Best of Privacy — May 2024

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   DEV·2y

   Why You Should Self-Host Everything

   Take back control of your digital life by self-hosting everything. Enjoy privacy, control, flexibility, and financial benefits. Compare the cost of self-hosting with cloud services.

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   Community Picks·2y

   Responsive Viewer

   A Chrome extension called Responsive Viewer that allows front-end developers to test multiple screens while developing responsive websites/applications. The extension does not track or collect any user data.

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   Hacker News·2y

   Clean Up Your Gmail and Reclaim Your Inbox with InboxPurge

   Clean up your Gmail and regain control of your inbox with InboxPurge. Unsubscribe, delete, and block all within your Gmail. Say goodbye to tedious unsubscribe processes. Bulk delete cluttered inboxes in seconds. Your emails and personal data remain private. Elevate your productivity and spend less time on email management. Streamlined email management experience within your Gmail.

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   David Heinemeier Hansson·2y

   Paranoia and desperation in the AI gold rush

   Salesforce announced that they will be training their Slack AI models on people's private messages and files. The author reflects on the broad paranoia and desperation in the AI gold rush.

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   Mozilla·2y

   Here’s what we’re working on in Firefox

   Firefox is prioritizing productivity boosters like tab grouping and customizable new tab wallpapers, working on speed, performance, and compatibility, and ensuring privacy while providing a faster browsing experience.

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   Substack·2y

   When privacy expires: how I got access to tons of sensitive citizen data after buying cheap domains

   A large-scale privacy investigation reveals the potential risks of expired domains and their connection to sensitive citizen data stored in cloud accounts. The researcher bought over 100 expired domains to access tons of sensitive information, highlighting the need for better management of domain names and secure handling of expired domains.

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   Community Picks·2y

   New Windows AI feature records everything you’ve done on your PC

   Microsoft has introduced a new AI-powered feature called Recall for Copilot+ PCs on Windows 11. Recall records and allows users to search and retrieve their past activities on their PC, raising privacy concerns. The feature takes snapshots of the user's active screen and encrypts them for local storage.

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