Sergey Shkundaleu @archit3ct@social.ssbx.dev

I guess Amazon want to become FB of the real world retail, track you everywhere you go. Any type of biometric device has serious implications on a privacy side. Surveillance capitalism at it's best. It's not about making things more convenient to you it's about ability to sell you more. No thank you. https://gizmodo.com/amazon-officially-rolls-out-touchless-palm-readers-1846176311

I've previously shared about Google removing Element app from the store, they already restored it. Now this is opposite example, same Google deliberately removed reviews from angry users who were deceived on what they can do within this app. What that is if not corruption ... https://www.theverge.com/2021/1/28/22255245/google-deleting-bad-robinhood-reviews-play-store

Unfortunately it looks like Google is squeezing open source products that doesn't share tracking information with them or does not even track people off the market. Sad story if you are still using Chromium time to upgrade. https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2021/01/chromium-sync-google-api-removed

Here we go again, Google just censored another app and removed it from PlayStore. This time it's Element, well known communication app for Matrix servers. App has nothing to do with Matrix servers and content on those servers, it's just a gateway for users to communicate on particular server. It's a messenger app with no infrastructure of it's own, thus Google used of their monopolistic position against app they don't like. Time to #dumpgoogle https://element.io/blog/element-on-google-play-store/

Tracking people is a large industry with it's own economy, it's past due to take control back in all we do. https://puri.sm/posts/mobile-app-stores-and-the-power-of-incentives/

You bought your way into Apple universe. Are you still under impression that something you paid big money for is yours, read this article then. https://puri.sm/posts/apple-users-got-owned/

The best way to stop Instagram from tracking you is to stop using it. Read this article to see how can you clear some data and they also have a link that you can use if you want to delete your account. https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-stop-instagram-from-tracking-everything-you-do/

Today is #DataPrivacyDay very sad one, recent events showed us that on those free or even paid platforms you can not be truly private or free. They will immediately censor you, block you, deprive you of functionality once your opinion is not aligned with opinion of their investors. The only way to be free is to have a full control of a platform and I am on personal mission to make it available for non tech people. This where you can find uncensored me, forever https://social.ssbx.dev/@archit3ct

So when moneybags or should I call them "accredited investors" using media to manipulate stocks and wipe out real people savings back in 2008 and then they receive bailouts from representatives they help get elected it's all fine and legal, fast forward 2021 ... moneybags manipulating stocks again and ordinary people stand up to them and now media crying that standing up is illegal, give me a break! (This is not investment advise) https://gizmodo.com/current-status-of-wallstreetbetss-gamestop-run-1846142174

For all devs out there, if you are thinking on using self signed certificate on ".dev" domain, forget about it... it's not your server setting HSTS flag, for whatever reason that domain is special, so you can't use self signed you have to obtain real certificate.

Danger of trusting any company with cloud operated web cams/microphones. Cloud comes with a danger of disclosing your private information by company's personnel. The only way to avoid it is to encrypt data with your keys stored locally. https://gizmodo.com/a-home-security-worker-hacked-into-surveillance-systems-1846111569

Regardless of what you think about Parler they were shielded by law (Section 230) from liability of user generated content, no wonder there's significant push to take it down then government could decide what is allowed and not allowed on the internet, look at China, Russia, Belarus do we really want to go that route as a nation? https://gizmodo.com/house-oversight-committee-asks-fbi-to-investigate-parle-1846105887

QNAP is one of the most popular NAS servers, no wonder some folks were after it. https://www.zdnet.com/article/qnap-warns-users-of-a-new-crypto-miner-named-dovecat-infecting-their-devices/

Kindle owners beware and make sure you are on most recent update. https://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/113743/hacking/kindle-kindledrip-exploit.html

Strategical investments are past due, these days it's easy to write code, there are a lot of materials to teach people to code. Unfortunately experience matter in order to produce great code, and not many companies yet understood that investing into CI/CD will improve code their produce as well as overall security of their systems. Stop complaining about talent and empower your existing employees with CI/CD tools.