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Notices by Dr. Roy Schestowitz (罗伊) (schestowitz@gnusocial.de), page 10

  1. Tux Machines (tuxmachines@mastodon.technology)'s status on Saturday, 26-May-2018 18:26:18 EDT Tux Machines Tux Machines

    Links 26/5/2018: Wine 3.9, KStars 2.9.6, Bodhi 3.8.0, FreeBSD 11.2 Beta 3 http://techrights.org/2018/05/26/wine-3-9/

    In conversation Saturday, 26-May-2018 18:26:18 EDT from mastodon.technology permalink Repeated by schestowitz

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      Links 26/5/2018: Wine 3.9, KStars 2.9.6, Bodhi 3.8.0, FreeBSD 11.2 Beta 3
      from Techrights
      Links for the day
  2. Tux Machines (tuxmachines@mastodon.technology)'s status on Saturday, 26-May-2018 18:51:21 EDT Tux Machines Tux Machines

    Today in Techrights
    http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/112065

    In conversation Saturday, 26-May-2018 18:51:21 EDT from mastodon.technology permalink Repeated by schestowitz
  3. Tux Machines (tuxmachines@mastodon.technology)'s status on Saturday, 26-May-2018 18:15:43 EDT Tux Machines Tux Machines

    today's leftovers
    http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/112064

    In conversation Saturday, 26-May-2018 18:15:43 EDT from mastodon.technology permalink Repeated by schestowitz
  4. Dr. Roy Schestowitz (罗伊) (schestowitz@gnusocial.de)'s status on Saturday, 26-May-2018 19:00:42 EDT Dr. Roy Schestowitz (罗伊) Dr. Roy Schestowitz (罗伊)
    Maine Coon: wildcat in our home. https://imgur.com/gallery/FPfaMsm #caturday
    In conversation Saturday, 26-May-2018 19:00:42 EDT from gnusocial.de permalink
  5. Dr. Roy Schestowitz (罗伊) (schestowitz@gnusocial.de)'s status on Saturday, 26-May-2018 18:59:54 EDT Dr. Roy Schestowitz (罗伊) Dr. Roy Schestowitz (罗伊)
    Saw it coming https://i.imgur.com/gzKHW2t.png
    In conversation Saturday, 26-May-2018 18:59:54 EDT from gnusocial.de permalink
  6. Tux Machines (tuxmachines@mastodon.technology)'s status on Saturday, 26-May-2018 18:53:55 EDT Tux Machines Tux Machines

    How Linux Can Make Your Life Easier http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/112060

    In conversation Saturday, 26-May-2018 18:53:55 EDT from mastodon.technology permalink Repeated by schestowitz
  7. Tux Machines (tuxmachines@mastodon.technology)'s status on Saturday, 26-May-2018 18:55:02 EDT Tux Machines Tux Machines

    What is an #Arduino Board http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/112061

    In conversation Saturday, 26-May-2018 18:55:02 EDT from mastodon.technology permalink Repeated by schestowitz
  8. Dr. Roy Schestowitz (罗伊) (schestowitz@gnusocial.de)'s status on Saturday, 26-May-2018 18:52:52 EDT Dr. Roy Schestowitz (罗伊) Dr. Roy Schestowitz (罗伊)
    Today in #Techrights
    http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/112065
    In conversation Saturday, 26-May-2018 18:52:52 EDT from gnusocial.de permalink
  9. Dr. Roy Schestowitz (罗伊) (schestowitz@gnusocial.de)'s status on Saturday, 26-May-2018 18:44:53 EDT Dr. Roy Schestowitz (罗伊) Dr. Roy Schestowitz (罗伊)
    Index for #EPO and Saint-Germain's Poisonous Legacy of "Toxic Loans" Series http://techrights.org/2018/05/26/saint-germain-toxic-loans-index-of-six-at-end/ #paris #france #debt #loan #patents
    In conversation Saturday, 26-May-2018 18:44:53 EDT from gnusocial.de permalink

