FutileRecipe

FutileRecipe , 1 month ago (edited 1 month ago) to Privacy in Proton Mail Discloses User Data Leading to Arrest in Spain

Out of curiosity, can you link where Proton said they don't have the user's recovery email, that the users themselves attached to their Proton account?

FutileRecipe , 1 month ago to Mildly Infuriating in What is Reddit doing

I have left, I just view Reddit...

So you haven't left Reddit. Like saying you left Google but still Google search without logging in.

FutileRecipe , 1 month ago to Selfhosted in Sovereign Computing | Start9

Yes, you need an Internet connection at some point. This can be a cafe, a library, an office, your house, friend's house, etc. As for controlled by the government, well, that depends on your country.

Worst case, if possible, you can move countries. I understand that might not be feasible, but my point is, you can move countries to escape the government and Internet restrictions. But the government locks your account/bank? Moving countries doesn't fix that, and you're locked out of any money you had there.

FutileRecipe , 2 months ago to Selfhosted in Sovereign Computing | Start9

But even if I have a server, I'll have to have my own separate Internet if I really want to be able to pay unrestrictedly.

Separate Internet? I mean, yes, you do need Internet. Not sure what you mean by "separate." And you don't need a server (node), though they are handy for privacy. You could choose one that is reputable.

Otherwise the government would just shut down my internet connection, right?

If they knew where it/your Internet was. All you really need is your phone or PC. You could use a cafe or library or cell tower or etc.

FutileRecipe , 2 months ago to Selfhosted in Sovereign Computing | Start9

Nobody is doing that now, with regular money, either.

I think it's more for ACH between banks as well as some banks have limits. Also, a government literally stepped in to actively block people's accounts. Just because you can swipe your card and buy a soda, doesn't mean there aren't restrictions or people being blocked.

Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland said Thursday financial institutions have moved quickly to freeze the accounts of people linked to the demonstrations in Ottawa, leaving an unknown number of protesters in financial limbo

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/ottawa-protests-frozen-bank-accounts-1.6355396

FutileRecipe , 2 months ago to Privacy in What VPN are you using?

when humans were asked to solve distorted text CAPTCHAs, they were able to solve them in 9 to 15 seconds...and were only able to get the answer correctly 50-84% of the time....bots taking the same texts were able to answer the same tests in less than a second, and they were able to do it more accurately — 99.8% accurately, specifically.

https://www.pcmag.com/news/bots-better-at-solving-captchas-than-humans

FutileRecipe , 2 months ago (edited 2 months ago) to Technology in YouTube's war against third party apps is just as ridiculous as its war on adblockers

Why isn't Rumble an option?

For most people who refuse to use it, it's probably because they view it as more a haven for extremism and hate speech, as it seems to have made its niche by allowing those who were banned elsewhere (not always a bad thing...depends on offense).

Most of Rumble’s prominent accounts are run by individuals, not organizations, and about a quarter have been banned or demonetized on other social media sites. The Center’s study examined 200 prominent accounts on Rumble, selected from those with the most followers. As of June 2022, about eight-in-ten accounts (78%) were individuals while 21% were organizations. About a fifth of these prominent Rumble accounts (22%) have been banned or demonetized on other platforms.

Guns, abortion and LGBTQ issues were among the subjects that prominent Rumble accounts focused on in June 2022. A review of posts from these 200 prominent Rumble accounts found that about half posted about guns and gun rights (49%) or abortion (48%), 44% posted about LGBTQ issues, and 42% posted about the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. These posts came amid widespread discussion of major events and issues that were regularly covered in the news at the time.

https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2022/12/21/key-facts-about-rumble/

FutileRecipe , 2 months ago to Technology in Stop Using Your Face or Thumb to Unlock Your Phone

That's not correct. It just says not recognized, and let's you try again. I just tested it. Do you have documentation that it should work the way you said and mine is faulty?

FutileRecipe , 2 months ago to Privacy in Israel using Meta's WhatsApp to kill Palestinians in Gaza through AI system

For like the past decade. I'm guessing you don't have a WhatsApp account? When I had one for work (I used a disposable number) the splash screen on app launch had "by Meta" and the settings had "by Meta" at the bottom. Might've been a couple other spots but I remember those two.

FutileRecipe , 2 months ago to Android in Safest way of using WeChat

See Exodus...

Hard for me to take anything they say seriously when they say Facebook does not contain any trackers:

We have not found code signature of any tracker we know in the application.

https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/en/reports/com.facebook.katana/latest/

Edit: I'm not saying WeChat is clean, just that I don't exactly trust Exodus for tracker reporting.

FutileRecipe , 2 months ago to homelab in WTF is up with switches?

Isn't there some overlap between NAT, DHCP and DNS, they feel like they should be the same thing?

Absolutely no overlap. Now, can a conventional home router do all those? Typically NAT and DHCP, but not too often DNS (except to point at a real DNS). That's like saying "isn't there overlap between milk and eggs? I mean, sure, they deal with animals and stored in the fridge, but used for different purposes."

Because DHCP is assigning IP addresses, DNS is looking up IP addresses and NAT is saying that IP address points there 👉🏾

Sure, they deal with IP addresses and some devices (home routers) can do 2-3 of those fuctions, but that doesn't mean they overlap. I can read a book (IP) and my book (IP) can be stored in a book bag or on a book shelf, but that doesn't mean myself, the bookbag, and the bookshelf overlap.

FutileRecipe , 2 months ago to Privacy in Microsoft is silently installing Copilot onto Windows Server 2022

win10's dying next year?

Windows 10 reaches End of Support on October 14, 2025, unless you opt for the paid Extended Security Updates (ESU) program (prices not released, that I saw), which some businesses with "legacy" apps do.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/faq/windows#what-options-do-i-have-for-continuing-to-use-versions-of-windows-10-that-reach-end-of-support-on-october-14--2025-

FutileRecipe , 2 months ago (edited 2 months ago) to 196 in staring rule

It's super uncomfortable.

I absolutely get that, but I just didn't think it was illegal or worth calling the cops for, which the person I replied to said should happen. But maybe I'm being naive.

FutileRecipe , 2 months ago to 196 in staring rule

man stars at you in public? Or, is starring at you? That sounds like some kind of situation in which you could probably call the cops.

Staring is illegal?

FutileRecipe , 2 months ago to Technology in "No, seriously. All those things Google couldn't find anymore? Top of the search pile. Queries that generated pages of spam in Google results? Fucking pristine on Kagi – the right answers, over and ov

but if I'm going to pay for search it's something like Perplexity.

Generative AI search engine Perplexity, which claims to be a Google competitor and recently snagged a $73.6 million Series B funding from investors like Jeff Bezos, is going to start selling ads, the company told ADWEEK....“Advertising was always part of how we’re going to build a great business,” said Shevelenko.

https://www.adweek.com/media/gen-ai-search-engine-perplexity-has-a-plan-to-sell-ads/