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Google Chrome silently installs a 4 GB AI model on your device without consent. At a billion-device scale the climate costs are insane. in c/technology@lemmy.world

[–] jpablo68@infosec.pub 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)

This is Bonzi-buddy-levels of spyware...

Anon was bullied in c/greentext@sh.itjust.works

[–] jpablo68@infosec.pub 19 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Mexican here, we had anime on Saturday morning TV in the 90s and still liking anime as a teenager and beyond was a ticket to being seen as either immature or a pervert, and yes being bullied or ridiculed by saying you liked it.

Amazon: Older Kindles can no longer download e-books in c/technology@lemmy.world

[–] jpablo68@infosec.pub 10 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I have a kindle keyboard (2012) and I gave up on amazon a long time ago, now I just convert-upload epubs to it using calibre and read.

Free Tool Says it Can Bypass Discord's Age Verification Check With a 3D Model in c/technology@lemmy.world

[–] jpablo68@infosec.pub 12 points 2 months ago

how about just NOT using discord?

Discord Users Threaten Exodus Over Age Verification Face Scan Controversy in c/technology@lemmy.world

[–] jpablo68@infosec.pub 2 points 3 months ago

I agree, convenience wins in this case, this is why twitter is still "bulletproof".

Discord to Require ID or Face Scan Next Month for Full Access in c/technology@lemmy.world

[–] jpablo68@infosec.pub 56 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (6 children)

You know what doesn't require full face scan? irc

Windows 11 just lost 5% market share in two months despite Windows 10 losing support. in c/technology@lemmy.world

[–] jpablo68@infosec.pub 25 points 3 months ago (4 children)

I won't update my perfectly usable computer just because microslop refuses to support it.

Ring Cameras Join Flock and Amazon to Now Create Direct Data Access for ICE in c/technology@lemmy.world

[–] jpablo68@infosec.pub 3 points 3 months ago

Orwell would be proud, or horrified, or both.

'Worst in Show' CES products include AI refrigerators, AI companions and AI doorbells in c/technology@lemmy.world

[–] jpablo68@infosec.pub 43 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I refuse to buy "smart devices" riddled with AI, it's just a drag and not what this tech should be used for.

Pete Hegseth Says the Renamed ‘Department of War’ Stands for ‘Peace’ in c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

[–] jpablo68@infosec.pub 4 points 8 months ago

1984 Wasn't Meant to be an Instruction Manual!

Microsoft CFO calls for 'intensity' in an internal memo, after blowout earnings in c/technology@lemmy.world

[–] jpablo68@infosec.pub 3 points 9 months ago

Maybe don't release an operating system that cannot be installed in a lot of computers?

The Age-Checked Internet Has Arrived in c/technology@lemmy.world

[–] jpablo68@infosec.pub 11 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Well time to sell thumbdrives to teenagers filled with "tutorials.mp4" and "online class.mp4" lol.