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📣 Attention all custom ROM users and advocates for digital rights! 📣
Google's Play Integrity is limiting access to certain functionalities and applications for those using custom operating systems. This is a direct attack on the open-source community and a step towards further consolidating Google's monopoly in the mobile ecosystem.
The European Commission is aware of the situation, but has deemed it a low priority: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PETI-CM-757267_EN.pdf
It's time for us to take action and show Google and the EU how much we care about this issue! 💥
Sign the petition now to stop Google from limiting access to custom ROMs: https://www.change.org/p/stop-google-from-limiting-custom-roms
#StopGoogleMonopoly #CustomROMs #DigitalRights #OpenSource #PlayIntegrity #Google #deGoogle #privacy #right2repair #rightorepair #r2r #EU
Let's unite and fight for our right to use and develop custom operating systems! 💪
¿Nos apoyarían respondiendo y/o compartiendo la encuesta?
Si eres activista y utilizas Gmail con regularidad, ayúdanos a obtener más información sobre el uso que hacen personas y grupos trabajando por la justicia social sobre éste y otros servicios de Google relacionados.
una investigación lanzada por May First con el objetivo de mejorar la comprensión de las necesidades de las personas que utilizan servicios de Google
En español: https://share.mayfirst.org/apps/forms/s/Apty9ifJxq2L2bpC3zbzJid9
Si eres activista y utilizas Gmail con regularidad, ayúdanos a obtener más información sobre el uso que hacen personas y grupos trabajando por la justicia social sobre éste y otros servicios de Google relacionados. La encuesta tomará 10 minutos y ayudará a que podamos reducir nuestra dependencia del Internet corporativo.
Responde la encuesta: https://share.mayfirst.org/apps/forms/s/Apty9ifJxq2L2bpC3zbzJid9 #infrared #mayfirst #google
Love how you're making the videos available on a decentralized, community-run platform like Peertube, in alignment with your stated values!
Even better is how you've continued to engage with the community on this issue rather than just ignoring it and funneling users onto centralized surveillance platforms like YouTube! Way to go!
...Right?
#Nextcloud #Hub9 #Peertube #Youtube #FOSS #Google #Privacy #Decentralization
Google and Microsoft recently admitted their emissions are soaring as they build out data centers to power the AI boom.
But new analysis from The Guardian suggests the data center emissions of Google, Meta, Microsoft, and Apple are 662% higher than the companies reporting.
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/sep/15/data-center-gas-emissions-tech
#tech #ai #datacenters #microsoft #google #apple #meta #climate
Data center emissions probably 662% higher than big tech claims. Can it keep up the ruse?
Emissions from in-house data centers of Google, Microsoft, Meta and Apple may be 7.62 times higher than official figuresGuardian staff reporter (The Guardian)
Decentralization is somewhere over there... way over there... in the distance... far from any of our videos.
#Peertube #YouTube #Privacy #Decentralization #Centralization #SurveillanceCapitalism #YouTube #Google #GAFAM
Google's lawsuit loss could affect Firefox.
https://news.itsfoss.com/google-mozilla-firefox-threat/
Google's Monopoly Lawsuit Could Threaten Mozilla Firefox's Existence: Here's Why
Firefox needs to locate an alternative revenue source, and faster.Sourav Rudra (It's FOSS News)
If I haven't said that often enough:
Do NOT use Google Chrome.
I'd make that flashing and blinking if I could.
If you need another reason (beyond #privacy, #security, and #tracking):
About Google Chrome's "This extension may soon no longer be supported"
This is the community-maintained issue tracker for uBlock Origin - uBlockOrigin/uBlock-issuesGitHub
+1 reason why you must stop using Chrome and, if possible, Chromium browsers
(Upd: link to a post in Fediverse with tech details https://fedi.simonwillison.net/@simon/112757810519145581)
(Upd 2: MS Edge seems to have this issue; #Vivaldi also has it but it can be disabled; Ungoogled Chromium doesn't have it at all)
#Privacy #Tech #Technology #Browser #Chrome #Chromium #Firefox #Google #BigTech
Who would've expected this? 😯
https://news.itsfoss.com/linux-on-google-drive/
Linux Distro Can Run on Google Drive: This Developer Made it Happen
While Google and Linux do not rhyme well, this developer has managed something interesting.Sourav Rudra (It's FOSS News)
Google is at it again, trying to kill off useful extensions.
https://news.itsfoss.com/google-youtube-ads/
Non-Skippable YouTube Ads: Google's New Plan to Kill Open-Source Browser Extensions like SponsorBlock
Google's back at it again, with a new strategy for YouTube.Sourav Rudra (It's FOSS News)
"Ethics" is not the only problem with generative A.I. -- *epistemology* is broken too.
