I have been working with Web technologies since 1992. I have co-founded two browser companies, Opera Software and Vivaldi Technologies. I was CEO at Opera and I am CEO at Vivaldi. I am a strong proponent of open standards. I believe in building feature rich products that can be adapted to the needs of users without collecting information about usage. I believe no company has the right to profile their users.
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Last Notes npub1wevkujhv0lecqzwqkgxynjqrx8le9nw4s56an7pmsfxs02f236yqsmqaw3 Jon S. von Tetzchner @npub198z…3mrx Which is kind of my point. I believe technology should be used to make the world better. This is an example of a use of a technology that makes it worse. npub1wevkujhv0lecqzwqkgxynjqrx8le9nw4s56an7pmsfxs02f236yqsmqaw3 Jon S. von Tetzchner Another one. Science mimicking science fiction... Minority report next? https://social-cdn.vivaldi.net/system/media_attachments/files/112/810/238/611/357/295/original/739c4d6d8be7ae14.png npub1wevkujhv0lecqzwqkgxynjqrx8le9nw4s56an7pmsfxs02f236yqsmqaw3 Jon S. von Tetzchner What do you think of Mozilla buying the Anonym Ad company? Personally I prefer contextual ads instead of profile based ads. Basically tech ads on tech sites and fashion ads on fashion sites. I know some of you hate all ads. Had the survey. https://blog.mozilla.org/en/mozilla/mozilla-anonym-raising-the-bar-for-privacy-preserving-digital-advertising/ #Windows #Mac #Linux #Mozilla #Anonym npub1wevkujhv0lecqzwqkgxynjqrx8le9nw4s56an7pmsfxs02f236yqsmqaw3 Jon S. von Tetzchner @npub1rg5…tdr8 , not at this time. npub1wevkujhv0lecqzwqkgxynjqrx8le9nw4s56an7pmsfxs02f236yqsmqaw3 Jon S. von Tetzchner @npub1rtr…50dx No, you need Vivaldi to be running to download any mails and thus notify about new mails. npub1wevkujhv0lecqzwqkgxynjqrx8le9nw4s56an7pmsfxs02f236yqsmqaw3 Jon S. von Tetzchner @npub13t0…7gwn Vivaldi is a proper mail client. You may not like the integration, but it is not Webmail and it is not a service. You may well find out that you like it (a lot) if you give it a try. npub1wevkujhv0lecqzwqkgxynjqrx8le9nw4s56an7pmsfxs02f236yqsmqaw3 Jon S. von Tetzchner Are you still just using Webmail? Time to take a step away from Big Tech and start using Vivaldi Mail, built into the Vivaldi web browser! https://vivaldi.com/blog/desktop/desktop-releases/vivaldi-on-desktop-6-8/ #Windows #macos #Linux #Mail #Calendar #Thunderbird npub1wevkujhv0lecqzwqkgxynjqrx8le9nw4s56an7pmsfxs02f236yqsmqaw3 Jon S. von Tetzchner Latest map showing the latest volcanic eruption near Grindavík. It shows how close the lava flow is to town and how the last road into town almost got covered in lava. It is impressive how the walls have worked so well so far. Hopefully they will continue to keep the lava out! Grindavík is a town close to my heart. I feel for all those that have had to leave their homes there. #Grindavik #Iceland #volcano #geology https://c.arvakur.is/frimg/1/49/55/1495515.jpg npub1wevkujhv0lecqzwqkgxynjqrx8le9nw4s56an7pmsfxs02f236yqsmqaw3 Jon S. von Tetzchner Microsoft Recall: "As you use your PC, Recall takes snapshots of your screen. Snapshots are taken every five seconds while content on the screen is different from the previous snapshot. " Part of Copilot. Big brother is watching. #surveillance #Microsoft #Linux npub1wevkujhv0lecqzwqkgxynjqrx8le9nw4s56an7pmsfxs02f236yqsmqaw3 Jon S. von Tetzchner @npub1clh…ntpu , I have had a lot of Thinkpads over the years. I also had the Thinkpad anniversary edition. Right now I am testing something else. Nobody makes the laptop I want with all the features I want. Sad, but true. npub1wevkujhv0lecqzwqkgxynjqrx8le9nw4s56an7pmsfxs02f236yqsmqaw3 Jon S. von Tetzchner I did a survey to check how many of you have used one of my browsers, Opera or Vivaldi, with Vivaldi being my current browser company and Opera being my old one. A lot of you shared your story and that is much appreciated. 