The results are showing up… Now we have to hope for the law to be declined… Already discussed about the chat control law of the EU, here : lemmy.ml/post/16469106
While the new UI offers mostly a bloatware-free experience, it’s the ads that are annoying. For starters, the pre-installed Weather App, although can be deleted, is LOADED with ads. The ad loading also causes the app to feel super jittery and slow. So, I’d get rid of that first. Secondly, it’s the Moto Hub, which is actually a hub of ugly ads and shady app recommendations.
There’s a Moto Hub home screen widget as well, which comes preloaded and shows ads. Moto Hub also spams you with not-so-appealing notifications. So, that’s the second thing you’d want to force stop since you can’t uninstall.
I am so tired of companies being allowed to shove ads everywhere!
I do. Companies do seem to be adding them everywhere. Eventually everything will showcase ads because not enough consumers were against it. Apps that are part of the OS, imo, should not have any ads, regardless of price point for the device.
In my unpopular opinion, most of the information collected is unnecessary and should not be allowed. Then there would not be anything to leak. Of course this will not make big tech more profit so, who cares…
I have recently updated my android app to Version 2.10.0. I have noticed my upvotes are now blue instead of purple like they were previously. I have not changed my theme....
Microsoft is trying to restore Bing as the default search engine on users’ browsers by spinning it as a “repair” through a utility app called PC Manager....
With the latest version of Firefox for U.S. desktop users, we’re introducing a new way to measure search activity broken down into high level categories. This measure is not linked with specific individuals and is further anonymized using a technology called OHTTP to ensure it can’t be connected with user IP addresses....
All companies are going to track you one way or another. This is our reality. We can hope for no tracking laws, which will most likely never happen, or, never use technology, which is not an option for the most part.
The letter opens with an admission by the collective of police chiefs that they’re unable to do their jobs unless tech companies do half the work for them.
I suppose previous generations of law enforcement that were able to do their jobs before all this does not count.
Forgive my question, but if the email is encrypted and the service is unable to read it, how are they sure the accounts in question are criminal? How would they know any account was?
This is confusing to me so I am grateful for any insight.
I might have misunderstood this but is Android really trying to push this as tracking as a privacy upgrade, simply because it let’s us choose which of our interests we want advertisers to have access to?
For the non tech person choosing to be as private as possible, can you just turn it off and it not collect anything? Sorry for the naive question. I honestly do not know the answer.
A set of smart vending machines at the University of Waterloo is expected to be removed from campus after students raised privacy concerns about their software....
Chat surveillance law by the EU Parliament? (results.elections.europa.eu)
The results are showing up… Now we have to hope for the law to be declined… Already discussed about the chat control law of the EU, here : lemmy.ml/post/16469106
Motorola Hello UI Review: Refreshing and Clean (beebom.com)
Google Leak Reveals Thousands of Privacy Incidents (www.404media.co)
Upvote theme change?
I have recently updated my android app to Version 2.10.0. I have noticed my upvotes are now blue instead of purple like they were previously. I have not changed my theme....
Microsoft PC Manager App 'Repairs' Your System by Making Bing the Search Default (uk.pcmag.com)
Microsoft is trying to restore Bing as the default search engine on users’ browsers by spinning it as a “repair” through a utility app called PC Manager....
Firefox version 126 introduces search data telemetry collection and enhanced copy without site tracking option (blog.mozilla.org)
With the latest version of Firefox for U.S. desktop users, we’re introducing a new way to measure search activity broken down into high level categories. This measure is not linked with specific individuals and is further anonymized using a technology called OHTTP to ensure it can’t be connected with user IP addresses....
European Law Enforcement Officials Declare Encryption Must Be Broken To Ensure Public Safety (www.techdirt.com)
from the less-safety-equals-more-safety,-say-EuroCops dept
Police shut more than 14,000 accounts on Mega, Tutanota and Protonmail (therecord.media)
Android offering privacy by profiling and sharing app ussage info? (lemmy.world)
I might have misunderstood this but is Android really trying to push this as tracking as a privacy upgrade, simply because it let’s us choose which of our interests we want advertisers to have access to?
I'm not waiting all the way 'til Xmas to post this. (lemmynsfw.com)
O'Brien was a true fan. (startrek.website)
'Facial recognition' error message on vending machine sparks concern at University of Waterloo (kitchener.ctvnews.ca)
A set of smart vending machines at the University of Waterloo is expected to be removed from campus after students raised privacy concerns about their software....
Update on SJW upgrade to v19.3
Hello sh.itjust.works community,...
May La Forge be with you (lemmy.world)
Miles, what exactly did you say to the Captain? (lemmy.world)
Charles 'Save the booze' Tucker (i.imgur.com)
From Star Trek Enterprise S02E24 “First Flight” when A.G. Robinson insults Captain Archer’s fathers engine.
Tom Baker’s iconic overlong scarf was twenty feet long. (sh.itjust.works)