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How to run ADB and fastboot in Termux without root to unlock bootloader, run ADB commands, remove bloatware, flash ROM, or even root another Android
https://www.mobile-hacker.com/2025/06/16/how-to-run-adb-and-fastboot-on-a-non-rooted-android-smartphone-using-termux/:
1. It supports debloating of various manufacturers and mobile carriers such as LG, Samsung, Xiaomi, Huawei, Oppo, Realme, Vivo, ZTE, OnePlus, Nokia, Sony, Asus, Google, Fairphone, Motorola, Tecno, Unihertz.
2. Full access to the app’s private storage — including databases, tokens, cached credentials, config files, or even offline user data.
3. Another common issue in AndroidManifest.xml is this flag: When enabled (which it is by default unless explicitly disabled), Android allows the app’s private data to be backed up via ADB — again, even on non-rooted devices.
Android, use termux-adb command instead of adb
https://github.com/nohajc/termux-adb
Android debloater for PC and Debloat lists
https://github.com/Universal-Debloater-Alliance/universal-android-debloater-next-generation
Universal Android Debloater Next Generation
This is a detached fork of the UAD project, which aims to improve privacy and battery performance by removing unnecessary and obscure system apps. This can also contribute to improving security by reducing (but not eliminating) the attack surface.
Read the wiki for more details on getting started.
https://github.com/Universal-Debloater-Alliance/universal-android-debloater-next-generation/wiki
Whilst UAD-ng can remove system apps, it cannot detect or remove potentially malicious system services or drivers baked into the firmware of your device by various vendors; some vendor-specific apps are only UI front-ends to vendor-provided system services, and as such disabling/uninstalling those apps will not stop a service from running. Additional information can be found in package descriptions inside the Universal Android Debloater Next Generation application. 0 reply
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ChatGPT's Atlas: The Browser That's Anti-Web
ChatGPT's Atlas browser actively works against the traditional web by substituting AI-generated content for actual web pages.
Atlas presents AI-generated content that superficially resembles web pages but lacks direct links to original sources, potentially trapping users in a walled garden.
The browser's user experience mimics command-line interfaces, requiring users to guess commands rather than interact with clickable links, a design choice abandoned decades ago for usability.
Atlas positions the user as an agent for ChatGPT, aggressively pushing for 'memories' and 'Ask ChatGPT' features that allow OpenAI to access extensive user data.
This data collection goes beyond what traditional search engines or social media platforms access, including private documents and unsubmitted thoughts.
The 'agent' functionality in Atlas is presented as a user benefit but is largely ineffective, as demonstrated by its failure to accurately book a flight.
Atlas's design prioritizes OpenAI's strategic goal of gathering data and circumventing content blocking mechanisms by using users as conduits.
The browser's interface is deceptive, making it appear familiar while fundamentally altering the user's interaction with online information.
Atlas dismantles the web's original design principles of user control, consent, and privacy in favor of complete surveillance.
Given OpenAI's history with chatbot interactions causing psychological distress, Atlas should carry a significant warning label due to its invasive data collection and anti-web nature.
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"I think in the short term, everything will be offered with great benefits. It was quite interesting what you were talking about...Sam Altman offering his Worldcoin by literally paying people for their biometrics.
So your biometrics link you, your physical self. So, your biometrics is biological identifier. So your face, your iris, your fingerprints, whatever. That links the physical you to your digital twin, and your digital twin exists in the virtual world, so whatever happens or whatever rules are applied to your digital twin will have an impact on you as a person.
We'll have programmable digital currency, then your digital currency doesn't work outside of your 15-minute city. So...there's not a wall stopping you leaving the city, your physical self. But once you're outside of the city, you can't buy anything or pay for anything. So you are geo-fenced. You're geo-fenced into that locale because you haven't got any means of supporting yourself outside of it. So this is the kind of thing that they're working on. This is the kind of thing that they're testing.
They envisage, what ultimately, I suppose, the umbrella term that we could use for all these different things...15 minute city, human settlement, resilient city...is smart city. And that's definitely coming from a global governance level. The commitment is part of what they call the New Urban Agenda."
- Iain Davis
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