Revealed: Israel demanded Google and Amazon use secret ‘wink’ to sidestep legal orders
Welp, first reminder of the day that we're all just meaningless pawns getting in the way of absolute power by shouting things like "Laws! Ethics!"
When Google and Amazon negotiated a major $1.2bn cloud-computing deal in 2021, their customer – the Israeli government – had an unusual demand: agree to use a secret code as part of an arrangement that would become known as the “winking mechanism”.The demand, which would require Google and Amazon to effectively sidestep legal obligations in countries around the world, was born out of Israel’s concerns that data it moves into the global corporations’ cloud platforms could end up in the hands of foreign law enforcement authorities.
Like other big tech companies, Google and Amazon’s cloud businesses routinely comply with requests from police, prosecutors and security services to hand over customer data to assist investigations.
This process is often cloaked in secrecy. The companies are frequently gagged from alerting the affected customer their information has been turned over. This is either because the law enforcement agency has the power to demand this or a court has ordered them to stay silent.
Revealed: Israel demanded Google and Amazon use secret ‘wink’ to sidestep legal orders
The tech giants agreed to extraordinary terms to clinch a lucrative contract with the Israeli government, documents showHarry Davies (The Guardian)
Apple is reportedly getting ready to introduce ads to its Maps app
Apple is reportedly getting ready to introduce ads to its Maps app
Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reported that we could see ads in Apple's Maps app as soon as next year.Jackson Chen (Engadget)
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Microsoft's cloud admin portals appear to be down worldwide
other sysadmin communities and downdetector are reporting outages worldwide to the admin portals such as admin.microsoft.com and portal.azure.com.
No impact to user-facing services, yet.
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OpenAI offers free ChatGPT Go for one year to all users in India | TechCrunch
OpenAI offers free ChatGPT Go for one year to all users in India | TechCrunch
ChatGPT Go is now free for Indian users under a limited-time promotional offer.Jagmeet Singh (TechCrunch)
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Steep influx of new Ukrainian refugees triggers backlash in Berlin and Warsaw
Steep influx of new Ukrainian refugees triggers backlash in Berlin and Warsaw
Politicians in Berlin fear that the sharp increase in Ukrainian men coming to Germany could reduce support for military aid to Kyiv.Nette Nöstlinger (POLITICO)
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One year from now, with the release of Chrome 154 in October 2026, we will change the default settings of Chrome to enable “Always Use Secure Connections”. This means Chrome will ask for the user's permission before the first access to any public site without HTTPS.
HTTPS by default
One year from now, with the release of Chrome 154 in October 2026, we will change the default settings of Chrome to enable “Always Use Secu...Google Online Security Blog
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Microsoft now owns a $135 billion 27% stake in OpenAI
The next chapter of the Microsoft–OpenAI partnership - The Official Microsoft Blog
Since 2019, Microsoft and OpenAI have shared a vision to advance artificial intelligence responsibly and make its benefits broadly accessible.Microsoft Corporate Blogs (The Official Microsoft Blog)
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Un nuovo giorno si apre per tutti, nel nuovo capitolo... apparentemente normale, se non per una cosa, che pare far impazzire tutti...
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Come si sa da un po', anche Tuxedo Kamen è alla ricerca del leggendario cristallo d'argento, anche se il motivo è mezzo incerto...
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Col favore del sonno e della sbadataggine, il nuovo giorno che con questo capitolo si apre è uno che sembra già pieno di incidenti per Usagi, che...
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What We Talk About When We Talk About Sideloading
What We Talk About When We Talk About Sideloading | F-Droid - Free and Open Source Android App Repository
We recently published a blog post with our reaction to the new Google Developer Program and how it impacts your freedom to use the devices that you own in th...f-droid.org
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Microsoft's role in world’s first AI-driven genocide, in Gaza, exposed
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/38225224
Microsoft is facing mounting criticism over its controversial complicity in "Israel’s" genocide in Gaza, with charges that its technologies have enabled surveillance, targeted assassinations, and repression of Palestinians. Critics say the company has played a central role in what some are calling the world’s first AI-driven genocide.
