… Google is right — phone verification makes account abuse more difficult Phone verification serves a legitimate purpose Google told Android Authority , "We're testing a new storage policy for new accounts created in select regions that will help us continue to provide a high-quality storage service … …
… The whole design is intentional, and a major chunk of users accept it as a normal thing after a few weeks. But I didn't do that. Molding windows to my needs Debloating, settings, and policy changes I won't shy away from the fact that doing all of this requires immense effort. …
… So, when I heard Tailscale was changing its pricing policy, alarm bells started echoing through my head. After all, I’ve seen useful apps devolve into an enshittified mess of paywalled features more times than I can count, and most of these changes were brought forth by changes in the pricing tiers. …
… Your services are the real attack surface The sandbox can't protect what's outside of it This is what keeps bugging me about the whole NemoClaw pitch: OpenClaw is useful because it connects to your services. …
… There's also the fact that many home lab users already rely on other layers of protection. Your router has firewall behavior. Individual VMs might be using nftables or UFW. Some services are tucked behind reverse proxies, VPNs, or Cloudflare Tunnels. …
… Subsequently, this policy will roll out to all certified devices worldwide. For the average end user, the simple process of sideloading an "unverified" app from an indie dev will become just as cumbersome as rooting phones. …
… It's all focused on data, services, backups, and miscellaneous directories. For my NAS backups, I can configure specific rules for user homes, as well as data, etc. Media doesn't change much, so it's backed up the least often, whereas services and backups will require more frequent snapshots. …
… Authorized Hermes users share a container and have access to the same connected services, with no per-user RBAC inside the agent. …
… The email blames "a surge in malicious users and abusive activities" for putting "extreme pressure" on their servers, which it says has "prevented a large number of legitimate users from receiving the expected quality of service." Z.ai's solution to protect legitimate users from degraded service wa… …
… What I will say is that, more than ever, it's a service first, with limits, cache policy, reasoning settings, retention rules, and availability all sitting on a dial that Anthropic can turn. …