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ML1 Send message Joined: 25 Nov 01 Posts: 21019 Credit: 7,508,002 RAC: 20 |
Quite a big "Ouch!" for those 'trusting' in 'Digital Restrictions Management' for their ebooks: The day the e-books stopped working Consumers who bought ebooks via Microsoft's online store are losing access to their libraries... ... Titles purchased or offered for free will no longer be available. Out-of-pocket users are, however, being offered refunds including a $25 (£20) credit if they made highlights or notes, which will also be lost... That is still little comfort or recompense for anyone that was relying on that service or had invested their own time in organizing what they might have assumed to be 'their' collection... Beware all aspects of "DRM"! See "Guide to DRM-Free Living: Literature" for if you can escape! IT is what we allow it to be... Martin See new freedom: Mageia Linux Take a look for yourself: Linux Format The Future is what We all make IT (GPLv3) |
Gary Charpentier Send message Joined: 25 Dec 00 Posts: 30937 Credit: 53,134,872 RAC: 32 |
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Bernie Vine Send message Joined: 26 May 99 Posts: 9956 Credit: 103,452,613 RAC: 328 |
They told me Linux was secure and Android is Linux Seems it's big business basically lying about what their apps can and cant do. Samsung for one, if you can't trust the number one Android phone supplier not to lie about it's app then who can you trust? Hardly comparable to hacking or faults in code, as these apps are designed to do exactly what they do. They just do it silently. Peoples data is the big new premium money spinner. While Android is based on Linux, it is a much "simpler " version where the user has actually less control than Windows. How many Android uses have a good security program, I do and it alerts me to apps that are "phoning home" so I can disable them if necessary. |
Gary Charpentier Send message Joined: 25 Dec 00 Posts: 30937 Credit: 53,134,872 RAC: 32 |
They told me Linux was secure and Android is Linux Well http://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man7/capabilities.7.html is the Droid kernel stripped of these? Or does Droid automatically give too many of these to any installed program so they can go around "blocks?" |
ML1 Send message Joined: 25 Nov 01 Posts: 21019 Credit: 7,508,002 RAC: 20 |
They told me Linux was secure and Android is Linux "Android" is Google's (freely/freedoms made) modification of 'Linux' which is the Google "Bionic" (modified Linux) kernel running the Google Android Operating System on top. Google have utilized full use of their freedoms to foist whatever 'Marketing' 'trickery' they wish into their system. Hence why I have 'subverted' my mobile phone to the freedoms loving GNU/Linux by wiping out all the Google silliness to install the GNU/Linux postmarketOS. (Read very carefully, AND make a backup, BEFORE proceeding. Easier: Buy a user-freedoms loving phone in the first place!) IT is very much what we allow it to be... Martin See new freedom: Mageia Linux Take a look for yourself: Linux Format The Future is what We all make IT (GPLv3) |
Sirius B Send message Joined: 26 Dec 00 Posts: 24907 Credit: 3,081,182 RAC: 7 |
Hence why I have 'subverted' my mobile phone to the freedoms loving GNU/Linux by wiping out all the Google silliness to install the GNU/Linux postmarketOS. (Read very carefully,)ROFLMAO Alpha version. Calls don't work, etc. Only suitable for hackers. |
ML1 Send message Joined: 25 Nov 01 Posts: 21019 Credit: 7,508,002 RAC: 20 |
Hence why I have 'subverted' my mobile phone to the freedoms loving GNU/Linux by wiping out all the Google silliness to install the GNU/Linux postmarketOS. (Read very carefully,)ROFLMAO That all depends on what make/model of mobile phone you have... I chose one of the better supported (and slightly more 'open') phones so that such as calls do work... It is a phone after all! :-) As mentioned, read carefully the various comments for whichever phone you have... At least there is a little choice, IT is what we allow it to be... Martin See new freedom: Mageia Linux Take a look for yourself: Linux Format The Future is what We all make IT (GPLv3) |
ML1 Send message Joined: 25 Nov 01 Posts: 21019 Credit: 7,508,002 RAC: 20 |
