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Google, Microsoft, Meta All Tracking You Even When You Opt Out, According to an Independent Audit
“An independent privacy audit of Microsoft, Meta, and Google web traffic in California found that the companies may be violating state regulations and racking up billions in fines. According to the audit from privacy search engine webXray, 55 percent of the sites it checked set ad cookies in a user’s browser even if they opted out of tracking. Each company disputed or took issue with the research, with Google saying it was based on a fundamental misunderstanding of how its product works.”
Yes, I know this is no surprise to anyone. I suppose one just hopes are many years of fines and negative feedback, there would have been some change.
Other countries, like South Africa, have pretty advanced privacy protection legislation in place too, but there seems to be little evidence of South Africa actually hauling any of these companies over the coals. For example, Meta's T&Cs for WhatsApp clearly state they'll share user metadata with partners.
See https://www.404media.co/google-microsoft-meta-all-tracking-you-even-when-you-opt-out-according-to-an-independent-audit
#technology #BigTech #privacy
“An independent privacy audit of Microsoft, Meta, and Google web traffic in California found that the companies may be violating state regulations and racking up billions in fines. According to the audit from privacy search engine webXray, 55 percent of the sites it checked set ad cookies in a user’s browser even if they opted out of tracking. Each company disputed or took issue with the research, with Google saying it was based on a fundamental misunderstanding of how its product works.”
Yes, I know this is no surprise to anyone. I suppose one just hopes are many years of fines and negative feedback, there would have been some change.
Other countries, like South Africa, have pretty advanced privacy protection legislation in place too, but there seems to be little evidence of South Africa actually hauling any of these companies over the coals. For example, Meta's T&Cs for WhatsApp clearly state they'll share user metadata with partners.
See https://www.404media.co/google-microsoft-meta-all-tracking-you-even-when-you-opt-out-according-to-an-independent-audit
#technology #BigTech #privacy
But all of those use cases would be better served by centralised systems. There is no technical reason that clearing in centralised systems needs to take a long time, it's just antquited systems and p...
If everything were centralised yes. But many of these are transactions that also happen at 3rd parties so they are not in the stock exchange, and that is why some equities take 2 days to clear. These are separate ledgers. Centralising gives the stock exchange total control over everything and 3rd parties are often not for that. A centralised system means all control is central, 3rd parties could be locked out, have no control over escalating costs, etc.
Centralised control was very much the mainframe era of operations (or possibly that is actually coming back with cloud computing now) but many things have decentralised for good reasons. I am not at all a fan of centralised systems having total control over costs, lock-out, access to my data, etc.
Centralised control was very much the mainframe era of operations (or possibly that is actually coming back with cloud computing now) but many things have decentralised for good reasons. I am not at all a fan of centralised systems having total control over costs, lock-out, access to my data, etc.
Instead of upgrading your motherboard you may be able to use your spare PCIe x1 slot
It's true that most often we just use one slot for the video card and there are another two or three empty slots waiting to be used.
Such a slot can easily accept a card that will provide upgraded Wi-Fi, Ethernet ports, extra USB ports, allow mounting on NVMe drives or extra SATA drives, and more.
It's not going to make your CPU faster, but it could mean not having to replace the whole motherboard and matching CPU in the shorter term. I did realise this when I wanted to install a NVMe drive a year back. Mounting a single NVMe drive on my motherboard meant giving up two of my SATA drives (their share the same data lanes), but buying an add-on card could have allowed the mounting of multiple extra NVMe drives without sacrificing my SATA drives.
See https://www.xda-developers.com/pcie-x1-slot-more-useful-than-many-pc-upgrades
#technology #upgrades
It's true that most often we just use one slot for the video card and there are another two or three empty slots waiting to be used.
Such a slot can easily accept a card that will provide upgraded Wi-Fi, Ethernet ports, extra USB ports, allow mounting on NVMe drives or extra SATA drives, and more.
It's not going to make your CPU faster, but it could mean not having to replace the whole motherboard and matching CPU in the shorter term. I did realise this when I wanted to install a NVMe drive a year back. Mounting a single NVMe drive on my motherboard meant giving up two of my SATA drives (their share the same data lanes), but buying an add-on card could have allowed the mounting of multiple extra NVMe drives without sacrificing my SATA drives.
