Brave browser blocks Windows feature that takes screenshots of everything you do on your PC
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The founder of Brave browser got fired from Firefox because he was homophobic
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Windows, an OS that is spyware and no one should use
Of, ffs, grow up.
An example of Windows being spyware not standard telemetry is the Recall feature. A feature that doesn’t just tell you how the OS is used but actually takes screenshots every few seconds
You have no clue what you're talking about, do you?
Recall only works on devices with an NPU. Do you know why? Because it runs locally. It's got NOTHING to do with telemetry, because it does NOT send data to Microsoft.
Recall only works on devices with an NPU. Do you know why? Because it runs locally.
Show code or gtfo
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Recall only works on devices with an NPU. Do you know why? Because it runs locally.
Show code or gtfo
LOL, this is hilarious
Imagine believing they can sneak gigabytes of network traffic without anyone noticing just because you can't read the code!
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So you still think it's 1990. Got it. Well, times have changed. We have better oversight. The EU has GDPR, user data is better protected. If they tried to pull off a "heist" and suddenly start grabbing these screenshots from users, the fine from EU would be historical.
So you still think it’s 1990. Got it. Well, times have changed
Times may have. Microsoft has not.
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I wonder why the fuck is am taking so long to do it...
wrote last edited by [email protected]I recently switched, and would be happy to give whatever rudimentary pointers I can. I've found that Linux mint is the best option for me. You can also easily flash it onto a USB and try it out to confirm compatibility.
The biggest things are these:
- you have to make sure to backup anything you want, because the installation wipes the hard drive.
- you must (usually) completely erase the windows partition, since the windows updater will usually bork the Linux install the moment you try to boot windows.
- you should turn off SecureBoot and bitlocker before you attempt an installation.
- rather than dual-booting windows with Linux, it is comparatively simple to set up a Virtual Machine running windows inside Linux.
- if you're getting really serious about privacy, you're going to have a TON of services that you may be unable to access, because they are full of trackers and spyware. Baby steps are recommended before trying to make a clean break from all telemetry, tracking and spyware.if you use an android, try installing TrackerControl from f-droid (or, for one that doesn't break as much stuff, Duckduckgo's app tracking protection) and enable it. You'll begin to see just how many calls to add, data brokers, telemetry, and other shit gets caught, and DDG doesn't even touch all the google spyware.
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I recently switched, and would be happy to give whatever rudimentary pointers I can. I've found that Linux mint is the best option for me. You can also easily flash it onto a USB and try it out to confirm compatibility.
The biggest things are these:
- you have to make sure to backup anything you want, because the installation wipes the hard drive.
- you must (usually) completely erase the windows partition, since the windows updater will usually bork the Linux install the moment you try to boot windows.
- you should turn off SecureBoot and bitlocker before you attempt an installation.
- rather than dual-booting windows with Linux, it is comparatively simple to set up a Virtual Machine running windows inside Linux.
- if you're getting really serious about privacy, you're going to have a TON of services that you may be unable to access, because they are full of trackers and spyware. Baby steps are recommended before trying to make a clean break from all telemetry, tracking and spyware.if you use an android, try installing TrackerControl from f-droid (or, for one that doesn't break as much stuff, Duckduckgo's app tracking protection) and enable it. You'll begin to see just how many calls to add, data brokers, telemetry, and other shit gets caught, and DDG doesn't even touch all the google spyware.
wrote last edited by [email protected]I gave been wanting to go on linux mint for almost a year. Its time I fucking did it.
Edit: I have been doing a lot for privacy, but it just isn't enough. For example I wanted to use venice.ai... but I didn't just use a tutamail email, I even used a prepaid credit card. I live in canada where you don't need to attach your name to a prepaid card, meaning it is as anonymous as possible if you want to buy something with a card (and yes, I paid for it in cash and it was activated by the store).
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I gave been wanting to go on linux mint for almost a year. Its time I fucking did it.
