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The latest Exodus privacy report on the popular automation app Macrodroid reveals 30 trackers
The latest Exodus privacy report on the popular automation app Macrodroid reveals 30 trackers
Warning: Macrodroid is now filled to the brim with third party trackers
Warning: Macrodroid is now filled to the brim with third party trackers - Lemmy.World
Macrodroid has been a favourite of mine for automating things on my phone. This is no longer the case. It has been silently updated at some point to become a data mining and leaking nightmare. At the time of writing these lines, this app contains 30 trackers from various third party telemetry services according to the latest Exodus report. This is an extremely high number of trackers. Even most junk mobile games don’t contain this many. The creator of the app has sold out and turned it into spyware to sell your data to as many people as possible. This is particularly worrying considering the level of access and permissions the app requires to work. If you are using the app still, I’m urging you to reconsider. Please pass the word.
Capitalism is like an RPG game
Capitalism is like an RPG game - Lemmy.World
In many RPG games, when you level up, it feels good. You see your stats increase, your damage output and damage resistance go up, all the numbers get bigger. It gives you a sense of accomplishment. But then, you are made to face tougher enemies which completely cancel out the progress you’ve made. Inflation and “pay raises” are exactly the same. You feel like you’ve progressed because you make more money than you used to when you first started. But if you take inflation into account, you’ve never really progressed at all.
Need help saving an old laptop
Need help saving an old laptop - Lemmy.World
I have an old Laptop (MSI MS1721) that I want to repurpose as a media player on my TV. I have installed an old SSD on with Linux Mint XFCE. Almost everything works well, with only one exception. The laptop’s graphics card (ATI HD3850) requires proprietary drivers that haven’t been supported since Kernel 3.4. The replacement open-source drivers cause stuttering while playing videos, which makes it useless for my purposes. Are there Linux distribution options out there that would fit my needs?
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