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5 votes
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Tool safety
7 votes -
Raspberry Pi Foundation announces details of impending release of the Raspberry Pi 5
52 votes -
Richard Stallman reveals he has cancer at the GNU 40 Hacker Meeting talk
31 votes -
Gen Z falls for online scams more than their boomer grandparents do
73 votes -
What are my options for two-factor authentication that doesn't require a backing service (cloud/SMS)?
I'm not new to two-factor authentication (2FA) as a concept, but available options and how they'd fit into a workflow has always felt somewhat opaque. Everytime I've been required to use 2FA, I've...
I'm not new to two-factor authentication (2FA) as a concept, but available options and how they'd fit into a workflow has always felt somewhat opaque. Everytime I've been required to use 2FA, I've used SMS despite knowing how insecure that really is.
GitHub's 2FA requirement is about to lock me out of my personal account, so I figured it's time to get a grasp on this:
- What second factors are available to me and what do the workflows looks like?
- Preferably these second factors wouldn't require me to sign up for some associated service.
- What are my options for redundancy?
- Can I have multiple second factors?
- Where are you supposed to keep recovery codes? (I've read that keeping them in your password manager essentially defeats the purpose)
- What happens if I screw up and lose my second factor? With services that just have password requirements, you can use your email to reset, are there analogous systems for 2FA?
18 votes - What second factors are available to me and what do the workflows looks like?
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Reddit is removing ability to opt out of ad personalization based on your activity on the platform
93 votes -
‘Who benefits?’ Inside the EU’s fight over scanning for child sex content
23 votes -
Norway asks EU regulator European Data Protection Board to fine Facebook owner Meta over privacy breach
9 votes -
How to reduce (non-spam) business calls to my personal cell phone?
I have a business phone number that I use for work in addition to my personal cell phone number which I’ve had for 20+ years. I’ve always used my work number for anything job-related (colleague...
I have a business phone number that I use for work in addition to my personal cell phone number which I’ve had for 20+ years. I’ve always used my work number for anything job-related (colleague contact, vendors, sales reps, networking, LinkedIn, etc) and only provide my personal for, well, personal contacts.
But having had my personal number for as long as I have, it’s very easy to Google my name and find that number associated to me.
My issue is that I’m constantly receiving phone calls and voicemails on my personal number from vendors, sales reps, etc that are either for services we use at my job or from vendors in relevant fields contacting me for various reasons. I realize some may lump this kind of outreach into “spam”, but I want to differentiate this kind of outreach from what I consider true spam (robocalls, phishing, non-work related sales calls like for home internet, etc) which just goes ignored and blocked.
I don’t want to answer every call to correct someone to use my work contact info. I can continue ignoring but it does fill my voicemail and I’m hoping to reduce the number of calls I receive on my cell every day (even if it were to only cut it down by 5). Someone suggested changing my outgoing voicemail message to flag it’s my personal number and any work related messages would be ignored while providing my work number. I think this may be the best approach (though I’d skip providing my work number as I don’t need it to start receiving robocalls). I know I’m not the only one that deals with this (but maybe I’m in the minority rather than a majority) and am curious if y'all have this issue and if so, how you manage it?
20 votes -
Google sued for negligence after man drove off collapsed bridge while following map directions
67 votes -
Spotify (with OpenAI) is going to clone podcasters’ voices — and translate them to other languages
27 votes -
Signal’s Meredith Whittaker: AI is fundamentally ‘a surveillance technology’
24 votes -
EU warns Elon Musk after Twitter found to have highest rate of disinformation followed by Facebook
34 votes -
Google killing basic HTML version of Gmail in January 2024
44 votes -
It's not just you. LinkedIn has gotten really weird.
52 votes -
US FCC details plan to restore the net neutrality rules repealed by Ajit Pai: banning fast lanes and ISP restrictions on legal content
50 votes -
The movement for affordable, community-led broadband: Grassroots organizations like NYC Mesh want to close the digital divide, one rooftop at a time
20 votes -
Modem help
Hi all - I need some help troubleshooting my internet and really don't feel like dealing w/ customer service reps. I don't consider myself a tech savvy person, so I'm wondering what this community...
Hi all - I need some help troubleshooting my internet and really don't feel like dealing w/ customer service reps. I don't consider myself a tech savvy person, so I'm wondering what this community might know..
