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webmobdev
·3年前·讨论
Probably Russians testing remote-controlled drones with animals in them.
webmobdev
·3年前·讨论
Not OP. My solution is to use a different browser in private browsing mode. Both Windows and macOS now come with a default browser pre-installed. I use that for any financial transactions - banking, paying bills, shopping etc. I totally avoid password managers. Using phrases is a simple way to create strong and easy to remember passwords. Eg. "This is a Good Password for #2013!".
webmobdev
·4年前·讨论
Yes, this whole thing is just another public relation exercise of "Apple cares about your privacy" bullshit when they are actually saying that they still plan to scan your device for CSAM. "End to end" encryption of backup on iCloud is also a joke when they are going to store the encryption keys on the iDevices on which you can run no other system software apart from the closed source ones provide by Apple.
webmobdev
·4年前·讨论
They haven't really - I logged in to specifically post about that. Like you pointed out, the real outrage was never about scanning for CSAM in the "cloud" but on your device. And this clever fluff of public relation exercise by Apple is just to cover up the fact that device scanning for CSAM is still in the picture.

    Communication Safety for Messages is opt-in and analyzes image attachments users send and receive on their devices to determine whether a photo contains nudity ... The company told WIRED that while it is not ready to announce a specific timeline for expanding its Communication Safety features, the company is working on adding the ability to detect nudity in videos sent through Messages when the protection is enabled.

   .... “Additionally, because the minor is typically sending newly or recently created images, it is unlikely that such images would be detected by other technology, such as Photo DNA. While the vast majority of online CSAM is created by someone in the victim’s circle of trust, which may not be captured by the type of scanning mentioned, combatting the online sexual abuse and exploitation of children requires technology companies to innovate and create new tools. Scanning for CSAM before the material is sent by a child’s device is one of these such tools and can help limit the scope of the problem.” 
As for the newly announced "end-to-end encryption" on iCloud, note that the keys will be stored on the iDevices, and as such, available to Apple through its software anytime. This is exactly why the US government and BigTech have been pushing for "passwordless" authentication so strongly. It's no coincidence that Microsoft suddenly started asking for TPM to run Windows. With "passwordless" authentication, we will even lose control over the digital keys that allow us to encrypt and access various services, and BigTech becomes in charge.

Yes, I am being very cynical here for 2 major reasons - (1) Governments around the world want control and access to our device, and BigTech can deliver. This is not an Apple or Google problem, this is a social and democratic problem that we need to fight politically with the government by demanding stringent data protection and privacy laws. (2) Apple is a corporate who needs to be profitable. Collecting data and selling it (either to the government through programs like PRISM or to advertisers through a platform is a very lucrative source of revenue. Anybody who things Apple will let go of billions of dollars from that is delusional (and that is exactly why Apple is pivoting to become a service company). Apple's history when it comes to invading its user's privacy is just as bad as Google's or Facebook.
webmobdev
·4年前·讨论
You are supposed to buy the book to know the secrets. :) The article is still useful as it does a decent job of busting popular social perceptions in the west that often prevent us from socialising even to make small talks with strangers. Ofcourse as an indian, I didn't find it much useful - I grew up watching my parent's generation interact and socialise with strangers whenever and wherever they travelled. So I too have inculcated that habit. But I do feel it is a dying skill (and it is nothing but that - a social skill that anyone can and should learn).
webmobdev
·4年前·讨论
Lol. Selling your data to the government is one of the ways they make money. BigTech and BigBrother have been in cahoots for more than 2-3 decades now. Read https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PRISM for more info.
webmobdev
·4年前·讨论
Good point - Terrorists are politicians too who believe they have the right to achieve their political goals using violence and anarchy. But most countries already have anti-terrorism and hate speech laws to deal with such kind of politicians who espouse a violent political ideology. As awareness has grown on how hate speech and violence is spreading through the use of internet, law makers are already debating and considering new laws to deal with this menace and trying to find the right balance between restricting such ideas vs balancing your right to express yourself.
webmobdev
·4年前·讨论
> Now let's look at this and see if the circumstances justify the government seizing the right of the social media hosting company to determine what content they want to serve on their website.

If social media platforms want that right, like news media platforms, they have to hire real editors and agree to be liable for the information they publish and disseminate. Why should social media platforms get an exception to this but news media platform on print, TV or radio be bound by extra restrictions (liability)?

> Is there a substantial cost for a competitor to enter the market? No. Software and server infrastructure are cheap compared to costs incurred to existing common carriers.

