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In Leak, Facebook Partner Brags About Listening to Your Phone’s Microphone to Serve Ads for Stuff You Mention in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 33 points 2 weeks ago

This is why I don't like the push of everything needing an app. I sure do wish people in congress cared about this type of privacy issues the way they did Tiktok.

Freetube is the best way to watch YouTube in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 50 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (6 children)

Keep it quiet with the Freetube articles, I don't want it gone lol.

Microsoft is bringing annoying Windows 11 Start menu ads to Windows 10 in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 23 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Dang I thought Windows 10 would be safe from this for some reason. Silly me.

YouTube is Losing The War Against Adblockers in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 35 points 4 weeks ago (4 children)

Ads overall take up a good amount of time now. I would rather not use Youtube at all if I have to watch long ads.

uBlock Origin developer recommends switching to Firefox as Chrome flags the extension in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Welcome to Firefox to anyone who is switching. I use a fork for Firefox (Floorp) Becuase I like it's features.

Google Chrome ships a default, hidden extension that allows code on *.google.com access to private APIs, including your current CPU usage in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 46 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I will stick with using Firefox.

A PR disaster: Microsoft has lost trust with its users, and Windows Recall is the straw that broke the camel's back in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

Microsoft has done nothing to earn any good will or trust. Everything seems to spite the user or just harvesting maximum user data.

United Airlines passengers to see targeted ads on seat-back screens in c/[email protected]

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

It is a matter of time before they figure out how to do targeted ads in dreams.

Spotify has raised prices for the second time in a year, with no new benefits, after its CEO sparked outrage by claiming the cost of creating 'content' is 'close to zero' in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

Plexamp I've only gave subsonic a try. But I'll look into Plexamp.

Spotify has raised prices for the second time in a year, with no new benefits, after its CEO sparked outrage by claiming the cost of creating 'content' is 'close to zero' in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 22 points 3 months ago (12 children)

I hope people just switch to something else or start self-hosting their own music.

Windows Recall demands an extraordinary level of trust that Microsoft hasn’t earned | Op-ed: The risks to Recall are way too high for security to be secondary in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 33 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (3 children)

It is way too risky even if this feature was that revolutionary, which it isn't. It is a security nightmare for workplaces and at home.

Linux May Be the Best Way to Avoid the AI Nightmare in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 33 points 3 months ago

Linux has been great for me. I switched during Windows 10 forced updates and never been unhappy since. I hope more people at least give a try. If you have a computer that can't meet Windows 11 requirements, it is worth a shot.