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Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://bark.lgbt/@YawnEMIT" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>YawnEMIT</span></a></span> personally I recommend affected folks to literally press charges for <em>"unsolicited transmission of pornographic material"</em> cuz yes, that is a felony <em>and</em> unless the perpertrators get some unpleasant mail or even citation nothing will change.</p><ul><li>Also in a society governed by <em>"rule of law"</em> it's customary to let the system deal with assholes like that...</li></ul><p><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/NotLegalAdvice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NotLegalAdvice</span></a> tho.</p><p>Also <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Paywalling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Paywalling</span></a> is an assshole move!</p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://ard.social/@tagesschau" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>tagesschau</span></a></span> gut!</p><ul><li>Grubdsätzlich gehört das <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Paywalling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Paywalling</span></a> von <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Schufa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Schufa</span></a>-Auskünften verboten!</li></ul>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://sueden.social/@Krustinaut" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Krustinaut</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://xn--baw-joa.social/@stuttgart" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>stuttgart</span></a></span> +1</p><p>IMHO sollten alle Informationen staatlicherseits frei verfügbar sein außer es gäbe hinreichend triftige Gründe warum dies nicht sein sollte (bspw. halte ich es für falsch Notrufe per <em>"<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SunshineLaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SunshineLaw</span></a>"</em> öffebtlich gerfügbar zu machen)… </p><ul><li><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Paywalling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Paywalling</span></a> gehört grundsätzlich für behördliche Angaben verboten und allenfalls eine <em>dem Umfang angemessene Bearbeitungsgebühr</em> für Druck und Versand bei postralischem Duplikat-Wunsch erlaubt. (Vgl. €50 für den Ringbuchordner <em>inklusive Ergänzungslieferungen</em> der <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.bund.de/@BNetzA" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>BNetzA</span></a></span> mit <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Frequenznutzungsplan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Frequenznutzungsplan</span></a> samt Zuteilungen anstelle des kostenlosen <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PDFs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PDFs</span></a> auf deren Webseite: <a href="https://www.bundesnetzagentur.de/DE/Fachthemen/Telekommunikation/Frequenzen/Grundlagen/Frequenzplan/start.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bundesnetzagentur.de/DE/Fachth</span><span class="invisible">emen/Telekommunikation/Frequenzen/Grundlagen/Frequenzplan/start.html</span></a> )</li></ul>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://freeradical.zone/@sohan" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>sohan</span></a></span> so we get the shitty <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Paywalling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Paywalling</span></a> of <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Research</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Data" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Data</span></a> and the <em>"<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a>"</em>-based <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Enshittification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Enshittification</span></a> together...</p>
EngagingSTSjournal<p>The <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/assetization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>assetization</span></a> of <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/automobility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>automobility</span></a> through <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/paywalling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>paywalling</span></a> can affect the ecology of automobility in ways that entrench powerful + moneyed interests while undermining <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/ConsumerWelfare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ConsumerWelfare</span></a> + the <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/PublicGood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PublicGood</span></a></p><p>👀Bricolageyumyum.bsky.social &amp; mcforelle.bsky.social: <a href="https://doi.org/pcgp" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">doi.org/pcgp</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://infosec.exchange/@Andromxda" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Andromxda</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.tchncs.de/@pixelcode" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>pixelcode</span></a></span> How can you <a href="https://infosec.exchange/@Andromxda/114232892557687415" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">claim something you can't evidence</a>?</p><ul><li>Pretty shure if it's not <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.world/@signalapp" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>signalapp</span></a></span> themselves, then their centralized architecture and unwillingness to even have an <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OnionService" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OnionService</span></a> on <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@torproject" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>torproject</span></a></span> makes it trivial to pull a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Room641A" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Room641A</span></a> on them.</li></ul><p>It makes you look like one of those folks <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1thc5DSHwA" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">shilling</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/VPN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VPN</span></a>|s that <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210606070919/twitter.com/thegrugq/status/1085614812581715968" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">ain't logless after all</a>...</p><ul><li>I don't believe in <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/marketing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>marketing</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/lies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lies</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Signal</span></a> can't (and won't) be able to evidence that they don't log shit.</li></ul><p>At least they should be honest about things and not claim bs, cuz demanding a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PhoneNumber" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PhoneNumber</span></a> is <em>just <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/KYC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KYC</span></a> with extra steps</em> like demanding any <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SSN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SSN</span></a> or other <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PII" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PII</span></a>. Makes them look like chinese MMORPGs that demand ID card numbers for account signups, thus <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/paywalling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>paywalling</span></a> the ability to use their service anonymously...</p>
Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬<p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Wired" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wired</span></a> is dropping <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/paywalls" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>paywalls</span></a> for <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/FOIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FOIA</span></a>-based reporting. Others should follow<br>They're called <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/publicrecords" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>publicrecords</span></a> for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/paywalling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>paywalling</span></a>* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with <a href="https://freedom.press" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">freedom.press</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> to offer this for our new coverage. <br><a href="https://freedom.press/issues/wired-is-dropping-paywalls-for-foia-based-reporting-others-should-follow/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">freedom.press/issues/wired-is-</span><span class="invisible">dropping-paywalls-for-foia-based-reporting-others-should-follow/</span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://aus.social/@drifthood" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>drifthood</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@YannikAcht" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>YannikAcht</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@fae2535" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>fae2535</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@sixtus" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>sixtus</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.online/@parismarx" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>parismarx</span></a></span> Fakt ist, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Paywalling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Paywalling</span></a> ist aus Prinzip shice...</p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@YannikAcht" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>YannikAcht</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@fae2535" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>fae2535</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@sixtus" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>sixtus</span></a></span> och nicht!</p><p><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Paywalling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Paywalling</span></a> ist shice, besonders wenns als <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Abo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Abo</span></a> ausgeführt wird!</p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.zaclys.com/@Gords" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Gords</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@nixCraft" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>nixCraft</span></a></span> personally I think <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PayOrOkay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PayOrOkay</span></a> and other <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/DarkPattern" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DarkPattern</span></a> bs should be outlawed and only explicit <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OptIn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OptIn</span></a> without <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/paywalling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>paywalling</span></a> allowed!</p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://chaos.social/@kubikpixel" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>kubikpixel</span></a></span> IMHO gehört <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Paywalling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Paywalling</span></a> verboten!</p>
The Neutral Face Blog<p><strong>Title: Paywalling and Other Shady Marketing&nbsp;Techniques</strong></p><p>Today, companies find excuses to grab more money from consumers, and this money-grab scams are getting more outrageous by the day.</p><p>Paywalling is a predominant technique used by companies to force people to upgrade their subscription and/or pay them more money to get access to basic stuff. It’s really possible for them to offer said products/features for no additional charge, but they entice customers into paying more anyway.</p>Photo by Pixabay on <a href="https://www.pexels.com/photo/person-holding-turned-on-android-smartphone-533446/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Pexels.com</a><p>Paywalling features that require computing power or human resources is one thing. But locking features behind paywalls solely to squeeze more money out of customers is a different story.