Ilandar @ Ilandar @lemmy.today

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SAPOL introduced something similar last year, specifically to target people who use their phones while driving. They issued 64,454 letters in the first three months lol

Most people a) have a Google and/or Microsoft account b) use Google or Bing to search the web and c) don't clear their cookies at the end of a session. So by default, most would be signed into their search engine (though perhaps without even knowing).

Some search engines like Kagi also require their users to login (because it is a paid service).

I'm a similar age and it was the same for me when I first deactivated my Facebook account, and still is with Messenger. After a few months of vainly trying to get people to switch to something else (like Signal), I just gave up and started using Messenger again. For me, the self-imposed social isolation was not worth the privacy gains.

Worst phone back ever? That is hideous.

Useful comparison, thanks for sharing!

Why wouldn't people subscribed to a Nintendo community downvote a commenter saying "I wish NIntendo disappeared"?

It is, yes. After certain system updates these apps can sometimes be reinstalled/reactivated without the user's knowledge. Samsung is notorious for this.

Privacy isn't necessarily about risk for everyone. For some it's more about their individual right to privacy, and to uphold that right they need to be aware of ways in which it may be breached. So this is probably not practical information for most people (I certainly don't care) but it's useful to share nonetheless.

This is specifically about Gmail, Android has had this feature for a long time (though I'm not sure if it was before iOS).

Very cute setup!

Have you remembered Charles' present?

Yeah it was reasonable with a larger shop, though it was an absolute pain having to wait for someone to check and scan 4 items (happened numerous times to me, including during peak hours where there was no staff member instantly available so we had to stand around waiting). My biggest problem was just that it wasn't compatible with gift cards. As soon as I switched to those, I Scan&Go became about spending more to save a small amount of time and that wasn't worth it to me. It was the equivalent of paying an $8 - $12 fee to use Scan&Go on a big shop.

Android version upgrades haven't felt meaningful to me for a long time. I'm surprised people still get so excited about them (and angry when their manufacturer is slow to push the upgrade out).

So are just going to ignore the bit where your own argument/opinion is based on even less evidence and scrutiny?

EDIT: Also, what does any of this have to do with Proton's privacy policy? If your argument has any relevance, it's in relation to a moral objection to the CEO's political statements. Proton AG is a Swiss company, none of this actually matters in reality.

Also, semi-related, the Everyday Rewards membership no longer grants a monthly 10% discount at BIG W.

Same in Adelaide, almost all self checkouts now.

Aldi has almost fully converted to self checkout, in Adelaide. Not sure what it's like in other cities but maybe worth checking again if you haven't been for a while.

No one ever used this in my area. I never saw anyone at the gate, and on the few occasions I used it myself it always said "1 shopper in store" (me). I haven't used Scan&Go for quite some time because I have been paying with discounted gift cards for several years now to save as much as I can.

However, Scan&Go did have one genuinely good use case that cannot be replicated with the trolleys and that was allowing you to grab your one or two items during peak hour (maybe a drink or snacks) and skip all the queues in store. It was super fast, but having to rely on the trolleys will slow that down and make it far more cumbersome.

Audiobookbay, but you could also try Soulseek since many people include audiobooks and audiodramas in the music libraries they share.

Man who didn't read the article he shared tells those who did read it that they "need to work on their reading comprehension". You're so stupid you're actually writing satirical headlines about yourself now. Except, unfortunately for you, it's not satire because you really just typed that out. Wow.