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Susan Calvin

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4. I do use Brave, along with others

Thu Jun 22, 2023, 04:25 PM

Jun 2023

I'm kind of like, one browser, one category of uses. I used EFFs Cover Your Tracks on all of them, and found out some of the ones that tout their privacy come with default settings that don't protect any such thing. It was quite enlightening.

However, this did not come from a browser. It came from my notifications, the things you see if you swipe down from the top of the home screen.

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Weird thing happened on Galaxy A51 Android. [View all] Susan Calvin Jun 2023 OP

I recently had to deal with a "captchasafe" malware virus. OAITW r.2.0 Jun 2023 #1

I paid the annual fee for Geek Squad help SleeplessinSoCal Jun 2023 #2

please use the browser called Brave. Tetrachloride Jun 2023 #3

I do use Brave, along with others Susan Calvin Jun 2023 #4

Interesting. i will keep in mind Tetrachloride Jun 2023 #5

Thanks for the moral support, everybody. Susan Calvin Jun 2023 #6

I've come up with two theories. Susan Calvin Jun 2023 #7

I'm now looking for an app to monitor network traffic. Susan Calvin Jun 2023 #8

Okay, I found a combination of things that makes me happy, relatively. Susan Calvin Jun 2023 #9

Okay, I figured out why I couldn't turn off the VPN for Netguard. Susan Calvin Jun 2023 #10