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You're going to need to be specific because there is probably no less than 2 dozen 3-letter agencies who would want this level of access.
Exactly my point. Pick any three letters, they probably want it.
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Uber was a normal developer word?? I don't remember hearing it used in developer circles. As to meta, yes, it's a common dev word. But Facebook is using it as short for "metaverse", which Zuck has admitted to lifting from Snow Crash's dystopian world.
Uber is a standard German word, which was often used in English as internet/gaming slang where you’d today use something like “hyper”, eg “uber awesome” or sometimes in video games “I am uber” (= “I am the best”).
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Why not buy laptops that don't have cameras? They exist, and doing that would at least help to add economic incentive for the continued production of them.
I'm pretty sure that Apple never remove camera even if millions of people bought cameraless Clevo laptop.
I don't know the world of Apple machines, but at least outside of Appleworld there are several cameraless options out there from major manufacturers. I assume they're sold mostly to businesses, because I've worked at a few companies who only allow machines that don't have cameras and microphones built in.
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Short of Zuck confessing to the authenticity of those messages, what sort of verification would you even expect? If Business Insider was libeling him, why didn't he sue them for it? The quote is consistent with his behavior and attitudes since then, and with other accounts of his behavior and attitudes at the time. I don't see any reason to believe it's a fake quote. People on HN get upset when the quote is posted be…
> Short of Zuck confessing to the authenticity of those messages, what sort of verification would you even expect? If Business Insider was libeling him, why didn't he sue them for it? Streisand effect?
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Get a German car. Privacy is taken extremely seriously here in Germany. In all walks of life. Companies, schools, doctor‘s offices, etc. Edit: I wouldn’t want to touch a Tesla even if it was gifted to me. Seeing the founder behave the way he does (latest incident: Changing Twitter’s logo to a shitcoins image) makes him extremely unsympathetic to me.
Is that true for cars made for markets that are not Germany? It's not that German car makers are inherently more ethical so I'd assume they do whatever they can get away with in whatever jurisdictions they sell their cars.
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> Short of Zuck confessing to the authenticity of those messages, what sort of verification would you even expect? If Business Insider was libeling him, why didn't he sue them for it? Streisand effect?
Or because it wasn't libel. There is no evidence that it was libel, the man quoted has never said it was libel, so why are you laboring to defend this asshole billionaire who won't even defend himself? Cease your insipid simping.
Dismissing someone as a simp is worse than ad hominem because, while an ad hominem criticizes a trait that someone actually has, anyone who disagrees with you on this issue can be labeled a simp. Get over yourself; people can disagree with you for reasons other than being blinded by irrationality.
Wake me up when there's an EV that is just a car and not an always-connected surveillance device on wheels.
I work in the industry. It's not a "vehicle" any more - it's a "platform" to "engage" with customers, i.e. sell your data and lock features behind ridiculous monthly fees. That is now the mantra of the automotive industry. It really kills any enthusiasm I have for new cars.
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News to me. I thought that ToF was well outside of human spectrum, like 850-950nm or so and really light power ratings. I’ve never heard of anyone fatiguing from it.
> I thought that ToF was well outside of human spectrum While I cannot give an exhaustive complete answer I think it is safe for me to at least mention that you don't need to be able to perceive it for it to have an impact. You don't perceive even a fraction of what impacts your body, from radiation to chemicals. The molecules still react to lots of other things that are not part of what the eye is supposed to sense.…
I dunno if the iPhone's face sensor uses that tech, but it hasn't caused any problems that I noticed if so
Wanted to get Model Y in the past. Nice comfy car, huge backseat and… a camera filming inside the car. Thanks no. Apparently for drowsiness detection, but I am not buying it. Time of flight camera staring at the driver’s face is kinda normal in car industry. Not a normal color camera filming everything and streaming somewhere like Tesla does.
Get a German car. Privacy is taken extremely seriously here in Germany. In all walks of life. Companies, schools, doctor‘s offices, etc. Edit: I wouldn’t want to touch a Tesla even if it was gifted to me. Seeing the founder behave the way he does (latest incident: Changing Twitter’s logo to a shitcoins image) makes him extremely unsympathetic to me.
As a counterpoint, BMW started putting feature behind premium subscriptions couple years ago such as steering wheel. Such micro transactions are really hard to combine with privacy.
I decided I’m never buying a Tesla because of this.
https://www.vox.com/technology/2023/4/6/23673339/tesla-camer...
It's true that this is not just a Tesla problem - it's a problem for all car companies. They all need to fix this.