Lifehack of the day

2022-05-29 13:30:58 Nebulo - Dns over HTTPS/TLS

Nebulo is a free, open-source, no-root, light-weight dns-over-https, dns-over-tls, and dns-over-http-over-quic client for Android with emphasis on privacy and security. It is fast, highly-customizable, ad-free, efficient on the battery, contains zero analytics / tracking.

Nebulo uses Android's VPN APIs to create a dummy (local) VPN which intercepts only DNS requests and encrypts them before sending it to a DNS resolver of your choice. This dummy (local) VPN is not a real VPN and does not encrypt any other traffic or hide your real IP. As only one VPN can be active per profile at any given time, you can decide between using Nebulo or a real VPN.

Core Features:

* Encrypted DNS using dns-over-https, dns-over-tls, and dns-over-http-over-quic protocols.
* Customizable in-memory DNS cache with configurable cache-expiry.
* Preset list of privacy-respecting DNS servers.
* Add any DNS server.
* DNS speed test.
* DNS query logging.
* DNS blocklists.
* Disable IPv4 / IPv6.
* Allow captive portals.
* Allow search domains on the current network.

#app #android #security Open / Comment

2022-05-28 13:20:24 ​​ Safing Portmaster

Portmaster is a free and open-source application that puts you back in charge over all your computer's network connections.

Main Features:

* Monitor All Network Activity
Discover everything that is happening on your computer. Expose every connection your applications make and detect evil ones.

* Block Unwanted Connections
Many programs connect to the Internet without your knowledge. When you find unwanted connections, you can now simply block them.

* Auto-Block via Selected Filter Lists
Automatically block ads, trackers and malware hosts via trusted domain-lists, which are also used by Ad-Blockers, etc. Easily change the defaults to fit your needs.

* Enforce Secure DNS
Even with invasive connections gone, you do not want to share your dns requests out in the open. With the Portmaster, you can easily re-route all your dns queries to a DNS-over-TLS provider of your choice.

#app #security #windows #linux Open / Comment

2022-05-25 12:45:50 ​​ Terms of Service; Didn’t Read

“I have read and agree to the Terms” is the biggest lie on the web. “Terms of Service; Didn't Read” is a user rights initiative to rate and label website terms & privacy policies, from very good (class A) to very bad (class E).

This extension informs you instantly of your rights online by showing an unintrusive icon in the toolbar. You can click on this icon to get summaries from the Terms of Service; Didn't Read initiative.

Optionally you can notify companies for their grades by sharing on Twitter, if you do not like this feature, simply head over the settings and hide the share button.

This extension is open source.

#addon #chrome #firefox Open / Comment

2022-05-24 12:45:08 ​​ How Long to Read

Imagine a situation: you bought a book, but you don't know how long you will read it. Maybe reading the book will take only a few hours, maybe even days? Today we have a cool resource that will answer your question.

How Long to Read is a book search engine that helps you find out how long it will take to read books and provide reading time data that is tailored to you.

The service assumed a speed of 300 WPM for this calculation but you can complete a reading speed test to calculate using your own reading speed.

Sounds like magic, doesn't it?

#lifehack #service Open / Comment

2022-05-23 10:36:09 ​​ Lingva Translate

Lingva Translate is an alternative front-end for Google Translate, serving as a Free and Open Source translator with over a hundred languages available.

Inspired by projects like NewPipe, Nitter, Invidious or Bibliogram, Lingva scrapes through GTranslate and retrieves the translation without using any Google-related service, preventing them from tracking.

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2022-05-17 12:45:17 ​​ Simplewall: Free and lightweight Firewall

Simple tool to configure Windows Filtering Platform (WFP) which can configure network activity on your computer.
The lightweight application is less than a megabyte, and it is compatible with Windows 7 SP1 and higher operating systems.

Main Features:

* Simple interface without annoying pop ups.
* Rules editor (create your own rules).
* Internal blocklist (block Windows spy / telemetry).
* Dropped packets information with notification and logging to a file feature (win7+).
* Allowed packets information with logging to a file feature (win8+).
Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) support.
* Windows Store support.
* Windows services support.
* Free and open source.
* Localization support.
*IPv6 support.

#app #windows #security Open / Comment

2022-05-15 12:45:53 ExifCleaner

ExifCleaner is a free and open source desktop app to clean metadata from images, videos, PDFs, and other files.

Main Features:

* Supports popular image formats such as PNG, JPG, GIF, and TIFF.
* Supports popular video formats such as M4A, MOV, and MP4.
* Supports PDF documents* (partial).
* Batch-processing.
* Multi-core support.
* Dark mode (automatic).
* No automatic updates or network traffic.
* Multi-language support.
* Relatively few NPM dependencies (no JS frameworks).

#app #security #windows #mac #linux Open / Comment

2022-05-13 12:45:09 Hacker's Keyboard

Hacker's Keyboard has separate number keys, punctuation in the usual places, and arrow keys. It is based on the AOSP Gingerbread soft keyboard, so it supports multitouch for the modifier keys.

There are about thirty different languages covered, which can be enabled in the settings. Completion dictionaries are only possible via plug-in packages, available from the website.

This keyboard is especially useful if you use ConnectBot for SSH access. It provides working Tab/Ctrl/Esc keys, and the arrow keys are essential for devices such as the Xoom tablet or Nexus S that don't have a trackball or D-Pad.

The permissions requested by the application are those needed by the underlying Gingerbread keyboard.

#app #android Open / Comment

2022-05-12 12:45:56 ​​ GrapheneOS

GrapheneOS is a privacy and security focused mobile OS with Android app compatibility developed as a non-profit open source project. It's focused on the research and development of privacy and security technology including substantial improvements to sandboxing, exploit mitigations and the permission model.

GrapheneOS does not include either Google Play services or another implementation of Google services like microG. It's possible to install Play services as a set of fully sandboxed apps without special privileges via sandboxed Play services compatibility layer.

#android #os Open / Comment

2022-05-10 12:45:18 ​​ Electrum

Electrum is a lightweight and open-source Bitcoin wallet.
It can be used on mobile, desktop or with the command line interface.

Main Features:

* Your private keys are encrypted and never leave your computer.
* Your funds can be recovered from a secret phrase.
* Electrum is fast, because it uses servers that index the Bitcoin blockchain.
* You can export your private keys and use them in other Bitcoin clients.
* Electrum servers are decentralized and redundant. Your wallet is never down.
* Electrum Wallet verifies all the transactions in your history using SPV.
* Keep your private keys offline, and go online with a watching-only wallet.
* Split the permission to spend your coins between several wallets.
* Electrum supports third-party plugins: Multisig services, Hardware wallets, etc.

#app #privacy #security Open / Comment