Other people have already mentioned this, but Google absolutely spies on the whole OS when it makes the OS, either Android or Chrome OS, Google Play Services are spyware and also required for full Android functionality
GrapheneOS my beloved
Should I pull the trigger on the Pixel 8 listing I've got up on eBay right now? My level of tech savvy is 'I installed Bazzite on my gaming laptop and it's mostly just worked', I think I should be fine with Graphene but...
(Also, anyone know if Tuta is good? I'm looking for a replacement for Google calendar and Gmail and that seems to fit the bill.)
Only Apple users think Apple isn't spying on them.
And Apple users are about to realize with the new Apple AI aka Google Gemini that they ARE spying on them.
No they won't. Apple users are either tech illiterate or sycophantic. They won't realize that the "year in review" is actually just a showcase of how much info they have on you.
Everything is just black and white…
Excuse me, tech illiterate and sycophantic are clearly shades of grey.
Oh is Apple finally releasing different colors again? :p
"The new Mac: Now in tech illiterate white/greyish and sycophantic gray/blackish."
I'd respect Apple more if they kept the fun colors of the old iMacs.
Everyone who believes their big tech software doesnt spy as much as possible are naive fools
But its almost impossible to avoid anyway
So i can understand that a lot of people just dont care
Myself included, though i do use linux, its not for privacy reasons. I just like linux better thqn windows.
Work requires a mac, and github by microsoft. What you want me to do?
Google doesn't spy only the web. There are some pretty common and completely legal devices, that Google takes advantage of to spy in people's everyday life. Those devices are called Android phones.
Jokes on you! I know that Apple knows that I know they know.
Yeah Apple is pretty transparent about it and what they use it for (allegedly) haven’t really seen anything saying Apple is using more than they claim/say.
Either way Linux is so much better.
Thanks legitimately random user!
Government spyware enters the chat
We, the public, barely know what's up, but at least the pegasus has been documented, which targeted iPhone users
I mean spy only on the web? Android Google is like the most important piece of project in corporate surveillance and don't get me started on A-GPS
Also acceptable:
Linux: You guys have users?
linux to apple: you think yours don't?
I've seen a lot of people defend apple. I lowkey thing me talking bad about apple (and provide sources) on a privacy subreddit triggered someone enough to get my reddit account banned. That or badtalking apple is against reddit TOS.
Probably an employee doing damage control.
i like the meme, but here is the real version
The mail (a web service), the calendar (a web service), YouTube (web videos), YouTube Music (web music), Google Maps (a web based mapping service)...
You get the picture.
Android spies on you when you're doing things locally on the device. But, the rest of these are web-based services.
Meta Is Recruiting Former Pentagon Officials As It Ramps Up Military Ambitions
Reading that headline is crazy, why would Meta have any military ambitions. And then in the first sentence of the text they mention AI. I guess they need to use AI for any possible application to show that they get value from their large investments.
Why? Governmemt contracts of course. Sweet sweet borrowed money the feds shovel to their donor pals, then just kickback.
Ai stuff is dark, real dystopian shit they are working on, israel did a bunch of it, kill decisions, killbots too, but analyzing associations and threat detection amd whatever else nazis had them program it to do in their reprisals against the ghetto.
But they are putting these systems on all data, to make half baked threat assessments, dystopia past regimes could not dream of.
Google spies through its OS too.
I'd make that plural. Google spies through its OSs too.
Next month, Microsoft forced Mojang to comply with the UK government Online Safety Act. All users must upload Digital ID or some other form of Age Verification to a third party company called Yoti. Or else they won't get to use the chat, friends list, and other social features. All users are affected for now it seems. Yoti claim they will delete the data right away and not store it. This means that even in single player we can't use commands and see achievements and stuff like that. Really annoying. EDIT: Turns out this is on both Java and Bedrock and probably all platforms such as mobile! Not sure how or when it will happen though.
I will literally never verify my real life ID for some online service. I will cut out that service from my life before betraying my own privacy to such a degree. I will throw my computer out the window before ever doing this.
What the fuck is wrong with people?
I was happier before I had computers and internet and cellphones too. Everyone used to go about their day with no phones. The only problem is a lot of things have to be done online. Ie, no classified ads anymore, if you need say used tools.
on a totally unrelated note, been playing a lot of voxelibre in luanti lately
Hold on a minute.
You can't play Minecraft on windows without verification???.
Or any OS since the verification is for the java version?
But how would that work for single player?
I should be able to run anything on my fucking pc. Everyone who tells me otherwise is a fucking asshole.
You can still play single player but there will be restrictions such as not being able to use the chat (even for commands and coords) or your friends list. You likely won't be able to access servers or realms. It is unclear if you can use modded versions or older versions to get around this new law. It is unclear how and when they will update this. You won't have to use Digital ID only but the other methods are just as invasive. I believe this will be mandatory on all versions whether PC or otherwise. Yeah it is really dumb and annoying.
Uhhhhhhhhhh what
Is team extreme still a thing lol, guess its time to never log back into my actual Minecraft acct
I don't know what team extreme is, sorry
Old school (like pre 1.8) cracked Minecraft launcher. IIRC they had a server too that was pretty popular, but the main thing for me was the crackled launcher lol
Ah I don't know anything about that sorry. I am sure some form of MC will still work without age verification no matter what they try to make us do.
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