Those personal info sites you can use to find people are likely getting their info from Google, Microsoft, Yahoo, Facebook, credit agencies, your local courts, and other "public" sources.
Oh yeah- not sure how they sell stuff for less than Amazon My wife HAD to have that stupid dancing cactus from last Christmas, and I got that crank vegetable slicer that's actually really nice.I've spent so much money on TikTok lol. Stupid targeted ads & cheap prices!!
Well the "stock android" might be a requirement soon- Google is going to start locking down rooted phones and restricting Play Store access.I can't imagine installing any social media app on my phone, they all spy on you like mad. Facebook is just as bad. Or just having stock android for that matter. It's Google. They are the king of spying. They can still spy on you via the web but with the phone they have access to way more, such as your voice and cameras and your contacts.
Well the "stock android" might be a requirement soon- Google is going to start locking down rooted phones and restricting Play Store access.
Here's the start: https://www.theverge.com/2024/3/1/24087418/google-messages-blocking-rcs-on-rooted-android-devicesThat's a scary thought, hopefully there will be other options if that happens. There really needs to be a proper open source phone but it's such a huge undertaking that there's no one with the resources to do that. The touch screen alone would be a very hard thing to do. Then there's the RF parts, which need to be certified etc.
Your hardware and OS have to be authenticated to use cloud services.Wouldn't a custom rom take Google completely out of the equation though? Or are they doing this at the chip level somehow?
With custom rom I would not be using cloud services though, or is RCS itself considered part of cloud? I thought it was just a messaging protocol so couldn't someone just make a client or is it more involved than that?Your hardware and OS have to be authenticated to use cloud services.
Oh yeah- not sure how they sell stuff for less than Amazon My wife HAD to have that stupid dancing cactus from last Christmas, and I got that crank vegetable slicer that's actually really nice.
I prefer youtube shorts and msn videos
only American controlled disinfo is allowed i guess
It is Little Red Book, but they call the app REDnote. Pretty funny the dumbasses in congress basically just direct everyone directly into CCP hands.Name just rolls of the tongue :^D
The only time I've been to TikTok is when I followed a link there.
Tiktok is currently the greatest educational platform on the planet. .
I'll take "what is hyperbole" for 500 please Alex....then there are those like me who see it as the greatest learning & sharing platform on the planet.
I'll take "what is hyperbole" for 500 please Alex.
i kinda agree, the enshitification of google etc has made searching for content a pain in the ass, mind you i don't really use tik tok and only have it installed on my android phone after i did a factory reset on it (only 2 apps installed on it are tik tok and red bookl)Here's the thing:
1. Google searches the Internet
2. Wikipedia has articles
3. Tiktok allows anyone anywhere to just hit "record" to create video content
The barrier to entry was previously too high for many people to easily share:
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1. You had to make a webpage
2. You had to create a video & then upload it to Youtube
3. If it's something like Instagram or Facebook, it's too easy for content to get lost in an ocean of content or in private groups
People who would never previously have shared information online are on Tiktok because:
1. It's easy to create content
2. The algorithm for finding relevant content is fantastic
3. For niche content, the comments are generally pretty good (ex. cooking, 3D printing, etc.)
tbh it feels a bit like how ATOT used to be a decade or two ago when things were more active.
google etc has made searching for content a pain