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Upgrade your desktop: Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS is now available

80 points · 103 comments · d99kris

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.
[1] <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/LinusTechTips/comments/1rk4fj7/ubuntu_is_planning_to_comply_with_age/" rel="nofollow">https://www.reddit.com/r/LinusTechTips/comments/1rk4fj7/ubun...
1. Buttons840 · 1790779220 · focus · HN ↗
  How long until I can selectively tell certain websites I'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://gitflic.ru/project/magnolia1234/bpc_uploads" rel="nofollow">https://gitflic.ru/project/magnolia1234/bpc_uploads
    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's configurable per channel.
    If you're listening to a music playlist on YouTube, this removes interruptions caused by the pointless intro and outro screens added to songs.

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