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With the releases of iOS 16 and macOS Ventura in 2022, Apple debuted its Lockdown Mode for people at particular risk of being targeted by mercenary spyware.
(via What It’s Like to Use Apple’s Lockdown Mode | WIRED)
wE cArE AbOuT YoUr pRivAcY
Yah, it's just us! I mean, and some fraction of our 5,000 employees, of course. And all these cookie vendors. And our 743 corporate partners, that's a given. And some of their employees (some of whom might provide a path for your information to be sold on the dark web??). But don't worry about it! We're very secure.
Oh, uh, yah our corporate partner's data partners, too, yah. (You know, um, their "vendors and other parties, affiliates, customers, partners, and service providers"). But that's not us! No, no, we really care about your privacy! That's why we made it so easy to opt out! But not from using data from this service to amalgamate a dossier. That's always active, sorry. Errr, yes, on you. The dossier is you.
Hey! Don't get snippy with us! You consented to the dossier! Yah, in the EULA that we can change at any time for any reason. But also here, where is says always active. You specifically consented to the dossier by not turning off the always active thing! Look closer.
Closer.
There you go! We had it turned on by default, because that's how consent works. No, we're quite sure that IS how consent works.
Oh, no, sorry we ARE still collecting this data. Because we can't turn that part off. We really can't. Don't worry, all we're doing is keeping it safe for you, you silly goose! Because you said we couldn't give it to any of these partners here. We're just holding on to it. Until we get a new partner, yah.
A little explainer on what happened with AO3:
Basically, someone or a group of someones decided to levy a DDoS attack. What this means is that they created a botnet (network of devices controlled by a bot, usually run in the background of an unsecured IoT device or computer being used for other things. Think data mining) to flood the servers with false requests for service.
What this does mean: AO3 might go back down, if the attack is relaunched. These types of attacks are usually used against businesses where traffic = money, thereby costing a company money. This isn't really an issue here since AO3 is entirely donation and volunteer based.
What this doesn't mean: stories, bookmarks, etc will be deleted and your anonymously published works will be linked back to you. No vulnerable points are breached during this process, so unless this group ends up doing something else, no data breaches will happen. You are safe, your content is safe.
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don't use any of these browsers, they're also chrome
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please get off chrome google is currently being investigated for being an Illegal Monopoly so get outta there okay love you bye