Don't see it on here, but anther article I read said it requires ASLR to be disabled to be exploited. So unless you're messing with those values manually, I don't imagine many people are at major risk here. Unless that other article was wrong lol. Can't figure out where I read that so I don't have a source, sorry!

I've been using the fdroid syncthing-fork version for a long time now and haven't had any issues at all... Doesn't mean it'll last forever but it's been getting the job done for me even in its current state.

... And can't remember my original reason to use the fork instead lol

I secretly hope they screw up and brick all the switch 2 devices by uploading a bad update, and are forced to send replacement units, potentially crippling finances of their company.

Doubt it'll happen, and I'd feel bad for people and kids just wanting to enjoy some Mario and stuff on their weekends (which makes me sorta hope it doesn't happen at the same time), but... Nintendo needs to be hit very hard for their constant BS.

Glad it's getting a little more light. Been trying to tell people this for a few years now lol. It's the reason I've stayed away from it since first learning of the tool and looking at the "source code".

The NoScript list terrifies me a little though... Not sure what's going on there, but that's a lot of JavaScript lol.

Ultimately being truly anonymous on the internet is pretty hard, and thus VPNs are mostly helpful for getting around region blocks for streaming services, not for obtaining more privacy.

I disagree.

There seems to constantly be two sides of the privacy discussion with public VPN options and they're both wrong on their own. It's correct that using a VPN on its own is not enough to keep you private online, fingerprinting being one example to why. However, not using a VPN but having no identifiable browser fingerprint doesn't either, since your IP is still a fingerprint too.

I like to give the following analogies:

1. Doing only an oil change on your vehicle but no other maintenance won't keep your vehicle running forever
2. Doing all vehicle maintenances except oil changes won't keep your vehicle running forever

If the goal is to be private, remember that a VPN is only one tool in a very large tool belt.

I use iperf3 with Speedtest's servers, personally. But for a browser, yes JavaScript is needed.... But needing JavaScript files from like 20 different domains is typically a red flag for me on any site.

Having a smart tv doesn't mean you must use internet to utilize it. Mine is blocked from internet connectivity but connects to my media server on the local network. If anything, I prefer this so I don't need an extra computer sitting in the living room and can instead use the same single media server my phones and computers do.

Got mine connected to the network so I can take advantage of a local install of Emby, but blocked from Internet access, and every time it makes a DNS request (still blocked, but logged), it's added to a personal hosts file for the entire network just in case the kill switch doesn't work for some anomalous reason

To be fair, this is true for Windows and Mac too, unless you aren't counting the simple scape goat of wiping and reloading lol

Big brain moment. If I create a license that makes it illegal to train AI on, and then prove they trained AI on it, can I do a takedown notice of their AI system or training model for copyright infringement?

Serious question. Any "legal smart" people out there know? lol

Just to get it out there... I checked this out about a year ago. It's not completely open source. The project consists of many executables and "pre complied dependencies" that don't appear to share matching checksums which may indicate modifications of some sort. Looks like a great tool, but I'm extremely skeptical of what's going on under the hood.

Hopefully they do truly open source it and prove me wrong, I'd love to give it a try some day.

Nice! Guess I can add it back to my wishlist and consider buying it soon! Been holding off on it too long

I wanted to comment on fire ants for this (which are an invasive one). Anyone who has experienced fire ants would not feel sorry for a genocide on them.

Once again punishing the users abiding by the law, while rewarding the criminals. What's new.

Now wondering what will happen with my 2 Mint Mobile numbers I've had for 3-4 years, without making a single phone call. I only use them for internet access.

I left like a decade ago when they asked me in a chat to verify my identity by answering a question asking what my first car purchase was. I've never given then my SSN or that kind of financial details, so the fact they had these questions and details about me terrified me at the time and I immediately requested to delete and close everything with them. Haven't used PayPal again since then.

I saw the controller and tv and honestly thought the comic was going to end with him being forced to update to play, and then not having time anymore once the update finished. At least that's always my experience with my console, which is probably why I don't play on it anymore lol

I personally prefer NoScript not for just the privacy stuff, but for the security of knowing that an accidental click to a malicious site using some zeroday JavaScript exploit won't kick in like it would, had it not been default blocked.

My NoScript profile is also fairly populated with things I've trusted over the years, so it's really only new websites that require JavaScript that I have to worry about.

Maybe just me being over cautious, but just keeps me at ease, personally.

As a Gentoo user, I can confirm I started from sticks and rocks. I'm now in the space age though because of the customizability and performance boosts, so image is a little dated.

"I hate when people keep repeating the myth that Linux is more secure than X OS without any understanding of how much Linux gets exploited."

Very few operating systems are secure out of the box. It's up to the users to make it secure. It just so happens to be that Linux is the easiest to make secure, therefore I've always seen it as such when done right. Not to mention, I can know exactly how everything works rather than the blackboxes of Win or Mac.