Man the modern internet is a privacy nightmare.

This is too funny. What a great post to wake up to lmfao.

I'm also a huge believer in open source. I'm using Infinity for Lemmy right now but I gladly paid for the ad removal in Sync. It genuinely is the best Lemmy app out right now. It just works and has so many customization options. Not to mention, since Sync uses Google for ads, when you remove the ads, the ad component isnt initialized so you remove the tracking. So nothing to worry about there either. 20$ lifetime for such an awesome app is totally fair for me. That's my opinion, you are free to disagree.

Down again it seems. People seriously need to switch away from lemmy.world. Every single time it goes down so much content goes down with it. It's annoying.

Yes, it is. I mean, GrapheneOS is the gold standard for privacy&security, but even stock Pixel is a good step up. Think of it like this: on stock Pixel, only Google is tracking you, not Google + Samsung, or Google + Xiaomi. Just Google. It's guaranteed to be a step up from all other Android phones, stock or not.

People: AI will take over the world Meanwhile, AI:

I live in a country in that South China Sea region and I hope mainland China magically disappears or something.

Use small instances. I've never had trouble on lemdro.id.

Boy do I wish the same thing would happen to Meta.

But....why?

Such a good VPN for a really good price. I'll definitely be renewing when the time comes.

You're seriously gonna believe a "trust me bro" from big tech?

This dress is now connected to a murder attempt. Don't believe me? Here you go.

It's like prohibition. You ban it, they're gonna find ways around it to use their phones even more. Source: I was once a teenager.

I got a Pixel 6 Pro second hand from the US recently for GrapheneOS.

Here's what I like:

• Fingerprint sensor is fast and reliable
• Phone is buttery smooth, no weird slowdowns, I've been very satisfied
• Excellent hardware: beautiful, premium, unqiue. It feels heavy but in a well - balanced, premium way .The curved back, screen and sides makes it so comfortable to hold. And I love the camera bar which because the phone doesn't rock back and forth on the table.
• No parallel for customization, well maintained custom ROMs (I came from a Xiaomi, I swear Google Pixels are way better in this regard.), GrapheneOS is awesome.

What I don't like:

• Phone gets hot on cellular, probably an inefficient Exynos modem
• Battery is just okay. Charging is not an issue, takes about an hour to reach 80%, which is what I usually keep my phone at anyway for better battery health.
• Screen not quite bright enough on brutal summer days.

So yeah overall I'm a happy camper. When this one loses support for GrapheneOS, I'll be upgrading to another Pixel.

It's too expensive for me. Not worth it when a used Pixel is way cheaper, has way better hardware and has support for GrapheneOS.

Ugh. I would love to stop using it but I need it for school. My college regularly posts information on Facebook groups instead of its own websites and I need Messenger for communication/group work in college.

Nougat is a Lemmy user, presenting to the emergency room unconscious

Say what you want about Brave as a company, their browser and search engine products are pretty damn good.

Because Lemmy users are also humans and humans are assholes.