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New York governor to launch bill banning smartphones in schools (www.theguardian.com)
How Google Ruined the Internet | Adam Conover (www.youtube.com)
The level of engagement on Reddit these days
https://lemmy.ca/pictrs/image/179560d9-e33b-4e1e-83a9-7507868d46d4.png...
Reminder: The DMV uses photos for facial recognition
This is half a decade old news, but I only found this out myself after it accidentally came up in conversation at the DMV. The worker would not have informed me if it hadn't come into conversation. Every DMV photo in the United States is being used for AI facial recognition, and nobody has talked about it for years. This is...
Privacy@Lemmy.ml: How can I make email sub-addresses with only letters or numbers and no special characters like plus?
I want a bulletproof way to give email sub-addresses, since some websites strip out special characters like + and .. I have an idea for how it could work, let's say my email is TheTwelveYearOld@Reddit.com and I have the following:...
You can now share passwords within your Google family group (www.theverge.com)
Microsoft is one of the greatest promoters of the Linux desktop (lemmy.zip)
Spotify is going to break every Car Thing gadget it ever sold (www.theverge.com)
r🥛le (sh.itjust.works)
alt-text: a woman holding a bottle of milk to another woman's mouth...
[Resolved] Is anybody else having issues with DuckDuckGo and StartPage? (slrpnk.net)
screenshot of searching "test" in start page that doesn't return any results...
Privacy alternatives ChatGPT
As you may know, ChatGPT collects a lot of data on the users for the improvement of their AI, but this poses risks in its own way. I was wondering whether there are privacy alternatives to ChatGPT. Perhaps on F-Droid or Aurora/PlayStore, or for Linux....
DuckDuckGo is down. Is there any info about it?? [EDIT: IS BACK] (lemmy.world)
Update: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-outage-affects-bing-copilot-duckduckgo-and-chatgpt-internet-search/...
Did tiktok change something?
I have friends that send me tiktok links via whatsapp and then they ask questions about it like "what do you think, scam or not". I used to open them with cookies rejected in ddg browser but now it pretends to freeze after 4 seconds of play, then it says that i must open it in the app and replaces the "play" button with a fake...
When privacy expires: how I got access to tons of sensitive citizen data after buying cheap domains (inti.io)
People want 'dumbphones'. Will companies make them? (www.bbc.com)
which OS for transcoding with jellyfin and gpu intel arc a380?
I can't get it to work. I wonder if it's the operating system. What system do you use it on? I'm on fedora.
Report Indicates Israel Uses WhatsApp Data in Targeted Killings of Palestinians (truthout.org)
By using WhatsApp, people are risking their lives," one human rights advocate said....
I built a smart mailbox
It was a long running project, but I finally did it. I built what I'm calling a smart mailbox that communicates the presence of mail locally with Home Assistant via ESPHome....
mommy 🥺🥺 (discuss.tchncs.de)
Fediverse turns 16 tomorrow (cosocial.ca)
Chat Apps, Government Ties, and Transparency – Threema (threema.ch)
Jellyfin | "We are pleased to announce the latest stable release of Jellyfin, version 10.9.0!" (jellyfin.org)
Take a skim through the link for full details (especially the breaking changes), but I have included some parts that I thought were important:...
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Instagram locked my account and forced me to appeal and send a picture of my face, so I sent a picture of Shrek. They deleted my account
I've been a social media hermit for the past 3 years but recently I've given up and created a few accounts across different apps again. It's unreal how strict the requirements are now....
what lemmy web app do you use and why?
After announcing increased prices, Spotify to Pay Songwriters About $150 Million Less Next Year (www.billboard.com)
When Bloomberg reported that Spotify would be upping the cost of its premium subscription from $9.99 to $10.99, and including 15 hours of audiobooks per month in the U.S., the change sounded like a win for songwriters and publishers. Higher subscription prices typically equate to a bump in U.S. mechanical royalties — but not...
Thoughts on Google turning every device into a scanner for Find My Device?
Received notice of a change to the service in my inbox today. Seems icky to me....
Proton Mail Discloses User Data Leading to Arrest in Spain (restoreprivacy.com)
Amazon Customer Service has become awful (www.dedoimedo.com)
What email provider do you use for sign ups?
I used to use Protonmail, however the verification steps become tedious when creating unique emails for sign ups. I've switched to Tutanota despite it contravening their one account policy. What do you all use for one off emails (for sign ups etc )? Or do you prefer one of those 10 minute email sites?
Why Your VPN May Not Be As Secure As It Claims (krebsonsecurity.com)
Virtual private networking (VPN) companies market their services as a way to prevent anyone from snooping on your Internet usage. But new research suggests this is a dangerous assumption when connecting to a VPN via an untrusted network, because attackers on the same network could force a target’s traffic off of the protection...
Proton Mail Discloses User Data Leading to Arrest in Spain (restoreprivacy.com)