Exactly. And unless RCS with e2ee is made equally available to companies other than Google and is implemented by the carriers, RCS will continue to be a monopolistic data-harvesting grift.
I’m surprised there is not more outrage directed at Google over this.
And there are no better camera hardware else where
Sony and their Xperia phones would like a word.
I had trouble with it too. The site told me to disable all the privacy settings on my browser, at which point I simply decided that the whole thing was no longer worth my time and data.
Can we please ban electronic advertising already? And billboards? Society would be better off without them.
Yes. I use a FireFox extension called ViolentMonkey that allows you to install scripts.
There is a script called Simple YouTube Age Restriction Bypass: https://github.com/zerodytrash/Simple-YouTube-Age-Restriction-Bypass?tab=readme-ov-file
Install the script in Violent Monkey and you should be all set to watch age restricted videos in Firefox without signing in.
Yeah. It is oddly worded in places, but otherwise seems fine. I didn’t see any grammatical errors.
Edit: No, you’re right:
Windows 11 Phone Link accomplishes the same thing, and it approaches Android connection in the same way Unison does. However, it’s limited to Android and iOS users who can’t utilize the function due to how Windows approached compatibility in the first place.
That makes absolutely no sense.
Where is kryptkey? I don’t see it on F-droid.
I do see KryptEy, which sounds like what you’re talking about. What’s important to mention is that it’s a proof-of-concept app that hasn’t been updated in two years. It may still function fine and be secure, but I wouldn’t necessarily assume that, especially when we are talking about high stakes like avoiding government intrusion into chats. Has anyone ever checked or audited it?
So this may still be possible
This article seems to be saying that’s it’s not only possible, it’s being actively (and I would assume widely) exploited on current versions of Android. Google is supposed to catch any abuses of listed exceptions, but they are either missing a bunch or letting them intentionally slide through. Either way, apps being able to see other apps is a big security risk that IMO only the user should be able to explicitly allow, and on a case-by-case basis.
Yeah, meaning all newer phones past Android 11 shouldn’t have this issue, but they do because of a workaround by shady companies that Google is either not aware of or not addressing. This issue isn’t limited to older phones – quite the opposite.
Well that was a horrifying read. Is there any software that can protect against this? GrapheneOS? LineageOS? A Magisk module?
What do you mean? The article is talking about current versions of Android.
Chandler’s “dad” was trans, but they didn’t use that word. I don’t remember if they ever put a hard label on that character, but his dad wasn’t just a drag queen. Chandler’s growing acceptance over the course of the show was a positive, but the jokes made were not.
You could try Permute. It’s a pretty simple app for converting video and audio. Permute is my go-to for quick video conversion.
DBPowerAmp has an easy-to-use audio converter that supports pretty much every audio format and does batch file conversion as well. DBPowerAmp is my go-to for audio conversion.
Both of these are paid apps.
I would argue that Friends does not hold up so well. It still has funny bits, but it’s also quite sexist and is homophobic and transphobic (while also being one of the few big shows to even talk about gay and trans topics at the time).
Only when I took Ambien
No one has asked so I am going to ask:
What is Elon University and why should I trust them?
Imagine being in the middle of a friendly conversation where you ask a question and the person says, “Why are you asking me?? Just google it.”
For Sam:
I’ll get the champagne for us and tissues for Sam.
Yeah Google claims it’s not recording, storing or being sent the conversations or sharing them with anyone, and that this is all done ‘on-device’.
The thing is, I don’t trust them. At all.
Maybe the terms and conditions will silently change. Maybe their definitions of “recording” and “save” will change. Maybe they’re blatantly lying and are willing to pay a fine if they get caught.
Google’s whole business model is harvesting and selling people’s data, so I have to assume the worst intentions.