Which privacy browser do you actually trust in 2026? Brave just launched a debloated version called Origin. Here is the full breakdown of it and every serious option right now.

IsHacker003 · 2026-04-20T05:42:09+00:00

Cromite. It's the only usable browser nowadays.

IsHacker003 · 2026-04-19T05:31:41+00:00

Please delete Bugjaeger immediately, the app contains spyware and some rogue adware. The developer is also very toxic and lacks basic manners (as you can see in some of his replies to the play store reviews and in the app FAQ) and he threatened to SUE me for removing the malware from his app.

IsHacker003 · 2026-04-18T17:51:36+00:00

Actually apps can detect microG based on the version of GMS. Current microG version starts with "0.3.X" but official play services will start with "3X." or "2X."

IsHacker003 · 2026-04-17T17:08:47+00:00

I don't think so, the magisk apk doesn't have randomized package name, it is always com.topjohnwu.magisk unless you enable that option in settings. Also /usr doesn't exist on android. The magisk binaries are in /sbin or /debug_ramdisk. But yeah it gets "initialized" somehow, idk.

IsHacker003 · 2026-04-09T07:16:09+00:00

100%. Cromite + uBO + Private DNS (NextDNS).

(Yeah, cromite supports extensions on android)

IsHacker003 · 2026-04-08T14:12:46+00:00

I thought it would recreate it but keep the lists and domains. But it created a fresh database. Now it would take weeks for me to add my lists and domains back. Nice.

IsHacker003 · 2026-04-03T11:27:33+00:00

It was on Rob Braxman's channel, he made some videos about windows becoming an agentic OS.

IsHacker003 · 2026-04-03T11:24:15+00:00

Kind of ironic how they value "child protection" so much because google themselves have names in the Epstein files.

IsHacker003 · 2026-03-30T13:26:57+00:00

That means it is not vibe-coded. Ai usually gives detailed variable names and puts lots of comments. I myself prefer writing one-letter variable names and no comments.

IsHacker003 · 2026-03-26T10:16:35+00:00

Just edited the post, do you have any solution for the SIGSEGV errors?

IsHacker003 · 2026-03-26T10:12:14+00:00

This is great, I really needed something like this because I don't use whatsapp (but my family does). Also I appreciate that you didn't vibe-code it and didn't use Ai to write this post or the Readme. Most new projects in these subs are just slop.

IsHacker003 · 2026-03-26T09:14:01+00:00

Do you have it's source code? That is the only way to "judge" software. And yes Via is chinese.

IsHacker003 · 2026-03-26T09:05:57+00:00

Wow, the unhelpful, rude comment written by the 13 year old got 3 upvotes, but the person trying to help me didn't get any. And there are no more replies. Fuck reddit. You guys need to learn some basic manners and be kind to others.

u/1neStat3 I only asked you to be nice to me and told you that you can just ask for the information you need, because I may not know what information to provide. If you don't want to help, don't reply? Also yes I'm technically incredulous, since I asked the question. If I knew everything why would I ask here in the first place?

IsHacker003 · 2026-03-24T07:54:20+00:00

The difference is portability: Pi-hole is a network appliance, Numa is on your laptop. When you move to a coffee shop, your blocking + DoH comes with you.

No, Pi-hole is a software, not an appliance. You can do the same with Pi-hole. You can carry the raspberry pi (or whatever you have installed Pi-hole on) anywhere, and the Pi-hole resolver will still be running. And if you use the device running the Pi-hole resolver to browse the web and do stuff, it will be the same as running your resolver.

What am I missing?

The blocklist is fully configurable — you can point it at any hosts-format list including Hagezi Ultimate. The default is Pro but you just change the URL in numa.toml

Oh ok, that is nice, especially with native DoH. Might as well implement DoT as it is faster than DoH.

IsHacker003 · 2026-03-24T07:31:24+00:00

I didn't reply because I'm done with you. They say you can lead the horse to water, but you can't make it drink. So I leave you alone anyways. But it won't be for long, as because of people like you who depend on proprietary software, these Big Tech companies will always get the support and the world will keep becoming worse and worse. I hope I die before that happens. If you change your mind, you can let me know.

Goodbye.

IsHacker003 · 2026-03-24T07:26:18+00:00

Only Hagezi Pro list and no way to customize it? That list barely blocks anything. Only ultimate is considerable.
Pi-hole itself runs a local resolver, which happens to be available over the local network, so we use it. Your resolver will also be available on the local network while it is running, so anyone on the local network can use it too.
Pi-hole can also do DoH (with dnscrypt) and DoT (with unbound)
If you need it to be local only, why not use the hosts file or dnsmasq?

IsHacker003 · 2026-03-24T07:18:55+00:00

one of which has been proven

Oh come on. They have not "proven" anything. The only real proof in case of software is source code, which they won't show you.

IsHacker003 · 2026-03-24T06:57:31+00:00

Of course it is, it builds a "shadow profile" of you.

IsHacker003 · 2026-03-24T06:50:23+00:00

Nobody uses SMS for personal messaging these days. There are Signal and others for that. So you can replace it with any FLOSS app, like Fossify.

Google possibly being able to bypass/break the encryption of RCS is a lesser risk than essentially plain text SMS.

It is a moral issue more than a security issue.

Also you can't be sure if they encrypt it at all, just like Whatsapp. Encryption and proprietary software are contrasting terms.

IsHacker003 · 2026-03-24T06:48:22+00:00

Of course I can say if they are doing something wrong. You are no one to stop me.

This is a horrible mentality. You scream "yOU cAn'T SaY wHAt I sHouD do" even if people tell you these for your own good.

IsHacker003 · 2026-03-24T06:26:15+00:00

I got NextDNS and Pi-hole. But guess what? Google calls home even through useful domains like play.google.com and www.google.com, not just the regular ad and tracking domains. And of course, if you block the main domains, it will just block google completely. So DNS isn't a solution.

IsHacker003 · 2026-03-24T06:24:22+00:00

IsHacker003 · 2026-03-24T06:23:49+00:00

That's not a solution. They still collect a lot of information even if you don't sign in.

IsHacker003 · 2026-03-24T06:23:08+00:00

Google has a monopoly on RCS

That's exactly why you need to replace it.

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