Yes, there is the "network effect" ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_effect ) which is a huge barrier for any new competitor to overcome. One way to remove this barrier and provide a more level playing field would be to create and enforce a standard that would foster connection and communication between all such social network platforms. Do you think the tech companies will allow this?
webmobdev
·4年前·讨论
> Who do they define as a candidate?

A political candidate is one who is a member of a political party and is running for a public office or has already been elected to such offices in the past. (Yes, I am discounting independent candidates as they are a minor aberration that, in my opinion, shouldn't be allowed in mature democracies). Whether the democratic system is presidential or parliamentary, political parties are one of the common institutions and base political units that are part of a democratic political system.

> If I'm running for student council would it apply to me?

No, since it is not a public office. This law is targeted to protect the free speech rights and political views of active politicians and elected representatives. For example, Twitter, under pressure from the current right-wing government of India deliberately tried to sabotage the social media outreach of an elected Member of Parliament and an opposition leader:

   “I want to bring your attention to what I believe is Twitter’s unwitting complicity in curbing free and fair speech in India,” Mr. Gandhi wrote in the letter to the Twitter chief executive, Parag Agrawal. “I have been reliably, albeit discreetly, informed by people at Twitter India that they are under immense pressure by the government to silence my voice.” 
(Source: India’s Rahul Gandhi Says His Twitter Following Was Squashed by Modi Government - https://www.wsj.com/articles/indian-opposition-figure-rahul-... ).

The proposed laws can actually protect tech platforms from this kind of government pressure too, which should be welcomed by us.

> Similarly, who is a "journalist"? Anyone can declare they are one.

Just like shouting "I declare bankruptcy" doesn't activate bankruptcy laws in your favour, "declaring" yourself a journalist doesn't make you a journalist in most countries.
webmobdev
·4年前·讨论
Your analogy about tech platforms being similar to cable companies which broadcast multiple channel is not correct as the tech platforms also host these "channels" / content and it is the internet which enables their distribution. So if they host these content, and want to decide what content should be disseminated, they are actually acting like TV / Radio media platforms. In which case, they need to accept the liability for the content they disseminate, just like any TV or radio business have to. But obviously tech companies do not want to bear this burden.

Online platforms are both communication platforms for private communication and public broadcast platforms like TV and Radio. Just apply the existing laws and regulations to both these aspects. If they don't want any liability, then they should be treated as common carriers who have to be neutral to the content that flows on their platform - let the content producer be liable. Ofcourse, this means anonymous content cannot be allowed.
webmobdev
·4年前·讨论


   The Florida law says a social media platform "may not willfully deplatform a candidate for office" and imposes fines of up to $250,000 per day on social media companies that ban candidates for elected office. The law also says social platforms "may not apply or use post-prioritization or shadow banning algorithms for content and material posted by or about... a candidate," and may not "censor, deplatform, or shadow ban a journalistic enterprise based on the content of its publication or broadcast."
If this is what the law is actually about, what's wrong here here? Do you really want corporates to decide what political views you should have access to? Every country has laws against hate speech or slander / defamation - if a politician or journalist says something inappropriate on these platform, it is the law that should punish them (even if the punishment is as light as forcing them / the platform to delete their post). (Related topic - even the Indian Supreme Court is currently deliberating on clarifying and enforcing laws on hate speech against journalist / editors / media platforms who have been increasingly indulging in hate mongering - "Where Is Our Nation Headed?", Supreme Court Expresses Concern About Hate Speech In Media, Asks Why Centre Is Standing As "Mute Witness"? - https://www.livelaw.in/top-stories/where-is-our-nation-heade... ).
webmobdev
·5年前·讨论
It's obvious you haven't read the article and are reacting to the headline. In fact, the author highlights that the issue is probably with the system software (macOS):

That’s extremely similar to the MacBook Pro and Monterey issues I’ve read this week—except I’m still running Big Sur ... It’s possible that macOS isn’t managing this unified memory structure properly, and will continue to allocate RAM beyond what is available without freeing up RAM that is no longer needed. This is commonly referred to as a “memory leak.” Performance gradually deteriorates until you need to either wait for the RAM to clear, force-quit the app, or restart the machine ... it’s entirely possible that Apple fixes it in a future version of macOS without ever addressing the issue publicly. That’s what happened with the excessive SSD usage earlier this year, though that Apple says that was a “data reporting error” and not an actual problem. The memory bug is an actual issue that needs to be fixed as soon as possible.
webmobdev
·5年前·讨论
The author specifically mentions that he is using macOS Big Sur: "That's extremely similar to the MacBook Pro and Monterey issues I’ve read this week — except I’m still running Big Sur."
webmobdev
·7年前·讨论
What other reasons are there apart from low cost and lax environment regulations and weak labour laws?