Thanks, fixed. Sorry for being a bit too loose with spelling
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This is a lose-lose-lose.
- New cars don’t respect people’s privacy.
- New cars cost more due to the extra camera/sensors/compute/connectivity necessary for tracking.
- Less people buy new cars due to increased cost and tracking. Instead drive older, more polluting cars for longer.
Hirom@beehaw.orgto Privacy@programming.dev•Microsoft's OneDrive Begins Testing Face-Recognizing AI for Photos (for Some Preview Users) - Slashdot5·7 days agoWindows 11 is pushing OneDrive and Copilot hard. There are OneDrive sections in many Microsoft apps, not just Office365. Tweaking settings to never (offer) saving to OneDrive has little effect.
The best way to avoid OneDrive is to avoid Microsoft apps, ideally get rid of Windows.
Hirom@beehaw.orgto Android@lemdro.id•ICE is stepping up its smartphone tracking, but Android 16 has a secret weaponEnglish32·11 days agoPolice and government agencies can track phones even when they’re connected to a genuine cell towers, via mobile operators. It’s just slightly more convenient for them to use an ISMI catcher because they collect data without going through a third party.
Assume a mobile phone can be tracked if it’s powered, regardless of iOS or Android version and settings.
Hirom@beehaw.orgto Privacy@programming.dev•YouTube widely pushes AI age verification and restrictions7·23 days agoThe list of “restrictions” for refusing to verify your age include privacy-friendly tweaks that I would consider as perks. Those would make great defaults for everyone.
Ads are no longer personalized
Digital wellbeing tools (such as “take a break”) are enabled by default
Reminders about privacy are shown when uploading a video or commenting
Video uploads are set to private by default
Yes exactly. Thanks for backing me up :)