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The only way “ai” ends humanity is with the climate crisis. It’s the same problem. These dumbass skynet fears have no place in legitimate journalism.

Probably why I said what I did at the end then, huh? If the problem is going to be multiple states rejecting certification, then expecting “another J6” isn’t going to help.

J6 was centered around the notion that they had a “chance” to change or stop the certification of electoral votes for the US president. Afaik, no such process exists for US senators or reps. Their certification is by the state that elects them.

All that said, they are likely to try something, it will just look different and require different expectations to thwart.

Based.

They wouldn’t do it if they didn’t profit from it.

Don’t play their free games, either. Your time counts as money.

Got it. That’s reassuring. Thanks again for the explanations!

First, thank you for the detailed response. I really appreciate it.

So from your explanation, I’m to understand that the risk here is just exposing sent data. Bad actors can’t spoof these certificates to send bad data or malware to a device?

Ok, so random networks (free WiFi) are even more risky, but what about mobile data networks? And is my home WiFi at risk? Is this an “update my router/modem” situation?

Second, what applications are at risk? Browsers are obvious, but most apps connect to the internet in some way. Is my lemmy app at risk? The local transit app? What about side loaded apps?

Also, are there any reasonable options for those eol devices? Assuming apps can be updated, what’s the risk level for a device that’s not receiving official updates anymore? Are there options or are the SoL?

Sorry for the deluge of questions. This is just confusing and concerning, and most comments I’ve seen are just jokes or assume a higher base of knowledge than most people have. Thanks for taking the time to break it down a bit better.

*Also, how legit is this site everyone is saying to check browsers on? Feels pretty sketchy to have a random site verifying safety in the middle of a situation like this.

Stop spreading the propaganda of these shit companies.

Couldn’t undermine the country more if they tried, which makes one wonder.