I thought that was the governor (of Utah), not the mayor of SLC? The lake is (or was) large, with many sources, most of which are outside of SLC’s jurisdiction.

As an ex-SLC resident, the mayor and the city doesn’t have that much pull over their sliver of the lake. The state reps and senators are really the ones to blame. They were also the ones that allowed companies to dump heavy metals into the lake which are now being blown into the valley for everyone to breathe.

It’s sad, I have a vivid memory of wading into the water as a child. In the area I went in at, you could walk for miles and the water would only come up to your chest. It was also really easy to float in, and brine shrimp were everywhere. It stunk, but as a kid, I didn’t care about that. It was just cool to be in a super salty lake.

Well, yes, but that is not exclusive to Pixels, and in fact, most phones (other than the latest iPhones) are more vulnerable. Pixels, especially the latest devices, have the best hardware security features of any Android phone (unfortunately). You’re focused on Pixel, but that’s only because of the recent leaks which specifically focused on Pixel because of their breaching difficulty. Here’s the full matrix from last year (which hasn’t leaked as recently):

https://discuss.grapheneos.org/d/14344-cellebrite-premium-july-2024-documentation

GrapheneOS, even now, is not vulnerable for several reasons, most of which tie into the hardware features of the Pixel. There’s a reason Graphene only works on Pixel.

All I’m saying is that it’s entirely misleading to imply that only Pixels are vulnerable. This is not the case, even for iPhones.

I’m also not sure why you seem to be trying to say I disagree on the fact that Google is happy to leave vulnerabilities wide open, when that is exactly what I said in my original comment. Their new release schedule allows them to leave these vulnerabilities open for an even longer time, making Cellebrite’s job easier.

The law enforcement angle is exactly the point, yep.

I’m glad I won’t ever have to hear about her ever again.

I think it attributes a lot of things like being depressed from poverty and the state of the world to weed. It’s no surprise that depressed individuals use substances to cope, and it’s also strange that they seem to avoid that. I think not putting smoke into your lungs is healthiest of course, but I think they’re making the wrong correlation here.

I mean, that’s true, yes. The ones on roads (which also exist in my area) are far worse. However, it’s still a huge invasion of privacy that most people have no idea about. Plus, there may not be alternative home improvement stores in certain areas. Lowe’s and Home Depot are the only home improvement stores in my area, and both of those disgusting corps have million dollar contracts with Flock. They’re literally at every location from what I can tell on DeFlock.

ALPRs, especially Flock, are designed for police. They only exist so police can avoid getting warrants to know where you’ve been.

In this specific case, the only people I could contact are Home Depot corporate, and they signed a huge contract ($$$) with Flock. It’s something I’ve thought about though. I really wish Lowe’s and Home Depot weren’t the only home improvement stores in town, as they both have Flock.

Deflock has a great picture-based guide here: https://deflock.me/identify

In the dark, the ALPRs made by flock have a green flow to them. Even in the daylight, though, they are relatively easy to spot once you see one. They’re usually at each entrance of a storefront or on the sides of roads, and typically have their own solar panel.

Once you notice one, you’ll start noticing them everywhere, at least that’s how it worked for me in my area.

I notice that it’s mostly blue leaning states rushing to help people not starve. I guess it’s not a surprise, but people in red states are going to be affected by the lack of SNAP the most. I doubt it’ll make them stop voting against their own interests, of course.

You should always leave your phone at home for that kind of thing. The same goes for protests.

Crazy video of it here at around 28s, super close and with sound (warning, is very intense): https://files.catbox.moe/vnyrqj.mp4

If you’re talking about AWS, AWS does much more than just cloud storage.

I prefer my PC off when I’m not using it, that way it’s encrypted.

Containers are better than any other option, so of course they’re being used! I’m gunna use containers even harder!

They’re making their own phone now. It’s not going to die, at least not in that way.

No chance I’d buy a phone that had this in the first place.

Hmm, strange that the config file didn’t work - that’s actually how I do it (but with Mullvad and wireguard). No installation necessary if you can figure out why it’s not working.

OSM provides multiple languages including English. Are you using a VPN connected to another country perhaps?

Totally fair - you gotta find and use what works for you!