I expected this to be higher up. I used pinboard for years, but finally decided it's not worth the money. Self-hosting this requires very little resources and knowledge. Super happy with it, use it daily.
Thanks
(spoiler: I'm the author of this text. I'm the author of the first version of RSS-Bridge, which has since been beautifuly expanded by the community).
I have been using this email app for months, with 4 different email providers. It works like a charm, it's snappy, and privacy-oriented (preview links before opening them, block pixel tracking, and lot of other clever features.)
Oh and the developer is very active (several versions a week), very kind and answers very quickly.
One of the best bargains. (I bought the full version)
I noticed this feature in the default macOS mail App too but I'm not quite sure I understand correctly. If you click on the little arrow next to a link, it opens the website in a little window -- from a privacy/security POV, is that really helpful? Wouldn't the sender know you read the E-Mail if my computer sends a request to their server using that URL, no matter if it's for a preview window or my actual browser (except the latter has cookies etc)
In FairEmail, the "preview" is to show you exactly what URL is about to be opened, and give you the chance to force it to HTTPS, or remove known tracking parameters from it.
It also warns you prominently if the link's text differs from the target address, and allows you to pick which you actually want to visit (good for newsletters that mangle links for click tracking, but which show the raw link in the text).
Tapping a link will pop this box up, without the site being alerted, giving you the chance to decide whether you want to actually visit it or not.
That's my main criticism for all this and similar projects. I think we as rss entousiasts should invest our time in a better way than patching rules against a running target. Who knows if those big sites break their markup intentionally just to keep us locked out and absorbed. Support the automated approch [0] it's JavaScript.
Oh great... the application is not available in France (!).
GooglePlay refuses to let me download the app.
And the website does not provide a direct link to the apk (only direct links to desktop apps).
Will I have to download the app from dubious third-party stores ? :-(
As I read France set very troublesome restrictions for any software which uses cryptography. As I remember it requires some kind of approval from government, assignment of special code based on documents you provide via mail. And it takes up to 4 month.
It's not about being available on the internet, it's about being available on the AppStore or Google Play Market which make you comply with French laws.
However supplying, importing and exporting cryptology means in and from France are regulated activities. These operations are either subject to a declaration or an authorisation process.
ANSSI records declarations and investigates requests for the authorization of cryptology equipment and services in accordance with French and European Community legislation."
So you have to send them ANSSI declaration and get an approval to submit an app to the store.
If you are distributing something through the website which is available everywhere then you can ignore that since there is no entity which would control that you follow French law, but it just a technical details. The law is the same for everyone I believe.
Regarding Telegram, Signal, WhatsApp, etc.: I believe they have sent all the documents and got the permission/registration in all regions they are available in and which require that.
Keybase desktop apps are not distributed through AppStore or Google Play Market, so there is no one to make them follow French law at that point. While stores should comply and make developers follow all the procedures.
However supplying, importing and exporting cryptology means in and from France are regulated activities. These operations are either subject to a declaration or an authorisation process.
ANSSI records declarations and investigates requests for the authorisation of cryptology equipment and services in accordance with French and European Community legislation.
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They failed at the Internet.
Ps: I'm in France