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Massive X data leak affects over 200 million users. in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago

I'm fairy sure the guy above said "use X" not use social media. X is a particularly shitty platform.

Apple hit with $162 million French antitrust fine over privacy tool in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] -3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (13 children)

No. The GDPR is an all encompassing law, the logic of which being giving people THE CHOICE to let apps personalise their ads, or not. Apple takes away that choice by not allowing tracking by default on a per-app basis. This is what is at stake.

What Apple is doing is indeed disrespecting the spirit of the law by taking away the choice of being tracked, while also damaging EU businesses who rely on advertising because believe it or not, there are many small app creators as well as small advertising companies operating in the EU.

Apple hit with $162 million French antitrust fine over privacy tool in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago (18 children)

Its not the EUs fault that US companies keep breaking the law. Don't break the law, don't get fined. It really is simple. EU companies aren't getting these fines.

The Mediocrity of Modern Google. in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

Do you know how SearXNG works? It literally pulls search results from whatever other SEs you define it should pull from. You just get to reap the perks of all engines, without having to deal with their antagonistic design.

Who pays for all of it in the end? The people who still want to use Google's service and feed their all-reaching tentacles. But that is their choice.

Open Source Genetic Database(OpenSNP) shuts down after 14 years to protect user data from misuse by authoritarian governments. in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

Yikes. Thanks

The Mediocrity of Modern Google. in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

I meant to say SearXNG. Still being maintained.

The Mediocrity of Modern Google. in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (4 children)

I've tried SearXNG and stayed there. And it costs me a whole 0€ per month. 10€/month for a search engine is insane.

Another 122.88TB SSD just launched and this one comes from an obscure Chinese startup you've probably never encountered in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

China does everything better than the US. iPhones are made in China.

What could possibly go wrong? DOGE to rapidly rebuild Social Security codebase. in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

For my Americans across the pond, I ask earnestly:

What could Russia do today, to cement themselves as the ultimate oligarchy where just a few people control everything with no regard for the rest of the people of their country, that the US isn't already doing?

Which non-US domain registrar to use? in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago

Nice. Cheers!!

Which non-US domain registrar to use? in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

Understood 🫡 thanks for that. I am generally happy with IONOS however their DNS propagation seems to take forever. I have a new domain I bought a couple days ago and my email provider's DNS still hasn't propagated... I thought we were past the 72h propagation era, but I guess not with everyone.

Which non-US domain registrar to use? in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Does their final price already include WHOIS protection?