ReVanced if you want the original Youtube app
Otherwise there are dozens of apps which don't show ads, just look arround F-Droid
SmartTubeNext for AndroidTV
AceSLS
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The Ars article seems to suggest that they were able to crack his phones pretty easily
Android uses data at rest encryption, which isn't really useful without a lockscreen PIN/password since data gets decrypted after you unlock your screen the first time after each boot
Although it doesn't appear he was actually using any encryption apps to store material; rather, he used a fake calculator app as password protection. Obviously not the brightest bulb in the drawer.
Agreed, he probably felt safe enough "hiding" the files. Definitely not the sharpest tool in the shed, which is great because fuck this guy
I'm ootl, mind explainig?
That's exactly what my setup does. But like I said, this could in theory lead to you being more trackable
Mate thx for the wall post, I did learn a lot.
You are in fact an expert even if there's people you look up to. Keep sharing and keep being awesome.
Oh wow, I really didn't expect such a kind response. I appreciate it, a lot actually. Now I know it was 100% worth it to write this 30 minute essay :D
Glad to help you mate and thank you
You are in fact an expert even if there's people you look up to
I don't wanna say you're right/wrong with this. Although I definitely agree that it's always a matter of perspective
I heard about generating unique IDs from harvesting PC data since the days that Adobe flash version were pretty telling, but no idea browsers today leaked so much semi identifying info.
Yeah, it's honestly scary. These huge tracking companies can easily tell who you are, where you live, with whom and also deeply analyze your psyche and psychological state. That's why I went so deep into the privacy rabbit hole
It's also really scary that most people are okay with this
Thank you so much for such a great write-up
Don't worry, I kinda nerd out over this so it was fun to share some of my knowledge
What field are you in?
Nothing specific sadly, as I messed up school because I didn't care enough. I started learning to program at 11 years old though, got into reverse engineering by 12 and so much more stuff by now because it's all so fascinating I just can't stop researching and messing arround with things
Also, do you find CreepJS more powerful than Fingerprint.com?
Haven't seen that one yet, I'll play arround with it the next time I'm at my PC
Edit: It's not, my android setup was enough to fool it automatically. CreepJS is insane though, it even kept track of me on Tor!
My guess? This is just PR from their politicians to say "they are saving the country" or whatever bullshit without actually doing anything useful
My guess? They're trying to suck up to Google
Install Video DownloadHelper for Firefox. Open whatever you want to watch and copy it's url from Video DownloadHelper. Now, either open that url in mpv (might require yt-dlp) or download it (I'd also recommend yt-dlp for this, since DownloadHelper sometimes embeds watermarks) and watch wherever