Calls made from speakers and Smart Displays will not show up with a caller ID unless you’re using Duo.
Is it possible to use Duo still? Google knows it discontinued/merged Duo with Google Meet nearly 18 months ago, right?
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I think that @[email protected] is asking for Proton to become an OAuth/OIDC provider. This would allow you to sign into any service, app, platform, etc. that supports it using your Proton account. Some common providers that are widely supported are Google, Apple, Github, Facebook, and Microsoft.
It is generally considered more secure than using "regular credentials" like username/email and password when using several services. There are a few downsides to this though. One of those downsides is that your OAuth/OIDC provider will have record of all your accounts used through OAuth/OIDC. For example, @[email protected] would like to avoid Google knowing about the various services used.
I'm still not sure what point you are trying to make. Your initial claim was:
Although Mozilla encrypts the synced data, the necessary account data is shared and used by Google to track those.
@[email protected] asked:
Are you saying Firefox shares data to Alphabet beyond Google as the default search engine? If so and if it applies to Sync (as if the question from OP here) can you please share sources for that?
You stated:
Mozilla does, sharing your account data
You also provided evidence that Mozilla uses Google Analytics trackers on the Firefox's product information website. I mentioned that it's not sufficient evidence of your claim as the trackers are independent of Firefox the browser and Sync. Additionally, the use of trackers for websites is clearly identified on Mozilla's Privacy Policies and there is not much else mentioned on the Privacy Policies outside of those trackers and Google's geolocation services in Firefox.
You've also mentioned Google's contract with Mozilla, which is controversial for many people, but isn't evidence of Mozilla providing user data to Google even in conjunction with the previously mentioned trackers. You then discussed various other browsers, but I'm not sure how that is relevant to your initial claim.
While it seems we can both agree that Mozilla and it's products are far from perfect, it is looking like your initial claim was baseless as you have yet to provide any evidence of your initial claim. Do you have any evidence through things like code reviews or packet inspections of Firefox or Sync that hints Mozilla is sharing additional information to Google? At this point, I would even accept a user(s) providing evidence of some weird behavior like the recent issue where google.com wouldn't load in Firefox on Android if someone could find a way to connect the weird behavior to Mozilla sharing data with Google.
I don't understand what point you are trying to make. Mozilla has several privacy policies that cover its various products and services which all seem to follow Mozilla's Privacy Principles and Mozilla's overarching Privacy Policy. Mozilla also has documentation regarding data collection.
The analytics trackers that you mentioned would fall under Mozilla's Websites Privacy Policy, which does state that it uses Google Analytics and can be easily verified a number of ways such as the services you previously listed.
However, Firefox sync uses https://accounts.firefox.com/ which has its own Privacy Policy. There is some confusion around "Firefox Accounts" as it was rebranded to "Mozilla Accounts", which again has its own Privacy Policy. There is no indication that data covered by those policies are shared with Google. If Google Analytics trackers on Mozilla's website are still a concern for these services, you can verify that the Firefox Accounts and Mozilla Accounts URLs do not contain any Google Analytics trackers.
Firefox has a Privacy Policy as well. Firefox's Privacy Policy has sections for both Mozilla Accounts and Sync. Neither of which indicate that data is shared with Google. Additionally, the data stored via the Sync service is encrypted. However, there is some telemetry data that Mozilla collects regarding Sync and more information about it can be found on Mozilla's documentation about telemetry for Sync.
The only thing that I could find about Firefox, Sync, or Firefox Accounts/Mozilla Accounts sharing data with Google was for location services within Firefox. While it would be nice for Firefox not to use Google's geolocation services, it is a reasonable concession and can be disabled.
Mozilla is most definitely not a perfect company, even when it comes to privacy. Even Firefox has been caught with some privacy issues relatively recently with the unique installation ID.
Again, I'm not saying that Mozilla is doing nothing wrong. I am saying that your "evidence" that Mozilla is sharing Firefox, Sync, or Firefox Accounts/Mozilla Accounts data with Google because of Google Analytics trackers on some of Mozilla's websites is coincidental at best. Without additional evidence, it is misleading or flat out wrong.
I'm not disputing the results, but this appears to be checking calls made by Firefox's website (https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/Firefox/) and not Firefox, the web browser application. Just because an application's website uses Google Analytics does not mean that the application shares user data with Google.
https://blog.jmp.chat/b/january-newsletter-2024
Data never expires (there is a nominal annual fee to keep a plan active) and by default auto-refills whenever it gets low (up to a user-configurable limit every month). Data is purchased in blocks of 5GB and works on most major carriers in the USA and Canada.
$6.99 / GB + $5.50 / year Billed 5GB at a time.
This plan is prepay pay-as-you go and purely data, ideal for JMP customers who already have a phone number through us. No use-it-or-lose-it, no lock-in, just prepay 5 GB at a time for the data you actually use. Prepaid data never expires no matter how long it takes you to use it, and by default automatically buys another 5GB when your data gets low (you can change this in your plan settings).
Is this plan intended to be cheap? It's likely cheaper to use a regular wireless data or hotspot provider if you use more than 3GB/month (roughly $22/month) or even 1.5GB/month (roughly $11/month) in some cases.
Maybe its $6.99 per 5GB and not $6.99 per 1GB?
Change Detection can be used for several use cases. One of them is monitoring price changes.
As @[email protected] stated, you'll run into issues upgrading/installing InfiniTime if you're using Android 14 with GadgetBridge v0.77.0 as stated in the release notes
Unfortunately there is a bug with v0.77.0 of Gadgetbridge on Android 14, that means that it can't update InfiniTime. We have submitted a fix, which will be available in the next release of Gadgetbridge. In the meantime, you can use another device to do the upgrade or use a nightly build of GadgetBridge (it's recommended to use the no pebble flavour, as that can be installed alongside your existing GadgetBridge app).
Some additional ideas for the Protectli device:
- backup/redundant OPNsense instance for high availability
- backup NAS/storage
- set it up at a family/friend's house
- a test/QA device for new services or architecture changes
- travel router/firewall
- home theater PC
- Proxmox/virtualization host
- Kubernetes cluster
- Tor, I2P, cryptocurrency, etc. node
- Home Assistant
- dedicated local STT/TTS/conversation agent
- NVR
- low powered desktop PC
There are so many options. It really depends on what you want, your other devices, the Protectli's specs, your budget, etc.
Could you explain further? Wouldn't this just need to be setup once per server that OP wants to connect?
How do you use your Beelink? More specifically what OS (and maybe core/most used apps) do you have installed? How do you interact with it (eg - wireless keyboard/mouse, USB IR receiver, etc.)?
Any downside to this approach compared to using the Smart TV/Android TV/Apple TV features?