I believe the tracker doesn’t emit the same signal when the phone the AirTag is paired with are communicating directly. So as long as the owner of the airtag is in the vicinity it will not be considered as following/stalking you.
Also, Android users will soon begin seeing notifications for unknown item trackers that are traveling with them — no separate app downloads or installs required.
You are severely limited with what you can do with the AirTags if you don’t have an iPhone. You need to pair it to an Apple account, and you don’t have access to Apple’s Find My Device network on Android.
Apple’s and Google’s network aren’t inter-operable and do not communicate with eachothers and will not transmit location data across both.
The only thing the Android device will be able to do with it is report the presence of an AirTags without a connection to its paired iOS device in the vicinity as an anti-stalking feature, make it ring to facilitate its discovery and the ability to scan it’s builtin NFC tag to read the owner info.
For example, I’m on Lemmy.ml and I’ve joined !photography, !photography, and !photography. In this example, it’s not very different from the number of similar groups on Flickr but, in comparison to Reddit, it seems like the decentralized platform can be a little unruly....
For now I subscribe to multiple communities, but I really hope the Lemmy devs figure out a way to let each user create a community group.
The way I envision it is that you can create a group where you can combine communities on your end, and you can then cross-post to these communities when you post to that community group.
On the other hand, there would need to be a way to ensure that cross-posts aren’t generating a ton of duplicates to those subscribed to multiple communities, and I’m not sure how the comments on these cross-posts should be dealt with. Maybe the comments should be kept separate per cross-post, or maybe if you have these communities in a group there could be a way to display the comments from there multiple posts together, to ensure all those crossposts have a change to get some interaction on other instances?
Then there’s also the possibility of spammers abusing the system.
another change to Twitter’s ad policy. Starting August 7th, advertisers that haven’t reached certain spending thresholds will lose their official brand account verification. According to emails obtained by the WSJ, brands need to have spent at least $1,000 on ads within the prior 30 days or $6,000 in the previous 180 days to...
I recently read a funny comment and wanted to give it the 😂 reaction like I would on a Telegram post, but upvoted instead. Reddit had upvoting downvoting but wondering if Lemmy, being an open source innovative software, should evolve past the upvote downvote and allow for a wide range of emoji reactions to a post.
If I want to link to a community X on a Lemmy instance Y.zzz, I know I should use the link /c/[email protected], which will redirect to the copy of the instance on the server where the user has the account....
Just like the title says; I’m interested in being able to sleep to YouTube without ads, but I don’t fuck with their business practices and they don’t deserve my money. Unfortunately, I’m also a very inexperienced pirate and I’m unsure where to look....
Would be nice if I could sync my browsing history in a way that what I watch on desktop using my Piped account gets all merged, in a secure and private way of course.
Isn’t any .id at the same risk level of Indonesia taking back their domains like Mali did? Unless the server is actually located in Indonesia of course.
And since you won’t be able to modify web pages, it will also mean the end of customization, either for looks (ie. DarkReader, Stylus), conveniance (ie. Tampermonkey) or accessibility....
Depending on the website, there might be some tools specifically tailored for that website you could use that will extract the content you’re looking for, but they’re likely going to be command-line based, and you’ll likely have to extract your cookies so that the tools can work as if you were logged in your account from outside your browser.
I don’t want to block world_news and news altogether, I still want to see the less political and the non ukraine war related news, so what other options do I have?
@privacyguides@privacy would really love to ditch my smartphone for a dumb phone. I’m skeptical that my calls would no longer be #E2EE I’ve seen the Punky phone that uses Pigeon for messaging but idk about that price 😅 Any thoughts? #privacy#signal
Depends what you do on them. If it’s only to be reachable, then the only thing the carrier and 3-letters agencies can gather is your approximate position, what you say on the phone line and what you sent in text messages. Don’t say anything personal and sensitive, and they won’t have much to gather in the first place.
They don’t get the troves of info they can sucks from all the mobile apps, etc, which is way more than they could with dumb phones.
Meloni heads Italy’s most rightwing government since the second world war. Italy’s criminal code punishes with a fine ranging from €1,000 to €5,000 anyone who “publicly defames the republic”, which includes the government, parliament, the courts and the army.
