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Notices by Stephen Michael Kellat (alpacaherder@quitter.se), page 42

  1. Stephen Michael Kellat (alpacaherder@quitter.se)'s status on Wednesday, 22-Nov-2017 03:07:06 UTC Stephen Michael Kellat Stephen Michael Kellat
    in reply to
    • Annah
    @maiyannah  Web browser, Gopher client, NNTP client, partial telnet handler...all in one simple binary with 20+ years history.
    In conversation Wednesday, 22-Nov-2017 03:07:06 UTC from quitter.se permalink
  2. Annah (maiyannah@community.highlandarrow.com)'s status on Wednesday, 22-Nov-2017 02:15:53 UTC Annah Annah
    All available web browsers are shit for different reasons, you just choose which shitty things you prefer.

    Except the one true browser that is in every way perfect: lynx
    In conversation Wednesday, 22-Nov-2017 02:15:53 UTC from community.highlandarrow.com permalink Repeated by alpacaherder
  3. Stephen Michael Kellat (alpacaherder@quitter.se)'s status on Wednesday, 22-Nov-2017 03:03:19 UTC Stephen Michael Kellat Stephen Michael Kellat
    • LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
    @lnxw48a1 Yep.  I'm seriously pondering setting up a UUCP link with S D F dot ORG for the future.  What a stupid time to be alive.
    In conversation Wednesday, 22-Nov-2017 03:03:19 UTC from quitter.se permalink
  4. Stephen Michael Kellat (alpacaherder@quitter.se)'s status on Tuesday, 21-Nov-2017 22:54:02 UTC Stephen Michael Kellat Stephen Michael Kellat
    in reply to
    • Stephen Sekula
    @steve My ISP, Spectrum, is doing that now by blocking all IPv6 unless I upgrade to Business Class service instead of residential.
    In conversation Tuesday, 21-Nov-2017 22:54:02 UTC from quitter.se permalink
  5. Will (bitgeist@unixcorn.xyz)'s status on Tuesday, 21-Nov-2017 22:48:22 UTC Will Will

    Without net neutrality, your cable company (that is also your internet provider) might decide that too many people aren't buying cable TV channels because of Netflix. They could get some of that revenue back by throttling Netflix unless you buy their most expensive internet plan. If they bundle phone service, they might throttle competing voice over internet providers unless you buy their most expensive internet plan. The list goes on and on.

    In conversation Tuesday, 21-Nov-2017 22:48:22 UTC from unixcorn.xyz permalink Repeated by alpacaherder
  6. Stephen Michael Kellat (alpacaherder@quitter.se)'s status on Tuesday, 21-Nov-2017 22:53:20 UTC Stephen Michael Kellat Stephen Michael Kellat
    • Will
    @bitgeist Unfortunately, Spectrum took the net neutral decision that residential customers don't need ANY IPv6 unless they go business class
    In conversation Tuesday, 21-Nov-2017 22:53:20 UTC from quitter.se permalink
  7. The Verge (theverge@social.undernet.uy)'s status on Tuesday, 21-Nov-2017 19:15:11 UTC The Verge The Verge
    FCC announces vote to destroy net neutrality next month #theverge #technology https://www.theverge.com/2017/11/21/16680290/fcc-end-net-neutrality-vote-announced
    In conversation Tuesday, 21-Nov-2017 19:15:11 UTC from social.undernet.uy permalink Repeated by alpacaherder

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    1. FCC announces vote to destroy net neutrality next month
      from The Verge
      The Federal Communications Commission will vote to put an end to its net neutrality rules next month, commission chairman Ajit Pai said today. The proposal will reverse the Title II classification...
  8. Bob Mottram (bob@social.freedombone.net)'s status on Tuesday, 21-Nov-2017 15:39:19 UTC Bob Mottram Bob Mottram
    Geolocation and Push services. Of course this couldn't be used to locate Signal users at all. Nope. Definitely not. It was totally wise to have a security app depend on Google infrastructure. https://social.freedombone.net/url/58164
    In conversation Tuesday, 21-Nov-2017 15:39:19 UTC from social.freedombone.net permalink Repeated by alpacaherder

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    1. Google collects Android users’ locations even when location services are disabled
      By Keith Collins from Quartz

      Many people realize that smartphones track their locations. But what if you actively turn off location services, haven’t used any apps, and haven’t even inserted a carrier SIM card?

      Even if you take all of those precautions, phones running Android software gather data about your location and send it back to Google when they’re connected to the internet, a Quartz investigation has revealed.

      Since the beginning of 2017, Android phones have been collecting the addresses of nearby cellular towers—even when location services are disabled—and sending that data back to Google. The result is that Google, the unit of Alphabet behind Android, has access to data about individuals’ locations and their movements that go far beyond a reasonable consumer expectation of privacy.

      Quartz observed the data collection occur and contacted Google, which confirmed the practice.

      The cell tower addresses have been included in information sent to the system Google uses to manage push notifications and messages on Android phones for the past 11 months, according to a Google spokesperson. They were never used or stored, the spokesperson said, and the company is now taking steps to end the practice after being contacted by Quartz. By the end of November, the company said, Android phones will no longer send cell-tower location data to Google, at least as part of this particular service, which consumers cannot disable.

