# #57 — Latest

**URL:** /tag/self-hosting/57
**Topics on this page:** 30

## [Defaulting new posts to use nested replies?](/t/defaulting-new-posts-to-use-nested-replies/39302)

**Author:** @jonah
**Last posted:** 2026-07-27T06:45:18Z

Should we do this? 
Threads would look like this. 

Edit: It’s also possible to default to these for certain categories. I’m thinking at the very least <span class="hashtag-icon-placeholder"></span>General &gt; News</span> and <span class="hashtag-icon-placeholder"></span>Off Topic</span> could use these. Perhaps <span class="hashtag-icon-placeholder"></span>General</span> as wel&hellip;

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## [Add OTPClient, MFA app for Linux](/t/add-otpclient-mfa-app-for-linux/39405)

**Author:** @ikelatomig
**Last posted:** 2026-07-27T14:28:34Z

Website


Short description
A 2FA client that is local-only for Linux distributions 
Why I think this tool should be added

Linux first 2FA client
Native code not bulkier Electron
Supports Aegis Backup/Database file(Incl&hellip;

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## [The [UK] government has delivered its verdict [no ban or verification] on the proposed UK VPN ban](/t/the-uk-government-has-delivered-its-verdict-no-ban-or-verification-on-the-proposed-uk-vpn-ban/39404)

**Author:** @Breeze7846
**Last posted:** 2026-07-27T14:18:55Z

TLDR the UK government will not be banning, or age restricting, VPNs. Slight sigh of relief for privacy rights.

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## [US accuses American of allegedly wiping his phone using a 'duress' password](/t/us-accuses-american-of-allegedly-wiping-his-phone-using-a-duress-password/39343)

**Author:** @Carey
**Last posted:** 2026-07-27T14:03:29Z

I’m very interested to see how this shakes out in the courts. Hopefully the ACLU or EFF will jump on this.

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## [Google account creation](/t/google-account-creation/39400)

**Author:** @ALO
**Last posted:** 2026-07-27T14:02:00Z

I’m tryna make a Google account right now, and I keep getting stumped up on the part where it asks you to scan some QR code to verify, and one big issue is I do not have a phone. Is there any alternative to get a Google &hellip;

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## [Crypto (Monero) to Amazon gift cards and Stripe virtual Visa/Mastercard](/t/crypto-monero-to-amazon-gift-cards-and-stripe-virtual-visa-mastercard/39401)

**Author:** @Rosa
**Last posted:** 2026-07-27T13:38:04Z

I’m looking for a service/platform that converts crypto (preferably Monero) into Amazon gift cards (for buying books) and into virtual Visa/Mastercard-type cards (for purchasing online/virtual e-learning courses that use&hellip;

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## [Secure sharing with a second phone?](/t/secure-sharing-with-a-second-phone/39366)

**Author:** @alienable
**Last posted:** 2026-07-27T13:37:37Z

i own a grapheOS phone and a spyware samsung phone, which I mainly use for payments, eSIM mobile data and calls, sometimes services that really insist on installing their shitty apps 
my question is –  how can I securely&hellip;

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## [Need Help | PSA As A Nomad](/t/need-help-psa-as-a-nomad/39399)

**Author:** @Kukinotiss2037
**Last posted:** 2026-07-27T13:37:02Z

Hello everyone, new here. 
Need help with my online setup. 
I am a beginner online creator and building to be a digital nomad. 
My threat model - I could potentially face a risk of real life stalking and targeted physica&hellip;

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## [Unsubscribed from all clickbait YouTube channels and mental health has improved 😌](/t/unsubscribed-from-all-clickbait-youtube-channels-and-mental-health-has-improved/38829)

**Author:** @anonymous621
**Last posted:** 2026-07-27T13:28:16Z

A while back I deleted all my social media accounts… except for YouTube. So I did a thing the other day and unsubscribed from every YouTube channel with click-bait titles and thumbnails. 
The core pattern is promising va&hellip;

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## [Has anyone ever heard of Universal Installer?](/t/has-anyone-ever-heard-of-universal-installer/38355)

