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121 sats \ 1 reply \ @StillStackinAfterAllTheseYears 10h \ on: Cigarette filters and other pointless safetyism mostly_harmless
I remember a character in one of Isaac Asimov's Black Widower books (his mystery short stories) griping that diet soda would make someone feel virtuous, and as a result they'd eat more during the meal, and they ended up eating more calories as a result.
Oof. That sucks -- sorry to hear it. But yeah, eliminating everyone in your contact list (wife and offspring excluded, assuming you trust them) is probably the only safe thing to do now.
Google says this will help to cut down on bad actors who hide their identity to distribute malware, commit financial fraud, or steal users’ personal data.
I don't doubt that's true, just like the age requirements in the UK and other places will stop some kids from bad things. But in both cases, it's a baby with the bathwater situation, and getting rid of privacy and security measures for people who need them just sucks. There will always be small niche phones available that will allow full privacy, but Google's half of a two-headed monster in the field, and they've taken so many steps backwards recently.
Right? Like, the thing that gave the old channel whatever rep it had was the "NBC" part, something that specifically called out to a network with a news organization. No one was there for the "MS" part. Granted, NBC's rep is no longer what it was, but "NOW" is just meaningless.
I rarely hit my profile page (and when I do, it's to easily find a recent post), so only just noticed that I broke 1 million sats stacked recently. Huzzah! Have no idea what post or comment put me over the top, alas.
At least the Play store isn't the only option for getting apps on Android phones. But for the average user, this is going to add yet another thing to learn.