</p><p>Here are a few examples tech companies misuse this technique:</p><p><strong>1. Google Pixel’s Paywalling</strong></p><p>Take Google’s Pixel Photo Boost as an example. This feature, which operates entirely on the cloud and requires no additional hardware, is exclusive to the Pixel 8 Pro and higher models. It’s not available on older Pixel devices, even though they’re fully capable of supporting it. This decision seems less about technical limitations and more about pushing users to buy higher-end devices.</p><p><strong>2. Spotify’s Comic “Freemium” Service</strong></p><p>Spotify’s free plan is ad-supported, and it’s reasonable for it to have some limitations. But Spotify takes it further with restrictions that feel more like coercion than a fair trade-off.</p><p>For instance, free users can’t freely navigate between songs. The back (previous) button is disabled, and users can’t manage their playlists or queues. (they’ve enabled the back button recently) You can’t add songs to the queue, and viewing the queue is also off-limits. These restrictions seem less about maintaining a “free” experience and more about forcing users to subscribe to the premium plan. It’s a textbook example of a company prioritizing profits over user experience.</p><p><strong>3. Proton’s Dark Web Monitoring Gimmick</strong></p><p>Proton is often lauded by the privacy and open-source community for its ethical practices. But Proton’s approach to “Dark Web Monitoring” in its password manager, Proton Pass, raises eyebrows.</p><p>This feature scans for breaches involving your user IDs and passwords, then alerts you if your credentials have been leaked. However, while they notify you of a breach and reveal the source domain, the actual details of the breach are blurred. To see the full details, you’re required to pay for the premium plan.</p><p>Proton’s decision to show partial breach details — and lock the rest behind a paywall — feels like a classic “dark pattern” tactic, especially disappointing from a company that’s built its reputation on transparency and privacy.</p><p>4. Not Just Tech</p><p>BMW, one fine day, saw it fit to jump in on the Subscription bandwagon. It introduced “Heated Seats” for an \$18 a month subscription!</p><p>This pricks more as you’ve already paid for the hardware, but the software to provide the service is locked behind a paywall, and a very pricey one at that. What’s more- they already had a a slew of features ready in the paywall pipeline ready to be implemented.</p><p>People Vs BMW. Score People. After immediate backlash, BMW rescinded this tragedy! (Source: <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/7/23863258/bmw-cancel-heated-seat-subscription-microtransaction" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/7/23863258/bmw-cancel-heated-seat-subscription-microtransaction</a>)</p><p>These examples highlight a growing trend of companies using manipulative tactics to push users into paying more. Software-based features, essential usability functions, and privacy safeguards are being locked behind paywalls not for technical reasons, but for sheer greed Customers deserve better.</p> <p><span></span></p><p><a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://theneutralfaceblog.wordpress.com/tag/android/" target="_blank">#Android</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://theneutralfaceblog.wordpress.com/tag/bigtech/" target="_blank">#BigTech</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://theneutralfaceblog.wordpress.com/tag/bmw/" target="_blank">#BMW</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://theneutralfaceblog.wordpress.com/tag/capitalism/" target="_blank">#Capitalism</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://theneutralfaceblog.wordpress.com/tag/consumerism/" target="_blank">#Consumerism</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://theneutralfaceblog.wordpress.com/tag/corporategreed/" target="_blank">#CorporateGreed</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://theneutralfaceblog.wordpress.com/tag/google/" target="_blank">#Google</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://theneutralfaceblog.wordpress.com/tag/greed/" target="_blank">#Greed</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://theneutralfaceblog.wordpress.com/tag/music/" target="_blank">#music</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://theneutralfaceblog.wordpress.com/tag/news/" target="_blank">#news</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://theneutralfaceblog.wordpress.com/tag/paywalling/" target="_blank">#Paywalling</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://theneutralfaceblog.wordpress.com/tag/protonmail/" target="_blank">#ProtonMail</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://theneutralfaceblog.wordpress.com/tag/smartphones/" target="_blank">#SmartPhones</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://theneutralfaceblog.wordpress.com/tag/spotify/" target="_blank">#Spotify</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://theneutralfaceblog.wordpress.com/tag/technology/" target="_blank">#Technology</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://theneutralfaceblog.wordpress.com/tag/writing/" target="_blank">#writing</a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@WAHa_06x36" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>WAHa_06x36</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://beige.party/@TheBreadmonkey" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>TheBreadmonkey</span></a></span> sadly no, as <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@noybeu" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>noybeu</span></a></span> informs <em>and</em> a lot of shitty websites do actually push for: <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/paywalling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>paywalling</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> behind a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/subscription" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>subscription</span></a>...</p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://beige.party/@TheBreadmonkey" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>TheBreadmonkey</span></a></span> The fact that <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/GDPR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GDPR</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/BDSG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BDSG</span></a> don't mandate a simple &amp; equally accessible <em>"No Thanks!"</em> and instead allows <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/paywalling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>paywalling</span></a> of <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Privacy</span></a> (<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PayOrOkay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PayOrOkay</span></a>) is absolutely wrong!