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Re: Big brother is here, and his name is Facebook

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Post by Nition »

pacala wrote: post #118
zipwitch wrote: post #54

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You may want to check out OpenStreetMap. http://www.openstreetmap.org/

http://maps.me For mobile, totally offline, uses OpenStreetMap data.

Nokia HERE WeGo[1] also does offline GPS maps. You can download whole countries as vector map data.

MAPS.ME looks really good but I know some areas around here don't have great OpenStreetMap data yet, whereas they do have complete road data on Nokia's app.

[1] https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.here.app.m...

Re: Big brother is here, and his name is Facebook

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Post by wfunction »

mattlondon wrote: post #112
Deimorz wrote: post #9

Personally, I think Google is just as terrifying, possibly more. As an example, just take a fairly normal life situation like going out for dinner with some friends, and think about how much of it goes "through" Google: --- One of your friends sends an email to 6 others, to ask if everyone's free for dinner on Friday. 5 of the 7 people involved use gmail or a google apps address. You've never heard of the restaurant…

You can go a long way to blocking a lot of these by using some alternatives: * Using DuckDuckGo ( https://duckduckgo.com/ ). It is really decent and has good desktop and mobile integration. * Using a browser like Brave ( https://www.brave.com/ ) that blocks trackers etc. Android app is superb. * Using a Maps replacement like OSM ( https://www.openstreetmap.org ) on desktop and OsmAnd on mobile ( https://play.google.c…

I just installed Brave. Then I realized it doesn't allow Chrome extensions? I have so many ranging from email notifiers to cookie opt-outs to my own custom extensions for security and usability (like one that colors usernames on HN, for example)... how should I give all those up just to use a different browser?

Re: Big brother is here, and his name is Facebook

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Post by jaflo »

wfunction wrote: post #172
mattlondon wrote: post #112

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You can go a long way to blocking a lot of these by using some alternatives: * Using DuckDuckGo ( https://duckduckgo.com/ ). It is really decent and has good desktop and mobile integration. * Using a browser like Brave ( https://www.brave.com/ ) that blocks trackers etc. Android app is superb. * Using a Maps replacement like OSM ( https://www.openstreetmap.org ) on desktop and OsmAnd on mobile ( https://play.google.c…

I just installed Brave. Then I realized it doesn't allow Chrome extensions? I have so many ranging from email notifiers to cookie opt-outs to my own custom extensions for security and usability (like one that colors usernames on HN, for example)... how should I give all those up just to use a different browser?

I think this is more about mobile browser choice (Chrome on Android has no extension support). On desktop, Firefox and Chromium are nice alternatives.

Re: Big brother is here, and his name is Facebook

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Post by jaflo »

saurik wrote: post #107
beagle3 wrote: post #98

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> However, if you're able to leave or cut your usage, they extend no influence whatsoever. My friends often upload pictures of me, tagged with GPS coordinates and user; And even though most have stopped tagging me (as I have asked), Facebook often does offer them to tag me, which means that Facebook has enough pictures of me to identify me in random pictures (even though I never uploaded a single one myself). Google…

When you upload photos to Facebook as part of an album, my experience is it doesn't even ask: it just goes ahead and tags people it recognizes, and it even sends them a push notification that you did that even before you click "save" on the album (it even attempts to live synchronize the text you are typing as the album description, which is insane).

What do you mean by live synchronizing the description?

Re: Big brother is here, and his name is Facebook

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Post by quakeguy »

the8472 wrote: post #151
neuro_imager wrote: post #89

"Old George Orwell got it backward. Big Brother isn't watching. He's singing and dancing. He's pulling rabbits out of a hat. Big Brother’s busy holding your attention every moment you're awake. He's making sure you're always distracted. He's making sure you're fully absorbed. He's making sure your imagination withers. Until it's as useful as your appendix. He's making sure your attention is always filled. And this be…

We're getting a mix of 1984 and a brave new world.

Just a quick overview over both works here

https://i.imgur.com/acumO.jpg

and i dont think we end up and a mix of both, but something else, more disturbing even. Think CGI + Fakenews + Propaganda. Uncanny.

Re: Big brother is here, and his name is Facebook

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Post by mattmanser »

StavrosK wrote: post #166
mattmanser wrote: post #163

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I've been trying to use DDG for the last 6 months. Ultimately I'd say 40% of my queries I now just force google with '!g' instead. I was quite bullish on it 6 months ago, but must admit that after 6 months, anything complex I !g straightaway.

I've had the opposite experience. I've been using it for many months and I only !g code searches or searches where DDG's results were disappointing, most of which end up disappointing on Google as well.

I find that hard to believe if you're a programmer, as any complex programming question !g is almost always better.

As well as anything local. If you search for a fairly common venue name, google will always get you a much better result.

Re: Big brother is here, and his name is Facebook

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Post by kuschku »

hutzlibu wrote: post #159
kuschku wrote: post #157

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Someone hijacked an older google account of mine, the phone number used had since run out and been sold to another user. Google asked me to either have access to the phone number, and the old password, or to know the security question, have access to the backup email, and know the exact day the account was created on. Google was not willing to provide any help, not even via the Nexus phone support, and even after a f…

hm, definitely incompetence from the google team, but also a bit your fault, since you did not update your number. Why did the backup email not worked? Or did they told you about the hijacking via the backup but said the only way to restore is via the number?

Oh, the backup email worked. But to restore it's not enough. You need either

a) old password, SMS

b) security question, email , date of account creation.

And I didn't update the phone number because I had stopped using the account, and had forgotten about it (but I also obviously didn't want anyone to spam in my name, or extract my data).

Re: Big brother is here, and his name is Facebook

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Post by barhun »

oh, idiots are attacking again. go away, dunderheads! just leave us alone!

here is a list of some choices you are given:

- to not opt into facebook membership

- to opt out later if you ever opted in

- to not share anything on it whenever you want

- to remove any mobile app from your phone.

facebook, what a totalitarian company! en passant... tell me, honestly; have you ever read 1984?

Re: Big brother is here, and his name is Facebook

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Post by TheSpiceIsLife »

papa_bear wrote: post #169
TheSpiceIsLife wrote: post #68

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> Oh! And don't forget a hat and sunglasses to avoid the myriad of cameras I'd come across in my day to day as a metropolitan. Gait analysis can be used to identify individual people.[1] 1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gait_analysis#Biometric_identi...

Walk without rhythm and we won't attract the worm

Haha! Yes, good one :)

Installed your app, will have a look. I studied nutrition for a bit so could be interesting.

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