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  • Yes. If your country is authoritarian use cryptocurrency such as Monero. Even Bitcoin can be much better.

    The bank would know the amount, the merchant and other details even if it’s a merchant from abroad. The bank might have a duty to report certain transactions or could be forced to give out a record. Other international payment process or foreign banks will generally not refuse a request if it comes from a country government you are a citizen of.

    You can use crypto to buy gift cards to shop at regular retailers. This is your safest bet if you’re concerned about a state surveillance of your transactions.












  • As far as I know, there is software that will do this. However, that software usually needs some higher permissions to be able to be able to change the colors of the computer’s whole output. For windows this is usually not a problem unless it’s a work PC / laptop. For Android it means you need to have a rooted phone, otherwise no-blue-light apps will just apply a red filter on top, but not actually stop emitting blue light.

    If you’ve got a rooted android you might want to try to flux app.

    https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.justgetflux.flux

    I suppose my explanation is out of scope, but that’s the only real reason that I know of.