Nostr notes by MadeInDex 📰🌎

🗺️ While visiting Pride #Berlin, I learned how utterly ...

2026-08-17T15:22:31Z

🗺️ While visiting Pride #Berlin, I learned how utterly pointless #GoogleMaps Reviews in #Germany are.

⭐ Any place can simply report negative #reviews for defamation or claim the person was never there and have it removed.

Users can then appeal & risk a lawsuit.

When a review is removed the removed count on #Google Maps goes up (🖼️ 1)

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#Reviews #Degoogle #Corporation #Internet #Review #Rating #Online #Maps #Feedback #stupid #company #technology #tech #german #legal #law #defamation

No simply means No, but some people really don't seem to ...

2026-08-13T10:35:21Z

No simply means No, but some people really don't seem to care.

Here are some examples from my life:

1️⃣ Three guys were pushing a girl into a car, against her will, I told them to stop, they threatened me, the police came. The victim was asked next to the perpetrators, her "boyfriend" told her to shut up & everybody was just laughing at the police and having a jolly good time until they released them.

2️⃣ Two girls shouted loud for help, while surrounded by a big group of guys, apparently...

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yeah this also rubbed me the wrong way, kinda the same as burning ...

2026-08-01T22:54:33Z

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yeah this also rubbed me the wrong way, kinda the same as burning books eh

Most "Smart" TVs use Automatic Content Recognition ...

2026-08-01T11:14:53Z

Most "Smart" TVs use Automatic Content Recognition (#ACR), essentially taking snapshots every 10+ms of what you watch and hear, then forwarding & selling that data to companies for ads, etc.

I now feel it's only a matter of time before this "feature" finds its way to our ever "smarter" PC monitors.

#LG with the help of #Windows is already installing adware when the right Device ID is detected.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/07/microsoft-responds-to-lg-monitors-installing-mcafee-ads-on-windows/

☑️ To disable ACR on #TV:
https://www.zdnet.com/home-and-office/home-entertainment/how-to-disable-acr-tv/

#news #Tech #Technology

There were some small plastic fences, police officers or cars ...

2026-07-27T14:09:25Z

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There were some small plastic fences, police officers or cars here & there, but even after so many previous vehicle attacks on events in the EU, very few actual blockades.

Honestly I expected at least simple concrete blocks on the entry points. Really seemed ill prepared for an event with hundreds of thousands in attendance.

I know how this sounds, but to me the problem was not a lack of ...

2026-07-27T09:07:54Z

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I know how this sounds, but to me the problem was not a lack of police officers, but horrific planning.

Modern threats aren't even addressed as far as I can tell...

Don't want to go into detail, to avoid giving people ideas, but most of you probably know what I mean.

2/2 We left there before it happened and only later saw ...

2026-07-27T08:55:02Z

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We left there before it happened and only later saw helicopters fly past, however what I did notice was the lax security on the main roads, even remember remarking on it on arrival.

I just want to clarify: the park where it happened was PART of the parade, not "the edge" as news etc. claim, people marched there as well, used the portable toilets, rested in the shade...

Complete failure by state & police, as this is THE regular venue for the biggest gatherings of #Germany not just #CSD.

We visited the CSD #Pride Parade in #Berlin on Saturday when the ...

2026-07-27T08:49:44Z

We visited the CSD #Pride Parade in #Berlin on Saturday when the terror attack happened.

Most people (myself included) did not even notice until they read the #news later.

In the area where the attack happened, the only security measure I saw was one police car, that drove by once while we were there.

There was even someone, feeling comfortable enough, to openly hand out business cards with a QR code, offering drugs.

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They love spending on anti privacy ;) ...

2026-07-21T23:39:18Z

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They love spending on anti privacy ;)
https://www.gadgetreview.com/reddit-user-uncovers-who-is-behind-metas-2b-lobbying-for-invasive-age-verification-tech

However you look at it, #ageverification is a major change to the ...

2026-07-21T19:01:46Z

However you look at it, #ageverification is a major change to the internet and our freedoms.

We've seen all kinds of legislation pushed through in the past, often even against major resistance.

What makes me suspicious this time is the speed at which some of the slowest bureaucracies in the world are adopting it and how it's happening in 20+ countries in parallel.

It's like they're all in a group chat, fast-tracking this before resistance can even form.

https://www.france24.com/en/france/20260721-french-lawmakers-expected-to-pass-social-media-ban-for-children-under-15

#Privacy #EU

Looking great! I'm sure this harvest will be bountiful! The ...

