Jeff Bezos is saying the quiet part out loud.

[apenkop@mstdn.social]

@terminaltilt They are closing in: Big Tech is on the prowl of ALL of your data. And flooding the internet with all their AI infested cloudware, they can respond with ever so heavily manipulated lies and bogus selling it to you as facts and truth, regardless whatever you were searching for on that web. That fake reality will warp anything more strongly than a supermassive black hole.

[lorenzobonomelli@mastodon.social]

@shadows @terminaltilt

Well, I'm not an IT expert, so I'm not sure I got what you said to me 😅

Isn’t data encryption on servers enough to keep my files reasonably safe from everyone, including the hosting company?

If the system were FOSS, could a law force the provider to insert a decryption backdoor without the user knowing?

In short terms: is on-device scanning for such systems technologically feasible?

[apenkop@mstdn.social]

@LorenzoBonomelli
But someone else defines issues 1) thru 4) for you. They own your data then. Your data is on THEIR computer.
@terminaltilt

[radioclash@retro.pizza]

@terminaltilt and then as I've just found with FB, if you become persona non grata they can just erase your entire existence really easily. Easier to control citizens if their data is on servers they don't control.

[apenkop@mstdn.social]

@Nicovel0 HIS mainframe, YOUR data. Pictures of your kids, stored digital receipts of stuff you bought, a photographed confession of that remote uncle who came out in 1944, then snatched by the Nazis, you being confronted with secret messages from your spouse to her co-worker, your pictures where you wear girl's clothes and make-up. Regardless how anyone reacts to them, you truly don't want anyone to google around your data.
@terminaltilt

[apenkop@mstdn.social]

@andre_ourednik That's not what Bezos means. He wants YOUR data on HIS centralized 'mainframe'.
@terminaltilt

[alesroubicek@indieweb.social]

@TrimTab @terminaltilt Do you imply that Bezos's mother had worms when he was born?

[svavar@masto.svavar.com]

@terminaltilt

This has already happened for most people. This is basically what most apps and browser-based services are. First it was email, now it's everything from word processing and spreadsheets to graphic design and video editing.

[tokyo_0@mas.to]

@terminaltilt I'm not saying you're wrong, but how can they be both wanting to kill local confusing and pushing "AI pcs" that can perform AI calculations locally at the same time?

[dutchking@mastodontech.de]

@terminaltilt

Meine Daten auf meine Festplatte, und das seit ich einen PC habe

[ferrisoxide@ruby.social]

@terminaltilt The internet shifted power to the edges, then it all got sucked back into the centre again.

Screw that. The mechanisms to DIY the future still exist. Always have.

[landelare@mastodon.gamedev.place]

@LorenzoBonomelli The most common form of encryption In The Cloud™ is the one that they do with keys that they know and control. This makes it straightforward for them to read your stuff, or pass an unencrypted copy to any other entity.

FOSS generally makes it even easier to insert backdoors into copies that they control. It makes it more difficult to insert backdoors into the master source code, but you don't get to decide what version runs on their computers.

It's all about who's in control.

[silverowl@mastodon.social]

@andre_ourednik @terminaltilt IIRC, there were multiple studies on game streaming which came to the conclusion that even with a thin client, streaming consumes more energy and resources. A local gaming PC is a self-contained device. Streaming not only requires powerful data centres, but also robust infrastructure between your local device and the data centre. Furthermore, thin clients are more prone to be replaced every few years due to non-replaceable batteries and a lack of software updates.

[soozcat@vmst.io]

@terminaltilt

Dear Jeff,

And I mean this most sincerely,

🖕 🖕

[bolomkxxviii@mastodon.social]

@terminaltilt I feel much better about hording old computers now. When I say old, I mean around 6th gen Core i5 vintage. Amazing what these machines can do with the right Linux distro.

[wweiss53@techhub.social]

@terminaltilt
So many books to read (not from Amazon) may replace the need for any computers if this rental scheme comes to pass.

[utankung@kolektiva.social]

@terminaltilt This is so infuriating. I am so happy that I finally decided to swith full time to Linux like 3 months ago. The thing that kept my under the microsoft thumb was a few softwares I used for work. I spent some time finding alternatives and adjusted my workflow. So worth the time and effort.

[ninesigns@birdity.club]

@terminaltilt This Jeff Bezos quote is like 10 yr old

[bartok@kolektiva.social]

@terminaltilt Rent to not-own

[normandunbar@mastodon.scot]

@filobus @terminaltilt What other options are there? Oracle? Microsoft? If you had to use the cloud, where do you go to avoid the big guns and trump buddies?