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If you’re having any concerns about the excessive energy uses of #AI, don’t worry - companies are working tirelessly to bring those numbers down and are not shying away from doing whatever it takes to make them look good. Heroic, really.
#SavetheAI #Google #Meta #Apple #Microsoft #LLMs #creativeAccounting #greenwashing

theguardian.com/technology/202

The Guardian · Data center emissions probably 662% higher than big tech claims. Can it keep up the ruse?By Guardian staff reporter

Google's crackdown on data scrapers triggered immediate disruptions across the marketing landscape, particularly for organizations whose business models depend on SEO. The move represents the latest evolution in the ongoing battle between major websites and data scrapers. Read more at @TechRadar. #Google #SEO #DataScraping #Tech #Technology flip.it/F5M7-d

TechRadar · How Google's new anti-scraping measures are forcing an industry evolutionAdvanced web scraping and the future of digital marketing
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This now banned dragnet surveillance tactic was used to great effect in Seattle for the most petty of reasons.... there was a protest at the Police Union building.

Little to no property damage or other harm was reported (other than the cops beating ppl of course) none the less the fucking FBI built a case entirely on dragnet phone spying tools fit for a Tom Clancy novel.

theverge.com/2022/2/5/22918487

Black Lives Matter In Seattle Holds Protest Over Jacob Blake Shooting
The Verge · FBI used geofence warrant in Seattle after BLM protest attack, new documents showBy Corin Faife
#SPOG#SPD#FBI

Ich finde es top, dass man über #unplugtrump viele gute Vorschläge und Diskussionen bekommt.
Da ich schon etwas länger #google #Amazon und co meide und meine Daten auf der #Nextcloud liegen, sind meine Hauptanliegen momentan #PayPal endlich los zu bekommen und hoffe darauf, dass #Wero weiter voran kommt. Hier bin ich aber auch für weitere Vorschläge offen. Die Infos zu #Spotify hier fand ich jedoch auch spannend, da muss ich wohl dringend mal dran gehen!

Substantial layoff at Google this morning, locations around the world. IT and helpdesk hit hard. To be fair, they’re hard-pressed, last quarter’s earnings a mere $26.54B, that’s a narrow 27.51% profit margin.

How does #PaleMoon compare to other web #browsers when it comes to the security of synced data?

Pale Moon ( #Weave ):

  • Your secret key is never sent to our servers, we only have encrypted data which we can never read without your key :KanneThumbsUp:
  • Pairing a new device while having an already synced device nearby is easy and does not need your sync account’s email and password, while still being cryptographically secure: the target device can generate a random 12-character code which will be inputted in the device already synced with your account in order to complete pairing. This preferred “quick link” method uses J-PAKE to transfer credentials and the secret key without having to show them to the screen, therefore avoiding key disclosure better. See our docs: https://www.palemoon.org/sync/help/easy-setup.shtml
  • If an already synced device is not nearby, then you will need your account’s email and password. To get the synced data, you will need a copy of your secret key. If you don’t have access to any synced device which will have your key, then you can generate a new one within the browser itself (after logging in with your credentials), but all synced data stored in the server will be inaccessible and erased. :KanneThumbsUp:
  • The sync service is not meant for long-term backup and our storage is limited, therefore we limit each account’s sync storage to 30 MB, and if your account has not been synced for 2 or 3 months straight, we schedule your synced data or account respectively for deletion in the next maintenance window.
  • Resetting your sync account’s password within the browser is not yet supported. However as long as nobody has your key, nobody will ever be able to access it, and given enough time, your data in encrypted form will not even be in our servers anymore because of the regular maintenance. For now you will have to DM Moonchild on the forums to get him to delete your account so you can re-register: https://forum.palemoon.org/viewtopic.php?f=52&t=31143&p=251609#p251616
  • Sync service can be self-hosted! Source code for the implementation we use can be found at https://repo.palemoon.org/Moonchild/FSyncMS. It is basically a minimal #Weave / Sync 1.1, which is the previous sync system Mozilla used before Firefox 29 moved to Sync 1.5 + FxA, and it requires a LEMP stack.

Mozilla Firefox ( #FirefoxSync ):

  • Synced data cannot be read by Mozilla :KanneThumbsUp:
  • Your secret key is sent to Mozilla’s servers, but it is first hashed client-side with your Firefox Account’s (FxA) password before it’s sent :02think:
  • This means by default (i.e. one didn’t place a 2FA in their FxA) one can pair a new device and recover their synced data as long as one knows the FxA password, even if they can’t access any of the synced devices. The security of your synced data depends solely on your FxA password (which is why we didn’t adopt it and kept/brought back Sync 1.1 even if it got completely removed by the time we made our final hard fork of Firefox 52 ESR’s platform code) :02think:
  • If you forget your Firefox account’s password and reset it, your previously synced data will be inaccessible :KanneThumbsUp:
  • Can be self-hosted, but truly self-hosting everything is a bit complicated because the sync service is dependent on FxA’s authentication service which is its own server. :02think: Docs can be found here: https://mozilla-services.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index.html

Google Chrome:

  • Synced data can be read by Google by default :cat_stare:
  • Data can be made unreadable even to Google by setting a passphrase, but that’s dependent on the passphrase’s strength :02think:
  • Resetting your passphrase will make previously synced data inaccessible :KanneThumbsUp:
  • Authentication can be three-factor: your Google account’s password, then the Google account’s own 2FA (e.g. TOTP), and lastly the local passphrase.
  • Details about the sync system is obscure, so the above is based on what we probably know. :shrugakko: Obviously this means Chrome’s sync can’t be self-hosted
en.wikipedia.orgPassword Authenticated Key Exchange by Juggling - Wikipedia

This may make you feel old. YouTube was created 20 years ago in 2005! 🤯

Francis Agustin writes for BBC Future, "YouTube videos have occupied a massive share of our collective consciousness, dictating what brings us together, what drives us apart, what makes us laugh, cry and cringe." Here are five videos that helped change the way we think today.

flip.it/qFwHzX

BBC · The YouTube videos that changed the way we think about ourselvesBy Francis Agustin
#YouTube#Tech#Video