Comment Re:I'm poor and I'm against this (Score 2) 283
You have to jump though some pretty shitty loops at my local library to prove you're a city tax payer. If you're not then you can't use the computers.
You have to jump though some pretty shitty loops at my local library to prove you're a city tax payer. If you're not then you can't use the computers.
And worse, getting rid of the rounded corner on the upper left of stories on the main page.
Man this jut drove me over the edge.. I'm going scream and kick like a 2 year old till I get my 2003 version of
Who's with me?
First thing that went though my mind was, "What about people selling things on Ebay or Esty like sites?" Those websites take a cut of each sale. Could this not consider them employees as well?
Not sure if you're talking about the freezing of the keyboard app or OTA updates so here are 2 replies:
Keyboard part
You can root your phone then freeze the Samsung keyboard app using Titanium Backup.
Also it is true as I'm looking at an un-rooted Samsung tablet and you CAN NOT disable/freeze the Samsung keyboard. I also just walked to to my co-workers desk who has the Galaxy S6 (un-rooted) and it's exactly the same. You CAN NOT disable the Samsung keyboard on un-rooted devices.
OTA updates to rooted devices.
If you ONLY root then you should be able to still get OTA updates. The second you install a custom recovery, which a lot of rooting methods do, then you can no longer receive OTA updates.
You do realize Samsung has their own store, and isn't interested in your access to Google's, right?
You do realize that many of the pre-installed bloatware Samsung made apps are updated via the google play store right? Let me list just a few..
These are pre-install bloatware that can be disabled but not uninstalled. They also show up while searching the app store.
Samsung Link
Samsung Push Service
Samsung Print Service Plugin
These are pre-install bloatware that can NOT be disabled or uninstalled. They are also hidden on the app store to prevent non-samsung owners from installing them. They DO update via the normal Google Play store.
* Samsung Security Policy Update
* Samsung Video
* Video Editor
* Photo Editor
* Samsung Hub
* Samsung keyboard Note 3/10.1 (Not the same as the 'Samsung keyboard' app but might work together)
As long as you freeze the included keyboard as well, yes.
Which you can't do, at least not on my Samsung tablet. You can not uncheck the "Samsung keyboard" under Language and input in settings nor can you turn off (or disable/freeze) the Samsung keyboard app. Both options are grayed out.
You would have to root your phone to get around this at which point you will no longer get OTA update and patches.
It worked for me. I no longer have the Samsung keyboard installed on my Samsung Note 2. In fact I'm running AOSP 5.1.1 rather then being stuck on 4.1 (or 4.2) like all other Note 2 users are.
I never allow my phone to connect to any WiFi network I don't trust, that's just stupid. And it never downloads updates unless it's on WiFi. So that pretty much leaves only updating my phone at work or at home.
I recall my old HTC Thunderbolt would only download updates over the Verizon network. You had no choice. I'm not sure about today because I've rooted my phones 15 minutes after opening the box.
The carriers excuse is that the devices use 'their network' thus they need control over the software to prevent abuse and damage their 'their network'. Sure we all know it's total bullshit but can't do anything about it.
I like as little as possible government regulation as possible but understand it's needed in some areas. This is one of them. I would love to see some regulation forcing phone manufactures and carriers forcing the to push out security fixes within at 30 days at the extreme from the time an exploit is found. 15 would be better. If my Samsung Note 2 wasn't rooted it would still be running Android 4.1 (maybe 4..2?) which has various security holes in it. Sure put a limit on the device, say up to 3 or 4 years from that models initial release date. In my case the Note 2 (Verizon) would hit 3 years this November.
I'm done with buying HTC and Samsung devices and their 6 - 12 month delay in updates. We all know they delay it so people will give up and just upgrade their device. I'm currently looking at the Nexus 6 directly from Google which also works on Verizon.
Just wait till Apple tries to deny other streaming apps for "duplicating functionality".
I know. That's just a disaster waiting to happen. "We got hacked." "You don't say
For the first and last time:
ANYTHING on the internet is NOT secure
Use a local password manager.
I agree with you - but i must add, even if i may sound "paranoid", while i understand how convenient it is: don't use a (local) password manager... use your (brain's) memory!
Most people who use their brain will pick very easy to remember passwords which are in return easy to guess and hack. I have been changing over to using my YubiKey. Slot 1 is configured for OTP, slot 2 is a 32 character static password of random upper and lowercase letters.
It's less about who cares but more about the fact these companies continue to sell our data without asking if they can or at least telling us they are going to.
This also leaves the door open to malware on the phone to scrap up this personal data such as address, email and all your contacts and send it to Sasha Konovalov in Russia.
I think Dr. Cox says it best..
I would be sure to send Comcast a monthly bill for using drive space on my computers too.
Or own an iDevice
Somebody ought to cross ball point pens with coat hangers so that the pens will multiply instead of disappear.
