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Could also you know just ban invasive tracking and adtech bullshit…
Disclaimer: I am a Linux and GrapheneOS user, running my own DNS with filtering for trackers, etc.
Does it make sense to give the troops special phones instead of their own? I always find it weird that soldiers can take their own phones into the base.
Most of what goes on on most bases is as unsecret as it gets. The rooms where sensitive things happen have security measures in place and they keep you from bringing your phone in there. Usually a little locker is provided where you store your phone while you are inside the protected area. In some very sensitive places there may be additional active and passive measures but usually people with access to those areas p…
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IIRC they actually don't and it materially reduced Meta's profit when Apple rolled out the advertiser ID system.
That may have been true initially but meta has enough information to heuristically observe unidentified users and compare their behaviors with known consumers. It only takes a few actions to uniquely identify a consumer with a high degree of confidence.
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IIRC they actually don't and it materially reduced Meta's profit when Apple rolled out the advertiser ID system.
"Facebook says Apple iOS privacy change will result in $10 billion revenue hit this year" (2022): * https://www.cnbc.com/2022/02/02/facebook-says-apple-ios-priv... See also perhaps "It’s not Meta - its APPLE who have screwed us small advertisers": * https://www.reddit.com/r/FacebookAds/comments/1o85w2q/
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It seems like stalking laws in most jurisdictions should already cover this. Is there any legal precedent that could help without the need for new laws?
i am not a lawyer, but to the best of my knowledge there are specific criteria for "stalking", one of which being that the stalking causes fear or distress. the average person (i.e. a "reasonable person" by legal definition, even if us tech folk don't consider it reasonable) is not particularly scared or distressed by targeted ads. some people even like them. a good lawyer might be able to make something out of it, b…
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In a different legal environment this would be a good approach, but currently I don’t think the courts would accept this argument, as they are trying to push Congress to legislate rules on things like this (which Congress steadfastly refuses to do). Prior courts were more willing to “legislate from the bench” but current justices have expressed concern that Congress is abdicating its rulemaking responsibility.
That’s a hilarious idea. Given the Supreme Court of today, afraid of legislating from the bench? Are you serious?
Wow, it's like there should be a law that allows anyone to disable all data tracking about then, not just anonymize it. This is a large conversation about Consent, which is a concept Silicon Valley refuses to acknowledge.
To them, the consent is using the device/service/whatever. You see it in various bits of EULA and ToS all the time. "Continued use of implies agreement with the license terms". Now, is that at all feasible when you need a smartphone to do things like pay for parking in cities or to read menus at restaurants? No. Do the people in SV who think this way also try to wedge their products and services in every single nook,…
I wouldn't be surprised one of those big-tech product managers gets tried for not understanding sexual consent either.
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> All you losers hang out on HN and Reddit because its the only place you can flag and moderate away reality Minor correction, but you forgot Wikipedia. Why flag reality when you can rewrite it and police it with bots? Reverting change, references do not meet WP::59593 subparagraph 4.1
Does it make sense to give the troops special phones instead of their own? I always find it weird that soldiers can take their own phones into the base.
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Most of what goes on on most bases is as unsecret as it gets. The rooms where sensitive things happen have security measures in place and they keep you from bringing your phone in there. Usually a little locker is provided where you store your phone while you are inside the protected area. In some very sensitive places there may be additional active and passive measures but usually people with access to those areas p…
Guess what people talk (and write) about after meetings.
Yes, it happens. No, it better not happen much, and it's not supposed to happen at all.