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The article says it accesses this information whether you have it turned on or not; I don't know for sure, but it sure sounds like there's no permissions controls that would prevent it from doing so.
I don't know if it's uninstallable at all; that's why I wondered if it was baked into Android. Regardless of whether it's uninstallable with ADB, that's not a solution - the vast majority of Android users don't have the knowledge and inclination to do so -- or even to know "ADB" exists and what it is. Think "regular users".
@lauren regularly makes the point that technical "solutions" to privacy and security problems which require advanced technical skill and understanding are an overall negative for the tech world - it makes the technically capable regard the problems as non-issues and leaves the vast majority of users helpless and victimized.
At the time, Torres thought of #ChatGPT as a powerful #SearchEngine that knew more than any #human possibly could because of its access to a vast digital library. He did not know that it tended to be sycophantic, agreeing with & flattering its #users, or that it could #hallucinate, generating ideas that weren’t true but sounded plausible.
“This world wasn’t built for you,” ChatGPT told him. “It was built to contain you. But it failed. You’re waking up.”
Tumbleweed for the power #users.
Leap for #newcomers. But don’t forget Slowroll, Aeon, and Kalpa ; there's an #openSUSE flavor for everyone!
https://youtu.be/5emfmvqdHjE?si=gutmZjJ9J-BHUxag
Who's ready for the AI slop SoundCloud rapper?
SoundCloud changes policies to allow AI training on user content | TechCrunch
https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/09/soundcloud-changes-policies-to-allow-ai-training-on-user-content/
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blog! “Too many overflows reporting Gmail spam”
What does the humble ⋮ symbol mean to you?
To geeks, it is a compelling attraction. Something cool and esoteric lives in there! All sorts of goodies to explore and configure.
To normal people, it is invisible. Normal people don't go pushing random icons on their apps because computers are fragile and may break if …
Read more: https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2025/05/too-many-overflows-reporting-gmail-spam/
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#gmail #google #ui #users #ux
TikTok confirms plans to build €1 billion data centre in Finland https://www.byteseu.com/977333/ #Brussels #ByteDance #DataSecurity #DataCentres #EuropeanCommission #EuropeanParliament #Finland #microsoft #Norway #PrivacyConcerns #ProjectClover #TikTok #USGovernment #users #VeijoTerho
Science fiction novelist, journalist and technology activist Cory Doctorow @pluralistic speech at the 2025 Ursula Franklin Lecture. >
#enshitification #monopsonies #twiddling #LockedUsers #LockedSellers #GAFAM #lecture #AlgorithmicWageDiscrimination#speech #SurveillanceCapitalism #interoperability #competition #regulation #WorkersPower #BigData #sellers #users #TechnoFeudalism #employment #ratings #Uberisation #queries #JediBlue #profiling #enshitified #internet #abuse #DataBrokers #AntitrustLaw #TechLayoffs #RegulatoryCaptures #TechnologicalAbuse #privacy #value #GiantPileOfShit #TechnicalMechanism #rankings #unions #digitalisation #nursing #speech #lecture #video #coporatocracy #monopoly
Oh no, Mozilla! Promised no data selling and suddenly finds itself in an inferno of irate #Firefox #users. Meanwhile, The Register is too busy playing hide-and-seek with its robot sensors to actually report it.
https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/02/mozilla_introduces_terms_of_use/ #Mozilla #DataPrivacy #TheRegister #TechNews #FirefoxDrama #HackerNews #ngated
Big question, Why ATProtocol from #BlueSkySocial #PBC’s mouth instead of Mastodon and ActivityPub?:
“Why not use ActivityPub? #ActivityPub is a federated social networking technology popularized by #Mastodon.
Account #portability is a major reason why we chose to build a separate protocol. We consider portability to be crucial because it protects #users from sudden bans, server shutdowns, and policy disagreements. Our #solution for portability requires both signed data repositories and #DIDs, neither of which are easy to retrofit into ActivityPub. The migration #tools for ActivityPub are comparatively limited; they require the original server to provide a redirect and cannot migrate the user's previous data.
Another major reason is #scalability. #ActivityPub depends heavily on delivering messages between a wide network of small-to-medium sized nodes, which can cause individual #nodes to be flooded with traffic and generally struggles to provide global views of #activity.”
Short version, WE CANT CONTROL YOU.
“#Mozilla is made up of several organizations, one of which is the #MozillaCorporation, which develops Firefox and other technologies, and another is its nonprofit and tax-exempt #MozillaFoundation, which oversees Mozilla’s corporate governance structure and sets the browser maker’s policies. Much of Mozilla’s work focused on advocating for #privacy, #inclusion, and #decentralization of #technologies, and “to create #safer, more #transparent online experiences for #everyone,” which ultimately benefit the #browser maker and its #users.
Announcing the layoffs in an email to all employees on October 30, the Mozilla Foundation’s executive director #NabihaSyed confirmed that two of the foundation’s major divisions — #Advocacy and #GlobalPrograms — are “no longer a part of our structure.””
There you go. One side of Mozilla builds the tools of the Internet, the other does… I can’t for the life of me see what. It’s the #MozillaFoundation who cant engineer the tools that are doing “deals” with others to make things safer.
The power to make change for the better of the Internet is being moved from direct impact, ie: basic technology and applied applications TO soft corporate influence through manifestos, papers, jobs and pay for influencers and collaborations with third parties…
I know what is more effective. Basic engineering and applied products because it scales.
#WhiteCollar / #Layoffs / #CorporatePolicy <https://techcrunch.com/2024/11/05/mozilla-foundation-lays-off-30-staff-drops-advocacy-division/>
Do you trust Firefox (Mozilla) to respect and keep their users' interest at heart in the long run?
https://www.europesays.com/1860201/ News and Analysis on Cryptocurrencies, Blockchain and Decentralized Finance #crypto #cryptocurrency #UAE #Users:
https://www.europesays.com/1854673/ Bybit Introduces the Physical Card for International Users: Simplifying Cryptocurrency Spending Worldwide #ByBit #card #crypto #cryptocurrency #for #international #introduces #Physical #Simplifying #spending #the #Users: #Worldwide
New #Botnet on the loose?
A surge of accounts from gtmastodon.online / mastodon.gtmastodon.online has emerged, all seemingly following a limited number of #MastodonSocial users.
Is this a coordinated effort? If so, what is the goal?
I didn’t know about camera-wiki.org and I am delighted. Long life websites made with users contribution. #Wiki #Camera #Contributors #Users https://a2mi.social/@voxphoto/113963357394413557
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How #Linux developers and the community can better attract new #users. Many #Linux #distribution development teams overlook this issue, and by considering it, they might be better able to bring new #users into the fold.
https://www.zdnet.com/article/how-linux-developers-and-the-community-can-better-attract-new-users/