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democracy1984 @ democracy1984 @lemmy.world
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YSK: Your Lemmy activities (e.g. downvotes) are far from private

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  • I said it's relatively easy. Having both trust and anonymity online is significantly harder than in real life.

    However, it is easier to pick one of those and have it online then in person. In real life, total anonymity is really hard. But online you can just use tor or something.

    • Opinion - What are your thoughts on password managers? Do you use one? Would you recommend it to others?

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  • Hashing only works if the website stores their passwords correctly. If a single website you use doesn't hash passwords correctly, and gets their database leaked, then your passwords will all be leaked. Changing a few characters per site may help a bit, but it shouldn't be relied on.

    Also, if you're worried about the host shutting down, you should try bitwarden. It's completely open source, and you can self host it if you want.

    • YSK: Your Lemmy activities (e.g. downvotes) are far from private

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  • Because in real life, it's (relatively) easy to have both anonymity and trust. Online, it's impossible to have both. If you want to trust that the vote numbers haven't been tampered with, you necessarily need to know everyone who voted.

    This is the fundamental problem with online voting.

    • Reddit protestation is making more noise than I expected! | Article from the CBC

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  • What happened was the top mod, who had been inactive for a while, came online and overrode the other mod's decision to stay open. This caused a moderator dispute, which caused the admins to step in, and they decided to remove the top mod and reopen the sub.

    https://lemmy.intai.tech/comment/31833

    (And if Reddit was maliciously forcing subs open, why would they choose r/AdviceAnimals?)

    • What phone are you using?

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  • Google Pixel 6. I upgraded from an iPhone 8 a year ago. I love how open the os is, letting me do a bunch more then what's on the app store.

    For headphones I have Soundcore Q30. They're decent Bluetooth headphones, that were pretty cheap when I bought them.

    I use Windows with WSL. I tried switching to Linux for over a month, but I had too many issues with Windows only apps.

    I also love usb-c. Almost all my devices can charge using the same cords. The only exceptions are my laptop with a 200W brick, and my diabetes pump. Nothing I can do about those.