2026-07-21T14:49:03Z

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Looking great! I'm sure this harvest will be bountiful!

The rope seems sufficient at this height 🤞

You could consider growing something about half it's size next to it, to decrease the power of the wind that reaches them?

How come humanity gives so many resources & time to realize ...

2026-06-24T08:54:33Z

How come humanity gives so many resources & time to realize the hallucinations of somebody who didn't have a single original idea in 42 years, while the people who have solutions to solve our actual problems are left without them?

https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/23/mark-zuckerberg-wants-meta-to-launch-its-own-prediction-market

#News #Meta #Tech #DontSueMe #Zuckerberg #Arena #Humor #Parody #Techcrunch #Article #Technology #Internet #MarkZuckerberg #Zuck #Facebook #World #Humanity #Ethics #Philosophy #Capitalism #Anticapitalism

I wonder if the people at #X ever read their own announcements. ...

2026-05-28T07:42:45Z

I wonder if the people at #X ever read their own announcements.

Literally explaining how they sold out and enshittified the "blue checkmark".

This also seem like yet another step towards mandatory #IDverification on social media! (only to protect them kids & democratize the platforms of course 😉)

#Enshittification #SocialMedia #Twitter #Internet #announcement #news #web #verification #online #privacy #privacymatters #europe #eu #decision #digital #id #rights #legal

It's almost like this guy wants his ties to #Epstein kept in ...

2026-05-28T07:04:51Z

It's almost like this guy wants his ties to #Epstein kept in the news cycle - pressuring the media hard while simultaneously triggering the Streisand effect.

One is left to wonder: is this intentional, or is he really incapable of learning?

https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/trump-refiles-10-billion-defamation-suit-against-wsj-over-report-epstein-ties-2026-05-28

#Trump #USA #News #DonaldTrump #jeffreyepstein #UnitedStates #President #America #US #Law #Legal #Lawsuit #StreisandEffect #Media #Article #Reuters #Donald #Politics

Looking at how much conflict natural resource-rich countries ...

2026-05-13T12:11:07Z

Looking at how much conflict natural resource-rich countries (oil, gold, diamonds..) seem to attract, I wonder whether such wealth is more a curse than a blessing.

Many regions with scarce #naturalresources, adapted & perform very well. Some of the richest are examples (Switzerland, Luxembourg, Singapore..)

Looks to me like the greed for them attracts conflicts: civil wars, invasions etc. Cultural, ethnic, religious reasons often just seem to be used to cover it.

#Society #Economy #Philosophy

Hahaha cute 🥰

2026-04-13T10:39:06Z

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Hahaha cute 🥰

Kids & young adults around me are heavily affected by #TikTok ...

2026-03-20T12:47:16Z

Kids & young adults around me are heavily affected by #TikTok use & they themselves are even telling me about their #addiction.

It's time we did something to fight back!

Let's raise awareness, promote alternatives & get people to healthier communities like the #Fediverse :)

https://www.reddit.com/r/DeTikTok
Is live now!

#PublicDomain #SocialMedia #Reddit #Community #Design #Art #Humor #Meme #Can #App #Software #Corporation #childsafety #children #safety #awareness #internet #online #news #announcement

Honestly I don't even know where to start, just speechless. ...

2026-03-16T09:15:52Z

Honestly I don't even know where to start, just speechless.

This is just sooo bad 😡

#TikTok and #Meta = pure evil:

"maximizes profits at the expense of their audience's wellbeing"

"told us that it's because the stock price is down"

"maintain a strong relationship" with political figures to avoid threats of regulation or bans"

"advice to parents with children using TikTok is: "Delete it, keep them as far away as possible from the app for as long as possible"

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cqj9kgxqjwjo

#News

It's official, the #Metaverse failed! Meanwhile I don't ...

2026-01-21T12:29:49Z

It's official, the #Metaverse failed!
Meanwhile I don't even know 1 person who ever visited it 😅

Not one(!) after:
#Meta "...had funneled some $73 billion into Reality Labs. To put that into context, you’d have to spend $1 million per day for 200 years to match that kind of spending."
https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/19/well-there-goes-the-metaverse/

#FuckMeta #Demeta #Facebook #Zuckerberg #Markzuckerberg #Meta #Tech #IT #Software #News #Technology #VR #virtualreality #investment #us #usa #corporation #digital #fail #spending

🌏 This is THE thing that some people really really don't ...