Might this rebalance the web surfing 'arms war' between Marketing tracking and user privacy? Mozilla takes swipe at Chrome with 'Track THIS' project Mozilla is pushing Firefox's latest (and long-delayed) anti-ad tracking efforts, saying it protects user privacy better than Google's Chrome... Microsoft Edge Introduces Tracking Prevention In Upcoming Update In case you did not know, there are many websites that track you. This is mainly for advertising purposes where these ads can track users across multiple websites to better discern your browsing and shopping habits. Naturally, some people aren’t too comfortable with that which is why some companies have built in anti-tracking features ... Now it looks like Microsoft wants to do the same with its Edge browser... What next?... IT is what we allow it to be... Martin See new freedom: Mageia Linux Take a look for yourself: Linux Format The Future is what We all make IT (GPLv3) |
Sirius B Send message Joined: 26 Dec 00 Posts: 24907 Credit: 3,081,182 RAC: 7 |
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Sirius B Send message Joined: 26 Dec 00 Posts: 24907 Credit: 3,081,182 RAC: 7 |
While Argent has defended its use of the technology, it has repeatedly declined to explain what the system is, how it is used or how long it has been in operation.Big Brother is watching Argent investigated |
Bob DeWoody Send message Joined: 9 May 10 Posts: 3387 Credit: 4,182,900 RAC: 10 |
Does anyone know why sites that use adobe flash player are by default blocked by Google Chrome? Bob DeWoody My motto: Never do today what you can put off until tomorrow as it may not be required. This no longer applies in light of current events. |
Gary Charpentier Send message Joined: 25 Dec 00 Posts: 30937 Credit: 53,134,872 RAC: 32 |
Does anyone know why sites that use adobe flash player are by default blocked by Google Chrome? Yes. Policy to prevent malware infestations. |
Bob DeWoody Send message Joined: 9 May 10 Posts: 3387 Credit: 4,182,900 RAC: 10 |
So, does that mean that Adobe software can't be trusted or just flash player and if so, why? Bob DeWoody My motto: Never do today what you can put off until tomorrow as it may not be required. This no longer applies in light of current events. |
Wiggo Send message Joined: 24 Jan 00 Posts: 36410 Credit: 261,360,520 RAC: 489 |
I don't even trust Google Chrome. ;-) Cheers. |
Bob DeWoody Send message Joined: 9 May 10 Posts: 3387 Credit: 4,182,900 RAC: 10 |
I did some reading and discovered, at least partially, why flash player is no longer a trusted plug-in. But now I wonder why the National weather service still uses it to animate their online radar weather maps. I have been referring to them for years to augment my knowledge of the local weather forecast. Bob DeWoody My motto: Never do today what you can put off until tomorrow as it may not be required. This no longer applies in light of current events. |
Gary Charpentier Send message Joined: 25 Dec 00 Posts: 30937 Credit: 53,134,872 RAC: 32 |
I did some reading and discovered, at least partially, why flash player is no longer a trusted plug-in. But now I wonder why the National weather service still uses it to animate their online radar weather maps. I have been referring to them for years to augment my knowledge of the local weather forecast.Old habits die hard, especially old government habits. I wouldn't worry about setting a policy to allow flash to run from the NWS site because they keep their server clean. Same can't be said for advertising servers and porn sites. |
Gary Charpentier Send message Joined: 25 Dec 00 Posts: 30937 Credit: 53,134,872 RAC: 32 |
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Sirius B Send message Joined: 26 Dec 00 Posts: 24907 Credit: 3,081,182 RAC: 7 |
Ain't technology grand. :-) Northern Line shutdown due to a signalling failure at the control centre. Metropolitan Line suffering severe delays due to a new signalling system being rolled out. |
Bernie Vine Send message Joined: 26 May 99 Posts: 9956 Credit: 103,452,613 RAC: 328 |
Ain't technology grand. :-) Nothing wrong with technology, just needs the "human" part of the equation to work correctly. Which it often fails to do. |
Sirius B Send message Joined: 26 Dec 00 Posts: 24907 Credit: 3,081,182 RAC: 7 |
The Northern Line issue is an electronic failure. The Metropolitan Line issue is a human failure (& possibly electronic once the rollout is completed) in not allocating sufficient time for the rollout. |
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