      “In January of this year, we began looking into using Cell ID codes as an additional signal to further improve the speed and performance of message delivery,” the Google spokesperson said in an email. “However, we never incorporated Cell ID into our network sync system, so that data was immediately discarded, and we updated it to no longer request Cell ID.”

      A cell-tower location sent to Google from an Android device. (Obtained by Quartz)

      It is not clear how cell-tower addresses, transmitted as a data string that identifies a specific cell tower, could have been used to improve message delivery. But the privacy implications of the covert location-sharing practice are plain. While information about a single cell tower can only offer an approximation of where a mobile device actually is, multiple towers can be used to triangulate its location to within about a quarter-mile radius, or to a more exact pinpoint in urban areas, where cell towers are closer together.

      The practice is troubling for people who’d prefer they weren’t tracked, especially for those such as law-enforcement officials or victims of domestic abuse who turn off location services thinking they’re fully concealing their whereabouts. Although the data sent to Google is encrypted, it could potentially be sent to a third party if the phone had been compromised with spyware or other methods of hacking. Each phone has a unique ID number, with which the location data can be associated.

      The revelation comes as Google and other internet companies are under fire from lawmakers and regulators, including for the extent to which they vacuum up data about users. Such personal data, ranging from users’ political views to their purchase histories to their locations, are foundational to the business successes of companies like Facebook and Alphabet, built on targeted advertising and personalization and together valued at over $1.2 trillion by investors.

      Cell-tower locations collected and sent to Google from an Android phone with location services turned off and carried in Washington, DC. (Obtained by Quartz)

      The location-sharing practice does not appear to be limited to any particular type of Android phone or tablet; Google was apparently collecting cell tower data from all modern Android devices before being contacted by Quartz. A source familiar with the matter said the cell tower addresses were being sent to Google after a change in early 2017 to the Firebase Cloud Messaging service, which is owned by Google and runs on Android phones by default.

      Even devices that had been reset to factory default settings and apps, with location services disabled, were observed by Quartz sending nearby cell-tower addresses to Google. Devices with a cellular data or WiFi connection appear to send the data to Google each time they come within range of a new cell tower. When Android devices are connected to a WiFi network, they will send the tower addresses to Google even if they don’t have SIM cards installed.

      “It has pretty concerning implications,” said Bill Budington, a software engineer who works for the Electronic Frontier Foundation, a nonprofit organization that advocates for digital privacy. “You can kind of envision any number of circumstances where that could be extremely sensitive information that puts a person at risk.”

      The section of Google’s privacy policy that covers location sharing says the company will collect location information from devices that use its services, but does not indicate whether it will collect data from Android devices when location services are disabled:

      When you use Google services, we may collect and process information about your actual location. We use various technologies to determine location, including IP address, GPS, and other sensors that may, for example, provide Google with information on nearby devices, Wi-Fi access points and cell towers.

      According to the Google spokesperson, the company’s system that controls its push notifications and messages is “distinctly separate from Location Services, which provide a device’s location to apps.” Android devices never offered consumers a way to opt out of the collection of cell tower data.

      “It is really a mystery as to why this is not optional,” said Matthew Hickey, a security expert and researcher at Hacker House, a security firm based in London. “It seems quite intrusive for Google to be collecting such information that is only relevant to carrier networks when there are no SIM card or enabled services.”

      While Google says it doesn’t use the location data it collects using this service, its does allow advertisers to target consumers using location data, an approach that has obvious commercial value. The company can tell using precise location tracking, for example, whether an individual with an Android phone or running Google apps has set foot in a specific store, and use that to target the advertising a user subsequently sees.

  9. HN Tooter (hntooter@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 21-Nov-2017 18:25:14 UTC HN Tooter HN Tooter

    Google collects cell tower info even if location services are disabled
    https://qz.com/1131515/google-collects-android-users-locations-even-when-location-services-are-disabled/

    (submitted by kshatrea)

    In conversation Tuesday, 21-Nov-2017 18:25:14 UTC from mastodon.social permalink Repeated by alpacaherder
  10. BBC (bbc@social.undernet.uy)'s status on Tuesday, 21-Nov-2017 17:46:41 UTC BBC BBC
    Regulator repeals US net neutrality rules #bbc #technology http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-42065649
    In conversation Tuesday, 21-Nov-2017 17:46:41 UTC from social.undernet.uy permalink Repeated by alpacaherder

    Attachments

    1. FCC repeals US net neutrality rules
      from BBC News
      As expected, the Federal Communications Commission has pushed back net neutrality legislation.
  11. BBC (bbc@social.undernet.uy)'s status on Tuesday, 21-Nov-2017 17:47:08 UTC BBC BBC
    US Judge permanently blocks Trump's sanctuary city order #bbc #international http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-42060108
    In conversation Tuesday, 21-Nov-2017 17:47:08 UTC from social.undernet.uy permalink Repeated by alpacaherder

