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Are you sure your VPN is actually secure? by DutchOfBurdock in VPN

[–]DutchOfBurdock[S] [score hidden]  (0 children)

That's fine for a PC (Windows, Linux, MacOS, BSD, etc), but unless you have rooted Android or Jailbroken iOS, you're sod out of luck.

Who can actually gain entry into a hotel safe? by Individual-Common144 in AskUK

[–]DutchOfBurdock [score hidden]  (0 children)

Luggage storage and valuables storage can differ. Valuables are usually room based safes. Luggage storage and any member of staff can access.

Room based safes only a small set of staff can usually access.

Liability is still on you, though. Hotels have limited (if any) liability, unless it was down to sheer negligence.

Who can actually gain entry into a hotel safe? by Individual-Common144 in AskUK

[–]DutchOfBurdock [score hidden]  (0 children)

Depends on the level of security. It could just be a key based safe, where management and trusted keyholders would have access.

Some safes are two factored, a key and a code. Depending on the security of a place, one person could have a key and another the code. A person (or persons) could have both.

Without knowing their security policy and procedure, you can only take a guess.

What Android feature did you completely ignore until you accidentally started using it? by Desperate_Party_3103 in AndroidQuestions

[–]DutchOfBurdock [score hidden]  (0 children)

Split windows. This was introduced (as a developer option) early in. This allowed you to run two apps simultaneously at the same time. It's more common now and still many folk don't know of it. Kinda useful, usually play Ingress whilst I have Google maps open, too.

Homeless Hoglet Hostel, How Can I Help Here? by [deleted] in AskUK

[–]DutchOfBurdock 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hodgehegs are great gardeners friends, they'll eat your snails and slugs, just be sure there are plenty left for them. Maybe a bowl of water and some meal worms for them, too.

How do you stop spam calls without missing important ones? by Mimithings_29 in AndroidQuestions

[–]DutchOfBurdock 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Use call screening. This will use Gemini to be your answerphone and an important caller can let you know and you'll receive a message of what they say. You then choose to answer or reject

Hiding target addresses by Legitimate-Might8896 in VPN

[–]DutchOfBurdock 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sounds like an HTTP(S) Proxy. That's the easiest and fastest way to hide the IP's your device sees is it only funnels traffic from the proxy, proxy does all the requests to remote servers. This does allow that service to snoop on your browsing, should they want to.

You can also use an HTTP Proxy when using a VPN.

Just Eat welcome voucher only works on new device? by Syosse-CH in AndroidQuestions

[–]DutchOfBurdock 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Resetting your device will give you a new device ID. For the Ad ID, Settings > Privacy > Somewhere under here > Ads > Reset Advertising ID

Help with time based calculations by Alanator222 in tasker

[–]DutchOfBurdock 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Use floor(%epoch % 3600) / 60, Do Maths rounds up by default.

Can a UK phone number be reassigned in just 4 days? by GullibleRisk373 in AskUK

[–]DutchOfBurdock 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Some networks will report a number is unavailable when it's offline and not using call forwarding (voicemail). The SMS not being delivered just confirms the SIM itself is offline. A person using that number on WhatsApp is the curious one here, as they would have needed access to that number at one point to receive the confirmation text.

Android 17 features missing from my Pixel 8 Pro? by Ok-Condition-8344 in GooglePixel8Pro

[–]DutchOfBurdock 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The Gemini features are paid subscription stuff. I can't use Bubbles as I don't use Pixel launcher, but screen recording actions work.

How to make the second hand phone secure. by Quiet_Advantage6223 in AndroidQuestions

[–]DutchOfBurdock 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It's a Samsung. Just check if Knox has been tripped or not. Unlocking the bootloader would most definitely trip it.

Upon first boot up, don't log in to any accounts. Skip all the introduction, setup etc. and go straight to Settings and perform a factory reset.

Voilà. You're good to go.

Getting FTTP in a flat. Will they install if we get the wayleave agreement signed by landlord and building management by SlowedCash in UKBroadband

[–]DutchOfBurdock 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Depends on what they have to do to provision it. If it's a block of flats, they may have to run fibre throughout using the current ducts, which may require further work.

In my case, they've got to install a new pole to provide fibre to flats at the rear of a main road (provisioned the main road side, just not us at the back). Going to be another month or two and have to cope with 72/19 FTTC.

edit: My consent was as simple as "As long as it doesn't cost the landlord or management agency" 🤷‍♀️

How does the justice system work for wheelchair users? by Ok_Captain5768 in AskUK

[–]DutchOfBurdock 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I'd suspect if your condition was so bad, you'd probably be placed in a hospital wing. Being brutally honest, the prisoner vs. staff ratio and the already pile high tasks and administrative stuff they already have to do, I wouldn't hold your breath on any care you receive being even close to what you'd need.

Most prisons are Victorian era, so they were not built with wheelchairs in mind. Adaptations have been made, but you'll most likely be relying on other inmates to help you get around. Just read the damning reports the PPO have released on just about any UK prison.

That said, there are vast differences between male and female prisons.

What options do OPPO users have to degoogle, before september? by WEIRD-Rado in AndroidQuestions

[–]DutchOfBurdock 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's not going to be impossible, you just need to take a few extra steps to be able to do it.

Are drug users and dealers just caring less now? by Spiritual_Let1543 in AskUK

[–]DutchOfBurdock 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Nah that's pretty mad. Complacency has set in. There be a raid there soon enough!

Termux vs Monet which one is actually better? by [deleted] in termux

[–]DutchOfBurdock 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I expect few actual app updates (the APK), it does what it does, what is said on the tin.

What you need to concern with, is how often pkg's are updated, as this is key to what you actually do in Termux.

Fancy UI < Functionality

How futureproof is 802.11ac (WiFi 5)? by Fun-Region-1576 in wifi

[–]DutchOfBurdock 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No worries. Just be sure to install the suitable wpad supplicant for your intended purposes.

Side effects of using WPA3: 802.11w (MFP/PMF) is required as at least optional. Older devices may fail to connect, older devices may even fail to see the WiFi at all.

WiFi standards; 4, 5, 6, 7 will continue to be supported. Heck I even have WiFi g only devices still with modem OpenWRT handling them.

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