some choices mentioned are questionable (e.g. Brave and PIA), some good solutions are omitted (Organic Maps), but otherwise it’s… surpringly not horrible.
it’s… surpringly not horrible.
Except for the video thumbnail.
He’s said that he hates it just as much, but it’s so effective that not doing it is just bad business.
“I know I’m making an idiot of myself but this way I’m making more money”
He runs a business. Many people’s livelihoods rely on the performance of their videos.
Linus is on the left, that’s the only reason I watched the video
What’s wrong with using Brave.
What’s the issue with PIA? I’ve used it for quite a while and am quite happy with it.
The choice that surprised me was them recommending 1Password ($40/year) over Bitwarden ($10/year, solid free plan).
here’s a nice article about Kape Technologies, the owner of PIA and two other VPN services: https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/what-is-kape-technologies-what-you-need-to-know-about-the-parent-company-of-cyberghost-vpn/
Basically any VPN YouTubers shill is not going to result in a net gain in privacy (depending on your threat model) because many of them sell your data themselves, eagerly log traffic and comply with warrants, etc. Also their server IPs are usually known and blocked from various services.
LTT is the worst channel for privacy. I do like the channel for new tech and all but not for digital privacy.
This video isn’t removed: https://odysee.com/@jopec:7/linus-tech-tips-degoogle-your-life-part-2-adfree-youtube:0
I am very confused. Wasn’t Linus the one that said that if you watch YouTube videos from creators using adblockers is like pirating their content? I didn’t watch the video because I can’t stand LTT but I am genuinely confused. Did he change his mind?
Doesn’t even mention Firefox.
I wonder if the title implies that there are some other videos in the series, perhaps with a number lower than 2?
As long as you are still sourcing the content from youtube, you’re not really de-googled.
Baby steps.
The video is available on floatplane as well if you want to watch not on YouTube/invidious
Sure, but with the critical mass of videos on Youtube, and the sheer impossibility of consensually mirroring them all on another platform, accessing YT videos with Invidious or Newpipe is at least safer than wading unprotected onto Google’s platforms.
The original video: https://youtu.be/GsjHMzGl-VY?feature=shared
Please stop promoting this creep!
I don’t know a lot about Linus. What makes him a creep?
His workplace has been accused of being a toxic workplace, including sexual harassment.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/linus-tech-tips-youtube-controversy-1.6940087
That, and he steals from companies that send him devices to review after he completely fucks up testing by doing it against all specs. Must be the one Canadian asshole that exists.
Well-kept secret: There are nice people and assholes anywhere.
Lol, pretty sure you’re absolutely right.
What a fucking joke.
