Yeah that’s my guess at well. Before I figured it out, I used a VPN connection into my local network (which works through hairpin NAT). I’m not a security expert, but that may be more secure than granting the permissions wholesale.
I had this happen too recently and only for certain apps. Turned out Android has a new permission that was being enforced: “Nearby devices”. Once I granted that to my browser, it could access my LAN again.
Depends on what in using it for. There is no way to fully avoid the Internet anymore. You can’t interact with businesses or government without it. So, for that, we’re stuck with it.
I work in IT so I’ll be stuck with it there. I already have no expectation of privacy at work, though.
For entertainment and engaging with communities like Lemmy, I think losing anonymity through mandatory online id would be the nail in the coffin.
I already moderate myself on social media, but I have an outlet in these communities. I would simply stop using them if I lost that.
I would guess underground networks would rise up to replace them, but I would not want to put myself at risk. I don’t trust VPNs enough for that.
Throwing one in for Niklaus Wirth because he said:
Whereas Europeans generally pronounce my name the right way (‘Ni-klows Wirt’), Americans invariably mangle it into ‘Nick-les Worth’. This is to say that Europeans call me by name, but Americans call me by value.
The workday would be 4 hours: 2 hours at dusk, 2 hours at dawn with a quick break around midnight for running around, screaming for no reason in particular. The rest of the day would be naps.
In no particular order:
Edit: A few bonus channels that may be of interest but didn’t all fit the criteria for me:
Look, it’s not called transport for nothing