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12 votes
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EU Copyright reform negotiations (Article 11 and Article 13) hit a brick wall in Council
10 votes -
DuckDuckGo will use Apple Maps in search results
27 votes -
VOIPO.com data leak
7 votes -
Jack Dorsey Has No Clue What He Wants: A Q&A with Twitter’s CEO on right-wing extremism, Candace Owens, and what he’d do if the president called on his followers to murder journalists.
11 votes -
How AI is transforming the fight against money laundering
3 votes -
State official went roaming around Vermont to test cell coverage claims
4 votes -
GoDaddy is sneakily injecting JavaScript into your website and how to stop it
44 votes -
These are all the federal HTTPS websites that’ll expire soon because of the US government shutdown
8 votes -
Pew study: 74% of Facebook users did not know Facebook was maintaining a list of their interests/traits, 51% were uncomfortable with it, and 27% felt the list was inaccurate
21 votes -
Transparency-seeking OPEN Government Data Act signed into law
7 votes -
The internet, but not as we know it: Life online in China, Cuba, India and Russia
13 votes -
Apple launches $129 battery cases for iPhone XS, XS Max, and XR
8 votes -
Firefox Fenix for Android mockups
31 votes -
Who owns the internet? (What Big Tech’s monopoly powers mean for our culture.)
11 votes -
Firefox: Moving to a Profile per Install Architecture
12 votes -
Reddit is adding native video ads starting next week
97 votes -
Why the UK's porn block is one of the worst ideas ever
30 votes -
Amazon unveiled Key for Garage—a system that allows Amazon drivers to unlock garage doors to make secure deliveries.
15 votes -
Google drones can already deliver you coffee in Australia
4 votes -
The Feds cracked El Chapo's encrypted comms network by flipping his system admin
10 votes -
Reviews of the Royole FlexPai - the first foldable smartphone/tablet
Victory, Royole: The FlexPai is the first folding phone we've seen The foldable Royole FlexPai has a way to go World's first foldable smartphone is glorious, and a hot mess
10 votes -
Over a million IP addresses geolocate to a house in Pretoria, South Africa, causing people (and police) to show up regularly in search of criminals, stolen phones, and more
9 votes -
For owners of Amazon’s Ring security cameras, strangers may have been watching too
10 votes -
Experiences with LineageOS and/or moving from iPhone to Android (or LineageOS )
Hi there, I'm considering purchasing a used Galaxy S7 and moving to LineageOS and would like to hear about similiar experiences. I currently own a iPhone 5S (only my second smartphone). I plan to...
Hi there,
I'm considering purchasing a used Galaxy S7 and moving to LineageOS and would like to hear about similiar experiences. I currently own a iPhone 5S (only my second smartphone). I plan to continue using Ting as my provider.
I am attracted to LineageOS because it's open source and allows greater control than the standard Android-build I'd get from an ISP. I'm not afraid of installing ROMs or tinkering - I know I'll be doing a lot more of that by moving to an open-source OS.
I was looking at Galaxy S7 because it's well-known and has wide support/information available on forums, etc and of course because it's relatively cheap to get a used one ($200-ish).
I'm in the US and use Ting as my provider.
So some questions I have are:
- Should I expect to use the standard Google Play store? I'm still a little unclear on this after looking at the LineageOS website and wiki. The best I could find for an answer is this article talking about installing default google apps. I think my question is so basic it's not addressed on their site lol.
- Can I drag and drop MP3s from my computer to the phone? In other words, can I get my music on there without having to install something dreadful like iTunes or use Spotify/Amazon Music?
- The LineageOS project looks healthy to my untrained eye...any rumors that it'll vanish overnight?
- I found these instructions for a Galaxy S7 Anything else I should know or look out for?
- Any general thoughts/advice about moving from the Apple to the Google ecosystem? I'm entrenched in Google everywhere BUT my iPhone where I mostly use Google apps.
- What else should I look out for? See any gaps in my understanding?
19 votes -
(Don't) return to sender: How to protect yourself from email tracking
13 votes -
T-Mobile, Sprint, and AT&T Are Selling Customers' Real-Time Location Data, And It's Falling Into the Wrong Hands
29 votes -
Trying to de-Google my life bit by bit. What should I do to move away from gmail?
I'm considering self-hosting, but might prefer to use a paid email provider. Perhaps ProtonMail?
40 votes -
Effective alarm clock for Android that doesn't spy on you or need 25 permissions?
“Subj.” as they used to say. I used to use Sleep As Android, but they seem to be adding more and more useless features that require more and more permissions which bothers me a lot.
15 votes -
Apple's Errors
6 votes -
Life lessons from a lifestyle business - An interview with Matt Haughey, founder of MetaFilter
8 votes -
Hiding messages in chess games
8 votes -
Childhood's end — The digital revolution isn’t over but has turned into something else
8 votes -
Should you donate to the Wikimedia Foundation?
11 votes -
How 3D printing is revolutionizing manufacturing
3 votes -
YouTube stars are pushing a shady Polish gambling site
12 votes -
Open standards may finally give patients control of their data and care via Electronic Health Records
6 votes -
USB-IF Launches USB Type-C™ Authentication Program
8 votes -
China Moon mission lands Chang'e-4 spacecraft on far side
18 votes -
Mozilla: Ad on Firefox’s new tab page was just another experiment
24 votes -
Letter from Tim Cook to Apple investors
8 votes -
Cafe opens in Tokyo staffed by robots controlled by paralyzed people
10 votes -
What are some other sites/projects that have the same ethos as Tildes?
Tildes' guiding principles are laid out in its announcement post: Non-profit, no investors No advertising, user-supported Open, honest, and open-source Minimal user-tracking, better privacy...
Tildes' guiding principles are laid out in its announcement post:
- Non-profit, no investors
- No advertising, user-supported
- Open, honest, and open-source
- Minimal user-tracking, better privacy
- High-quality content and discussions
- Limited tolerance, especially for assholes
I'm interested in other projects that line up with some or all of these principles. It doesn't have to be a site with the same function as Tildes, just the same feel. What else is out there that we should know about?
28 votes -
How Facebook tracks you on Android
18 votes -
Which NextCloud provider should I use?
I was going to try out NextCloud and wanted to know Tildes' opinion on which one. CloudFiles seemed pretty good. Are they legitimate? Is there anything I should know before I get into this?
12 votes -
Tech luminaries we lost in 2018
6 votes -
In screening for suicide risk, Facebook takes on tricky public health role
9 votes -
YouTube breeds sociopaths and monsters. Not through audience’s demands but how the platform itself is designed.
24 votes -
Hey Google! When did I ask you to access my Purchase details?
5 votes -
Netflix stops paying the ‘Apple tax’ on its $853M in annual iOS revenue
14 votes