dean

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Real find in a website's javascript in c/programmerhumor@lemmy.ml
Reddit’s deal with OpenAI will plug its posts into “ChatGPT and new products” in c/technology@beehaw.org
[–] dean@beehaw.org 1 points 4 months ago

don't worry, google also has a partnership with reddit! why doesn't reddit just have an open api like they used to? good question!

YouTube Blocks Access to Protest Anthem in Hong Kong in c/technology@beehaw.org
[–] dean@beehaw.org 2 points 4 months ago

I think the reason people are mad is less about "google please follow the law" and more about "google please do the right thing"

Does enshitification happen because companies are publicly-traded? in c/technology@beehaw.org
[–] dean@beehaw.org 1 points 5 months ago

it's both publicly-traded companies and VC-owned companies. any product that is required to constantly report their earnings and risk their company being dissolved if they don't increase profits year-to-year.

For the Discerning Geologist in c/memes@lemmy.ml
[–] dean@beehaw.org 1 points 5 months ago

gonna have to consult venture overwatch on this one

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Google Chrome's Web Environment Integrity feature has been cancelled (9to5google.com)
 

While WEI is thankfully cancelled, it's not entirely cancelled... They're planning on making it available still in WebViews with the intention that websites can check if a malicious Android app is trying to do a phishing scheme.

Seems like such a niche "security" feature... what are they really trying to accomplish here? Something seems fishy to me

"Web Environment Integrity" is an all-out attack on the free Internet in c/technology@beehaw.org