1061 did the survey. 61% had used both Opera and Vivaldi. 15% had used Opera 12% had used Vivaldi 11% had never used either. Thank you all for joining in. I hope those of you that are not using Vivaldi, will give it a try. Chances are you just might like it! https://vivaldi.com npub1wevkujhv0lecqzwqkgxynjqrx8le9nw4s56an7pmsfxs02f236yqsmqaw3 Jon S. von Tetzchner If you used M2 in Opera and enjoyed it, you really should be using Vivaldi Mail (M3). If you have never used M2 or M3, maybe it is time to give it a try? #Vivaldi #Mail #Calendar #Windows #Mac #Linux npub1wevkujhv0lecqzwqkgxynjqrx8le9nw4s56an7pmsfxs02f236yqsmqaw3 Jon S. von Tetzchner @npub1u3t…aszn That may well be true. I do think there are a lot of smart people on Mastodon. 😀 npub1wevkujhv0lecqzwqkgxynjqrx8le9nw4s56an7pmsfxs02f236yqsmqaw3 Jon S. von Tetzchner It did not get totally dark. It was more like dusk. For roughly 3 minutes. If you look closely at the sun in the picture, it has a small dark core. #SolarEclipse #SolarEclipse2024 https://social-cdn.vivaldi.net/system/media_attachments/files/112/250/198/343/019/358/original/8f2205ab060bc48e.jpg npub1wevkujhv0lecqzwqkgxynjqrx8le9nw4s56an7pmsfxs02f236yqsmqaw3 Jon S. von Tetzchner Partial solar eclipse can be cool as well, but it cannot really compete with the total one. Still worth sharing. #SolarEclipse #SolarEclipse2024 https://social-cdn.vivaldi.net/system/media_attachments/files/112/250/191/415/757/306/original/4cf3b571721426a1.jpg npub1wevkujhv0lecqzwqkgxynjqrx8le9nw4s56an7pmsfxs02f236yqsmqaw3 Jon S. von Tetzchner People know how to make a sale during the Eclipse. We had ice-cream. 😀 #SolarEclipse #SolarEclipse2024 #IceCream https://social-cdn.vivaldi.net/system/media_attachments/files/112/250/182/056/725/827/original/10e0bc48700ecd3f.jpg npub1wevkujhv0lecqzwqkgxynjqrx8le9nw4s56an7pmsfxs02f236yqsmqaw3 Jon S. von Tetzchner Apple makes some great stuff, but when it comes to playing well with competitors, they did not get the memo. npub1wevkujhv0lecqzwqkgxynjqrx8le9nw4s56an7pmsfxs02f236yqsmqaw3 Jon S. von Tetzchner So what would it look like if Apple made a guitar pedal?😀 Based on what the DOJ have to say and how Apple normally does things, it might be something like this? 1. Apple pedal only works with Apple guitar. 2. It will not work in a rack with competitor HW and SW from Roland, Yamaha or Fender. 3. Will only integrate well into Garageband. 4. Will require Bluetooth connection with an iPhone and iWatch to work. Am I right?🙃 https://social-cdn.vivaldi.net/system/media_attachments/files/112/230/457/701/863/086/original/30faac1a462d0aff.png npub1wevkujhv0lecqzwqkgxynjqrx8le9nw4s56an7pmsfxs02f236yqsmqaw3 Jon S. von Tetzchner Monday is the #Eclipse. Are you going to be watching it? I plan to. Never have before and this time I am lucky to be in the right spot at the right time. npub1wevkujhv0lecqzwqkgxynjqrx8le9nw4s56an7pmsfxs02f236yqsmqaw3 Jon S. von Tetzchner @npub1d75…j60w For me the pushing of software and services, that I do not want, including no way to get rid of certain software unless one is under the DMA, is another. npub1wevkujhv0lecqzwqkgxynjqrx8le9nw4s56an7pmsfxs02f236yqsmqaw3 Jon S. von Tetzchner It is time to ban Bitcoin and other crypto mining In Iceland. It is a big scandal that Iceland is wasting scarce power resources on Bitcoin mining. #Bitcoin #Crypto #Scam #Regulation https://hashrateindex.com/blog/bitcoin-mining-around-the-world-iceland/ npub1wevkujhv0lecqzwqkgxynjqrx8le9nw4s56an7pmsfxs02f236yqsmqaw3 Jon S. von Tetzchner @npub1xux…jkc5 , sure, and if people were offered the service and not lured into it, it would be fine. npub1wevkujhv0lecqzwqkgxynjqrx8le9nw4s56an7pmsfxs02f236yqsmqaw3 Jon S. von Tetzchner @npub1pvu…3rxr Not sure if there is a way around it. Some hack. By default you will get a Microsoft