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drwho , 3 months ago to Privacy in I'm deGoogling. What's my new Podcast app?

Check out Antennapod.

drwho , 3 months ago to Privacy in How private and secure is Backblaze B2?

If you encrypt your data before uploading it to B2 you should be fine. Unless you run it yourself on your own server, you can't be sure that your data will be unreadable by anyone poking around unless it's encrypted.

I've been using B2 for my offsite backups for a couple of years now (since 2018), and both Duplicity and Restic encrypt data before shipping it over. I wrote about it here.

drwho , 3 months ago to Privacy in Glassdoor Wants to Know Your Real Name

Exit strategy? "I got what I wanted out of it, so I may as well take the rubber mask off."

drwho , 3 months ago to Privacy in Glassdoor Wants to Know Your Real Name

Glassdoor always seemed like a trap to me. What better way to find (potentially) disloyal people to add to the in-house blacklist or layoff file than to set up a site where you can collect negative reviews of workplaces and sufficient data that identities could be ascertained?

drwho , 3 months ago to Privacy in Travelling to the US - precautions?

Burner phone. Cheap laptop with nothing on it (like a Chromebook). Burner Gmail address and birbsite profile in case they ask you to log into your accounts. Remember the 100 mile border zone.

drwho , 3 months ago to Privacy in SimpleX: adding quantum resistance to Signal double ratchet algorithm (with Streamlined NTRU Prime)

I thought that was Phil Zimmerman with PGP.

drwho , 3 months ago to Privacy in SimpleX: adding quantum resistance to Signal double ratchet algorithm (with Streamlined NTRU Prime)

That's djb?

Whoa. I never knew what he looked like.

drwho , 3 months ago to Technology in Emotion-tracking AI on the job: Workers fear being watched – and misunderstood

I find it difficult to disagree with you.

drwho , 3 months ago to Technology in Emotion-tracking AI on the job: Workers fear being watched – and misunderstood

Which is what the twenty-first century might be selecting for. They're the only ones that seem like they're doing okay right now.

drwho , 3 months ago to Technology in Emotion-tracking AI on the job: Workers fear being watched – and misunderstood

"Our smart securicams don't trust you" is the new "You're not a good culture fit."

drwho , 3 months ago to Technology in Google’s self-designed office swallows Wi-Fi “like the Bermuda Triangle”

There's plenty in Big Tech to be cynical about, whether you work for them or not. Ars can get away with it.

drwho , 3 months ago to Technology in On DMA eve, Google whines, Apple sounds alarms, and TikTok wants out

For now.

drwho , 3 months ago to Technology in On DMA eve, Google whines, Apple sounds alarms, and TikTok wants out

I am skeptical of how long that's going to last. There's too much money at stake.

drwho , 3 months ago to Technology in Apple will require notarization for apps from third party app stores, and will disable updates for apps installed via third party app stores if staying outside EU

A lot of people don't like to think about just how much malice is involved in everyday life.

drwho , 3 months ago to Technology in Apple will require notarization for apps from third party app stores, and will disable updates for apps installed via third party app stores if staying outside EU

For a lot of corporations, malice and greed are pretty much the same thing. When a business decision is justified by "Who cares? Do it anyway." the distinction is a matter of words, not actions.