ZDNet: There’s an easy way to skip YouTube’s new unskippable ads, but you may not like it. “The ads, which can be 6, 15, or 30 seconds long (Google AI will decide which length is appropriate in which instance), are designed to ‘ensure your message is delivered in its entirety,’ Google says. However, viewers on the receiving end of these ads are using words like unsufferable, miserable, […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/03/17/zdnet-theres-an-easy-way-to-skip-youtubes-new-unskippable-ads-but-you-may-not-like-it/
La Connectivity Standards Alliance officialise Aliro 1.0, un nouveau standard pour les serrures connectées. Apple, Google et Samsung comptent l’intégrer à leurs portefeuilles mobiles.
Panic?
Oh... kay #Google !
Dear deep #Privacy watchers:
I don't understand half of this, & generally avoid Google products if I can; don't do cloud, and stay un-logged in when possible.
I haven't enjoyed/respected Google since the genocide of the beloved #GooglePlus community, and the repeal of #DontBeEvil ...
BUT... even as a non-paranoid, non-Google-platform user who studies #media & #words ... Is this not ominous?
#technology #tracking #data #PID #security #icloud #telemetry