account with all the security issues that entails. npub1wevkujhv0lecqzwqkgxynjqrx8le9nw4s56an7pmsfxs02f236yqsmqaw3 Jon S. von Tetzchner @npub1xux…jkc5 I think we should be able to trust our computers to not be placing things online, without explicit consent. Security applies to companies and individuals as well. npub1wevkujhv0lecqzwqkgxynjqrx8le9nw4s56an7pmsfxs02f236yqsmqaw3 Jon S. von Tetzchner @npub1uq4…m9aq Indeed, except that Mastodon is a nonprofit and anyone can take the Mastodon code and set up a server. Which is what Truth Social did. npub1wevkujhv0lecqzwqkgxynjqrx8le9nw4s56an7pmsfxs02f236yqsmqaw3 Jon S. von Tetzchner There is a lot of reasons to love Mastodon and the Fediverse. One of them is the lack of algorithmic content. It does take a bit longer to get going and build up content providers, but not having a feed full of crap is all worth it! It is time to invite more of your friends to join us. Invite to your current server or you can invite them to Vivaldi Social! Help them get going. They will thank you! #Vivaldi #Mastodon #fediverse npub1wevkujhv0lecqzwqkgxynjqrx8le9nw4s56an7pmsfxs02f236yqsmqaw3 Jon S. von Tetzchner Truth Social is valued at USD billions. Truth Social is made using Mastodon technology, but it is not federated. Last time I checked Mastodon had more users than Truth Social. #Mastodon #TruthSocial #fediverse npub1wevkujhv0lecqzwqkgxynjqrx8le9nw4s56an7pmsfxs02f236yqsmqaw3 Jon S. von Tetzchner It is easy to just think this kind of things is normal, but IMHO we must never accept that. https://techcrunch.com/2024/03/26/facebook-secret-project-snooped-snapchat-user-traffic/?guccounter=1 #Facebook #Snapchat #Spyware #Mastodon npub1wevkujhv0lecqzwqkgxynjqrx8le9nw4s56an7pmsfxs02f236yqsmqaw3 Jon S. von Tetzchner You have to wonder why Apple is so afraid of a full browser choice and allowing browser makers to run on their own codebase on iOS. Could it be that they worry that other browsers might be better? Some are comparing Safari to Internet Explorer and the comparison may be apt at this time. If you have the time, read the text below and watch the videos. They tell a story. https://open-web-advocacy.org/blog/eu-opens-dma-investigations/ #DMA #Apple #browser #Vivaldi #Firefox #ios npub1wevkujhv0lecqzwqkgxynjqrx8le9nw4s56an7pmsfxs02f236yqsmqaw3 Jon S. von Tetzchner @npub12p2…s8wv Yes, my concern is with learning models, on your machine or in the cloud. If your data is not being used, then that changes the situation, but I fear that in almost all cases, your data is being used. npub1wevkujhv0lecqzwqkgxynjqrx8le9nw4s56an7pmsfxs02f236yqsmqaw3 Jon S. von Tetzchner You may or may not like AI, but I think we can all agree that AI should not be integrated into your browser or OS. We cannot have a situation where what you are doing on your computer, suddenly is feeding into some AI. #AI #Computer #Windows #Macos #Linux #Browser #Vivaldi npub1wevkujhv0lecqzwqkgxynjqrx8le9nw4s56an7pmsfxs02f236yqsmqaw3 Jon S. von Tetzchner @npub1lkr…hl0k , thanks. Fixed link. At least it works npub1wevkujhv0lecqzwqkgxynjqrx8le9nw4s56an7pmsfxs02f236yqsmqaw3 Jon S. von Tetzchner It is now 9 years since we started sponsoring my local club in Seltjarnarnes, Iceland, called Grótta. Below is the article I wrote about it some years ago. Grótta now has two former players playing with the Icelandic national team, and many more playing with national youth teams. The team now plays in the 2nd division right now, both the men and female teams. https://vivaldi.com/blog/vivaldi-sponsors-football-in-iceland/ npub1wevkujhv0lecqzwqkgxynjqrx8le9nw4s56an7pmsfxs02f236yqsmqaw3 Jon S. von Tetzchner @npub1v0s…f33n It is great! Community is growing! npub1wevkujhv0lecqzwqkgxynjqrx8le9nw4s56an7pmsfxs02f236yqsmqaw3 Jon S. von Tetzchner @npub1mnc…25yz We agree there for sure. npub1wevkujhv0lecqzwqkgxynjqrx8le9nw4s56an7pmsfxs02f236yqsmqaw3 