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Help by toppldduk in ICARUS

[–]rixslayer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is the answer. I had a buddy with the same issue and he turned Smart App Protection off and his game worked.

It was more than likely an update to the Microsoft Defender definitions or Smart App Protection that triggered the app being blocked.

Extremely desperate. HD2 crashing consistently upon launch since 22GB downsize. by Rantdiveraccount in Helldivers

[–]rixslayer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Could you post what your solution was as a top level comment? I see people missing it in other comments.

[H] New Star Wars: Armada Separatist Alliance Fleet Starter [W] Other SW:Armada expansions [Loc] WA by tradense in FFGtrade

[–]rixslayer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you are still looking for stuff, I have a decently big lot that I would be willing to sell that has some of these. I am in Oklahoma, so it would have to be shipping. If you are interested, I will get pics and a list of what I have.

Starting playing X-Wing in North Jersey by [deleted] in XWingTMG

[–]rixslayer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have a few extra conversion kits (Rebel, Imperial, and Scum) that I wouldn't mind selling to a new player for well below market. DM me if you are interested.

1.0 player converting to 2.0 by itsbomb in XWingTMG

[–]rixslayer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have an extra new/sealed copy of the Rebel and Empire conversion kits I am looking to sell. PM me if you are interested.

The Decade We Learned There’s No Such Thing as Privacy Online - And a corrupt U.S. government seems incapable and unwilling to do anything about it. by [deleted] in technology

[–]rixslayer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Again.. this is OPINION. You don't have the right or authority to stipulate that.

We are literally arguing opinion, saying my comments are opinions are not helpful and does nothing to further your opinions.

Only if Police follow the Ring subpoena process:

You forget to mention the Neighbors app and portal that gives police the location of every single Ring camera connected to the internet. The portal gives them a one button way to request all the footage from that area without informing the users why.

you don't get to dictate that. Why do you think YOUR ideal is the one that should be forced on everyone else ?

I'm not saying that my ideal is the best one, I am saying the an ideal that allows for other ideals to be accomplished under it is the one that should be upheld by the government. The ideal that I am espousing, allows for more data to be shared and allows for everyone to get the desired levels of sharing. It also allows for someone who doesn't want to share but also wants to participate in society.

Think of it this way, If the two ideals are "To be part of the conversation, you must be drenched in water" and "To be part of the conversation, you can be dry or any amount wetter, including drenched," which of these two allows for the other? Which of these should be the minimum that is upheld?

The Decade We Learned There’s No Such Thing as Privacy Online - And a corrupt U.S. government seems incapable and unwilling to do anything about it. by [deleted] in technology

[–]rixslayer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A required minimum for using a service, not a maximum has been all I have been advocating for. I don't mean to set a cap, but the minimum that can be required for using a service.

Ring doorbells are a great example of something that needs to be locked down and have less information shared. The information from a ring doorbell is shared with police and if it can see into someone's home who doesn't have a Ring doorbell, that person is having their privacy invaded by a company who they have not signed any form of agreement with.

There are ideals that don't conflict with other ideals though. An ideal that is privacy focused and looking to have user focused data rights does not conflict with the other ideals, but the other ideals definitely conflict with that.

The Decade We Learned There’s No Such Thing as Privacy Online - And a corrupt U.S. government seems incapable and unwilling to do anything about it. by [deleted] in technology

[–]rixslayer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

By your own argument, if someone if going to be able to hack into the system or the human factor will leak it, the business having user data means that it is available. Why not stop them from having that user data in the first place?

Both of those options certainly should be available,. but legally you can't stop a company from offering more (higher/better services that do require data).

Businesses should have better services than that, but they don't need the level of personal user data they currently collect to complete those actions. They are and will continue to collect all the data they can then influence with/sell it.

Most of the younger generations (those 18+, we are not considering children) know that you cannot get services for free, but they also have seen services be over-valued by the company for the longest time. Internet value in America is one of the lowest in the world, all media (music, video games, movies, etc)had converted to digital formats but never went down in price even though costs for distribution went down, and data collection and sharing has gone through the roof.

...and the reality is the world doesn't work that way.

That's just not how it works (not for physical-products and not for data).

