For those who aren’t aware, Microsoft have decided to bake essentially an infostealer into base Windows OS and enable by default.
From the Microsoft FAQ: “Note that Recall does not perform content moderation. It will not hide information such as passwords or financial account numbers."
Info is stored locally - but rather than something like Redline stealing your local browser password vault, now they can just steal the last 3 months of everything you’ve typed and viewed in one database.
@dan Beats the hell out of “I hope card 1 gets picked up in the remote reboot order before card 2 so it becomes eth0 and my firewall inside doesn’t become my firewall outside.”
Do not trust anyone who is encouraging crypto-as-the-backbone of a social network. Especially if they have an extremely long, Unabomber-style beard and a billion dollars.
A fmr White House aide who worked closely w/ #Trump returned to the stand to testify about a significant meeting between Trump & #MichaelCohen his personal lawyer that is at the center of Trump’s #criminal trial.
@bookstodon Recently, Libby has changed (for me). I can no longer return an e-book directly through Libby, if I have sent it to my Kindle. I have to return it through Kindle. Is this also true of other e-book library services?
@kimlockhartga@bookstodon This just changed for me as well. It makes it more difficult for me to be courteous, which is exactly what the book vendor wants, since then the library needs to license more digital copies of certain books to meet demand.
my mom checked out of autumn lake rehab in #baltimore back in January and they had the audacity to go to social security administration to change her address back to theirs and claim guardianship. i’ve gotta get another lawyer AGAIN! one of the most disgusting nursing homes i’ve ever been to in my life.
Solid piece on why we’re not buying Chinese EVs in the U.S. https://www.npr.org/2024/05/06/1248065838/cheap-chinese-evs-us-buy-byd-electric-vehicles It goes through the basics (upgrades required for safety, tariffs, etc.), but then ALSO gets into labor: suppressed wages plus forced/slave labor on top of subsidies. Doesn’t mention Chinese lack of environmental regulation in manufacturing (despite some laws on the books). I picture trying to get warranty service—already a pain with companies based in the U.S. or Europe.
@glennf The “warranty” on any manufactured product I’ve ever bought direct from China is either 1) its so inexpensive that I’d just eat the cost or 2) the vendor is bespoke enough that they’re willing to ship a new one as a good-faith gesture to preserve reputation in the community. Doesn’t scale well, as a rule.