So you mean, if this use of 'literally' had been around for, say, several centuries, you'd consider it acceptable?

Yeah, I can't believe I'm defending Microsoft but that's probably what they meant. No browser password saving feature is safe if your device is compromised.

Use a proper encrypted password manager

I have read through the two articles that you linked as sources. Neither is a credible source, as neither points at any point to a scientific study that comes close to recognizing sentience in plants. It's once again anthropomorphism. At best, drawing wrong conclusions from real studies, at worst, fiction.

I have an open mind, but I'm only interested in scientific studies, not unproven hypotheticals or personal interpretations of plant behaviors.

If you do have credible studies (by that, I mean peer reviewed and published) on plant sentience, then by all means, please share them.

These sources have as much value to me as some random article on the memory of water.

An election is not necessarily something done by the people. What you're thinking of is called "universal suffrage".

I believe Proton Pass does not have the design flaws shown in the article. For instance, if you lose your password, you lose your data. Your data is encrypted and decrypted on your device.

Not voting has consequences, too. In this case, the consequence was allowing a fascist piece of shit to get the highest office in your declining country.

Your problem is, too, pride. Too proud to vote for someone who doesn't represent you, even if it means you get a fascist regime who will cause, and has caused, so much more pain than the other choice would have.

Your choice to not vote contributed to that. That is a fact.

Haha that's fair

Although it's a habit thing. Most of these are fixed, I never switch them to a different position. So the only ones I have to remember is A1-2 if I am using them, the rest is as easy as knowing where your glasses are stored in your cupboards.

No, you don't really have to worry about connecting to third party WiFi networks anymore. Just make sure that when your browser says "This connection might not be secure" (aka it couldn't make sure the certificate is legit, or it's not even encrypted at all), you don't ignore the warning and click "I dont care, I'll take the risk".

Privacy-wise, you can be exposed if the WiFi network is not trusted, as the domains you visit are likely to be visible (DNS resolution encryption is still not widely used). A VPN usually solves that completely.

There is probably other aspects to be wary of that are not on top of my head, but nothing like your credentials being stolen, bank data being stolen, or anything like it, as long as you keep your devices updated (vulnerabilities are still a thing, but are usually fixed quickly enough, and certificate authorities private keys can be leaked/stolen - although that is incredibly rare -, but are also usually removed from the trusted list of browsers quickly enough)

VPNs also encrypt all the non encrypted traffic (so, as I said earlier, DNS resolution, but also potential third party applications that do not encrypt their data, which would be an enormous mistake on their side), but offers no noticeable extra protection when just browsing the web. It basically adds a layer of encryption over already existing encryption, which adds no practical security.

As for the example you gave, I am not familiar anymore with the WiFi protocols, but I wouldn't be surprised if your device leaks some information about your past connected networks when actively probing for available networks. It is a privacy concern, but not a security one.

Oh that! I thought you meant that when they decided of how the appointment should be done, they had a vote and ignored it.

I do see how that seems like it's a non-democratic move, but it's not. It is never up to the parliament to nominate the President of the Commission. The Parliament has a veto power, however. The Council nominates, "taking into account the result of the elections", a candidate. The Parliament then approves them or vetoes them.

Their is a lot of subtility to the "democraticness" of a system.

While systematically picking the leader of the biggest coalition may seem like the most obviously democratic choice... It is actually not always the case. Especially in the European Parliament, where majorities are rare. So, if the leader of the largest group (let's say, 30%) is impopular with the remaining 70%, who would all prefer another candidate, how is it democratic to go with the impopular candidate?

That's why the parliament has a right to veto. The Parliament voted with a majority to elect Von der Leyen, when they were all aware that Weber was the most likely candidate initially. That makes her election democratic.

Just because Weber was the likely candidate due to the election results does not mean the Parliament would have elected him in the end, and that is also a consideration when the Council nominates a candidate. As a matter of fact, he was indeed impopular with a lot of coalitions, and Von der Leyen reveived 60% of the votes, with an informal coalition supporting her that consisted of the majority of the Parliament.

I actually don't, could you point me to sources so that I can read about it? Can't seem to find anything about it myself.

Except there is no ID/age verification when you create a Google or Microsoft account (no idea about Apple, don't use that crap), so you're suggesting that the "birthday" field where I can set whatever date I want should be a standard age verification method?