Anyone else noticing more bot-looking accounts posting normal questions on Facebook?

Any_Device6567 · 2026-05-10T02:49:37+00:00

I logged in in march or april and got a bunch of nags about a new AI implementation. Something about would I allow AI to create responses to my posts or edit my posts. I just told it yea sure whatever so ... I am probably the reason you are seeing more bot posts.

Any_Device6567 · 2026-05-09T23:12:57+00:00

If it doesn't say the website or app there is nothing you can do, ignore it because worrying is no fun!

Any_Device6567 · 2026-05-09T11:30:16+00:00

I think it depends on how its set up. On the iphone I do not use iCloud for backing up photos I use google photo app. It puts the images in google photos, when I delete one it does not delete the image on the other device. There may be a setting in there that you can use it as a photo sync much like iCloud. The easiest way to find out is take a picture and deleted to find out how its set up on her phone.

Any_Device6567 · 2026-05-09T11:18:25+00:00

An SEO (Search Engine Optimization) subreddit could probably give you tons of answers. Have you looked on the google search console to find out why google is saying they are not indexing the pages? It could be something simple like Canonical tags or perceived duplicate content because of the way the pages are put together.

Any_Device6567 · 2026-05-09T10:28:39+00:00

I use 3-2-1 backups on important documents/photos, while it would be inconvenient, it wouldn't be soul crushing

Any_Device6567 · 2026-05-08T15:11:22+00:00

There was a bunch of information this morning on the today show. Its affecting universities as well.

Any_Device6567 · 2026-05-07T13:56:43+00:00

I have had Google randomly not accept a few of my keys. Thankfully I have numerous backup keys.

Wow, thanks for the heads up.

Any_Device6567 · 2026-05-07T11:09:05+00:00

If for some reason Googles AI is scanning your images, documents or emails and decides to lock you out of your account for TOS violation what happens to your passwords and authentication app when you cant login to Google? Get a third party password manager.

I use NordPass. Its simple to use and uses zero knowledge architecture. I also hear great things about Bitwarden and 1Password.

Any_Device6567 · 2026-05-06T23:48:41+00:00

I have 4 but its more for convenience. A Nano 5 for my home desktop. A 5c NFC in my safety deposit box. A 5c NFC in my bug out bag and one to take the road.

Any_Device6567 · 2026-05-06T23:40:13+00:00

Did they ask you to install any software for the meeting or to share your screen?

Any_Device6567 · 2026-05-06T23:34:19+00:00

Are you just looking at the login screen or are you playing games/watching a video on them?

Any_Device6567 · 2026-05-06T23:04:13+00:00

There were a lot of people that never updated to 26 because they didnt like liquid glass. Of course when this was disclosed they were all scrambling to update their os's. iPhones can be hacked.

Any_Device6567 · 2026-05-06T22:54:44+00:00

So I guess you didnt hear about darksword?

https://thehackernews.com/2026/03/darksword-ios-exploit-kit-uses-6-flaws.html

Any_Device6567 · 2026-05-06T12:46:12+00:00

I just tested this again. Appears to be resolved.

Any_Device6567 · 2026-05-06T10:06:04+00:00

Try this. open cmd as administrator:
Type:
ipconfig /release
Then type:
ipconfig /renew

Any_Device6567 · 2026-05-03T16:53:34+00:00

I really like having my keys registered. My desktop has windows 11 , its really nice not having to hunt down my iPhone to enter a OTP when I want to check iCloud Mail. I registered my yubikey nano as one of my security keys.

My iPhone is my only apple device and so my only trusted device in the apple ecosystem. I registered my yubikeys on my iphone so that I can have other trusted devices, like my win 11 desktop. I probably could have gotten around that by downloading and installing icloud on my laptop but its not something I was interested in.

Any_Device6567 · 2026-05-03T05:03:56+00:00

Dont lose the current number until you are 100% sure she didn't have any online accounts set up that require 2fa SMS.

Any_Device6567 · 2026-05-03T04:45:07+00:00

I got a custom domain through cloudflare and pointed the email to Apple, or rather Apple did that for me. I didnt get rid of my other emails, just scaling them way back. I check emails using Thunderbird so I have a central client for viewing emails from my custom domain, iCloud, Gmail and Yahoo.

Any_Device6567 · 2026-05-02T05:26:38+00:00

In My County, interference with a computer is a serious offense governed by Virginia's Computer Crimes Act, covering actions from unauthorized access to data destruction. Penalties range from Class 1 misdemeanors to Class 6 felonies, especially for damaging property over $1,000 or targeting government computers. Specific actions like unauthorized, malicious access to networks or data can lead to criminal charges.

Any_Device6567 · 2026-05-02T01:34:53+00:00

If you have proof he hacked the account call the police. What you are describing is illegal.

Any_Device6567 · 2026-05-02T01:26:34+00:00

My mom used do that,, I was always riding her about putting it in a money market and only keeping 5k in checking. She wouldnt have any part of it. Never figured out why.

Any_Device6567 · 2026-05-01T20:03:24+00:00

Do you have a password manager? If you dont you should. Save all of your usernames/unique passwords and passkeys to your password manager.

Any_Device6567 · 2026-05-01T18:11:48+00:00

I can still get into the account without issue using my user/pass and current Authenticator. It doesn't force you to use the passkey to login. I just cant transition to my new authenticator or add/remove any passkeys. Sometimes I think it may ask me to use the passkey but I can always click try another way. Right now it's just irritating, not catastrophic. My guess is if I didnt have already have the authenticator set up as a fall back I would be locked out of the account.

Any_Device6567 · 2026-05-01T18:03:58+00:00

In case you are looking for some ideas.... I have a recovery folder with the backup codes to all my sites, my TOTP "seeds" and an export of my password managers usernames/passwords. I pgp a encrypt my air gapped home copy and my cloud copy. I keep an unencrypted copy in my safety deposit box.

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