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BreakDecks , 2 months ago to Selfhosted in Banana Pi BPI-M7 - More Reasons to Avoid the Raspberry Pi

There's an AliExpress link in the article that clearly prices it at $260...

BreakDecks , 2 months ago to Privacy in As the Internet Gets Scarier, More Parents Keep Their Kids’ Photos Offline

I highly recommend reading "I'm Glad My Mom Died" by Jennette McCurdy, and watching the "Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV" Docu-series. It really helped me understand the mentality of parents like this and what they personally want out of it. "Reliving their youth vicariously" is a pretty good summary, along with the belief that making their kids famous will guarantee them a bright future.

But it absolutely exposes children to exploitation and abuse, and sometimes the abuse can be quite extreme.

BreakDecks , 2 months ago to Privacy in As the Internet Gets Scarier, More Parents Keep Their Kids’ Photos Offline

I too am conflicted about having posted this info, but these accounts are already getting plenty of attention. Some have over 100k followers. I figure it's better that people know how this works so they can oppose it, even if it risks helping a few new unsavory people to seek these kinds of accounts out.

I've tried my options at informing Meta about this issue, and unsurprisingly it is completely impossible to establish any meaningful contact with a company like this.

BreakDecks , 2 months ago to Technology in Apple argues in favor of selling Macs with only 8GB of RAM

8 megs of RAM? I didn't know they brought back the Macintosh II.

BreakDecks , 2 months ago to Privacy in As the Internet Gets Scarier, More Parents Keep Their Kids’ Photos Offline

The problem with posting pictures of kids in closed groups is that pervs will just join those groups because they have what they're looking for. You're basically making it easier for them.

It's not that parents are afraid of their kids being part of a training set, though that is a bad thing in and of itself. It's more about all of these AI undressing app ads that are showing up on every social media site, showing just how much of a wild-west situation things currently are, and that this brand of sexual exploitation is in-demand.

Predators are already automating the process so that certain Instagram models get the AI undressing treatment as soon as they upload an exploitable pic. Pretty trivial to do at scale with Instaloader, GroundingDINO, SAM, and SD. Those pics are hosted outside of Instagram where victims have no power to undo the damage. Kids will get sexually exploited in this process, incidentally or intentionally.

BreakDecks , 2 months ago to Privacy in The Government Can Spy on You Using Your Wireless Headphones

Wait till y'all hear about cell towers.

BreakDecks , 2 months ago to Technology in Why AI is going to be a shitshow.

https://lemmy.ml/pictrs/image/1ea7fe9b-36a4-4fa7-9944-37848d5ea339.jpeg

BreakDecks , 2 months ago to Privacy in As the Internet Gets Scarier, More Parents Keep Their Kids’ Photos Offline

Run as in "mom runs this account".

"Mom managed" also gets results.

BreakDecks , 2 months ago to Privacy in As the Internet Gets Scarier, More Parents Keep Their Kids’ Photos Offline

Yeah...

BreakDecks , 2 months ago to Privacy in As the Internet Gets Scarier, More Parents Keep Their Kids’ Photos Offline

Here's a real screenshot from Instagram.

https://lemmy.ml/pictrs/image/8ffa78b2-7400-4948-9093-a8d20319eaef.jpeg

BreakDecks , 2 months ago to Privacy in As the Internet Gets Scarier, More Parents Keep Their Kids’ Photos Offline

On the flip side, search for "mom run" or "parent run" on Instagram to see the kids whose parents have decided to parade in front of thousands of people online. Usually moms posting their little girls in leotards and swimsuits for their mostly mostly adult male followers... 🤢🤮

But don't worry, Meta isn't complicit, if you search "child model" they give you a scary child abuse warning message.

Someone else on Lemmy pointed this out a while back, and after seeing it for myself that firmly solidified my decision to stay the fuck away from anything Meta does.

BreakDecks , 2 months ago to linuxmemes in batman or man bat?

Writing all those aliases probably helped him learn pacman.

BreakDecks , 2 months ago to Technology in The Google One VPN service is heading to the Google graveyard - The Verge

The only real use for Google's VPN was as an extra layer of security when connected to an untrusted network or open WiFi.

BreakDecks , 2 months ago to Technology in X’s Premium users can no longer hide their blue checks

Nobody is unaware of that. It's just that before Musk took over, the checkmark meant something completely different. What it means today is potentially embarrassing enough for people to want to hide it. Now they can't.

Before Musk the checkmark meant "This user's identity has been verified and they are notable enough to need that verification".

Today it means "This user pays for Twitter".

BreakDecks , 2 months ago to Technology in Discord is nuking Nintendo Switch emulator devs and their entire servers

Anyone arguing "Discord has more users" on here can just be reminded that Reddit / Twitter has more users than their fediverse alternatives, and yet here they are on Lemmy, and probably Mastodon too.

A better world is possible.