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bl4kers

@ bl4kers @lemmy.ml

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  • Discord Begins Testing Facial Scans for Age Verification

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  • That's a false dichotomy. Parents can and should protect children. Social media sites can and should protect children. It's in the social interest. Parents don't have control over every device a child has access to. Firewalls at schools and libraries are often lackluster

  • Discord Begins Testing Facial Scans for Age Verification

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  • I have kids too. I'm not singling out Discord here, just pointing out they're trying to follow the law.

    Young kids and social media are inherently a bad mix. Primarily because it promotes antisocial behaviors and they cannot effectively comprehend and consent to the privacy polices and TOS. Hence why adults need to be involved in account creation.

  • Discord Begins Testing Facial Scans for Age Verification

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  • The app will ask users to scan their face through a computer or smartphone webcam; alternatively, they can scan a driver’s license or other form of ID.

    comes in response to laws passed in those countries that place guardrails on youth access to online platforms.

    Personally this sounds pretty reasonable. I don't want young children on there. Any expectation of anonymity on Discord, a social network, is not warranted. Ask any number of users who've been prosecuted based on evidence turned over by Discord. It's also US-based

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  • I don't necessarily believe it's in good faith. Just pointing out that it could be a simple misunderstanding and added back.

    They can quietly drop or add anything internally, or just be inconsistent. They don't even have to have a public policy. So the words don't mean much to begin with. Once there are examples of no enforcement is when it becomes a serious issue.

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  • A YouTube spokesperson said that the removal of "gender identity and expression" from the hate speech policy was part of regular copy edits to the website, and that the enforcement of the policy hasn't changed. Hate speech toward someone over their "sex, gender, or sexual orientation" is still barred, however critics say that "gender" is very different than "gender identity and expression."

    If this is a good faith statement it's a non-issue IMO

  • How do you handle email for prof and private uses?

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  • They're open source, so for technical issues you can open an issue on GitHub

  • How do you handle email for prof and private uses?

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  • If you have a custom domain Tuta is way better than Proton. It's unlimited addresses.

  • Privacy friendly baby monitor

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  • Yep. I also think having a dedicated screen is much better than opening a phone app all the time, especially when it comes to babysitting and traveling.

  • When 'Pass the Interview' = 'Cancel My Flight'

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  • Is Tuta a good alternative to gmail?

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  • Yes, I use it and generally like it. Their app is a little buggy, but they have email support and accept bug reports on GitHub. This is helpful for finding out what other users are seeing. It's a small dev team with frequent releases

  • Folks who moved from Google to Proton: What do you wish you'd known at the start?

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  • I'm not sure what you mean. The "overhead" is putting your different logins into a password manager, no?

  • Folks who moved from Google to Proton: What do you wish you'd known at the start?

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  • That's correct. You get better export tools with Google compared to Proton. Because of this alone I'd recommend not storing your important data with Proton

  • Zelensky's conciliatory letter to Trump suggests he's run out of options

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  • Ukraine losing would be terrible for Trump. It makes him look weak and bad at foreign policy. Everyone knows that Russia invaded Ukraine unprovoked, and they'll do it again

  • How can I discourage my dad to install Telegram?

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  • I understand your point and I support & contribute to FOSS. But I was specifically addressing the claim that Telegram reads all messages and sells them to the highest bidder. They don't currently, unless someone can point me towards a credible source

  • US TikTok ban linked to pro-Palestine content rather than China threat, insiders reveal

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  • China is pro-Palestinian, so it's still directly related

  • How can I discourage my dad to install Telegram?

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  • I've used Telegram for years and never seen an ad. Their Privacy Policy says ads aren't based on messages

    Unlike other services, we don't use your data for ad targeting or other commercial purposes. Telegram only stores the information it needs to function as a secure and feature-rich cloud service.

    Telegram offers a tool for advertisers to promote their messages in public one-to-many channels, but these sponsored messages are based solely on the topic of the public channels in which they are shown. No user data is mined or analyzed to display ads or sponsored messages.

  • Any source for hellofresh recipes?

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  • Proton Wallet brings safe Bitcoin self-custody to everyone | Proton

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  • On the Orion forums their staff consistently bullies people around