no smart appliances in this house. absolute fucking moron appliances only. my toaster is there to make bread hot not to tweet what time I ate breakfast or whatever the fuck
don’t need my goddamn microwave to snitch to the nsa
if i am somehow forced to own a smart appliance (likely due to lack of availability) i will figure out how to take the computer out and make it dumb
Class action lawsuit against apple for everyone that had/has an iphone 6 or 7 đź‘€
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WHAT’S THIS ABOUT?
In a consolidated class action lawsuit pending against Apple, Plaintiffs claimed that a performance management feature introduced for iPhone 6, 6 Plus, 6s, 6s Plus, and SE devices in iOS 10.2.1, and introduced for iPhone 7 and 7 Plus devices in iOS 11.2, diminished the performance of some of those devices. Apple denies all allegations and is entering into this settlement to avoid burdensome and costly litigation. The settlement is not an admission of wrongdoing by Apple.
Under the settlement, Apple will pay a minimum of $310,000,000 and a maximum of $500,000,000 depending on the number of claims submitted. If the settlement is approved by the Court, your rights may be affected. The United States District Court for the Northern District of California authorized this Legal Notice. The Court will have a Final Hearing to consider whether to approve the settlement so that the benefits may be paid. This summary provides basic information about the settlement.
WHO’S AFFECTED?
You are a member of the Settlement Class if you are or were (1) a United States owner of an iPhone 6, 6 Plus, 6s, 6s Plus, 7, 7 Plus, and/or SE device (2) that ran iOS 10.2.1 or later or, in the case of iPhone 7 and 7 Plus devices, that ran iOS 11.2 or later before December 21, 2017. You must meet both criteria to be a member of the Settlement Class.
WHAT BENEFIT CAN YOU GET FROM THE SETTLEMENT?
Apple will provide a cash payment per eligible device to each Class Member who submits a timely and valid Claim Form including a serial number of an eligible device and a declaration under penalty of perjury stating that they are or were (1) a United States owner of an iPhone 6, 6 Plus, 6s, 6s Plus, 7, 7 Plus, and/or SE device (2) that ran iOS 10.2.1 or later or, in the case of iPhone 7 and 7 Plus devices, that ran iOS 11.2 or later before December 21, 2017; and (3) they experienced diminished performance on the device(s).)
As much as I want to see iOS fall, or at least Apple clean up their act, the idea of Android being the only mainstream phone operating system makes me supremely uncomfortable. I may hate Apple, but I really want the options to increase, not decrease. But anyway, I really doubt anything is going to happen to Apple.
I get how using “master/slave” relationships in technology is bad (for obvious reasons, also when something a simple as “parent/child” exists, there’s no reason to use something like that), but I don’t think the word “master” in and of itself is racist, if for no reason other than its incredibly varied usage and extremely long history.
You know I don’t think this point has been brought up but there’s something different about jailbreaking an iPhone to get functionality baked into Android and jailbreaking something like a Switch. Because with a game console, at least I don’t personally expect that much out of it outside of playing the game, but with a phone? Something I use every day? That has the potential to reach into a lot of various functions I might need, and restrict my choice there? Yeah, I think that’s different. I onlu use my Switch if I want to play games, so it’s no big deal. But phone is an everything device, so something about restricting users’ choice doesn’t sit right with me.
lol “I’m not donating to Firefox because privacy they’re trying to make profit and and and”
like. why do you think Firefox would need to make money lol? it’s almost like this stuff costs money? If they got enough to truly do everything they’re trying to do they wouldn’t need to have partnerships with google and all that
Apple “protecting” users is really just them being authoritarian and crippling competition.
Install and use a VPN that isn’t based in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United kingdom, United States, Denmark, France, Netherlands, Norway, Germany, Belgium, Italy, Sweden, or Spain (ExpressVPN and NordVPN are examples)(And only use a server in one of those countries if you have to to access something)
Install and use a tracker blocker (Ghostery, Disconnect, uBlock, DuckDuckGo Privacy Essentials, etc)
Use Protonmail (at least sometimes, it’s kinda pointless if you contact people who use Gmail with it)
Use a secure note taking app
Use Firefox (only Chromium based browsers when needed)
Use DuckDuckGo
Use non-Android/iOS phones (if you can, I’m on an Android right now)
Make your social media visibility as strict as it can be on sites like Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, etc
Research this stuff and so what is best for what your risks are (for example, if you’re not a reporter in a hostile environment or such, complete anonymity probably isn’t that important. It’s not attainable anyway, but you don’t have to max it out)
Fight for online privacy
PROTECT YOUR ONLINE PRIVACY:
(this is a pinned post)
Install and use a VPN that isn’t based in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United kingdom, United States, Denmark, France, Netherlands, Norway, Germany, Belgium, Italy, Sweden, or Spain (ExpressVPN and NordVPN are examples)(And only use a server in one of those countries if you have to to access something)
Install and use a tracker blocker (Ghostery, Disconnect, uBlock, DuckDuckGo Privacy Essentials, etc)
Use Protonmail (at least sometimes, it’s kinda pointless if you contact people who use Gmail with it)
Use a secure note taking app
Use Firefox (only Chromium based browsers when needed)
Use DuckDuckGo
Use non-Android/iOS phones (if you can, I’m on an Android right now)
Make your social media visibility as strict as it can be on sites like Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, etc
Research this stuff and so what is best for what your risks are (for example, if you’re not a reporter in a hostile environment or such, complete anonymity probably isn’t that important. It’s not attainable anyway, but you don’t have to max it out)
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