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> Microsoft has a list of IP addresses that has been used by a computer with a certain GDID, but FBI needs to get the GDID in the first place What they did was the opposite: ask Mi…

I think the difference is that, on Windows, there are background services that constantly ping Microsoft with the device ID. A device ID on its own is not really harmful if it's no…

I have bad news for you if you think GrapheneOS isn't going to accept this patch from upstream if it lands.

There is no information about the author of this article, and it has the "AI smell". It's safer to operate under the assumption that it is AI generated unless and until the author …

> A next version of the Technical Specifications for Age Verification Solutions will include as an experimental feature the Zero-Knowledge Proof (ZKP) solution From: https://agever…

Except that within days of this service going live there's going to be a freeageverification.com that instantly generates an attestation proof for anyone for free. I fail to see ho…

Not to mention self-signed custom builds of GrapheneOS.

> I think it would be nice if we could run unsigned apps on iOS Apple enforces those restrictions via the permanently locked bootloader. The main benefit of unlocking the bootloade…

...it's still large enough to comfortably read without zooming in, which is not the case for Gruber's website.

Nope, HN's CSS accommodates smaller screen sizes [1]: /* mobile device */ @media only screen and (min-width : 300px) and (max-width : 750px) { #hnmain { width: 100%; min-width: 0; …

Was this program available to independent security researchers or just established organizations? The docs you linked aren't very clear on this.

> No upstream open source developer takes that on The key words here are "open source", right? Some problems can't be solved without cooperation with the developer.

There is a difference between mandating that your customers use one specific Linux distro which is maintained by a controversial company, and supporting all Linux distros through a…

Won't they just ban your account for using this?

No, because a malicious AI agent could just replace the sudo binary in your path with one that collects your password and uses it to execute arbitrary code as root. Nothing short o…

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Does anyone have a citation for this that wasn't written by Claude? It wouldn't surprise me, but I refuse to look through AI slop to check the accuracy of the report.

> Other than enriching apple, there’s been no direct or apparent harm to the end user from the walled garden. https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/society-equity/apple-... I don'…

No, they were correct in their understanding of what I meant. I should've said "capable of passing Play Integrity's device attestation checks". I replied to them with more context.…

It indeed runs on modified versions of Android, but this is not supported by Google and never has been. When Apple says "Apple Pay is supported on iOS >= $VERSION" they don't expli…

> No mention of device integrity verification yet If Google Play services is listed as a requirement, that implies that a "certified Android" device capable of Play Integrity attes…

Minecraft Legacy Console Edition apparently leaked on 4chan recently, too: https://github.com/MCLCE/MinecraftConsoles Almost no coverage on HN or mainstream media though. Surprisin…

Here's the technical measures that are being worked around: https://blog.mozilla.org/en/firefox/fingerprinting-protectio... > IMO you need to actually work around a technical measu…

Most tech businesses exist because problems exist. Tailscale delivers a solution that's available today . The only alternative is to sit and wait for IPv6. I don't imagine Tailscal…

The entire rule is as follows: Apps should be self-contained in their bundles, and may not read or write data outside the designated container area, nor may they download, install,…