Kenny
@kennyqin.com
Platform Engineer | Privacy Advocate | FOSS Enthusiast
📍 Sydney, Australia
💬 Signal/Threema
I provide commentary on social issues that mostly relate to digital technology. A follow is not indicative of endorsement.
📍 Sydney, Australia
💬 Signal/Threema
I provide commentary on social issues that mostly relate to digital technology. A follow is not indicative of endorsement.
Thanks. I actually do really appreciate that insight.
November 18, 2025 at 6:08 AM
Thanks. I actually do really appreciate that insight.
I just saw that at the bottom of the article I linked that the contact picker needs to be specifically used by apps. What the heck.
November 16, 2025 at 12:51 PM
I just saw that at the bottom of the article I linked that the contact picker needs to be specifically used by apps. What the heck.
On the bright side, Android 17 helps with this.
www.androidauthority.com/android-17-c...
And, yeah, I know GrapheneOS and iOS can already do this.
www.androidauthority.com/android-17-c...
And, yeah, I know GrapheneOS and iOS can already do this.
Android 17 is building a new Contacts Picker to keep your address book private
Android 17 may finally let you share only specific contacts with apps thanks to a new Contacts Picker tool. Here's how it may work.
www.androidauthority.com
November 16, 2025 at 12:45 PM
On the bright side, Android 17 helps with this.
www.androidauthority.com/android-17-c...
And, yeah, I know GrapheneOS and iOS can already do this.
www.androidauthority.com/android-17-c...
And, yeah, I know GrapheneOS and iOS can already do this.
Anyone remember the "Say no to Black Friday" campaigns from a few years ago? 🤔
www.reddit.com/r/tutanota/c...
www.facebook.com/tutaprivacy/...
www.reddit.com/r/tutanota/c...
www.facebook.com/tutaprivacy/...
November 16, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Anyone remember the "Say no to Black Friday" campaigns from a few years ago? 🤔
www.reddit.com/r/tutanota/c...
www.facebook.com/tutaprivacy/...
www.reddit.com/r/tutanota/c...
www.facebook.com/tutaprivacy/...
Just noticed that your website is now threema.com instead of threema.ch. Maybe worth an announcement?
Threema – Highly Secure Communication For Individuals and Companies
The secure instant messenger from Switzerland. GDPR-compliant chat app for individuals and organizations that value security and data protection. Trusted by millions.
threema.com
October 17, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Just noticed that your website is now threema.com instead of threema.ch. Maybe worth an announcement?
Not sure if there's a better way to do it but I achieved it by following the "Add a custom search engine in Settings" instructions.
support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/add...
support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/add...
Add or remove a search engine in Firefox | Firefox Help
This article explains how to add or remove the search engines that Firefox uses.
support.mozilla.org
October 16, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Not sure if there's a better way to do it but I achieved it by following the "Add a custom search engine in Settings" instructions.
support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/add...
support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/add...
As someone who's dabbled a fair amount in self-hosting, photo management is really something I don't think I want to spend the energy managing.
Ente is actually self-hostable if I change my mind. 😀
Ente is actually self-hostable if I change my mind. 😀
October 3, 2025 at 8:39 AM
As someone who's dabbled a fair amount in self-hosting, photo management is really something I don't think I want to spend the energy managing.
Ente is actually self-hostable if I change my mind. 😀
Ente is actually self-hostable if I change my mind. 😀
I also looked at Plus Codes which is similar. It's not as user friendly but at least it's open and already adopted in the map apps I use. I just can't imagine sharing the code verbally to someone in an emergency scenario.
plus.codes
plus.codes
Redirecting...
plus.codes
September 11, 2025 at 1:39 AM
I also looked at Plus Codes which is similar. It's not as user friendly but at least it's open and already adopted in the map apps I use. I just can't imagine sharing the code verbally to someone in an emergency scenario.
plus.codes
plus.codes