Microsoft's role in world’s first AI-driven genocide, in Gaza, exposed
Microsoft is facing mounting criticism over its controversial complicity in "Israel’s" genocide in Gaza, with charges that its technologies have enabled surveillance, targeted assassinations, and repression of Palestinians. Critics say the company has played a central role in what some are calling the world’s first AI-driven genocide.Microsoft's role in world’s first AI-driven genocide, in Gaza, exposed
Microsoft’s collaboration with Israeli occupation forces raises concerns over the use of cloud technology in surveillance and warfare amid the genocide in Gaza.Al Mayadeen English (Microsoft's role in world’s first AI-driven genocide, in Gaza, exposed)
Grammarly rebrands to 'Superhuman,' launches a new AI assistant
Grammarly is renaming itself as Superhuman, after acquiring Superhuman email client in July
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Free AI Grammar Checker - LanguageTool
Instantly check grammar, punctuation, and spelling errors with LanguageTool's AI-powered grammar checker. Enhance your writing in over 30 languages with ease.LanguageTool
Microsoft's role in world’s first AI-driven genocide, in Gaza, exposed
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/38225224
Microsoft is facing mounting criticism over its controversial complicity in "Israel’s" genocide in Gaza, with charges that its technologies have enabled surveillance, targeted assassinations, and repression of Palestinians. Critics say the company has played a central role in what some are calling the world’s first AI-driven genocide.
Microsoft's role in world’s first AI-driven genocide, in Gaza, exposed
Microsoft is facing mounting criticism over its controversial complicity in "Israel’s" genocide in Gaza, with charges that its technologies have enabled surveillance, targeted assassinations, and repression of Palestinians. Critics say the company has played a central role in what some are calling the world’s first AI-driven genocide.Microsoft's role in world’s first AI-driven genocide, in Gaza, exposed
Microsoft’s collaboration with Israeli occupation forces raises concerns over the use of cloud technology in surveillance and warfare amid the genocide in Gaza.Al Mayadeen English (Microsoft's role in world’s first AI-driven genocide, in Gaza, exposed)
States sue US Department of Agriculture over SNAP funding suspension
Twenty-six states sued the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) on Tuesday in the US District Court for the District of Massachusetts for the department’s suspension of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) during the government shutdown.
Case file: s3.documentcloud.org/documents…
States sue US Department of Agriculture over SNAP funding suspension
Twenty-six states sued the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) on Tuesday in the US District Court for the District of Massachusetts for the department’s suspension of the Supplemental Nutrition Assis...Paul Leech | Georgetown U. Law Center, US (- JURIST - News)
Microsoft's role in world’s first AI-driven genocide, in Gaza, exposed
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/38225224
Microsoft is facing mounting criticism over its controversial complicity in "Israel’s" genocide in Gaza, with charges that its technologies have enabled surveillance, targeted assassinations, and repression of Palestinians. Critics say the company has played a central role in what some are calling the world’s first AI-driven genocide.
Microsoft's role in world’s first AI-driven genocide, in Gaza, exposed
Microsoft is facing mounting criticism over its controversial complicity in "Israel’s" genocide in Gaza, with charges that its technologies have enabled surveillance, targeted assassinations, and repression of Palestinians. Critics say the company has played a central role in what some are calling the world’s first AI-driven genocide.Microsoft's role in world’s first AI-driven genocide, in Gaza, exposed
Microsoft’s collaboration with Israeli occupation forces raises concerns over the use of cloud technology in surveillance and warfare amid the genocide in Gaza.Al Mayadeen English (Microsoft's role in world’s first AI-driven genocide, in Gaza, exposed)
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Trump who said he is not a king and denounced the No Kings protests is gifted a gold crown while in Korea
The U.S. president was gifted a crown just weeks after posting an AI-generated videos showing himself wearing a crown to mock nationwide ‘No Kings’ protests
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Revealed: Israel demanded Google and Amazon use secret ‘wink’ to sidestep legal orders
The tech giants agreed to extraordinary terms to clinch a lucrative contract with the Israeli government, documents show
Archived version: archive.is/20251029132619/theg…
Disclaimer: The article linked is from a single source with a single perspective. Make sure to cross-check information against multiple sources to get a comprehensive view on the situation.
Meta's Ray-Ban Glasses Users Film and Harass Massage Parlor Workers
One of my favorite details was near the end of the article, where Meta plays dumb when asked about this issue, and feigning an inability to find the abusers of the glasses that 404 Media had identified:
"After reaching out to Meta for comment, the company asked me for examples of the videos, indicating that it wasn’t able to find them itself. Meta then removed the account I flagged, as well as other accounts by the same creator, who apparently set up multiple accounts in preparation for moderation."
Just top-notch scumbaggery here, from meta and from these individuals going around in public wearing them.
