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,
Every time a “privacy” list shows brave, i instantly ignore the rest of it because i know they arent serious.
This, I cringe when Brave and privacy end up in the same sentence. They’re shady af
Bro…
Get brave off that list.
Adding to the list of people warning you away from Brave. It’s a complete scam. Practically malware at this point.
Malware in what manner?
I don’t know why you are getting downvoted for asking a question. I think if Brave is malware, it is important to bring awareness to what the actual problems are and talk about it. This is the right place. I’m not aware of anything that makes Brave malware, maybe besides the crypto stuff. But I’m not sure if that counts as malware, or if anything else is going on I’m not aware of.
every privacypack image has brave on it. is this some kind of rule?
Seriously. People need to stop suggesting Brave.
I lowkey think it’s viral marketing.
For real, any normal person would suggest Firefox and nothing else. People who have problems with Firefox are savvy enough to find the forks on their own.
No
I have not once seen a picture like this, and “guide” ones, that doesn’t have several glaring issues.
This one started really good, then brave pops up, then proton, then AI…Why is it so fucking hard to look up the stuff you’re using? How are you aware of several of these that are not well known yet somehow not aware of how bad brave is? It’s just so weird every single time.
Brave is fine.
For the record it’s not. It’s a chrome variant with a crypto bro ad company skin on top.
What’s wrong with proton? I’ve heard it tries to misslead people indirectly into making them think proton is non for profit but I believe the services themselves are fine.
There’s a whole section for controversies: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proton_Mail
I’m assuming it’s because of that one time the Proton CEO endorsed or appeared to endorse Trump. If it’s more than that I’m interested in the answer too.
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A lot of programs and services I use are not present so I did not include those alternatives.
Of those I included, I use only a few, too. These are sane alternatives for the common user.I love NewPipe. It’s cool to have all the video platforms in one place!
NewPipe? Change to PipePipe, which includes SponsorBlock!
I’m a big NewPipe fan, but took your suggestion to check out PipePipe. Looks good so far since it only needs 8 permissions but NewPipe needs 11. Installing now.
Edit: It even has two more default platforms to chose from. Yeah, this is cool! Thanks!
Superb. I didn’t even think to compare the permissions, haha. Yeah, never have loyalty to anything; if something better somehow emerges than PipePipe, we shall instantly ditch it for the superior alternative, and so on.
Brave 🤮
AlterSend, encrypted peer-to-peer file transfers between devices with no size limits, no cloud storage, and no servers involved, FOSS, no account, Mac, Windows, Linux, iOS, Android
Suggest adding keyboard to the chart. Replace google or other proprietary keyboard with fossify keyboard or heliboard. No keyboard should need or be granted internet permissions.
Already use heliboard
Florisboard also exists, which has more features than e.g. Fossify.
I use Unexpected Keyboard because it lets me write in many different languages with the same layout, and I don’t have to go on an expedition to find a special glyph.
Good to have options. I prefer fossify keyboard mostly because it just does what it needs without ‘added value’ features.
LibreTub
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I host nextcloud and Immich on an old laptop to replace google drive and photos respectively. Very nice, but nextcloud syncing with android is annoying. Looking for alternatives there. Self hosted is a requirement.
Hosting nextcloud also lets me sync my calendar and contacts completely on my own hardware too. I use davx5 to sync with the Fossify calendar app on my phone because I like it better than the nextcloud app.
Agreed, the syncing issue is what turned me off Nextcloud eventually. Now I have Proton Drive which also stalls and skips file synchronization. The only service that I feel did sync well (better than Google Drive) was MEGA which was super clean, but that was years ago so it might not be true anymore.
I’m currently trying out OpenCloud (I think a fork of OwnCloud, where Nextcloud was forked from). It’s working fine on PC where I had syncing issues with Nexcloud as well. I also host a syncthing server for the few things I really want to have in sync for all my devices (mostly my Obsidian Vault). It’s been really reliable, especially compared to other solutions I tried out
What is the issue with syncing with nextcloud? What kind of files?
Nextcloud hosts whatever kind of files. IRS like a Google Drive, One Drive, Box, etc. I use it primarily for my audio book collection so that it doesn’t use up all of my phone space.
The issue is that nextcloud sometimes behaves in an unexpected way with file changes initiated on Android. Sometimes large files (like audio book files) placed into my phones local nextcloud folder don’t automatically upload to the server. I have to do extra steps in the app. It seems to work as expected with small files. From what I understand/interpret the file access API is not a favorable design for supporting an external (non-google ) cloud service. OE Nextcloud just doesn’t care about Android.
💳→💵
My first thought was “what app is that?”
I actually despise cash, but I might go back to it just for privacy.
If i wasn’t invested in the proton infrastructure to keep my family away from Google and shot, the only change I would suggest is mullvad VPN instead of protonvpn. Other than that, it’s a pretty sound setup you have there. Enjoy.
Another thread with commenters suffering from Brave Derangement Syndrome.
Your usage of derangement syndrome is a perfect analogy to how it’s used with Trump. People within the cult can’t see a reason people would dislike something/someone so it has to be a “syndrome”, it’s the only thing that makes sense if you’re unwilling to challenge your beliefs.