See https://www.xda-developers.com/pcie-x1-slot-more-useful-than-many-pc-upgrades
#technology #upgrades
Why would a stock exchange need (or want) to be decentralised? Blockchain is not a good solution for anything unless you really, really need decentralisation. It's inefficient and slow. The only use c...
There can still be scenarios apart from decentralisation e.g.
1. Quicker settlements in equity markets where intermediaries like clearinghouses are involved (these settlements are currently often take a day or two).
2. Assets (equities, bonds, ETFs, private equity) can be issued as tokens on-chain enabling fractional ownership.
3. Where I was specifically thinking of it though was: multiple parties (brokers, custodians, clearinghouses) maintain separate ledgers that must be reconciled (and that is not centralised).
4. But also for automating corporate actions like distributing dividends and stock splits and even managing shareholder voting.
There are probably more examples, but it is really where multiple parties are involved and ensuring traceability, timestamping, and being immutable.
So yes not for actual decentralisation of a stock exchange itself, but more its decentralised activity tracking, reporting, etc.
1. Quicker settlements in equity markets where intermediaries like clearinghouses are involved (these settlements are currently often take a day or two).
2. Assets (equities, bonds, ETFs, private equity) can be issued as tokens on-chain enabling fractional ownership.
3. Where I was specifically thinking of it though was: multiple parties (brokers, custodians, clearinghouses) maintain separate ledgers that must be reconciled (and that is not centralised).
4. But also for automating corporate actions like distributing dividends and stock splits and even managing shareholder voting.
There are probably more examples, but it is really where multiple parties are involved and ensuring traceability, timestamping, and being immutable.
So yes not for actual decentralisation of a stock exchange itself, but more its decentralised activity tracking, reporting, etc.
Immich Kiosk turns any screen into a photo display
“No processing happens on the tablet, it is just a display for the image output. In fact, you won't even have much of configuration options since all of that is done through a config file. My tablet, which feels sluggish for practically everything, can handle this within the browser just fine. It loads quickly, transitions are smooth, and it doesn't crash. What else can you ask for?”
Any old tablet that at least has a browser on it, can run this kiosk mode view of Immich photos, albums, people, memories, and a lot more. Good to see in the config that you can limit it to specific albums or people only, or hide specific albums or people. So the admin will just need to apply their mind to that side of things.
Another alternative to this is Immich Public Proxy which requires each album to be configured and shared manually, but has the ultimate security as a result.
Immich Kiosk's website also has a demo that you can try to see how it actually works.
See https://www.xda-developers.com/turned-old-tablet-into-immich-powered-photo-display or their project site at https://github.com/damongolding/immich-kiosk. I did a video about Immich Public Proxy at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkPtL4lxszA
#technology #Immich #opensource
“No processing happens on the tablet, it is just a display for the image output. In fact, you won't even have much of configuration options since all of that is done through a config file. My tablet, which feels sluggish for practically everything, can handle this within the browser just fine. It loads quickly, transitions are smooth, and it doesn't crash. What else can you ask for?”
Any old tablet that at least has a browser on it, can run this kiosk mode view of Immich photos, albums, people, memories, and a lot more. Good to see in the config that you can limit it to specific albums or people only, or hide specific albums or people. So the admin will just need to apply their mind to that side of things.
Another alternative to this is Immich Public Proxy which requires each album to be configured and shared manually, but has the ultimate security as a result.
Immich Kiosk's website also has a demo that you can try to see how it actually works.
See https://www.xda-developers.com/turned-old-tablet-into-immich-powered-photo-display or their project site at https://github.com/damongolding/immich-kiosk. I did a video about Immich Public Proxy at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkPtL4lxszA
#technology #Immich #opensource
This Bicycle Bell Can Even Be Heard by People Wearing Noise-Cancelling Headphones because its 2026
“The unique Škoda DuoBell bicycle bell is a classic example of a completely analogue solution to a problem caused by digital innovation. Its ringing sound bypasses the noise-cancelling capabilities of modern headphones, which often isolate the wearer from outside noises all too well.”
LOL we need new solutions to 2026 world problems. I'm wondering if cars won't also need something like this fitted. ANC headphones and ear pods are definitely becoming more prevalent. Seems the low frequency used here, is something that ANC does not easily mask.
Although it is a frequency tone, bells have long been tuned for specific frequencies, so an analogue device can actually do this perfectly well.