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      Index for EPO and Saint-Germain's Poisonous Legacy of "Toxic Loans" Series
      from Techrights
      A roundup or an index of this past week's series about financial gambles at the EPO -- Battistelli's own dubious idea
  10. Dr. Roy Schestowitz (罗伊) (schestowitz@gnusocial.de)'s status on Saturday, 26-May-2018 18:34:42 EDT Dr. Roy Schestowitz (罗伊) Dr. Roy Schestowitz (罗伊)
    Saint-Germain's Poisonous Legacy of "Toxic Loans": Quo Vadis EPO? http://techrights.org/2018/05/26/saint-germain-toxic-loans-part-5/ #epo #de #france #patents
    In conversation Saturday, 26-May-2018 18:34:42 EDT from gnusocial.de permalink

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      Saint-Germain's Poisonous Legacy of "Toxic Loans": Quo Vadis EPO?
      from Techrights
      In spite of the SIDRU “toxic loans” scandal in St. Germain-en-Laye, where Battistelli is Deputy Mayor, the EPO’s Administrative Council repeats similar mistakes with opposition only from one country — the only country that actually bothered to study the matter before voting on it
  11. Dr. Roy Schestowitz (罗伊) (schestowitz@gnusocial.de)'s status on Saturday, 26-May-2018 18:27:06 EDT Dr. Roy Schestowitz (罗伊) Dr. Roy Schestowitz (罗伊)
    Links 26/5/2018: #Wine 3.9, #KStars 2.9.6, #Bodhi 3.8.0, #FreeBSD 11.2 Beta 3 http://techrights.org/2018/05/26/wine-3-9/ #techrights
    In conversation Saturday, 26-May-2018 18:27:06 EDT from gnusocial.de permalink

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      Links 26/5/2018: Wine 3.9, KStars 2.9.6, Bodhi 3.8.0, FreeBSD 11.2 Beta 3
      from Techrights
      Links for the day
  12. Tux Machines (tuxmachines@mastodon.technology)'s status on Saturday, 26-May-2018 18:14:51 EDT Tux Machines Tux Machines

    Software and Games: KStars, Opera, OpenStack, #MariaDB and More
    http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/112063

    In conversation Saturday, 26-May-2018 18:14:51 EDT from mastodon.technology permalink Repeated by schestowitz
  13. Tux Machines (tuxmachines@mastodon.technology)'s status on Saturday, 26-May-2018 18:08:28 EDT Tux Machines Tux Machines

    Huawei, Fuchsia and More
    http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/112062

    In conversation Saturday, 26-May-2018 18:08:28 EDT from mastodon.technology permalink Repeated by schestowitz
  14. Dr. Roy Schestowitz (罗伊) (schestowitz@gnusocial.de)'s status on Saturday, 26-May-2018 18:00:52 EDT Dr. Roy Schestowitz (罗伊) Dr. Roy Schestowitz (罗伊)
    Here's one thing #turkey and the #us will soon have in common https://gnusocial.de/url/5353995
    In conversation Saturday, 26-May-2018 18:00:52 EDT from gnusocial.de permalink
  15. Dr. Roy Schestowitz (罗伊) (schestowitz@gnusocial.de)'s status on Saturday, 26-May-2018 17:59:34 EDT Dr. Roy Schestowitz (罗伊) Dr. Roy Schestowitz (罗伊)
    I'm sure that #TheAssistance (aka 'Democrats') will avail themselves as usual. A handful recently put a criminal (Haspel) in charge of #cia https://gnusocial.de/url/5353982
    In conversation Saturday, 26-May-2018 17:59:34 EDT from gnusocial.de permalink

