I don’t disagree, but that’s not how it currently is unfortunately

It will also simultaneously render the vast majority of the internet useless, and not only the shitty parts that you don’t want/need anyway.

Does that make me a dad even if I don’t have any kids?

Getting enjoyment from seeing other/young peoples enjoyment diminished is not a dad-thing, it’s just a jerk-thing.

I generally refrain from discussing politics anywhere I’m trying to have a good time. People are really bad at discussing political topics without getting all riled up. It’s exactly the same as religious topics, people get weirdly combatant. I find it much easier to have a good time if you just keep that stuff to yourself as much as possible.

Then I wouldn’t even spend a second trying to cancel the account…remove the disposable mail from your mail so you don’t receive forwards and be done with it.

Why on earth did you give them any real info?

I mean, it’s not unreasonable for the search engine to assume OP just didn’t know how to spell “reverse” or mistyped it…statistically that’s probably way more likely.

Annoying, yes…but being specific in search queries is always a good idea, most people just tend to be super vague in their search queries.

OP wanted gifs with reavers from firefly, but got a bunch of “reverse” gifs instead, so to OP DDG is half dead and worth nothing.

I always ditch a podcast the second i hear an ad or something that resembles paid sponsored content. Fuck that, I’ll pay them if I find the quality worth it, ads are cancer.

Yeah but trading information in an encrypted manner online is solved by dozens. Trading information in close proximity to one another (BT is only a few metres at best) is also solved by dozens, even in ways that can’t be sniffed because it’s wireless. I’m not really sure what briar brings to the table, that isn’t already solved?

Unless you’re sitting within BT proximity (in which case, why message each other instead of talking??), this is online too.

Yes there are, your data still resides in their servers as it passes through them though. But like I said, as soon as it has been processed there is no log of it so it is only present briefly and not in a persistent manner.

It is nothing of significance WRT prosecution or any kind of legal action. It is nothing useful.

Doesn’t that just hide the specific content? They still know where the content is coming from?

And not everything done online, especially things that can get you in trouble with authorities (like torrenting copyrighted material) can be done through https.

That doesn’t really make a difference if no traffic history is saved. If there are no logs of traffic saved, there’s noting that can be tied to the account.

Yes, any VPN provider will see what’s in your traffic, no way around that…ever…no matter who you choose

however not all VPN providers will keep a record of your traffic, so it may only exists briefly in their servers as it passes through and then it’s gone. This is how companies like mullvad operate. Even if the cops come with a warrant, there will be no evidence because nothing is saved.

Yeah but like I said, anyone who calls you will just hear the “busy” tone or direct to voicemail. They won’t get the “invalid number” tone like OP wants.

They do, at least where i live (not UK, but still Europe)

AFAIK this is not possible for a working number. Failed dial tone and “text message not delivered” are handled on the carrier level, if you block a number then they’ll just get a “busy” tone when calling and nothing when texting. You can’t blanket reject everything while retaining data, unless you disconnect from cellular and only use WiFi.

I’m seriously baffled by the amount of people in this thread having issues with something as simple as boiling plain rice. What the hell, its not fucking rocket science. Do you have trouble boiling pasta too!?