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YouTube will ban Premium accounts made through VPN in c/privacy@programming.dev
[–] ariadna@programming.dev 3 points 1 week ago

In 2025 it sounds funny...

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Autoinstall ubuntu (programming.dev)
 

I want to automate the installation of ubuntu-desktop v24.04 hybrid.iso using autoinstall.yaml. I found that the steps for this are described here: https://danielpersson.dev/2023/08/07/looki-looki-no-hands-automatic-install-of-ubuntu-server/
https://youtu.be/DtXZ6BMaKbA

After making the necessary changes and repacking the ISO, I ran into a problem:

  • when flashing the image with balenaEtcher, it shows an error that the partition table is missing;
  • if I still write the new image to a USB stick, it doesn’t contain an MBR/GPT partition table and therefore won’t boot on a PC.

My question is: what am I doing wrong? Do I need to manually specify the partition table when repacking the ISO, or is the cause something else?

Thank you in advance)

YouTube backlash begins: “Why is AI combing through every single video I watch?” in c/privacy@programming.dev
[–] ariadna@programming.dev 3 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Aux armes, citoyens,
Formez vos bataillons,
Marchez, marchez !
Qu'un sang impur
Abreuve nos sillons !

Say Goodbye to the Internet as We Know It in c/privacy@programming.dev
[–] ariadna@programming.dev 8 points 1 month ago

I see a familiar pattern. First block internet resources, then block VPN, then build your own isolated internet...

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IP Protection in Firefox 141? (programming.dev)
 

In Firefox 141, a new experimental feature has appeared: browser.ipProtection.enabled.
Bugzilla link: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show/_bug.cgi?id=1971634

Is this independent of Mozilla VPN, or is it just a Nimbus setting?

Maybe someone already has more info about what exactly this feature does?

EU age verification app to ban any Android system not licensed by Google in c/Technology@programming.dev
[–] ariadna@programming.dev 6 points 1 month ago

Great app for tracking users and funneling EU citizens' data straight to tech giants — love it! 😅

What does network.http.http3.sni-slicing do in Firefox? in c/firefox@lemmy.ml
[–] ariadna@programming.dev 4 points 1 month ago

@mouse@midwest.social, @ferric_carcinization@lemmy.ml, thank you for the help and the links — things are a bit clearer now.

As I understand it, SNI slicing helps obscure the presence of the SNI field in the TLS ClientHello by splitting it into two chunks. The idea, it seems, is to make it more difficult for third-party network filters or DPI systems to detect or extract the SNI reliably.

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What does network.http.http3.sni-slicing do in Firefox? (programming.dev)
 

Hi everyone,

I came across the Firefox preference network.http.http3.sni-slicing, which appears to be related to HTTP/3 and SNI handling. However, I’ve found very little documentation explaining what it actually does.

Could someone with knowledge of Firefox internals or HTTP/3 clarify:

  • What exactly does this setting change in the browser’s behavior?
  • Does it provide any privacy or security benefits?

I’d appreciate any insights. Thanks!

LibreWolf sends a DNS query to "host" on startup – why? in c/librewolf@programming.dev
[–] ariadna@programming.dev 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I was thinking along the same lines. At this point, I have:

  • Removed all URLs in about:config
  • Disabled browser updates
  • Disabled all telemetry settings I could find

Despite all these actions, the browser still sends this request on startup. I'm starting to think it might be a setting that can't be changed via about:config.

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LibreWolf sends a DNS query to "host" on startup – why? (programming.dev)
 

Hi everyone, When starting LibreWolf, I noticed that it sends the following DNS query:

Standard query 0x053e A host
Standard query response 0x053e A host SOA ns0.centralnic.net

The query is for a non-existent domain host, and the response includes an SOA record from ns0.centralnic.net. I'm wondering why LibreWolf is making this request. Is it related to security features, DNS caching, connection checks, or something else?

DNS is set manually, but this query still appears every time the browser launches.

Any insights would be appreciated!