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2 votes
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I tried to sexually harass Siri, but all she did was give me a polite brush-off
5 votes -
No Huawei out: President Trump's game of chicken with China has serious consequences
5 votes -
If anyone can give us a real Facebook alternative, it’s Apple
12 votes -
Google changes policy on abortion advertising: will require advertisers who wish to run ads about abortion to apply for approval first
5 votes -
Firefox 67 released - Updates focused on performance and privacy
23 votes -
SensorID - Using smartphone sensor calibration data to generate a globally unique device fingerprint
3 votes -
Laying out all the evidence: Shiva Ayyadurai did not invent email
9 votes -
Hobbling Huawei: Inside the US war on China’s tech giant
4 votes -
Simply elegant, Morse code marks 175 years and counting
7 votes -
EFF launches "TOSsed Out", a new project to highlight ways that Terms of Service and other rules are unevenly and unthinkingly applied to people by online services
12 votes -
Where algorithms can't find you
4 votes -
Apple introduces 8-core MacBook Pro
18 votes -
Jeremy was fired for refusing fingerprinting at work. His case led to an 'extraordinary' unfair dismissal ruling.
13 votes -
What should I do with all my old tech junk?
I am currently decluttering, and I have boxes upon boxes of accumulated tech stuff (for lack of a better term). USB cables, dongles, flash drives, cameras, MP3 players, phones, installation discs,...
I am currently decluttering, and I have boxes upon boxes of accumulated tech stuff (for lack of a better term). USB cables, dongles, flash drives, cameras, MP3 players, phones, installation discs, etc.
It's a giant mess that I want to be rid of, I just don't know the best way to go about it and thus have some questions:
- What's my best course of action: Is "electronics recycling" the way to go? Should I sort it and donate the useful stuff to a thrift store? Would local mom-and-pop computer shops potentially be interested in some of it?
(Note: I have no interest in extracting money from the hoard and would be happy for the useful stuff in there to go to a "good home" that can take advantage of it.)
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Is there anything that's simply not worth donating/recycling? Should I simply throw some older stuff (e.g. floppies, component cables, anything with a parallel port) out, or does recycling somehow reconstitute the metals/resources in them?
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I have several dead hard drives and flash drives that have personal information on them that I was never able to wipe. Should I just hold onto these indefinitely since someone could use them maliciously, or is the likelihood of that happening close to nil?
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Machine, Learning, 1951
4 votes -
Tor Browser 8.5 released
11 votes -
Microsoft removes Huawei laptop from store, remains silent on potential Windows ban
7 votes -
Feature phones and time management apps recs
So I kind of want to try the Nokia 8110, it's a feature phone with an app store that contains it's own version of Google Maps and Assistant. I use my phone an awful lot, and I'm thinking that a...
So I kind of want to try the Nokia 8110, it's a feature phone with an app store that contains it's own version of Google Maps and Assistant. I use my phone an awful lot, and I'm thinking that a less capable phone would be helpful in using my phone less for browsing the internet, news, and discourse and using it more for what I would want to do with it, calls, texts, navigation, music and podcasts.
Unfortunately, the Nokia 8110 is only available on AT&T in the States, and they stink, so I was wondering if anyone had any picks for devices that would scratch that itch, specialized apps, or other tools that could be used. I like the idea of another device that I could use as a daily driver so I can put some physical distance between myself and my current phone, but if you have an app or a system that you swear by, I'm down for it.
Also kind of interested in maybe combining the ZeroPhone Raspberry Pi with support for Alexa or Google Assistant, but that seems like a time waster and a half.
