Readit NewsNote that Twitch limits stream quality in certain country. For example, in South Korea, content is transcoded to 720p or lower. [1]
[1] https://www.thegamer.com/twitch-korea-limiting-stream-qualit...
Or: they provide .pkg file to install similar program.
Most of them want sudo. They use root permission for various purpose, but the most impressive one for me was registering their CA certificate on Firefox root store, to support WebSocket over TLS to localhost on Firefox.
From https://palant.info/2023/01/02/south-koreas-online-security-... :
> I’ve heard about South Korea being very “special” every now and then. I cannot claim to fully understand the topic, but there is a whole Wikipedia article on it. Apparently, the root issue were the US export restrictions on strong cryptography in the 90ies. This prompted South Korea to develop their own cryptographic solutions.
> It seems that this started a fundamental distrust in security technologies coming out of the United States. So even when the export restrictions were lifted, South Korea continued adding their own security layers on top of SSL. All users had to install special applications just to use online banking.
> Originally, these applications used Microsoft’s proprietary ActiveX technology. This only worked in Internet Explorer and severely hindered adoption of other browsers in South Korea.
Wowsa!
The problem came from U.S. cryptography export regulation which makes exportable cryptographic algorithm feasible to crack. Bundled Internet Explorer didn't support good algorithms on SSL.
So, South Korea government wanted to add another security layer. They wanted to state "good to go" algorithm (just like FIPS did), so they built and recommended the encryption algorithm, SEED. And it required ActiveX, because 128 bits cryptography on JavaScript was infeasible then.
The real problem of South Korea is, the slowness of deprecation.
They deprecated ActiveX (and created NPAPI or WebSocket on localhost) in 2014. After Microsoft deprecated Windows XP, they established "Windows XP Task Forse" to respond security issues with Windows XP computers on government agencies. Yeah, this was fairly late, considering MS declared the Windows XP deprecation schedule in 2007.
IE/ActiveX/Java Applet/etc algorithms aren't still completely deprecated in Korea. NEIS, a giantic service used by every K-12 school to record and manage education-related information, still uses the technology based on Internet Explorer by using IE compatibility mode of MS Edge. Repeat, EVERY K-12 school teacher and staff uses this service, with IE compatibility mode.
I want South Korea to adapt new technology and deprecate old one more in due course. I mean, they should accept TLS provides decent end-to-end encrpytion, and they should recognize Triple DES is deemed unsafe algorithm.
At the end of the day, it's up to the S. Korean govt. or regulator to make the changes necessary to get rid of this nonsense. The govt./regulators have other issues to deal with so these S. Korean 'tech' companies get to make a mess of citizens' computers and privacy. It's been well over 2 decades of crappy S. Korean software like the keyloggers and whatnot and no end in sight.
If S. Korean citizens cared, they would force the politicians to do something and it would change. They don't, so it doesn't change.
A LOT of Korean citizens cared and got angry with this issue. So governments, agencies, and. yeah, "security companies", finally decided/declared to deprecate ActiveX-fu softwares and follow Web Standard.
We didn't expect WebSocket on localhost.
Signal is unsafe for Chinese protesters, since it requires SMS verification upon signup and is therefore linked to your identity.[0] Mesh networks are the only real solution there, and AirDrop is about the only mainstream one. AirDrop has been used by Asian protesters for years.[1] I highly recomment you read the full China Digital Times article, which gives excellent context, and lets these protesters explain the value of AirDrop in their own words.[1]
Apple's timing is unmistakeably suspicious; keep in mind that there have been protests for weeks, which preceded the iOS update.
It must also be pointed out that Apple issued an official statement to Western media outlets that the goal was to prevent spam.[2] At no point did Apple ever admit that this was done to follow any government demand. It's unknown whether Apple could be under a Chinese gag-order, but we shouldn't speculate that it's the case unless experts say it's likely. If Apple is complying with a Chinese government orders, then it has an ethical duty to make that public, and again, we have, as of yet, no reason to assume there are gag orders related to this. Apple deserves criticism for the update, and for trying to hide its true purpose.
[0]: https://twitter.com/RealSexyCyborg/status/159707255662827929...
[1]: https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2022/11/netizen-voices-apple-r...
[2]: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-11-10/apple-lim...
I don't know if it's the way it's been written, but it reads to me that only python is needed, no libraries.
I'm assuming this isn't true though: I can see a lot of libraries: https://github.com/tsileo/microblog.pub/blob/v2/pyproject.to...
[1] https://github.com/basujindal/stable-diffusion/pull/103/file...
Edit: Since the paper has been cited, others may still need to reference the paper to determine if it materially affects a paper citing it. If the paper is removed it’s just a void.
[1]: https://info.arxiv.org/help/withdraw.html#:~:text=Previous%2...
[2]: https://economics.mit.edu/news/assuring-accurate-research-re...