</p><p>I hope <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@noybeu" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>noybeu</span></a></span> et. al. can change that...</p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://birdbutt.com/@silvergriffin21" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>silvergriffin21</span></a></span> <em>nodds in agreement</em></p><p>Same as any <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/paywalling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>paywalling</span></a> of <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/accessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>accessibility</span></a> being inhumane and cruel and should be outlawed...</p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://norden.social/@hart" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>hart</span></a></span> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/AxelSpringer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AxelSpringer</span></a> halt - <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Clickbait" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Clickbait</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Abgoebbeln" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Abgoebbeln</span></a> wie immer...</p><ul><li>Bonuspunkte für's <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/paywalling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>paywalling</span></a>!</li></ul>
Kevin Karhan :verified:Rant re: CCSS vs FLOSS licensing, wishful thinking
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mas.to/@libreleah" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>libreleah</span></a></span> thanks.</p><p>Personally, I think maintainers should <em>choose their license wisely beforehand</em>:</p><ul><li><p>There are reasons why I chose to put some projects <a href="https://github.com/greyhat-academy/lists.d" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">under</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CCBYNCSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CCBYNCSA</span></a>, <a href="https://github.com/kbtechnologies/nucbook" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">some</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/GPLv3" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GPLv3</span></a> and <a href="https://github.com/OS-1337/OS1337" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">some</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/0BSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>0BSD</span></a>.</p></li><li><p>In some cases I did fork stuff under <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/MIT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MIT</span></a> which I'd not change the license of - even if it <em>would be compatible</em> - because I <a href="https://github.com/OS-1337/mlb" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">literally changed nothing in terms of code</a> and also didn't see <em>any</em> advantage in doing so to begin with.</p></li></ul><p>Espechally in the case of <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/DuckStation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DuckStation</span></a> this is bad because we ain't talking about the whole <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/GPLv2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GPLv2</span></a>-only vs. GPLv3+ drama or <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/grsecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>grsecurity</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/paywalling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>paywalling</span></a> (which is <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXLFXV6zIyk" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">an <em>asshole move</em> but legal</a> )...</p><ul><li>Maybe the dev(s) - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oj9Vl-Bteq8" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">unlike</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Capcom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Capcom</span></a> - weren't fully aware of this issue, but even big Companies (i.e. <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/AVM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AVM</span></a>) got forced into compliance...</li></ul><p>Lets just hope a <em>friendly</em> (!!!) reminder makes them realize, apologize and undo the change...</p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fedi.getimiskon.xyz/users/getimiskon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>getimiskon</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://infosec.exchange/@catsalad" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>catsalad</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://lgbtqia.space/@alexadeswift" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>alexadeswift</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@brouhaha" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>brouhaha</span></a></span> yeah, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SubgraphOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SubgraphOS</span></a> got killed by <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/grsecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>grsecurity</span></a> being assholes and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/paywalling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>paywalling</span></a> access to their suite!</p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@ThatOneGuyT_T" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>ThatOneGuyT_T</span></a></span> +9001%</p><p>IMHO <em>"No, tanks!"</em> should be the mandatory default for all <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/trackers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>trackers</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/cookies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cookies</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ads" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ads</span></a> and bs.</p><ul><li>If it was my decision, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PopUps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PopUps</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/RegistrationWalling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RegistrationWalling</span></a> if not <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Paywalling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Paywalling</span></a> would be illegal!</li></ul>