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How private am I? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 11 months ago by Rez@sh.itjust.works to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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I think we all draw a line between privacy and convenience and I think I found mine and settled into a comfort zone of sorts. I use Fedora 38. My browser is Mozilla Firefox with it's "strict" setting. uBlock origin and uMatrix. When I need/want to use a site that doesn't work due to blocked connections I relax the restrictions in uMatrix or temporarily disable it entirely if I get frustrated or I'm in a hurry. I watch videos on YouTube. Don't use social media, but I do use Facebook messenger (although I prefer to use Signal with the handful of people I can). I use a Xiaomi phone with custom ad blocking DNS (I'd like to get a Pixel with GrapheneOS someday). I look for an app on F-Droid first, but install it through Google Play if I can't find what I need there. I use Qwant and DuckDuckGo. I use ReVanced. I do not use a VPN. I think that's all the relevant information. My question is: how easy do you think it still is for big tech to track me? Are there any suggestions you would have for a person like me that wouldn't sacrifice too much convenience?

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[–] Aspaldiko@feddit.de 16 points 11 months ago (2 children)

I think that's a good setup. If you must have Facebook Messenger, my advice would be to maybe use a work profile for apps that track you. Compartmentalization is the key word here. Apps like Shelter make it really easy. I have to use WhatsApp and that is an app that is in the "unsafe" profile, aka work profile.

[–] Rez@sh.itjust.works 3 points 11 months ago

Thank you very much, will definitely look into it.

[–] schmurian@lsmu.schmurian.xyz 3 points 11 months ago (2 children)

I have a question about the work profile: would it make sense to isolate the PlayStore too, as it‘s google? Because this is the main painpoint for me, as I cannot move to a custom rom with my phone currently

[–] Rez@sh.itjust.works 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Afaik Google Play store and services are always installed as an admin app. I'm don't think there is much we can do without custom roms

[–] schmurian@lsmu.schmurian.xyz 1 points 11 months ago

Got it. Thank you

[–] Aspaldiko@feddit.de 1 points 11 months ago

If you dont root that will Not be possible. Playstore is a key Feature of most Android Roms that ship with the phones. I run grapheneos. There i have Google Services disabled im my core Profile and have a separate Profile with Gplay. I know, that due to imei and other factors Google could easily track me possible but that's Not my worry