Attacker94
@Attacker94@lemmy.world
- Comment on Microsoft builds on Recall with Gaming Copilot — fails basic privacy tests 1 day ago:
I’m not saying I’m OK with it, but I am saying that this data collection on game servers can be negated by not sharing information over in game chat. The rule I follow is that game chat is for talking about specifically the game or a discussing what platform we should communicate on instead; the unfortunate thing is that this ai would potentially compromise other services like your preferred messaging app. All in all, there doesn’t appear to be any reason to stop using cross play servers from a data privacy perspective.
- Comment on Microsoft builds on Recall with Gaming Copilot — fails basic privacy tests 1 day ago:
I fail to see how this ai isn’t a legitimate service, sure me and a lot of other people don’t want it, but there is an actual use case for it. It is very obvious to most of us here that it is a data collection scheme, but the data that a game server has on you should be unimportant, if it isn’t that is a failing on you for either playing such an invasive game or a failing on the game developer for making such information easily obtainable, either way this is not an issue for gamers who restrict the private information they share.
- Comment on Microsoft builds on Recall with Gaming Copilot — fails basic privacy tests 2 days ago:
If that is what was meant, this is nothing new, server hosts have had this information and more for ages, and your gamertag is by no means priveledged information. I am having trouble trying to figure out how this change affects my willingness to play on cross play servers, as others have pointed out however I would be wary of compromised devices with privelidged data like banks or HR which I realistically have no way to protect myself from.
- Comment on Fedora Will Allow AI-Assisted Contributions With Proper Disclosure & Transparency 2 days ago:
If the code is good I don’t have an issue with it being merged even if ai was used, that being said I bet the obvious outcome is that either people ignore the policy and nothing changes or they comply and most reviewers focus on the non-ai group which is how it was before ai. All in all, this decision can never hurt the development, since as far as I am aware there is no requirement to review an MR.
- Comment on Microsoft builds on Recall with Gaming Copilot — fails basic privacy tests 2 days ago:
Could you expand a bit, I understand that their systems are compromised, but how does that provide information to them about you if you play a game together. Unless you are just referring to the information that a server host or your friend would know anyway.
- Comment on As Microsoft Forces Users to Ditch Windows 10, It Announces That It’s Also Turning Windows 11 into an AI-Controlled Monstrosity 4 days ago:
You are assuming their ai hallucinating or maliscous devs won’t push updates that break user choice.
- Comment on As Microsoft Forces Users to Ditch Windows 10, It Announces That It’s Also Turning Windows 11 into an AI-Controlled Monstrosity 4 days ago:
The general consensus is that you shouldn’t be selecting your distro based on gaming, all of the modern well maintained distros will be relatively the same performance. In my opinion you should select your distro first on how well maintained it is, then on stability, & then how well you know how to fix issues. Although I don’t follow my own advice since I use arch but that is because I am far more accostumed to that ecosystem.
- Comment on Huge internet outage live blog: Amazon, Disney+, Hulu, HBO Max and more experiencing issues 5 days ago:
They’re being run by accountants, and one thing accountants hate is paying people to do a job, its always “far easier” just to pay a company for that.
- Comment on Two New Windows Zero-Days Exploited in the Wild — One Affects Every Version Ever Shipped 1 week ago:
Except they will stay on their high horse and only give it to extended support this time around, that way they get what they want and they’ll be able to spin it against the people who didn’t opt in.
- Comment on Two New Windows Zero-Days Exploited in the Wild — One Affects Every Version Ever Shipped 1 week ago:
Maybe I was just missing pertinent information, but I thought a zero day was an attack that could be exploited in a very short time frame that has remained unpatched, I didn’t realize there was a hierarchy to the different stages.
- Comment on New California law requires AI to tell you it’s AI 1 week ago:
How do you figure, I haven’t seen the actual text, is it written ambiguously? If not, I would imagine that they be able to enforce it, the only thing is the scope is very small.
- Comment on New California law requires AI to tell you it’s AI 1 week ago:
Has anyone been able to find the text of the law, the article didn’t mention the penalties, I want to know if this actually means anything.
- Comment on New California law requires AI to tell you it’s AI 1 week ago:
There was a link in the article about that, it was saying that they are just requiring self reporting, I don’t know the political context in California, but it seems like you wouldn’t push this and then turn around and try the id thing, but I am by no means an expert at predicting the idiocracy of politicians.
