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  • ByteDance would rather shut down US TikTok than sell it

    manfred zornmanfred zorn
    The sources further said that TikTok as a whole represents only a small part of ByteDance's operations. Shutting the platform down in the US would have limited impact on ByteDance, and would mean that it retains its algorithms.
    A separate source told Reuters that US users represented around a quarter of TikTok's global revenues in 2023. Two of the sources speaking to Reuters said that ByteDance revenue for 2023 was almost $120 billion, meaning TikTok earned at most $30 billion in that year.

    How do you get from small part of ByteDance to a quarter of ByteDance revenue? Someone's math is not adding up.

    ronnwatto_cobra

  • Apple privacy head explains privacy protections of CSAM detection system

    manfred zornmanfred zorn
    At least Apple is discussing the solution. Facebook (as admitted by a former head of privacy) detected 4.5 million CSAM related images and nobody knew about it or complained about it.
    jony0

  • The FBI has the tools it needs to break into the iPhone, and shouldn't ask for backdoors

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    BxBorn said:
    I'm in the minority but I don't see an issue with tech companies working with law enforcement. Guardrails need to be in place and enforced like everything else but if there are situations where unlocking the phones means putting a serial pedophile in jail or preventing more people from being killed then tech companies should be willing partner with law enforcement. By forcing law enforcement to 3rd parties you're only increasing the likelihood of abusing the ability to access locked devices.
    I'd be more sympathetic to AG Barr's point of view if he would outlaw paper shredders and ban lighters and matches. If Apple would provide a backdoor to its encrypted messages, the so-called bad guys would use encryption tools not under the purview of the US or Apple.
    cornchip

  • New iOS bug causes some devices to crash on Dec. 2, here's how to fix it [u]

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    docno42 said:
    It' beyond idiotic there's not a way to easily disable (temporarily or otherwise) all notifications.  Drives me nuts when using my device for presentations, watching media, playing games where a notification will screw up gameplay, etc. 
    "Do Not Disturb" turns off all notifications. You can use that for presentations or game play.
    Solidysamoriajony0

  • Apple debuts Live Photos API, allows for playback on most popular browsers

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    Eric_WVGG said:
    Am I the only person who finds Live-by-default in the Camera app to be absolutely infuriating? I've taken countless, carefully composed photos that wind up looking like drunken stumbles because of this stupid feature.

    (yes, I go back, edit, and save as a still after the fact, but it's time consuming and frustrating)
    You can easily turn it off before you take the photo (and it stays off for repeated launches of the Camera).
    watto_cobra