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So, what are the **specific ** privacy problems with Apple Maps?

The two things are orthogonal

Fair enough.

If your concern is privacy, do you have a particular problem with Apple Maps?

If your concern is privacy, do you have a particular problem with Apple Maps?

Render distance would be reduced requiring us to come up with plausible theories to account for the fact that there is a limit to the size of the so-called ‘observable universe’

Probably works the other way around - FBI detects the problem at various IP addresses, patches them, then contacts the iISP and asks them to contact the customer who had x.y.z IP address

I suspect it might have been problematic to tip off the malware operators that the network was about to be shut down. Apparently customers are going to be informed via their ISPs now. I guess some if them may decide to junk the routers.

How would you like the router owners to have been alerted?

So, are you implying that the malware wasn’t involved in an attempted attack on critical infrastructure? Or do you seriously think the FBI persuaded a judge to let them go this as a front for doing something worse? Or are you just being edgy for the LOLs?

From the orginal linked reporting, it appears that previously Apple would accept a subpoena subpoena issued by police departments and law enforcement agencies with no judicial oversight. Under the new policy there has to be a court order or a search warrant, both of which have to be approved by a judge.

This feels like a tightening to me. https://techcrunch.com/2023/12/13/apple-push-notifications-government-warrant/

Previously they required a subpoena, now they require a court order. So what was the lie?

Here you go https://www.evehome.com/en/eve-thermo

I have smart radiator valves I use to reduce heating cost. During weekdays the morning when the heating comes on, I know the main living room isn’t going to be used, so the rads turn themselves off, coming on late afternoon, just before the kids get home.

Smart bulbs are only really used while we are away on holiday, to simulate people being in.

I have solar panels, batteries and am on sn agile electricity tariff that changes every 30 minutes with 24 notice. Automations make sure the batteries are charged up ahead of any peak rate. Occasionally energy prices go negative if there is an excess of wind power on the grid. At that point my immersion heater starts heating water in my hot water tank, saving gas and making me money.

Google Wave RIP

Youngest boomer. Mainly playing League of Legends at the moment as support.

I’d like to apologise to my ADCs in advance - apart from the crappy ones.

They can probably just make it a requirement for OEMs that want to license Windows for a pre-install.

You mean the ones who routinely come out saying how X corporation stole their work and they received nothing for it?

Yes.The ones who routinely use copyright to get some form of payment. I know several people who had their photographs reublished by the Daily Mail and subsequently got payment. It happens. It’s an imperfect system, but still one that allows small artists to make a living.

he amount of times an artist “wins” in the system vs a corporation is laughable.

I mean, it really isn’t. It’s the entire backbone of an industry whereby, for example a photographer or illustrator can supply woirk to a magazine on a single use license. It’s how people who supply photo libraries make a living. It’s how small bands have at least some protection.

And protecting copyright is supporting big corporations.

Apart from - you know, all the photographers, designers, authors and musicians out there.