Alph4d0g

@Alph4d0g@discuss.tchncs.de

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Traveling this summer? Maybe don’t let the airport scan your face.⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Agreed. This was rolled out without any regard whatsoever for people’s interest in data privacy. That kind of entitled behavior from any government agency is just plain gross.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨After Musk's pro-Trump/Vance bender, X users report issues following Kamala Harris' accounts⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  All the shitter domains are on my DNS block list. Happier for it.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Traveling this summer? Maybe don’t let the airport scan your face.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Opt out. If we don’t exercise our rights, we lose them.

  "What if they retaliate and make life difficult for me? "

  That’s both illegal and against policy. If someone delays your right to travel for this specific reason, delay their job by asking for their supervisor and their name and employee number. Then file a complaint. That will dissuade that public servant (and their leadership) from exhibiting such behavior and encouraging it respectively.

  "But they are capturing your image in 10 skillion other public locations."

  1. Sure, and you have the option to create your own privacy in public.
  2. Further, what’s the real purpose of the scanner at the TSA check if they already have that detailed image of your retina, your facial pore patterns and whatever the fsck else they store? They don’t have that level of detail yet on CCTV.

  If you don’t care, then that’s fine. Some people don’t mind the slow encroachments on 4th Amendment protections. Cool. Others do. Cool also. That’s why we can opt out.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Cable company logic: "Our predatory anti-consumer practices are really pro-consumer"⁩ ⁨⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Fair! I intended to have it in the original post but it didn’t take. Likely my error.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Cable company logic: "Our predatory anti-consumer practices are really pro-consumer"⁩ ⁨⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Article link arstechnica.com/…/cable-tv-companies-tell-fcc-ear…

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  Submitted ⁨⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩ to ⁨technology@lemmy.world⁩ | ⁨55⁩ ⁨comments⁩
• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Pornhub blocks North Carolina and Montana as porn regulation spreads⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I heard Texas has a ballot initiative to change the state’s name to Republic of Gilead

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨23andMe tells victims it's their fault that their data was breached | TechCrunch⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m just of the general opinion that any personal data you entrust to any corporation is going to be at risk - regardless of it’s assurances. There’s also a risk of that corporation being legitimately acquired by another thus nullifying previous TOS, etc. Or worse case, they sell all your info anyway. Connected technology is moving quickly. What might seem safe to share today could become the basis of an insurance claim denial when they discover a genetic predisposition they believe you were obligated to disclose.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨TIL - Linux supports tilted monitors... apparently 22° is best⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Would be interesting to see a gui that maximizes the content based on rotation if that were even possible

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Programmer tries to explain binary search to the police⁩ ⁨⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m sure it didn’t go well. If it was somehow framed in a sycophantic way where the police were led to believe it was their idea, I’m sure it would have gone better. Wait that might not be too difficult to do.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨YouTube isn't happy you're using ad blockers — and it's doing something about it⁩ ⁨⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Then you should support an opt in system for ads I assume. Opt in. Heart’s content. Bob’s your Uncle.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I hate how everything requires you to download a shitty proprietary data harvesting app nowadays when everything can be done just fine without an app.⁩ ⁨⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s pretty common. I ditched Amazon, Instagram and a bunch of other apps for their PWA equivalent. You can find pretty comprehensive lists on the interwebs and it’s growing.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I hate how everything requires you to download a shitty proprietary data harvesting app nowadays when everything can be done just fine without an app.⁩ ⁨⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I’ve moved mostly to progressive web apps that truly stop when you close them. For sure they will try to use trackers when they’re running but you can stop that with pihole or NextDNS if you’re on the move with your mobile. You can regain some control if you have the motivation to do so. If you have to install an app, you can still block tracking via these methods and more.