Hello! My smartphone is dying, so I’ll soon have to buy a new one. I’d like my new phone to have pure Android, without all the apps that manufactures install. Ideally I’d like to remove the majority of Google services too, but there are some that I can’t replace yet, so I’m still dependent on, like google maps. What...
If you want something devoid of Google stuff, you’ll likely want to go with a phone that can be flashed with GrapheneOS, which can also optionally run Google Play services in a sandbox for more privacy and control.
So this post from lemmynsfw.com just popped up in my feed. It is not tagged as nsfw although it obviously is. I have tried attaching a screenshot but Jerboa throws an error. I have nsfw material turned off in my account settings, so this wouldn’t happen if the post would be tagged properly. I’m using Jerboa. I could just ban...
Technically I believe every communities created with the NSFW tag will auto-apply the NSFW tags on all posts. Maybe the user who posted submitted to a community that isn’t tagged as such (some of them like /c/[email protected]) because the content is not always NSFW.
The only thing we can realistically do is to report these posts. It send a report to your instance admins, who can hide the post from being viewed at the instance you’re at. It will also send a report to the mods of community at lemmynsfw.com in which the post was submitted who can take action on the post itself.
It does in 99% of the communities. Some are not exclusively NSFW content, so it makes sense to make the tag optional in those. It opens the door for novice users to make a mistake though.
I never had the displeasure to actually use it, but apparently it was even worse on the Pixel 6. Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro are basically the same as the Pixel 7a regarding the fingerprint reader.
I’ve been reporting some stuff and the admins/mods aren’t quite happy there is no report reason provided… can we make that feature more useful for them, instead of just flagging the content?
I just got into usenet and some of the files downloaded are ISOs. I’m trying to figure out the best way to convert them to mp4s so that I can play them through plex. I’m running on a headless arch server (Manjaro), and I’d prefer to keep the conversion there if possible....
Android phones can now tell you if there’s an AirTag following you (arstechnica.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.zip/post/795697...
Google delays its upgraded Find My Device network until Apple can add safety alerts (www.theverge.com)
Also, Android users will soon begin seeing notifications for unknown item trackers that are traveling with them — no separate app downloads or installs required.
Google delays its upgraded Find My Device network until Apple can add safety alerts (www.theverge.com)
How are you managing your interaction with redundant communities?
For example, I’m on Lemmy.ml and I’ve joined !photography, !photography, and !photography. In this example, it’s not very different from the number of similar groups on Flickr but, in comparison to Reddit, it seems like the decentralized platform can be a little unruly....
The Musk-Xit Agenda (tedadynes.blogspot.com)
Considering that in the Chinese Pinyin the “X” is pronounced more like a “Sh” sound.
Curb Your Enthusiasm and Crusader Kings III. Sounds good tbh, I'd watch that (sh.itjust.works)
Brands that don’t buy enough Twitter ads will lose verification (www.theverge.com)
another change to Twitter’s ad policy. Starting August 7th, advertisers that haven’t reached certain spending thresholds will lose their official brand account verification. According to emails obtained by the WSJ, brands need to have spent at least $1,000 on ads within the prior 30 days or $6,000 in the previous 180 days to...
If you are not using privacy respecting ROMs (GrapheneOS, CalyxOS..and othersl) probably your android device be exactly this way. (discuss.tchncs.de)
Support the free software movement!
Google is already pushing Web Environment Integrity into Chromium (github.com)
Best 2FA app?
Do you have any suggestions for a foss and open source 2FA app that sync’s between Linux and iOS? Thank you very much!
i accidentally rm -rf my movies directory. can someone provide magnet links for these (imgur.com)
I would be forever greatful
ChatGPT app is available (*in the US) (play.google.com)
Apparently not in Europe and Canada yet…
How hard would it be to implement an emoji reaction system (like Telegram) instead of Up or Downvotes?
I recently read a funny comment and wanted to give it the 😂 reaction like I would on a Telegram post, but upvoted instead. Reddit had upvoting downvoting but wondering if Lemmy, being an open source innovative software, should evolve past the upvote downvote and allow for a wide range of emoji reactions to a post.