Meta's Ray-Ban Glasses Users Film and Harass Massage Parlor Workers
“The shameless use of covert recording technology at massage parlours to gain likes, attention, and online notoriety is both disgusting and dangerous.”Emanuel Maiberg (404 Media)
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Polls open in Netherlands in close-run election seen as litmus test for far-right
The outcome of Wednesday's vote in the Netherlands could determine the strength of the far-right in a knife-edge race.
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RRF Music a cura di Giuseppe Landolfi. James Senese . Nero a metà. L'eredità immortal
RRF Music a cura di Giuseppe Landolfi. Jamese Senese . Nero a metà. L'eredità immortale
Opinion | Friends or enemies? Newsom and Harris could face off for president in 2028
Opinion | Frenemies Newsom, Harris could face off for president
Gov. Gavin Newsom and former Vice President Kamala Harris both dropped hints about running for president, complicating their relationship.Dan Walters (CalMatters)
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In Utah, Trump’s Vision for Homelessness Begins to Take Shape
State officials promise large-scale involuntary addiction and mental health treatment at Salt Lake City’s edge. Critics see “a prison, or a warehouse.”
Needless to say, people don't go by choice, can't leave when they want. Might be a concentration camp instead of a jail, since there's no legal reason to force somebody into it:
As Mr. Shumway describes it, nearly two-thirds of the 1,300 homeless people potentially sent to the site could be there for involuntary treatment. About 400 beds would be set aside for psychiatric treatment. Another 400 beds would provide substance abuse treatment “as an alternative to jail,” he said, with entry and exit “not voluntary.”
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We checked DHS’s videos of chaos and protests. Here’s what they leave out.
Trump administration videos purporting to show the triumph of recent immigration operations used footage that was months old or recorded thousands of miles away, an analysis found.
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* archive.today — still loading when I posted, and likely to omit videos
The world has moved on but climate change fueled-storms triggered a humanitarian disaster in Alaska
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The world has moved on but climate change fueled-storms triggered a humanitarian disaster in Alaska (Opinion)
Powerful back-to-back storms have ravaged dozens of mostly Alaska Native communities in western Alaska: Approximately 2,000 people were displaced, and at least one village was entirely torn apart.Megan Schrader (The Denver Post)
‘Millions of Avoidable Deaths’: Climate Change Health Harms Reach Unprecedented Levels
‘Millions of Avoidable Deaths’: Climate Change Health Harms Reach Unprecedented Levels - Inside Climate News
Heat waves, extreme drought and deadly wildfire smoke are just some of the climate-related health hazards that have reached record levels of harm, according to the latest report from a global collaboration of leading scientists and public health prof…Inside Climate News
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Because of the climate change?
edit: Because of the climate change.
Climate Central revives a crucial disaster database that Trump killed
Trump killed a crucial disaster database. This nonprofit just saved it.
Climate Central revived the federal list of billion-dollar disasters, another example of nonprofits providing data the government deletes.Sophie Hurwitz (Grist)
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U.S. Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters | Climate Central
Explore U.S. billion-dollar weather and climate disasters since 1980, including total costs, trends, and impacts.www.climatecentral.org
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Keep Android Open
cross-posted from: discuss.tchncs.de/post/4784069…
Keep Android OpenIn August 2025, Google announced that starting next year, it will no longer be possible to develop apps for the Android platform without first registering centrally with Google.
This registration will involve:
- Paying a fee to Google
- Agreeing to Google’s Terms and Conditions
- Providing government identification
- Uploading evidence of an app’s private signing key
- Listing all current and future application identifiers
Sign the open letter. And get active to help oppose the enactment of the policy in other ways listed on the website. Are there any more ways to oppose this?
Keep Android Open
Advocating for Android as a free, open platform for everyone to build apps on.Keep Android Open
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Tip #763
Copy web page titles from the Tab Bar.
Whether for sharing, document naming, issue reporting or something else. Sometimes it’s good to get the full web page title, especially if it’s not displayed on the page itself.
To copy the web page title in Vivaldi:
- Double-click on the tab or right-click on the tab and select “Rename” from the menu.
- While the title is selected, press
CTRL / ⌘ + Con your keyboard.
#Vivaldi #VivaldiBrowser #webPages
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Tip #763 - Web pages | Vivaldi Browser
How can I copy the web page title in the Vivaldi browser? Here’s how!Vivaldi Tips (Vivaldi Technologies)
This is the way.
