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by vatueil 7y ago
I thought I mentioned that, but I must have accidentally deleted it when I edited the comment. Thanks for pointing it out. I wouldn't say the article is wrong, just that a workaround exists.
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by vatueil 7y ago
There isn't anything stopping individuals from publishing Safari content blockers, though? No more than with the previous extension model. Nor were individuals the only players to take advantage of the powers available to old extension
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by vatueil 7y ago
IIRC traceroute was how I originally looked it up locally. I posted the link for convenience. Perhaps I misinterpreted the results, though. I'll have to take your word for it that the Russian IP address you use does not mean you have a
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by vatueil 7y ago
Technically that's not wrong, but Cyprus is an EU and Eurozone country. Why not just say "Cyprus" rather than using the "Middle East" appellative?
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by vatueil 7y ago
Thanks, I didn't notice the app does not currently enable DNS filtering by default. I do frequently see posts especially on reddit recommending dns.adguard.com, so for a number of users the DNS service may be their main exposure to AdG
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by vatueil 7y ago
According to the posted article, Apple limits the number of rules in Safari as well. Safari's limit is 50k. Similarly, Chrome's initial proposal suggested a limit of 30k, which has since been revised upwards to 90k to 120k based o
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by vatueil 7y ago
Why the "Middle East"? AdGuard and similar apps such as Blokada function as local VPNs, as mentioned, so most traffic does not pass through any particular external server. The AdGuard app does use AdGuard's DNS servers, so DN
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by vatueil 7y ago
Doesn't it also paint an incomplete picture to present Apple's reassurances as backed by penalty of perjury when the most significant developments took place long after those statements in question? The fact that the iCloud China
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by vatueil 7y ago
Transcript of relevant section: https://youtu.be/VD1cP8SK3Q0?t=244 > VICE News: In terms of privacy as a human right, does that apply to how you do business in China? > Apple CEO Tim Cook: It absolutely does. Encry
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by vatueil 7y ago
> When recorded, and transmitted to Apple, the location, Apple ID, etc. of the recording device is known. Actually, according to Apple's statements Siri does not link recordings to your Apple ID. That's a bit of a double-edge
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by vatueil 7y ago
The start of what? There's no reason to assume non-Europeans would prefer British, French, or EU jurisdiction over the current situation.
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Siri records fights, doctor’s appointments, and sex, and contractors hear it(arstechnica.com)
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by vatueil 7y ago
That would just move the ball into GCHQ or DGSE's court.
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by vatueil 7y ago
Doesn't YouTube already have a dark mode? https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/7385323
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by vatueil 7y ago
That has nothing to do with plans for satellites. Especially not space or broadband in general, as the original comment decried. Feel free to criticize other matters, but don't lump in separate projects.
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by vatueil 7y ago
The parent comment says in a footnote: > [1] assuming orbits of 366 miles up, higher orbits would be even farther apart
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by vatueil 7y ago
It doesn't do any good to pick an unrelated endeavor and say the resources would be better spent on a worthier cause instead. Private spending on space, or public funding of arts and culture, or humanitarian aid, etc. is not blocking u
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by vatueil 7y ago
Microsoft PlayReady DRM still the only way to play Netflix in 4K on a PC, correct? I guess there's no reason not to include Widevine as well, but it's funny how this means the new Microsoft Edge supports features no other Chromium
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by vatueil 7y ago
More direct AMP link: https://amp.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5d4x2h/e... The original page is hosted on the original domain. What other hosts provide are AMP caches to display them faster.
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by vatueil 7y ago
Sometimes there's no better alternative, but your wariness is well founded. FOSS Patents should definitely be taken with a grain of salt. FOSS Patents is written by Florian Müller: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flo
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by vatueil 7y ago
According to The Information, via XDA, Huawei's OS is called "Project Z" but it's "far from ready": https://www.xda-developers.com/huawei-android-alternative-fa... > The Information‘s repor
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by vatueil 7y ago
> Also having cops test this tech out, knowing they're going to be deliberately monitored to how often they use it for good reasons (e.g. child abductions) vs abuse it, would probably produce incredibly biased results. Think about
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by vatueil 7y ago
The difference is that it's free and open source. ROMs such as Lineage OS do not need to pay for a commercial license to fork the code, and an app such as F-Droid can run natively on any Android device.
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by vatueil 7y ago
I am wary of facial recognition, and I avoid the use of it. But I'm not convinced by this line of reasoning either, so let me play devil's advocate. > But again, once authorities have any of this data in their possession, abus
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by vatueil 7y ago
Larger market of average, undemanding home users for external hard drives. Smaller market of more demanding enthusiast users for internal drives. (Larger businesses aren't sourcing drives from Amazon or Newegg, unless the company is ca
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by vatueil 7y ago
And "Windows variants"? Comparing Windows backwards compatibility to the ability to run Android apps across different Android forks misses the point. All versions of Windows are proprietary operating systems owned by the same comp
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by vatueil 7y ago
The controls have gotten less granular, and I don't see a way to add new sites to the filters without an article showing up in your results first. But they do still seem to work on personalized news such as the "For You" sect
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by vatueil 7y ago
Really, DOS? And new versions of Microsoft Windows? That's not even remotely comparable to the situation with open source Android forks.
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by vatueil 7y ago
You would use a little randomness to counteract that, I suppose. Like how "heat" is used in simulated annealing.
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by vatueil 7y ago
In fact, Bing does have a news carousel with AMP icons and their own AMP cache. Microsoft has long used AMP and their support is increasing: - https://blogs.bing.com/search/September-2016/bing-app-joins-... - htt

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