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After a brief interaction here about some mobile apps for #pixelfed I was reminded that many people are not familiar with the alternative #playstore called #fdroid which once installed gives you access to a massive library of #foss and #opensource applications that DON'T include the typical ads, trackers etc that are always included on the official #google playstore.
You can learn more and download it here:
*please boost for reach
#Google #SearchEngines #CMA #UK #antitrust
'The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) opened an investigation into Google’s search dominance, marking the first major probe under new digital market rules.
The investigation could force changes to Google’s search business in the UK, where it controls over 90% of general search queries and serves 200,000+ advertisers.'
Mittwoch: Verbot vernetzter Autos aus China & Russland, Googeln weniger populär
Autos als Sicherheitsrisiko + Google-Suche verliert Nutzer + Plattenlabel verlieren gegen Vimeo + Schneefegen von Solaranlagen + Bedenken an ePA + Bit-Rauschen
#AMD #Auto #Datenschutz #DigitalHealth #elektronischePatientenakteePA #ErneuerbareEnergie #Google #hoDaily #Intel #Nvidia #Photovoltaik #Suchmaschine #Überwachung #Urheberrecht #news
Googles Marktanteile bei Internet-Suche erstmals in 10 Jahren unter 90 Prozent
Die Dominanz Googles scheint langsam zu bröckeln. Erstmals seit Anfang 2015 nutzen mehr als einer von zehn Internet-Nutzern eine andere Suchmaschine als Google.
#Bing #Google #Internet #KünstlicheIntelligenz #Marktanalyse #Suchmaschine #news
#Google Starts Tracking All Your Devices In 6 Weeks—Forget Chrome And #Android
Long story short is that Google has made updates to its advertising ecosystem essentially _permitting_ the fingerprinting of devices for use in targeted advertising. In their words they are going to be “less prescriptive with partners in how they target and measure ads.”
Doesn’t mean fingerprinting wasn’t happening before, just that Google is giving the green signal to the rest of the ecosystem to do so… and will likely use this to maybe replace third-party cookies.
Use an adblocker. Seriously.
KI-Update kompakt: Meta Raubkopien, YouTube, Grok, Agent Laboratory
Das "KI-Update" liefert werktäglich eine Zusammenfassung der wichtigsten KI-Entwicklungen.
#AMD #KünstlicheIntelligenz #GenerativeAI #Google #KIUpdate #Facebook #Nvidia #OpenSource #OpenAI #Recht #Urheberrecht #news
#Google brings back digital #fingerprinting to #track users for #advertising | Mashable
Google is #tracking your online behavior in the name of advertising, reintroducing a data collection process that ingests all of your online signals (from IP address to complex browser information) and pinpoints unique users or devices, also known as "digital fingerprinting.
#privacy #surveillance #digitalfingerprinting
https://mashable.com/article/google-digital-fingerprinting-user-tracking
¿Qué pasa si cada vez que tu computadora envía algo a #Google hace un beep?
De nos jours, il y a moyen d’acheter une voiture sans un quelconque lien à Google ? Ça m’a l’air d’être devenu un standard.
I don't have a ton of followers on this account, so I would love if people would boost this for reach :
I need #tech advice from #computer people who also have #aging parents.
I think it's time for me to replace my mom's laptop with something that she can't kill. Or, if she kills it, something I can replace each time for less than $500.
I'm wondering if a netbook type of device would work? I have no idea what's available in that realm anymore.
I am loathe to get her something in the #Google 'verse because fuck Google. And boy howdy do I *not* want to go back into #Windows with her. That is my least favorite realm in which to play tech support.
However, if there is something out there that would suit her needs and not give me as many headaches, …
I don't have a ton of followers on this account, so I would love if people would boost this for reach :
I need #tech advice from #computer people who also have #aging parents.
I think it's time for me to replace my mom's laptop with something that she can't kill. Or, if she kills it, something I can replace each time for less than $500.
I'm wondering if a netbook type of device would work? I have no idea what's available in that realm anymore.
I am loathe to get her something in the #Google 'verse because fuck Google. And boy howdy do I *not* want to go back into #Windows with her. That is my least favorite realm in which to play tech support.
However, if there is something out there that would suit her needs and not give me as many headaches, and it happens to be Google or Microsoft, and I can get it for less than $500, I will consider it.
Right now, she has *my* 2020 M1 #MacBook Air, because she killed *her* 2020 M1 MacBook Air with viruses -- and by spilling coffee on it.
It is still sitting on my workbench because no tech guys in town would touch it. All of them said that she needed to buy a new machine.
I loaned her my machine knowing full well that eventually, she would message me to let me know that it had "all these viruses!" on it.
That day was today.
I have no goddamn idea where she goes online to pick this stuff up, but the trashy email lists she's addicted to and Facebook are the two main suspects.
So my main question is: is there a senior-proof, laptop-style machine that I could get for her that would be more of a walled garden and might cause me fewer headaches so I can stop her ruining these expensive #Apple machines?
A side question would be: if we keep her in the Appleverse, is there a way I can spy on her? Is there something that I can install so I can see remotely what she's doing? I am the Admin on this machine and I believe she just has regular user privileges.
I know that's a radical invasion of privacy, even if I get her permission, but if she's going to keep ruining expensive laptops, I need to know where she's going and how she's messing them up. It would rock to be able to log into them remotely to try to fix them. (Is that even a thing?)
The only advantage to her having a Mac is I know them the best, and it does play nice with her phone. Also I can see all of her devices on Find My. But as she never travels with her laptop, I don't think she needs an Apple laptop anymore.
My sister and I got her a 10th generation iPad that works with a Bluetooth keyboard for her birthday last October. I was hoping that she would switch some of her behaviors over to that, because I can keep it more locked down. But nope.
I'm really at a loss for how to proceed as she ages. She considers herself tech savvy, and I don't want to have to keep gently shaming her for going to these fucking awful sites and picking up computer diseases.
She hates using her iPhone (13 Pro) for Facebook, email, or banking. I'm pretty sure that banking on a laptop with viruses on it is how she got scammed last year, prior to me switching out her machine. 😬
I appreciate advice from people who have dealt with this with aging relatives. Thanks for reading.
For anyone who is looking for a 3rd party Pixelfed app, then you might want to check out Pixelix by @daniebeler
NOFX - Wolves in Wolves Clothin’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJZKQU748kQ
#music #tootradio #politics #usa #trump #musk #zuckerberg #bezos #meta #amazon #google etc.
Google launches Chromium development fund to ward off antitrust concerns
Don't you just love it when companies get together under the thin guise of open source to promote their own interests?
Today Google is pleased to announce our partnership with The Linux Foundation and the launch of the Supporters of Chromium-based Browsers. The goal of this initiative is t