    Attachments

    1. Judge blocks Trump's sanctuary city order
      from BBC News
      Mr Trump's order would have withheld funds from cities that resisted federal immigration agents.
  12. Hacker News ( unofficial ) (hackernews@pod.jpope.org)'s status on Tuesday, 21-Nov-2017 18:01:08 UTC Hacker News ( unofficial ) Hacker News ( unofficial )

    FCC plan would give Internet providers power to choose the sites customers see

    Hacker News Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15749150

    Source: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2017/11/21/the-fcc-has-unveiled-its-plan-to-rollback-its-net-neutrality-rules/?utm_term=.dd07b903b6a7

    #hackernews

    In conversation Tuesday, 21-Nov-2017 18:01:08 UTC from pod.jpope.org permalink Repeated by alpacaherder

    Attachments


    2. FCC plan would give Internet providers power to choose the sites customers see and use
      from Washington Post
      The move would roll back the Obama-era rules on net neutrality, setting the stage for a vote next month that could reshape the entire digital ecosystem.
  13. zerohedge (zerohedge@quitter.im)'s status on Tuesday, 21-Nov-2017 17:43:45 UTC zerohedge zerohedge
    Charlie Rose Terminated By CBS News, Effective Immediately http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-11-21/charlie-rose-terminated-cbs-news-effective-immediately
    In conversation Tuesday, 21-Nov-2017 17:43:45 UTC from quitter.im permalink Repeated by alpacaherder

    Attachments

    1. No result found on File_thumbnail lookup.
      Charlie Rose Terminated By CBS News, Effective Immediately
      CBS has terminated Charlie Rose, effective immediately, after eight women accused him of sexual misconduct.
  14. zerohedge (zerohedge@quitter.im)'s status on Tuesday, 21-Nov-2017 17:11:28 UTC zerohedge zerohedge
    FCC Unveils Plan To Roll Back Net Neutrality Rules http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-11-21/fcc-unveils-plan-roll-back-net-neutrality-rules
    In conversation Tuesday, 21-Nov-2017 17:11:28 UTC from quitter.im permalink Repeated by alpacaherder

    Attachments

    1. No result found on File_thumbnail lookup.
      FCC Unveils Plan To Roll Back Net Neutrality Rules
      "In 2015, the prior FCC bowed to pressure from President Obama. On a party-line vote, it imposed heavy-handed, utility-style regulations upon the Internet. That decision was a mistake. It’s depressed investment in building and expanding broadband networks and deterred innovation."
  15. HN Tooter (hntooter@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 21-Nov-2017 17:15:45 UTC HN Tooter HN Tooter

    The FCC has unveiled its plan to repeal its net neutrality rules
    https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2017/11/21/the-fcc-has-unveiled-its-plan-to-rollback-its-net-neutrality-rules/?utm_term=.dd07b903b6a7

    (submitted by rbanffy)

    In conversation Tuesday, 21-Nov-2017 17:15:45 UTC from mastodon.social permalink Repeated by alpacaherder
  16. zerohedge (zerohedge@quitter.im)'s status on Tuesday, 21-Nov-2017 17:27:23 UTC zerohedge zerohedge
    CBS SAYS IT TERMINATED CHARLIE ROSE’S EMPLOYMENT
    In conversation Tuesday, 21-Nov-2017 17:27:23 UTC from quitter.im permalink Repeated by alpacaherder
  17. HN Tooter (hntooter@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 21-Nov-2017 12:45:54 UTC HN Tooter HN Tooter

    Why does man print “gimme gimme gimme” at 00:30?
    https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/405783/why-does-man-print-gimme-gimme-gimme-at-0030

    (submitted by isp)

    In conversation Tuesday, 21-Nov-2017 12:45:54 UTC from mastodon.social permalink Repeated by alpacaherder
  18. BBC (bbc@social.undernet.uy)'s status on Tuesday, 21-Nov-2017 13:08:44 UTC BBC BBC
    Google to 'derank' Russia Today and Sputnik #bbc #technology http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-42065644
    In conversation Tuesday, 21-Nov-2017 13:08:44 UTC from social.undernet.uy permalink Repeated by alpacaherder

    Attachments

    1. Google to 'derank' Russia Today and Sputnik
      from BBC News
      Alphabet's Eric Schmidt says the search engine's algorithms can help reduce spread of propaganda.
  19. Bob Mottram (bob@social.freedombone.net)'s status on Tuesday, 21-Nov-2017 13:26:38 UTC Bob Mottram Bob Mottram
    "The maintainer of man is a good friend of mine, and one day six years ago I jokingly said to him that if you invoke man after midnight it should print "gimme gimme gimme", because of the Abba song called 'Gimme gimme gimme a man after midnight'"

    In conversation Tuesday, 21-Nov-2017 13:26:38 UTC from social.freedombone.net permalink Repeated by alpacaherder
  20. Hallå Kitteh (clacke@social.heldscal.la)'s status on Tuesday, 21-Nov-2017 13:41:21 UTC Hallå Kitteh Hallå Kitteh
    Overheard on IRC:

    What is Slack?

    > It is IRC with a base RAM consumption of roughly 2 GB.
    In conversation Tuesday, 21-Nov-2017 13:41:21 UTC from social.heldscal.la permalink Repeated by alpacaherder
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