ARE YOU KIDDING ME YOUTUBE !!!

I don't think it matters. They already know everything about you. My phone tells me the name of a song playing near me even TV jingles.How do I know its not listening to what I say? I think it does cos sometime ads appear...

ihavenofish post=337498 userid=22796

my1987toyota wrote:

If people wish to swallow the continued escalation of data mining the populus and participating
in police states. that is for them to decide.

  But to put it simply rodw you don't have to log into forums to READ the information. At least not yet.
I wont be surprised if that changes soon as well. You know for the kids. Wont somebody please think
of the Children. So why Should I have to log in to VIEW a video, that's my point.
I am tired of the increasing collection of data on everyone not just me.
I may not be able to stop the big machine, But I don't have to help it along either.


I cant find any reference to having to log on to view videos other than random people saying they have technical issues going back YEARS. Can you direct me to the youtube policy for this? I know this is is a new policy in the usa (maybe only in some states, not federal, and nothing to do with youtube of course) but i cant see where its stated by youtube as a rule. Got links?

I am currently watching videos while not logged in...
 

I tried pulling up multiple video's today on my Linux and windows 10 laptops and every single time no matter the video
it requested that I log in to view the videos. Video's that played just fine yesterday (tutorials on Tkinter) now request
that I log in. whether it's official policy is immaterial. It's the fact that it's happening.

ihavenofish If you're able to watch YouTube without logging in then perhaps there is some technical aspect in the mix
that I don't know about, region, country, municipality, internet provider. ect. any of the above could be it. 
 I will try my machines when I get home and see if there is a difference.

 

  Currently my  home Linux desktop can play YouTube videos without the whole log into prove you are not a bot thing
and that could mean that the internet at work triggers something on YouTube that makes it
think that my computers at work are  bots of some kind. (strange that it didn't yesterday) 
So yes, I concede it may be just a technical issue, 

  Fortunately the only thing that gets truly logged onto at work is Fusion 360. I will be changing the password on that
momentarily. everything else is either off line or no log in used. My Linux laptop gets a complete wipe and re install 
every so often anyway. It's also what I usually play Youtube on. 

I tried pulling up multiple video's today on my Linux and windows 10 laptops and every single time no matter the video
it requested that I log in to view the videos. Video's that played just fine yesterday (tutorials on Tkinter) now request
that I log in. whether it's official policy is immaterial. It's the fact that it's happening.

ihavenofish If you're able to watch YouTube without logging in then perhaps there is some technical aspect in the mix
that I don't know about, region, country, municipality, internet provider. ect. any of the above could be it. 
 I will try my machines when I get home and see if there is a difference.

OK, now this makes sense. yes, this will be country - or likely state - specific. You happen to be in texas? I know they just implements some form of this.

This isn't youtube's fault though, this is the government of wherever you live. They just have to follow the laws.
 

Florida actually. Though probably about the same governmental mind set as Texas. LOL

tommylight post=337548 userid=17274Nice, i am glad.
It is unreasonable not having several PC's these days, have work stuff separate from fun stuff and those separate from gaming stuff, etc etc, since the used PC's are very cheap and Linux is perfectly usable on them.

Hilariously in the early 2000's I didn't really care for computers I liked carburetors over EFI though over time that has changed. I have built
and installed multiple MegaSquirt EFI computers  mid 2000's I got my first Windows XP Laptop. It wasn't until mid 2010's that I started
looking into CNC and eventually multiple Linux installs on Desktops and Laptops though I still feel like a noob with mountains of
learning still ahead. 
  It is however very disheartening to see the direction the world has been pushed post Covid. 

 

Yeah I wasn't into EFI on bikes, until I got a 2000 M900......so easy to start

Well those that fell for he covid thing have only got themselves to blame. If more had of stood up.

But hey guess what the "conspiracy theorists" were right.