Privacy

Not Matrix, it's glitchy. Not Element.io, web doesn't work on mobiles.

I’m an European student heading to Shanghai for an internship where debit and credit cards are rarely accepted. Locals recommend using Alipay for payments, but I have heard mixed results about compatibility with European credit cards. Some claim credit cards don’t work at all with Alipay, while others say they have zero issues. It was suggested to get a Wise or Revolut card to use with Alipay. What are your thoughts on which option is more privacy friendly or if there are better alternatives.

I have also been advised to get a VPN for China. While I self-host a VPN, I planned to add Mullvad because of its obfuscation techniques. Except it was recommended to get LetsVPN or Astrill, they said because they work the best in China and that is what everyone uses. What are your thoughts on which VPN I should get? Also any other suggestion or advise for my internship in Shanghai are appreciated.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/41447441

It's a tool to maximize privacy and security settings on Windows, macOS, and Linux. Learned about it from Naomi Brockwell.

TL;DR: Mozilla has a new CEO and a new mission: transform Firefox into an AI browser. That has run into some snags, as Firefox users don’t seem that interested in AI. Mozilla is forging ahead, utilizing deceptive patterns (previously known as dark patterns) to nag and annoy people into enabling AI features. You can see this in the introduction of Link Previews, an extremely invasive anti-feature that exists solely to push AI into your experience.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/57669143

cross-posted from: https://piefed.zip/c/privacy/p/862346/the-eu-prepares-ground-for-wider-data-retention-and-vpn-providers-are-among-the-targets

With the Chat Control bill entering its final stage, the EU Council has been busy thinking about what a new data retention framework could look like.

I'm used to using MemRise to learn Japanese and Russian, but now I found out it does tracking attempts. What can I use instead?

Edit: Okay, got plenty good answers to Japanese, but what about Russian?

cross-posted from: https://gregtech.eu/post/24489691

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.wtf/post/34364784

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.cafe/post/28583067

LibreWolf is one of the best browsers for people who don't like generative AI.

Here is the statement posted on Mastodon:

As there seems to have been recent confusion about this, just a quick "official" toot to then pin: we haven't and won't support "generative AI" related stuff in LibreWolf. If you see some features like that (like Perplexity search recently, or the link preview feature now) it is solely because it "slipped through". As soon as we become aware of something like this / it gets reported to us, we will remove/disable it ASAP.