How Microsoft killed 'Do Not Track'

[@WitchMedusa]

Someone in Europe should sue & say websites are violating GDPR by tracking anyone with this enabled.

[@UnixOath]

Guide to hardening Firefox/Chromium depending on your threat model would be a nice topic for you next video, anyways I see this kind of "DNT" thing is like trying to avoid surveillance by wearing a helmet, sure your face is not easily recognized but instead, you'll stand out.

[@sideofburritos]

I like the analogy, it fits perfectly. Thanks for the idea! The next video will be on my Brave Browser settings I currently have. In the future, I want to expand more on threat modeling, and how to tailor your actions based on that.

[@blueeurope]

You are a godsend and you deserve WAYYYYYYY more followers

[@sideofburritos]

Haha, thank you!

[@ThePrivacyWayfinder]

Thank you, Side of Burritos!

[@sideofburritos]

You're welcome! I watched your video a few months back titled "GrapheneOS: 9 Months Later and No Turning Back!". Great job on it. I left a comment, but I think YT auto-moderated it, which is ironic, haha.

[@ThePrivacyWayfinder]

@@sideofburritos darn, I’m sorry, your comment definitely didn’t come through!! And ya, I forgot that I mentioned your channel in that vid and how your the only one who makes consistent GrapheneOS content 👍. Look forward to every video you put out!

[@AdrienneJmusic]

Hey! Love your content and I have a couple questions: 1. Which phone carrier do you think is most secure? Or how to obtain a carrier service anonymously? 2. Which email provider(s) do you think is the most secure?

[@sideofburritos]

Thanks! 1 - I don't think any of them are inherently trustworthy. I see my cellular service/data as an unsecured line, and make sure (as best I can) that any communication over it is secure (Signal, HTTPS, etc.). As far as obtaining service anonymously, I don't have a great answer there. I want to test some methods in the future, but one option could be to buy a pre-paid debit card in cash from a store and then use that to pay for the service (such as US Mobile). **This is not a recommendation for them, I just happen to use them for an eSIM**. 2. I personally use ProtonMail. I know some people don't car e for them after this incident - arstechnica.com/information-technology/2021/09/privacy-focused-protonmail-provided-a-users-ip-address-to-authorities/ But if the government gives them a court order to log IP's, most companies will do it and won't close up shop to avoid it. The important part is that they didn't provide any emails because they have no way to actually access a user's encrypted data. Network connections can be easily monitored by any party between you and the service you're trying to access. The important part is the data was kept safe, as they've always claimed it is. But take all of that with a grain of salt, because you can never fully trust a 3rd party. The important thing to remember is to always do your own research and don't place your trust fully in a random KZbinr's advice 🤓.

[@AdrienneJmusic]

@@sideofburritos Thanks for the insight! Keep doing your thing! ✨

[@AdrienneJmusic]

One more question, is there a secure/encrypted voice recording app you can recommend?

[@sideofburritos]

No, I don't have any. You could always use the stock camrea app and cover the camera. Not convenient, but it all depends on how often you need to do voice recordings. Another option would be to download a recorder app and disable the networking permissions for it.

[@tommytran732]

Honestly, I think it is better if you just stick to your browser's default setting. There are a few browsers that have DNT on by default like Vanadium, and you cannot hide the fact that you are using Vanadium anyways, so it's better to just keep it on.

[@sideofburritos]

That's a fair point. If the default value is On, then it's best to leave it. I forgot the default was On for Vanadium.

[@luckysxm]

Extensions have the same effect. The more you deviate from stock browser, the easier it is to fingerprint you. That's valid for ad blockers too...

[@raidev_]

still way better than not having an ad blocker

[@luckysxm]

@@raidev_ It depends what you're looking for, convenience, or privacy.

[@raidev_]

@@luckysxm i don't think those ads popping up everywhere are respecting your privacy

[@luckysxm]

@@raidev_ I don't think fingerprinting respects your privacy either. Look, I don't like ads like everyone else. But ad blockers are known for contributing to fingerprinting. There is even videos on this subject on this chanel. Look it up. EDIT: not on this chanel but on the Privacy Guy's chanel, my bad.

[@sideofburritos]

That's part of the reason I started using Brave. Since it has a built-in ad blocker, you can keep the extensions you use minimal. Out of the box, you'll have a similar fingerprint to other Brave browser users while also having ad blocking.

[@ArtOfHealth]

Let's ban ignorance by understanding why we do things hoping for a better result when in fact, big tech gets continually more secretive. Thanks again!

[@sideofburritos]

You're welcome! It always pays to figure out 'the why' behind something. It takes a bit more time, but it helps in the long run.

[@kimhbryan]

Very interesting. Good to know that I should turn DNT off; I’ve always enabled it because I thought it couldn’t do any harm.

[@sideofburritos]

Same here. If the browser has it enabled by default, it's best to leave it enabled. But if it's not, I would avoid enabling it.