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Re: Guide! Help! Using guix, or GNU/Linux, for secrecy, privacy.
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Pierre Neidhardt |
Subject: |
Re: Guide! Help! Using guix, or GNU/Linux, for secrecy, privacy. |
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Fri, 06 Nov 2020 09:17:43 +0100 |
Hi!
I don't understand why using a VPN would help with regard to privacy.
Tor should be doing the job here. A VPN, as I understand it, only
forwards the privacy issue to a third-party (usually untrustworthy)
entity, the VPN service.
> You'll browsing speed probably won't support playing internet videos
> though.
Here you could use youtube-dl over Tor.
~/.config/youtube-dl/config:
--8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
--proxy socks5://127.0.0.1:9050
--8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---
It takes time but then you can watch most videos offline afterwards.
Beside saving bandwidth and increasing your independance, that's a cool
feature on its own!
Emails leak metadata (like the people you talk to), regardless of
encryption.
We really need a replacement for emails... Anyone? :p
About Notmuch: to clarify, it's just the interface, not the hosting.
It's super cool, maybe the "easiest" to setup among Emacs clients (it's
still a bit involved), and I have my setup outlined here:
https://gitlab.com/ambrevar/dotfiles
> How to or which email client shall I use or email service?
Beside Protonmail, Riseup and dismail.de, I've also heard of Fastmail
and Mailo. Pick the option that fits you best!
Another option is to buy a domain name at a service like Gandi:
https://www.gandi.net/. They offer free mail hosting for their
subscribers.
Cheers!
--
Pierre Neidhardt
https://ambrevar.xyz/
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