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- Comment on ICE seeks industry input on ad tech location data for investigative use 1 day ago:
Thanks for pointing that out. However the duopoly OS lump it all together under “Location” and that does involve internetty stuff, too, so bidirectional.
- Comment on Waymo raises massive $16 billion round at $126 billion valuation, plans expansion to 20+ cities 1 day ago:
- Comment on ICE seeks industry input on ad tech location data for investigative use 1 day ago:
Yes, it’s better to use a phone OS and/or phone hardware that does not do that, or can be relied on that off means off. And yes, even then it’s still possible that firmware blobs do nefarious things.
WRT Mozilla location services: I’m not 100% informed, but there’s yet another alternative. Community-driven iirc.
My bank does not require Google integrity checks. Change your bank?
And yes, cell tower triangulation is always a thing even on dumb phones.
- Comment on Selfhosted office suite with good mobile apps/ux 1 day ago:
- Comment on ICE seeks industry input on ad tech location data for investigative use 1 day ago:
Same for WiFi.
Even on Android/iOS these functionalities have big, friendly on/off switches in the status bar dropdown, but people are lazy.
And GPS, but it will be harder to convince people to not constantly use it.
- Comment on ICE seeks industry input on ad tech location data for investigative use 1 day ago:
Or one that doesn’t run one of the duopoly OS.
- Comment on Waymo raises massive $16 billion round at $126 billion valuation, plans expansion to 20+ cities 1 day ago:
They’re trying to seize the moment, after yet another Musk debacle with self-driving taxis/cars.
Yes, Waymos are probably a little better than whatever Musk did.
Very recently I saw an article where they experimented with the AIs that steer these things: it’s basically enough to hold a sign that tells it what to do, to tell it what to do.
It’s artificial alright but certainly not intelligent enough and shouldn’t have been let loose on the public for at least another ten years. Fuck.
- Comment on Was there censorship on TikTok after the U.S. takeover? 1 day ago:
“Always has been”
I’m pretty sure the keywords have changed, but they should’ve mentioned in the article that Tiktok has never been uncensored.
- Comment on Who are the Russians named in the latest Epstein files? Vladimir Putin, for one. 2 days ago:
2017 FBI report quoting a source who alleged that Epstein had been involved in managing Putin’s shadow assets.
This should hit like a bomb, and the investigation should be re-opened immediately.
Fat chance, in the current political climate.
- Comment on Starvation 2 days ago:
No.
- Comment on Starvation 2 days ago:
But there are also plenty of examples to the contrary - before the cold war, not capitalist. E.g. Holodomor