I have a similar setup in my home office, where I have a floor standing desk lamp with a reflector to direct the light that I have pointed straight at the wall for indirect lighting.
Elon Musk’s Grokipedia launches with AI-cloned pages from Wikipedia
Elon Musk’s Grokipedia contains copied Wikipedia pages
xAI’s Grokipedia, which Elon Musk has promised will be a “massive improvement” over Wikipedia, is now live, though some of the pages adapt content from Wikipedia.Jay Peters (The Verge)
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What trackers/torrent sites for Chinese torrents with English/German subtitles (for learning the language)
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Copper Hits a Record as Supply Snarls Set the Stage for Deficits
One would be forgiven for wondering how the hell this is a political story.
(Bloomberg) -- Copper hit a record high in London, with the prospect of an imminent easing in US-China tensions providing a fresh catalyst to a scorching rally built on mine-supply setbacks and tariff-driven trade dislocations.
So, it's tariffs exacerbating physical fundamentals. Good thing we haven't had much use for copper since the Late Bronze Age.
Also, it's hilarious to me that Bloomberg's site is paywalled, but Yahoo reposts in nearly real time. Perhaps this is the first useful thing Yahoo has done since ... um ... damn, I thought I had something.
Warren Haynes feat. Railroad Earth - Ashes & Dust (2015)
Che Warren Waynes volesse registrare un disco da cantautore non è una novità per chi segue con attenzione il musicista di Asheville. In fondo il suo esordio solista, Live At Bonnaroo del 2004, era un disco acustico che andava in questa direzione, per cui molti pensavano che Man In Motion sarebbe stato il tanto atteso album in studio da songwriter… Leggi e ascolta...
Warren Haynes feat. Railroad Earth - Ashes & Dust (2015)
Che Warren Waynes volesse registrare un disco da cantautore non è una novità per chi segue con attenzione il musicista di Asheville. In fondo il suo esordio solista, Live At Bonnaroo del 2004, era un disco acustico che andava in questa direzione, per cui molti pensavano che Man In Motion sarebbe stato il tanto atteso album in studio da songwriter…ma sappiamo che le cose sono andate diversamente. Warren ha spiegato che canzoni di questo genere, non adatte agli Allman Brothers o ai Gov't Mule, si sono accumulate nel corso degli anni... artesuono.blogspot.com/2015/09…
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di Paolo Baiotti Che Warren Waynes volesse registrare un disco da cantautore non è una novità per chi segue con attenzione il musicista...Silvano Bottaro (Blogger)
Europe’s Elite Emit More Carbon in a Week than Someone from the Bottom Half Does in a Year | Oxfam International
- A person from Europe’s richest 0.1% emits 53x more carbon than a person from the bottom 50%.
- Since 1990, Europe’s richest 0.1% have increased their share of total emissions by 14%, while the bottom half have cut their share by 27%.
- To stay within the 1.5°C limit, the richest 0.1% of Europeans would need to cut their per capita emissions by 99% by 2030.
Europe’s wealthiest are driving the bloc’s emissions while ordinary Europeans make the steepest cuts, according to new Oxfam research published ahead of COP30. This research also comes amidst the EU watering down its own climate ambition.
The report: Climate Plunder: How a powerful few Europeans are locking the world into a climate disaster
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The last time I checked (which was a while ago) the richest 10% emit more than the poorest 90%. There is little to no chance things have become more equitable in the meantime.
Fossil fuels power capitalism. The actual individual doesn't matter: billionaires, millionaires, the richest 10%, and the poorest 90%, are a function of the economic system.
There is no way to mitigate climate change under capitalism.
The poorest 90% contains the world's armies. But even if you could eliminate them you wouldn't reduce emissions enough to stop catastrophic climate change.
How Site CRM Helps Small Businesses in Surat Increase Conversions
Managing customers, enquiries and sales teams can be challenging for growing companies, which is why many local entrepreneurs prefer using Site CRM for small business Surat. Small organisations often struggle because leads come from multiple sources like calls, WhatsApp, social media, walk-ins and online ads and without proper tracking, many enquiries get lost. Site CRM addresses the problem and keep all the leads in one dashboard, so no customer is ever overlooked and each follow-up occurs on time. Rather than relying on notebooks, Excel spreadsheets or random chats, Surat business owners can track their entire sales pipeline via a single streamlined platform.
