IzzyOnDroid ✅ @IzzyOnDroid@mastodon.technology
Android Enthusiast, Privacy Advocat
https://android.izzysoft.de/
Wenn ich im Ausland bin kann ich dank Geo-Blocking so gut wie keine öffentlich rechtlichen Programme via Internet sehen. Wo ist das Formular um für diesen Zeitraum den #Rundfunkbeitrag zurückerstattet zu bekommen?
Software Archaeologist
The Java GDPR compliance : disconnect from internet 🙃
Positive surprise: while checking ~500 apps against @exodus, finding 3 in a row which have 0 trackers.
Unfortunately, those are very rare exceptions. According to my stats, more than 60% of the apps from my lists ship with INTRUSIVE trackers 😱
RT @itsjamesherring@twitter.com
A street artist has been improving Facebook billboards across London.
h/t @protestencil@twitter.com
Let me say this: it is a bit weird, but as newbies arrive in waves, for lack of a better word, we also get waves of well meaning advice. Don't do this, please do that, here's a guide, here's how to mastodon... I love it, in a strange way. It's welcoming. We care, both for the existing community, and for the newcomers. Welcome, all of you! Also: set picture, write an #introduction, check out the local and federated timelines, comment on other people's post, that's how you grow your network. 🤗 🍍
When your (accept only!) cookie notice covers your footer, which contains your only link to your Privacy Policy…
"Wer einen Spaten kauft, darf damit den Garten umgraben, aber auch Nägel in die Wand schlagen. Er darf den Spaten weiterverkaufen oder sich, wenn er möchte, ein Spiegelei darin braten – der Hersteller hat dabei nichts mitzureden. Doch all das ändert sich, wenn es sich um einen Gegenstand handelt, der ein Herz aus #Software hat."
https://www.brandeins.de/magazine/brand-eins-wirtschaftsmagazin/2018/service/wem-gehoert-mein-auto
It’s genuinely heartwarming to see friends I’ve primarily known on the birdsite come over to Mastodon. It’s like, they’re kind of fumbling and confused, but are figuring it out, and they’re getting help from the folks who are already here. Welcome 🙏
Changing random stuff until your program works is "hacky" and "bad coding practice", but if you do it fast enough it's "Machine Learning" and pays 4x your current salary.
I like this ethical design manifesto 👍 https://2017.ind.ie/ethical-design/
Numbers of #trackers will get worse now that Exodus was added to check for them. So be aware: whenever some app advertises something "cheap" or "FREE" (all-caps), check for the list of trackers. In my app listings, "monitoring" icons which you can click for details. Our "winner" is in the shopping-list section: 13 libs #tracking you tracking your shoppings. And that's just the "worst offenders" listed; had I included all, the number were 28 for this app. Congrats. No #privacy with those.
Trackers! To give you an idea of how far spread that pest is:
Just finished integrating @exodus into my app listings at https://android.izzysoft.de/ – so expect more accurate library reportings. Not complete, though, as not all apps are scanned by Exodus or Appbrain (my other source) yet. Still: shocking findings! Trackers everywhere …
@privacylab "Oh you want to disable location tracking?
I'm sorry, I cannot let you do this, Dave..."
Google erfasst Nutzer-Standort dauerhaft
https://www.kuketz-blog.de/google-erfasst-nutzer-standort-dauerhaft/
🤔 Überschallzug...
Weitersagen: Darum sollten Sie #RSS nutzen
Die Technologie ist der perfekte Gegenentwurf zu Facebook, wo Algorithmen Inhalte vorsortieren und den Nutzer bevormunden.
https://www.sueddeutsche.de/digital/rss-reader-nachrichten-1.4091261
@rugk @IzzyOnDroid
Ich habe jetzt #oeffi mal ausprobiert ( #transportr kannte ich schon) Die Beiden sind wirklich so unterschiedlich, dass man keine schnelle Empfehlung aussprechen kann. Öffi ist mehr auf ständige GPS-Nutzung hin gebaut, was ich nicht so toll finde, aber in einer anderen Stadt sicher nützlich ist. Auch die 3 Icons im App-Drawer sind erstmal verwirrend. Die Anzeige von Fahrtdauer etc. in der Tabelle/ Kalenderform finde ich aber sehr übersichtlich.
"Sean O’Brien, a @YalePrivacyLab researcher with whom the AP shared its findings, said it is 'disingenuous' for Google to continuously record these locations even when users disable Location History. 'To me, it’s something people should know,' he said." #privacy https://apnews.com/f60bc112665b458cb6473d7ee9492932
