Comment Re:What about Windows? (Score 1) 50
china based linux distro. Not sure it can be trusted, not smart enough to review the source
Comment Re:M$ and Edge browser (Score 1) 50
you can remove edge but you cant remove webview2 and it uses its own dns over https servers so hard to block ads.
Comment Re:You could stop voting for right wing politician (Score 0) 62
Both sides vote for this kind of shit. Vote libertarian if you don't like surveillance state.
Comment ONN FTW (Score 2) 47
Just buy a walmart ONN box. Works better and can side load
Comment Re:So easy to enforce! (Score 1) 27
VPNs can be regulated with id and age restrictions too. Just a matter of time.
Comment Re:Digital Driver's License (Score 2) 116
No no no. Will not participate in that. There is nothing on the internet that I need bad enough to provide any form of ID to use. Full stop
Comment I don't need anything online that needs my ID (Score 1) 116
If you can't allow me access anonymously or through a pseudo login then I don't need your site or service. It is that simple for me.
Comment Re: Microsoft writing off "air gapped computers"? (Score 2) 99
There are plenty of air gaped offline DOD Win 11 systems, just. not as simple to activate but you can still activate with offline active directory and other methods.
Comment Re:at least three lies (Score 1) 37
Robots.txt isn't a legally binding document.
Comment What are they going to do about it? (Score 1) 127
Laws from other countries don't apply to US companies. Go ahead and sue & fine all you want, as long as you don't go into that jurisdiction those laws matter not, no matter how much they try to say they do.
Comment The internet routes around censorship (Score 1) 48
These type of rules impact the mainstream app stores but it also helps fuel small independent stores and other ways of downloading and installing apps. The gatekeepers will just be bypassed by those that have the will and technical skills.
Comment Re:LTSC (Score 1) 215
"legal" that makes me laff and want to watch everyone go to a massgrave
Submission + - Scam GPT GenAI and the Automation of Fraud (datasociety.net)
alternative_right writes: Scams are not a new phenomenon. But generative AI is making scamming even easier, faster, and more accessible, fueling a surge in scams and misinformation at a global scale. This primer maps what we currently know about generative AI’s role in scams, the communities most at risk, and the broader economic and cultural shifts that are making people more willing to take risks, more vulnerable to deception, and more likely to either perpetuate scams or fall victim to them.
AI-enhanced scams are not merely financial or technological crimes; they also exploit social vulnerabilities — whether short-term, like travel, or structural, like precarious employment. This means they require social solutions in addition to technical ones. By examining how scammers are changing and accelerating their methods, we hope to show that defending against them will require a constellation of cultural shifts, corporate interventions, and effective legislation.
AI-enhanced scams are not merely financial or technological crimes; they also exploit social vulnerabilities — whether short-term, like travel, or structural, like precarious employment. This means they require social solutions in addition to technical ones. By examining how scammers are changing and accelerating their methods, we hope to show that defending against them will require a constellation of cultural shifts, corporate interventions, and effective legislation.
Submission + - Cops: Accused Vandal Confessed To ChatGPT (thesmokinggun.com)
alternative_right writes: Minutes after vandalizing 17 cars in a Missouri college parking lot, a 19-year-old sophomore had a lengthy ChatGPT conversation during which he confessed to the crime, asked about the possibility of getting caught, and wondered, “is there any way they could know it was me,” according to a police probable cause statement.
Ryan Schaefer was arrested yesterday and charged with felony property damage for a rampage early Sunday at a Missouri State University parking lot. Investigators allege that Schaefer shattered car windows, ripped off side mirrors, dented hoods, and broke windshield wipers during the 3 AM spree.
When confronted with surveillance footage and other evidence, Schaefer said that he could see the resemblance between the suspect and himself. At that point, Schaefer reportedly consented to a search of his iPhone.
A subsequent review of the device revealed location data placing Schaefer “at or near the scene of the crime,” as well as a “troubling dialogue exchange this defendant seems to have had with artificial intelligence software installed on his phone,” prosecutors reported.
Ryan Schaefer was arrested yesterday and charged with felony property damage for a rampage early Sunday at a Missouri State University parking lot. Investigators allege that Schaefer shattered car windows, ripped off side mirrors, dented hoods, and broke windshield wipers during the 3 AM spree.
When confronted with surveillance footage and other evidence, Schaefer said that he could see the resemblance between the suspect and himself. At that point, Schaefer reportedly consented to a search of his iPhone.
A subsequent review of the device revealed location data placing Schaefer “at or near the scene of the crime,” as well as a “troubling dialogue exchange this defendant seems to have had with artificial intelligence software installed on his phone,” prosecutors reported.
Comment WalMart's ONN (Score 2) 61
Walmart has the ONN devices the pro is like $50 and they have a cheap one for like $20, I am sure prices vary but it is a hackable, side loadable Android TV device that has been rock solid for me for the last year. Replaced my FireTV 3rd gen box with it and haven't looked back.