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      Senate panel advances Trump nominee who wouldn't say if Brown v. Board of Education was decided correctly
      from TheHill
      The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday approved a judicial nominee who faced criticism for declining to say whether the Supreme Court correctly decided a landmark case that outlaw
  16. Dr. Roy Schestowitz (罗伊) (schestowitz@gnusocial.de)'s status on Saturday, 26-May-2018 17:45:22 EDT Dr. Roy Schestowitz (罗伊) Dr. Roy Schestowitz (罗伊)
    The #Microsoft cyber attack | DW Documentary https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wGLS2rSQPQ&t=11m32s
    In conversation Saturday, 26-May-2018 17:45:22 EDT from gnusocial.de permalink

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      The Microsoft cyber attack | DW Documentary
      By DW Documentary from YouTube
  17. Dr. Roy Schestowitz (罗伊) (schestowitz@gnusocial.de)'s status on Saturday, 26-May-2018 17:35:11 EDT Dr. Roy Schestowitz (罗伊) Dr. Roy Schestowitz (罗伊)
    "Fuchsia, by its nature, comes with the potential for a handful of new opportunities for ad targeting. Let’s peer into the dark side of Fuchsia’s innovative features." https://9to5google.com/2018/05/25/fuchsia-friday-advertising-hidden-cost/ #android #google
    In conversation Saturday, 26-May-2018 17:35:11 EDT from gnusocial.de permalink

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      Fuchsia Friday: How ad targeting might be a hidden cost of Fuchsia’s structure
      By Kyle Bradshaw from 9to5Google

      Thus far in the Fuchsia Friday column, I’ve been Fuchsia’s number one fan, and each week I hope my enthusiasm shines through. This week, however, I’d like to address something in the work-in-progress OS that has me worried, albeit not a problem that’s unique to Fuchsia in any case.

      Slowly but surely, we’re collectively becoming more aware of the hidden costs of “smart” technology. Companies like Facebook gather our data and make it available to third-parties who either want to sell us something or use the data politically (as we saw recently with Cambridge Analytica).

      Today, the ads you see on the web are targeted to you based on your web fingerprint. If the information that Fuchsia can have on you isn’t restricted, that fingerprint could extend from just web history to your every digital action online and offline. Even if it is restricted from third-parties, would it make a difference? Google is one of the world’s largest advertising companies, with ad revenue over $95 billion last year.

      Fuchsia, by its nature, comes with the potential for a handful of new opportunities for ad targeting. Let’s peer into the dark side of Fuchsia’s innovative features.

      Ledger

      Fuchsia’s Ledger is going to be revolutionary to the way we use our computers and devices. We’ve dug into it before, but the gist is that you’ll be able to stop what you’re doing on one Fuchsia device and immediately pick back up on another. It does this by saving data about your session in each of your apps, first offline, then to the cloud. This means that your entire computing history on Fuchsia will be in Google’s hands.

      It’s safe to assume that your Ledger data will be subject to a privacy policy of some kind, but Google may still be able to use it for targeted advertisements.

      Instant Apps & Proposals

      As we’ve discussed in the past, Fuchsia will take Android’s Instant Apps to the next level, by offering to open an app that will be perfect for the task at hand without having to install that app first. But what if there is more than one suitable app? It’s assumed that the “best” app will be determined automatically through an algorithm. Now, what if that algorithm were tipped one way or another through an advertisement opportunity?

      Google is certainly not opposed to taking money and placing ads for apps in the Play Store. Why wouldn’t they take money to show one pizza delivery app over another? Even just yesterday, we saw Google begin to put ads in the Google Feed, which is Android’s equivalent of where Fuchsia’s proposals go, the Next feed.

      Speaking of proposals, it may be possible for your installed apps to advertise themselves to you. One of the early example apps designed by the Fuchsia team is a music app that uses agents (agents are like smart background tasks) to wait for an opportune time, like when you’re listening to music or looking up a hotel, to propose buying concert tickets.

      Another realistic possibility here is to be looking up reviews for a movie and possibly have an app like Redbox propose that the movie is available for rent at a nearby box, or if it’s in theaters, Fandango could tell you about upcoming showtimes.

