A host of standard mobile connections and radio frequencies can be used to identify you through your IP and router, even on any encrypted/privacy/security/degoogled phone. I’ve listed below some of the most common methods advertisers and others use to identify an encrypted phone user and how to mitigate it. Keep Read more…
The Social Dillema on Netflix raised a lot of important questions about tech companies and social media privacy issues, but fell short in the solution department. While we wait for and encourage widespread systemic change and policy reform, here’s some personal action you can take to opt out of the Read more…
Biometric security – nowhere near as secure as you might think, better than a bad password, but at least you can fix a bad password, fixing your fingerprint or face is a far more expensive process that will only help if your face has already been compromised. Biometric security on Read more…
Marketing has been a profession as far back as humans have had things to trade with one another. It relies on understanding what people need or feel, and aims to sell a product that is perceived to fill those needs. To do that, companies historically employed rules of thumb, or Read more…
Privacy compartmentalisation is a philosophy grounded in doing one thing online at a time. Essentially, if you are using a browser to look at social media, make sure to delete all cookies and history before moving on to browse anything else. This practice counters data linkability; making it much more Read more…
While there are some good uses of a Virtual Private Network, they are not the magic privacy blanket that you may think they are. Early on in my privacy journey, I had been using a VPN in an attempt to increase the security and privacy of my internet activity. I Read more…
My Story I have been using Android for as long as I have owned a smart phone. I had a certain way that I liked my homescreen to be set up, and I had specific apps I liked to use. It was comfortable and familiar. Upon reading the book that Read more…
1. F-Droid This is the premiere app repository for apps that are open source and free from privacy-eroding code. On here are many awesome alternatives to many of the apps you will be used to from Google’s version of Android. From note apps and pdf viewers, to navigation, VPN apps Read more…
We cover a lot of topics on Pyre Phone, and there may be some terms you haven’t come across before. This article is here to help. Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) Open Source is a philosophy of software development that enables open access to solutions to problems that have Read more…
Intro and Recommended Distros So you’ve found yourself a nice distribution of Linux you want to try, good for you. If not, Try Pop!_OS, it seems to be compatible with many systems. Computer old and slow? Try Lubuntu. There are heaps of others to try, but these will get you Read more…