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    Need 2FA/security advice

    You seem to be doing nearly everything right. Your only issue seems to be 2FA cloud backups, accessible via email login. For this I would recommend manual/automated offline backups. I personally use Aegis for my TOTP codes and manually backup the codes. I setup 2FA for a new service only about...
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    Which DNS are best? Google/OpenDNS/Cloudflare or any other?

    Can highly recommend Cloudflare. Best balance of speed (latency) and privacy. Also if I have any DNS issues, switching to cloudflare usually fixes them. (PS: they also have an excellent blog series on dns if you want a dns deepdive)
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    Basic Privacy Setup for Android

    For anyone looking into privacy i would recommend few excellent resources: Privacyguides: Excellent knowledge base and tool recommendations. (Heavy focus on privacy) Techlore.tech: Another good source for tool recommendations and privacy awareness. (More focus on usability) AlternativeTo...
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    News The age of Bharat, did we just get our very own black myth: wukong?

    Agreed. Recently i've seen many companies use nationalism to hype/back their products and services and hope that the nationalist hype train will help cover up the flaws in their products. Though this hype helps in gaining eyeballs and initial users, it usually dies out as people start...
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    Amazon new return policy?

    Did the item show returnable and you found this tucked away somewhere or was the item listed as not returnable in the first place. Because the latter has existed since a long time and i've seen it becoming more n more common.
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    Late to the party

    Hi rizzy, welcome to TE :)
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    Hi all! New here

    Thanks a lot guys
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    Hi all! New here

    I am a fresher currently working in tech. This community was recommended to me by a friend and I joined after lurking around for a few days and getting more n more amazed every day by the knowledge people have here and their willingness to share. Yeah so about me, I'm interested in all things...