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0x426577617265··on Raspberry Pi config for all things Internet
I'm having a hard time visualizing how I could use only one interface. How would the rest of the devices connects? Or are you suggesting using as a wifi only router?
0x426577617265··on Facebook apology as AI labels black men 'primates'
The article I saw with the screenshot was from NYTimes:

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/03/technology/facebook-ai-ra...

0x426577617265··on Show HN: Age 1.0 – Simple, modern and secure file encryption
I like age. I use it with wormhole for quick transfer jobs. Thanks for all the work on this!
0x426577617265··on Facebook apology as AI labels black men 'primates'
I’m fairly certain if you showed pictures of both groups to a toddler they’d be able to sort them correctly. It’s really not hard for a human to tell the difference. Which tells me that FB’s AI isn’t really that great.
0x426577617265··on Rejected internal job applicants are twice as likely to quit
> The sage wisdom from the ILM professor was essentially to avoid pissing off rejected candidates by not interviewing them, as interviewing is a signal that the employees are qualified.

It makes sense, if the candidate is interviewed + rejected they know there is no upward mobility for them in the company. The next logical step is to look for employment elsewhere that may offer upward mobility.

0x426577617265··on Microsoft warns thousands of cloud customers of exposed databases
zerodium does payout for zero days -- but I don't think this would qualify. Scroll down to see list of prices.

https://zerodium.com/program.html

0x426577617265··on I switched from macOS to Linux after 15 years of Apple
I switched from Linux to an M1 MacBook Air when it came out. I just don't sign into iCloud or use the app store and I have a pretty great experience. The battery life is fantastic and I just install applications from developer's websites.I use FireFox for browser, built in Terminal, Enpass (password manager), Parallels Desktop (VMs), Thunderbird, and Joplin for notes. That's really all I use. So no need for any of the other Apple ecosystem. I do use brew to use stuff like tmux and a few other cli tools.
0x426577617265··on FOSS app removed from the Play Store for linking to the project's website
These aren't payments. The user isn't purchasing anything.
0x426577617265··on Apple's child protection features spark concern within its own ranks: sources
That's correct. If the government asked them to do it, then it would require a warrant to conduct the search.
0x426577617265··on Apple's child protection features spark concern within its own ranks: sources
It's covered in 18 U.S. Code § 2258A - Reporting requirements of providers
0x426577617265··on Apple's child protection features spark concern within its own ranks: sources
Law Enforcement can also get access to that metadata -- it's called a mail cover. See U.S. v. Choate.

"A mail cover is a surveillance of an addressee's mail conducted by postal employees at the request of law enforcement officials. While not expressly permitted by federal statute, a mail cover is authorized by postal regulations in the interest of national security and crime prevention, and permits the recording of all information appearing on the outside cover of all classes of mail."

0x426577617265··on The Problem with Perceptual Hashes
I would assume yes, that this would cover iMessage backups since it is uploaded to their system.
0x426577617265··on The Problem with Perceptual Hashes
I think so, since the iMessages are synced across devices.
0x426577617265··on The Problem with Perceptual Hashes
If the process of identifying the images is done on the device, then a jailbroken device will likely give an attacker access to the entire DB. I'm not sure how useful it would be, but if the attacker did have access to actual known CSAM images it probably wouldn't be hard for them to produce false positives and test it against the DB on the jailbroken device, without notifying the company.
0x426577617265··on The Problem with Perceptual Hashes
Why would they hoard it in the camera/iPhotos app? I assume that storage is mostly pictures taken with the device. Wouldn't this be the least likely place to find a hoard of known images?
0x426577617265··on The Problem with Perceptual Hashes
Couldn't the hack just be as simple as sending someone an iMessage with the images attached? Or somehow identify/modify non-illegal images to match the perceptual hash -- since it's not a cryptographic hash.
0x426577617265··on European Parliament approves mass surveillance of private communication
There is a fairly large caveat to this and it happens to also deal with children.

18 U.S. Code § 2258A - Reporting requirements of providers

In short, it requires ESPs to report incidents of child exploitation that they become aware of to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children.

According to NCMEC's published data there were over 20 million reports in 2020. The latest breakdown by ESP I could find was from 2019, which shows facebook making 15 million reports.

https://www.missingkids.org/content/dam/missingkids/gethelp/...

EDIT: Here's the 2020 report:

https://www.missingkids.org/content/dam/missingkids/gethelp/...

0x426577617265··on Vim Modes Transition Diagram
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0x426577617265··on Belarus 'diverts Ryanair flight to arrest journalist', opposition says
So true. Both Greece and Lithuania are EU members. Part of the EU mission is to provide freedom & security for the members. So here we are, do something.
0x426577617265··on Belarus 'diverts Ryanair flight to arrest journalist', opposition says
WWII
0x426577617265··on Leaving Freenode for a new network
I setup a server a few months ago to get familiar with matrix. It wasn’t very lightweight either. I have since shut it down because I felt it was too resource intensive for the small amount of users that were using it.
0x426577617265··on Show HN: AutoCursor
recognized as a regular mouse, no software install needed:

https://wiebetech.com/products/mouse-jiggler-mj-3/

0x426577617265··on Anime2Sketch: A sketch extractor for illustration, anime art, manga
Semi off-topic – is there a tool to turn a picture into an drawing? I sometimes see websites where people have created a avatar of their headshot that looks ‘toonish’.
0x426577617265··on Apple Introduces AirTag
This would also reduce the amount of received legal process from LE agencies, since data is not accessible by Apple.
0x426577617265··on Corrupt Signal DB issue crashing App and losing data
Yes, Except the key isn’t destroyed it’s in the json file next to the main db file. Meaning user’s deleted messages could still be recovered.

Even if the user went as far as deleting the json file, it could still possibly be recovered due to the way the FS ‘deletes’ files.

0x426577617265··on Corrupt Signal DB issue crashing App and losing data
From your source, it uses the same key:

> Write Ahead Log Files - Using the new WAL mode (i.e. PRAGMA journal_mode = WAL;), page data stored in the WAL file is encrypted using the datbase key. Pages in the rollback journal are encrypted using the same key as the main database. Verification: create an encrypted database, start a transaction, make changes, and then inspect the -wal file using hexdump or a similar program.

0x426577617265··on Corrupt Signal DB issue crashing App and losing data
Not really considering SQLite databases can use WAL commits and it’s easy to view those previous commits.
0x426577617265··on Setting up Starlink
Thanks for taking the time to post the files. I actually learned a few things and like the setup. Might give it a shot. I haven’t been happy lately with the business behind pfsense, this might push me to configure my own.
0x426577617265··on M1 dev setup with a virtual Linux box
Fusion doesn’t work on M1s.
0x426577617265··on Setting up Starlink
I use pfsense with the Protectli -- what exactly are you doing with CentOS just manually configuring as a FW for your LAN?

Is the upload/download speed the same? Does your public IP frequently change?

EDIT: Ah -- CGNAT. Missed that part.

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