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That phrase doesn’t mean what you think it means.

I would bet that every single person commenting here thinks of him- or herself as being deeply invested in privacy, ranting against things like ad tracking, etc. But as soon as someone (or some ones) you don’t like, or have no affinity with, wants to have the same privacy afforded to every single person who drives a car, all bets are off.

Or are you suggesting that people (including the police!) should be allowed to have real time, constant information about where you drive to every day?

Just because it’s a plane, and just because it’s a rich person, doesn’t make it any less of a privacy violation.

I was going to get this game. Now I’m not.

I’ve been an Apple fanboy for years, too, and I still am. The alternatives aren’t exactly better. And anyone who is surprised that Apple is dragging its heels and trying to do the bare minimum to comply, well, get back to me when you’re no longer twelve. Companies aren’t your friends, even when they look like they are. Hell, Google’s sudden about-face regarding Right to Repair is 100% intended to fuck over Apple. It’s not about the consumer, it’s about the money. Always, with every company, every time.

Developers want alternate app stores because they want to make/keep more money. There’s no other reason. Every other reason given just comes back to more money. Is that a more valid argument simply because they’re smaller?

I’m in favor of Apple opening up iOS to alternate stores. I think it’s going to be a privacy and security nightmare, but the horse is pretty much already out of the barn and the barn is burning, so… whatever. But I’m not so naive to think Apple’s going to fully embrace the ideal concept of alternate stores unless somehow it’s a way to beat Google’s or Samsung’s face in, and take their money.

“We’re just not wired to save,” said Brad Klontz

Asshole. Like THAT’s the problem.

House Minority Leader Mike Lynch ®

This will never not be funny to me, the way ( R ) gets translated to Registered Trademark.

I’ll be honest, I’m surprised - I thought Estonia would have already had this in place! Among the Baltic countries they are superstars. (Among all countries, really.)

Maybe? HIPAA generally covers medical-to-medical information transfer. Most non-medical entities/people aren’t part of that law and it’s not a violation for a hospital to release information to law enforcement.

Violating the rights of patients definitely. HIPAA…maybe not.

If Kbin defederates from Threads, I’ll just leave Kbin, and stay with Threads. Defederating over vibes is not how the fediverse is supposed to operate. And for everyone advocating for this dumb idea, I’m just using this thread as a honey pot.

I would totally live in a van except for the lack of wired internet. :(

I just love how the ( R ) got translated into the Registered symbol.

…Governor Ron DeSantis (registered trademark)…

While it’s awful, it’s nevertheless true that he will always do better being seen as Islamophobic rather than as antisemitic. The amount of shit he’d get from all sides if he supported the Palestinians from the start would dwarf the current amount of shit by an order of magnitude.

No one’s going to watch a realistic exploration sci-fi show about small unmanned ships quietly going about their jobs with no drama.