shadycomposer

joined 1 year ago

What is least terrible SmartTV OS for privacy? in c/[email protected]

[–] shadycomposer 9 points 1 month ago

I would be careful of anything ‘smart’.

Danish Justice Minister Under Fire for Pushing Encryption Ban While Using It in c/[email protected]

[–] shadycomposer 2 points 2 months ago

It’s a privilege lol

Google pulls the plug on uBlock Origin, leaving over 30 million Chrome users susceptible to intrusive ads in c/[email protected]

[–] shadycomposer 2 points 3 months ago

Fair. Pulling rules makes sense. Code wouldn’t. (I wouldn’t consider regex as code.)

Thanks for the details.

Google pulls the plug on uBlock Origin, leaving over 30 million Chrome users susceptible to intrusive ads in c/[email protected]

[–] shadycomposer 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Google is Mozilla’s dad so I’m not sure how long we will be able to use FF with v2.

Google pulls the plug on uBlock Origin, leaving over 30 million Chrome users susceptible to intrusive ads in c/[email protected]

[–] shadycomposer 2 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Why does it need to run remotely hosted code though?

Firefox added ad tracking and has already turned it on without asking you in c/[email protected]

[–] shadycomposer 48 points 4 months ago

As someone who works on data anonymization, I never trust anonymization.

Firefox added ad tracking and has already turned it on without asking you in c/[email protected]

[–] shadycomposer 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

What’s the behavior before this option was added? Would websites track you or not?

Japan working on European DMA equivalent - INCYBER NEWS in c/[email protected]

[–] shadycomposer 3 points 7 months ago

Meanwhile, our lawmakers in the US focus on other/presumed higher priorities.

Legitimate interest? in c/[email protected]

[–] shadycomposer 7 points 7 months ago

It’s their interest, not yours.

PSA: Twitch Shadowbans Users on VPN + Linux in c/[email protected]

[–] shadycomposer 6 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Only the ‘free’ services. I bet amazon.com won’t ban you from shopping on vpn.

Why do Americans measure everything in cups? in c/nostupidquestions

[–] shadycomposer 3 points 7 months ago (8 children)

Silly question: are all cups the same volume? I didn’t bother to measure but the cup i use to scoop rice seems very different in size from the one I use for dog food…

'Pay or Okay' explained: Why more and more websites make you pay for your privacy - noyb in c/[email protected]

[–] shadycomposer 4 points 7 months ago

Just avoid using them. Expecting free services without giving out anything is naive.