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  • So we’re changing “Sell By” and “Best Before” to "Use By” and "Best if Used By”

    I don’t really see this helping food waste at the consumer end, but greatly benefits supermarkets by allowing products to remain on shelves longer and closer to spoilage.

    However, in that case customers could have less margin to use their purchased groceries before they go bad.

    I think this has a chance to backfire. There is greater incentive to dig around for the product with the most time. Those who frequently shop or most desperate would buy the items expiring sooner, but folks like me who only really check items I’ve been burned on, will start checking everything. I’m not buying a $3.99 head of lettuce with 2 days left.

    EDIT: don’t grocery stores already donate lots of near-expiration unspoiled food to support systems? I thought there was a organization in CA that coordinated all that. They may see a dip in donations.








  • Ebby@lemmy.ssba.comtoPrivacy@lemmy.ml(How) can a modem spy on you?
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    First of all, the ISP controls cable modem firmware. They have all the settings and manage the device. You don’t get much control there.

    As for your question, I’d say no, for 2 reasons. First, designing that capability is expensive and modems are built for cheap reliability. Second, any hardware to spy is more useful installed in a data center accessible to their user base. There is not much point installing unnecessary tech to one endpoint.

    As for router, they are beefier CPU-wise. AT&T has in the past prevented users from changing DNS settings and that could lead to lots of tasty data. Deep packet inspection is becoming more prevalent in home routers as is integration with other technologies. (EERO devices for example).

    Make sure to fire up a VPN or something when you need.