Google Allows Creditors to Brick Your Phone ( lemmy.world )
I installed NetGuard about a month ago and blocked all internet to apps, unless they’re on a whitelist. No notifications from this particular system app (that can’t be disabled) until recently when it started making internet connection requests to google servers. Does anyone know when this became a thing?...
Twitter/x.com is now forcing you to disable Firefox's Enhance Tracking Protection. ( lemmy.world )
Firefox’s Enhanced Tracking Protection (Strict Mode) is known to cause issues on x.com...
Reddit started blocking VPN users on old.reddit.com ( lemm.ee )
At this point, I’m not even going to bother trying to go on there anymore.
Me and my 756 closest friends... ( lemmy.dbzer0.com )
Fuck ads at the gas pump
Idk if this is the right instance for this, but how fucking tired of these forced ads at gas pumps is everyone else?...
New Advertisement and Internet connection permissions for Simple SMS Messenger on Google Play Store... ( lemmy.ml )
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I did not know the origin of the quote ( lemmy.world )
Cross-posted from lemmy.world/post/13888155
Youtube is now unusable without a frontend ( lemmy.world )
I have an extension that can individually disable all the most useless/addicting components of the Youtube site, such as shorts and whatnot. On the search page, I have turned on:...
'Facial recognition' error message on vending machine sparks concern at University of Waterloo ( kitchener.ctvnews.ca )
A set of smart vending machines at the University of Waterloo is expected to be removed from campus after students raised privacy concerns about their software....
Any EU based users of reddit should immediately file a complaint under GDPR with their supervisory authority ( kbin.social )
Automakers Are Sharing Consumers’ Driving Behavior With Insurance Companies ( www.nytimes.com )
Kenn Dahl says he has always been a careful driver. The owner of a software company near Seattle, he drives a leased Chevrolet Bolt. He’s never been responsible for an accident....
Mozilla says Apple’s new browser rules are “as painful as possible” for Firefox ( www.theverge.com )
Mozilla is unhappy because the use of browser engines other than WebKit will be restricted to the EU, forcing them to develop two different apps....
Microsoft is silently installing Copilot onto Windows Server 2022 ( mastodon.gamedev.place )
https://lemmy.ml/pictrs/image/51faa0ca-2b47-4eba-bc8c-d9edabba5ca9.png
Mullvad ads on local subway ( lemm.ee )
An app called Bless Every Home, which has been backed by some of the biggest names in evangelical circles, is mapping the personal information of immigrants and non-Christians in a bid to conduct door-to-door religious conversions and "prayerwalking." ( newrepublic.com )
No thank you ( lemmy.world )
From the Outlook Android app
Discord to start showing ads in the coming week after resisting for almost a decade ( www.neowin.net )
I don’t think people on this sub use it, but it’s great news for us. The worse it gets the likelier people move on.
This is how I KNOW it works as intended ( i.imgur.com )
UK Gvmt Say Mask Wearing At Protests Will Soon Be Illegal ( www.theguardian.com )
“Protesters who wear masks could face arrest, up to a month in jail and a £1,000 fine under proposed measures that human rights campaigners claim are pandering to “culture war nonsense”....
Heads up. Facebook keylogs your passwords. ( midwest.social )
EU moving towards total monetary surveillance and banning all anonymous payments ( lemmy.ml )
How to contact your MEP: www.europarl.europa.eu/portal/en/contact...
Signal introduces usernames and phone number privacy. ( signal.org )
Google's new AI search results promotes sites pushing malware, scams ( www.bleepingcomputer.com )
(In the case that someone in Lemmy still use Google)
new permissions for simple voice recorder app. they're coming! ( lemmy.world )
As per title. Move to a new app peeps, I found this 1 seems fine. github.com/you-apps/RecordYou?tab=readme-ov-file