refalo

refalo , 2 months ago to Privacy in Cops can force suspect to unlock phone with thumbprint, US court rules

Evidence is not a thing until you are at least accused of a crime or detained.

refalo , 2 months ago to Privacy in Web Devs: is there a phone-number-less AUTH that still prevents bots?

https://github.com/ndbiaw/haproxy-protection

refalo , 2 months ago to Privacy in Downsides of Signal alternatives compared to Signal?

most people don't run servers from their house, but something like a cheap VPS or similar.

refalo , 2 months ago to Privacy in Downsides of Signal alternatives compared to Signal?

You still have to register initially with a phone number to be able to setup a username.

refalo , 2 months ago to linuxmemes in Supreme leader mad

Is that really such a bad thing though?

refalo , 2 months ago to Privacy in Downsides of Signal alternatives compared to Signal?

You can always run a self-hosted version of Signal or a fork of it, then you can do whatever you want with it, including not using phone numbers.

refalo , 2 months ago to Privacy in Android 15 will run Bluetooth with your phone still turned off.

I really don't disagree with you, but it's so frustrating and tiring to try to work around all this stuff and use alternative tools that nobody else does, all while you're viewed as a paranoid tinfoil hat wearer. Yes I know I shouldn't care what other people think, but I also don't want to be alone forever.

refalo , 2 months ago to Privacy in Android 15 will run Bluetooth with your phone still turned off.

Not completely. My understanding is that the baseband radio still always runs even when the application OS is shutdown, and it (often) has its own connections to the GPS, camera and microphone, sometimes even the filesystem (Samsung RFS). The battery not being removable makes this even more problematic IMO.

refalo , 2 months ago to linuxmemes in Supreme leader mad

I think the same could be said about C now too, it is continuing to evolve itself with newer standards too just like C++. People choose to only use C features that they want, same goes for C++.

refalo , 2 months ago to Privacy in Why I no longer use a VPN (most of the time) and nor should you - YouTube

3rd party audits and legal encounters

The problem I have with this is that audits or court cases do not prove that the server is only using that same exact code at the instant you are using it... changes to software are constantly made all the time, and they could all invalidate previous audits or presumptions of privacy or security.

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

This applies to adults too though. Should we outlaw posting any pictures of anybody online, just because AI exists? I don't think so...

refalo , 2 months ago to linuxmemes in Supreme leader mad

I don’t think any one should be claiming Linus doesn’t like it because he doesn’t know it

I didn't think anyone was making that claim? Either way I'm certainly not trying to.

If he wants to contribute to this project, it must be C++.

Yes, this is true, it's just that he was also included in the decision making process to switch to it in the first place, and I feel like his continued use of it makes me think it doesn't have to be as awful as everyone makes it out to be, or he wouldn't use it at all.

refalo , 2 months ago to linuxmemes in Supreme leader mad

That's fine, you don't have to agree. Personally I do like to use just a few features of C++ without going too crazy, like simple classes and maybe one level of inheritance, but I don't really get into templates or exceptions or other really complex/controversial stuff. I prefer having the stronger typing and better readability of this kind of C++, and I think it helps me make less mistakes, but I realize not everyone agrees, and that's ok.

refalo , 2 months ago to linuxmemes in Supreme leader mad

Technically you're right, but I don't think that changes what I said about optimization. There are still cases where equivalent C++ code can be faster than the C version merely due to different optimizations used.

refalo , 2 months ago to linuxmemes in Supreme leader mad

It was originally Gtk and they rewrote it with Qt: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGZyVSOnqm0

But Linus does write C++/Qt code: https://github.com/subsurface/subsurface/commit/1b16d570a1b6700295153bd6597b148b65000458