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SoupBrick

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SoupBrick , (edited )

Oh cool! Now the govt can create data collection regulations and ban TikTok if an investigation shows they are in violation of those laws! Oh yeah, I forgot it is just foreign adversaries potentially collecting US data that is the problem. Thank goodness they are strong arming TikTok into selling itself to a pre-existing media company instead!

SoupBrick ,

From the article, the data collection hinges on a bot going into a public server then scraping the history. Still a problem that Discord should act on, but it looks like there is no need to worry about private servers.

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Getin' real,
"MY CALCULATIONS SAY
IT'S THURSDAY! WOOF!" vibes offa this guy.

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We all hate the patriarchy, but chill with the racism.

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Naw, this image has been circulating for a while. Still a good pic tho!

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So they are going to put in place some hard data collection and selling regulation, right? Right?

SoupBrick , (edited )

What are your sources saying the reasoning for the bill is?

https://archive.is/Iu8yu

https://archive.is/hu22e

SoupBrick , (edited )

Which forces Tiktok to sell or be banned, correct? The issue I see is: why not just create regulation for the root problems instead of just focusing on that app? The only reason I can see, is that their priorities do not lay with protecting people, but forcing a foreign business to sell it's IP to strictly American companies. Wether that decision has to do with the intentional or unintentional promotion of the US's direct involvement in the genocide in Gaza or just Big social media companies lobbying for the removal of a competitor, we can only speculate. Both sides are doing their best to push this bill, when have the (R)s collectively banded together to create positive change? The point being, reading the bill is cool and all, but you do have to ask, "Why target a specific company instead of the alleged problems of foreign adversaries getting their hands on our data?" If we had hard data collection and selling regulations, it would not only allow them to ban predatory apps (foreign or domestic) but also ensure sensitive data cannot even reach our enemy's hands.

SoupBrick ,

I can't wait for people to start inserting disruptive code using white colored text in their resumes.

SoupBrick ,

Fun Fact: This exact screenshot was also taken in 2008 and has been passed along since!

SoupBrick ,

I am extremely tempted to @ some guy who was shilling for nvidia and saying they weren't a monopoly.

SoupBrick ,

Oh this is good.

SoupBrick ,

I think it does. I was able to check the opt out setting from the app and it was already on. I don't remember turning it on, so it might be default? I did update the app prior, so you might need to do that first.

https://yiffit.net/pictrs/image/e9e2aa26-9ac9-4e21-b4f1-08d0392065ea.jpeg

SoupBrick ,

Rip, god damn it, Tumblr.

SoupBrick ,

I can toggle the opt-out setting from the app, I think it is default to opt-out? Can someone check what their default is? It is down the visibility setting.

Edit: Just remembered that I did update the app today, so you might need to do that first.

https://yiffit.net/pictrs/image/154a9821-0266-41cf-bca9-9fade08c6dbd.jpeg

SoupBrick ,

Yeah, don't be unrealistic. We can't just have a group of competent individuals properly plan out how to dismantle a monopoly to allow for proper competition in the industry. If they don't hold onto their monopoly, how will we ever see technological advancements?

Tumblr and Wordpress to Sell Users’ Data to Train AI Tools (www.404media.co)

this could not be timed worse for Tumblr which is in huge hot water with its userbase already for its CEO breaking his sabbatical to ban a prominent trans user for allegedly threatening him (in a cartoonish manner), and then spending a week personally justifying it increasingly wildly across several platforms. the rumors had...

SoupBrick , (edited )

I was able to do it from the app and it was already on. I don't remember turning it on, so it might be default?

Edit: Just remembered that I did update the app today, so you might need to do that first.

https://yiffit.net/pictrs/image/e9e2aa26-9ac9-4e21-b4f1-08d0392065ea.jpeg

SoupBrick ,

I mean, I'll take that as a good point in Tumblr's favor.

SoupBrick ,

Ah, gotcha. Thanks for the extra info!

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Screen capture being disabled in private mode on firefox is really reassuring to me.

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Y'all ready for the same article to come out about various smart home devices?

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No, but it does put money in the pockets of real estate investors. The people who matter are getting money, so RTO is actually a good thing.

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So they can sell it.

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Who paid for them to write this article?

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https://nypost.com/2024/02/05/tech/apple-vision-pro-blasted-as-3500-chastity-belt-for-blocking-porn/

SoupBrick ,

Ah, my bad. Thanks for the correction!

SoupBrick , (edited )

Ayo! Great way to kick off the AI uprising! I cannot wait to welcome our digital overlords.

Edit: /s, since I guess it wasn't clear.

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God, the Battlenet series was great.

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The US government does it consistently.

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Every company tactic.

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