Vivaldi, the proprietary Norwegian browser that’s largely built on open-source code, further distinguishes itself from other Chrome-based browsers by adding a baked-in on-demand Proton VPN implementation.
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Hot off the back of its recent leadership rejig, Mozilla has announced users of Firefox will soon be subject to a ‘Terms of Use’ policy — a first for the iconic open source web browser. “Although we’ve historically relied on our open …
Are you concerned about your online privacy? Let’s explore some useful strategies to enhance the privacy and security of your Linux PC.
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Dollar for dollar matching funds, cool swag, and you get to sleep better at night knowing that the folks at Tor are able to continue working hard to protect your privacy. What’s not to like about that?
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This tutorial will help you install Tor Browser, the anonymity-promising web browser derived from Firefox, on Ubuntu 24.04 “Noble Numbat”. We also included below how to update, how to make desktop shortcuts, and even how to contribute back to thi…
This tutorial will help you switch search engine from Google to Startpage.com on Ubuntu 24.04 “Noble Numbat”. This is a continuation to the previous tutorial Switch to DuckDuckGo to give you more good alternatives. We pick Startpage here because in rea…
This tutorial will help you switch from Google to DuckDuckGo as default search engine your use on Ubuntu 24.04 or more precisely Firefox web browser. Today DuckDuckGo is an alternative search engine and very famous in the Free Software Community especi…
This tutorial will help you install LibreWolf, a privacy-promising web browser derived from Firefox, on Ubuntu 24.04 “Noble Numbat”. It is available in Ubuntu standard format DEB although it comes from its own repository as today it is still not availa…
This tutorial will help you enable a security on Firefox web browser on your Ubuntu 24.04 “Noble Numbat” to prevent your web browsing from being eavesdropped or blocked or redirected by anyone else. This is called “DNS over HTTPS” or shortened “DoH”. M…
Parrot Security (ParrotOS, Parrot) is a free and open-source Debian-based Linux distribution that is designed for security experts, developers, and people who care about privacy.
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We’re probably not going to find a solution to mass data mining by advertisers and others, as long as privacy issues are handled in a siloed manner by the individual platforms.
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This simple tutorial shows how to disable (or auto-delete) “recent” files tab in left side-bar of file manager in Ubuntu 24.04 & 22.04. GNOME Files, aka Nautilus file manager, has a “Recent” tab in left side-bar, which include all the recent opened photos, videos, and documents. It’s useful for user or applications to quickly re-open […]
Google this week announced changes to the way it collects and stores user location data that might bring an end to geofence warrants.
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Let me highlight the best privacy-focused options that you can utilize on any device of your choice.
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Tails 5.20 releases enhanced privacy with the Tor Browser 13.0.4 update and improved email security with Thunderbird 115.5.0. Here’s what’s new!
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In this step-by-step guide, we’ll go over how to install the web analytics platform Fathom Analytics on a Debian 12 server.
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elementary OS 7.1 introduces new privacy features that makes sure apps can’t access your data or location.
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Also included in this week’s FOSS Week in Review: Gnome’s new due date, reader’s say Red Hat’s changed for the worse under IBM, and a new poll asks how you like your distros released.
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In this week’s roundup, we look at the winding down of LibreOffice’s 7.5 series, how KDE’s getting it together for Plasma’s upcoming 6.0 release, Mozilla’s look at privacy issues and modern automobiles, and more.
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File Shredder is a GNOME app that employs unique code to thoroughly shred Linux files, ensuring they are irrecoverable and your privacy is intact.
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