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tictok4on Tesla to produce $25K car as early as 2022

>my relatively short commute (30 miles each way),

LOL, what?

tictok4on Google sued: Idle Android eats mobile data to send telemetry and preload ads

call,text,media player,photos/videos

text is insecure but thats not my threat model

tictok4on Google sued: Idle Android eats mobile data to send telemetry and preload ads

tictok4on Apple announces updated eighth-generation 10.2-inch entry-level iPad

This one looks exciting...

Going to finally replace my ipad air 2.

Yes, I will miss the laminated display -- however, for nearly half the cost of the new ipad air and a much needed upgrade i can live without it.

plus, the screen is cracked and to replace on the air is very $$$$

tictok4on Reddit app got 50M downloads by making mobile web experience miserable

I can view most one the web but it does require multiple refreshes, new sessions, etc on my iOS device. I only sign in to throwaway accounts ( to infrequently post) via desktop.

tictok4on Level 3 Global Outage

This (thread) explains why we've been having internet problems this morning.... lots of sites not working.

tictok4on DuckDuckGo, Google, and Android choice screens

I like DDG but always seem to get Russian localized results. I am in the USA.

tictok4on Firefox 75: Ambitions for April

Hopefully this fixes Firefox 74. First time in years I can say that I've had stability problems, frequent crashes, etc.

tictok4on U.S. Gov Privacy Watchdog Under Pressure to Recommend Facial Recognition Ban

It'd inform those that weren't aware at least...

Some of which may find it reprehensible. And maybe lobby to change.

tictok4on Coronavirus Real Time Map

You probably have refer disabled or spoofed. "Fix" that and it may work

tictok4on U.S. Gov Privacy Watchdog Under Pressure to Recommend Facial Recognition Ban

>>Counter question. Do you expect/are ok with that the moment you leave your house you are constantly followed by a person with a camera recording everything you do. Which shops you visite etc.?

>>Because this is basically what this will sooner or later boil down to

This exists now in Miami Beach, Florida, USA.

tictok4on U.S. Gov Privacy Watchdog Under Pressure to Recommend Facial Recognition Ban

I'm expecting not to be tracked by 50 axis cameras with analytic software the moment I step out my front door and go for a walk or run in my city. To not have my path tracked or reviewed should someone unaccountable decide to do so.

tictok4on U.S. Gov Privacy Watchdog Under Pressure to Recommend Facial Recognition Ban

I might be content with a large warning sign "LICENSE PLATE READER AHEAD" for each location.

tictok4on U.S. Gov Privacy Watchdog Under Pressure to Recommend Facial Recognition Ban

How about just stop tracking people! We aren't prisoners don't treat us as such.

tictok4on U.S. Gov Privacy Watchdog Under Pressure to Recommend Facial Recognition Ban

Good but don't exempt the government.

Many local cities are building out vast networks. Including my very own Miami Beach Police Department.

tictok4on Tesla’s new Solar Roof costs less than a new roof plus solar panels

* after a rebate from OPM.

tictok4on Driverless cars are stuck in a jam

Works fine with no script.

tictok4on Photos of Kids Are Powering Surveillance Technology

> Is sex trafficking of children really a significant problem?

It is if you sell FUD.

tictok4on Personal information and ads on Twitter

>biggest tech companies in the industry do it anyway.

because it provides identity.

tictok4on Microplastics found in 93% of bottled water tested in global study

everything for kids is plastic. it's sad.

tictok4on Match.com Used Fake Ads to Swindle Users, F.T.C. Says

>If you want to improve your dating prospects, get in shape. Anyone can get in shape, doesn't matter how rich or successful or handsome your face is.

>Second, improve your social skills / join something.

Yes to both of these. Dating or not these are vital in life.

tictok4on Capital One statement on data breach

>Importantly, no credit card account numbers or log-in credentials were compromised and over 99 percent of Social Security numbers were not compromised.

Cool, just other stuff, such as name, address, income, credit score, transaction history, payment history, ya know, nothing too important or personal..

Arguably the least important data element is the account number...

tictok4on Capital One Says Breach Hit 100M Individuals in U.S

>Importantly, no credit card account numbers or log-in credentials were compromised and over 99 percent of Social Security numbers were not compromised.

Cool, just other stuff, such as name, address, income, credit score, transaction history, payment history, ya know, nothing too important or personal..

Arguably the least important data element is the account number...

tictok4on How Ancient Rome’s Concrete Has Survived 2,000 Years (2017)

Meanwhile the 20 year old office building I work just had extensive repairs to the concrete.

tictok4on iPhone apps share data with trackers, ad companies and research firms

> I'd diligently turned off background location for virtually everything

First thing I did with my wife's Iphone. I imagine that with that disabled and permissions set correctly , an iphone leaks less than an android.