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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
    algo_trader · 1790779959 · focus · HN ↗
    Is there a good combo that works with spotify web?
    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?

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