A major advantage of Site CRM is its mobile-first design, ideal for on-field sales teams. Executives can update lead status, log calls, add notes, or schedule meetings directly from the mobile app. Business owners have real-time insights into customer dialogue and performance of the team without having to keep asking for frequent updates. Live tracking of locations aids in keeping tabs on sales representatives who meet clients in various areas of Surat, be it textile markets, industrial areas, corporate offices or retail stores.Every activity like calls, visits, follow-ups and gets recorded automatically, making reporting simple and accurate.
Automation is another strong benefit. Repetitive processes such as reminders, status updates, lead assignment and SMS follow-ups can be automated using Site CRM. This is time-saving and ensures that no customer is left out because of workload. The CRM also allows custom workflows and dashboards, so every business—traders, manufacturers, service providers, agents, retailers or distributors—can work according to their own process. Detailed reports show which marketing channels bring quality leads and which ones waste money, helping businesses plan smarter promotional strategies.
Because Surat is a highly competitive business city, companies need speed, organisation and clear communication to convert customers quickly. Site CRM helps owners check daily sales reports on their phone, track payments, view upcoming meetings, and see which executive is performing well. Even while the owner is away, they remain fully connected to their business activities. It results in quick responses, improved customer experience and increased conversion rates.
In plain language, selecting Site CRM for small business Surat introduces order, transparency and professionalism into day-to-day sales. With the likes of mobile tracking, auto reminders, calls logging and real-time reports, Site CRM enables small businesses to grow faster with less effort and no confusion.
SiteCRM: Power Up Your Sales - Apps on Google Play
SiteCRM is a mobile and web-based application.play.google.com
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Why is New Delhi making it rain artificially?
Why is New Delhi making it rain artificially?
Delhi is using ‘cloud seeding’ in a bid to dispel pollution – but can it work?Yashraj Sharma (Al Jazeera)
The most important and accurate part of this whole article is the very last paragraph:
“Cloud seeding is just another gimmick in a series of similar unscientific ideas, like smog towers, suggesting that flashy interventions can substitute for serious, structural solutions,” Gani and AchutaRao wrote.
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Mike Johnson Complains He’s Tired (the House Isn’t Even Working)
House Speaker Mike Johnson is apparently tired, despite doing little this month during the government shutdown.Johnson said at a press conference Tuesday that people have been telling him, “You look so tired on TV.”
“I am so tired, because we’re not sleeping a lot. We’re working overtime,” Johnson said, adding that House committees are still conferencing to put together legislation to be ready to go as soon as the House is back in session.
Thought and prayer, Mike. One of each.
Mike Johnson Complains He’s Tired (the House Isn’t Even Working)
The House of Representatives hasn’t been in session for over a month, but that isn’t stopping Speaker Mike Johnson from whining about all his hard work.The New Republic
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AI boom is making your utility bills more expensive, says BofA, and they're likely to keep going up
AI boom is making your utility bills more expensive, says BofA, and they’re likely to keep going up
BofA has bad news for consumers: "There is likely further upside ahead."Eleanor Pringle (Fortune)
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Nova plano difinas strategiajn celojn de UEA
Ofta eraro en la historio de la laborprogramoj kaj strategiaj planoj de UEA estas la emo inkluzivi ĉion kion oni faras en la asocio. Tion skribas la prezidanto de UEA, Fernando Maia, en vidpunkta teksto verkita por Libera Folio. La nova plano kun la akronima titolo AKIRI klopodas eviti tion, difinante po tri strategiajn celojn en kvin agadkampoj.
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Mozilla to Require Data-Collection Disclosure in All New Firefox Extensions
Also Servo 0.0.1 Browser Engine Released
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Finally more competition.
Mozilla to Require Data-Collection Disclosure in All New Firefox Extensions
Starting November 3, all new Firefox extensions must declare whether they collect or share user data, ensuring greater transparency for users.Bobby Borisov (Linuxiac)
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Edit: Apparently five people are upset about this lol
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in reply to Tony Bark • • •Article also mentions targeting Books and a few other apps as well.
Anyone have a solid epub reader on iOS? I frequently use the Books app to read my epubs since I often find myself without my ereader and don’t want to use Kindle.
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in reply to pelespirit • • •Steve Jobs, for all his other problems, knew how to run a company and held to the idea that they needed to make good products. He kept the prices fairly low for what they were, and they even decreased over time for many of their products. He wouldn’t allow unfinished products to be released which is a big reason why I always laughed at Android people who claimed “first” with their buggy, shitty versions of the reliable thing Apple made a couple years later.