'Apache' revolver used by French gangsters, pre-WW1 (media.kbin.social)
STOP saying “fuck u/spez” START saying “FIRE STEVE HUFFMAN”
“fuck u/spez” means absolutely nothing to anyone who isn’t familiar with Reddit, it’s just noise....
New user interfaces available on lemmy.ca!
Hello everyone!...
How to refer to posts in an "instance-agnostic" manner?
If I want to link to a community X on a Lemmy instance Y.zzz, I know I should use the link /c/[email protected], which will redirect to the copy of the instance on the server where the user has the account....
Which is your preferred smartwatch/fitness tracker? (www.tomsguide.com)
I have been using the Mi Band for years which I generally like, although it’s quite a simple device
car fast vroom (sh.itjust.works)
YouTube Premium alternatives for mobile
Just like the title says; I’m interested in being able to sleep to YouTube without ads, but I don’t fuck with their business practices and they don’t deserve my money. Unfortunately, I’m also a very inexperienced pirate and I’m unsure where to look....
Lemmy.ml/c/ps5 is moving to Lemmy.world/c/ps5
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/1934052...
Just spamming memes (sopuli.xyz)
Please make it stop
Google engineers want to introduce DRMs for web pages, making ad-blocking near-impossible in the browser (github.com)
And since you won’t be able to modify web pages, it will also mean the end of customization, either for looks (ie. DarkReader, Stylus), conveniance (ie. Tampermonkey) or accessibility....
Website ripper?
I want to rip the contents of a pay website, but I have to log in to their web site on a web page to get access...
Does anyone actually like spez?
The anti-spez crows likes to paint people who keep using Reddit as sheep. But are there people out there who actually think he’s doing a good job?
Turn your phone into a powerful Bluetooth keyboard and mouse (no servers needed) (lemdro.id)
This is a gem of an app that turns your android phone into a Bluetooth mouse and keyboard for other devices....
What can I do to reduce political news?
I don’t want to block world_news and news altogether, I still want to see the less political and the non ukraine war related news, so what other options do I have?
Reddit invites mods to “feedback” conversations with the admins (www.theverge.com)
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Lemmy is being filled with ragebait and doombait from new accounts. This is what drove me and others away from Reddit. (lemmy.world)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/1795192...
Italy investigates Placebo singer for calling far-right PM ‘racist’ and ‘fascist’ (www.theguardian.com)
Meloni heads Italy’s most rightwing government since the second world war. Italy’s criminal code punishes with a fine ranging from €1,000 to €5,000 anyone who “publicly defames the republic”, which includes the government, parliament, the courts and the army.
Plex's Winamp-inspired music player Plexamp is now free (techcrunch.com)
Smartphones with "pure" Android
Hello! My smartphone is dying, so I’ll soon have to buy a new one. I’d like my new phone to have pure Android, without all the apps that manufactures install. Ideally I’d like to remove the majority of Google services too, but there are some that I can’t replace yet, so I’m still dependent on, like google maps. What...
Issue with nsfw material in feed
So this post from lemmynsfw.com just popped up in my feed. It is not tagged as nsfw although it obviously is. I have tried attaching a screenshot but Jerboa throws an error. I have nsfw material turned off in my account settings, so this wouldn’t happen if the post would be tagged properly. I’m using Jerboa. I could just ban...
Has anyone had any luck with the Google Pixel 7A fingerprint sensor?
I’ve moved from the Google Pixel 4A, which had an excellent fingerprint sensor on the back of the phone, to the 7A....
Viewfinder out on Steam (also 10% off until July 25th) (store.steampowered.com)
/r/interestingasfuck is now moderated by /u/ModCodeofConduct, and all the pornography has been removed. (www.reddit.com)
The future of Threads (lemmy.world)
Bluesky is under fire for allowing usernames with racial slurs (techcrunch.com)
[Feature request] "Report reason" field when reporting a post/comment
I’ve been reporting some stuff and the admins/mods aren’t quite happy there is no report reason provided… can we make that feature more useful for them, instead of just flagging the content?
Downvotes (lemmy.world)
What to do with ISOs?
I just got into usenet and some of the files downloaded are ISOs. I’m trying to figure out the best way to convert them to mp4s so that I can play them through plex. I’m running on a headless arch server (Manjaro), and I’d prefer to keep the conversion there if possible....