And this is exactly why internet connected cars is a bad idea (story below). Not only is it a tracking and control avenue for when they get super serious about “saving” the planet and limiting what you can do in…
I believe this is related to the setting pictured below, and it was published as an experimental feature to help advertisers while protecting privacy. And it was bad form to opt people in, but easy enough to turn off. Given…
I’d been running my own VPS VPN server for quite a while since there were a lot of stories of these suspicious VPN companies consolidating with one connected to intelligence. And at the end of the day you’re trusting the…
Stellantis is one of the worst companies that put out low quality products and then want to charge premium prices, and who do not stand behind their products as the video below highlights to their shame. This is also why…
A nice spin to get you to accept that internet connected vehicle? What’s of interest is that companies are getting creative with software updates all so they don’t have to replace faulty hardware, with a nice example listed in the…
This would instantly make me find a new bank, but in the UK you might not have good options. Consequently, I don’t have financial apps installed on my phone, but looking at the Wells Fargo app’s data safety they don’t…
Qualcomm is not a good operator by the fact they were caught spying on users outside the phone OS. And that’s a problem with cellular phones, as a lot of firmware/software is outside the operating system and the user has…
All the demonization of Boeing was thought to benefit Airbus primarily, but Embraer (no. 3) is increasing their sales while adding new features like automated takeoffs. By Jacopo Prisco The Embraer E195-E2 is the larger of the E2 variants…
What’s being missed in this story, is do you really own that internet connected vehicle? And since the manufacturer can send updated firmware to the vehicle, they can disable it at anytime. Or upload an update so you can’t take…
The interesting bit in this story below is the location tracking using Strava, which was primarily for tracking bicycling and jogging but now includes hiking. A lot of people allow themselves to be seen by others, and through the drive…
The article is below, but I’ll include the video here. Linus is looking pretty weathered for 54. And I’m already running the 6.11 kernel on my Debian based systems with Xanmod kernels, but still waiting for it to show up…
The interesting bit in this story is the link to FedNow processing transactions on the backend. But worth saying these payment processors have become so greedy, that they’re bribing customers with higher percentages back on their purchases, in essence rebating…