      In fact, if the OS believes that a certain proposal is important enough, instead of the suggestion waiting to be found in the Next feed, Fuchsia will interrupt you to bring it to attention.

      Are we doomed?

      A little bit, but not completely.

      Of course, you can always choose for yourself which app to use by installing one the old fashioned way instead of relying on an ‘instant’ one. And if an app gives you too many proposals, there will be ways to hide or filter them out.

      Fuchsia is open source and conscientiously separated into four layers for OEM convenience. (Need a refresher on the layers?) A privacy minded company could modify the Peridot (cloud and agent utilities) and Topaz (primarily UI & stock apps) layers to plug the privacy holes as needed. Unlikely as that sounds, it’s happened before for Android, with Silent Circle’s Blackphone series of devices in 2014 and 2015.

      On a fundamental level though, Fuchsia is meant to blend apps together to make a better human experience. To remove that capability would go against the whole point of the OS.

      It’s possible that Google already has a plan to put minds at ease over the level of personal information that Fuchsia may have, but after a certain point you’ve got to consider the reality: Google is collecting gobs and gobs of data on us already, why should Fuchsia be any different?

      What do you think? Does the level of data collection affect your tech purchases, or do you think the benefits will outweigh the costs? Let me know in the comments.

      Read more in our Fuchsia Friday series:

      • Fuchsia Friday: Maxwell and the secret ‘agents’ of Fuchsia
      • Fuchsia Friday: Early thoughts on how Android compatibility could potentially happen
      • Fuchsia Friday: The first 5 minutes of Fuchsia as captured by its new screenshot tool
      • Fuchsia Friday: FIDL is the Rosetta Stone of Fuchsia
      • Fuchsia Friday: So is Android imitating Fuchsia’s features?

      Check out 9to5Google on YouTube for more news:

  18. Dr. Roy Schestowitz (罗伊) (schestowitz@gnusocial.de)'s status on Saturday, 26-May-2018 17:29:54 EDT Dr. Roy Schestowitz (罗伊) Dr. Roy Schestowitz (罗伊)
    #iPhone Quarter,# ZTE Troubles, #Facebook Troubles, #Nokia Come-back https://gnusocial.de/url/5353882 #apple http://techrights.org/wiki/index.php/Nokia
    In conversation Saturday, 26-May-2018 17:29:54 EDT from gnusocial.de permalink

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      iPhone Quarter, ZTE Troubles, Facebook Troubles, Nokia Come-back
      from Communities Dominate Brands
      Sorry for the radio silence on the blog, but there hasn't been that much really 'news' in this space, compared to years past when we sometimes had to write several blog articles on the same day.. So the past month...
  19. Dr. Roy Schestowitz (罗伊) (schestowitz@gnusocial.de)'s status on Saturday, 26-May-2018 17:25:41 EDT Dr. Roy Schestowitz (罗伊) Dr. Roy Schestowitz (罗伊)
    Working on final 2 parts of #epo series. I hope this will cause something like lawsuits there in #france
    In conversation Saturday, 26-May-2018 17:25:41 EDT from gnusocial.de permalink
  20. Dr. Roy Schestowitz (罗伊) (schestowitz@gnusocial.de)'s status on Saturday, 26-May-2018 17:19:27 EDT Dr. Roy Schestowitz (罗伊) Dr. Roy Schestowitz (罗伊)
    #Uber wants to test driverless cars in Pittsburgh again—the mayor is pissed https://gnusocial.de/url/5353847 no accountability, no workers' rights etc.
    In conversation Saturday, 26-May-2018 17:19:27 EDT from gnusocial.de permalink

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      Uber wants to test driverless cars in Pittsburgh again—the mayor is pissed
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      Mayor: "Uber did not tell me" about plans to test driverless cars in Pittsburgh.
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