2026-10-10 08:58 UTC
@Tutanota@mastodon.social
While the idea behind that tool is nice in theory, it is a game of whack-a-mole at best and risks broken apps. Their installation guide asks you to download and run a script as administrator - which is also a risk in itself.
If you don't want to be tracked by big tech, there is a linux distro out there waiting for you...
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@dominik@mainz.social 2026-10-10 09:02
@Tutanota@mastodon.social but even on linux you have to be careful with the software you use. eg. firefox smart windows with "memories" sends data about your browsing to mozilla - raw data never to be sold to advertising companies *pinky promise*. But no word on other companies or aggregate data. https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/smart-window-memories
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@landelare@mastodon.gamedev.place 2026-10-10 10:52
@dominik@mainz.social @Tutanota@mastodon.social For what it's worth, I applied this shortly after its initial release (at my peril), and no moles have been whacked since in my case. Microslop has been trending towards LESS systemwide integration for this crap as time goes on.