(Headline aticle below) I looked into this after seeing some messages in my Monero node log file (below), as it seems an interesting time for the project. This report labels this whole affair as a publicity stunt for this QUBIC…
The prosecution of programmers continues with the defense putting on their case. And the government does not want you to be able to have financial privacy with any cryptocurrency, and it’s really not about money laundering, as that’s just an…
These new vehicles are becoming insidious. It’s funny, as I was watching the following video, I was checking out when she said how much data your car was constantly uploading. But with how much data they are collecting, it might…
And why you don’t want your ISP’s WiFi router. I’m a fan of running a regular router without WiFi and a commercial grade WiFi Access Point. I’m currently using an Ubiquiti AP purchased years ago, with a newer MikroTik router…
This is a Firefox translation of a German article, but it shows they’re ramping up cash serial number tracking. This is along the lines of Automatic License Plate Reader cameras, where there is a database of your travels even if…
This is just a spying device. The interesting part is that the AI isn’t very good and confuses TV with real life. So be careful what you watch, or you might SWAT yourself. Also notice that you can give access…
I’ve always thought AI was a spying technology as in the beginning, in order to use it, they wanted to know who you were. Consequently, I don’t follow AI that closely as I see it and the companies behind it…
Contrary to the FBI agent, I use VPNs for everyday use. ISPs track everything you do and sell that data, so it’s a way to hide my internet activity from my ISP, and my IP address from sites, especially with…
Will this backfire with them having to reverse course? Another conclusion is the eventual inclusion of it with your social credit and carbon score. In the beginning, they probably won’t deny you being able to travel, but they will make…
At the moment on my desktop I switch between Debian 12 and Debian Unstable, which is in effect Debian 13 and great by the way. There wasn’t much reason to run Testing any longer as it isn’t very different from…
The video below is a very interesting analysis of the Telegram App. I have a previous post with a review at the bottom, that delves into the fact that the client is opensource, but the server is not. And instead…
Hertz using AI to scam customers. Consequently, Hertz is notorious for getting renters erroneously arrested by reporting vehicles as stolen, charging them for gas erroneously, charging a customer $10k for driving too many miles on unlimited mileage rental… By…
