If anything, this would mean the complete opposite. If they can only viably access internal, national sources (which are generally known to be state-controlled), they will resolve to consuming national content only.
The longer this persists, the worse it will get. This is not good news, in any way.
I just now realized that the monkeys have this capability (reference StackOverflow), and this does open for some fun experimentation. Have you by any chance used a userscript for such a purpose before?
Yeah, a bit of an xy problem, I’ll admit. My ultimate goal would be invisible blocking/hiding from certain expected behaviors like the ones anti-adblockers employ. I’m not sure if what I have in mind specifically exists or not, but I find it fun to tweak and experiment with these kind of things. So I don’t necessarily have a problem I’d like to solve, it’s more an ask for directions/experiences.
I have tried Fiddler before, and it almost has the capabilities I’m looking for (it replaces an entire file; nothing granular), but it was a bit of a hassle to get working well last time I tried it, with the CA certificate, decrypting the TLS and stuff.
I haven’t heard of ZAP before, so this is new and intriguing! Thanks!
uBlock Origin I very much like, and I think it’s near-impossible for me to use a browser without it installed anymore. But as far as I know, it’s only used for blocking (dropping network requests) and hiding (CSS-like rules), but no manipulation?
The monkeys I’ve also used a little bit of, but I wasn’t aware that they supported being run ahead of the rest of the page like how I wanted, so this is definitely worth looking into, I appreciate it!
For reference, I found this answer on StackOverflow, which is promising.
I most likely am going a bit to the obscure/convoluted solution, yes.
My goal is to do something to the effect of uBlock Origin, but instead of just blocking/hiding, either replace with local files, or intercept req/res in order to manipulate them favorably, without being detected. I don’t know what uBlock does under the hood though, apart from its resource blocking and CSS-derived hiding.
Example:
Watching a video on youtube, an ad is about to get loaded, but instead of the hiding/blocking strategy uBlock uses, intercept the GET/POST, save the important flags that are uniquely served to your device that would indicate that you have successfully been served the ad, drop the rest, and then answer with what would be a valid response for “I have watched the ad in its entirety”.
So the server basically saying “Here, I give you this page and this script with both vital and ad contents. I now expect you to provide the corresponding hash that these two files will create through a series of functions. If you don’t, I will assume you’re blocking me, and I won’t provide further contents.”, and I’ll simply respond with “Here’s your hash! *wink*”.
Essentially, I wish to experiment with trying to be completely invisible in the blocking, by providing responses as if I have loaded and watched the ad, with all anti-adblock implementations through scripts and dynamic loading “intact” and unaware.
You’re quite right, I should include my goal in the post - editing it in now.
Depends on the conditions, I’d say. If you have an area that has low oxygen and high saline concentration, one could potentially preserve large parts of the carcass. A big challenge though is the substances brought by the carcass itself, like enzymes and bacteria that are not directly exposed to the oxygen-deficient saline-abundant water, which can thrive and remain active for a long period of time. However, if this carcass sinks to incredible depths, where the pressure is really high, temperature is a constant 4 degrees, very low concentration of scavengers or thriving organisms, and potentially sinks a bit into the sediment for a long time, you’ll essentially get pickle juice fossil fuel.
They only recently made it mandatory for three visa types, but since introduced in October 2016, it’s always been an optional field when applying for an ESTA.
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Not that not providing your social media handle will benefit you, of course.
Do you often (if at all) run into conflicts with the .. alias? I can’t think of any case on top of my head, but it feels a bit sketchy. The more than 2 dots however I imagine is pretty safe.
Depends on the level of technology you’re willing to go to:
Smart phones today you’re probably all out of luck, whether it’s Google’s Android, Huawei’s HarmonyOS, or Apple’s iOS. Same with any desktop PC.
Dumb phones without internet connectivity, like the Mudita Pure, can get you pretty far, but as you’re making calls and sending texts through your telecall provider, your provider might use that data for training purposes still.
For other technological devices, like fitness trackers, TVs, cars, fridges, or any IoT device really, that somehow either connects to internet or syncs to a device with such capability (your phone) in order to phone home, you’re likely out of luck.
Dumb devices, like mechanical timepieces, monitors, and “normal refridgerators” can get you pretty far, but remember that your purchases of these things, along with all the metadata of those purchases, might also be tracked and trained on.
As [email protected] pointed out, this 1000-fold increase is compared to barium titanate by itself, not to standard silicium solutions. However, it’s still worth pointing out:
Panels made with this technology could be much more efficient and require less space than current silicon-based solar cells,
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The material is also simpler to manufacture and more durable, as it does not require special packaging.
I have a slight feeling that they will require “proof” of no existing social media profile: Either you give them something, anything, or they will try and search the web for any account that matches your identity.
And of course, if your cooperation is unsatisfactory, they reserve the right to deny you entry.
I don’t believe that to be very likely. The Russian botnets and the like don’t necessarily operate from within Russia. Furthermore, the article states major Russian ISPs, meaning this affects a lot of common people, but unlikely governmental instances.
If the choice is between less propaganda for me, and less for them, I would choose the latter. I daresay the rest of us are much less susceptible to the propaganda than Russian citizens.
Worst case scenario is that we get a case like North Korea, where the outside world cannot do anything that harms them without the government there being able to say to its citizens “See? We told you they were bad!”.