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The article says this was a deal to have Facebook apps pre-installed on Huawei phones which Facebook also has with other manufacturers. This Reuters article says it was ended in 2019: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-huawei-tech-usa-facebook-...
So this OP's article is obsolete now ?
Long-overdue legislation and increased activism, including activism by the tech community, and ongoing informing of consumers about dangers of sharing their data, are some of the possible mitigation steps. A simple first step: send an article on digital privacy, that you like, to your network and invite them to get back to you with questions they have. A possible start: EFF have an excellent privacy hub https://www.e…
Long-overdue legislation and increased activism, including activism by the tech community, and ongoing informing of consumers about dangers of sharing their data, are some of the possible mitigation steps. A simple first step: send an article on digital privacy, that you like, to your network and invite them to get back to you with questions they have. A possible start: EFF have an excellent privacy hub https://www.e…
You're doing a great thing for your teen. Have you ever considered hosting a cryptoparty[1]? I just learned about these recently and found out the makerspace in my city used to do one every third thursday, but stopped sometime a few years ago. I've been thinking about getting in touch with whoever used to host it to see about starting it up again [1] https://www.cryptoparty.in/organize/howto
The finger on top of the facebookcide button feels heavier for some reason...
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You're doing a great thing for your teen. Have you ever considered hosting a cryptoparty[1]? I just learned about these recently and found out the makerspace in my city used to do one every third thursday, but stopped sometime a few years ago. I've been thinking about getting in touch with whoever used to host it to see about starting it up again [1] https://www.cryptoparty.in/organize/howto
Pretty clear at this point that the US govt is willing to do nothing to claw back big tech. Its going to be things like cryptocurrency, encrypted and decentralized messengers and social networks, etc, that pave the way to getting freedom back. Being loud about using these things especially with younger folks is going to be crucial.
I would like to see this anti-Facebook activism also apply to FOSS technologies built with Facebook money selling data. Or free beer gets a free pass no matter how it was produced? So much for moral values.
At the risk of angering Godwin, did post-WW2 Germany tear down the incredibly useful "Autobahn" highway system that the Nazi party built during their reign?
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Pretty clear at this point that the US govt is willing to do nothing to claw back big tech. Its going to be things like cryptocurrency, encrypted and decentralized messengers and social networks, etc, that pave the way to getting freedom back. Being loud about using these things especially with younger folks is going to be crucial.
That's what cryptoparties are for though, it's kind of like a workshop for technical and non-technical people to learn how to use those tools with hands-on examples
Long-overdue legislation and increased activism, including activism by the tech community, and ongoing informing of consumers about dangers of sharing their data, are some of the possible mitigation steps. A simple first step: send an article on digital privacy, that you like, to your network and invite them to get back to you with questions they have. A possible start: EFF have an excellent privacy hub https://www.e…
I don't get it. What's the danger?
Long-overdue legislation and increased activism, including activism by the tech community, and ongoing informing of consumers about dangers of sharing their data, are some of the possible mitigation steps. A simple first step: send an article on digital privacy, that you like, to your network and invite them to get back to you with questions they have. A possible start: EFF have an excellent privacy hub https://www.e…
CALLER: Is this Pizza Delight?
GOOGLE: No sir, it's Google Pizza.
CALLER: I must have dialed a wrong number. Sorry.
GOOGLE: No sir, Google bought over Pizza Delight last month.
CALLER: OK. I would like to order a pizza.
GOOGLE: Do you want your usual, Sir?
CALLER: My usual. Do you know me?
GOOGLE: According to your caller ID data sheet, the last ten times you called, you have ordered an extra-large pizza with three cheeses, sausage, pepperoni, mushrooms and meat-balls on a thick crust.
CALLER: OK! That's what I want ...
GOOGLE: May I suggest that this time you order a vegan Pizza with ricotta, arugula, sun-dried tomatoes and olives on a whole wheat gluten-free thin crust?
CALLER: Why a Vegan Pizza? I detest vegetables.
GOOGLE: Your Cholesterol levels are not good, Sir.
CALLER: How the hell do you know?
GOOGLE: Well Sir, we cross-referenced your Mobile phone number with your medical records. We have with us, the result of your blood tests for the last seven years.
CALLER: Okay, but I do not want your rotten vegetable pizza! I already take medication regularly, for my cholesterol.
GOOGLE: Excuse me sir, but you have not taken your medication regularly. According to our database, you purchased one box of 30 cholesterol tablets only once in the recent past, at Drug RX Network, 4 months ago.
CALLER: I bought more medication from another drugstore.
GOOGLE: That doesn't show on your credit card statement, Sir.
CALLER: I paid in cash.
GOOGLE: But you did not withdraw enough cash, according to your bank statements.
CALLER: I have other sources of cash.
GOOGLE: That doesn't show in your last Tax Return, unless you bought the Tablets using an undeclared income source, which is against the law.
CALLER: WHAT THE HELL!!
GOOGLE: I'm sorry, sir, we use such information, only with the sole intention of helping you.
CALLER: Enough already !! I'm sick and tired of Google, Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp and all the others.
I'm going to a remote island without any Internet, Netflix, Cable TV, where there is no Cell phone service and no Big Brother to watch me or spy on me.
GOOGLE: I understand Sir, but you need to renew your passport first. It expired six weeks ago...
Only on Hacker News could an out of date 2 year old article about Facebook be the no.1. story. Less popular articles posted around the same time include Intel's announcement of a new processor, a new prototype operating system, and a plan to create a vaccine against AIDS.