Me neither. But eventually I’ll be forced to somehow too.

Really sounds like this database is based primarily on biometrics obtained during legal immigration and travel.

I wonder how it will identify those who came through illegal means? Unless that’s totally not the point. Hmmm…

I’m saying split tunnel is very similar to a whitelist and is available to some VPN’s. A split tunnel would also bypass the VPN.

Also, while Android auto is a system app now, it is also identifiable by my VPN software and able to be whitelisted.

https://www.techradar.com/pro/vpn/google-needs-to-stop-blocking-vpns-on-android-auto-heres-how-to-fix-it

Maybe we’re just using VPN’s differently than you’d expect. For example, I use Blokada, a local VPN for reducing ad/tracking services embedded in apps. I don’t actually send my traffic to a remote server.

I can get it to work if I whitelist the android auto app from my VPN.

For me, wireless. Wired still worked through VPN.

I just ran into this too. Had to whitelist the app. Felt dirty and probably is…

Meta sued “to prevent them from advertising CrushAI apps on Meta platforms”

Dude, it’s your platform, Meta. You decide who uses it. If someone is abusing your platform, that’s a you problem. Vette your customers like Apple if need be.

… the exact same image containing nudity was removed as a normal post on Facebook but allowed when it was part of a paid ad.

There’s your solution. Reassign a couple content moderators since they’re on the ball. Much easier to review/ban a commercial account than individual posts anyway.

I installed one last year too. Absolutely love it and finagled it to work with Home Assistant.

Never noticed any mold, but did add a activated charcoal prefilter. I do take it down for winter though.

I don’t think purchase info is necessary tied to hardware out of the box beyond asset tracking. That would cause issues with gifting.

The easy answer is if you don’t run the software, it can’t collect data.

However, the firmware is network capable and certain diagnostic tools and recovery modes can call home. I am not familiar to the extent, however.

This also does not stop other devices, Apple included, from detecting the Mac and reporting home hardware/location data.

Copyright was created to solve a real problem back then and definitely has merit.

However, the behemoth modern copyright has morphed into does need to be put to pasture; it no longer protects, but weponized by gatekeepers.

About. Fucking. Time.

What a coinci-dink. I just installed Ubuntu last week on a new mini computer. I like how easy it’s gotten over the past decade and pretty polished.

I still had to break out the terminal to install some utilities and programs, so that’ll exclude 90% of my family, and if something goes wrong, I couldn’t offer phone support.

But I do use Affinity and think it would be at home on Linux.

The way I read it, “verify your identity” means prove you’re not a bot, not that they had your number to begin with and need it to match.

But Google thanks you for voluntarily providing that data which is now and forever subject to Google’s privacy policy.

Yeast and sugar in a pressure vessel?

Ain’t a homebrewer 'till ya mop the ceiling.

(You mention valve, but I don’t see it. I’ll assume you have some trick in place)

As for drinkable, perhaps. The saying goes “If it smells like shit, don’t drink it.” But if there are lilly pads of mould be wary of that too. But bread yeast doesn’t make for good fermentation. There are much more suitable strains out there.

Isn’t this a dinner & donation issue? That’s how American government works now.

You only get takedown notices for negative content. It’s the new and improved Free Speech Censorship®

Perhaps, or an offensive based on how anti-Semitism is currently used to target legal free speech.

So Trump & Gang has $600M in lawyer credits to weaponize our government, persecute individuals and corporations, and stall opposition and justice.

These companies don’t get added to the good guy lawyers list.

No conquences, nothing to lose.

Maybe Xinis is a FAFO judge. I’ll make some popcorn. This could get interesting.