Terrible spot for a pop-up camp
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hey folks if you have an android phone: google shadow installed a "security app".
I had to go and delete it myself this morning.
And several others as well. Clear data, disable, uninstall if you can.
Apparently you might not see the app icon anywhere, but it can still be installed. Go to Settings -> Apps and look through the list there and see if you have it installed. It does not always show up there either, so make sure to look if you have any "System apps" or "Samsung app settings" or anything else similar to make sure its not located there either.
You should also check on the google play store here, and make sure to uninstall or disable it if its installed. I have seen plenty of mentions of people finding no sign of it being installed on their phone, until they check on the play store page and find out that it is indeed installed. While you are there, consider giving it a 1-star rating for the heck of it.
We have no way to find out if this is being used for training AI, or if any of your data is being saved anywhere. It claims that there is no data collected, but we have no reason to trust that considering the app-page itself won't even state what it does!
If you have any option for disabling the app, do that! If google can shadow-install apps like this, they definitely can re-install it later whenever they want to. There are ways to block these proper, but i am not knowledgeable enough about that to explain that. But for anyone curious, the people over on r/privacy has an interesting discussion about it that may be of help.
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You! Have been visited by the gnome of executive function! Reblog to send them along to make sure they visit the next person in need!
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Because someone is on the ball, Turner Classic is playing (among other WWII films) The Great Dictator today.
If you haven't seen it, please do. It was produced by Charlie Chaplin in the late 1930s, when it became clear that the war was going to happen, and came out in 1940 after it had started. Essentially, Chaplin realized that his famous mustache was about to be usurped forever by a fascist, and that fascist was going to kill a lot more people in the future than he had already.
It's a parody, made before the worst horrors of the Nazi regime were known to the general public, so there is discomfort here (if you've seen Disney's Der Fuhrer's Face, you'll get the idea), but the movie ends with Chaplin essentially saying "fuck it, no one else seems to be speaking out about this and I'm going to use my platform to do that."
For context, this character is a Jew who has been mistaken for the dictator (for obvious mustache-related reasons), and has been sent onstage at a rally to give a speech. Instead of trying to impersonate Hitler, he says what he really thinks. And keep in mind, Chaplin was coming out of semi-retirement for this. It was the first time most people had ever heard him speak, and this is what he said:
Hey you know what sucks is predatory companies that make you enter your email address so that they can harass and advertise to you to access resources you might need to keep track of expenses after a disaster. So, uh, fuck them.
If you need to create an inventory of your home for an insurance claim (and if you'd like to do this to keep someplace safe before a disaster) you can use this worksheet (two pages, instructions on the first page, worksheet on the second).
Bringing this back because there are a ton of people who are going to need it. A lot of stupid bullshit disaster recovery companies will be reaching out to people whose homes burned down. A lot of people whose homes burned down will be searching for resources that come from websites that require them to give up personal details in order to get worksheets and tools.
These are free documents you can download to keep track of disaster recovery expenses or make a list for insurance claims.
I know people are exhausted and frightened and not thinking about stuff but start a folder in your email for receipts for things you're paying for right now so that you can fill out these forms later.
Don't enter your info on a random website or you're going to start getting calls from scammy companies.
And here's a story from the LA Times with advice for people who lost homes or businesses during the fire; one of the primary pieces of advice is DON'T RUSH. Take your time to make decisions and look over any paperwork that anyone wants you to sign.
If you need to send people a link to these documents that isn't a tumblr post they're collected here on my website with links to archive.org instead of gdocs.
If your tummy itches when you wear jeans, you have a nickel allergy and should paint the back of the buttion with nail polish. Okay I am going into the woods forever now. I love you.
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Sensitivity to nickel is extremely common amd despite this, clothing manufacturers often use it because it is cheap. A coat or two of nail polish is an effective barrier between the allergen and your skin. Goodbye forever. Do not forget my wisdom
yeah okay ill reblog that!!