But then for some reason he let Tim Cook, who had been an idiot at Apple for a long time and Job’s knew it, take over. Since then prices have sky-rocketed and the company has started releasing stuff that just isn’t up to the standards they held in the past. He even took power away from the guy who had come up with Apple’s iconic aesthetic.
Whether or not people want to admit, Apple made excellent products and the customers aren’t nearly as stupid as people want to believe. So when shit like this happens we understandably get pissed because, surprise, many of us actually have been paying attention.
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in reply to drcobaltjedi • • •sure, but do you think Jobs be okay with a severely underpowered camera or super thick phone compared to the competition? Neither of those things happened under him either.
It's not that simple to blame Cook for everything that's different about iphones now. It was a lot easier to stick to rigid principles in the early days when the market was wide open and the tech rapidly maturing every year. They were making money hand over fist just picking off the low hanging fruit of smartphone evolution. They ran out of obvious upgrades pretty much when Cook took over and have shareholders to answer to. Hence more expensive phones, subscription services, and ads.
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in reply to acosmichippo • • •Bruh, the first iPhone didn't have a camera
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in reply to treeko • • •If you don't need traffic data, CoMaps (uses OpenStreet Map data).
If you do need traffic data (understandable) Magic Earth is what I use. It's unfortunately not fully open source, only the map data is from OSM, but I find the navigation good 95% of the time, sometimes you have to make your own judgement for if a route might have bad traffic. At least it's not Google or Apple, and no ads.
I don't do car play, so I have no idea about how that works.
I wish we had better alternatives ~~or that cars all exploded and we went to public transport and walkable cities~~
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in reply to reddig33 • • •I was so hopeful they might just skip one yearly release and focus on bug fixes and technical debt. But then they go and change the name of the version to match the calendar year, and now I’m convinced we’re never going to get a stable iOS again.
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in reply to reddig33 • • •I switched from Google to Apple back in 2018 and the royal fucking up lately is making me start looking at how to go back.
I’m really disappointed with the direction and lack of quality from Apple these last few years.
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in reply to zewm • • •well bad news, Google is going to be going walled garden soon as well, so the only options for apps will be google-approved ones. you can bet those options are going to quickly enshitify once you don't have a choice in using them.
I'm getting a Linux phone soon so I can get out of this duopoly entirely.
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The most common reason for mobile phone theft is to wipe it and sell it, or just dismantle it for parts.
No common thief is going to be trying to break into an iPhone's security system to get to someone's banking data.
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in reply to Alaknár • • •do you know how to use Tor? if so, I can point you towards some tutorials on how to steal data from banking apps on an unlocked phone. best of all, it can be done in a matter of seconds.
this is why the feature to wipe stolen devices remotely exists on both Android and iOS devices.
Alaknár
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in reply to _cryptagion [he/him] • • •_cryptagion [he/him]
in reply to Attacker94 • • •I don’t understand your question. Why would 2FA be a problem? Every password manager supports it. I almost never use my mobile for 2FA, unless I’m away from my laptop. As for Capital One, you can log in using the website from any browser.
Furthermore, since Linux phones run Linux, there’s nothing stopping you from running Android apps on Linux phones.
Kahizzle
in reply to _cryptagion [he/him] • • •Attacker94
in reply to _cryptagion [he/him] • • •The standard for banks like capital one is, in order to login in a browser you must use their app 2fa, they do not support third party 2fa methods, and their app doesn't work under compatibility layers. That last part may come with a workaround, but my earlier point is that the normal end user wouldn't feel comfortable using such a thing if it is not officially allowed.
They also claim you can use 2fa by SMS, but that is first and foremost wrong since it isn't an option for payment portals, and secondly insecure.
_cryptagion [he/him]
in reply to Attacker94 • • •Attacker94
in reply to _cryptagion [he/him] • • •setVeryLoud(true);
in reply to _cryptagion [he/him] • • •I'm this close to getting a fucking TomTom. I need something that can do turn by turn navigation in a car, ideally through Android Auto, but nothing good goes on Android Auto anymore.
How long until we crack this protocol anyway so we can use Linux phones with Android Auto?
Dead_or_Alive
in reply to zewm • • •Same, I had been on android since the OG Droid and switched around the same time for similar reasons.
