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Touch Screens Are Over. Even Apple Is Bringing Back Buttons. in c/technology@beehaw.org

[–] esaru@beehaw.org 16 points 1 month ago (1 children)

That article reads like it was AI written.

LibreWolf remains AI-free! in c/technology@beehaw.org

[–] esaru@beehaw.org 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

I'm using Librewolf for everything except for what I need to be logged in. The reason is that Librewolf pretends to be in UTC timezone. This is for privacy reasons, but when I load my calendar I need to see it in my timezone. There are manuals of how to turn that off, but the changes I made following their own workaround (https://librewolf.net/docs/faq/#what-are-the-most-common-downsides-of-rfp-resist-fingerprinting) never changed that behavior.

So what I do is using Epiphany for tool sites I need to login and a correct timezone, and everything else I use Librewolf.

Jitsi, the open-source video conferencing platform, now requires a Google, Microsoft, or Facebook account for their online service in c/technology@beehaw.org

[–] esaru@beehaw.org 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Jitsi remains free. As you can see, this isn't about money but rather about privacy, which has diminished compared to before.

The issue with centralized systems becomes more apparent: the provders are held accountable for their users' actions.

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Jitsi, the open-source video conferencing platform, now requires a Google, Microsoft, or Facebook account for their online service (jitsi.org)

submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by esaru@beehaw.org to c/technology@beehaw.org

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While Jitsi is open-source, most people use the platform they provide, meet.jit.si, for immediate conference calls. They have now introduced a "Know Your Customer" policy and require at least one of the attendees to log in with a Facebook, Github (Microsoft), or Google account.

One option to avoid this is to self-host, but then you'll be identifiable via your domain and have to maintain a server.

As a true alternative to Jitsi, there's jami.net. It is a decentralized conference app, free open-source, and account creation is optional. It's available for all major platforms (Mac, Windows, Linux, iOS, Android), including on F-Droid.