FYI:

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/12/report-us-considers-banning-tp-link-routers-over-security-flaws-ties-to-china/

the MAGA voters who thought

There’s a small issue with that statement…

Ah, so she chooses Trump.

So russia will attack EU with… Ladas? There isn’t much left of the third best army in russia.

Time to start selling thigh-high programming socks then.

This whole comment chain makes me feel abject despair at the prospect of getting a job outside the service industry.

YOUR FIYA’D! YA HEAR ME? FIYA’D! GET OUTTA HE’E.

I can almost feel my shoulders cramping up gaaaaaaaaahhhh

For me, it has nothing to do with how good or bad the actual application is, it’s the terms of service that go along with it. Basically microsoft hoovers up every morsel of data you put into their system, including your voice and face. I liken it to giving all your personal data to someone (including your voice and face), they put in a pretty looking safe on the side of the street and then they sell the keys to it.

Ignoring the fact that the data could be stolen from one of the many third parties it partners with, microsoft could (will) also give the data to the government which will then be used as evidence to deport or jail you or people you know for speaking out against the American regime or acted against Gods will and had an abortion. Or maybe someone in DC makes up some bullshit law targeting some arbitrary demographic which includes you, they request data from microsoft which is promptly provided; you get arrested and sent to jail or deported.

Data privacy is important, especially when the government is corrupt and insane. It’s prudent to protect ourselves and the people we know.

Haven’t needed to use it myself, but here’s an open source alternative I’ve heard a lot about:

https://meet.jit.si/

Not sure it’ll help with your work though.

Don’t these services rely exclusively on credit card accounts? :confuse: