Joined August 2020
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CookieJarApps retweeted
🍪 It seems like every few months or so a new GeckoView based browser appears on Android! The latest is called Biscuit, is privacy focused, GPL licensed and has some different approaches to UX. Check it out! github.com/CookieJarApps/Bis… @cookiejarapps
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Here are some of the ideas for the homepage of the GeckoView version of SmartCookieWeb - any thoughts are appreciated
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New setup pages coming in update v12 next week
New download manager coming soon for SmartCookieWeb v12.0.0 :)
as well as custom search suggestions with no data collection
SmartCookieWeb is now unavailable on the Google Play Store indefinitely. Updates will continue on GitHub and F-Droid.
I've been working on private website translation - individual chunks of text from the webpage are found and personal information is removed. The text is then sent to a server which breaks the page up into small chunks, before translating it using DeepL and sending it back.
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I'm taking as many steps as possible to make sure that the website text not only remains secure, but also completely anonymous, without ruining the translation. I'm doing some fine tuning and a beta should be available in 1-2 weeks.
CookieJarApps retweeted
2 Dec 2020
BREAKING: We’re suing DHS, CBP, and ICE for records about their secret purchase and use of our cell phone location data to track us.
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CookieJarApps retweeted
30 Nov 2020
Ask Governor Cuomo to sign A10500C/S8450C to protect sensitive information New Yorkers' share with contact tracers from being used against them in court or administrative proceedings. eff.org/NYS_CT

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CookieJarApps retweeted
27 Nov 2020
DRM isn't just a problem in the U.S. Thanks to the way in which copyright law has been globalized through a series of trade agreements, much of the world has similar laws on the books to DMCA 1201. eff.org/deeplinks/2020/11/le…
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CookieJarApps retweeted
21 Nov 2020
Ad trackers are following you on the web. Find out how your browser leaks information about you, and ways to fix that with EFF Cover Your Tracks tool: eff.org/deeplinks/2020/11/in…
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CookieJarApps retweeted
20 Nov 2020
A coalition is asking EU citizens to petition for a ban on biometric mass surveillance, demanding: • Transparency into facial recognition • An end to discrimination & unfair treatment • End using the general public as mass surveillance test subjects reclaimyourface.eu

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CookieJarApps retweeted
18 Nov 2020
In the midst of an application usage leak on macOS, Apple has made a difficult choice to preserve user safety, but at the peril of their more privacy-focused users. eff.org/deeplinks/2020/11/ma…
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CookieJarApps retweeted
We are taking a stand for developers and have reinstated the youtube-dl repo. Section 1201 of the DMCA is broken and needs to be fixed. Developers should have the freedom to tinker. That's how you get great tools like youtube-dl. github.blog/2020-11-16-stand…
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