nivenkos @ nivenkos @lemmy.world

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Because now you can just use Linux or BSD. That wasn't the case when Linux was developed.

So it only really makes sense for special cases - like Huawei's new OS for phones (they cannot use Android), or Google's attempt at a new kernel for Android too (they want to escape the GPL).

They should really mandate open firmware and bootloaders, and even spec sheets, etc. for deprecated hardware.

Mullvad was already forced to stop port forwarding though.

It sucks as my shitty ISP doesn't allow port forwarding, so I literally used it for hosting video games.

They blocked Github before - https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-50232902

So it's not surprising.

It's gonna be rough when they come for the VPNs like Italy has though.

People created fake photoshop images long before AI...

What is the Mastodon Lemmy.world equivalent? Like a big, neutral server with minimal censorship and bullshit, and access to most other servers?

He's winning against the gangs though - every Salvadorean I know supports him.

It's good, but I wish it were even more like X-COM with loads of deaths and managing a roster of heroes rather than just a small party.

Especially since BG3 has done the small party adventure thing so well.

Shadow Empire without a doubt. Practically a one-man team, and yet a better logistics and supply system than any other game out there.

Shadow Empire - best strategy game I've ever played.

It's more of a tactics game than an RPG really.

Like D&D X-COM.

More that you'd never need to provide it, but many transactions will also require 2FA, even by the credit card.

Spain and the UK have no real digital ID (Spain has some horrible Java certificate based system, but you can't use it for much). I think Germany's digital ID is in a similar position too although it's been many years since I lived there now.

The UK is in the same position as the US with no national ID or residence registration at all.

Only the Netherlands, Finland and Scandinavia really have it sorted out for banking and government services.

Yeah, my ex was scammed this way too - exactly like Cory describes, they happened to ring right as she was going through the whole visa and tax process and pretend to be regarding the IRS, etc. and since she was dealing with a lot of similar calls it was an easy mistake to make.

More services available online and e-mail communication makes this a bit better.

It kind of is the norm.

Just a few countries like the US are really backward in terms of accessible banking - mainly due to having no federal ID, residence registration, etc. too on top of outdated bureaucracy.

For BankID it somewhat does, because only registered services can make the request - so they'd need to register a scam service and then use that. Which also makes it an easier job for anti-fraud police.

So it'd be a lot more complicated.

Like obviously at a certain point if someone is willing to do everything they can - then they will be scammed, see this for example: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-leeds-67208755

But the more steps there are, the higher the chance the person realises it is a scam.

The real answer here is to have decent digital ID as 2-factor authentication.

This scam would be practically impossible in Sweden with BankID for example.

At least it's easier.

I think Mastodon kinda has the same setup too, but they had all the issues with server-level cascading blocklists and stuff that put me off.

I don't want to be blocked from seeing the posts of someone I'm interested in on another server just because the admin of my server refuses to block another server which refuses to block posts from servers where some users have posted "offensive" content, etc. - like it's so many levels of separation it's ridiculous.

The free exchange of ideas.

I think the US you have to use your American one if you have it, no?

A lot of countries have that rule.