Is this Linux Foundation-led funding effort a win for open-source? Or could it accelerate the creeping Chromium homogeny in tech?
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/01/supporters-of-chromium-based-browsers-linux-foundation
See tagged statuses in the local BookWyrm community
So-called #SmartHome products are not even smart enough to be interoperable. With free software, you can tailor the software to your needs instead of having to watch out for 'works with' badges and the acceptance of certification of other producers by proprietary software companies like #Apple, #Google, or #Samsung.
Google and The Linux Foundation team up for 'Supporters of Chromium-based Browsers' https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/01/google-and-the-linux-foundation-team-up-for-supporters-of-chromium-based-browsers/
#Google searches for deleting #Facebook, #Instagram explode after #Meta ends fact-checking via @TechCrunch
KI-Update kompakt: KI-Update kompakt: OpenAI o3, Microsoft, KI-Phishing, Claude
Das "KI-Update" liefert werktäglich eine Zusammenfassung der wichtigsten KI-Entwicklungen.
#KünstlicheIntelligenz #Cybersecurity #GenerativeAI #Google #HarvardUniversity #ITFachkräfte #Security #KIUpdate #MachineLearning #Microsoft #OpenSource #OpenAI #Phishing #Programmierung #Python #Softwareentwicklung #Spracherkennung #news
#Google #smartphones #privacy #legal #ClassActionLawsuits
"Google failed to persuade a federal judge to dismiss a privacy class action claiming it collected personal data from people's cellphones after they switched off a button to stop the tracking, paving the way for a possible August trial."
https://uk.news.yahoo.com/google-must-face-mobile-phone-191307397.html
Delete your #Facebook and go join #Friendica instead. Trust me you'll have a better time, and still enjoy the same features for the most part.
Delete your #Instagram and go join #Pixelfed. It has a lot of the same features and it is free, doesn't have ads, and isn't run by a corporation.
Delete your #Threads, #Bluesky, or #Twitter account, and go join #Mastodon. Trust me you won't miss anything from them since Mastodon is a lot like them without the ads, or the corporate shittyness.
Go try out #LoopsVideo instead of #TikTok. It is shaping up to be a great alternative to TikTok.
Go try out #PeerTube it is a lot like #YouTube, and it doesn't have ads, nor any of the crap that comes from being owned by #Google.
Go try out #OwnCast it is a lot like #Twitch, but …
Delete your #Facebook and go join #Friendica instead. Trust me you'll have a better time, and still enjoy the same features for the most part.
Delete your #Instagram and go join #Pixelfed. It has a lot of the same features and it is free, doesn't have ads, and isn't run by a corporation.
Delete your #Threads, #Bluesky, or #Twitter account, and go join #Mastodon. Trust me you won't miss anything from them since Mastodon is a lot like them without the ads, or the corporate shittyness.
Go try out #LoopsVideo instead of #TikTok. It is shaping up to be a great alternative to TikTok.
Go try out #PeerTube it is a lot like #YouTube, and it doesn't have ads, nor any of the crap that comes from being owned by #Google.
Go try out #OwnCast it is a lot like #Twitch, but it is more free and doesn't have ads ruining the live streams.
My research on how Chrome extensions spam Chrome Web Store search with irrelevant keywords has been picked up by @dangoodin: https://arstechnica.com/security/2025/01/googles-chrome-web-store-has-a-serious-spam-problem-promoting-shady-extensions/
The article quotes me towards the end, something that is worth repeating:
“It wasn’t that hard to notice, and they have better access to the data than me. So either Google isn’t looking or they don’t care.”
Back in October I asked here why searching for “Norton Password Manager” on Chrome Web Store brings up five completely unrelated extensions which all show up before the actual Norton Password Manager. Now I know the answer: some extension authors figured out how to use translations in order to mess with the search results. https://palant.info/2025/01/08/how-extensions-trick-cws-search/
I found 920 extensions using this approach. Most of them fall into a few large extension clusters that are spamming Chrome Web Store. For example, I could attribute 122 extensions to the Kodice / Karbon Project / BroCode cluster that I covered in June 2023 originally. Another 100 extensions belong to the PDF Toolbox cluster that originally appeared on my blog in May 2023. The ZingFront / ZingDeck / BigMData cluster is one I also researched back in 2023 but didn’t publish – 223 extensions.
There is also a cluster that was new …
Back in October I asked here why searching for “Norton Password Manager” on Chrome Web Store brings up five completely unrelated extensions which all show up before the actual Norton Password Manager. Now I know the answer: some extension authors figured out how to use translations in order to mess with the search results. https://palant.info/2025/01/08/how-extensions-trick-cws-search/
I found 920 extensions using this approach. Most of them fall into a few large extension clusters that are spamming Chrome Web Store. For example, I could attribute 122 extensions to the Kodice / Karbon Project / BroCode cluster that I covered in June 2023 originally. Another 100 extensions belong to the PDF Toolbox cluster that originally appeared on my blog in May 2023. The ZingFront / ZingDeck / BigMData cluster is one I also researched back in 2023 but didn’t publish – 223 extensions.
There is also a cluster that was new to me and which I couldn’t really tie to a company name (apart from finding two red herrings). There seems to be a Ukrainian/Russian language part and a Farsi (?) language part here, and it’s hundreds of extensions despite only 55 of them qualifying for the list in this article.
Now that this is out, are you as excited as me to see what Google will do about this?
#google #cws #ChromeExtensions #chrome #ChromeWebStore #spam
An aperiodic reminder that if you're using Google for search then it's better to use the AI deshitifaction 'Konami' code 🙂
For browsers with customisable search then this can be used as the default to ensure that the utter bollocks AI nonsense isn't shown in results 😁🖖
#Samsung and #Google's alternative to Dolby #Atmos may be the most exciting audio product at CES 2025 - https://www.zdnet.com/home-and-office/home-entertainment/samsung-and-googles-alternative-to-dolby-atmos-may-be-the-most-exciting-audio-product-at-ces-2025/ "Unlike Dolby Atmos, Samsung and Google mentioned releasing Eclipsa Audio as a free and open-source audio format. "
#Google #ContractWorkers #unions #LaborRelations
'Alphabet's Google is facing a second complaint from a U.S. labor board claiming that it is the employer of contract workers and must bargain with their union, the agency said on Monday.'
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/google-forced-bargain-contractors-union-215216074.html
#Google has so far completely ignored the #DMA's easy-switching requirements. It’s still more than 15 steps to change the default #searchengine on #Android devices, and search websites can't guide users to the setting in #Chrome.
On the choice screen obligation (art. 6(3)): Google also hasn’t rolled out updated Android choice screens to 250+ million #EU users according to competitor #Duckduckgo, who has lodged a complaint against the #gatekeeper in 2024.
Today seems to be turning into one big validation of my decision to drop Windows support from Kitten.
Look at the state of the fuckers…
#microsoft #google #deceptiveDesign #BigTech #shitshow https://flipboard.com/@gizmodo/tech-fknh6odjz/-/a-N_2ZngzXSau_08pPJt6OaA%3Aa%3A1876139665-%2F0