#Tag
when proprietary platforms ask me to fill in my details
Me: 
#opsec #cybersecurity #osint #privacy #anonymity #humor #vforvendetta #tech #technology #surveillance #advertising #ads
when proprietary platforms ask me to fill in my details
Me:
#opsec #cybersecurity #osint #privacy #anonymity #humor #vforvendetta #tech #technology #surveillance #advertising #ads
Ads in the search bar, thx Godzilla.
｢ Users can disable the feature in Firefox’s Search settings or by setting
browser.urlbar.quicksuggest.online.enabled
to “false” in about:config.
It’s also important to note that some direct results may be sponsored, but only if they are relevant and privacy is fully preserved, with sponsors not knowing who they’re for, the company says ｣
Samsung makes ads on $3,499 smart fridges official with upcoming software update
#HackerNews #Samsung #Ads #SmartFridge #SoftwareUpdate #TechNews #Gadgets
Ads in the search bar, thx Godzilla.
｢ Users can disable the feature in Firefox’s Search settings or by setting
browser.urlbar.quicksuggest.online.enabled
to “false” in about:config.
It’s also important to note that some direct results may be sponsored, but only if they are relevant and privacy is fully preserved, with sponsors not knowing who they’re for, the company says ｣
I'll never understand how some online services think nagging users for having an ad blocker is a good idea. If your business model relies on guilt-tripping people instead of offering real value, your app or service wasn't great to begin with. Everyone should have the right to block the garbage out of their internet - I fully support using ad blockers, because constant tracking, autoplay videos, and noise ruin both the experience and privacy.
I'd happily pay for a clean, ad-free version of any service I find genuinely useful long-term. But shaming me for using a free service while protecting my attention and privacy? That just makes me close the tab. "It's a free service" or "the dev works so hard" aren't winning arguments - they're just moral posturing.
Rhaaaaa mais je croyais avoir viré toutes ces merdes déjà ! Mais laissez-moi bosser en paix bordayl ! 🤬
Rhaaaaa mais je croyais avoir viré toutes ces merdes déjà ! Mais laissez-moi bosser en paix bordayl ! 🤬
When the news site's #adblocker detector openly admits that the site's #ads are "intrusive", you have to wonder what thought processes got us here…
I'll carry on using the "Reader view" bypass for as long as it works, thanks.
When the news site's #adblocker detector openly admits that the site's #ads are "intrusive", you have to wonder what thought processes got us here…
I'll carry on using the "Reader view" bypass for as long as it works, thanks.
I had a crash that took down Firefox, so when I restarted it it was the newest version (an update I'd installed, but hadn't restarted after).
I just went looking through the settings pages, which is a habit I've unfortunately had to get into because #Firefox and #Mozilla keep adding new anti-user fuckery in their continuing quest to drive users away from the only product they make that anyone gives two shits about.
And lo and behold, this is the new fuckery I found. Enabled by default. And it reinforces the need to go check for this bullshit every version update.
Firefox, if you had asked me how to cut my already diminishing trust in you to do the right thing by your users to near zero, I wouldn't have even dreamed this batshittery up. It's so much worse than I would have suggested. I have all the crap turned off - silently adding new crap and silently defaulting it to on is 1995-era Microsoft-screwing-the-users.
You feel you need to add this shit? Fine. But show me a dialog asking me whether I want it on or not when that version first starts. Don't turn it on behind my back and HOPE I DON'T NOTICE.
#fuckery#TwoShits #batshittery #abuse #DarkPattern #user#BehindYourBack#Enabled#EnabledByDefault #permission#AskPermission #sponsored #ads #privacy#version #update #bullshit
Well, that is good news. Next up is stopping selling "personalized" ads. Context sensitive ads is the way forward, IMHO. They worked just fine and they were a lot less intrusive.
The #Internet is Dying: #AI, Bots, and The End of #Human Content - by Vanessa Wingårdh
https://yewtu.be/watch?v=J5ZmLvy_Jfg
(or YT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5ZmLvy_Jfg)
This should be common knowledge by now, but there is still a small chance that it's not, so let's make sure it definitely will be.
#Capitalism#Advertisment#Ads#Society#GenAI#GenerativeAI#Philosophy
The #Internet is Dying: #AI, Bots, and The End of #Human Content - by Vanessa Wingårdh
https://yewtu.be/watch?v=J5ZmLvy_Jfg
(or YT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5ZmLvy_Jfg)
This should be common knowledge by now, but there is still a small chance that it's not, so let's make sure it definitely will be.
#Capitalism#Advertisment#Ads#Society#GenAI#GenerativeAI#Philosophy
> "Some of these forced changes in consumption patterns are often explained away by manufacturers and retailers alike with the phrase "Nobody wants that anymore." Laptops with 4:3 or 5:4 screens, for example. Or slightly bulkier laptops but with decent thermal design. Or a laptop with a DVD player that will let me watch one of the many movies I own that's not available on a streaming service."
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