If Apple is going to charge premium prices just to splash ads on their products I’m moving on again.
zewm
in reply to Dead_or_Alive • • •WindyRebel
in reply to zewm • • •Yeah, I have an iPhone 15 Pro and Safari is freezing or just not even allowing me to close windows until I restart the app sometimes. That or websites won’t load and then I restart the app and try again and they load fine.
I haven’t tried turning it off yet, but my suspicion is the Liquid Glass and all the stuff it needs to do is taking priority.
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in reply to Routhinator • • •SkaveRat
in reply to balance8873 • • •And the local community keeps locations up to date
Seen big cities that are great in mapping every flower pot, but have restaurants and shops that don't exist for over half a decade
Routhinator
in reply to SkaveRat • • •SkaveRat
in reply to Routhinator • • •sure. doesn't change the problem, though
(if more people used Street Complete, it would make the problem a lot better)
balance8873
in reply to SkaveRat • • •Even when they are up to date the search blows.
I tried to find something the other day and just because it's funny here are the results. The business is called X's Y but in osm it's stored as Xs, no apostrophe.
So you tell me, if it can't find a restaurant for which it has existing data, why is it the users' fault for not collecting more data?
birdwing
in reply to balance8873 • • •balance8873
in reply to birdwing • • •That's comaps now that organic is persona non grata
I don't really know what happened but when your app only works with community support and the community hates you enough to hard fork the app, it's time to switch.
birdwing
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in reply to birdwing • • •Routhinator
in reply to balance8873 • • •Google maps only ever knew where you were going because Ingress players and Google "local guides" filled in all the data for them.
Update the out of date data. Its not hard and the more people use it the more accurate the places data will be.
balance8873
in reply to Routhinator • • •You can complain about why google works better if you want to, but it still does.
Your response also ignores the fundamental problem: even when the data is in open street maps, the search still sucks. No, I didn't mean any of 20 things in Italy, I meant the Italian restaurant a mile away.
Routhinator
in reply to balance8873 • • •balance8873
in reply to Routhinator • • •Oh I'm running osmand~ and comaps and magic earth.
And by running I mean I occasionally confirm its still not good enough yet
NewNewAugustEast
in reply to balance8873 • • •It is a trade off though.
I may not be able to see the "nearest restaurants with reviews of 4 stars that are open now with no wait times" BUT I have been so many places where google or apple had not updated the map yet and only OSM got me where I was going.
So maybe it is fine to open a commercial map or local review site, or blog, or web page, that is not tracking you for store discovery, then put the address in OSM to actually get there.
And take the time to use street complete when you can, it is really easy and fills in things like hours open, accessibility, etc.
balance8873
in reply to NewNewAugustEast • • •This is a straw man. I have no interest in that, what I want is to be able to see points of interest more or less immediately after the business appears and I want search to work. The immediately problem could easily be resolved by lots of these restaurant vendors like door dash, slice, etc incorporated adding the restaurant to osm and it would basically cost them nothing.
And if I used a commercial map to find the place, why wouldn't I stay there? Google maps also has better directions because it has traffic data. Like I get we all hate google but the argument osm is good or even fine just doesn't make sense to me.
NewNewAugustEast
in reply to balance8873 • • •I don't think that is a straw man argument at all.
Traffic doesn't do me much good if the roads are not correct in the first place, and OSM is usually more up to date. I noticed traffic data is not as significant as people seem to think it is, and since everyone is rerouting it ends up being a wash most of the time anyways.
Search works fine for addresses, and you don't have to use maps, it could be anything: reviews, blog posts, nightlife calendars, whatever.
OSM works because YOU add data to the map. I agree that I would like vendors and even cities to update OSM so add data and make it more valuable for them to do so too.
balance8873
in reply to NewNewAugustEast • • •I mean that's where this conversation started: osm works fine if you already know where you're going.
I don't know anything about where you live, but traffic is wildly variable where I am and so I need it. Note I'm not one of those people who uses their gps to go to the grocery store, we're talking journeys of 30+ minutes, usually 60+, on interstates. Yeah if you're going to trader joes the traffic doesn't matter, but I sincerely hope people aren't whipping out gps to drive 10 minutes to somewhere they've been hundreds of times.
I really don't why everyone is trying so fucking hard to convince me to switch. I have multiple osm apps installed to my phone at all times. They just don't work well in any of the places I've lived in the last decade.
You're also seemingly of the belief I haven't added data to the maps, which is wildly wrong. I still support osm, it's just not good.
