Best of Privacy — April 2025

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    GitHub - addyosmani/recorder: 📹 Record is an open-source web app to record screen and camera directly in your browser

    Record is an open-source web app that lets you record your screen and camera directly in your browser without any downloads or installations. It supports screen-only, screen-and-camera, or camera-only modes, and features a picture-in-picture view, customizable camera shapes, a built-in teleprompter, and MP4 conversion. It works specifically with Chrome and Chromium browsers and prioritizes privacy by keeping all recordings local.

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    AliasVault

    AliasVault is an open-source tool designed to enhance online privacy through end-to-end encryption. It manages passwords and email aliases, creating unique identities to keep personal information private. AliasVault offers a built-in email server, allowing users to create and receive emails without third-party services. It supports self-hosting for complete data control and remains free and open-source under the MIT license.

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    Fosowl/agenticSeek: A open, local Manus AI alternative. No APIs, No $200 monthly bills. Enjoy an autonomous agent that thinks, browses the web, and code for the sole cost of electricity.

    AgenticSeek offers a local, AI-driven assistant that operates autonomously on your device, eliminating dependence on cloud services and ensuring privacy. It can browse the web, assist in coding, and execute complex tasks using a variety of local AI models like Deepseek R1. The project focuses on providing a free alternative to costly API-dependent solutions like Manus AI, using local reasoning models for autonomy and privacy.

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    Perplexity CEO says its browser will track everything users do online to sell ‘hyper personalized’ ads

    Perplexity's CEO announced plans to launch a browser that will track users' online activities to sell hyper personalized ads. The browser, named Comet, aims to gather data beyond the app to create better user profiles and offer relevant ads. The company is following a similar strategy to Google and has also secured a partnership with Motorola to pre-install its app on the Razr series. Talks with Samsung are ongoing.

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    ThunderMail - A Future FOSS Gmail Alternative

    ThunderMail, an upcoming open-source alternative to Gmail by Mozilla, aims to provide a private, ad-free email service with integrated calendar and contact management. It will offer services such as end-to-end encrypted file sharing and utilize Flower AI for privacy-preserving federated learning. ThunderMail is designed to offer more privacy and freedom compared to current webmail solutions.

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    AI-Generated Heat Maps Keep Seniors and their Privacy Safe

    By 2030, over one-fifth of Americans will be 65 or older. Butlr, a Silicon Valley startup, developed an AI platform that uses neural networks to interpret temperature data from sensors in elder care facilities. The AI generates real-time infrared images to monitor patients without compromising their privacy. It can detect emergencies, offer behavioral insights, and aid caregivers. Butlr employs NVIDIA GPUs for both data visualization and real-time inference, ensuring comprehensive and cost-effective monitoring with strong privacy safeguards.

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    Firefox in Trouble.. Linux Starts Ditching the Browser #linux #pc #tech

    Firefox is facing backlash for its new terms of service, which many feel violate user privacy. Zoran OS has dropped Firefox as their default browser, citing privacy concerns. Prominent YouTubers are also moving away from Firefox. With Chrome and Edge known for data collection, Brave is suggested as a privacy-friendly alternative. Mozilla could face funding issues if Google withdraws their $500 million support.

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