Now what the fresh fuck is this, then?

[mms@mastodon.bsd.cafe]

@jschauma There was no "I don't have a phone" button I guess?

[tkissing@mastodon.social]

@jschauma I was configuring some stuff on a new Bazzite installation yesterday. LibreWolf was unable to access any *overflow site. At first I was annoyed, but after half a dozen failed page loads I just started ignoring those search results. Maybe figuring out my specific situations from the Bazzite, Fedora and Arch Wikis took a bit longer, but I probably learned more too.

[c_merriweather@social.linux.pizza]

@leeloo @401matthall @zetabeta @jschauma Ah, I was having problems with NewPipe as well. I figured Google was messing around with something. However, I was able to access YT via Firefox and DuckDuckGo browsers.

[mmu_man@m.g3l.org]

@jschauma He does not have anything to do with it!

[jchaven@social.sdf.org]

@jschauma

It's time to start keeping your old phones for specific things just like this.

If I do this Google will find a very boring phone that never moves more than 10 feet at any given time.

[c64whiz@oldbytes.space]

@jschauma

What site required this? Expose them!

[c64whiz@oldbytes.space]

@jschauma

I'm dreading how many schools and universities are "just going to go along" with this and end up programming another generation of users who don't question their shit.

[cppguy@infosec.space]

@jchaven @jschauma

I already have an old #Android tablet with its own dedicated Google account, used only for questionable software that comes with cheap gizmos from AliExpress. If I'm ever forced to use QR code verification, that's the device I'll use.

[bluetea@ioc.exchange]

@Hadewych @leeloo @jschauma that annoyed me so much. I miss my fitbit and the heart rate monitors on the elliptical at my cheapass gym don't work.

[democracymattersalot@mstdn.social]

@jschauma

FUCK GOOGLE!

[agreeable_landfall@mastodon.social]

@jschauma @mms The only thing that will make them change this is if the sites experience a measurable decrease in visits.

Considering how few people use alternatives to Google, that's probably not going to do it.

I never trusted Google when they said, "Android is FOSS. You can fork it and use it however you like." When they sold the first "Google Phone", I bought one. Then found I couldn't make phone calls without a Google Account. I refused, and installed the Jezus Freke ROM.

[officalmarkcarney@mastodo.neoliber.al]

@jschauma fuck this

[kemotep@mastodo.neoliber.al]

@jschauma oh cool all the security awareness training of the past 15 years now out the window. Wow.

[hlunke@darmstadt.social]

@jschauma you just found the newest Google shit

[notbobbytables@infosec.exchange]

@jschauma It seems like having an iOS or Android smartphone is what makes us human now. Thanks, I hate it already.

[mlanger@mastodon.world]

@jschauma @LabSpokane I have to wonder how many idiots actually scan this. I also have to wonder what it installs on your device.

[marion_grau@climatejustice.social]

@Hadewych @leeloo @jschauma glad I sold mine just a few weeks ago, without knowing this would happen. what did it for me was listening to Zuboff's Surveillance Capitalism...