached account and change the alias to the new alias when verified already, or to just go to SimpleLogin and just change the alias?

I want to change my phone number, I’ve had it my whole life and recently had to get a restraining order on someone but also just don’t want to be contactable by everyone I’ve known my whole life.

I have 2FA set up for multiple businesses. My life is a LOT of moving parts online (multiple ecommerce businesses all with their own emails and social media accounts etc). I couldn’t possibly think of every single account I’ve opened over my whole life to go into my settings and change my 2FA number with. Is there a solution?

Hey Reddit, due to my job, I’ll need a very secure laptop that I’ll be able to install security measures on to prevent tracking or external users accessing but as I’m not very familiar working on computers it will not require a fully customisable system. I was hoping this subreddit would be able to recommend some, preferably with kill switches and either a secure operating system or able to implement other ones, whilst still being able to operate moderately fast and reliable. Any other details would be greatly appreciated, thanks.

Hi, do you see any significant differences between the mainstream high end Smartphones (Apple, Samsung, Pixel, etc) in terms of data protection / privacy?