[-] o8bepbua9@lemmy.world 0 points 9 hours ago

I don't know what an app bundle consists of, which the page you linked says google needs, but it can't include the source code because google has recently been paying some developers for access to their source code - https://www.techrepublic.com/article/news-google-android-code-offer/

In any case, having access to the source code will not grant access to encryption keys or allow anyone to decrypt messages. After all Signal is already open source so anyone can use the Signal protocol for encrypting messages, which is exactly what WhatsApp does.

[-] o8bepbua9@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 10 hours ago)

What do you mean by this? Isn't Google's signing key only used to verify an update for an app is actually the for correct app? Even if Google could decompile the app, they wouldn't have access to Signal's servers or any encryption keys so they couldn't read any messages.

[-] o8bepbua9@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago

Hey my snake oil has no snakes!

[-] o8bepbua9@lemmy.world 20 points 1 day ago

This can also be combined with the sound of the grid, or mains power, to figure out a general location and an exact time. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0elNU0iOMY

[-] o8bepbua9@lemmy.world 16 points 2 days ago

Surely there has to be a breaking point right? I wonder if there could be some kind of workaround through Tor, maybe we'll have to make a new internet with black jack and hookers, or maybe the populace will get complacent and we'll be forced back into shopping malls to get our social interactions.

[-] o8bepbua9@lemmy.world 28 points 2 days ago

The main problem is how a user's age is verified for laws like this. Why not just make the same law apply to the entire platform? I think all of us could benefit from less addictive social media.

[-] o8bepbua9@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

I'm lucky to have an Aldi within driving distance, but their cheapest stuff I used to buy has gone up over 150% since covid while other grocery stores around here went up 70-90% for similar food. Aldi is still cheaper, but not by as much.

[-] o8bepbua9@lemmy.world 10 points 2 days ago

Target partners with Flock Safety and famously has one of the most sophisticated security systems to where they've partnered with the FBI to help them solve crimes. https://thehorizonsun.com/features/2024/04/11/the-target-forensics-lab/

Amazon is one of the biggest companies in the world and they build profiles on users and track people across other websites, plus they own tons of smaller companies to help in this regard. They also own Blink and Ring which have partnered with Flock and ICE to identify and track people in the real world as well as report them to the police if they are believed to be here illegally or potentially involved in a major crime. I will add Ring cut its partnership with Flock and ICE because they ran a dumb Superbowl ad telling people about it, but they will do the same type of thing again, just more secretly next time. https://hrnews1.substack.com/p/ring-cameras-join-flock-and-amazon

Amazon is also starting to make delivery drivers record everything with smart glasses. https://www.tomsguide.com/ai/amazons-delivery-drivers-are-getting-ai-glasses-and-thats-the-least-unsettling-ai-in-the-job

Amazon is also rolling out drone deliveries at the same time, which will be more cameras in the sky. https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/transportation/amazon-prime-air-drone-delivery-expansion

Walmart partners with Flock, and therefore ICE as well, but I don't know as much about them. I'm sure they also do some data tracking online like everyone else. I know I don't want to give them money so I don't bother looking up new stories on them. https://www.gadgetreview.com/fact-checking-the-whistleblower-what-walmarts-official-alpr-notice-actually-says

[-] o8bepbua9@lemmy.world 11 points 3 days ago

I didn't realize Ace hardware is a co-op, I'll have to check out the one by me. Thanks!

[-] o8bepbua9@lemmy.world 12 points 3 days ago

Costco seems like a good option. I don't need a ton of choices and I'm sure I can find space for the extra bulk. Thanks!

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Does anyone have any good alternatives to Walmart, Amazon, or Target? I'm looking for a general store that sells household products and preferably isn't owned by a billionaire or a company that adds to our surveillance state... So does anyone have any online, or physical, alternatives?

[-] o8bepbua9@lemmy.world 21 points 3 days ago

Even if you can't find them online, taking their picture might help by itself. When people know they are being recorded they often change their behavior.

[-] o8bepbua9@lemmy.world 75 points 4 days ago

I'm sure it's a tactic to make the schools allow AI, but I hope they can resist. Google does not need a stranglehold on every person in every market. Google search has gotten worse anyway, so even duck duck go would be fine. Maybe even use this as an opportunity to teach kids about data privacy.

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