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Google Messages might auto-update your MMS chats to RCS (APK teardown) by baggins in c/android@lemdro.id

[-] baggins@lemmy.ca 22 points 3 days ago

That's fine as long as they don't break my RCS for being rooted again. Which I'm sure they would.

Japan declares victory in effort to end government use of floppy disks by baggins in c/technology@lemmy.world

Hard drive switch for independent boot by baggins in c/buildapc@lemmy.world

Good morning I choose creative forms of transportation. by baggins in c/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world

[-] baggins@lemmy.ca 6 points 4 days ago

Points for creativity

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I asked Food Basics if they're using facial recognition (lemmy.ca)

submitted 3 weeks ago by baggins@lemmy.ca to c/privacy@lemmy.ca

11 comments fedilink

I wanted to know if my local Food Basics store is tracking me.

I looked at the privacy policy on foodbasics.ca and not finding any mention of this, but wanting to be sure, I emailed their Privacy Officer.

This is the email I sent:

Hello,

I shop at the food basics store at [Address] in [City],

I would like to know if you use facial recognition or identification technology in the store? And if so, for what purpose, and if the information is stored for how long?

Thank you,
[Me]

Here is the response I got:

Hello,

I confirm that Metro does not use facial recognition technology or any other technology that allows the identification of individual at the Food Basics stores.

Best regards
Eliane
Legal Counsel

Just want to share to encourage everyone to learn about and exercise your consumer privacy rights.

Why is this so funny to me…? by baggins in c/humor@lemmy.world

[-] baggins@lemmy.ca 83 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

The comic subverts our expectations when we expect that "it's complicated" is just an easy way to brush off the question only to find out that the answer is in fact, complicated. The juxtaposition of a normal social situation with the absurdity of the mouse hospital pizza parlor serves to further build the humour in this comic.

So glad I paid $300 to take that humour theory class in college.

Valve confirms your Steam account cannot be transferred to anyone after you die | Your Steam games will go to the grave with you by baggins in c/technology@lemmy.world

[-] baggins@lemmy.ca 128 points 1 month ago

Life Pro Tip: Register an LLC to buy your steam games under. The LLC will never die and you can transfer ownership of the business entity while it retains control of the steam account.

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remember guys, (lemmy.ca)

submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by baggins@lemmy.ca to c/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world

4 comments fedilink

and don't stick your fingie where you don't stick your dinkie

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Peel police to announce arrests in Pearson Airport gold heist (www.cbc.ca)

submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by baggins@lemmy.ca to c/canada@lemmy.ca

3 comments fedilink

The timing of this immediately made me think of the article posted the other day about there being no news since it happened a year ago.

Also found this: Arrests in $20-million Toronto airport gold heist stem from cross-border gun running plot

NaPo archive: https://archive.ph/DFkMw

Yuzu & Citra devs fold to Nintendo's demands | Pay $2.3million to settle, take down github, domains, patreon, discord, with immediate effect. by baggins in c/opensource@lemmy.ml

[-] baggins@lemmy.ca 73 points 4 months ago

So someone forked the GitHub right?

Amazon hides cheaper items with faster delivery, lawsuit alleges by baggins in c/technology@lemmy.world

[-] baggins@lemmy.ca 126 points 4 months ago

Price and quality issues aside- when I do go on Amazon it's because I want to buy from Amazon. Not some random business shipping stuff from the other side of the country. Can't stand how every store has a 'marketplace' of random overpriced AliExpress crap on their sites these days.