lemmeBe

@lemmeBe@sh.itjust.works

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Mozilla's new open-source Gmail alternative puts your privacy first⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Hopefully, I can shed some light because I’m in the process of looking for a new email provider so I’ve been researching extensively for the past few days.

  Firstly, despite their strong marketing about privacy and encryption, ALL the privacy-focused email providers face the same fundamental limitation when it comes to incoming emails from external sources:

  • They can read incoming external emails upon arrival.
  • They process these emails (for spam filtering, etc.) before encryption.
  • Only after this processing do they encrypt the emails for storage.

  It’s a limitation inherent to the current email infrastructure and affects virtually all email providers as far as I’m aware.

  So, marketing claims about “zero-access encryption” often refer to emails at rest (in storage), not during transit or initial processing. For truly private communication, end-to-end encryption (like PGP) needs to be implemented by the sender before the email reaches any server.

  That being said, Mailbox provides E2E encryption through standard PGP and S/MIME protocols, allowing users to encrypt both incoming and outgoing emails with their own encryption keys that can be generated or imported into the system. Beyond email encryption, they implement domain security and server-side encryption of all stored data, with the option to create secure aliases that only communicate over encrypted connections.

  For Mailbox users communicating with other Mailbox users, there isn’t an automatic E2E system in place by default (like Proton has). Doesn’t matter to me because very little people I communicate with use Mailbox (it’s currently the same situation with Proton for me).

  You could register anonymously, use a VPN, and encrypt your messages with PGP and be safe that way. I, however, consider emails inherently unsafe means of communication and use them for registrations and meaningless communication only.

  Also, Mailbox has Guard feature that creates a temporary mailbox for recipients without PGP. The recipient receives two emails - one with a link to the temporary mailbox and another with the password. You can also add an additional PIN for extra security that you communicate through another channel.

  P. S. Their servers are powered by 100% renewable energy, if that carries any weight.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨AdNauseam is a uBlock fork that goes further: it actively attacks marketers by auto-clicking every ad before blocking⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  I use Librewolf. The comment was meant as info for those who think that having uBlock as a base still holds significance in light of Manifest v3.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨AdNauseam is a uBlock fork that goes further: it actively attacks marketers by auto-clicking every ad before blocking⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Has the same limitations as uBlock Origin with a Manifest v3 and won’t work on Chrome.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨- Buy Once Software⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Subscribed. 🍻

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Grok Reveals Elon Musk Has ‘Tried Tweaking My Responses’ After AI Bot Repeatedly Labels Him a ‘Top Misinformation Spreader’⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Brutal!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨In Warning Sign for Hollywood, Younger Consumers Are Choosing Creator Content Over Premium TV and Movies: Social Platforms are Becoming a Dominant Force in Media and Entertainment.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  First time I hear of Sorcerer, but it sounds awfully similar to this French classic.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why I recommend against Brave.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  🤞🤞

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Zen browser had a backdoor enabled by default⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I just found out from another thread that Fennec is alive. When DivestOS went under, Fennec was pronounced dead too (that was when I migrated to IronFox) .

  However, it seems someone continued maintenance. Does anyone have more details?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I've tried nearly every browser out there and these are my top 6 (none are Chrome)⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  It was. I was using it for a year or two until a couple of months ago when it seemed abandoned. Moved to IronFox in the meantime.

  Good to hear it’s up and running. Thanks!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I've tried nearly every browser out there and these are my top 6 (none are Chrome)⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Did Fennec resurrect?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Finding health advice on social media is easier than knowing which claims to trust.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Trump’s choices are keeping the American dream alive. Too bad L. Ron ain’t alive. 😁

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I've tried nearly every browser out there and these are my top 6 (none are Chrome)⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Don’t take it to heart, bro. I saw people downwoting for an honest “thanks”. 😄

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Zen browser had a backdoor enabled by default⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  That’s okay. Means privacy isn’t your primary concern.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Zen browser had a backdoor enabled by default⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  We have different experiences.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Justice Department asks judge to order Google the "immediate" sale of Chrome⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Same workflow/expectation state. ⏳

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How to Avoid US-Based Digital Services—and Why You Might Want To⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Good one! 🤣🤣🤣

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Zen browser had a backdoor enabled by default⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Whenever people ask about privacy oriented Firefox alternative, firm answer from most of us is Librewolf. However, for some, shiny things are hard to resist.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨An idiots guide?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Very good advices!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Euro techies call for sovereign fund to escape US dependency⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  For me it finally is. 😎

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨sharevb/it-tools: Collection of handy online tools for developers, with great UX.⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s a lot friendlier with friends. 🍻

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Looking for simple self-hosted image editor / resizer app⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Thanks for the script approach idea!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Privacy-Respecting European Tech Alternatives⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m from around here, and I still have my doubts.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Signal President Meredith Whittaker calls out agentic AI as having ‘profound’ security and privacy issues⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  💕

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The UK Government Just Made Everyone Less Safe As Apple Shuts Down iCloud Encryption⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Well, not everyone. 😄

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Audiologists raise concern over headphone use in young people⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Exactly.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Man Trying to Buy Entire Landfill to Recover Lost Bitcoin Hard Drive⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  For months over and over again with this article. 🕳

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Meta confirms ‘Project Waterworth,’ a global subsea cable project spanning 50,000 kilometers⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Was thinking how Putin will get a new target. 🧨

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨New York state bans DeepSeek from government devices⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Not in my company. Got mine empty, set it up myself from scratch. No supervision of any kind. Along with a great boss, it’s one of the reasons why I wouldn’t change company. 🎶

  When I hear from some of my friends how each of their seconds and 🐭 moves are tracked… 🙄

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Microsoft gives up on users experiencing problems updating their Windows 11 machines. Now recommends a "manual correction"⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  This. 😄

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨FOSS centralized patch management?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Yep. It’ll work fine until it doesn’t.