I've been having issues with my internet for a while. we have xfinity with a plan that promises up to 1000mbps. I'm lucky if i get up to 250 on a good day. beyond that, we constantly lose connection, or get very slow connectivity. i'm using a Netgear c7000v2 as my modem/wifi router combo paired with a Google Nest Mesh router. My home is roughly 1000 sqft footprint split level. my computer is in a different room, but there's no doors between and about 600 ft from the modem/mesh routers.
i called xfinity to talk about the issue, they said that my modem likely needed to be replaced. the initial modem was also a Netgear c7000v2, but i figured maybe the hardware just burnt out(?) they sent me an xfinity modem, and everything seemed to work great (still not 1000mbps, but definitely better). when I realized they were charging me more than I was willing to pay monthly for a rental fee on the modem, i decided i'd go back out and buy a new modem. i bought a Netgear c7000v2 again, because it should be able to handle those speeds, and to my understanding is a decent enough modem. i also bought a new coaxial cable to double check. but after replacing, my internet is still spotty and constantly goes in and out.
i don't have any device to plug directly into the ethernet cable (because it's 2023...), so i can't pinpoint the issue through that. i haven't had an xfinity tech come out yet, because apparently that takes anywhere from 6-8 weeks to get a visit...
any ideas on what i should do? part of me is convinced that xfinity is throttling my internet because I'm not using their modem and paying them a rental fee, but i don't want to give into conspiratorial thinking...i'm about to file an FTC complaint on them because I'm just fed-up at this point.
14 votes -
Thomson Reuters AI copyright dispute must go to trial, judge says
17 votes -
DN42 - Darknet for learning networking
6 votes -
Daniel Ek says Spotify has no plans to completely ban content created by artificial intelligence from the music streaming platform
3 votes -
A case of sexual violence in cyberspace (1993)
25 votes -
Your Fitbit is useless – unless you consent to unlawful data sharing
74 votes -
Internet Archive’s Digital Library of Amateur Radio & Communications has grown to more than 90,000 resources related to amateur radio, shortwave listening, amateur television, and related topics
29 votes -
Kick revisits moderation policy after CEO laughs at sex worker ‘prank’ stream
18 votes -
Unlimited Kagi searches for $10 per month
96 votes -
xQc is stealing content (and so are most reaction streamers)
51 votes -
Intel hit with $400 million EU antitrust fine in decades-old case
27 votes -
Meta’s AI chatbot plan includes a ‘sassy robot’ for younger users
8 votes -
You can tell how bad Google Searches are now when you try to search for "Baldur's Gate 3 Wiki" and it pushes you a single outdated wiki and a bunch of posts telling you to use bg3.wiki
54 votes -
Popular thesaurus website used in sneaky cryptojacking scheme
11 votes -
Taylor Swift managed to drive record-breaking numbers to voter registration website Vote.org after urging her 232 million followers on Instagram to take action
67 votes -
Microsoft Cloud hiring to "implement global small modular reactor and microreactor" strategy to power data centers
18 votes -
Automated translation programs cause problems with US asylum cases, make 'insane' mistakes
8 votes -
Inside Tiktok's real-life frenzies - from riots to false murder accusations
8 votes -
"We are not sustainable" say Framework: a company's initiative to achieve sustainability
37 votes -
Tinder unveils staggering $500-per-month ‘VIP’ subscription tier
26 votes -
iOS 17 could break crucial diabetic glucose monitor alerts, manufacturer warns
23 votes -
Ads for AI sex workers are flooding Instagram and TikTok
38 votes -
E-reader purchasing advice
So for various reasons I can't use paper books very well. I've been reading almost exclusively on epaper for... 15 years or so now? My current reader is a Kobo Aura One which has done very well...
So for various reasons I can't use paper books very well. I've been reading almost exclusively on epaper for... 15 years or so now?
My current reader is a Kobo Aura One which has done very well but is starting to get a bit tired - the screen is a bit scratched up and the battery life is measured in days rather than weeks (at around 1hr/day reading with the frontlight on low). Plus the usb socket has done that annoying thing where the cable needs to be at the exact right angle in order to charge.
So I'm in the market for a new one. I'd like it to be >7 inches, 300ppi (same spec as the Aura One or better). Overdrive support is nice but not essential. EPub support is a must, as is orange/red frontlighting. Linux slightly preferred over Android. Battery life in weeks. Waterproof doesn't matter. Cloud sync, bluetooth, audiobook support, apps (other than a decent reader), note-taking - I don't care about. It's for reading books, nothing else. Budget is not a huge issue but I don't want to spend more than I have to.
I have had zero time for the last few weeks to look into what the market is doing now and it's been many since I paid much attention to the world of ereaders, so anyone who is more up to date than me who can offer some suggestions would be much appreciated.
27 votes -
What is a simple tech tip that changed how you use your computer or other devices in a significant way?
Looking to accumulate some great tips on this topic! If your tip involves specific software, ideally it should be FOSS (free or open source).
136 votes -
China exports of gallium and germanium, used in manufacture of semiconductors, fell to zero in August
25 votes -
iPhone 15 Pro Max: A gateway drug for Android users
22 votes -
Android 14 adds native support for using smartphones as a webcams
15 votes -
Yelp has a wall of shame for businesses caught paying for fake reviews
19 votes -
Inside ShadowDragon, the tool that lets ICE monitor pregnancy tracking sites and Fortnite players
23 votes -
X announces it’s shutting down ‘Circles’ as of October 31st
15 votes -
Google US antitrust trial - judge ordered trial exhibits removed from the web - the Verge responds by publishing them
24 votes -
Matrix 2.0: The future of Matrix
12 votes