2026-01-12T14:35:20Z

🌏 This is THE thing that some people really really don't seem to get:

“...it’s taken 100 years to get the oceans that warm at depth,” he says. “Even if we stopped using fossil fuels today, it’s going to take hundreds of years for that to circulate through the ocean...”
https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/01/the-oceans-just-keep-getting-hotter

#climate #ocean #globalwarming #heat #hot #weather #climatechange #oceanlife #marinelife #emissions #poles #arctic #northpole #southpole #news #update #climatescience #data #earth #humanity #science

I was wondering when that would become an issue. How did you ...

2025-12-29T15:02:25Z

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I was wondering when that would become an issue. How did you notice? Is there any plan to challenge AI content?

I'm also going to be switching to wireless, how do you like ...

2025-12-21T13:43:19Z

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I'm also going to be switching to wireless, how do you like it so far? :)

looking sharp <3 You could try one of those arms for screens! ...

2025-12-21T13:42:20Z

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looking sharp <3

You could try one of those arms for screens!

I also see that you are a fellow #Eizo enthusiast, are they still #MadeinJapan?

How is their curved screen?

great mood shots

2025-11-26T07:06:55Z

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great mood shots

Just finished the icon design for my new Subreddit aimed at ...

2025-10-22T14:17:11Z

Just finished the icon design for my new Subreddit aimed at helping people get rid of META products in their home: https://www.reddit.com/r/DeMeta/

#reddit #meta #instagram #facebook #whatsapp #metaai #humor #funny #fun #design #graphicdesign #trash #garbage #delete #remove #subreddit #community #radioactive

Absolutely! The public AI content detectors are good enough to ...

2025-08-13T21:39:08Z

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Absolutely! The public AI content detectors are good enough to find many of those, as they are extremely low quality, have a big data sample and are even built in a similar way. As there does not seem to be any regulation by Google, Governments etc. this will have to be done by the open source community again?

🤖 You can now block many #AI websites & content from your ...

2025-08-12T08:36:37Z

🤖 You can now block many #AI websites & content from your search engine results!

✅ Step 1 - Add this free & open source #Adblocker to your #browser: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock

✅ Step 2 - Open the setting "dashboard" of the plugin, go to "filter lists" > at the bottom "import"

✅ Step 3 - Add this list there & apply: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/laylavish/uBlockOrigin-HUGE-AI-Blocklist/main/list.txt

🥳 Done 🥳

PS Opted for the oldschool #guide look, hope you like it too <3

#artificialintelligence #ublockorigin #tech #technology #foss #opensource #ki #web

😋 They will probably ban them once we are 50% made of #PFAS ;)

2025-07-12T11:21:57Z

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They will probably ban them once we are 50% made of #PFAS ;)

At least there is some gov doing the right thing: ...

2025-07-11T13:29:18Z

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At least there is some gov doing the right thing:
https://phys.org/news/2025-07-eu-environment-ministers-blood-chemicals.html 😄

You’d think that, with everything we know about #PFAS, ...

2025-07-11T13:22:17Z

You’d think that, with everything we know about #PFAS, governments would lower the limits, right?

Think again. When the #foreverchemicals limit (TFA here) is too strict for corporations in #Germany, they can simply have it raised twentyfold!

Worse yet, this doesn’t seem to faze the German #government #environmental agency, as the corporation wanted an even higher increase 🤣

Maybe corporations should just run the #Umweltbundesamt? 😜

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=baTmzLvUrKE&t=249s

🖼️ CCO https://madeindex.org

🗺️ As many people are angry with #Google & asking for ...

2025-02-11T13:27:43Z

🗺️ As many people are angry with #Google & asking for alternatives to #GoogleMaps, here are some Free & #OpenSource options:

📱 App
- https://osmand.net/
- https://organicmaps.app
🌐 Web
- https://mapcarta.com
- https://www.openstreetmap.org

Not Open Source:
🌐&📱
https://en.mapy.cz
https://wego.here.com
https://www.mapquest.com
🌐
https://www.lokjo.com
📱
https://www.komoot.com
https://www.magicearth.com

#FCKGoogle #Alternative #Apps #App #Web #Software #News #Tech #Maps #Map #Technology #it

Thank you for sharing that valuable pro knowledge about the ...

2025-02-04T01:01:20Z

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Thank you for sharing that valuable pro knowledge about the vulnerabilities with us :)

What is your current best-practice recommendation?

🤣 🤣 🤣

2025-02-03T23:41:41Z

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🤣 🤣 🤣

Why wasn't there more accountability for the colossal 2024 ...

2025-01-07T22:08:54Z

Why wasn't there more accountability for the colossal 2024 #Crowdstrike / #Microsoft outage?