My latest for Public Books: in the face of #google telling us to eat rocks, we bought an encyclopedia.
https://www.publicbooks.org/the-encyclopedia-project-or-how-to-know-in-the-age-of-ai/
Companion blog post here:
https://www.optoutproject.net/what-is-true-on-the-internet/
#AI #ethics #EthicsInAI #knowledgeinfrastructures #libraries
Why I bought an Encyclopedia
NOTE: This is a companion post to my piece in Public Books, 'The Encylopedia Project: Or, how to know in…Janet Vertesi
Hi friends and followers, the terrific @jhpot wrote a piece for @lifehacker sharing my tips for getting off #google
Please check it out and share with your friends, family, and colleagues on and off the #fedi !
https://lifehacker.com/tech/how-to-quit-google-according-to-a-privacy-expert?ref=jhpMastodon
How to Quit Google, According to a Privacy Expert
Extracting the ubiquitous tech giant from your life is a process, but it may be worth it.Justin Pot (Lifehacker)
OpenAI is cooking up something spicy.
https://news.itsfoss.com/openai-google-search/
OpenAI Plans to Challenge Google With its AI Search Engine
Another ChatGPT-powered wave incoming with the new search engine?Sourav Rudra (It's FOSS News)
When will Nextcloud's release announcements #RegainControl of where their videos are hosted?
So far you've chosen to keep them silo'd off on a #proprietary, #centralized, non #privacy friendly #surveillance platform, ie #Google's #YouTube.
Is this what #Nextcloud / #NextcloudHub stands for?
So far, the repeated silence on this subject has spoken louder than any release announcement.
Chrome Users Beware: Manifest V3 is Deceitful and Threatening
Like FLoC and Privacy Sandbox before it, Google Chrome’s Manifest V3 is another example of the inherent conflict of interest that comes from Google controlling both the dominant web browser and one of the largest internet advertising networks.Electronic Frontier Foundation
Well, well, well. Google has admitted something very important.
https://news.itsfoss.com/google-chrome-incognito-mode/
Google Discloses That Incognito Mode in Chrome Isn't Entirely 'Private'
Google is informing users what incognito mode really is...Ankush Das (It's FOSS News)
Eben. Chrom(ium) ist die Pest in Sachen #Datenschutz. Voll die Datenschleuder - wie alles von #Google 🤦
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/09/new-privacy-badger-prevents-google-mangling-more-your-links-and-invading-your
#privacy #extension #google
New Privacy Badger Prevents Google From Mangling More of Your Links and Invading Your Privacy
We released a new version of Privacy Badger that updates how we fight “link tracking” across a number of Google products. With this update Privacy Badger removes tracking from links in Google Docs, Gmail, Google Maps, and Google Images results.Electronic Frontier Foundation
A new low, even for #Google. Giving Google permission to share information about you with third-party websites is being falsely advertised as an "ad privacy feature". This is privacy washing at its most extreme. But it gets even worse.
There is a dark pattern on the second screenshot. It isn't just informing you about the fake privacy features. Clicking on "Got it" actually turns on these features that allow Google to use your recent browsing history for ads on third-party websites:
#Google is trying again to convince you, YES YOU, to contribute for free to Google Maps.
Please don't.
It is 100% #proprietary, Google has full control over the data you added and people can only access Google Maps over proprietary channels where Google dictates the rules. This gives them too much power.
Contribute to #OpenStreetMap instead, it's a project by the community, for the community.
#OSM #GoogleMaps #PSA #scam #capitalism #OpenData
OpenStreetMap
OpenStreetMap is a map of the world, created by people like you and free to use under an open license.OpenStreetMap
PSA: Google has now begun to roll-out the Ad Topics "feature" onto Android itself. It's not just in Chrome you have to disable the settings. Please #Boost to spread awareness.
