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[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 minutes ago

I don't watch network TV either, but if I had to put up with ads at all, it would be on the device that I watch and not vice versa.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 hour ago

That's terrifying.

As an example, they list a printer detecting motion nearby.

 

Bumble sends people's personal profile information to OpenAI to create AI generated messages - without ever asking for consent

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 hours ago

What part of it doesn't? Besides the massive banner added the bottom of the screen, everything looks like it's the default. That icon in the top-left corner comes preinstalled. The search engine is still the default. The only customization I see here is an extra theme and a couple of add-ons.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 hours ago

And the AI Company Man told me I needed to scan my face into an orb to do this! At least they used the word "governance" a bit and offered me a pittance for the brave new opportunity.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 hours ago

This is something new. What's under the 3-dot menu? And to cover our bases, can you look through your browsing history to determine where this copy of Firefox came from?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 11 hours ago

"thought-provoking stories" has been part of Mozilla's Firefox for a while, originally tied to their Pocket branding. I guess Pocket is dead but sadly not this part of it.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 day ago (1 children)

There seems to be something a little... off here. VP looks like it's a tech demo for a patent held by another company.

The new VPN service is operated by the American company VP.NET LLC, which in turn is owned by TCP IP Inc

And TCP IP (a terrible name for people who want to look it up) is exclusively proud of owning a patent it thinks is worth a lot of money. From its site:

We own the intellectual property that enables hardware-guaranteed network privacy—addressing a critical market gap worth $562 billion by 2032.

To me, it sounds like the CEO is trying to sell the company itself as a product to a larger investor. And that other privacy considerations, like jurisdiction, never factored into this.

Then I got to this part of the article, which seems to confirm those suspicions.

The idea to use SGX as a privacy shield comes from Andrew Lee, the chief privacy architect at VP.net. As the founder of Private Internet Access, which he sold to Kape a few years ago, Lee has a long history in the VPN space. However, he believes this new concept is a breakthrough.

So this company is run by somebody who sold out before.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago

And you personally believe the people manipulating Trump have names like...

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 days ago (2 children)

So the people you were actually referring to were...

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 days ago (4 children)

Trump is a muppet being played out, people above him feed him king vibes to play him out. They manipulate his narcism for their profit. Elon and the young kids that are working doge are played out.

You mean people like Curtis Yarvin, Peter Thiel, white supremacist Stephen Miller, and the Project 2025 team, right?

Because people could read your post and think you were talking about Jews.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago

I gotta say, knowing it's a bit (but based on IRL testing) makes it even better. It's like SomethingAwful met Mr Robot

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago

All I can tell you is what I read on the linked page because I haven't analyzed the bill itself.

Impact on ALL Canadians:

Companies must keep records of your personal data under secret government orders, with blanket immunity for privacy violations for handing over more than they should.

 

In recent months, we have received numerous reports from users across West Asia and North Africa (WANA) expressing alarm over a little-known but deeply intrusive bloatware application—AppCloud—pre-installed on Samsung’s A and M series smartphones. Without users’ knowledge or consent, this bloatware collects sensitive personal data, cannot be removed without compromising device security, and offers no clear information about its privacy practices.

 

The new tool, called Mobile Fortify, uses the CBP system which ordinarily takes photos of people when they enter or exit the U.S., according to internal ICE emails viewed by 404 Media. Now ICE is using it in the field.

 

Things Bill C2 does (from the site)

  • Forced Corporate Spying: Companies must keep records of your personal data under secret government orders, with blanket immunity for privacy violations for handing over more than they should.
  • Privacy Protections Removed: The bill allows unrestricted information sharing about migrants across all government levels. Undocumented workers asserting labour rights could face deportation when employers report them to border enforcement.
 

Following 404 Media’s reporting and in light of new legislation, automatic license plate reader (ALPR) company Flock has stopped agencies reaching into cameras in California, Illinois, and Virginia.

 

A Texas federal judge late Wednesday overturned a Biden administration rule designed to keep prosecutors from getting the medical records of patients seeking legal abortions or gender-affirming care by boosting privacy protections for women’s reproductive health information.

 

A 21-year-old tourist has described the horrendous treatment he allegedly received after being denied entry to the USA due to a meme depicting JD Vance as bald being found on his phone

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