Where is the #government and the avalanche of lawsuits?

Other companies lost over US$10 billion¹, people's lives worldwide were affected, with some even at risk² & countless #IT admins' weekends ruined.

Meanwhile, their #stock price is almost back to its all-time high³!

Sources:
¹https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_CrowdStrike-related_IT_outages
²https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_CrowdStrike-related_IT_outages#Healthcare
³https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/CRWD

[@ramin_hal9001](https://fe.disroot.org/users/ramin_hal9001 )

#Tech #Software #Corporations

1984 mass #surveillance is a constant threat everywhere. I was ...

2025-01-06T13:57:09Z

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1984 mass #surveillance is a constant threat everywhere. I was also surprised by the extent of it in #Germany, especially given the number of #privacy advocates in the country.

Hopefully we can increase awareness!

🇫🇷 #France is already ahead on #AI surveillance 📹: https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/tech-24/20230324-france-passes-controversial-ai-surveillance-bill-ahead-of-2024-olympics

🇮🇹 #Italy has also seen it used: https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/society-equity/italy-fines-first-city-privacy-breaches-use-ai-2024-01-26/

... 😋

La Quadrature du Net (npub1d2a…gtj2)

🤣 🤣 🤣 That may just be the dawn of a new era in art!

2024-12-15T18:23:52Z

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🤣 🤣 🤣 That may just be the dawn of a new era in art!

Charcoal and red onion peels are the only permanent and simple ...

2024-12-15T18:11:07Z

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Charcoal and red onion peels are the only permanent and simple paint options I know of ;)

It might be really challenging to do your low poly art style with a spray can! 😂

😂 No brush is fine; I regularly paint with my fingers, but no ...

2024-12-15T17:23:35Z

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😂 No brush is fine; I regularly paint with my fingers, but no paint might be an obstacle 😋

haha 🧓, it's hoping for one last use! ;)

2024-12-15T17:15:31Z

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haha 🧓, it's hoping for one last use! ;)

one last painting? :)

2024-12-14T15:26:38Z

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one last painting? :)

wholesome 😍

2024-12-14T15:24:52Z

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wholesome 😍

Horrible tradition! 🦃 ❤️ 🍗 ❌ #thanksgiving

2024-11-27T12:09:33Z

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Horrible tradition! 🦃 ❤️ 🍗 ❌

#thanksgiving

It's not cheating if you still love the #Fediverse! ❤️

2024-11-24T17:48:34Z

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It's not cheating if you still love the #Fediverse! ❤️

Generous models you had there 😂

2024-10-31T12:48:24Z

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Generous models you had there 😂

😂 😂 😂 For the first time, I understand where that saying ...

2024-10-31T12:42:20Z

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😂 😂 😂 For the first time, I understand where that saying comes from!

📷 #Germany has unleashed self-learning¹ AI camera systems on ...

2024-10-24T14:55:59Z

📷 #Germany has unleashed self-learning¹ AI camera systems on it's citizens.

AI + Mass Surveillance = Human Rights violations Made in Germany:
🇬🇧 https://madeindex.org/blog/ai-mass-surveillance-human-rights-violations-made-in-germany
🇩🇪 https://madeindex.org/de/ki-massenueberwachung-menschenrechtsverletzungen-made-in-germany

Sources:
¹https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXQ_E6AZTXQ&t=158

#Tech #Privacy #Government #Artificialintelligence #Software #IT #News #Mannheim #Deutschland #KI #MadeinGermany #HumanRights #Surveillance #kunstlicheintelligenz #uberwachung #AI #camera #regierung #nachrichten #georgeorwell #german #deutsch #BadenWurttemberg #parody

Most of the mastodon.social #botnet we recently confirmed is ...

2024-10-10T09:01:39Z

Most of the mastodon.social #botnet we recently confirmed is still intact.
https://mastodon.social/@madeindex/113214966299464693

Only the accounts we all reported were banned, while the others are still active.

The #reports specifically mentioned that they are part of a larger botnet, to no effect.

#Mastodon #software seems to be great at automatically detecting obvious botnets, like the first example while struggling with #AI generated, higher-quality profiles.

Mastodon (npub163h…mv0n)

#admin #report #fediverse #it #tech #socialmedia

Through the Gates of hell ;)

2024-10-09T11:58:19Z

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Through the Gates of hell ;)

😂 SWF? Is this about [@threads](https://threads.net/@threads/ ...

2024-09-28T11:55:28Z

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😂

SWF? Is this about [@threads](https://threads.net/@threads/ ) & #bridge / #nobridge?