If you didn't get the pop-up screen on your Android device (it'll look like the first two screenshots), to opt-out of these settings:
- Go to your device Settings
- Press on "Google"
- Press on "Ads"
- While you're here, press on the "Delete Advertising ID" button and delete it
- Press on "Ad Privacy"
- Review: "Ad Topics", "App-suggested ads", and "App Measurement". Make sure they are all labelled as "OFF". (This page will look like the third screenshot.)
If you don't see "Ad Privacy" in Step 4 then it means that it hasn't been rolled out to you yet. You might need to wait and check back in a couple of days to see if/when it has been implemented to disable these settings.
EDIT: There's another setting to review. In step 2, scroll to "Personalize using shared data". Turn everything off.
#Android #Google #Privacy #AdTopics
So Nextcloud believes:
"#Privacy is a fundamental human right" Only posts videos to #Google's #YouTube.
"building #decentralized alternatives" Only posts videos to a centralized platform.
"We believe in open source" only post Videos to a proprietary platform.
"We value sustainability". Only posts videos to the platform using the most energy.
"users time is important", Only posts to a platform with forced ads.
"fostering diversity/community." Avoids community video networks eg #Peertube.
🤔
Yes, you can ditch #GoogleMaps now..
#OrganicMaps is here. Use it while offline and feel good about a #privacy-respecting app that doesn't suck you dry of your personal information. Based on #OpenStreetMap this app is gonna blow #Google #Maps out of the water (hopefully ;)
Organic Maps: Offline Hike, Bike, Trails and Navigation
Fast detailed offline maps for travelers, tourists, drivers, hikers and cyclists created by MapsWithMe (Maps.Me) app founders.organicmaps.app
Suchmaschinen Marktanteile in Deutschland (2022)
Die beliebtesten Suchmaschinen in Deutschland mit aktuellen Marktanteilen (Desktop/Mobil) und der Entwicklung von 2001-2022 📈Mario Di Bari (SEO-Summary.de | Tipps zur Suchmaschinenoptimierung)
Las empresas fiscales han estado compartiendo información confidencial de millones de contribuyentes con #Meta y #Google, a través de píxeles de seguimiento que se utilizan con fines publicitarios.
El Congreso de EE UU presentó la investigación 👇
https://www.technologyreview.es/s/15553/como-accedieron-meta-y-google-datos-fiscales-privados
Cómo accedieron Meta y Google a datos fiscales privados
Todo lo que necesitas saberMIT Technology Review
#Mozilla has published its position on the "Web Environment Integrity API" proposal put forward by the #Google #Chrome team.
First paragraph: "Mozilla opposes this proposal because it contradicts our principles and vision for the Web."
https://github.com/mozilla/standards-positions/issues/852#issuecomment-1648820747
Request for Position: Web Environment Integrity API · Issue #852 · mozilla/standards-positions
Request for Mozilla Position on an Emerging Web Specification Specification Title: Web Environment Integrity API Specification or proposal URL (if available): https://rupertbenwiser.github.io/Web-E...GitHub
#Tecnoafecciones En cada lugar donde se establece un proyecto extractivo, los procesos de resistencia se levantan con fuerza.
‼️En 2019, vecinos y vecinas se organizaron para luchar contra la construcción de un centro de datos de #Google en Cerrillos, Santiago de Chile.
Esta lucha implicó desafiar el apoyo que las autoridades locales y nacionales brindaron a la transnacional tecnológica
Guerra del agua en Cerrillos: Google enfrenta arremetida legal por megaproyecto de data center
Según el municipio de Cerrillos, el proyecto de data center de Google Chile adolece de una serie de falencias en su tramitación ambiental.Leonardo Cárdenas (La Tercera)
On Monday morning we (Mozilla) detected a very large crash spike affecting #Firefox users on Linux, specifically on an older version of a Debian-based distribution.
It turned out to be an interesting bug involving the #Linux kernel and #Google JavaScript code so let me tell you about it.
A thread 🧵
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1839669 1/6
1839669 - Google Images search reproducibly causes tab crash
ASSIGNED (jdemooij) in Core - JavaScript Engine. Last updated 2023-06-23.bugzilla.mozilla.org
Sure, but face it: the scientific literature is not featured by the news media, and not often presented in forms that are likely to gain public appreciation.
Proposing: 1) Do what the devious disinformation specialists do: focus on youtube content - with plain language.
2) Regulate #Google to have it label youtube bullshit that is bullshit as bullshit -- or to put nicely: There is no credible evidence to make the claims within this video.