I have the pleasure of using GrapheneOS. I can't imagine using anything else. It was also the first (widely used) custom Android distribution to adopt Android 15. As far as I can tell, almost no others support Android 15 yet.
I’m unfamiliar with your work, what’s the goal of it?
If this is your first time hearing about me, welcome! :) I enjoy making informal articles about various privacy and security related topics. Whether it be a call to action or just fun thought experiments, I just enjoy sharing my viewpoints and ideas with the world. I hope that maybe one day someone will find a use for them. Yesterday, though, I asked Lemmy for some controversial privacy topics with the goal of settling debates in the privacy community, with the goal to help new people come to privacy, or to strengthen the privacy of existing privacy enthusiasts. I also maintain my own list of open source software to help people find software they may be struggling to find through their privacy journeys.
As mentioned in the post, the question on its own has different meanings. It's not one single issue, but rather many smaller issues that are answered here.
I once had a conversation with AI to see what the fastest form of local transportation is, that didn't absolutely require paying any kind of insurance, like cars do. I did not expect the response at all: the AI told me horseback riding. The thing is, it's completely right, but it's something no human would ever have given as a response. Anyways, if anyone has a horse you don't want...
The reason Brave is recommended is due to its boost in security over Gecko-based browsers, as recommended by the GrapheneOS team (see here and here). Any bloatware and tracking in Brave can be disabled. I don't like some of Brave's decisions just as much as anyone, and if a fork of Brave that removes the bloat by default is created, I will be sure to include it. Even still, I included Mullvad Browser as another alternative for those not happy with Brave and want a Gecko-based browser. Brave is my top choice, but it may not be yours. Feel free to make your own list of software that meets your own requirements, but you'll find that the other software on my list is just as "credible" despite my browser choice. I'm not forcing you to use any software in that list, so feel free to use whichever web browser you wish.
it’s the best out there, but the bar is pretty low.
For most open source health apps, I found that this is very true. Almost every app here is Android-exclusive (I put no restrictions on which OS it couldn't be on, I only required it be on Android) meaning it doesn't get wide adoption. Lots of them are outdated, buggy, abandoned, low quality, etc. I truly wish I could see (or spark) a movement in the open source community to start making health apps, because health data is the most sensitive and most exploited data there is. This post is a sort of doubles as a sad "this is the best we have, and it isn't even that great most of the time"
These are just the apps I tested, and lots of them have been abandoned. I mentioned that, unfortunately, Paseo is abandoned as well as Pedometer (PFA).
My exact reaction to trying it! I wish I had known about this so much sooner.
When I get asked why, I just say I'm just confirming what Google Maps said to me (which tbf can be outdated) so I get updated!
I've gotten so used to lying or social engineering to maintain my privacy, that it felt weird to be honest about actually contributing to a map and telling people what it is.
Thank you so much for recommending this!
You're welcome! But thank the StreetComplete team for making such a wonderful way to contribute to OSM
Yes! You can download nearby quests for your location, and complete them fully offline. Afterwards, you can connect to the internet to upload your edits to OSM at your earliest convenience.
I found the article it was supposed to be linking to: https://roadtoartificia.com/p/why-the-next-leaps-towards-agi-may-be-born-secret