7 votes -
Soon you may not even have to click on a website contract to be bound by its terms
7 votes -
Glass Enterprise Edition 2: faster and more helpful
3 votes -
Google suspends some business with Huawei due to sanctions - future Huawei devices will be unable to access Play Store as well as Google apps including Gmail and YouTube
23 votes -
My video went viral. Here's why
15 votes -
Opera Reborn 3: No modern browser is perfect, but this may be as close as it gets
14 votes -
Mozilla Firefox Preview, new Firefox browser, is available on Google Play
18 votes -
Intel tried to bribe reseachers to downplay the severity of MDS vulnerability
19 votes -
Alex Jones’s Pepe the Frog copyright trial will help decide who can use memes
18 votes -
Social media are ruining political discourse
11 votes -
Finally, US child data privacy could get much-needed reform in new bill
6 votes -
I regret my role at Facebook, but I’m keeping the money
6 votes -
The Need for a FreeDesktop Dark Style Preference
7 votes -
Salesforce accidentally gave "modify all" (full permissions) to all users in organizations using the Pardot marketing tool
11 votes -
Grumpy Cat, dead at 7
25 votes -
Is there an app for this? Help me fix my terrible security
I thought I've been looking for a good password manager, but I'm not sure that's what I really need. Here's my use case: I currently have a Google Sheet in my Google Drive that contains all my...
I thought I've been looking for a good password manager, but I'm not sure that's what I really need.
Here's my use case:
- I currently have a Google Sheet in my Google Drive that contains all my ID/passwords for everything
- In addition I have personal info in there like SSNs and Credit Cards #s
- I want to be able to have instant access to all of the info from my ancient iPhone and my laptop
Things I've tried:
- I messed around with Last Pass a bit and found it couldn't actually fill in the passwords in the apps I was using so I'd have to manually type them, which is a deal breaker for me.
- I've been using FireFox's LockBox and it's a bit better on that front but doesn't actually remember what the password goes to the app so I have to look it up each time, but it does populate them in the appropriate fields.
- Password-protecting a Google Sheet is apparently impossible but was a solution I was after for some time (Excel and Libre can do this..so +1 for software)
Other info:
- I am currently using an iPhone 5 but I plan to "upgrade" to a Samsung Galaxy S7 sometime in the near future. Perhaps that's why the functionality of these password managers seem so inconvenient for me? Would they work better on a modern phone?
What I'm after is perhaps two solutions:
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A password manager that crosses the bridge from desktop FireFox to the apps on my phone, and fills in the password for me automatically. That would allow me to feel like I could move to more random passwords for things.
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Some encrypted, password-protected site/app that could store plain text notes for sensitive things like SSNs and Credit Card #s that would stay in sync between a laptop and a smartphone.
Go ahead and mock me for my terrible security and ancient phone. I deserve it! But when you're done, I'd appreciate some guidance.
EDIT: Sounds like first priority should be to update my phone. Then there appear to be plenty of options to try. Thanks everyone so much!
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“Get off my lawn” goes digital: Home surveillance apps and community social networks aren't making anyone safer. They're allowing paranoid jerks to harass their neighbors.
12 votes -
The trade secret - Firms that promised high-tech ransomware solutions almost always just pay the hackers
9 votes -
Why WhatsApp will never be secure
16 votes -
Facebook, Google, Twitter sign 'Christchurch Call' to cull terrorist content
Facebook, Google, Twitter sign 'Christchurch Call' to cull terrorist content And here is the Christchurch Call itself.
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I'm working on an app for learning Chinese, anyone interested in helping me test it?
13 votes -
Digital incendiaries
9 votes -
US blacklists China's Huawei as trade dispute clouds global outlook
8 votes -
Reddit For Sale: How We Bought The Top Spot For $200 (2016)
23 votes -
/e/ (formerly eelo) started selling phones today
13 votes -
Group chats are making the internet fun again
4 votes -
The global internet is disintegrating. What comes next?
12 votes -
Angry Birds and the end of privacy
10 votes -
The OnePlus 7 Pro has a 90Hz screen, three cameras, and costs $669
12 votes -
A Simple Way to Reduce Harassment in Online Discussion Groups
13 votes -
San Francisco has banned government and police use of face surveillance technology
25 votes -
The AI supply chain runs on ignorance: Tech companies often fail to tell users how their data will be employed. Sometimes, the firms can’t even anticipate it themselves.
6 votes