NewNewAugustEast
in reply to balance8873 • • •Except in places where I know where I want to get to but don't know how to get there, OSM most of the time is better than Google. So many examples of this for me, over and over again. It is just more up to date.
Specifics too, things like trails, parking, alternative routes, all better.
The traffic is a thing I suppose but every where I have been like I said it rarely saves any time.
Maybe it is because I travel through a lot of different places and countries.
airportline
in reply to NewNewAugustEast • • •NewNewAugustEast
in reply to balance8873 • • •By the way, I forgot to mention that in traffic theory (yes I have a friend who works with Traffic as their job) they tell me that two studies are very interesting with gps traffic routed maps:
Up to 60 percent use and traffic flows better, but once adoption gets to 90% of people using apps the traffic gets worse for everyone.
Routhinator
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in reply to sonofearth • • •SkaveRat
in reply to balance8873 • • •Apparently the Google maps app on ios is very terrible
Friend of mine showed it to me on a quite recent phone and it's super stuttery and laggy when scrolling around
balance8873
in reply to SkaveRat • • •WindyRebel
in reply to balance8873 • • •Yes. That right there. I switched from Google Maps to Apple Maps and I like it much better. Hell, even the GPS doesn’t play catch up nearly like what Google Maps does. Speed limits are posted for like every street so I know it before I see a sign. It’s more aesthetically pleasing to me than Google Maps as well.
I had the OG Droid, did all the rooting and ROMing on my phones, and went up to the Samsung S8 until I switched. I don’t miss Android, but I’m not a power user either.
balance8873
in reply to WindyRebel • • •WindyRebel
in reply to balance8873 • • •sonofearth
in reply to SkaveRat • • •Honestly I wouldn't care about the stuttering and sluggishness.
As much as I hate Google, I will have to admit that Google Maps is one of the best pieces of software ever to exist. I try to use Organic Maps and OSMand but Google Maps is just much upto date, has reviews, has real time traffic updates along with road closures. OSM based maps and Apple Maps is way way way way way behind — atleast in my country.
garretble
in reply to SkaveRat • • •This isn't my experience, and I had a iPhone 12 Pro up until a couple of weeks ago. Google Maps generally ran alright that I can remember.
On the newest phones it's really smooth, but those phones also have enough horsepower to make pretty much any app run smoothly.
garretble
in reply to sonofearth • • •Honestly, I use it all the time now since I plug in my phone to my car and it's right there.
It's fine. Sometimes I use Google Maps. It's also fine.
I actually like Apple's approach to describing when to turn. It'll say stuff like "go past this light and turn at the next" instead of vague shit like "in 1000 feet turn right." Bitch, I don't have a tape measure.
I think people who grip about Apple Maps as it is today probably just haven't used it and want to gripe for griping sake.
jaschen306
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in reply to jaschen306 • • •bitwolf
in reply to favoredponcho • • •Kind of.
They're not in your face. But they make sure their sponsors show up on the maps with custom pins
Krompus
in reply to Tony Bark • • •CAVOK
in reply to Krompus • • •Organic Maps: Offline Hike, Bike, Trails and Navigation
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in reply to birdwing • • •Wanting to mention CoMaps and that it was forked from Organic Maps.
The projects aren't very diverged yet so you can still migrate your pins with an easy export/import
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in reply to Tony Bark • • •On iOS you can install a system-wide DNS configuration profile for AdGuard without having to install any app.
It doesn’t deal with ads served up from the exact same API/domain as the content, but any source of ads that is drawn from a different domain can be blocked and usually is blocked.
About the only apps I still see ads in are YouTube, Pinterest, and Facebook. All apps that use third-party advertising feeds have those ads blocked.
dajoho
in reply to rekabis • • •rekabis
in reply to dajoho • • •Right. Like obtaining a controlling interest in Apple is just so easy to achieve. Now, where did I leave my random trillions?…
Mwa
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in reply to SaveTheTuaHawk • • •Apple Maps had a rough few months at its start, but it’s never let me down since — I’ve used it to drive across country (many times, many directions) and across town. Combined with CarPlay, it’s the only digital screen I’d ever want in my car’s dashboard.
Ads would destroy the only thing I’ve enjoyed about newer cars in decades.
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in reply to Tony Bark • • •Me: "What the fuck? I didnt tell it to take me to Starbucks."
Siri: TRY STARBUCKS NEW PUMPKIN SPICE LATTE NOW AVAILABLE FOR A LIMITED TIME
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