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by RunSet 4y ago
> Recently, the Chrome developers announced their decision to remove the behind-a-flag support for JPEG XL. Given that, is there any reason JPEG XL might be better for privacy / worse for advertising industry scumbags? I have no exp
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by RunSet 4y ago
> But it is a very well documented form of gatekeeping. "Tell me your opinion of the emperor's apparel."
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by RunSet 4y ago
The charitable assumption on the service provider's behalf would be that their customers are not morons.
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by RunSet 4y ago
Hint: If your software ships Chrome its optimization is overdue, not premature. Looking at you, Electron apps.
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by RunSet 4y ago
> Easiest way is to not place any cookies and not keep any logs. You don't have to show a cookie warning if you don't place any cookies and you're not processing any user data if you don't keep logs. That was very muc
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by RunSet 4y ago
Be aware there have been many instances where Brave's implementation of Tor leaks user information that Tor Browser does not. Notably, keeping javascript enabled during "Tor mode" even if the user has explicitly disabled java
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by RunSet 4y ago
> The opt-out is buy business-class service. Yes, punish the undesirable behavior with more money. That will teach them a valuable lesson.
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by RunSet 4y ago
In the same sense that every human on Earth is free to move vertically within its gravity well. It is nested prisons all the way to the top and bottom, but you'll find it much easier to descend than to ascend.
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by RunSet 4y ago
> JS is a fine tool for making rich, interactive UIs in the browser and IMO avoiding it at all costs shouldn't be a priority If you want a site to work in Tor Browser then it had better work without JS.
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by RunSet 4y ago
If they don't have a mute button you can implement the functionality by using ordinary chewing gum to block the speakers.
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by RunSet 4y ago
> Why is digital attention morally a big problem but attention in real life not? I get it, the world would be prettier without ads, but you'd also be able to afford way less things. Speak for yourself. Or at least don't presume
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by RunSet 4y ago
> Controversial opinion: if you don't like websites with ads, don't use websites with ads. 1. If someone doesn't want their content to be publicly available, they should not put it on a public web server.[0] 2. The questio
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by RunSet 4y ago
> Will this do? Sorry to be a stickler, but not really. The citation indexed [40] (that is, the relevant portion) in your quote points to the Register article you also linked, just as the Wikipedia entry does in support of the statement:
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by RunSet 4y ago
I observe that the end of the passage you quoted bears a "[citation needed]".
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by RunSet 4y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goodhart's_law
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by RunSet 4y ago
But according to Intel it exists to provide functionality that is desired by hardware owners. Big "Look what you made me do" energy.
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by RunSet 4y ago
No telling how many sides the next iteration of the wheel may have but one thing's for certain: That one will be the ultimate version.
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by RunSet 4y ago
> in Win 10 home you can't easily turn off automatic updates. If you set your internet connection to "metered" it exposes an option to disable automatic updates. https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/13
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by RunSet 4y ago
If it was not intended as a universal backdoor I think there would be some way for the hardware's owner to disable it or buy hardware without the baked-in backdoor.
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by RunSet 4y ago
> I switched to a cheap version of the pixel last time I got a new phone. Recommend GrapheneOS for your Pixel phone. It is so good I wonder how long it will last. https://grapheneos.org/
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by RunSet 4y ago
It is telling that the feds are unwilling to eat their own cooking. Although "disable" is not the same as "remove" it is better than nothing. https://www.ptsecurity.com/ww-en/analytics/disabling
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by RunSet 4y ago
> I mean it CAN work, but only with government / legal oversight or self-regulation. If NSA / CIA types don't have access to the Intel Management Engine backdoor, I will eat my own mouth. https://en.wikipedia.
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by RunSet 4y ago
For me, Intel Management Engine was the Rubicon where computing lost its luster. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_Management_Engine
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by RunSet 4y ago
Angel Studios, the developers of Midtown Madness, would eventually be renamed Rockstar San Diego. You might've heard of em.
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by RunSet 4y ago
That page says: > the Signal Android codebase includes some native shared libraries that we employ for voice calls (WebRTC, etc). At the time this native code was added, there was no Gradle NDK support yet, so the shared libraries aren’t
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by RunSet 4y ago
https://www.forbes.com/sites/augustinefou/2021/06/07/the-cur...
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by RunSet 4y ago
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33055100
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by RunSet 4y ago
> I've listened to tracker music since the 80's and I still do it basically every day. Whenever I have a bad day or feel the lack of motivation; tracker music always helps. It really hits the spot like no other music I know. Si
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by RunSet 4y ago
I suspect google wants Turing-complete CSS to make it easier to invade privacy when javascript is disabled. Letting the world's largest advertising corporation be in charge of browser standards is probably not the best idea.
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by RunSet 4y ago
If anything it is more of an attention surplus than an attention deficit.

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