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# The SwiftKey incident: A Breach of Privacy

The Reddit user's experience with the SwiftKey keyboard showcased the potential magnitude of a cloud synchronization glitch. What seemed like a minor issue quickly escalated into a data leak involving sensitive information like phone numbers, email addresses, and personal words.

https://blog.guardianai.io/the-hidden-dangers-lurking-behind-your-virtual-keyboard/

#security #privacy #android #keyboard #app #apps

The originating question was, if I should simply use the pre-installed keyboard app (swift key). I should have trusted my instincts and use an opensource offline keyboard app. #anysoft

#matrix vs #session

This google trends chart looks completely bullshit. I thought Session is from the Aussies :)

#privacy #chat #apps

#Cloud, give that a thought:

"edge computing is the idea of running applications as physically close as possible to where the data is generated"

This is a good idea to circumvent #surveillancecapitalism

https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbestechcouncil/2019/02/22/cloud-versus-edge-computing-whats-the-difference/

#IoT #privacy #security #cyber #shit

Anyone has experience with using that? The description sounds too good to be true, so I'd love some feedback concerning the app.

I am about to replace my #audio #player #app "Vanilla Music" with that, as there are some playlist bugs..

#fdroid
#privacy

Simple Music Player | F-Droid - Free and Open Source Android App Repository

Clean music player with a customizable widget, sleep timer, battery saver

https://f-droid.org/packages/com.simplemobiletools.musicplayer/