Jon S. von Tetzchner @npub16kx…4nrw I have not looked into it so much lately. I just do not consider this a good source. npub1wevkujhv0lecqzwqkgxynjqrx8le9nw4s56an7pmsfxs02f236yqsmqaw3 Jon S. von Tetzchner @npub16kx…4nrw This page is made by an employee of Brave. npub1wevkujhv0lecqzwqkgxynjqrx8le9nw4s56an7pmsfxs02f236yqsmqaw3 Jon S. von Tetzchner We at @npub15c0…hxke continue to be the only browser company all in on Mastodon and the Fediverse. We have made our own instance, Vivaldi Social. Any user that has a Vivaldi account for sync or other services, can easily enable a presence on Vivaldi Social. We have integrated Mastodon as a Web panel into Vivaldi. We include links to Vivaldi Social into Vivaldi. We also work on integrating our blogs and forums into the Fediverse. We hope others will follow. Mozilla has talked a lot and we hope they will join us fully soon. #Vivaldi #browser #Mozilla #Linux #Windows #Android #iOS #Macos #fediverse #Mastodon npub1wevkujhv0lecqzwqkgxynjqrx8le9nw4s56an7pmsfxs02f236yqsmqaw3 Jon S. von Tetzchner @npub1wpn…468q , I would be happy to chat with NRK about that. I try to mention this to anyone that will listen. npub1wevkujhv0lecqzwqkgxynjqrx8le9nw4s56an7pmsfxs02f236yqsmqaw3 Jon S. von Tetzchner Is #Copilot the new #Edge? Or the new #IE or the new #OneDrive ? Pushing products on people that do not want them is not a good thing. Luckily the EU has made it possible to remove Edge and Onedrive. I hope they will add Copilot soon. IMHO there should be a clear line between what is on the computer and what is on the cloud, unless I opt-in otherwise for things like backup. Similarly there should be a clear line when it comes to #AI. It must be clear when my data is local and when it is used for AI. What I do locally on my computer should not feed AI. https://www.pcmag.com/news/microsoft-forms-new-ai-division-to-push-copilot-to-consumers npub1wevkujhv0lecqzwqkgxynjqrx8le9nw4s56an7pmsfxs02f236yqsmqaw3 Jon S. von Tetzchner I have been waiting for this moment. Every public broadcaster should join the #Fediverse and #Mastodon. IMHO, you should set up your own servers, but that is not hard either. https://www.ebu.ch/news/2024/03/public-broadcasters-of-europe-lets-all-join-mastodon npub1wevkujhv0lecqzwqkgxynjqrx8le9nw4s56an7pmsfxs02f236yqsmqaw3 Jon S. von Tetzchner @npub14l9…hm7u @npub15c0…hxke I guess we are missing that command. If we had the command, which we can add if you like, then you can set a shortcut for that command. npub1wevkujhv0lecqzwqkgxynjqrx8le9nw4s56an7pmsfxs02f236yqsmqaw3 Jon S. von Tetzchner One of my favorite @npub15c0…hxke features on computers is single key keyboard shortcuts. This feature is turned off by default, but once enabled, you can perform functions with a single key. Here are a few shortcuts: Z - back X - forward 9 - zoom out 10% 0 - zoom in 10% 6 - reset zoom WASD - spatial navigation This is an advanced feature, so only enable if you love using the keyboard! #browser #Windows #Mac #Linux #Desktop #Computer npub1wevkujhv0lecqzwqkgxynjqrx8le9nw4s56an7pmsfxs02f236yqsmqaw3 Jon S. von Tetzchner All the cool cars get @npub15c0…hxke ! The Audi Q6 e-tron is looking good! https://www.t3.com/news/audi-q6-e-tron-brings-a-radical-new-infotainment-system-and-smart-lighting #Vivaldi #browser #Android npub1wevkujhv0lecqzwqkgxynjqrx8le9nw4s56an7pmsfxs02f236yqsmqaw3 Jon S. von Tetzchner Vivaldi on iOS also get a significant update. Custom colors and dark mode. Plenty of cool improvements to play with! https://vivaldi.com/blog/vivaldi-on-ios-6-6/ #ios #iphone #Ipad #Vivaldi #browser #Mobile npub1wevkujhv0lecqzwqkgxynjqrx8le9nw4s56an7pmsfxs02f236yqsmqaw3 Jon S. von Tetzchner We made this cat video with the Icelandic Consumer Association. We believe this is of the greatest importance. https://banspying.org #Cat #surveillance npub1wevkujhv0lecqzwqkgxynjqrx8le9nw4s56an7pmsfxs02f236yqsmqaw3 