Moral of the story? Don’t read the Express. To quote Dave Gorman, it’s a crock of shit.

Ight, imma go back to KeePass

EDIT: Jesus FUCKING Christ! £59.99 for Strongbox Pro‽ I’ve got to get an Android at some point…

I think you may be responding to the wrong comment

Well, most laptops have removable WiFi cards, but if you want to go the extra mile you could try an early-2000s or late-90s ThinkPad (from back when they were made by IBM).

I tried to use it, but I couldn’t get it working (I couldn’t receive any messages, and neither could my brother). In the end, I opted for Matrix instead.

Eh, kinda. It’s not quite as easy to escape from GApps as it is to install Linux, though, so it’s understandable.

My advice is to look into LineageOS, DivestOS, and GrapheneOS and see if your device is supported by anyone. If not, it’s possible to remove GApps using ADB, and you can use NextDNS to block tracking.

That would be more believable if it was RFK Jr.

Lookin’ good!

Some of them eat oysters, or so I’m told. They lack a brain and centralised nervous system.

Huh, neat.

“Know” is a stretch. Plants respond to attack by releasing chemicals (e.g. nettles and grasses), curling or retracting their leaves (e.g. acacia), or by changing their morphology (e.g. holly); but they have no nervous system - let alone a brain - so it’s not like you’re killing an animal.

*laughs in NoScript

I feel like I should write a report on satirical news sources becoming accurate. I’d be willing to bet that they are - completely by accident - more factual than, say, the Daily Mail or Fox News.

Remember, of course, that Wickr has been owned by Amazon since 2021.

https://techcrunch.com/2021/06/25/aws-is-buying-encrypted-messaging-service-wickr/

MSCHF made a device called an Alexagate, which jams the microphones using ultrasound and is turned on and off by clapping.

It’s a bit expensive, though ($100).

https://alexagate.com/

Otherwise, as you mentioned, you can use DNS to block the tracking. NextDNS has a built-in blocklist specifically for Alexa.

• Quad9 if you just want a simple, private DNS.
• NextDNS if you want to use blocklists and stuff.
• Mullvad DNS if you already have Mullvad.
• I have also heard good things about and had good experiences with CONTROL-D, rethinkDNS, and AhaDNS.

Odysee uses LBRY as a backend to deliver videos. Librarian, meanwhile, is a privacy-respecting frontend for LBRY; like Invidious.

Use Librarian instead, if you must.