Isn't that just what has to be selected in the play store to allow the app to access/use the localization framework in Android? It doesn't guarantee they're sharing information. They could still do it on a site by site bases with in-app approvals?
I guess the concept has gone from "We don't support this at all" to "We support it but won't be evil, you have to trust us."
How much do we trust Mozilla/Firefox? You could always go read the code yourself: https://hg.mozilla.org/mozilla-central or just do what most people do and hope someone else audits it :)
There's a choice between first party(collected) and third party(shared). Also a list of purposes one chooses from. This could include "App functionality", "Analytics", "Account management", etc...
Two of the possible 3rd party choices are "Advertising or marketing" and "Personalization". These two have been chosen for firefox. This includes sharing data with advertising partners.
A change to those options is what triggered the notification. It's not a requirement for using location features.
I'd say a part of figuring out what they are doing is reading such information. Even if the code itself doesn't reflect it yet, it's usually listed in preparation.
It's also a good way to figure out the code needs to be reviewed :)
I think we're all just sitting here amazed the share price is as high as it is. Strong Competition that's only growing, an outdated model lineup, Alienated customer base, underwhelming FSD, earnings misses, sales slumping across Europe, the list just keeps going.
Somehow it's still worth 3x Toyota.
The share price is so detached from the underlying fundamentals that it increased significantly when Trump won the election, despite him not having any plans for EVs and likely to roll back a lot of Bidens Climate / EV moves.
Personally, I think people are scared to bet against Tesla, either by selling, or by shorting, because something completely unrelated to the fundamentals of being an EV manufacturer could cause the share price to shoot up again. So everyone is just watching to see what happens next.
for sure. however p/e was over a 100 even before election etc. elon is running a ponzi scheme lying to investors for over a decade now about fsd and “robotaxis” and all kinds of other nonsense. it has been working and election propelled this nonsense as anyone worrying about regulation stop worrying as elon will be able to do whatever he wants. end of the day, it will all eventually come crashing down…
One thing that's interesting about the attention economy is -- I feel like Musk's biggest risk is someone taking the attention away from him. It puts in context some of the crazy attention grabbing things celebrities like Ye have done, and Musk's purchase of Twitter. If another Entrepreneur captures the imagination of investors, that would probably be the end of Musk, he's probably literally dependent on the investor attention he gets that inflate the companies value, and now he has some influence on the chance another Entrepeneur goes viral.
If that's the case, then he likely has to keep getting more and more extreme to maintain the attention. This is going to be turning sentiment against him, and he's probably also hitting his limits with the nazi rhetoric / sieg heil.
Eventually, attention will wander. He's done an excellent job of keeping it as long as he has, and profiting from it, but how much longer can he maintain it?
I have my standards and will pass. Beyond that, PLTR has already run up since $20 a share until last May, and their valuation not compatible with high future returns. But remember this post.
Apple is breaking the law. Clearly defined by Congress, and upheld by the Supreme Court. Just because the president said "Yeah no worries".
I feel like this is a huge risk for Apple. The president can change his mind, you can have a new president, Congress or the supreme court could decide they actually wanted that law enforced.
Also, If it comes out that sensitive data was exfiltrated from the US via tiktok, or whatever natsec concern saw it banned realizes, then Apple's position is suddenly even worse because the president can say "Apples clearly breaking the law! Lets throw the book at them".
I don't understand the risk/reward calculations Apple did that came up with this decision.
One thing I'll add is that lots of kids deleted tiktok when the servers went offline for a bit right when the ban happened. Now they regret it and maybe Apple got wind of this perhaps.
I personally was asked to help a young girl who would cry all day because she lost the app and it was her salvation due to her unique circumstance.
Was interesting for me to learn after asking some middle/high schoolers how important the app is for them emotionally/personally/culturally/etc.
Its is addiction, plain and simple, whole app is designed to be so by psychology experts. Same goes for all Meta products for same goal of course, no need to bash tiktok specifically, its all brain or more like soul cancer destroying a bit young generation and they dont even know any better. A bit, more than a bit a collective and specific parenting failure too.
