Submitted by 08830 t3_10kxii1 in technology
Lord_Jello_III t1_j5tan2j wrote
The irony here is when I went to try to read the article... It asked for my email address. I thought twice, and didn't read the article.
Man_in_the_uk t1_j5taxwf wrote
Lol, I hate it too, been using the net since 1994 or whatever and have usernames and passwords coming out of my ears..
OSUBucky t1_j5u24b7 wrote
You need Bitwarden. It’s a life saver!
Man_in_the_uk t1_j5vq6zc wrote
Screw that, look at what happened with this..
https://thecrow.uk/lastpass-data-breach-is-starting-to-look-truly-horrendous/
FnTom t1_j5vtxro wrote
You can self-host Bitwarden and limit it to a local environment. That way, security breaches on their server would mean absolutely nothing to you.
misconfigbackspace t1_j5w4d4w wrote
Specifically this: https://palant.info/2023/01/23/bitwarden-design-flaw-server-side-iterations/
rhinosyphilis t1_j5wfy9b wrote
The edits on that article say that they upped iterations to 350k. I heard on my fav security podcast that it was 600k (show notes aren’t posted yet, when they are I’ll update this with their reference). If you’re self hosting though your vault is on your own servers.
misconfigbackspace t1_j5y8guk wrote
I have no beef with any particular online password provider. Because I use Keepass with the password file shared on a google drive folder on very limited desktop / laptop computers. I don't use a smartphone.
DrB00 t1_j5wrfuv wrote
Just use KeePass and manage your passwords. Upload it to a cloud service and the password database is still encrypted.
Doesanybodylikestuff t1_j5y36v3 wrote
Same. I have to have a notepad and I write everything in my own mixed up code that’s based off personal life experiences so that no one would ever get it but literally only me.
Sometimes I make it too hard and I forget. :(
JamesR624 t1_j5tl0v5 wrote
That's cause the entire article is just stuff everyone already knows and the whole purpose of this article is to make you view ads. Ya know, Iike every "article" on the internet nowadays.
shinra528 t1_j5tvkdm wrote
I had the shocking revelation recently that a shit ton of people actually don't know how much they are being tracked or the extent that shadow profiles are being built on them.
dvb70 t1_j5u702m wrote
Another shocking revelation is many people actually do know how much they are being tracked and don't care about it.
shinra528 t1_j5uay6q wrote
I think a lot of people don't care about it don't realize just how vast it is. I've had a few arguments with people who were convinced that Facebook and Google were not tracking them because they didn't use their services.
Lumiafan t1_j5ui5c9 wrote
Not for nothing, but Facebook and Google tracking practices are a moot point in the United States. Since 2017, it's been legal for ISPs to sell browsing data in the U.S. (other developed countries rightly prohibit that), so all of their browsing privacy is gone even before they ever get picked up by a Google or Facebook tracking pixel.
forksporkspoon t1_j5uswa8 wrote
Where's a NordVPN ad when you need it?
shinra528 t1_j5uiy9g wrote
Yes, very true but the arguments I had were specific to Google and Facebook’s practices and that wasn’t within the scope of the conversations. That’s a really good point to bring up though.
gk99 t1_j5uo4x0 wrote
That's shocking? You're literally posting this on a site funded by Tencent and full of telemetry. Imagine the average person.
birdwothwords t1_j5uwbnc wrote
Wish our healthcare system was more like our ad tech system
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Lumiafan t1_j5uifgi wrote
I know this is sarcasm, but I do want to make an important distinction: This type of privacy issue doesn't really relate to governmental use. If the government wanted your browsing history and internet activity, they wouldn't really have to go through publishers and data providers.
CondescendingShitbag t1_j5vr4z6 wrote
>If the government wanted your browsing history and internet activity, they wouldn't really have to go through publishers and data providers.
Sure, but they technically need warrants for official data requests. But why bother with warrants when they have been known to simply buy personal data as a 4th Amendment loophole.
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Lumiafan t1_j5uhjhv wrote
What's even more ironic is The New York Times wants your email address, in part, because they want to use it for advertising practices exposed in this article.
In the advertising world, "leverage first-party data" (i.e., use people's email addresses and other contact info) is a phrase that has been repeated to the point of cliche when talking about how to adapt to the end of the third-party cookie. NYT and all these other sites work with ad exchanges that rely on their signed-in user base to target audiences.
Working in advertising, I don't think it's ever really used for anything nefarious, but I understand why people think it's shady.
Adept-Average-6294 t1_j5vwx1w wrote
This is the funniest thing that happened to me today. I have already shared it with my colleagues.
Mnemon-TORreport t1_j5vkfvj wrote
If you use UBlock Origin you can turn off javascript and read the article anyway. This works for many news sites with those "login to read more" popups.
Christafaaa t1_j5vg66d wrote
Can’t even ask an apartment complex what their pricing is without them asking for you to set up a whole personal profile these days. Just to find out you can’t afford it.
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ayub_mja t1_j5vh9ih wrote
Yeah it was funny. I was able to bypass that annoyance with safari reader mode feature. But good things don't last long.
FalseTebibyte t1_j5woxnu wrote
The actual answer is that privacy is an illusion. The large corporations have known this for a while, and it's all a song and dance until the entire house of cards comes toppling down. Edited to add that my details are smeared all over the internet on purpose. Someone's gotta start the fight somehow.
evolving_I t1_j5tqf10 wrote
Congratulations, you've won! We'll be opening the door to your cell momentarily, but it'll only remain open for a few seconds! We recommend you use that time to make a quick escape! Thanks for using Invisi-prison, your solution for incarcerating the ignorant! Y'all come back, now!
timberrrrrrrr t1_j5tzr5q wrote
I want to appreciate this comment, but I truly have no idea what the joke is.
evolving_I t1_j5u1kgb wrote
The need to read the article is the prison, and we're all ignorant of it and thus ensnared. By using the given advice, OP was able to bypass the prison's game-loop and won themselves a chance at escape, if they can find the exit before it closes again.
I'll see myself out.
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