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by ffpip 6y ago
Why would they verify it everytime you run the app? It already goes through heavy review before it comes onto the app store.
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DuckDuckGo Charitable Donations (2020): $750k to Organizations Worldwide(spreadprivacy.com)
74 points by ffpip 6y ago|30 comments
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by ffpip 6y ago
> Doesn't Apple track every app you install, access and run? Do you have a source on the them tracking every app a user runs? Obviously they have to collect every app I install for updates and subscriptions, but collecting every run
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by ffpip 6y ago
There used to be a security app on my MIUI phone. Security apps can't do anything on android, because each app is sandboxed. But of course, it had full non-revocable permissions including physical sensors, precise location, contacts, c
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by ffpip 6y ago
Such things are never going to come to Android are they? Every preinstalled app abuses every permission possible
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by ffpip 6y ago
So 100 new listings on the App Store, plus a 30% cut to Apple, when Google and MS are hosting the games on their servers? This is the worst way this could have been implemented. How could they even justify forcing a listing and a 30% cut f
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by ffpip 6y ago
No. They did that to avoid VBucks (fortnite money) scams. That happens a lot. So if you want to send or receive Vbucks, they forced you to turn on 2FA. Good move. They also offer the software token method, but most kids will not enable it.
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by ffpip 6y ago
There is now an option to close tabs I think. After a time period like a day or a week. It's in beta
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by ffpip 6y ago
Yes. I can also use Cryptomator, Boxcrpytor , 7zip but that's not the point. They should atleast provide an option
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by ffpip 6y ago
In most cases. you have to give it to them somehow. They can't just collect it without you giving them the permission. They use lots of dark patterns and unethical means to get the information and trick people into submitting them.
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by ffpip 6y ago
Dropbox's founder said he would add end to end encryption as an option for the privacy geeks. Sadly, more than 13 years later, it still has not been implemented. Looks like it never will be. https://news.ycombinator.com&#x2F
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by ffpip 6y ago
r/privacy is generally known for lying on posts for upvotes. Most of the kids there don't see where they put their stuff and complain that Facebook is spying on them. While Facebook collects a lot of unnecessary data, they mostly
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by ffpip 6y ago
Exactly. Just look at the search suggestions on google when you search 2FA. The first suggestion is not for important accounts like Google, FB. It's for fortnite.
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by ffpip 6y ago
I'm not saying it's a good way to do this. But they clearly state so. 'By scrolling, you are agreeing to use of cookies for marketing ' . They give you a good,easy way to opt out too.
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by ffpip 6y ago
GDPR enforces opt in if you read the banner. Not if you hide it. Sites like Facebook and Ghacks automatically opt you in if you start scrolling down, because they said they would do this in the banner they show. You didn't read it, bec
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by ffpip 6y ago
I don't think browsers can make money so easily, except in the case of Opera which started collecting browsing history to show full page ads.
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by ffpip 6y ago
It has some extra features. i don't think it is a repackage. You can do those with uBlock Origin, but users don't want to mess with extensions and want extensions to work out of the box, so they install many extensions leading to
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by ffpip 6y ago
More extensions need to be reviewed. This seems like a good way to do it. I only install recommended or community promoted addons, since I am not capable of reviewing the code.
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by ffpip 6y ago
FYI, you don't need another extension for the 'Don't care about cookies' Go to the home page and click the 'AdBlock Plus' link to add to uBlock Origin - https://www.i-dont-care-about-cookies.eu/
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by ffpip 6y ago
The framework for transfering data is called 'Privacy Shield'. It was ruled to be not effective by the EU recently, so a new framework for data transfer is to be agreed on. Wiki - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki&#x2F
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by ffpip 6y ago
They got every single kid to enable 2FA on Epic Accounts by giving a free skin. My brother even asked me 'how to 2FA?'
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by ffpip 6y ago
> The point is to keep my real interests private from creepy marketing departments. Which is why you block all ads? Companies don't care about 'real interests'. They see the things you click on and show you more ads based
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by ffpip 6y ago
There are 2 ad networks on the page. But only 1 tiny ad by carbonads.com . Check what extensions you use, and use uBlock Origin as your adblocker.
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by ffpip 6y ago
TIL. Thanks for the info.
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by ffpip 6y ago
Yeah. I used to face the same problem. The links would get converted to a different format. But it got fixed, and I didnt change anything. It is getting automatically converted everytime now.
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by ffpip 6y ago
> why not give people choice ? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24403392 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20044430
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by ffpip 6y ago
Since I am not familiar with the costs involved, can you say how much would it cost to just redirect google.google to https://www.google.com/search?q=google ?
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by ffpip 6y ago
> If an attacker gains access to your server, they can just inject javascript to gain access to whatever they want on the client's browser. That's a little complicated right and out of the threat model of normal users no? They
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by ffpip 6y ago
about.google is about google. blog.google is a blog maintained by google. So google.google should google 'Google' on google for you.
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by ffpip 6y ago
Maybe private organizations shouldn't get TLD's named after them?

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