See https://www.wired.com/story/skoda-duobell-bike-bell-can-be-heard-by-people-wearing-noise-canceling-headphones
#technology #cycling #ANC
“The unique Škoda DuoBell bicycle bell is a classic example of a completely analogue solution to a problem caused by digital innovation. Its ringing sound bypasses the noise-cancelling capabilities of modern headphones, which often isolate the wearer from outside noises all too well.”
LOL we need new solutions to 2026 world problems. I'm wondering if cars won't also need something like this fitted. ANC headphones and ear pods are definitely becoming more prevalent. Seems the low frequency used here, is something that ANC does not easily mask.
Although it is a frequency tone, bells have long been tuned for specific frequencies, so an analogue device can actually do this perfectly well.
See https://www.wired.com/story/skoda-duobell-bike-bell-can-be-heard-by-people-wearing-noise-canceling-headphones
#technology #cycling #ANC
Wall Street keeps saying "the future of finance runs on blockchain." The question nobody asks: which one?
There is no "the blockchain." There are thousands of chains with different rules, different t...
Thing is though that statement can be quite correct. Blockchain is a broader concept than just finance or currency itself. It can be used in logistics or artwork or for tracking any changes in anything. One application is for financial value and yes then there may be many different names and implementations.
But if a stock exchange wants to use blockchain on the broader sense to track all financial transactions and movements say of stock, that is a valid concept as I understand it. It does not mean the stock would be traded in Bitcoin or whatever. The currency of blockchain is anorrower scoping of the broader use of blackchain.
But if a stock exchange wants to use blockchain on the broader sense to track all financial transactions and movements say of stock, that is a valid concept as I understand it. It does not mean the stock would be traded in Bitcoin or whatever. The currency of blockchain is anorrower scoping of the broader use of blackchain.
France's government is ditching Windows for Linux, calling US tech dependence a strategic risk
“The French government has decided that enough is enough. It has announced that it will shift away from proprietary technologies from outside the European Union and focus more on open-source solutions — and part of that means ditching Windows for Linux.”
The South African government made the same statement in the mid-2000's but mysteriously abandoned the implementation after the success of the pilot project. Brazil, Russia, China, and some others had also committed to similar objectives and have actually been making some stead progress.
So time will tell in this case too. That said, it is actually right and proper that any government should want to invest money in localised efforts and ensure the digital sovereignty of their data. From the beginning I've not been a proponent of external cloud services. Ideally a government should consolidate all its various departments onto its own platforms, or at least have them fully managed locally by local companies.
See https://www.xda-developers.com/frances-government-ditching-windows-for-linux
#technology #France #opensource #Linux
“The French government has decided that enough is enough. It has announced that it will shift away from proprietary technologies from outside the European Union and focus more on open-source solutions — and part of that means ditching Windows for Linux.”
The South African government made the same statement in the mid-2000's but mysteriously abandoned the implementation after the success of the pilot project. Brazil, Russia, China, and some others had also committed to similar objectives and have actually been making some stead progress.
So time will tell in this case too. That said, it is actually right and proper that any government should want to invest money in localised efforts and ensure the digital sovereignty of their data. From the beginning I've not been a proponent of external cloud services. Ideally a government should consolidate all its various departments onto its own platforms, or at least have them fully managed locally by local companies.
See https://www.xda-developers.com/frances-government-ditching-windows-for-linux
#technology #France #opensource #Linux
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LinkedIn secretly scans for 6,000+ Chrome extensions, collects data
I initially ignored the first post about this after LinkedIn had stated it did not dispute that it detects specific browser extensions, telling BleepingComputer that the info was used to protect the platform and its users. The company also claimed the report was from someone whose account was banned for scraping LinkedIn content and violating the site's terms of use.
But others have been digging deeper into this issue, and it does appear that the data collection is a lot broader than the reasons that LinkedIn gave. For example LinkedIn is scanning for over 6,000 extensions (most of which have nothing to do with scraping of data from websites), and they do this by scanning the files on the drive for those extensions, as well as collecting other data about the user's machine.
It was not verified though that LinkedIn is actually sharing this data with any other parties. My own website's Matomo stats engine for example does also collect machine data (type of device, browser, pages visited, and city) but the data stays on my platform and I don't identify anyone from it.
It is just worth remembering that there are some companies who do aggressively collect data and some (like Facebook) who openly state they share that with upstream providers and 3rd parties (yes you can assume data brokers). If I ever visit a Facebook page it happens in a private browser via a VPN.
