Here's a suggestion. Firefox should have Pocket integrated for people who want to use it, but the analytical services provided by Pocket can be disabled.
In fact, Mozilla did a horrible job at initially explaining why they included Pocket. First of all, they skipped over the standard rules of Beta release, and pushed Pocket on to it. Apparently a lot of Mozillians had no idea it was coming either, even though Mozilla says early on they asked some Mozillians about what they thought of the Pocket privacy policy and if it needs changes (which btw it is terrible).
Mozilla integrated Pocket because they needed a quick way to improve Firefox's reading list, and a read it later integrated with Firefox Sync.


https://getpocket.com/privacy
>In addition to the methods described above, we may also collect information using cookies or other technologies. You may decline our cookies if your browser permits, although in that case you may not be able to use certain features, you may be required to enter your password more frequently during a session, and you may be unable to install or use certain Pocket Technologies. Cookies and other technologies make our Pocket Technologies easier to use and help us customize and personalize the services we provide based on your interests and activities.

This is contrary to the introduction of Firefox's integration with Disconnect.me.
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/tracking-protection-pbm
>By default, Private Browsing with Tracking Protection uses the Disconnect.me basic protection list.
I shouldn't have to enter Private Browsing so to make my browser safe from itself. I don't even know if Disconnect.me will remove those Pocket cookies. I already use the Disconnect.me add-on, but I still don't know if that is good enough.
If you aren't aware, those cookies seem to act the same as Facebook tracking cookies, which track you across webpages, as long as there are "social media" plugins (like buttons).

Akarin!

I bought a used laptop, it has an admin password set locking me away from the setup. The laptop has an EFI, not a BIOS.
Setup settings aren't written to the NVRAM (which I already wiped).
I can access these settings through the kernel in:
/sys/firmware/efi/vars
the relevant folder for the password is:
SystemSupervisorPw-7f9102df-e999-4740-80a6-b2038512217b
This folder contains the following files:

attributes
data
guid
raw_var
size

The "data" file contains the following hex string:
09 1F 12 19 12 21 06 09 14 16 41
which corresponds to an eleven characters string of which only four are ASCII:
????!? ??A
I believe this is the (hashed) setup password.
Any idea what kind of hash function could be in use?
Also, how can I edit this data? /sys/firmware is read only, even for root.
Also I guess it's a bad idea to wipe the password data provided that i can edit it?

Alonka Appreciation and Discussion Thread.

>ITT:
>Who is Alonka
>Why do we love her
>Alonka pictures, trivia, wallpapers, etc.
>How we find Alonka
>it is bad i think :(

I just saw the ad for the LG G5 and wow I'm so excited!

I'm really glad Android phones are finally getting such nice features never seen before in a phone!

I can't wait in 2019 when you guys *invent* edge swiping, consistent design, live thumbnails in multitasking and a system that doesn't lag while doing the most simple of tasks

Since Copy is dead, I need something to replace it. Dropbox is botnet, Mega linux client is buggy as hell, pCloud has the ugly icon and it doesn't display pictures thumbnails on android. So, what do you recommend, /g/?

found out how to site rip manyvids
reply if interested

>kids today don't know what Teletext is

KILL ME

Filter bubble

A filter bubble is a result of a personalized search in which a website algorithm selectively
>guesses what information a user would like to see based on information about the user (such as location, past click behavior and search history[1][2]) and,
>as a result, users become separated from information that
>disagrees with their viewpoints,
>effectively isolating them in their own cultural or ideological bubbles.

Prime examples are Google Personalized Search results and Facebook's personalized news stream. The term was coined by internet activist Eli Pariser in his book by the same name; according to Pariser, users get less exposure to conflicting viewpoints and are isolated intellectually in their own informational bubble. Pariser related an example in which one user searched Google for "BP" and got investment news about British Petroleum while another searcher got information about the Deepwater Horizon oil spill and that the two search results pages were "strikingly different".[3][4][5][6] The bubble effect may have negative implications for civic discourse, according to Pariser, but there are contrasting views suggesting the effect is minimal[6] and addressable.[7]

/single-board computers/
/sbc/

Is there an SBC that respects your freedom, i.e. does not require any blobs?