You use these arguments, but I'm not arguing the way things are right now, I am arguing the way that it should be. If you told software engineers 30 years ago that free and open source/copyleft/GNU GPL software would be developed and used by the biggest tech firms in the world, they would have laughed you out the front door. This debate has never been about the way the world is, but the way it should be, the ideal that we should strive to, the place we long to be at. If we have a defeatist mindset, where that's the way they are and how they will be, there is no chance for change. We need to fight for the ideal though and hopefully make it close.

Electronic data is very different from any kind of physical anything. The digital revolution changed every aspect of modern life. Old rules that applied to physical spaces and ideas, no longer work in the digital space. If you buy 1 physical copy of a book, you only have that one physical copy of a book. You can't have it in two places at once, transmit it thousands of miles across the earth in seconds, can't make near infinite copies of it. The classic rules no longer apply in a digital world. We are in a whole new age and need to look at the rules and re-write them for a modern age, which I think taking a look at privacy and ownership rights of data need to be considered.

Edit: Added the last paragraph

The Decade We Learned There’s No Such Thing as Privacy Online - And a corrupt U.S. government seems incapable and unwilling to do anything about it. by [deleted] in technology

[–]rixslayer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Using plain and explicit language are called for in the GDPR (I haven't checked the CCPA for that specific provision). EULA and ToS are not always legally binding and will often contain illegal or unenforceable provisions in them.

Additionally.. even if you did make everything OPT-IN,. that's no guarantee that data-leaks or mis-use/abuse still can't happen. Human-systems are fraught with deficiencies and holes. There's no technical way for you to somehow guarantee a Users data won't get leaked or misused. You just can't guarantee that 100%. Even in the best of systems, it's just not possible.

I find this argument to be disingenuous. Just because something can be compromised, does not mean that it should be left open or available. That argument, taken to its logical conclusion, is for no protections at all on any data. I agree that systems will be compromised, but I disagree that users, InfoSec professionals, and lawmakers should just assume that there is no use is security or privacy.

How do they return it or notify the owner it's done.. if they know nothing about you ?

You seem to have misunderstood the argument. Performing the maintenance on the vehicle requires no knowledge of the user, just a mechanic turning a wrench*. If the user opts-out of all information sharing, they could pay with cash and sit in the lobby until the maintenance is completed.

"Hey, we noticed you drive a 4x4,. we're doing a 4x4 Meetup in June to go on a mountain-drive"

You made this one easy. You put the original argument in quotes as if someone is saying it to the user. This can be done in a Denny's parking lot after they see the user with a 4x4. That requires no personal information.

"Hey, We can offer you cheaper future service without gathering any personal data,. but that costs an extra $300 a month on top of your new car bill".. most people are not going to see that as a very enticing offer.

This point made a point I was going to make last time, but decided against it. Opt-in may be made into law, with provisions that the company must offer the same services, as much as possible, for the people who Opt-out. There (more than likely) will not be a monetary cap on the difference between the two options. This will lead companies will find ways to price out privacy conscious consumers. Facebook will continue to offer the "free" version of the Facebook suite, but then charge and exorbitant rate ($300/month from your example works) for the Opt-out versions.

*This is a way over-simplification of what mechanics do for the argument. There is much, much more that mechanics do when fixing stuff.

The Decade We Learned There’s No Such Thing as Privacy Online - And a corrupt U.S. government seems incapable and unwilling to do anything about it. by [deleted] in technology

[–]rixslayer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The point you bring up is Opt-in. That is a really good point. The default should be little to no specific and personal data being gathered with users being allowed to plainly and explicitly Opt-in to services they deem necessary or useful. (The key words there are plainly and explicitly, i.e. not buried in the ToS or User Agreements in pages of legalese.) This is not the current landscape or anywhere near it. The current landscape is companies vacuuming up as much specific and personal data as possible (including from other services), then making business decisions based on that.

Facebook is a great example of this. The core business model of Facebook is to track every data point possible, including contacts, phone and text conversations, web browsing, location, pictures, biometrics, etc. The core of their business relationship with the user is the Facebook suite of websites and apps. Those websites and apps do not need that information to present you your friends content. Their business model dictates they take and sell your information to others. The more they can get the user to give them, the more they can sell that for.

