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Stop Using a VPN (For Privacy)

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 Read more…

By Pyre Phone, 2 yearsMarch 28, 2021 ago
Smart Phone Smarts

Living With a De-Googled Phone

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. Read more…

By Pyre Phone, 2 yearsMarch 23, 2021 ago
Smart Phone Smarts

The Top 5 Apps You Need for Your De-Googled Phone

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. Read more…

By Pyre Phone, 2 yearsMarch 21, 2021 ago
Education

Tech Terms

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 Read more…

By Pyre Phone, 2 yearsMarch 20, 2021 ago
PC Smarts

Creating a Bootable Linux USB

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 Read more…

By Pyre Phone, 2 yearsMarch 8, 2021 ago
PC Smarts

How to Install Linux on Your Computer

Why Install Linux? It should come as no surprise to hear that Windows operating system comes with software that collects your personal usage data for profit, limiting performance with this unnecessary ‘bloatware’. On top of that, there are vast quantities Read more…

By Pyre Phone, 2 yearsMarch 6, 2021 ago
Smart Phone Smarts

De-Googled Phones (Custom ROMs)

RO-What now? ROM, or Read Only Memory is a term that has been adopted by the smartphone modification community to mean an Operating System, or “OS”. An OS is the software you interact with to control your device. You may Read more…

By Pyre Phone, 2 yearsMarch 6, 2021 ago
Smart Phone Smarts

How to Make Your Phone Private

You can’t. Thanks for stopping by. No, seriously, there’s nothing you can do to make your smart phone entirely private. But there are ways to limit the leak. Here’s how… Steps to making a more private phone To begin, you Read more…

By Pyre Phone, 2 yearsMarch 6, 2021 ago

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