In LinkedIn's case I suppose we do need to remember it is owned by Microsoft, and they have an AI service. Their record around security and privacy has also not been great over time.
See https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/linkedin-secretly-scans-for-6-000-plus-chrome-extensions-collects-data
#technology #privacy #LinkedIn
I initially ignored the first post about this after LinkedIn had stated it did not dispute that it detects specific browser extensions, telling BleepingComputer that the info was used to protect the platform and its users. The company also claimed the report was from someone whose account was banned for scraping LinkedIn content and violating the site's terms of use.
But others have been digging deeper into this issue, and it does appear that the data collection is a lot broader than the reasons that LinkedIn gave. For example LinkedIn is scanning for over 6,000 extensions (most of which have nothing to do with scraping of data from websites), and they do this by scanning the files on the drive for those extensions, as well as collecting other data about the user's machine.
It was not verified though that LinkedIn is actually sharing this data with any other parties. My own website's Matomo stats engine for example does also collect machine data (type of device, browser, pages visited, and city) but the data stays on my platform and I don't identify anyone from it.
It is just worth remembering that there are some companies who do aggressively collect data and some (like Facebook) who openly state they share that with upstream providers and 3rd parties (yes you can assume data brokers). If I ever visit a Facebook page it happens in a private browser via a VPN.
In LinkedIn's case I suppose we do need to remember it is owned by Microsoft, and they have an AI service. Their record around security and privacy has also not been great over time.
See https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/linkedin-secretly-scans-for-6-000-plus-chrome-extensions-collects-data
#technology #privacy #LinkedIn
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- Divide larger movie into small chunks.
- Upload chunks to blossom.
- Create playlist
- profit?
https://haven.downisontheup.ca/6e659d4eea5e965856a893d6929e3d10da66565d9faaabb1e6920b0e1887ae3c.m3u8
P...
Yes playing on noStrudel browser client but not on Jumble browser (gives open link option but just shows text in browser page)
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You Should Be Using Reddit on Your RSS Reader
“You may know that Reddit can be a treasure trove of useful information and opinion, and that RSS (Really Simple Syndication) is a clean and straightforward way to keep up with what's happening on the web—but you might not be aware that you can combine both Reddit and RSS in numerous ways.”
So yes no real news that RSS is already baked into Reddit, and that can be a cleaner way of ensuring you don't miss posts for s specific Subreddit, or a keyword search.
But what I did not realise is you can also put some qualifiers on at the end of the URL to sort, limit the number of posts, filter on top posts only, etc. You can even combine two or more feeds into one.
See https://lifehacker.com/tech/rss-reader-on-reddit
#technology #RSS #reddit
“You may know that Reddit can be a treasure trove of useful information and opinion, and that RSS (Really Simple Syndication) is a clean and straightforward way to keep up with what's happening on the web—but you might not be aware that you can combine both Reddit and RSS in numerous ways.”
So yes no real news that RSS is already baked into Reddit, and that can be a cleaner way of ensuring you don't miss posts for s specific Subreddit, or a keyword search.
But what I did not realise is you can also put some qualifiers on at the end of the URL to sort, limit the number of posts, filter on top posts only, etc. You can even combine two or more feeds into one.
See https://lifehacker.com/tech/rss-reader-on-reddit
#technology #RSS #reddit
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The EFF is quitting X
“Last year, our 1,500 posts earned roughly 13 million impressions for the entire year. To put it bluntly, an X post today receives less than 3% of the views a single tweet delivered seven years ago.”
I don't think many legacy corporations have really been looking deeply into their numbers on X. We've seen in the past that X faked the advert views, so one also has to be careful of accepting X's numbers at face value as well. Many accounts on X today are also bot accounts and actually not real human views at all.
See https://www.theverge.com/tech/909550/eff-electronic-frontier-foundation-leaving-x-twitter
#technology #X #twitter #socialmedia
“Last year, our 1,500 posts earned roughly 13 million impressions for the entire year. To put it bluntly, an X post today receives less than 3% of the views a single tweet delivered seven years ago.”
I don't think many legacy corporations have really been looking deeply into their numbers on X. We've seen in the past that X faked the advert views, so one also has to be careful of accepting X's numbers at face value as well. Many accounts on X today are also bot accounts and actually not real human views at all.
See https://www.theverge.com/tech/909550/eff-electronic-frontier-foundation-leaving-x-twitter
#technology #X #twitter #socialmedia