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Re:It wasn't AI that flipped Proton's charge on Monday November 02, 2026 @12:08AM (#50333353)
Re:Proton goes all in on using AI on Saturday October 31, 2026 @02:44AM (#50313795)
Well, alternatively there's also AI services with better privacy than the mainstream ones, for example: https://confer.to/
Re:Shitter – A Nitter Fork on Saturday October 24, 2026 @12:49AM (#50218428)
also useful, "LibRedirect": https://libredirect.manerakai.com/

> "A web extension that redirects YouTube, Instagram, Reddit, TikTok and other websites to alternative privacy-friendly frontends."

Re:Fingerprints Are the New Cookies on Monday October 12, 2026 @01:31AM (#50051737)
> "What JShelter configuration should I pick?

https://jshelter.org/faq/#what-jshelter-configuration-should... :

First, see our blog post. Consult also other blog posts and other questions in this FAQ.

If you want to have the same fingerprint as many users, We suggest going for Tor Browser (do not install JShelter in Tor Browser). If you want to make cross-site fingerprinting linkage hard, go for the Recommended JShelter level. If you want better protection for the real data at the cost of having the same fingerprint on different sites, go for the Strict JShelter level. Keep NBS active. If you want to detect and prevent fingerprinting attempts, use FPD.

Re:European Alternatives on Sunday October 11, 2026 @06:33AM (#50041655)
Not OP, but the Proton UX / UI is far superior to Mailbox.org - which i personally find hard to navigate and disorganized...
Re:Show HN: Proton Drive for Linux on Saturday October 10, 2026 @01:02AM (#50029731)
Wait, you can mount your Proton Drive with rclone? Hah, never knew. It's in Beta apparently though: https://rclone.org/protondrive/
Re:Remove and Disable Apple Macos27 AI Models Tool on Tuesday October 06, 2026 @01:47AM (#49974672)
So would the restrictions in this profile, or some parts of it, work on iOS?

(without the other part of the code, that removes the model files of course...)

Re:Remove and Disable Apple Macos27 AI Models Tool on Tuesday October 06, 2026 @01:42AM (#49974648)
> "You can indeed disable it"

This is a misperception.

The things you mention only disable some parts of Apple Intelligence...

Re:macOS 27 is so buggy on Friday October 02, 2026 @12:53AM (#49929960)
I bought a Linux laptop about a year ago and installed EndeavourOS (Arch based) with the KDE desktop environment. I expected a "rougher" experience, but it turned out to be more stable than my Macbook Pro Max M1: the exact opposite of what I anticipated.

My Macbook constantly suffers from window management issues, network related bugs, etc. Also i usually wait about a year or so before doing major macOS upgrades to prevent even more problems.

(of course I'm not implying Linux is issue-free... your mileage may vary.)

Re:PipePipe: NewPipe hard fork implementing SponsorBlock on Saturday September 26, 2026 @01:57PM (#49858931)
I use Firefox (and Librewolf), and have no issues.

So, it must be some extension or content blocker list causing that issue?

Re:F-Droid 2.0: A New Chapter for Android Freedom on Saturday September 26, 2026 @01:53AM (#49853611)
You mean whether the KOreader software can upgrade itself over Wi-Fi? Yes... it can.
Re:Why is Hacker News like that? on Thursday September 24, 2026 @12:57AM (#49826418)
https://hcker.news/ seems to show flagged posts also by default. This post is on the front page too.
Re:Grok 4.7 on Thursday September 24, 2026 @12:39AM (#49826322)
100% agree. It speaks volumes that HN down-votes this...
Re:RSA-896 on Sunday September 20, 2026 @01:43AM (#49772789)
Re:Mistral X Mozilla: Private, Multilingual AI Browsing on Thursday September 17, 2026 @02:42PM (#49744813)
The problem is, many of the privacy invading "features" are opt-out, instead of opt-in...

https://privacytests.org/

Re:Mistral X Mozilla: Private, Multilingual AI Browsing on Thursday September 17, 2026 @02:35PM (#49744744)
Fyi, you may want to check out Librewolf: https://librewolf.net/
I wish Delta Chat would have a more polished UI... the poor UI / design makes the app unappealing.
Re:Ask HN: Can we please limit the AI news flood? on Saturday September 12, 2026 @01:39AM (#49669225)
https://hcker.news/ > settings > quick filters > AI

There's also an extension and rss feeds.

> "read the full dpreview article due to ad-induced nausea"

lol, made me chuckle.

Tip:

1. install "uBlock Origin", and configure it to "Medium Mode" [1]

2. Install "Obsidian Web Clipper" and use the "Reading View" button to read articles [2]

Trust me, you'll love it.

[1] https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Blocking-mode#medium-...

[2] https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/web-clipper-o...

Re:Proton Global Outage on Saturday September 05, 2026 @04:00PM (#49580142)
Fyi: this is a bug. Workaround: disable your Wi-Fi (yes, seriously.) Note that you can easily test if this works of course…
Re:Ask HN: Advice on Migrating from 1Password? on Friday September 04, 2026 @01:28AM (#49560854)
What i don't understand is, why Proton Authenticator, which can also sync your 2fa accounts to Proton servers, does not have a separate password (from Proton Pass.)

So anyone who gains access to your Proton Pass account credentials, automatically gets access to your synced 2FA codes too

And obviously you would want to enable syncing your 2fa accounts, in case your device gets stolen / broken / etc.

So the only solution seems to use another 2FA App from another developer.

https://proton.me/authenticator

Re:Ask HN: Advice on Migrating from 1Password? on Friday September 04, 2026 @01:19AM (#49560793)
> "Pass should have had it's own credentials. "

It has it's own credentials, it's optional: https://proton.me/support/pass-extra-password

Re:Introducing Ad Blocker for Firefox on iOS on Wednesday September 02, 2026 @02:28AM (#49532479)
Aren't they like 10+ years late with this? So after all this time, Mozilla comes with a minimal ad-blocker that hardly blocks anything (easylist only, and worse [1] ), compared to all other ad-blockers that have been available on iOS for many years.

I don't understand, maybe i'm missing something...

[1] "Ad Blocker won’t block every ad. Ads served directly by the site you’re visiting and ads shown in search results will still appear."

Re:Stopping the smart TV from being used against you on Saturday August 29, 2026 @12:40AM (#49486924)
I also had to read it twice, if i understand correctly:

If i understand correctly:

1. TV is offline

2. Plug HDMI or DisplayPort into laptop

3. Windows (Update) on laptop recommends to install LG display driver

4. The LG display driver then installs all the bloat

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