I think because other distros don’t have half the issues Arch has, pacman isn’t as important in keeping the system “stable”.

But I understand why someone using Arch would be fascinated by pacman.

Can you confirm Mullvad VPN (if this is your vpnVPN) works on the latest atomic fedora after reinstalling?

Word. Unfortunately I cannot like Ubuntu for all of canonicals decisions, but there’s no doubt they have designed the most iconic Linux DE there is.

So much so that if someone who doesn’t use Linux thinks of Linux, they imagine Ubuntu.

The Marxism/Privacy intersectional analysis is something I never expected to see. But I welcome it with open arms.

I’m glad this community isn’t just right-wing libertarian tinfoil-wearing loonies.

“I set my house on fire damn why did my house burn down its the builders fault.”

It requires opt-in,

Because GDPR requires it to be so. Ask people overseas if they can turn that feature off.

With the current government they have in the US, is this really something that the anybody should be comfortable having?

Also, nothing is stopping malware from turning it on without your consent, because the technology will be backed in into the OS by default.

and if someone nefarious gets to the point they can read this stuff then they’ll already be able to record your screen, log keystrokes, etc

So we should just ignore that Microsoft just created a new attack vector that nobody asked for?

I expect it won’t be straightforward to view the data as well, it’s not just gonna be a folder full of jpegs.

Source?

I’m glad that people are actually trying to make interesting features still.

What’s interesting about this? Not only are you training AI models using your data without getting paid for it, I don’t understand what use case you can have by asking Microsoft what porn you were watching at 2 am of February 19th. For important stuff that needs remembering, you can just go back to your browser history. Its easier to search there than to remember the specific time you were doing something anyway.

Literally, nobody wants this.

OSs have been so boring years now, it’s good to see people actually trying to introduce standout features even if they are controversial. More of this I say.

Okay so this is that mindset that seems to permeate the Tech industry through and through, these days. The idea that things that are working fine, need to be forcefully “improved” even when it’s not necessary.

A pen can’t just be a pen anymore, it needs to connect to the cloud so that the ink levels can be properly measured and new ink sent to you on a subscription basis to make sure you never run out of ink.

A juicer needs its own proprietary juice bags and it won’t work with different ones, and how does it know you’re not using the brand’s originals? Why, it must be connected to the internet of course, otherwise it won’t juice.

Your car can’t just be a car anymore, it needs to have integrated mics and an internet connection so that the manufacturer can listen to all your calls and ear your sex sounds, and then sell that to advertisers who will know whether they should sell you a MagicWand or fisting lube, based on whether the moaning sounds they heard coming out of your car sound masculine or feminine.

So on and so forth.

You might think your take is unique, but it really isn’t. It aligns perfectly with everything that companies want nowadays, which is to get your data at all costs.

For me, I want none of that shit. To the point that I go out of my way to make sure I only buy stuff that doesn’t connect to the internet.

Which, BTW, this is the privacy community, I thought there was a common understanding of how abusing these features are, but I guess not.

Don’t get me wrong, I have Grayjay installed, and it works flawlessly. Seems to work even better than Tubular which is what I use currently.

This is my only gripe (well, and the fact that it isn’t open source, but I can live with that), and I really want the project to succeed. I just can’t get past the perma dark mode, but I’ll stay on the lookout for when it releases a light mode, and I’ll start using it then because I really want the project to succeed.

Perhaps.

I mean, it’s not like YouTube creators are happy with the state of the platform either. They keep getting paid less and less to the point that they have to resort to begging for donations or include sponsorships in the videos.

I imagine at this point other platforms are well positioned to capitalize on what YouTube has been doing to the platform for some time now. Personally I really like what platform aggregators like Grayjay are doing: basically the idea of following creators, not platforms.

So you can just install Grayjay now through their website and you’ll be surprised by how many youtubers you follow are already on other platforms.

Don’t lock it down. Just buy a cheap phone, populate it with inane stuff like pictures of food and travel.

Create a puppet Instagram/facebook account and do the same, and don’t install WhatsApp until you’re past security.

Better yet, don’t visit the US. Who knows how much more fucked up it will get as time goes on.

European here.

Same.

I really want to like grayjay (love Louis and his philosophy), but the perma dark mode kills it for me. I don’t understand how some people enjoy that, it’s so depressing.

that’s the next phase of them trying to kick us off is just not serving people who do not have an account. So I would expect this to only increase over time.

A losing business model considering the growing amount of people who are sick and tired of the aggressive ad placements all YouTube.

Kicking out everyone who doesn’t log into a Google account would lead to an immediate loss in viewership throughout the month/year, and that wouldn’t do well with investors.

Also if you are going through the effort of changing email providers then now would be a good time to look into buying your own domain to use in order to decouple your address from the email provider.

How so you come up with an easy, memorable email for day to day use?

I swear the UK is as dystopian as the US and even worse in a lot of ways.

Why do you think they wanted Brexit? Now they can apply all their demented ideas to their country freely.

I, for one, haven’t set foot there since Brexit officially concluded. Shame that I have friends there but, I hear it’s becoming worse by the day anyways.

Sounds like a great idea for a film. I have the feeling it would become an instant cult classic.

Not only that, but it keeps getting re-shared every week like it’s breaking news.

Like, I get it’s exciting to see an European government giving the middle finger to a huge US multinational for once, but we need to move on. If anything, these examples should be given to pressure other governments to do the same.

Ah, interesting, that’s currently my approach. Hoped there was a better approach. Oh well!

Question, in what format do you save your documents for best compatibility, odt or docx (or another)?

It’s also open-source and privacy-focused, so I’m not sure to what extent it makes a difference. If signal were to go astray it can always be forked.

In fact, I already use Molly because it is even more security and privacy focused.

Signal said it would leave the EU if they were forced to break encryption, though. All other local alternatives (like Threema) would also comply, so I don’t really see an escape plan.