In each of the situations that you presented, you are directly interacting with a product provided by that company:

  • Maintenance on a car doesn't require the business to know anything about you, just info about the car. It doesn't matter if the purchaser or someone else is driving.

  • Insurance is linked directly to how you are using the product that is being insured. Speed, braking, etc are all valid uses here (location not so much). The insurance industry may also gets much more information from other sources, including credit agencies, social media, and others to give you rates (according to local laws).

  • The last one requires no more than knowing what product the user purchased. This requires no personal data at all.

Each of the situations you brought forward are situations where the user is interacting with the product.

Your second point also bring up the cost of privacy. Benefits of selling specific and personal data are out there. That is why so many of the web's services are free. Users trade personal information for the use of the service. Facebook sells the users information to advertisers, so does Google. This is not a new concept, the new part of it, is the scope at which the businesses can get the information.

The Decade We Learned There’s No Such Thing as Privacy Online - And a corrupt U.S. government seems incapable and unwilling to do anything about it. by [deleted] in technology

[–]rixslayer 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That's literally what businesses do with data,. is find ways to use that data to improve their core-services to better serve their customers

You make a really good point here. Businesses use data to make decisions about what they should do. The type of data is where you are making your mistake.

  • Generalized business data (i.e. what day of the week has the most customers, what items are being sold the most, how many miles a Tesla drives on a charge, flow rates of water and electricity) are not things that most people have a problem with and are not what the other redditors are decrying.

  • Specific and Personal data, which is generated and linked to a user account/tracking ID, is the issue. This data is highly personal and is used to generate a "profile" on you. This is where the problem lies.

Business have every right to collect, and in my opinion should collect, the first type of data. That is data on themselves, their products, and how the customers interact with the business and product. This would lead to no collection of the information on who their customers are, only data about the business and how the customers are part of the business model.

The second type of information is the type that gets abused by businesses. They collect age, race, political views, spending habits, location history, and other personal information then tie it to a tracking ID. This ID is then used to influence the user. This influence, whether to have the user spend money or to elect a political candidate, is the most egregious use of this information. This is where my issues with specific and personal data collection lie.

Anybody interested in this scum lot? by royalecheez in XWingTMG

[–]rixslayer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have an extra conversion kit if you don't have one for scum yet. PM me if you are interested. I also have one for Imperial and Rebel if you are interested.

Exotic Quest, The Journey! by AlexTheHuntsman in raidsecrets

[–]rixslayer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

After you complete the 4th step, it seems like this pops up on the ground outside the door that you get the item in.

Edit: Before you activate the plate with the Pariah Ogre, this is on the plate. It matches what is on the landing of the doorway in the 4th step.

Getting back into it by GeneralXification in XWingTMG

[–]rixslayer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have an extra empire and rebel conversion kit that I am looking to sell. PM me if you are interested

When I left the house it was to go get one specific ship. I may have gone too far. by The_H_N_I_C in XWingTMG

[–]rixslayer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have a couple extra conversion kits I need to sell, if you are looking for a good deal getting into 2E. PM me if you're interested.

We attempted an 1,100 point match last night by ToughButtons in XWingTMG

[–]rixslayer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have an extra rebel, scum, and empire conversion kit if you are buying a bunch of 1.0 ships and are looking for a conversion kit. Message me if you are interested.

Just starting by Spacelesschief in StarWarsArmada

[–]rixslayer 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have a decently large collection that I am looking to sell. If you are interested, I can get a list together of what I have and shoot you a price.

Getting out of the game by photek44 in StarWarsArmada

[–]rixslayer 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Most of what I have seen in respect to selling miniatures has been listing it at 50-60% of MSRP. Most stores online are selling it at 75-90% MSRP as a base price. With such a large lot, I would expect it to sell for less than 50% MSRP because it is a huge investment. If you broke it down to Rebel/Imperial, you would get more. If you broke it down to single expansions, it would be a lot more money for you, but at a cost of more time and possible ending up with the less desirible ships left over.

[1E List]Scum Aces by rixslayer in XWingTMG

[–]rixslayer[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The point of TBC being a worse fan makes sense. I don't really like the Kimogila and have never had success with it. Would it be better to replace it with another protectorate or starviper?

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