"It's only paranoia until it's too late."
https://amp.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/apr/06/phone-camera-microphone-spying
"It's only paranoia until it's too late."
https://amp.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/apr/06/phone-camera-microphone-spying
@slp The new apps are not released, yet. But once they are, we definitely plan to add it to @fdroidorg - it's part of our mission to remove all things Google. 😉
https://tutanota.com/blog/posts/secure-mail-open-source
USPol, Rolling Stone Show more
Journalists working the story of @telegram being blocked in Russia should be absolutely clear that if @google and… https://twitter.com/i/web/status/986282075048292359
Since #Facebook owns #Instagram, I'm looking for a good alternative similar in practice to Mastodon. Anyone know of one?
Gender stuff Show more
IS YOUR CHILD TEXTING ABOUT MASTODON?
lmao - love masto, always open-source
omg - our mod @Gargron
wtf - welcome to fediverse
imho - instance moderation & hosting opportunities
smfh - so many furries here
idgaf - I decentralized; gotta avoid facebook
I need some insight on an #eltonjohn song lyric. In Your Song, what does the part:
"So excuse me forgetting
But these things I do
You see, I've forgotten
If they're green or they're blue"
...mean? Specifically the green or blue part. What's he doing that is green or blue??
omg they're murdering children now
The problem of sharing too much info about yourself in those innocuous looking quizzes shared on social media
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2018/04/dont-give-away-historic-details-about-yourself/
“... in these informal surveys is that in doing so you may be inadvertently giving away the answers to “secret questions” that can be used to unlock access to a host of your online identities and accounts.”
This is the Hubble Ultra Deep Field. With the exception of 3-4 foreground stars every object you see in this image is a galaxy.
sw related thread on birdsite Show more
mental health bs Show more
"In perhaps the creepiest example, Facebook applied for (and received, last year) a patent for a tool called Techniques, for emotion detection and content delivery. It would use the camera in your phone to take pictures of you as you scroll through content. Facebook would then use facial analysis to measure how much you did or did not like the content in question, so as to determine what kind of stuff to send your way."