DaddleDew

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[–] [email protected] 80 points 4 days ago (7 children)

Can you explain how a car accident lead to this?

[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

Here you go: https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/en/

Warning: This will open your eyes and make you want to dump all your major apps for FOSS alternatives.

[–] [email protected] 51 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (5 children)

Here are the trackers contained in Yelp's app according to Exodus:

  • Adjust (analytics)
  • Braze (formerly Appboy) (analytics advertisement location)
  • Brightcove
  • Bugsnag (crash reporting)
  • ComScore (analytics advertisement)
  • Facebook Analytics (analytics)
  • Facebook Login (identification)
  • Google AdMob (advertisement)
  • Google Firebase Analytics (analytics)
  • Snowplow (analytics)

That's a lot. They make money off of people having their app running on their phone. That's why they push their app.

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

It was exactly the reason I was thinking

[–] [email protected] 47 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

What was it, not even two months ago when they said they "listened" to us and that they wouldn't go forward with Recall? And we all said they would still roll it in later when the dust had settled? Yup, we were right.

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

Never had that issue

[–] [email protected] 14 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

That's extremely uncharacteristic. Are they trying to prepare for an antitrust probe?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

I used to be annoyed by this. I'm running GrapheneOS so I denied Google Photos access to the network but it didn't stop it from asking every few times I started the app. Sometimes it even ignored my response and tried to connect to the network anyway.

I just uninstalled it and installed Fossify Gallery instead from F-droid. Haven't looked back since.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 weeks ago

They'll just do it anyway quietly later on

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Nah, I'm just a bored guy on the internet

[–] [email protected] 52 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (9 children)

Day 1 after implantation: this is great! I now have photographic memory of everything! Best decision ever.

Day 20: I've memorized so much so fast, I'm going to have to go for the next higher up subscription level to unlock more storage.

Day 200: I'm running out of space again. Going for the plus subscription.

Day 600: ran out of storage space again. I can't afford the next higher subscription. I'm going to have to start deleting unnecessary memories. My brain has lost its natural ability to make and retain memories by itself. I can't even function on a daily basis without free storage space.

Day 700: I have run out of memories that I'm willing to part away with. I still can't afford the higher subscription. Luckily there is a cheaper tier. All I have to do is give NeuraLink full access and rights over my memories for marketing and AI training purposes.

Day 900: They have increased the cost of subscription. I can't afford it. I'm going to lose half of my storage space. I have two days to choose which of my memories to keep. The rest will be no longer accessible to me, but will still be used by Neuralink for their own purposes as they own those memories now.

Day 1200: the chip will no longer be supported next month. I can't afford the new model. It will be disabled in 30 days.

Day 1235: I have just found this diary. It explains a lot. I only wished it told me what my name is.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

I've lost count of how many times Microsoft, and many other big tech companies, hindered me from doing something I wanted to do on a device that I own for "security" reasons while it had absolutely nothing to do with security and everything to do with forcing their users to comply with their business model.

DRM chips have nothing to do with device security and everything to do with further controlling what you can and cannot do on your machine and making more money off of you.

You really shouldn't believe the Corporate bad faith arguments used to justify anti-consumer practices.

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