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#Android users! Be very careful with sideloading / APK-installing apps. Once you get infected by this, you have to live with it.

Quoting: Making matters worse, the malware continues to re-install itself to the device – even after victims have uninstalled it or performed a factory reset.

https://threatpost.com/android-malware-45k-devices-mystery/149654/

A must read.

"DNS over HTTPS Technology Advances More than Just #Privacy, It Advances #HumanRights and Internet #Freedom"

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2019/10/dns-over-https-will-give-you-back-privacy-congress-big-isp-backing-took-away

Alert! Be careful.

Researchers at Symantec haven’t yet figured out how the malware manages to remain on the device even after a factory reset or a user decides to manually stop the service.

https://fossbytes.com/android-malware-cant-removed-after-factory-reset/

Google Play store #darkmode is out!

#Cloudflare's 1.1.1.1 #WARP's next update will whitelist-lock #YouTube to prevent users from getting a different YouTube region. #onedotonedotonedotone

Huh? What happened? He was the face of FSF.

"On September 16, 2019, Richard M. Stallman, founder and president of the Free Software Foundation, resigned as president and from its board of directors."

https://www.fsf.org/news/richard-m-stallman-resigns

A good read on serialisation protocols: https://scottlocklin.wordpress.com/2017/04/02/please-stop-writing-new-serialization-protocols/

"It seems that every day, some computer monkey comes up with a new and more groovy serialization protocol."

"It also bugs the hell out of me that people idiotically serialize data when they don’t have to"

The layout for Facebook for Android was updated today and it now looks like Facebook for iOS. This is of course in preparation for the Dark Mode feature, which I personally can not wait because I don't like all the whiteness.

Facebook Pages Manager also received a very slight update, looks like it will receive Dark Mode too.

Major threat against all SIM cards, please read carefully.

https://threatpost.com/1b-mobile-users-vulnerable-to-ongoing-simjacker-surveillance-attack/148277/

It is proven! I am yukino on Keybase: https://keybase.io/yukino/sigchain#b160a41ffa6e526f57e6cbea5df65cc9573d749eb332c77e75ac70bb60d4b4020f

#Android10 is out. I love the new privacy and security features they added. I can't wait to see it in my #Nokia 6.1 Plus this coming December or January.

Here are the features which caught my attention: https://techmagus.icu/android-10-officially-released/

After #Twidere, should I go for #Pixelfed or #Mastodon next? #localisation #Filipino #Tagalog #Philippines #translation

Started translating #Twidere into Filipino yesterday.

ᜀᜃᜒᜅ᜔ ᜐᜒᜈᜒᜋᜓᜎᜈ᜔ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜉᜄ᜔ᜐᜎᜒᜈ᜔ ᜐ ᜏᜒᜃᜅ᜔ ᜉᜒᜎᜒᜉᜒᜈᜓ ᜀᜅ᜔ Twidere ᜃᜑᜉᜓᜈ᜔᜶

Aking sinimulan ang pagsalin sa wikang Pilipino ang Twidere kahapon.

The new modern Google Play Store app design is rolling out today and there's no more way to opt-out.

This was first rolled out randomly a few months ago and I had to "clear data" my Google Play Store app to return to the old design. This morning, even after doing the "clear data" method, the Google Play Store app will keep on updating itself to the new design.

No Dark Mode yet but probably soon. Browsing Music is also now possible right from the app (without launching Google Play Music).

This is the advantage of using a phone part of the #AndroidOne program, you regularly receive updates directly from Google.

This is for #Nokia 6.1 Plus #Philippines.

#Android #security

It's official! The #Philippines will now have its own Space Agency and Space Development and Utilisation policy! Mabuhay!

Republic Act 11363 or The Philippine Space Act has been officially signed by President Rodrigo Duterte on August 8, 2019! RA 11363 now officially establishes both the Philippine Space Agency and the Philippine Space Development and Utilization Policy. This landmark law is unique since it creates both Agency and Policy at the same time!

Congrats Dr. Rogel Mari Sese!

#PhilSA

#History of white/light vs black/dark designs.

🕯️ DotCom era: websites were black
💡 Post DotCom era: websites turned white

☎️ iPhone era: apps were light
📱 Android era: apps turning dark

I've used all these configurations in my #Worldbuilding way back 2003/2004. The Lagrangian points and yes, even the Epimetheus–Janus configuration (Saturn's dancing moons).

It's easier to learn which configurations will work because of modern simulation software available today, one such is "Universe Sandbox ²" (paid software). There are many science fiction authors today who used this software to write a very convincing story grounded on hard science.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/startswithabang/2019/08/13/yes-two-planets-can-both-share-the-same-orbit/

I thought this was an old feature when I encountered this yesterday.

Google is rolling out fingerprint login for Google services for both Android and Chrome for Android browser users.

According to the article, Google said fingerprint data are not sent to Google servers, it stays in the phone. Which was basically my worry.

Could this become the next "in thing" in apps and web logins? Would you take advantage of it?

https://thehackernews.com/2019/08/android-local-user-verification.html