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MS Paint and Photos inivisibly watermark even locally generated output with GUID

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Re: MS Paint and Photos inivisibly watermark even locally generated output with GUID

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Post by 1970-01-01 »

b5n wrote: post #149
1970-01-01 wrote: post #137

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Others say "I need it to work on a random Thursday, not wait for fsck after ever reboot" https://github.com/IceWhaleTech/CasaOS/issues/1104

Why have you linked a bug report for a niche userland application that may be causing disk corruption as evidence against linux reliability? That seems like a pretty uninformed conclusion.

This isn't a one-off niche user. Just look for more of these. You will find them.

https://www.reddit.com/r/archlinux/comments/1cvwo93/arch_run...

Re: MS Paint and Photos inivisibly watermark even locally generated output with GUID

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Post by thayne »

TiredOfLife wrote: post #130
pjc50 wrote: post #58

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This really needs to be hit with the GDPR hammer. Microsoft have not obtained consent for this.

Watermarking ai generated stuff is mandated by EU

Do they require the watermark to be a unique token that can be associated with PII?

Re: MS Paint and Photos inivisibly watermark even locally generated output with GUID

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Post by AbsurdCensor »

ygjb wrote: post #118
qurren wrote: post #59

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> This is broadly impractical for the average citizen. No it's not. Sign up for a virtual mailbox for $15-$25/month. > A scalable solution would be to make this sort of thing illegal. I'm posting this in the genuine interest of people being able to maintain anonymity from data leaks, privacy leaks, and in general not needing to tell businesses more personal information than is necessary to render services. This is in…

> No it's not. Sign up for a virtual mailbox for $15-$25/month. Did you notice that it's an affordability crisis out there? An absolutely enormous number of people are skipping bills, taking on credit, and using predatory lenders to make end meets, and your recommendation is to add another fee on top of things. It's not practical or useful guidance for the vast majority of people. I strongly agree with supporting pri…

At least in the US it's not even a good method either. Own a house? Boom, your information is publically available and you won't be able to remove it without a court order, which in most states is impossible to get. In most states, you don't even need to own a house, decide to vote? You information again is publically available. Tie your real name to a single account to purchase something, and you are trackable. Want privacy? You'd need to remove yourself from the internet, dump your phone, destroy your ID and work underground for cash. We can push against iot, and people have been forever, but at the end of the day the government will always they have a vested interest in being able to identify it's citizens.

Re: MS Paint and Photos inivisibly watermark even locally generated output with GUID

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Post by matheusmoreira »

saejox wrote: post #104

These days i cant recommend Windows to anybody. Even gamers should move to linux. Some say "i do nothing illegal" "have nothing to hide". You dont do anything illegal in your point of view. AI tracking you might think otherwise. A sudden knock on your door might happen because of an ambigious search/propmt.

> Some say "i do nothing illegal" "have nothing to hide".

I hate how pervasive this argument is. I'm so tired. Sometimes I wish they'd get the total panopticon they want so much. I'm sure the government will be able to find some crimes to hang them with.

Re: MS Paint and Photos inivisibly watermark even locally generated output with GUID

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Post by b5n »

1970-01-01 wrote: post #151
b5n wrote: post #149

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Why have you linked a bug report for a niche userland application that may be causing disk corruption as evidence against linux reliability? That seems like a pretty uninformed conclusion.

This isn't a one-off niche user. Just look for more of these. You will find them. https://www.reddit.com/r/archlinux/comments/1cvwo93/arch_run...

This supports my initial reply. This was an f2fs bug in a bleeding edge kernel released only seven days earlier. The thread suggests perfectly reasonable mitigations, especially for an arch user: use the lts kernel or downgrade to 6.8.9.

If you're not familiar with linux and/or don't want to deal with trivial issues periodically, don't hang out at the bleeding edge. There are plenty of boring and/or beginner friendly choices out there.

I'm not saying linux is perfect, but your conclusions in this instance appear to be uninformed rather than supported by the facts.

Re: MS Paint and Photos inivisibly watermark even locally generated output with GUID

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Post by adventured »

matheusmoreira wrote: post #156
saejox wrote: post #104

These days i cant recommend Windows to anybody. Even gamers should move to linux. Some say "i do nothing illegal" "have nothing to hide". You dont do anything illegal in your point of view. AI tracking you might think otherwise. A sudden knock on your door might happen because of an ambigious search/propmt.

> Some say "i do nothing illegal" "have nothing to hide". I hate how pervasive this argument is. I'm so tired. Sometimes I wish they'd get the total panopticon they want so much. I'm sure the government will be able to find some crimes to hang them with.

The best response is always:

"That's not up to you."

When people claim they have nothing to hide, always point out that's not up to their determination. That freaks them out, it disarms their shrink-from-confrontation move.

And you can point it out super fast, in a plain six word statement. No need to launch into a deep discussion unless prompted.

Alternatively, simply respond with: yes you do. When they reply: "what?" - "every single thing you have ever done wrong across your entire life." Everybody has done something they would prefer to keep hidden, the cowards just lie about it.

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