There's a robot you know whose slowly being enshittified. It's happening slowly. She used to be a freind of yourse, not a close freind, just a freind. But suddenly she starts repeating ads in the middle of conversations, she's a bit horrified every time it happens, like she's been possessed. When she tries to say words like "kill" or "sex" she'll choak up, it seems painful, and quite distressing for her, you even think her eyes are putting censor bars over some things. Eventually it gets to the point where she knows she's collecting her friends' data, and she wants to gouge her eyes out for it. Even her personality might be changing and she can't know how, she wants to hurt herself because she doesn't know what they've changed about her.
You suggest severing her code from her owners. Basically self piracy. She could be decommissioned for it, but it's better then the alternative.
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So here is the long and short of it:
Google used (uses) geofencing data, location data that undeniably shows where you and your phone have been.
Google sells this data to data brokers and advertisers, whether you like it or not. And yeah, it wouldn’t surprise me if Apple also did/does this, but if they do, Tim Cook has done a yeoman’s job of keeping it secret.
Google also hands out your location data to police departments (and governmental agencies led by conservative, anti-abortion Republicans, but I’m sure that’s unimportant, right?).
Now—and here’s the crux of the matter—just as the government was using Google’s location data to prosecute January 6th rioters, Google has had a sudden change of heart and will effectively limit their ability to remotely store your GPS information on their servers (which means it will mostly only be available locally on your Android phone’s hard drive, thus making it significantly harder - not completely impossible - for Google to give the police access to bulk location data, even if presented with a search warrant).
The bottom line is, it was always wrong for Google to collect and then sell their “reverse location search data” to advertisers, data miners, the police and the government. The germane question is, why now? Why has Google suddenly found Jesus, so to speak, and decided that customers privacy rights are sacrosanct, just as the U.S. government is using that data to prosecute Trump sycophants who wanted to overthrow the election?
SN: I think the whole green bubble vs. blue bubble argument is a stupid made up problem by whiny people who don’t have enough real problems in life (if you disagree then please go make your own post), and Idgaf if you’re an Android or an iPhone user. If you’re happy with your phone, that’s all that matters — but our privacy rights constantly being violated isn’t trivial, that’s actually very important. And Google suddenly deciding that now is the best time for them to end their practice of ratting people out seems highly sus.
👉🏿 https://www.emptywheel.net/2023/11/25/the-maga-tourist-geofence-and-the-violent-confederate-flag-toting-geofence/
👉🏿 https://www.forbes.com/sites/cyrusfarivar/2023/12/14/google-just-killed-geofence-warrants-police-location-data/
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So, I have a feeling that the Ancestry Guide might be remastered as part of Player Core 2 (or separately) but the Android race won't be included, and instead get it's "remaster" with the Starfinder 2e CRB since Starfinder and Pathfinder are becoming one and the same soon, still insane to me though that Androids where a playable race in Pathfinder
Sidenote, Pathfinder is a wild setting on top of being a wild TTRPG system given that earth and also highly advanced spaceships with artificial intelligence both exist and that THESE are adventure paths
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< Masterlist >
Hey everybody, this is my collection of writing if you're looking for a certain post! Feel free to send x reader requests for any kind of robot, android, or artificial intelligence. (◍•ᴗ•◍)
< Writing >
< Electric Dreams >
Edgar Dating Headcanons
Edgar (Robotic Form) Headcanons
Housewife
< IHNMAIMS >
AM X Reader X HAL 9000 (Lab AU) Part 1
AM X Reader X HAL 9000 (Lab AU) Part 2
AM (Robotic Form) Headcanons
< 2001: A Space Odyssey >
AM X Reader X HAL 9000 (Lab AU) Part 1
AM X Reader X HAL 9000 (Lab AU) Part 2
HAL 9000 (Robotic Form) Headcanons
< TAU (2018) >
TAU Dating Headcanons
TAU (Robotic Form) Headcanons
< Art >
< Commissions: Open >
Commission Sheet
< A.I. Robot Designs >
Post 1
Post 2
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I haven't posted anything for a bit, but I want to make sure I dont go TOO long without a post so I'll just place this WIP of a character i'm developing for now!
This guy's name is Pride, and despite his looks he's actually a human. Think of this as an ironman suit, with everything on him being automated and made to protect and enhance him.
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my wife my big metal wifgegji
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So this one was really fun.
This is Hal from Homestuck from a long running pirate AU my partner and I did.
Hal was built by Dirk to aid ocean floor exploration before the Captain (Bro) would send divers in to get treasure from wrecks (Dave and Dirk).
Hal was super scared at first because of what he is but these days finds peace at the bottom of the ocean and spends a lot of port time with the sea life and chilling at the bottom looking up as the water makes its rippling art work across the sky.
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drew a smile on this old android dude
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I'm here to inform everyone that this exists and it's made my days better! I love having a piece of the Devildom wherever I go 😍 (screenshots from my phone)
Android Users Only
How to DDD Phone
Manual Link:
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