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📱 Aurora Store :
Tu veux quitter Google, mais continuer à utiliser certaines apps du Play Store ?
Aurora Store peut être une bonne transition.

Aurora Store est une alternative au Google Play Store, qui permet de télécharger des apps sans compte Google et sans services Google installés sur ton téléphone.

1. Connexion anonyme (aucune donnée personnelle partagée)
2. Compte Google (optionnel, pas recommandé pour les puristes)

⚠️ Mais attention...
Même en mode anonyme, Aurora se connecte aux serveurs de Google pour récupérer les apps.
Donc, il reste une dépendance technique à Google.
#Dégooglisons #AuroraStore #LibertéNumérique

Ok, I'm on the challenge.

#ChangeOS
For my personal laptop I moved from Windows10 to #Kubuntu (Ubuntu with @kde). This is a stop to boycott #Windows11.

#ChangeMobileOS
After getting root on my Android device I installed @LineageOS.
Instead of Linux there is limited support for LineageOS. I recommend to buy a supported device: https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/

#ChangeBrowser
On desktop I replaced Chrome with @librewolf. As fallback I run #Firefox and a degoogled #Chromium. As librewolf is not available on Android I use @Waterfox here. Both support my Firefox profile I have since 2004.

On LineageOS and Android the new default Appstore is @fdroidorg, for proprietary apps #AuroraStore (fdroid).

#degoogle
#untrump
#prodEUcts
wiki.lineageos.orgDevices | LineageOS Wiki

Updated #Sailfish to 5.0 on my #Xperia 10ii. Seems to work and now microG also. However the #Jeep app still doesn’t log in. It doesn’t crash anymore but then just states login error after giving credentials. The network is a bit iffy so will need to investigate further. Also #AuroraStore got an update but after hitting update it closes down on start.

Actual native things so far work, but I haven’t yet done broader testing. Still a nice environment.

Replied to Kuketz-Blog 🛡

@kuketzblog
Danke für Tipp-Reihe! Solche Tipps sind wichtig, ich stelle immer wieder fest, dass viele daran interessiert sind, ihre Privatsphäre zu schützen, wissen sich aber nicht zu helfen. Oft ist es für den Durchschnitts-User kompliziert, sich zu schützen.

Ich möchte ergänzend die FOSSIFY Apps erwähnen, die bspw. Kontakte im eigenen Speicher ablegen, wo nicht einmal System-Apps Zugriff haben.
@fdroidorg @exodus @rdns

#UnplugTrump - Tipp16:
Gestern haben wir unabhängige Smartphones empfohlen. Doch kommerzielle Apps bleiben ein Problem: Sie senden Verhaltensdaten an Tracking-Monopole – mit Folgen für Konsum, Meinung und sogar Wahlen.

Nutze daher @fdroidorg.

Kannst du auf manche Apps nicht verzichten? Prüfe sie mit @exodus auf Tracker.
🔹 Keine Tracker? → Installiere über Aurora.
🔹 Mit Trackern? → Nutze sie isoliert: Extra-Profil (GrapheneOS) oder mit VPN & @rdns.

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I Love Free Software Day!

If you'd like to donate, we've put together a list of some donation links.
As usual, if you know of any links and it's not listed, please comment on this post with the link and software.
Thanks!

wiki.digitalprivacy.diy/en/ext

We've more to thank:
@linuxmint
@GrapheneOS
@bitwarden
#AuroraStore
#FossifyOrg
#davx5
#icsx5
@delta
#fairemail
#heliboard
#imagepipe
#libretube
#newpipe
@rdns

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wiki.digitalprivacy.diyen:extras:donation_list [Your Digital Privacy DIY Solutions | DIGITAL PRIVACY .DIY]

Happy I Love Free Software Day! 💕

Unfortunately, this year I could not join nor organize any in-person celebration, BUT of course I want to share my gratitude to the many, countless #FreeSoftware services I don’t merely use, but actually depend on.

Last year, I decided to focus only on #YunoHost, because it would have been crazy to list all the projects I use and I love.

This time, even if I will most certainly forget someone, I am challenging myself to mention all the #LibreSoftware my life is powered by.

Without further ado, THANK YOU to:

  • @yunohost, for powering Nebuchadnezzar
  • @fedora, for running my beloved #Framework laptop
  • @frameworkcomputer, for designing and building repairable, #Linux-friendly and truly open hardware
  • @gnome and @GTK, for being just gorgeous
  • @calyxos (thus @LineageOS), for powering my #Fairphone5
  • #Obtainium, for making me directly download apps on my phone, and @fdroidorg for distributing them
  • #AuroraStore, for proxying the download of apps I am doomed to get from Google Play
  • @element, for developing #Synapse, even though the new proprietary Synapse Pro is VERY PROBLEMATIC AND DISAPPOINTING
  • #Fractal, for being the most beautiful and awesome #Matrix client ever
  • @signalapp, for keeping me connected with the people I love
  • @Mastodon, for also maintaining a feature-packed experimental fork (#GlitchSoc), that is what Pan runs
  • #Tuba and #Moshidon, for being the most beautiful and awesome #Mastodon clients ever
  • #Firefox, for still remaining the best possible #browser choice, despite #Mozilla’s governance messiness
  • @openstreetmap, for allowing us to find the right path, both literally and metaphorically!
  • @organicmaps, for being the simplest, cleanest, yet feature-rich #OSM client and navigation app
  • @protonvpn, for making me browse safely from/to anywhere in the planet and @protonprivacy #ProtonMail, for hosting my email, despite the latest alarming political statements…
  • @libreoffice, for allowing me to draft documents with ease, the last of which was my #CV
  • #LanguageTool, for preventing me from making embarassing spelling mistakes
  • @photoprism, for safely storing and indexing all my photographic memories, on Aby, and for providing stellar and friendly support too!
  • #Actual, for moderating the very likely risk of ending up completely broke, since it forces me to manage my finances consciously and coherently
  • @readeck, for storing and sorting ALL my varied and overwhelming inputs
  • @nextcloud, for storing and synchronizing my data, for its #calendar, its #tasks, and all its awesome apps
  • #Rustdesk, for preventing my friends and family members from going crazy, by allowing me to remotely connect to their devices and directly address the issues they have
  • #Listmonk, for sending out my newsletter
  • @eleventy, for powering all the websites I maintain, above all the virtual representation of my mind, and for being the only reason why I resist and try to continue learning #JavaScript
  • @forgejo, for giving us a chance to truly control and collectively develop the sources of our software, but most importantly @Codeberg, for RESISTING, RESISTING, RESISTING, despite the hatred and attacks nazi assholes throw at them
  • @musicbrainz for keeping music knowledge open and free, and @ListenBrainz for scrobbling the crazy music I listen to
  • The @fsfe, for promoting this celebration and fighting the good fight!

Lastly, but most importantly, the biggest thank you goes to all the free software libraries and dependencies the above mentioned #software are made of/built with, including #C, #JavaScript, #Python, #Rust, and all community-maintained programming languages.

I am super sorry if I forgot someone!

FSFE - Free Software Foundation EuropeI Love Free Software Day - FSFEOn the annual “I Love Free Software Day” we express our gratitude to all Free Software contributors. Join this special event and become part of a lovely community! #ilovefs
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Lieber Julian Schmidli
Das freut mich natürlich besonders, dass du den post gefavt hast, als #srf Datenjournalist!

Bei der Gelegenheit auch Danke für die Cookiefalle...

( News Plus Hintergründe: Die Cookiefalle 1/4: Der Pakt mit dem Werbeteufel: download-media.srf.ch/world/au)

... Ich habe viel gelernt und finde ihr leistet da viel wertvolle Vermittlungsarbeit in dem ihr die technischen Themen so runterbrecht.

Wenn wir aber schon dabei sind: Auch bei dieser Produktion habe ich mich gefragt, warum open source keine Rolle spielt, und zwar vor allem im #wastun Kapitel. Dieses fand ich extrem unbefriedigend, da es, abgesehen von ein paar Handy Einstellungen bei euch ja so ein bisschen darauf hinausläuft, dass man einem Anbieter halt vertraut oder nicht. Das ist dann in etwa so wie googles #DontBeEvil aus den 0er jahren ;)
Dass man Apps durch open source alternativen ersetzen kann, die die eigenen Daten nicht verkaufen, dass es dafür auf android mit #fdroid sogar einen eigenen App Store gibt wäre zumindest eine Erwähnung wert gewesen. Für die die nicht auf proprietäre Apps verzichten wollen, gibt es immerhin den #aurorastore , der auf den Google Playstore zugreift (wenn gewünscht anonym), aber zu jeder App eine Analyse der enthaltenen Tracker bietet... (von iPhones habe ich keine Ahnung)

#opensource #ommistakes

@jnsmd

@fsfe @digiges @adfichter@journa.host @adfichter@chaos.social

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#fav'ed your comment as #readNote @debby.

I'm in dire need of a cellphone, even if it isn't smart, but #handy anyway, as it is my bridge to the internet.

I'm in the middle of no where and the handy is located on sort of cellTower in 5m high in a specific 8x20cm space where there is quite good connection for the antenna.

I only have #googleMaps activated, the rest is blocked or uninstalled.

@fdroidorg has the #auroraStore #APP to emulate access to specific playStore APP's.

I use #ADB #SCRCPY

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(Potential) Note about the #AuroraStore though: I've noticed that it interfered with Google Pay Wallet. I got a notice saying that my phone "doesn't meet security requirements", and that it might be rooted or running uncertified software.

My phone isn't rooted, and although I sideload apps, I've never gotten this message before.

I was able to fix it by going to Settings (top-right) > Blacklist Manager > [Three-dot menu at the top-right] > Select All. Then, I unchecked Blackmagic Camera.