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  • AwetoPrivacyGoogle to start collecting biometric data
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    7 months ago

    Every app has access to an api that asks your phone to verify your fingerprint against the ones stored for the lockscreen. The phone then asks for your fingerprint and tells the app if it passed or not.

    As the commenter pointed out, it’s not an image of your fingerprint either. It’s a hash that is stored on your phone that is likely unique to that device.








  • While I don’t know about lutris specifically, usually the easier strategy is to have your home folder as its own partition and map the new install into your old home folder. Then, once you install your programs again (lutris), it all just maps up properly like you never changed os’.

    If you wanted a smaller version of that, backup your lutris configuration and install directories and restore them (in the exact same place) on the new install.








  • AwetoPrivacyBest alternative to Chromecast?
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    1 year ago

    Fun fact for shield owners:

    If you block this domain with your dns ad blocker, the default launcher will only show ads for the YouTube, Google TV, and Google Play Store apps (not individual shows). I find these to be far less annoying as they use muted tones.

    androidtvwatsonfe-pa.googleapis.com

    If you have already setup your device and currently see ads, you need to reset the android tv home application data to get rid of them. This will temporarily show you the old dashboard, but the new one will load eventually (without ads).




  • AwetoLemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldfunny because true
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    1 year ago

    If you live in the US, you can get your mail sent to your email inbox every day you are getting something that is directly addressed to you (i.e., not spam). It’s called USPS Informed Delivery.

    It doesn’t always work if they get your address slightly off (say they put STE instead of APT), but it’s a lot better than nothing.