You really need to ask??? Jeez ...

The User Is Not Broken

Because for many years now we keep saying that the web is broken, but nothing changes. And 99% of the population just follows blindly and do as they're told by google, facebook, et al.

That's why!!!

Companies do not reply to emails anymore. Fuckin' nag-shit by google, cloudflare, et al. I have encountered the exact same problems that the Anonymous poster describes.

Until these 99% of the population actually get a clue about what's going on with regard to privacy etc, nothing will change.

In a distant past the mantra used to be: The Customer is King.

Nowadays one is not a customer anymore, but a mindless Do-As-You're-Told consumer.

Following are some videos of people who think similar:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?...

https://www.f-droid.org/

I will not take part in all this bullshit. I think for myself. Yes - I make mistakes, but these are my own mistakes and I learn from them.

And look at the mess you made ... No Privacy ... Surveillance everywhere ... Ads all over ...

When it all goes to shits, do not come crying to me ... I will laugh at you in your face!!! And I will tell you - I told you so!!!

Here are some more examples of what happened since you took over:

https://politics.slashdot.org/...
https://it.slashdot.org/story/...
Boeing 737 Max debacle ...
Continues Updates / Telemetry in Windows 10 ...
https://ask.slashdot.org/story...

The list is looong ...

You proud of the shit you're doing?

Time for me to grab another beer.

I assume this is posted by the same person as this post https://it.slashdot.org/commen...

Why is this modded -1 ???

The world of computing is broken beyond repair. The world of computing has become a complete dumpster fire.

And - when people who still use these products (samsung "apps" on a pc, etc.) read these kind of articles, why don't they get their heads out of their asses and take action - as in - drop these things like a hot potato.

The number of people who still remember a world of computing before google et al (aka. Advertising Bullshit, Javascript cesspool, etc.) keeps shrinking. Sadly.

What do I do when I end up <someplace> that does not work without javascript and other bullshit. I simply say: Fuck Em!! And I block that <someplace> in my local caching name server:

bash $ host www.forbes.com
www.forbes.com has address 192.168.1.10

And I go somewhere else ... or better ... I have myself a cold beer !!!

Another example of this bulllshit that has not been mentioned anywhere else is this:
Manjaro Ditches LibreOffice For Proprietary Garbage

Why is this modded -1 ??? The WWW is broken beyond repair. The WWW has become a complete dumpster fire. And - when people who still use these products (skype, slack, etc) read these kind of articles, why don't they get their heads out of their asses and take action - as in - drop these things like a hot potato. The number of people who still remember a WWW before google et al (aka. Advertising Bullshit, Javascript cesspool, etc.) keeps shrinking. Sadly. What do I do when I end up at a website that does not work without javascript and other bullshit. I simply say: Fuck Em!! And I block that website in my local caching name server:

bash $ host www.forbes.com
www.forbes.com has address 192.168.1.10

And I go someplace else ... or better ... I have myself a cold beer !!!

When will people get their heads out of their asses and start taking responsibility for their own actions.

As in - stop giving your data to these companies voluntarily. Then this problem would go away all by itself. No government intervention required.

With XMPP this would not be a problem.

Oh - I forgot ... Google, Facebook, etc. deprecated xmpp for their own walled gardens. These big & small tech companies don't want you to leave their walled gardens.

People are so inert, so hopelessly dependent on the system that they will fight to protect it.

So nothing will change ... No matter what the government or anybody else is gonna do.

https://www.disruptivetelephon...

People are afraid to address the Real Problem.

Population Growth!!!

Africa and Middle East are the Big Problem areas.

Ireland not driving around in petrol & diesel cars ain't gonna do shit.

And this "ageing population" meme is just bullshit.

Less people is the only thing that will save this planet.

Another problem is that way too many people believe that the "markets & economy" can grow indefinitely. Wrong!!!

The current direction of this planet is un-sustainable.

Which politician / government has the courage to actually say out loud that current population growth is un-sustainable and do something about it???

To say it more bluntly - stop fucking like rabbits!!!

Old News.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?...

Why would you need some smtp extension ???

Date: Wed, 29 May 2019 XXX
From: Somebody <somebody@gmail.com>
To: Me <me@some.domain>
Cc:
Subject: test
 
[-- Autoview using /usr/bin/lynx -stdin -dump -assume_charset='us-ascii' -force_html -localhost --]
  Somebody has sent you an email via Gmail confidential mode:
  Gmail logo [1]beep
  This message was sent on May 29, 2019 at XXX
  You can open it by clicking the link below. This link will only work
  for me@some.domain
  [2]View the email
  Gmail confidential mode gives you more control over the messages you
  send. Set an expiration time, disable printing or forwarding of a
  message and more. [3]Learn more
  Gmail: Email by Google
  Use is subject to the [4]Google Privacy Policy
  Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA
  You have received this message because someone sent you an email via
  Gmail confidential mode.
  Google logo
 
References
 
  1. https://confidential-mail.google.com/msg/<what looks like some base64 data>
  2. https://confidential-mail.google.com/msg/<what looks like some base64 data>
  3. https://support.google.com/mail/answer/7674059
  4. https://myaccount.google.com/privacypolicy?hl=en

bash $ lynx -dump "https://confidential-mail.google.com/msg/<what looks like some base64 data>"
  #[1]home
 
  Gmail logo
  Loading...
  [2]Privacy&#226;&#8364;&#162;[3]Terms of service&#226;&#8364;&#162;Send feedback
  Google logo
 
References
 
  1. https://confidential-mail.google.com/?lfhs=2
  2. https://myaccount.google.com/privacypolicy?hl=en-US
  3. https://myaccount.google.com/termsofservice?hl=en-US
bash $

This is heaven for people who send spam / malware.

People will blindly click on links in emails again.

view-source:https://killedbygoogle.com/

<body>
    <div id="killedbygoogle"></div>
    <script src="main.js"></script>
</body>

Too late ... I already do not trust you anymore.

These cameras should not be there in the first place.

Just disabling them will not do it !!!

Sounds like Genisys.

https://download.virtualbox.or...

No more support for 32-bit host os.

And this fact is not mentioned anywhere. Stupid.

Some of the proposals/ideas being put forward here already exist ... It's called XMPP.

But they (google, facebook, microsoft, apple, et al.) don't want you to talk to other people outside their walled gardens. Which is why they killed off XMPP.

And people inside these walled gardens didn't even notice, that people they used to be able to talk to, just suddenly disappeared.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

And I am on the Outside looking at you people inside these walled gardens with Schadenfreude.

Why don't people drop google, facebook, et al. like a hot potato?

Because people are inert, hopelessly dependent on the system. They fight to protect it.

That is why nothing will change.

We don't need/want governments to enact laws (Macron, etc.).

People need to look themselves in the ass and take their own lives into their own hands.

Same with the new visa requirements for the US. Just don't go !!! Just don't do it !!! For crying out loud - how difficult can it be ?!?!?!