😂 Horrible company... #Mastodon also has a much less toxic ...

2024-09-28T11:48:23Z

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😂 Horrible company...

#Mastodon also has a much less toxic comment section :)

I wonder if I have discovered a huge #Mastodonsocial bot net. ...

2024-09-28T11:34:49Z

I wonder if I have discovered a huge #Mastodonsocial bot net.

Look at the profile description, most of the (the similar looking) followers, names, posts (#AI made images), the accounts engaging with those & join date.

They seem to advertise the same 2 websites.

Examples:
https://mastodon.social/@thomasleah
https://mastodon.social/@thomasking
https://mastodon.social/@johnnysands
...

Mastodon (npub163h…mv0n) Eugen Rochko (npub1vl7…f6g0) Mastodon.social Staff (npub1jhw…x4ma)
What do you think?

#Fediverse #Mastodon #botnet #bot #bots #it #tech #automation #artificialintelligence #socialmedia

This was not the first time the BND spy agency attacked #Tor: ...

2024-09-26T14:29:21Z

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This was not the first time the BND spy agency attacked #Tor: https://netzpolitik.org/2017/secret-documents-reveal-german-foreign-spy-agency-bnd-attacks-the-anonymity-network-tor-and-advises-not-to-use-it/

This makes me question the #data traffic issue I was curious about a while ago again:

https://mastodon.social/@madeindex/112483597849270943
https://mastodon.social/@madeindex/112483742510413795

✔ @npub1vwv…cqgs & @npub1r62…wl6t are going to ...

2024-09-26T14:24:03Z

✔ The Tor Project (npub1vwv…cqgs) & Tails (npub1r62…wl6t) are going to strengthen their collaboration by merging¹! 👍

✔ #Tor has also released a new alpha

✔ It seems this #update does not address any of the potential #security issues, recently suspected after #German #lawenforcement claims to have used #timinganalysis to unmask Tor users.

✔ Potential solutions: timing delays, cover traffic...

¹https://blog.torproject.org/tor-tails-join-forces/
²https://blog.torproject.org/tor-is-still-safe/

#Torproject #Tails #Privacy #Surveillance #Freedom #Germany #Tech #Internet #Gov #IT

Is it the same on other #Mastodon instances? Maybe it's ...

2024-08-30T08:16:08Z

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Is it the same on other #Mastodon instances? Maybe it's disabled?

and the profile looks like this: ...

2024-08-30T08:11:38Z

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and the profile looks like this:

are you using it on web or app? Here is how it looks for me: ...

2024-08-30T08:09:02Z

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are you using it on web or app?

Here is how it looks for me:

You can easily #report by going to the 3 dots under a message or ...

2024-08-30T07:49:07Z

In reply to nevent1q…357j
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You can easily #report by going to the 3 dots under a message or 3 dots on top of a profile (the report option is pretty far is at the bottom of the list :)

#Mastodon

Actually have been looking into #Nostr, not sure how to utilize ...

2024-08-29T11:46:25Z

In reply to nevent1q…jnw0
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Actually have been looking into #Nostr, not sure how to utilize it, are you using it? :)

Have only found #Damus (which seems to be extremely proud to be #banned in #China ;) at this point, but it's only available via download at this point, so I haven't tested it:
https://damus.io/

The #Mastodon team is amazing! Have you noticed how they improved ...

2024-08-28T15:30:38Z

The #Mastodon team is amazing!

Have you noticed how they improved #notifications for us? 😀👍

They are now collapsed & grouped!

Even though it's such a small group of #devs, they take #feedback seriously: https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/issues/30328

If you have a suggestion or issue (not mentioned before (use the search function to find out)) you can post it on the Mastodon (npub163h…mv0n) #Github page: https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/issues

A big thank you to all contributors!

Looking forward to everyone's notifications ❤️

#UI #UX #IT #FOSS

The recent & cofirmed¹ #Google #Leak on #Github has revealed ...

2024-06-06T17:06:02Z

The recent & cofirmed¹ #Google #Leak on #Github has revealed - they lied² for years:

✔ Track what users do in #Chrome #Browser & use it⁰³
✔ Store a copy of every #website & version they ever indexed⁴
✔ (Likely) Manual influence on #search results (Quality Raters)⁴
✔ Whitelist (Up-/Downrank) Covid & #Election websites³⁴
✔ Keep #domain registration information⁵

Good they already removed the company motto "Don't be evil" 😂⁶

Image - CC0 https://Madeindex.org

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#Privacy #Tech #Satire #Design