**Author:** @anon32735431
**Last posted:** 2026-07-27T08:56:02Z

Worked so well to install an xapk that I could not do natively on GrapheneOS, lets you extract an apk from your apps you have installed as well. Very cool, slick and lightweight. But I’d never heard of it, this thing s&hellip;

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## [Looking for a secure and private Linux OS for everyday use](/t/looking-for-a-secure-and-private-linux-os-for-everyday-use/39247)

**Author:** @josh4754
**Last posted:** 2026-07-27T08:39:30Z

I’m looking for a Linux distribution that offers strong security and privacy without being as complex or restrictive as Qubes OS or Whonix. 
Ideally, I want something that feels like the desktop equivalent of GrapheneOS:&hellip;

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## [Information that telegram gives to US law enforcement](/t/information-that-telegram-gives-to-us-law-enforcement/36597)

**Author:** @iHateKYC2
**Last posted:** 2026-07-27T08:24:32Z

I was reviewing a recent legal case in which Telegram provided info on a US individual. 
It appears they only provide: 
User ID 
Username 
Currently attached number 
Last login IP 
  
They don’t appear to provide IP hist&hellip;

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## [Youtube front end with a VPN](/t/youtube-front-end-with-a-vpn/39347)

**Author:** @velsolus
**Last posted:** 2026-07-27T06:10:36Z

I feel like I’ve been chasing this rabbit hole for weeks and every solution is a dead end. First I tried Grayjay and discovered that its blocked with a VPN unless I sign in. Then I went on to try Libretube and New pipe o&hellip;

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## [Brave Launches Paid, Bloat-Free "Brave Origin"](/t/brave-launches-paid-bloat-free-brave-origin/37300)

**Author:** @nateb
**Last posted:** 2026-07-27T02:49:04Z

Brave has announced a new minimalist version of their popular browser, dubbed &quot;Brave Origin.&quot; 

This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://www.privacyguides.org/news/2026/04/21/brave-launches-&hellip;

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## [Mullvad response to donation controversy](/t/mullvad-response-to-donation-controversy/39250)

**Author:** @anonymous658
**Last posted:** 2026-07-26T23:49:20Z

We would like to address the recent controversy about one of the owners of Mullvad making a donation to a Swedish political party. 
It was a private donation from Daniel the individual. Mullvad or its parent and siste&hellip;

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## [Paralino is OP](/t/paralino-is-op/39363)

**Author:** @Nightingale
**Last posted:** 2026-07-26T23:26:09Z

I have been using https://paralino.com/ for a while now. I used it a while back when it was included in one of the HowToMen videos on YT but after some time I stopped using it. I could never trust a closed source app wit&hellip;

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## [FOSS Offline Dictionary App](/t/foss-offline-dictionary-app/39384)

**Author:** @overdrawn98901
**Last posted:** 2026-07-26T23:04:58Z

I realize I’ve been using search engines for definitions, this seems like a no brainer option to maybe recommend. Regardless, I’m shopping around for options, wanted to see what FOSS offline dictionary apps may be viable&hellip;

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## [Google Pixel internet requirement post first-boot](/t/google-pixel-internet-requirement-post-first-boot/39370)

**Author:** @Harisfromcyber
**Last posted:** 2026-07-26T23:01:17Z

Recently, I set up a Pixel device and I ran into Google forcing me to connect to the internet before allowing me to proceed further. This blocked me from installing GrapheneOS on it, as I couldn’t get into the phone (to &hellip;

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## [Intel’s Fully Homomorphic Encryption Chip Could Revolutionize Privacy](/t/intel-s-fully-homomorphic-encryption-chip-could-revolutionize-privacy/36407)

**Author:** @fria
**Last posted:** 2026-07-26T21:00:23Z

Intel’s hardware-accelerated Fully-Homomorphic Encryption chip, Heracles, could bring fully E2EE server-side processing into viability. 

