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1. bArray · 1790777875 · focus · HN ↗

   > TPM-backed full-disk encryption is now generally available in the Ubuntu installer. By tying encryption to the TPM security chip, disk encryption is bound to a specific device, significantly raising the bar for physical access attacks while improving the user experience.

   That's great, but they are also intending to comply with the OS-level age verification [1]. Initial implementations will somehow be privacy protecting, but eventually the temptation to tie a specific person to an OS fingerprint will become too great.

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   1. Buttons840 · 1790779220 · focus · HN ↗

      How long until I can selectively tell certain websites I&#x27;m a child so they stop showing me ads?

      They wanted the personal computer to store and report personal information. I hope they have their best surprised faces ready for when computers report what the owner wants them to report.

      1. nekusar · 1790779593 · focus · HN ↗

         Dont ask permission.

         Run firefox with Ublock Origin and all blocks turned on. Add Sponsorblock to block in-video sponsor crap on Youtube.

         Run Bypass Paywalls Clean from <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;gitflic.ru&#x2F;project&#x2F;magnolia1234&#x2F;bpc_uploads" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;gitflic.ru&#x2F;project&#x2F;magnolia1234&#x2F;bpc_uploads

         1. mopsi · 1790779959 · focus · HN ↗

            And as always, it deserves to be stressed that Sponsorblock is far more than the name suggests. It can also skip sections like intros, tangents, etc - and it&#x27;s configurable per channel.

            If you&#x27;re listening to a music playlist on YouTube, this removes interruptions caused by the pointless intro and outro screens added to songs.

         2. algo_trader · 1790779959 · focus · HN ↗

            Is there a good combo that works with spotify web?

            1. Retr0id · 1790780282 · focus · HN ↗

               I will never feel bad about blocking ads on youtube, because they have an effective monopoly on distribution of certain content. But when it comes to music, why not just use something else?
            2. surgical_fire · 1790782277 · focus · HN ↗

               Piracy.

               I have been experimenting with self hosting Navidrome for that purpose.

            3. runarberg · 1790785023 · focus · HN ↗

               I recommend buying your own CDs (at your local music store, directly from the band when you attend their concerts, or on Bandcamp&#x2F;Discogs), ripping them, and putting them on the local file system of your MP3 player, phone, your car’s SD card, etc. Sometimes if you buy a vinyl record it comes with a convenient download code, and if it doesn’t digital albums are very cheap on Bandcamp.

               I also recommend tuning regularly onto your favorite radio station (mine is KEXP Seattle; and Rás 2 in Iceland) particularly when they have live performance to discover new music.

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