kornhole

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by kornhole 5y ago
After setting up pfBlockerNG, I realized that my partner's Peloton was contacting different ad networks many times per minute 24/7. (mobile-collector.newrelic.com api.segment.io sessions.bugsnag.com) It is the most actively blocke
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by kornhole 5y ago
If this can get past the immense lobbying powers of the usual suspects, this could hit them hard. It seems that it would also prevent Amazon and others from recommending certain products based on knowledge about the buyer if recommendations
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by kornhole 5y ago
When I read the headline, I thought the operators of the FSD tech were being charged: Tesla or Uber. To literally slam the brakes on this, hold the companies accountable rather than individuals who believed that the products would work as a
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by kornhole 5y ago
This could inspire some clothing designs that weave in rf blocking or distorting materials to wear in retail or work places.
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by kornhole 5y ago
I wonder what the kids shadow report cards show. They must have thousands of data points and extrapolated scores. The poor trusting children and their parents are required to answer tests and forms honestly. They likely do not know how this
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by kornhole 5y ago
Having worked for a couple carriers, network operators, and the back end data processor for them, I agree that the carriers are fighting and losing the data wars. They did make a lot of money on surveillance, but it is dropping as more coms
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by kornhole 5y ago
Of course most of us will flash our own, but I applaud Nitrokey for filling this niche for those who need a marketed ready to use phone.
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by kornhole 5y ago
The answer to why some of you are seeing different test results from each other is context: you, your location, and other identifying information they can use in their firewall rules. If you are testing with SMS, the carrier knows who you a
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by kornhole 5y ago
I can't cite the statistic I read, but it seems very plausible that the wealthiest ten percent of the world's population contribute about fifty percent of the world's pollution. They are going to put up a bigger fight. It doe
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by kornhole 5y ago
I think you are onto something. Our(US) government and ideologies are on a crash course with reality. The question is which side is more immovable.
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by kornhole 5y ago
We hackers like to believe there is a technological solution for everything. These projects feed that delusion. Massive reductions and degrowth are hard for us to accept. This article somewhat fairly explains how extremely impractical and u
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by kornhole 5y ago
As video and audio streaming services observe us and become more personalized, this technology will be used to tailor the content itself. These platforms already tailor suggestions and playlists, and I see no reason why they wouldn't t
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by kornhole 5y ago
Ministry for the Future by Kim Stanley Robinson presents a best case scenario for our future.
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by kornhole 5y ago
Does anybody know of the FOSS app for this that would work on my hardened degoogled phone? The alerts would need to delivered via web socket or Gotify since I have no Google Play Services.
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by kornhole 5y ago
Granted that Amazon doesn't pretend too much to not be spying on you. Carefully read Apple's policies and statements to see where they give themselves plenty of wiggle room. Unfortunately most consumers' knowledge is no match
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by kornhole 5y ago
I have been using my hacker skills to help activist groups tighten up their digital security and navigate through the corporate media to keep them protected and effective. I have been ranting about this coming for over 30 years, and some pe
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by kornhole 5y ago
I take it you are not from around here. People in this area are masters of flowery noncommittal. For example, you might ask somebody if they are interested in doing something and they say "Wow that sounds like a great idea." Trans
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by kornhole 5y ago
What about Seedvault that does not require rooting your phone. It is recommended for those using GrapheneOS and Calyx, but should work for other degoogled Android phones. https://github.com/seedvault-app/seedvault
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by kornhole 5y ago
What if adtech is not really about selling ads? What if search business is not really about providing search? Perhaps the data collected from these ads/trackers everywhere is the raw material of more valuable predicition and manipulati