This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://www.privacy&hellip;

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## [Halocard: Virtual credit cards](/t/halocard-virtual-credit-cards/35880)

**Author:** @ed-halocard
**Last posted:** 2026-07-26T20:44:14Z

Hi Privacy Guides :waving_hand: I’m Ed, the founder of Halocard. We’ve had a few members recently sign up for Halocard and recommend that we share our journey with the community. 
My story: 18 months ago I wanted to buy &hellip;

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## [How to be as anonymous as possible without Pixel + GrapheneOS?](/t/how-to-be-as-anonymous-as-possible-without-pixel-grapheneos/39381)

**Author:** @internet_user
**Last posted:** 2026-07-26T20:08:16Z

I cannot get a Pixel phone at the moment and installing GrapheneOS is a bit hard for me (plus it is useless as I cannot have a phone that supports it). 
I got a new Samsung phone recently and I started debloating it usin&hellip;

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## [Halocard (Virtual Credit Cards)](/t/halocard-virtual-credit-cards/39189)

**Author:** @jonah
**Last posted:** 2026-07-26T20:03:02Z

Website


Short description
Provides virtual credit cards for payment masking for roughly $1/month/card. 
Why I think this tool should be added
I think it is unique because these cards are essentially prepaid, in the sen&hellip;

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## [Does CGNAT/Residential proxy provide plausible deniability on home internet?](/t/does-cgnat-residential-proxy-provide-plausible-deniability-on-home-internet/39385)

**Author:** @iHateKYC2
**Last posted:** 2026-07-26T19:49:29Z

I checked an IP intelligence site and noticed a large number of devices sharing the exact same public IP as my home connection at the same time. There’s probably way more active than what this site is detecting. 
  
The &hellip;

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## [Fourth Circuit Rules Border Agents Can Manually Search Phones Without Suspicion](/t/fourth-circuit-rules-border-agents-can-manually-search-phones-without-suspicion/39340)

**Author:** @botany904
**Last posted:** 2026-07-26T17:56:22Z

[Source article](The Fourth Circuit Says Border Agents Can Search Your Phone By Hand, No Suspicion Required | Electronic Frontier Foundation) 
The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals recently ruled in *U.S. v. Belmonte Cardo&hellip;

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## [Security Key Comparison](/t/security-key-comparison/39339)

**Author:** @Lukas
**Last posted:** 2026-07-26T17:28:20Z

YubiKey
:white_check_mark: Potted 
:white_check_mark: Dedicated secure element 
:white_check_mark: FIDO Certified 
:cross_mark: Secrets encrypted against the PIN 
:cross_mark: Upgradable firmware 
:cross_mark: Open-sourc&hellip;

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## [🇺🇸 Leave FCC Comment on Mandatory KYC for Phone Lines](/t/leave-fcc-comment-on-mandatory-kyc-for-phone-lines/39337)

**Author:** @jonah
**Last posted:** 2026-07-26T16:46:48Z

The deadline to comment on the FCC’s proposed rule to require government ID, physical address, and alternative phone number for every phone line in the US is nearly here. 


You can submit a comment by going to https://w&hellip;

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## [FBI sent IP logger to Signal user](/t/fbi-sent-ip-logger-to-signal-user/39319)

**Author:** @iHateKYC2
**Last posted:** 2026-07-26T16:17:26Z

Just a friendly reminder to not click on links. I don’t believe this was zero-click and he actually interacted with the link based on the wording. They spent 2 months building his trust eventually getting him to click wh&hellip;

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## [Vanadium (GrapheneOS Web Browser)](/t/vanadium-grapheneos-web-browser/12828)

**Author:** @anon28734771
**Last posted:** 2026-07-26T14:46:40Z

Why is Brave recommended and Vanadium isn’t? I’m a GrapheneOS user, and I don’t see why I should install Brave and use it over Vanadium.

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## [Android May Soon Restrict On-Device ADB, Affecting Shizuku, libadb and Developers](/t/android-may-soon-restrict-on-device-adb-affecting-shizuku-libadb-and-developers/39369)

**Author:** @hbxc0re
**Last posted:** 2026-07-26T14:21:00Z

Changes proposed for ADB could kill an entire ecosystem of open-source power-user apps, mobile developer setups, and rootless privacy tools based on Shizuku.

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## [Add Picocrypt NG](/t/add-picocrypt-ng/30897)

**Author:** @wendigoon
**Last posted:** 2026-07-26T12:59:09Z

Picocrypt has been archived, and Picocrypt-NG seems to be the logical replacement. it’s cross platform and still active, so i don’t see a reason not to replace it. if for some reason picocrypt-NG can’t be added (maybe be&hellip;