We’re a SMB so I kind of get to do what I want, within reason. But yeah a lot of corporate bullshit with tech doesn’t make any sense! I’m not here to blow through videos with stupid high spending and all the monitoring stuff. Just lock it down you’ll be fine. I’m simplifying of course, but still.
Ah. I’m the IT at work. Chrome is blocked on all domain joined devices. Otherwise it’s Edge business with GPOs managing it, or Firefox. I do run 3x Piholes for ad blocking too. Have about 1m queries in a 24 hour period, works like a champ!
Yes, I’ve got some new systems that still run DDR4 as they’re sold with 13th Gen Intel CPUs. But if I buy ddr4 yeah it’s up about 2x vs 5x ddr5
Yes, still affected, just not as affected. I’ve seen 50-100% rise vs DDR5 which is 300-500% rise. Like I also said, a lot of ddr4 existed before the hike so the supply shouldn’t have been as strained like brand new ddr5
Both are Chromium based now. Bye to both. Waterfox or LibreWolf now.
I don’t get it, the PCs that still run DDR4 aren’t as affected (even some new still throw 13th &14th Gen Intel CPUs). Plus DDR4 had been out nearly a decade, so demand shouldn’t be so crazy as it’s everywhere. So if it’s a used market, pricing shouldn’t be so terrible. I haven’t been on eBay too check those prices, but I’m talking new stuff as I still have many desktops I still buy RAM for. Sure it’s higher, but not awful like the 32GB DDR5 i bought for work for $260 lol.
Btw I’ve already informed my bosses that I’m going to completely blow my tech budget this year bc of this stupid bullshit if we do a typical upgrade cycle. We switched to every 6 years vs 4-5. Glad I spent a bunch of RAM & SSDs, last spring! 32GB DDR5 RAM for $90 is now $380 lol
That’s hilarious. Definitely worked with a few like that!
Why isn’t anyone recommending Signal? That’s also using RCS, no? Or maybe just E2EE?
Edit: nvm, it’s its own protocol for E2EE. probably better that way anyway. I’ve got several group chats that all use RCS, but that sounds like it’s TLS encryption and likely not encrypted on the servers where it could still be carrier accessed. I’ll have to look into it more
It’s a solid mix of having a lot of the privacy settings enabled, but without fully disabling all services that a majority of people might like or use (having a Firefox acct to sync favorites might be one). There are auto updates and patching that’re pretty quick to get released too.
I found a reddit post from the dev commenting on it a while back. Seemed like a sensible balance. https://www.reddit.com/r/waterfox/comments/14seevh/comment/jqwuan8/
Either way, Librewolf and Waterfox seem like they can accomplish the same things, but just have a few default settings that differ. LW eliminates all possible Firefox account sync and services, but the fact I don’t use them, they’re not enabled. WF unfortunately leaves the default search to Google instead of startpage or Ecosia, but that’s a simple click at the top or change in settings. LW has Duckduckgo. LW has strict cookie settings enabled by default which might break some sites that require it for full functionality. Some people might not like that or want to whereas WF didn’t mess with settings. I’m more so talking about the masses or someone just starting out getting into privacy stuff that might prefer these things, but by no means are th either bad or worse than Firefox or Chrome.
Idk, primarily bc Lumo was a part of Proton, which I use, and I liked the ability to do offline searches and searches that delete ASAP after closing the tab. Plus honestly I’ve not specifically checked out lechat, so maybe I will!
I would recommend Ecosia as a search engine, Waterfox as a browser, and Lumo as an AI chatbot if you’re fixed on using AI.
Waterfox is Firefox with all privacy settings on. Simple enough.
Ecosia is a German-based search engine company that uses profits for replanting trees and reforestation. They use several resources for search results, so understand it’s not 100% based on pushing full privacy. I just figure they’re doing good with their money.
Lumo is the Proton-based AI that’s Mistral at the heart (French-based ai company focused on privacy) with some other tools under proton’s belt too.
Combined, I think this gives everyone/anyone a potent level of security/privacy with out-of-the-box use and no special tweaks or settings required.
You could go one step further and use 9.9.9.9 for DNS either at the browser level or gateway level for the whole home!
I mean, technically they asked for a SPAM filter, but in reality, when they’re subscribed to emails and lists they’ve signed up for, they’re marketing emails. Spam would be unsolicited and usually come from their data being sold off. The very fact those notification emails or marketing have the "unsubscribe"button lowers their spam score so they hit the inbox.
So, Proton, for example, claims to not sell off or monetize your data based on strict privacy laws from Switzerland. You don’t have to believe their claims, fine. They’re derived from scientists though, not businessmen. Didn’t seem like they’re prioritizing big money. So keeping spam away, this is a good way to do it. Doesn’t mean all the other companies OP has subscription emails for hasn’t sold their info, so it won’t be a fix-all.
OP sounds like they need to go through their emails occasionally to just unsubscribe to help clean it up lol. Really, using rules to filter key phrases would be easiest. The reason the aliases are suggested to help, bc the emails you really want to prioritize from any friends, family, or services you want to focus on, use the primary address. All others, like shopping for insurance, retail accounts, etc, use a junk one so you’re not bombarded. You’ll get a ton of marketing regardless, so that’s a great way to cut out the “spam” notifications.
I would go one step further and give banks/credit cards their own alias too, to avoid reusing the same address to help cut back on data breach info. I exclusively have a login email address and an alias for everything else. That way no one will ever know my login address to get to my account, unless the hosting company themselves are breached.
Why would they be sus? They’re a Switzerland based company which means really good privacy laws in regards to keeping your data out of the wrong hands. They’re not going to monetize your emails or information, which is a big deal!
Incogni, you’re right, give us your data so we know what to scrub? No thanks lol. Feels like the wrong approach lol
Ok, but that’s sort of extreme, because I could buy, RIGHT now, 32GB DDR4 3200MHz for about $140. You’re showing off a retailer and/or brand that are gouging, just to prove a point.
Now, yes there’s a difference, because this is so-dimm for laptops vs standard desktop, but Newegg and Amazon are both gouging process pretty bad right now. But deals can still be found!
Edit apples to apples (though my post is 3600MHz)