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I almost forgot about this one saw it last night couldn't resist and watched it
Skip the intro to 0:19 There's that Photonic name again.
Title: Seagate reinvented the hard drive!
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I don't need more storage space.l i t t l es t e p h e r sComment
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Another thing I forgot to mention they brought it back after everyone complained
What a pain the arse that was having to go into a second option (show more options)
to do all that listed on the top of that window. All the file stuff everyone uses everyday.
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Avast Antivirus busted for selling user data and other info
I found 4:37 quite interesting for how open source definitions have a 30 day wait period
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When the product is free, you're the product.
I always pay for antivirus. Using BitDefender at the moment. Got rid of Kaspersky when the Russians invaded Ukraine. It was later banned by the US government as a security risk.
I do know people who use Windows Defender (comes with Windows) and think it's fine. Maybe they're right, maybe not.l i t t l es t e p h e r sComment
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The reason why Avast got into trouble was their own TOS. The company stated
quite clearly they will never sell you personal data. It was a selling point to get
you to use their product. They got around that by using sneakily using a subsidiary.
Sure, Avast can claim they didn't sell your date but not their subsidiary.
What's ridiculous are these tiny fines. $16.5 million for a $8.91 Billion valued company.
Those tiny fines won't dissuade any of these companies from scamming their customers.
The money they make outweighs the fear of any of these fines.
Hmmm, then again you usually don't see this. Another country hauled them over the coals.
https://www.complianceweek.com/regul.../34703.articleThe Czech Republicβs data protection authority (DPA) issued a fine of 351 million Czech koruna (U.S. $15 million) against antivirus software vendor Avast for alleged violations of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).βComment
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Well their subsidiary thing didn't let them get around it, they got fined anyway. This is for 2014-2020 by the way. Would be surprised if they were still doing it.
The real damage is to their reputation. Who wants to use an AV that is selling identifiable web data from its users. It's basically a malware.l i t t l es t e p h e r sComment
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I meant to post the article that's in the video
https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news...g-requiring-itThe Federal Trade Commission has finalized an order banning software provider Avast from selling, disclosing, or licensing any web browsing data for advertising purposes to settle charges the company and its subsidiaries sold such information after promising that its products would protect consumers from online tracking. The company also must pay $16.5 million, which is expected to be used to provide redress to consumers.
In a complaint, first announced in February, the FTC alleged that UK-based Avast Limited via its Czech subsidiary, unfairly collected consumersβ browsing information through the companyβs browser extensions and antivirus software, stored it indefinitely, and sold it without adequate notice and without consumer consent. The FTC also charged that Avast deceived users by claiming that the software would protect consumersβ privacy by blocking third party tracking, but it failed to adequately inform consumers that it would sell their detailed, re-identifiable browsing data. The FTC alleged Avast sold that data to more than 100 third parties through its subsidiary, Jumpshot.
Under the order, Avast and its subsidiaries also must delete the web browsing information transferred to Jumpshot and any products or algorithms derived from that data; must obtain affirmative express consent from consumers before selling or licensing browsing data from non-Avast products to third parties for advertising purposes; notify consumers whose browsing information was sold to third parties without their consent about the FTCβs actions against the company; and implement a comprehensive privacy program that addresses the misconduct highlighted by the FTC.
After receiving two comments, the Commission voted 3-0-2 to give final approval to the settlement. Commissioners Melissa Holyoak and Andrew N. Ferguson did not participate.
I finally got around to actually digging into this company. It's slightly convoluted at first.
Parent Company is Gen (NASDAQ: GEN) "a global company dedicated to powering Digital Freedom through its trusted Cyber Safety brands, Norton, Avast, LifeLock, Avira, AVG, ReputationDefender and CCleaner". Has dual headquarters in Tempe, Arizona and Prague, Czech Republic
Avast is a Czech company, with its headquarters based in Prague, Czech Republic. Origin: Founded in Czechoslovakia. Headquarters: Prague, Czech Republic.
In August 2021, NortonLifeLock announced its agreement to acquire Avast in a deal worth between $8.1 and $8.6 billion.
Avast's representative established in the UK is NortonLifeLock UK Limited. The company itself is considered Czech.β
Explains how the Czech Republicββββ got involved too.
I think I made it as simple as possible. There's a lot of wheeling and dealing with Avast over the years.Comment
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Been doing my homework on Computer Monitors. Thought it was going to be easy
to pick one and let it sit for a sale. Not so easy. Can't believe all the crap that's being pushed.
This is worse than it was years ago. Been wanting to get a 4k one for a bit and figured the technology would have been already there.
I have a feeling they are holding back.
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The 4K monitor I have, I chose from a few features. That was a few years ago, but still prices are high.
UHD (vs. QHD)
Easy rotation
IPS (vs TN)
75Hz or more
<5ms (less ghosting)
connections HDMI/DP
A lot of light emitting coming from the monitor though with no possibility of dimming (LCD).
You can dim it by adding a filter, but next time I would go for electronic dimming.
https://www.3mnederland.nl/3M/nl_NL/p/d/v000076978/MagnΓΊs: - I have fans of all ages and I don't think it's weird when older people like LazyTown. LazyTown appeals to people for many different reasons: dancing, acrobatics, etc.Comment
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I have a few in mind around the $400+ range. I've been focusing on the pixel density (at least 135 ppi), refresh rates (at least 144hz or higher), lag times and color rendering.
Most of them are still 1ms. I do see a few in the $1000+ range being advertised at 0.03ms. Focusing on 4k 3840 x 2160 not those 2k 2560 x 1440. TN, IPS and VA with the TN being the old school panels with the not so great contrast ration and VA having the best. Though the IPS panels are catching up to the VA contrast ratio.
I don't do competitive gaming so my focus is more on open world type games and doing my shooping for the color accuracy part of the search.
I would have thought LED panels would be all the rage by now and at least up to nano LED. They have the mini LED and the Micro LED but no nanos. JHmmm
Though it seems the LEDS are being used as the backing light to give LCDs area dimming to improve the contrast ration. It's all a bit gimmicky and you get that
bloom around white lives and text. I would have thought they have full color LEDs panels by now. Wouldn't have to do all those extra panel layers and other
gimmicks and get CRT level contrast ration. Would be a step up from OLEDs due the danger of that burn in those panels are susceptible to.
Believe it or not this 32"m 1080p Toshiba TV I've been using has a really good image and color rendering. I got this around 2009 for like $250. Toshiba always
made good tvs. The reason I'm looking is this TV is getting up there on the age and I keep waiting for a capacitor to pop. Pretty much what
happened to the two computer monitors I was using before. I don't have the equipment to track those capacitors down nor the proper
tools. Wouldn't be worth it to fix it without those.
As for the LCD dimming, believe it or not this TV has a separate backlight option that controls the power of the light panel
besides the Brightness and Contrast options. I always keep it at 50%. Still plenty bright at that level. Also probably extended
the life of it too. But I could see using a filter in other cases.
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