Sure. Google location tracking "bad" and Apple data harvesting "good", but it's pretty hack to see articles popping up about how poor Android trackers are compared to AirTags. https://somegadgetguy.com/b/46Q
Ignoring the security nightmare AirTags were at launch, the assumed permissions Apple just takes for the Find My network, and the annoying (and scary looking) process Apple forces users through to OPT OUT of location tracking, it's shocking how well Google is doing only a couple weeks into this new finder network going live.
And if you're only contribution to this criticism is an insufferable:
"Well Akshully AirTags wur teh MOIST secure becuz enkripshun!"
Then you're just a mockable slob who doesn't understand anything about security. Especially if you think the biggest threat or harm of the AirTag was:
"What if someone directly attacks the most secure part of Apple's data centers to crack open their entire location network, and sifts through all that data to discover my exact location!?!?!"
If you're really that obtuse, allow me to explain that you're being a massive douche nozzle.
Security researchers weren't concerned about AirTag encryption. We were concerned about someone sticking a tag to a car and tracking people without their knowledge.
From the recent security study on Apple WiFi and BT policies, all their data is dumped into a big bucket that can be accessed relatively easily.
You only need to call a few APIs to get enough location data from Apple devices to track populations of people, potentially down to individuals if they're using hotspots.
#ASNBank stopt feitelijk met aanbieden contactloos betalen. Als je dat wilt, doe je dat maar via Google Pay. "Jij maakt zelf afspraken met Google, ASN is niet verantwoordelijk".
Hebben ze een DPIA uitgevoerd? Want zo krijgt niet alleen ASN inzicht in je betalingsverkeer, maar Google ook. Wat is de toegevoegde waarde nog van die bank dan trouwens?
Gebruik je ASN en Google Pay? Had je de voorwaarden gelezen? #Privacy#Soevereiniteit#GooglePay https://www.asnbank.nl/downloads/voorwaarden-google-pay.html
@helma De enige plaats waar ik ooit heb willen/moeten betalen waar geen gleuf was om de pas in te steken was het toilet in het Vigelandpark in Oslo. En ik heb sowieso een hekel aan openbare toiletten die helemaal niet openbaar blijken te zijn… dus ik ben er maar even achter gegaan. 🤣 #ahem
Maar wat ik maar wilde zeggen dat heb ik nog niet echt veel gezien #gelukkig. 🥴
Very important for Swedes to vote in the EU Election. Privacy is a fundamental human right, even when there are bad people doing bad things. Mass surveillance by the government does more harm than good.
This tool extracts and displays data from the Recall feature in Windows 11, providing an easy way to access information about your PC's activity snapshots.
Looks like Microsoft will make Recall opt-in. Seemingly they needed user feedback to figure out that people might not like the idea of them taking a screenshots of their screens every 5 seconds or so.
Security experts also pointed out that this would be a security nightmare. Pretty obvious, really.
This is another example why it is clear Big Tech is not to be trusted to make the right decisions, even when they are staring them in the face.
Desperate to not loose out, they are moving quickly to not be left behind, running blindly ahead without thinking of the consequences.
@jon tbh the tech isn't so bad, but its exactly that MS can't be trusted, that it can't be used. The next day MS decides to upload it into their cloud and then lose it.
#Microsoft#Surveilance#Privacy#DataProtection#Cybersecurity: "Microsoft is building a feature into Windows that is monitoring and logging a ton of data about you and the way you use your PC. Traditionally, we’d call this “spyware.” The difference is that Microsoft is giving this particular data collection feature its blessing and advertising it as a banner feature of its upcoming wave of Copilot+ PCs.
The fact that the data is processed locally rather than in the cloud is a good first step, but it's also the bare minimum. Based on both the permissive default settings and the ease with which this data can be accessed, Recall’s security safeguards as they currently exist just aren't good enough.