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Xirup, in Any way to listen to music (privately?)

I’ll be honest, the only way to listen to music privately is to download it. (And using an opensource music player)

There are Github repositories with CLI programs to download complete Spotify playlists with Youtube and also download their metadata.

merde,

there are also CDs and vinyl 🤷

Jaysyn, in I only get 82% :( How much do you get?
@Jaysyn@kbin.social avatar

95% - Firefox + Privacy Badger + Ublock Origin + VPN.

The sites that are "not blocked" are sites I've specifically allowed because I use them.

Matt, in Android vs. iOS

Graphene OS > iOS > Stock Android

someguy3,

Where is lineage OS in that?

TiredSpider, in Pay with Palm
@TiredSpider@slrpnk.net avatar

All this trouble and they didn’t even make the scanner shaped like a hand so you can high five it. Waste of potential.

ForestOrca, in Zoom's Updated Terms of Service Permit Training AI on User Content Without Opt-Out
@ForestOrca@kbin.social avatar

During the early part of 2020 I moved my classes onto Zoom. Because of this change, I'll be moving my video conferencing elsewhere. What's with companies destroying themselves while attempting to maximize profits. Just another reddifugee on kbin.social. SMH.

FOSS Zoom Alternatives -

https://itsfoss.com/open-source-video-conferencing-tools/

https://www.makeuseof.com/open-source-video-conferencing-software/

https://fosspost.org/zoom-alternatives/

RagnarokOnline, in Zoom's Updated Terms of Service Permit Training AI on User Content Without Opt-Out

The real trouble here is got vague the term “user generated content” is.

Does that include recordings of meetings? Does that include files or messages over chat during calls? Does it include names of those attending calls?

With it being so vague, you have to assume the worst possible case, which sucks for anyone who uses Zoom.

Stabbywithsocks1, in Pay with Palm

Body parts aren’t secure. They’re removable.

frustbox, in Pay with Palm

One scar away from losing access to your ability to pay …

Biometrics can not really be changed. Except maybe through time or trauma (i.e. age or injury). They can be used to uniquely(?) identify a person - except maybe twins - at the expense of anonymity, which has it’s own set of problems.

But because they can not easily be changed they’re a terrible security feature. Once they leak, they’re unusable and you’re hosed. You can’t issue a new palm print for your bank account like you could a new chip card and password.

Also, just because you waved your hand over a scanner does not mean that you approve and consent of the transaction. With tap to pay there were ideas of mobile point of sales devices just tapping on peoples backpacks in a crowded area. You don’t even keep your biometrics markers in your pocket, they’re just out in the open for anyone with a camera. This may be bordering on paranoia, but a few years back (2014) German hackers from Chaos Computer Club took iris scans from Angela Merkel (then Chancellor of Germany) and finger prints of Ursula von der Leyen (then Minister of defense) using nothing but press fotos. Cameras have only gotten better.

TL;DR: Biometrics can be used for identification but should never be used for authorisation.

Catsrules, in Pay with Palm

I didn’t know paying in body parts was legal.

dan, in Pay with Palm

Shit no! You know what you can’t change if/when they inevitably leak your data? Your fucking hand.

Anticorp, in So, Neuralink got FDA approval for human trials, and a certain fanbase is VERY excited about that

I want to thank Facebook for making it blatantly obvious to us that we should never get any brain implants. They’ll definitely use them to read your thoughts and push ads straight into your consciousness. Oh, and you’ll probably have to pay a subscription.

atyaz,

Your tinnitus will get progressively louder until you pay your bill

Anticorp,

Hello Satan. I didn’t realize you use Lemmy.

FIST_FILLET, in So, Neuralink got FDA approval for human trials, and a certain fanbase is VERY excited about that
@FIST_FILLET@kbin.social avatar

imagine physically embedding the fucking musk into your brain, VOLUNTARILY. i can't imagine anything worse in the world

faintedheart,

But some people if they get the chance they would even eat musk poop.

lambalicious,

Apparently at least the downvoters on that post, yes.

narc0tic_bird, in Google engineers want to introduce DRMs for web pages, making ad-blocking near-impossible in the browser

What the fuck is happening to the internet recently?

Twitter and Reddit CEOs completely losing their minds, and now Google of all companies wants to lock down the whole internet?

This isn’t even close to being okay. It’s 100% bullshit.

TheGoblinKing, in Skiff – Building Our Privacy-First Future

“Based in San Francisco, Egypt, Israel, and France”. Urgh.

UprisingVoltage, in Do you think DuckDuckGo is a good choice for people who are concerned about their privacy?

Honestly yeah. There’s been some controversies in the past, but for someone who’s looking for a zero-effort way to browse privately and support the privacy scene (DDG donates a lot of money) it’s a great choice. Wouldn’t recommend their browser/extensions though

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