- Comment on ICE just bought new tool to monitor hundreds of millions of smartphones. Experts say it’s dangerous 2 weeks ago:
What area do you live in that reticulum has enough coverage to remove the dependency on cell service
- Comment on Google Confirms Non-ADB APK Installs Will Require Developer Registration 2 weeks ago:
I’m not sure I follow, it seems like the issue you are running into is a hardware one, the software may be trying to compensate, but it seems like a performance issue first and foremost. I’m just curious if that is the case since I can’t think of another difference between you and I.
- Comment on Google Confirms Non-ADB APK Installs Will Require Developer Registration 2 weeks ago:
Maybe I missed it, but I didn’t see what phone you have in that post.
- Comment on Google Confirms Non-ADB APK Installs Will Require Developer Registration 2 weeks ago:
What phone, you must be running one of the first ones they made graphene for
- Comment on Google Confirms Non-ADB APK Installs Will Require Developer Registration 2 weeks ago:
The aosp has been in the process of being gutted, I surmise in preparation of these anti consumer measures, graphene os has its work cut out for it. I imagine that after the dust settles, consumers will have to pick between an immature Linux os or their personal preference of walled garden.
- Comment on Discord customer service data breach leaks user info and scanned photo IDs 3 weeks ago:
When was this, ever since I used it it has had a ui like team speak
- Comment on Discord customer service data breach leaks user info and scanned photo IDs 3 weeks ago:
What issues did you run into, as far as I am concerned the weakest point is their screen share protocol not supporting sound.
- Comment on ICEBlock Owner After Apple Removes App: ‘We Are Determined to Fight This’ 3 weeks ago:
If they don’t break the law then yes
- Comment on Hydrogen's Big Year Continues With New California H2 Transit Project 3 weeks ago:
why should we use renewables to produce hydrogen (not to mention develop an entirely new hydrogen infrastructure) when we could just use that renewable energy as it is? That’s just adding extra steps and inefficiency for very little benefit, if any.
Because hydrogen isn’t trying to replace the source of energy, it is trying to replace the storage of it, at present batteries are not nearly good enough for the EV only transportation boom, but hydrogen works and only really needs to deal with the volatility issue
- Comment on Apple says EU should get rid of its digital markets law 4 weeks ago:
Rooted devices & custom roms, depending on your jurisdiction are illegal or might as well be, they also require a intermediate tech knowledge, and in the case of custom ROMs, google just gutted the development cycle for aosp. Adb is by definition for developers, and I don’t know what you mean by non-certified android devices.
All in all, it seems like only tech enthusiasts living in places that are pro right to own & repair will ever take advantage of this, which means in practice, there are only two platforms for the average consumer and both are attempting to stop you from circumventing their walled gardens.
- Comment on Apple says EU should get rid of its digital markets law 4 weeks ago:
It’s a strawman argument yes, but it is soon to not be the case because of changes to sideloading on the android side.
- Comment on Russian fake-news network back in action with 200+ new sites 5 weeks ago:
I will speculate that if 60-70 million Americans start daily nationwide protest while partially undermining government authority (taking over parts of major urban areas) and showing the country they will not back down no matter what, the issues you outline will become less relevant. You will have people donating to protest camps, field hospital with doctors and medical personnel who are joining the protest. Camps and living quarters.
I think your speculation is right, but that is a huge if, for that many people, things will have to get noticeably far worse which unfortunately means that it will be a “First they came” situation where Americans will sit idly by while they watch others get shafted until it is their turn.
- Comment on Campaigners urge EU to mandate 15 years of OS updates 5 weeks ago:
I have had more issues with formatting between ms 365 desktop and ms 365 online than I’ve had with libreoffice
- Comment on Google fined EUR 3 billion by EU for blocking competition in online ad sales 5 weeks ago:
I would much rather over tune the fine than make it a cost of doing business, in general accountants think backwards to most people and they won’t tell the higher ups to change anything until it really affects the bottom line.
- Comment on Microsoft still can't convince folks to upgrade to Windows 11 1 month ago:
Itch is a bit spotty if you don’t want to configure your prefix and it doesn’t work under proton, but pirated games work fairly well in lutris using the official versions prefix
- Comment on Microsoft still can't convince folks to upgrade to Windows 11 1 month ago:
You can normally add it to steam to see if proton will work, or if not, you could use heroic, lutris, or bottles, although normally if it doesnt work under proton and there isn’t a premade wine prefix in lutris or heroic, it will take some tinkering.
Which games are you worried about?
- Comment on It's Not Just You: Music Streaming Is Broken Now 1 month ago:
Fingers crossed he passes the reigns to someone with the same vision.