privacy

governorkeagan, 1 year ago in Nitter is shutting down

I only discovered nitter a couple months ago, super sad to see it go

mydude, 1 year ago in Google Update Reveals AI Will Start Reading All Your Private Messages

Google “Don’t be evil” RIP 2001 - 2018

Landsharkgun, 1 year ago in Google Update Reveals AI Will Start Reading All Your Private Messages

I’m sorry, is the article quoting a fucking LLM as the interviewee? What the fuck is this? I feel like I’m taking crazy pills.

Jumuta, 1 year ago in Nitter is shutting down

:(

KpntAutismus, 1 year ago in Google Update Reveals AI Will Start Reading All Your Private Messages

good thing no one in my circle uses sms anymore. a lot of them still use whatsapp, but i’ve convinced my immediate family to use signal at least.

possiblylinux127, 1 year ago in Google Update Reveals AI Will Start Reading All Your Private Messages

“Start”

Zerush, 1 year ago in Mozilla says Apple’s new browser rules are “as painful as possible” for Firefox

Apple always had been painfull for any third party devs. Also Vivaldi worked several years to create a browser which works in this iPhone thing, and now, after it’s release, Apple admits Chromium. https://file.coffee/u/BPIaDNFX7YJkKtXuMdWNJ.gif

trippingonthewire, 1 year ago in NSA Buys Americans’ Internet Data Without Warrants, Letter Says

I love how our tax dollars and inflated fed bucks go to this. We pay to get spied on. We’ve gone far beyond full circle.

Churbleyimyam, 1 year ago in Mozilla says Apple’s new browser rules are “as painful as possible” for Firefox

The fun life of an Apple customer.

Jumuta, 1 year ago in Mozilla says Apple’s new browser rules are “as painful as possible” for Firefox

genuinely fuck Apple for stealing khtml and driving it into the ground

AlphaNature, 1 year ago in NSA Buys Americans’ Internet Data Without Warrants, Letter Says

Here is the letter: …senate.gov/…/signed_wyden_letter_to_dni_re_nsa_p…

KarnaSubarna, 1 year ago in How private is Apple's Private Relay, really?

Request: Your IP > Apple (1st) relay node > 3rd party (2nd) relay node > Website

Response: Your IP < Apple (1st) relay node < 3rd party (2nd) relay node < Website

Whoever has access to both relay nodes, can easily track you end-to-end.

As for Apple, they claim the 1st relay node is owned by them, and 2nd relay node is owned by 3rd party. (Source: apple.com/…/iCloud_Private_Relay_Overview_Dec2021…)

In theory, it should not be a privacy concern because -

• Website will see the request coming from 2nd relay node’s IP.
• 2nd relay node will see the request is coming from Apple (1st) relay node’s IP.
• So, only Apple knows your IP.

KarnaSubarna, 1 year ago in On the fence about the importance of privacy? Start researching articles about using advertising data points(example article linked)

The really powerful thing about Facebook ads is in your ability to layer targeting options on top of one another, gradually making your audience more and more specific. An extreme (and hilarious) example of the power of hypertargeting was featured in AdWeek last year, when a marketing pro targeted his roommate with ads so specific the poor guy thought he was being cyberstalked.

🤮

possiblylinux127, 1 year ago in VPS suggestions?

I use Linode but I’m sure there are better options. Be mindful of smaller companies and keep in mind data stored in the cloud or transfered though the cloud is not private.

LWD, 1 year ago in Apple is finally allowing full versions of Chrome and Firefox to run on the iPhone

Apple: innovating, despite their best efforts