Which is just as risky as instantly updating unless you’re really closely keeping an eye on which updates are security related.

Thank you!

No, but it clearly wasn’t the solution. They likely could have used some of those people they fired for that.

As long as javascript is running they can track your mouse movement, which is similar to people’s gait when they walk.

Gonna need a source or a reference for that second part. Yes, I’m very aware that your mouse movement can be tracked, so we can skip that part.

pushing people towards specific ideas using social media

I’ve been incredibly concerned about this for more than a decade. Watching r/the_donald in action was incredible and validated all of that fear.

And it’s still happening. On all social media, including here.

Certain narratives are pushed hard, and it’s effective. Some of it is fully genuine. Some of it is/was seeded artificially and picked up some genuine steam, and is still being reinforced. The stuff that’s fully artificial seems to be dropped fairly quickly most of the time these days.

After the artificial narrative picks up and gets genuine sentiment mixed with it, it becomes hard to tell the difference. If you can mix it in with existing emotions, like anger that we’re in this situation, and add in some seeds of truth it works even better.

Propaganda works. On all of us. And just by being here, we’re being exposed. But I’m afraid to leave, too. The more real people leave the easier it is to manipulate the remainder.

It’s just all so easy and effective and actually happening. And the alarm bells about it aren’t loud enough.

And we eat wayyyy too much of it. Partly because it’s so prevalent that it’s the default in most meals.

You don’t have to go vegetarian to skip the meat at Taco Bell that you hardly notice anyway.

start small … nextcloud

Vaultwarden is what you’re looking for.

Google literally copied this from Apple.

The current season is pretty good.

I think Google wants someone to go after if malware gets pushed onto the Play Store.

Isn’t this just an everyone thing?

No, they definitely are.

I wish more Americans had this much nuance in their views. You can recognize that we have it better than China and Africa while still fighting to make things better for everyone.

Just because things can be worse doesn’t mean we should settle for status quo. (Though I’ll admit status quo is looking pretty hot right now.)

Capitalism might be the mechanism, but it’s not the root cause. Any system will eventually be corrupted in the same way without constant vigilance.

The worship of capitalism certainly contributed. Capitalism needs heavy controls.

You don’t have to be smart, but you need a willingness to learn something that isn’t terribly important.

So, you know, consider that.

Part of the reason it’s to easy for history to repeat.

Honestly, I think you’re defending the right and capitalists by derailing the conversation with your tankie bullshit.

Same, you can verify by checking my reddit under the same name.

It is nice to have the smoke detector communicate out its status. I sure like to know when my house is on fire, even if I’m not home. And a notification about a battery being low is much nicer than incessant beeping.

None of this replaces the primary local, physical functionality. You don’t depend on technology for the thing to work; it’s just an addition.