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1000 sats \ 11 replies \ @benwehrman 22 Nov \ on: I'm Seth For Privacy, freedom maximalist and VP of Cake Wallet - AMA! AMA

I would consider myself a bit of an idiot when it comes to privacy in general, but especially in the digital realm. Do you have a sort of "basic loadout for dummies" of apps, software/hardware etc. you recommend for all internet natives/bitcoiners to use, or at least be acquainted with as tools to keep in their arsenal?

191 sats \ 9 replies \ @sethforprivacy OP 22 Nov

If I had to dumb it down to just a few options, it would be:

Run the latest Google Pixel phone w/ GrapheneOS
Switch browser to Brave
Use a good VPN that accepts Bitcoin/LN like IVPN or Mullvad

10 sats \ 3 replies \ @guts 22 Nov

LibreWolf is a good recommendation too.

0 sats \ 2 replies \ @sethforprivacy OP 22 Nov

Definitely, but not available on mobile so I usually default to Brave for a cross-platform choice.

10 sats \ 0 replies \ @drlh 23 Nov

I don't know how comparable is privacy with librewolf, but I use fennec browser for mobile. It could run firefox extensions too, and being a firefox fork I risk to affirm it's same (for firefox). Even using alby extension with it.

10 sats \ 0 replies \ @guts 22 Nov

Yeah for mobile I also use Mull, supports extensions too

10 sats \ 2 replies \ @benwehrman 22 Nov

Awesome - I've actually recently been thinking about what phone I want to get next, so will definitely keep this in mind.

What would you say are the main pros/cons of running GrapheneOS? I imagine there have to be some sacrifices for running a privacy-focused OS

81 sats \ 1 reply \ @sethforprivacy OP 22 Nov

Very little sacrifice IMO, the experience (if you're willing to enable Google Play Services) is pretty seamless outside of losing Google Pay.

10 sats \ 0 replies \ @benwehrman 22 Nov

Awesome! Will move this straight to the top of my list then. Appreciate your input.

0 sats \ 1 reply \ @jinformatique 22 Nov

About the Brave recommendation, what is your take about these shortcoming? #258621

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @sethforprivacy OP 22 Nov

Haven't seen those claims before, will have to dig in.

71 sats \ 0 replies \ @sethforprivacy OP 22 Nov

Check out the privacy resources in the OP, I think between those three you can quickly create a gameplan of what you want to approach first, and what tools fit your needs best.

I'm especially fond of this blog post, and people have spoken very highly of it in the past (not to toot my own horn, but rather to give community credence to it).