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  • Anna@lemmy.mltoPrivacy@lemmy.ml•Do older android devices spy on you less?
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    25 days ago

    No. AOSP itself has little to no tracking. All the tracking/spying comes from Google Play Services which are automatically updated to the latest version. Also those are installed as system apps so they have greater access to OS functionality and normally you won’t be able to change the permissions.

    In my case I need one app for generating RSA token to login to system. But somehow it works on GrapheneOS. I have created separate profile for that and installed just that 1 app. And during registration we need internet access after that that’s not even needed so I’ve even disabled internet access. And it still works. Check if something similar can be done in your case. But be careful some companies force you to BYOD but then restrict saying you can’t root or use custom ROMs.

  • Anna@lemmy.mltoPrivacy@lemmy.ml•Does anyone use QubesOS as a daily driver?
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    27 days ago

    I’ve been daily driving Qubes OS for last 6 years. You don’t need to be an Linux expert but you should know basic things. And few common commands and maybe simple bash scripting if you want some level of customization

    Main thing is divide your personas,and create a Qubes for each of them. and if you just want to search for some random shit use disposable VMs

    My setup is something like this I’ve 3 debian and 3 fedora templates 1 minimal used for sys VMs and vault, 2 normal template here I only install packages only available in official debian/fedora, repos 3 in this template I add custom repos which are still trustworthy

    Then depending on what I need in which app on I assign the template.

    I’m forced to use zoom and other very intrusive apps for them I’ve just setup the rc.local script (this runs with start of any Qube) to install them

    Also even though Qubes provides isolation at Qube level I still use firejail inside all the VMs it just takes few minutes to setup and gives a peace of mind

    Also Hassel depends on what you use it for. Few pain points for me are

    1. Nested virtualization isn’t possible* there are some workarounds and in most cases it’s okay. The only problem is for Android app development. In that case the best solution is to just use adb and connect your own device

    2. PCI passthrough it was really terrible few years ago but now it works in most cases but for me sometimes my Laptop overheats. I don’t need it much often so i haven’t spent time to fix it.

  • Anna@lemmy.mltoPrivacy@lemmy.ml•How to use AI?
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    1 month ago

    The only place I find it useful is in writing documentation for the code. I can quickly review it without there being any gotchas that only show up under certain circumstances like with code and even if I miss something it doesn’t break anything and anyone who is confused by the doc can easily reach out to me.