So our first update could be on the 10th and look something like this:
Privacy Guides Updates
- We’re looking into budget Android hardware more closely. We all know Pixels are the way to go, but they can be tricky to find with a <$200 budget. Are there any good options in this space? We’re not sure, this discussion is ongoing on our forum: ~$150 Budget Android Hardware [Suggestions Needed] (submitted by @jonah)
New Recommendations
- We’re adding uBlock Origin Lite to our browser extension recommendations. This change will be featured in the next website release: Add uBlock Origin Lite (#2342) · privacyguides/privacyguides.org@5808953 · GitHub (submitted by @jonah)
Privacy News
- Simple Mobile Tools was acquired by ZipoApps. This company is well known for acquiring popular apps and adding advertisements, tracking, and subscriptions. F-Droid paused automatic updates for the suite for the time being, and we’re monitoring these developments within our community: Simple Mobile Tools to be bought by ZipoApps (submitted by @Parish2555)
- Apple and Google were prevented by the U.S. Government from disclosing a program in which foreign governments were able to surveil mobile phone users through push notifications: Apple reveals 'push notification spying' by foreign governments (submitted by @Paced0594)
Community News
- Team Member @jonah published a video overview of recent changes to our Tor Overview recommendations on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vo22D-dUeCA (submitted by @jonah)
- Members of our community are excited to try out Beeper Mini, an “iMessage for Android” platform which actually works natively on your device, unlike Nothing’s ill-fated cloud iMessage offering. Beeper Mini / native iMessage for Android (submitted by @Valynor)
And then in the future, creating these posts will be even easier because people can submit topics specifically for this weekly newsletter.