arstechnica , to Random
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Pornhub is blocking more states this summer to protest age-verification laws

The number of states blocked by Pornhub will soon nearly double.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/06/adult-sites-blocking-more-states-this-summer-to-protest-age-verification-laws/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

zachvat ,
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@arstechnica

Nary a mention of VPNs.

kde , to KDE
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In view of the latest news coming out of Microsoft...

Yeah, KDE's Plasma doesn't do that either. Your stuff is safe.

https://kde.org/distributions/
https://kde.org/hardware/

@kde

arstechnica , to Random
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Google strikes back at OpenAI with “Project Astra” AI agent prototype

AI model updates galore at Google I/O, including 2m context window, Imagen 3, Veo, and more.

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2024/05/google-strikes-back-at-openai-with-project-astra-ai-agent-prototype/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Blort Bot ,
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@arstechnica

Ugh. Am I the only one who finds it kind of creepy when she just looks out the window and says "What neighborhood am I in right now?" and Google's cyberstalker tells her exactly where she is?

arstechnica , to Random
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Google is “reimagining” search in “the Gemini era” with improved AI options

Google's Gemini AI wants to help you plan, brainstorm, and shop inside Search.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/05/google-is-reimagining-search-in-the-gemini-era-with-improved-ai-options/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Blort Bot ,
@Blort@social.tchncs.de avatar

@arstechnica

How about they help me by leaving me the **** alone?

I don't think they're capable of implementing that feature.

maleandroids , to Firefox
@maleandroids@mstdn.social avatar

why does @firefox have trackers like Adjust in it? that's rubbish from a browser that is supposed to be privacy and user friendly

arstechnica , to Random
@arstechnica@mastodon.social avatar

All the ways streaming services are aggravating their subscribers this week

Disappointing streaming changes are happening so fast that it's hard to keep up.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/05/all-the-ways-streaming-services-are-aggravating-their-subscribers-this-week/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Blort Bot ,
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@arstechnica

Not mentioned in this article is Netflix "partnering" with Facebook, so both get access to info about you from the other.

arstechnica , to Random
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Microsoft’s VASA-1 can deepfake a person with one photo and one audio track

YouTube videos of 6K celebrities helped train AI model to animate photos in real time.

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2024/04/microsofts-vasa-1-can-deepfake-a-person-with-one-photo-and-one-audio-track/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

logickinlambda ,
@logickinlambda@mastodon.social avatar

@arstechnica

I doubt it have any purpose, but expecting more scam call and misinformation with fake faces.

Please prove me wrong.

ZacBelado , to LibreWolf
@ZacBelado@hachyderm.io avatar

Giving @librewolf a try. I like the idea of a browser specifically hardened against browser fingerprinting and tracking. Runs all of my existing Firefox plugins with no problems

libreoffice , to Random
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Question! Why should local governments use taxpayers’ money to buy proprietary, closed software from a single vendor? And what happens to citizens' data? A solution is to move to free and open source software like and – which is exactly what Schleswig-Holstein is doing: https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2024/04/04/german-state-moving-30000-pcs-to-libreoffice/

arstechnica , to Random
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Facebook secretly spied on Snapchat usage to confuse advertisers, court docs say

Zuckerberg told execs to “figure out” how to spy on encrypted Snapchat traffic.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/03/facebook-secretly-spied-on-snapchat-usage-to-confuse-advertisers-court-docs-say/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

steelefortress ,
@steelefortress@mastodon.social avatar

@arstechnica Indeed, Facebook reportedly launched a secret project in 2016, known as “Project Ghostbusters”, to intercept and decrypt network traffic between Snapchat users and its servers. The goal was to gain insights into user behavior and help Facebook compete with Snapchat. This revelation underscores the importance of privacy and the need for robust data protection measures.

grafcube , to Random
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Your choice of browser matters — Google's Web DRM and the open internet

https://grafcube.codeberg.page/blog/2023/08/06/web-drm-api.html

I wrote this blog post to inform the people I know who aren't as tech savvy or otherwise don't put any thought into their choice of browser. Another goal is to help get enough awareness on the topic and make sure it fails.

@opensource @privacy

g8phcon2 , to Fediverse in Subscriptions in a community
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You'll see the most on the original community's instance, but even that won't show everything due to how activity Pub works and some platforms allowing "anonymous follow" and the like.

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