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submitted 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) by Engine606@lemmy.ml to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

Note: This setup is both for my android and pc Edit: For those recommending paid services and selfhosting, I don't have the money nor resources for either. Also it seams some people are confusing my android setup with my PC setup so I'll write it down. Android: Brave(movies) + Ironfox, Search: Brave + DDG, VPN: Proton ( not always on), GPay = Cash, Auth= Aegis Auth, Pass: KeepassDX, PC: Firefox= Librewolf, VPN = No VPN (VERY slow internet), Search: Searxng + DDG, Pass: KeepassXC,

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[-] iltg@sh.itjust.works -4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

this is not good. stuff like google calendar and photos are cloud service, a local app isn't a replacement and there's so many good ones. brave stuff just injects their affiliates and ads and has paid models, plus is led by someone with very questionable views. arch linux as windows replacement is objectively a bad choice as first linux distro. keepass is great but again offline.

yeah, if you want privacy, de-cloud. even google photos is private if you never connect to the internet. we should recommend less bad alternatives with comparable features, talk about compromises and use cases, and generally avoid making such eye catchy "privacy packs" which don't work for most and are honestly a circle jerk for who already solved their privacy needs

also there's no private AI. your local model is built on stolen data, so if you care about our privacy and not just your own stop using ai crap or kindly fuck off back to your favorite techbro

[-] BehavioralClam@lemmy.world 1 points 8 hours ago
[-] stoicEuropean@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 day ago

Who hurt you? I mean.. all of your points are totally valid, and you seem to have profound IT knowledge. Great! But OP just wants to have his built evaluated, probably bc he wants to further improve... and you're non-chalantly bombing him with strong words and more negativity than all of my toxic exes combined. Jeez xD

[-] Engine606@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)
  1. If you object then recommend something or help.
  2. I only use Brave for movies because its faster and my internet is slow.
  3. Its not my first time using Linux, I've tried Ubuntu, CachyOS, and Arch and with them KDE, Hyprland, Gnome and many others.
  4. That's what I'm trying to do, reduce cloud storage usage.
  5. I used this "eye catchy privacy packs" because its easy to make. (And its powered by ente)
  6. I know there is no private AI, I don't use them often but i try and use ones with good privacy policy and I don't have money to buy a powerful PC, hell even my phone is stronger
  7. Lastly If your this angry go and take a walk instead of crashing out at people and wasting their time. Edit: typo
[-] iltg@sh.itjust.works 0 points 19 hours ago

i think my point kind of missed: i dont have specific recommendations unless an use case or a set of requirements is provided. most services from big providers are "catch all" because of budget and desire to capture market, privacy alternatives aren't

i also misunderstood this as a recommendation for others rather than sharing own's choices, so I'm sorry if I was annoyed for what I felt to be poor choices (and i feel these are for generic users trying to get free from big providers)

but really, drop brave

this post was submitted on 10 Jun 2026
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