# #4 — Latest **URL:** /tag/article/4 **Topics on this page:** 30 ## [How to Securely Generate a Random Bitcoin Seed](/t/how-to-securely-generate-a-random-bitcoin-seed/39825) **Author:** @jonah **Last posted:** 2026-08-23T07:49:52Z Coinkite’s Coldcard wallet recently suffered from a major, devastating flaw in its random number generation, exposing millions of dollars in Bitcoin held by their customers to attackers. In this video, we’re going to g… --- ## [Anyone heard of Convene? It's a matrix-based chat platform](/t/anyone-heard-of-convene-its-a-matrix-based-chat-platform/28545) **Author:** @iluvprivacy **Last posted:** 2026-08-23T22:05:54Z Has anyone heard of Convene? It seems like a viable competitor to Signal and addresses some of the problems such as the difficulties using multiple devices and the requirement of a phone number. It seems like to sign up … --- ## [Could email aliasing services ever leak your actual email?](/t/could-email-aliasing-services-ever-leak-your-actual-email/40046) **Author:** @not-wittingly **Last posted:** 2026-08-23T21:37:02Z I don’t think this has ever happened and don’t have a reason to believe it will. I’m just thinking for high risk things, like ordering a hardware wallet, if it could be even better practice to have a genuine burner email… --- ## [Recommend RCS over SMS in the Android Overview](/t/recommend-rcs-over-sms-in-the-android-overview/27278) **Author:** @anonymous261 **Last posted:** 2026-08-23T21:34:37Z If you can’t get others to switch to a recommended messenger, which is a very likely circumstance, I think PG should point out that Google Messages’s RCS is usually better than the AOSP Messages. --- ## [What current evidence suggests Apple is actually private](/t/what-current-evidence-suggests-apple-is-actually-private/40015) **Author:** @not-wittingly **Last posted:** 2026-08-23T21:30:23Z My question relates to privacy, not security. Not trying to start a war here - drops grenade - but the community often mentions how Apple is a good place to be, or at the very least, not a bad place to be. What sort of… --- ## [Master Password Backup](/t/master-password-backup/37745) **Author:** @Colter **Last posted:** 2026-08-23T21:23:12Z 99% of my passwords are stored in a password manager. To encrypt the vault I obviously need a master password, which I memorized and practice regularly to not forget it. But maybe I could forget my master password. So… --- ## [Why do Linux distros bundle in LibreOffice and not ONLYOFFICE](/t/why-do-linux-distros-bundle-in-libreoffice-and-not-onlyoffice/40121) **Author:** @not-wittingly **Last posted:** 2026-08-23T20:31:44Z Particularly for distros targeted towards people switching from Windows like Linux Mint. It seems like LibreOffice is just the default, but so many people prefer ONLYOFFICE for it’s slick look and better compatibility wi… --- ## [Firefox addon to manage referer?](/t/firefox-addon-to-manage-referer/39907) **Author:** @gattomammone **Last posted:** 2026-08-23T20:18:02Z I searched the forum but got no conclusive (and recent) answer, so can you help me to decide? LLMs gives me completely hallucinated or derailed suggestions… I am using Firefox on Linux (Debian with XFCE), and Firefox Mo… --- ## [How important is side chanel attack resistance?](/t/how-important-is-side-chanel-attack-resistance/40128) **Author:** @Libre_Software_Enjoyer **Last posted:** 2026-08-23T20:17:42Z If an application handles important secrets like password, how important is side channel safety for this application? Are their circumstances/methods in which its still safe to handle sensitive secrets with such an appl… --- ## [Motorola's GrapheneOS phones will launch in 2027 priced higher than Pixels](/t/motorolas-grapheneos-phones-will-launch-in-2027-priced-higher-than-pixels/40097) **Author:** @Quantum **Last posted:** 2026-08-23T19:41:38Z Looks like they come out in 2027 and will be north of $1,000. It doesn’t say if they will be slabs or folds, but at least for now the only Motorola Phones that expensive are foldables. --- ## [QubesOS fingerprint and YouTube](/t/qubesos-fingerprint-and-youtube/40126) **Author:** @Kittehfury **Last posted:** 2026-08-23T18:27:49Z As a journalist working in a country at war, my privacy and security are essential to my safety. At the same time, my job requires me to upload videos to YouTube. I therefore have two questions about the privacy implicat… --- ## [PS5 vs. Xbox vs. Nintendo Switch — Best privacy for kids (7 & 9)?](/t/ps5-vs-xbox-vs-nintendo-switch-best-privacy-for-kids-7-9/40127) **Author:** @Kris **Last posted:** 2026-08-23T17:07:11Z Hi Looking for a console for my kids (ages 7 & 9) with best-in-class privacy controls. Sadly no Steam/PC option available. Mozilla’s 2025 comparison suggests Xbox offers granular control, while Switch collects less by … --- ## [Soatok’s Informal Guide to Threat Models - Dhole Moments](/t/soatok-s-informal-guide-to-threat-models-dhole-moments/40129) **Author:** @overdrawn98901 **Last posted:** 2026-08-23T16:43:19Z --- ## [Google Pixel Purchase](/t/google-pixel-purchase/39866) **Author:** @ALO **Last posted:** 2026-08-23T15:55:57Z Where can I buy a Google Pixel with crypto? Also, any good places to get a crypto wallet? --- ## [Question - Live self-hosting walkthroughs?](/t/question-live-self-hosting-walkthroughs/40081) **Author:** @jonah **Last posted:** 2026-08-23T15:40:34Z Ok, two questions. Would there be any interest in like a group call, webinar-style livestream where we go through and set up a self-hosted VPN (with Outline VPN probably) together, and if you have issues you can message… --- ## [Starting to lose hope and that there's no escape](/t/starting-to-lose-hope-and-that-theres-no-escape/40115) **Author:** @ZenByte **Last posted:** 2026-08-23T15:21:51Z At this point, given the absurd level of surveillance in common every day things, I’m losing hope that it’s even possible to opt out anymore. Everyone has those doorbell cameras. Comcast is the first ISP to announce th… --- ## [Proton Mail now automatically sort e-mails into categories, akin to Gmail](/t/proton-mail-now-automatically-sort-e-mails-into-categories-akin-to-gmail/40076) **Author:** @Encounter5729 **Last posted:** 2026-08-23T15:09:49Z Screenshots speak for themselves, if you want to change an email category, just drag and drop it to the correct categories. Note this is the different from the old filters, which had to be set-up manually. It is an exten… --- ## [How private is Monero without your own node?](/t/how-private-is-monero-without-your-own-node/40077) **Author:** @Anon46442 **Last posted:** 2026-08-23T15:04:48Z If I don’t have my own node and just use for example Cake Wallet, could Cake Wallet see all my transactions? --- ## [Is it unethical to let uBlock Origin block DuckDuckGo's search results advertisements?](/t/is-it-unethical-to-let-ublock-origin-block-duckduckgos-search-results-advertisements/37055) **Author:** @SYST3M_D3STR0YER **Last posted:** 2026-08-23T15:01:47Z I think the great majority of people here is using uBlock Orign and a good portion of people here use DuckDuckGo as a daily driver for search. uBlock Origin blocks the search result advertisements from DuckDuckGo. Unlike… --- ## [Reddit and Privacy](/t/reddit-and-privacy/40109) **Author:** @EDKH **Last posted:** 2026-08-23T14:44:29Z Is it arguably better privacy-wise to use Reddit through its API, rather than old.reddit.com, given the latter can still employ behavioral tracking (e.g. how long you hover over a post) ? If you were to use the API, they… --- ## [Is there a way to use a dedicated VPN per browser tab on Linux?](/t/is-there-a-way-to-use-a-dedicated-vpn-per-browser-tab-on-linux/21616) **Author:** @Banjaie **Last posted:** 2026-08-23T14:44:12Z Say on a browser tab i want to use either a specific ip or a different ip from the other tabs of that browser or other browsers on my system. How can I achieve this? Like lets say on Firefox I open the shopping containe… --- ## [Hosting public minecraft server via 4G prepaid internet plan](/t/hosting-public-minecraft-server-via-4g-prepaid-internet-plan/40001) **Author:** @robots.txt **Last posted:** 2026-08-23T10:30:28Z I’m planning of hosting minecraft server using 4G prepaid internet plan on my router that accepts sim cards. I have read that it is not possible to open ports with 4G prepaid internet because it is not static IP (can’t … --- ## [PrivacyNotes.app](/t/privacynotes-app/39479) **Author:** @Sue **Last posted:** 2026-08-23T10:07:19Z It is seems a product from PrivacyTools.io PrivacyNotes is a Swiss-based, zero-knowledge productivity app that combines notes, tasks, file storage, password vault, and wellness journaling in a single application. It use… --- ## [Hardening the privacy and security of a Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra?](/t/hardening-the-privacy-and-security-of-a-samsung-galaxy-s26-ultra/40011) **Author:** @polyester_apricot650 **Last posted:** 2026-08-23T07:31:59Z I know Samsung phones are horrible when it comes to privacy, but is using NextDNS, RethinkDNS, and disabling the boatware enough for an S26 Ultra? I really prefer Samsung’s hardware for photography and videography. I alr… --- ## [Safest PDF editor?](/t/safest-pdf-editor/19975) **Author:** @ParkerS **Last posted:** 2026-08-23T04:11:30Z Hi, Saw a recent topic about PDF readers but I didn’t find anything in there about PDF editors. What would be the best PDF editors (obv you need to read the PDFs as well) to run on Windows as well as my iphone and ipad? … --- ## [Signature files](/t/signature-files/40043) **Author:** @Anon46442 **Last posted:** 2026-08-23T02:59:31Z I often hear that I should authenticate the signatures of important files I download, like Linux .iso 's and import applications like browser’s But it seems very confusing so I have a few questions: Are .PGP files boun… --- ## [Sending encrypted hard drives with data aboard](/t/sending-encrypted-hard-drives-with-data-aboard/40027) **Author:** @AnotherBloodyUsername **Last posted:** 2026-08-23T01:07:17Z I will be moving to Australia and I have made backups of my home server onto internal hard drives using free file sync and Borg backup. I do not plan to take the home server with me. The backups are made using free file… --- ## [Buy Code services with crypto?](/t/buy-code-services-with-crypto/40030) **Author:** @Colter **Last posted:** 2026-08-23T00:19:24Z Is it somehow possible to anonymously buy coding services and pay with crypto without revealing your identity? With code services I mean either paying someone to write code, or pay someone to audit code another person h… --- ## [Where do I find the new user tutorial?](/t/where-do-i-find-the-new-user-tutorial/40117) **Author:** @blibly **Last posted:** 2026-08-22T23:54:10Z I’ve searched on DuckDuckGo, this forum, the sidebar, and I haven’t found it. It’s mentioned in one of the badges, and it seems like an important thing to do. Where can I find it? --- ## [How to balance convinience with privacy in having a phone number & mobile data](/t/how-to-balance-convinience-with-privacy-in-having-a-phone-number-mobile-data/39768) **Author:** @_taconeando29 **Last posted:** 2026-08-22T23:23:36Z So, i run GrapheneOS on my main phone, i take some steps into making my life more private, and i myself advocate for privacy, i think privacy is very important, including in my own life. What i have thought about a lot …