Just a guy trying to promote discourse, photography, freedom, good food, and reason.
Personal privacy is a passion of mine.
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Recant@beehaw.orgOPto
Technology@beehaw.org•Australia to build Top Secret cloud in AWS for defence usersEnglish
1·2 years agoYes that metadata can exist but can’t that be obscured if AWS isn’t connected to directly?
I think some of the technical details of how the ASD intends to ensure data protection/confidentiality/integrity are omitted for national security reasons.
Recant@beehaw.orgOPto
Technology@beehaw.org•Australia to build Top Secret cloud in AWS for defence usersEnglish
2·2 years agoWell I would think that if the customer, in this case the Australian Signals Directorate, encrypted all data prior to going to AWS, it would be protected from any data mining that Amazon does.
I am sure that the ASD isn’t just posting the information unencrypted on AWS or solely trusting Amazon’s encryption where Amazon also has a copy of the key.
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Asklemmy@lemmy.ml•Whats your favorite free open source software that everyone should try?English
9·3 years agoBitwarden for sure! It is certainly the easiest way to increase security on all your accounts by making extremely secure passwords. Plus you can self host it if you want!
I really wish it had a 3.5mm audio jack. I don’t see what companies stand to earn, other than money, when they remove the headphone jack.
I can see why Apple and Samsung removed it because the they can market their own wireless headphones.
Removing the jack only removes capability, it is not like older phones didn’t have the capability to connect to Bluetooth headphones
Recant@beehaw.orgOPto
Technology@beehaw.org•China hacked Japan’s sensitive defense networks, officials say
1·3 years agoThis link is to the same article. Was there a reason for posting it?
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Technology@beehaw.org•Instead of obtaining a warrant, the NSA would like to keep buying your dataEnglish
22·3 years agoIt doesn’t make sense while if this data, that would usually require a warrant if not already being sold, is allowed to be collected by companies.
Companies may argue that users consent to this in the terms and conditions of when they start using the product but what about those users that aren’t a Google, Facebook or “insert tech corporation here” user? Those users never consented to data collection but their data is being collected just the same.
The issue is not the government buying this data. That is just a symptom of the root cause which is lack of consumer privacy laws.
I really enjoy Darknet Diaries. It is unfortunate he went to a once a month release cycle but I understand it is for a better work life cycle.
If you are a fan of Darknet Diaries I would also recommend Hacked. It has two hosts which have a good dynamic. Plus they don’t touch politics so it avoids any controversy.
What are you talking about?
Is it not possible for two different people to share similar opinions?
I’m glad you pointed this out. We need to move past the “this person said something I don’t agree with so I will never interact with them again”
Identity politics are bad and we should not be beholden to them.
People and their technical knowledge are more than their political views.
Recant@beehaw.orgOPto
Technology@beehaw.org•MIT develops a motion and task planning system for home robotsEnglish
1·2 years agoYeah the privacy issues are the largest concern.
However I think because consumers have become used to having cameras and microphones in their house it will likely not be addressed to the degree it needs to be.
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Linux@lemmy.ml•Ubuntu 23.10’s New Software App Will Demote DEBs (Apparently)English
1·3 years agoWhy is Ubuntu pushing snaps so hard? Is there objectively a benefit to them apart from Flatpak?
It seems like an odd hill to die on.
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Australia@aussie.zone•Can we stop buying these stupid things? ThanksEnglish
2·2 years agoWhile true on the more likely to roll due to their higher center of gravity, unless they are lowered after purchased, I was surprised to find that at least for the f150, the roof strength is almost 6 times the weight of the truck.
That’s according to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety which is an independent review organization that gave the f150 one of its highest ratings.
More information is here: https://www.iihs.org/ratings/vehicle/ford/f-150-crew-cab-pickup/2021
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Technology@beehaw.org•U.S. government says several agencies hacked as part of broader cyberattackEnglish
1·3 years agoIt’s crazy to see things like this and then also think about all the attacks and intrusions that aren’t caught and are still ongoing.
The vulnerability with Moveit is just one vulnerability and there are certainly many others that we don’t know about.
Just goes to show you that just because you aren’t hearing about intrusions, doesn’t mean they aren’t ongoing.











Well I don’t think that is the case. Parents and teachers are observing students not paying attention.
I would think if an educator can teach a full lesson, while also ensuring that students retain the information, when the student is watching YouTube, endlessly scrolling reddit or lemmy, or on Instagram this wouldn’t be an issue.
The problem is that students aren’t retaining the knowledge being provided to them.