Ever dealth with proper addict? They live in their own world where all is good, normal and justified. Similar here. In addicts communities, 'normal' bar is set very low but from inside its day as usual.
Now I dont claim there can be no good happening, ie those 'special circumstances' really sound like it, but it would sound way better if some proper child psychologist was there, instead of anonymous communities who may (eventually will like elsewhere) turn toxic and beyond, with consequences.
Congress and the Supreme Court already decided they wanted the law enforced. It's up to the executive branch to enforce it and if they decide not to there isn't much the others can do.
There are certainly things that can be done, but the executive can of course escalate their disobedience. If this ends up in court (though I'm not sure who has standing to sue), the courts could order the executive branch to enforce the law. If they don't comply, the courts can find specific people responsible for enforcing the law in contempt of court, and jail them. Of course, they need some appropriate law enforcement agency to arrest them, and there may not be one with jurisdiction that is willing to go against Trump.
Ultimately Congress can impeach and convict Trump and Vance if their shenanigans go too far for even their tastes, but I doubt that will ever happen. (And even then, we'll get Mike Johnson as president, which is not really an improvement.)
More than that, let's say the following sequence of events happen:
1. This whole situation with Trump flouting every Congress-passed law under the sun becomes understood by the general public as what it is: a coup.
2. There is massive (and effective) backlash, in whatever form that may be.
3. Now the next administration wants 100% justice for everyone who aided and abetted in the coup, no exceptions whatsoever. Apple, Google, Oracle, and Akamai will be asked to pay the fines they owe even if it threatens their existence.
It is astounding that Apple is just fine with this kind of tail risk for... no gain at all? Apple stock should have nosedived after the decision to re-allow TikTok downloads. It makes them liable for something like $5k per download.
You missed the risk that by following the law, the Trump administration could and likely would put sanctions on Apple for opposing free speech. It’s a huge business risk to oppose Trump just to follow the law, maybe an existential risk.
They got too greedy and put the frogs in the boiling water directly, then were surprised how many jumped out.
We all know how this play goes, they should have been more patient, promised treats for a year or two to calm skittish frogs, then slowly increased the water temp until it was boiling.
What I find surprising about this is that the amount is so little to Apple.
Their net operating cash flow is something like 120bn, and they've let their flagship product be banned in a country of 270 million people, and all the negative press, and the public perception of them, all just by not paying out 15m.
I can't believe this is deliberate, so I wonder what really happened?
Indonesia is big but is it a big market for Apple? I mean even western consumers are a bit miffed by $1k phones and average salary in Indonesia is ~$227/mo [1]. Is there enough buyers to sell $15m worth of iPhones, let alone make that much profit?
The question I have about this, if a spammer calls you while spoofing a number for an organisation that is set up to show you their details, will it be highlighted as such, or will it appear as a legitimate call? What about SMS as well?
If this actually certifies that the person contacting you is who they say they are, then that's awesome and I love it. There's a huge issue of trusting calls-to-action in all forms of communications(Phone, SMS, Email) from organisations.
I've laughed at & hung up on the ATO(Aussie Tax Office) before, thinking it was a spam call. They called back and said "We really are the ATO. Call our number on our email address, ask for me by name and then provide this reference number". I felt really bad haha.
These days, there is sort of an "authentication détente" over telephone calls. Because nobody can trust Caller ID, and we're told never to trust any incoming call, especially an unexpected one.
But when I receive, for example, a followup call from the clinic about lab results: they are cagey, per HIPAA, about divulging any info to anyone who isn't me. So I answer, and the first thing I get is a question like, "what is your name and DOB?" and what do I tell them? "I don't trust you! Go away!"
I'm thankful that many orgs are finally implementing their own secure-messaging features so most of these type phone calls can now be done in a private email style instead.
I've never seen any scammer spoofing Caller ID of someone in my Contacts list, but that seems like a nightmare scenario!
I guess the concept has gone from "We don't support this at all" to "We support it but won't be evil, you have to trust us."
How much do we trust Mozilla/Firefox? You could always go read the code yourself: https://hg.mozilla.org/mozilla-central or just do what most people do and hope someone else audits it :)
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