abfarid

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[–] abfarid@startrek.website 40 points 5 months ago (3 children)

Orban always looks like stage 1 uncanny Mr. Incredible.

[–] abfarid@startrek.website 2 points 5 months ago

I don't follow. No I don't think that most people think that Apple and Samsung are spying on them. But a lot of people are concerned about NSA and the likes having access through the cellular service. Which is what the encryption is for.

[–] abfarid@startrek.website 1 points 5 months ago (2 children)

If it's the encrypted transfer protocols that you're talking about, then it's just for the transfer of data. It was never meant to make things secure on the endpoints. Encrypting your whatsapps, signals and so on just ensures the ISPs and mobile operators can't read your messages. Also prevents an occasional MITM attack. Once the data reaches your device it's not encrypted anymore, as you can read it and copy it.

[–] abfarid@startrek.website 3 points 5 months ago (4 children)

Not really, it can make sense. By "reading" your messages/notifications they could just perform semantic search/categorization, or now, run a local LLM. It doesn't necessarily mean they send that data to servers or make people actually read it.
Encryption just means the data stored on your device is not saved in plaintext. So if somebody gets their hands on your phone, they won't be able to hot-wire the memory chip and directly read all the data.

[–] abfarid@startrek.website 2 points 5 months ago

I'm pretty sure it wasn't on-device before. At least not all the time. But I have some good news for you, they added the ability to type your requests to Siri 😆
And to be fair, some certain things are definitely faster by voice than doing manually, like setting a timer and stuff. It's just daunting when the assistant misunderstands you or takes ages to respond. If they fixed all that, it could actually be useful.

[–] abfarid@startrek.website 5 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Based on their claims Siri also works primarily on-device. It wasn't entirely clear if you can manually prevent the usage of their AI infrastructure, but they definitely implied it. So if that's true, there's no real reason to avoid just Siri while still using other AI stuff, cause they are one and the same. And since it runs locally, they can't even store the voice clips.

[–] abfarid@startrek.website 4 points 5 months ago

Oof size: Great Scott.

[–] abfarid@startrek.website 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (8 children)

It's weird to assume that OS doesn't "read" the notification content, because how else would it categorize them by priority, and provide smart replies and stuff.

[–] abfarid@startrek.website 3 points 5 months ago

I'm pretty sure they mean how Apple won't let you install 3rd party apps and stuff, under the guise of pRiVAcY.

[–] abfarid@startrek.website 16 points 5 months ago (4 children)

They don't, actually. Most of AI stuff is processed on device, few go to their private infrastructure, and only certain Siri requests go to ChatGPT, if you give explicit permission.

[–] abfarid@startrek.website 4 points 5 months ago

– Pumba, I'm telling you, this guy doesn't have any bugs!
– Don't give up, Timon!

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