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  • OnePlus update blocks downgrades and custom ROMs by blowing a fuse

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  • Many users were buying OpenPlus Pro smartphones solely because of the ability to unlock the bootloader and flash custom ROMs. People value freedom and customization. OpenPlus is shooting itself in the foot.

  • In wake of Windows 10 retirement, over 780,000 Windows users skip Win 11 for Linux, says Zorin OS developers — distro hits unprecedented 1 million downloads in five weeks

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  • Someday Microsoft might realize that Windows should be rolling‑based, like CachyOS. By that time, it will be too late for them to catch up and bring everyone back to Windows.

  • Unremovable Spyware on Samsung Devices Comes Pre-installed on Galaxy Series Devices

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  • Correct me if I’m wrong, but GrapheneOS is designed to prevent users from gaining root (admin) privileges. Consequently, even if the device is compromised, you will never be aware of it. I don’t care about the moronic reasons behind this; this is my device, and it should be under my control.

  • Like Windows explorer but better

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  • Great! Dolphin is also better than macOS Finder. I would replace it with Dolphin as well.

    However, Windows Explorer in Windows 11 still excels in one area: it doesn't have a header, and the tabs are displayed on the header, like in Chromium.

    It's also annoying that all KDE Dolphin tabs have that red [X] button. Sadly, the KDE developers reject great PRs like this one: https://invent.kde.org/system/dolphin/-/merge_requests/269

    Who even presses those [X] buttons? I always use the Ctrl+W shortcut.

  • In North Korea, your phone secretly takes screenshots every 5 minutes for government surveillance

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  • not on any Android device, but some device categories like smartphones

    Hm, are there any categories? I didn't see any, but maybe they've added them already. They log whatever they can. Today it's smartphones and tablets, but tomorrow it could be other devices and other things to be logged and uploaded to Google, like screenshots. The problem is that it's done behind your back, and many people are unaware of this creepy activity.

    By the way, if you did not disable the option to automatically upload all photos to the cloud, then manually taken screenshots are already uploaded. Many people are too busy to find and disable this option. And we're discussing North Korea here, LOL.

  • In North Korea, your phone secretly takes screenshots every 5 minutes for government surveillance

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  • Have you checked what's in it? Every action and touch is logged with all the details. Many people didn't even guess that such actions could be logged. It's like super spyware activity; it's very creepy. "Google is tracking your every touch on any Android device" - is exactly what it does.

    I first noticed this issue around 2015, and I have been trying to disable it on every Android device since then. However, it re-enables itself from time to time. I have a few Google accounts, and it must be disabled on each one.

  • In North Korea, your phone secretly takes screenshots every 5 minutes for government surveillance

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  • replied above

  • In North Korea, your phone secretly takes screenshots every 5 minutes for government surveillance

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  • replied above

  • In North Korea, your phone secretly takes screenshots every 5 minutes for government surveillance

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  • I mentioned "Google Account Settings." It is buried deep within submenus, so it is harder for regular users to find. However, you can find it by navigating through your Google account settings. Look for "Manage your data & privacy" > "History settings" > "Web & App Activity."

  • In North Korea, your phone secretly takes screenshots every 5 minutes for government surveillance

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  • Hm, only screenshots? By the way, this pales in comparison to what Google collects by default on every Android device. It's really crazy. Have you seen the details of what they collect? Google literally logs every touch, along with the names of buttons and apps. You can turn this off in your Google account settings on Android, but most people don't realize what's being collected or how to turn it off.

  • FBI Wants Access To Encrypted iPhone And Android Data—So Does Europe

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  • iOS & Android should not hide admin/root access from users (device owners). The same was as desktop systems (Windows/macOS/Linux) never hide it. This will allow users to use their own encryption (LUKS,dm-crypt, AES, VeraCrypt and so on) to store application data.

  • The Windows Subsystem for Linux is now open source.

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  • This is for WSL2, not for WSL1. WSL2 is just a VM, not a big deal it it's open-sourced. WSL1 is superior to WSL2 in every way. BTW, WSL2 is not a continuation of WSL1, they are being developed in parallel. I still try to use WSL1 whenever possible. For Linux specific features, like systemd dependancy and mounting file systems, I'd use full-featured VM instead of WSL2.

  • Skype was shut down for good today

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  • They screwed it up as much as possible and abandoned the P2P protocol and are now shutting it down. The behavior is like a little kid who broke a toy, it stopped working and he throws it away.

  • Snap bad

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  • I use NixOS and Flatpak (Nix-Flatpak) to install software that is not available in Nixpkgs. Unlike Arch's AUR, Nixpkgs has fewer popular packages. However, Nixpkgs beats AUR in terms of quantity because many Nixpkgs packages are redundant.

  • Hundreds of smartphone apps are monitoring users through their microphones

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  • Because it is software-based access control, it is impossible to guarantee that access really has been disabled. Thanks to Apple's design, we now live in a world where users are not supposed to detach batteries or physically turn off microphones and cameras; it's all software-controlled. The problem is that software can be hacked and have backdoors. Also, thanks to Apple's smart design, users can no longer upgrade the memory sticks on their Mac Minis and MacBooks. Why do I say it is all Apple's fault? Unfortunately, other manufacturers copy these design ideas...

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  • Can I ask who even clicks on these Google ads?

    I click when I want to support the author. I don’t care what I click on, I just click on a few.

  • Kindle Is Making It Harder to Switch to Rival eReader Brands.

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  • I agree. However, some dishonest services allow to download, but downloaded file is DRM. It is even worse.

  • I didn't know you were supposed to disable root user...

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    • Setup new user to sudo

    I hope it is not a passwordless sudo, it is basically the same as root.

  • Tips for getting better at Linux.

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  • If you are beginner in Linux, try beginner-friendly Arch-based distro: EndeavourOS, CachyOS, Manjaro

    You can learn Arch without too much hassle while using one of them