Edit: I have been doing a lot for privacy, but it just isn't enough. For example I wanted to use venice.ai... but I didn't just use a tutamail email, I even used a prepaid credit card. I live in canada where you don't need to attach your name to a prepaid card, meaning it is as anonymous as possible if you want to buy something with a card (and yes, I paid for it in cash and it was activated by the store).
wrote last edited by [email protected]Well, let me know if you've got any trouble. Oh, and do you have an HP? Those things SUCK at installing Linux. One of those things you have to find out from trying to install it on three separate HP devices.
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LOL, this is hilarious
Imagine believing they can sneak gigabytes of network traffic without anyone noticing just because you can't read the code!
They can process it locally to your point and send txt files of passwords/sensitive info
However, they don’t have to send anything while such a terrible feature is new. They just have to wait until enough retards accept such a feature
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anarcho-......braveism ???
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They can process it locally to your point and send txt files of passwords/sensitive info
However, they don’t have to send anything while such a terrible feature is new. They just have to wait until enough retards accept such a feature
Again: if they did that, the EU's GDPR would eat them alive.
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I didn't know AMD had managed to switch over to unified memory too. Managing that while remaining x86 compatible is quite an achievement!
I think the next big thing will be when storage becomes as fast as ram and they unify that too, getting rid of separate RAM. Working with data directly in place could have massive efficiency boosts. But the industry has been trying to get it that fast for many years and still not succeeded. And once they do, separate SSDs wouldn't be possible, at least not as a primary storage, so it wont be an advance that makes sense for every use case.
Yeah "universal memory" is the holy grail, seemingly as hard to find as it as well.
The articles on Wikipedia about the related tech is great, it'll mention something like "Developers expect commercialisation to happen relatively soon" and then link to an article from 2004, or research papers from the 1980s.
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Then don't enable it.
But, you can't disable Recall, that's the point...
You can just not use Windows and use Linux instead.
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But, you can't disable Recall, that's the point...
You can just not use Windows and use Linux instead.
But, you can’t disable Recall, that’s the point…
Well... Technically you're correct - because the feature is not out yet.
No idea WTF you people are reading here, but for a "Technology" community, the comments here are just plain ridiculous...
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Well, let me know if you've got any trouble. Oh, and do you have an HP? Those things SUCK at installing Linux. One of those things you have to find out from trying to install it on three separate HP devices.
I am a Dell guy through and through. I flashed linux mint on a cheap ass USB I had lying around. I will start with my laptop this weekend.
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Right. So you're all panicking just in case.
That's what's being swept under the rug as "alarmists being loud".
The same way you have a lock on your front door “just in case”. It’s not emotional. It’s logical.
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The same way you have a lock on your front door “just in case”. It’s not emotional. It’s logical.
The lock is there. The whole thing is encrypted.
If they somehow go through encryption, they won't just have the EU on their arses, governments of the entire world will be after them, because they trust that this encryption system makes their data secure.
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oh yea i used pixel scan or something similar, ban evaders use these to check thier browser profile, and it partially shields it. there other similar browser scanners, but the thing is you also need proxies and anti-detect browsers to hide the rest of your activities, because reddit is just that invasive in detection.(hence all those bans.
Didn't know reddit went that hard
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I just think the idea of your alternative being partially coded by the company you're attempting to avoid is a little stupid. I don't give a shit who he is. I barely give a shit who runs Mozilla.
Brave and every other Chromium fork are at the mercy of Google to exist as an alternative to Google, which to me, defeats the point. Every bit of their effort would be better spent rolling their money over to donate to browser development rather than band-aids.
Tradeoffs have to be made. Android is an example of that..
Chromium can be worked on by anyone, it's just that it's too costly to do
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sure there are choices. I don't use either. if you believe there are only 2 choices out there...man you have no idea.
wrote last edited by [email protected]Usable and mainstream choices? I'm unsure
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Didn't know reddit went that hard
wrote last edited by [email protected]im just simplifying it, they have other methods at thier tools. since recently it come to my attention they also indiscrminately shadowban too for no reason at all/. V3 captcha, browser, time and date, location, components. they detect vpn quite easily now,