Jon S. von Tetzchner The real question is... Is your cat spying on you? https://banspying.org #Cat #surveillance npub1wevkujhv0lecqzwqkgxynjqrx8le9nw4s56an7pmsfxs02f236yqsmqaw3 Jon S. von Tetzchner @npub1epa…s9qj @npub15c0…hxke It works now. npub1wevkujhv0lecqzwqkgxynjqrx8le9nw4s56an7pmsfxs02f236yqsmqaw3 Jon S. von Tetzchner Currently sitting in the sofa corner at the new Vivaldi office in Seltjarnarnes, Iceland. Working on my computer, writing this message, while keeping an eye on the view outside. For me this is home. https://social-cdn.vivaldi.net/system/media_attachments/files/112/060/112/156/140/693/original/5604275377cd6516.jpg npub1wevkujhv0lecqzwqkgxynjqrx8le9nw4s56an7pmsfxs02f236yqsmqaw3 Jon S. von Tetzchner The new @npub15c0…hxke office in Seltjarnarnes, Iceland. https://social-cdn.vivaldi.net/system/media_attachments/files/112/059/427/635/130/824/original/48dd969171409d0e.jpg npub1wevkujhv0lecqzwqkgxynjqrx8le9nw4s56an7pmsfxs02f236yqsmqaw3 Jon S. von Tetzchner The default number of options in a survey in #Mastodon is 4. I love doing surveys, but I was running into this limit a lot and those answering the survey often complained about their favorite option not being there. Thus we have decided to extend the number of options to 8. Enjoy! #Vivaldi npub1wevkujhv0lecqzwqkgxynjqrx8le9nw4s56an7pmsfxs02f236yqsmqaw3 Jon S. von Tetzchner Here are the survey result for which email client people are using. There were 511 participants. - Vivaldi : 11% - Thunderbird : 41% - Other : 24% - Webmail only : 24% Good to see so many having switched to @npub15c0…hxke. It is still early days. Also great to see that so many see the importance of using a mail client instead of Webmail only. #Mail #Windows #Macos #Linux #Outlook #Thunderbird https://vivaldi.com/features/mail/ npub1wevkujhv0lecqzwqkgxynjqrx8le9nw4s56an7pmsfxs02f236yqsmqaw3 Jon S. von Tetzchner All the cool cars get @npub15c0…hxke . https://vivaldi.com/blog/renault-5-makes-an-electric-comeback-now-with-the-integrated-vivaldi-browser/ npub1wevkujhv0lecqzwqkgxynjqrx8le9nw4s56an7pmsfxs02f236yqsmqaw3 Jon S. von Tetzchner All the cool cars have @npub15c0…hxke. 😀 Renault 5 looks really great! https://www.renault.fr/vehicules-electriques/r5-e-tech-electrique.html npub1wevkujhv0lecqzwqkgxynjqrx8le9nw4s56an7pmsfxs02f236yqsmqaw3 Jon S. von Tetzchner The next @npub15c0…hxke release is looking really good, IMHO. You have to wait a bit longer, though. 😀 #Vivaldi #browser #Windows #Macos #Linux #Computer npub1wevkujhv0lecqzwqkgxynjqrx8le9nw4s56an7pmsfxs02f236yqsmqaw3 Jon S. von Tetzchner This is a big story. In a way the idea of a antivirus company or a browser company actively gathering user data for marketing purposes just feels so foreign, but still it is far too normal. Most of the largest browser companies are also ad companies. https://uk.pcmag.com/antivirus/151015/ftc-bans-antivirus-provider-avast-from-selling-users-browsing-data #browser #Vivaldi #Android #Windows #macos #Linux npub1wevkujhv0lecqzwqkgxynjqrx8le9nw4s56an7pmsfxs02f236yqsmqaw3 Jon S. von Tetzchner @npub1q65…05pn Thank you. I would love to return to Prague. It is just such a wonderful place and I have friends there as well. npub1wevkujhv0lecqzwqkgxynjqrx8le9nw4s56an7pmsfxs02f236yqsmqaw3 Jon S. von Tetzchner I started working with the Web in 1992. Initially I did things like building a very simple Intranet page for the research department where I was working at. I also built a tool (Frame2html) to convert FrameMaker documents to HTML. I was then CEO and co-founder of Opera from 1995 (we started coding in 1994) to 2010. I left the company in 2011. I have been CEO and co-founder of Vivaldi from 2013. I feel a bit of ownership to the Web and I feel the importance of fighting for a good Web. I hope you join me! #internet #Web #History #Opera #Vivaldi #browser npub1wevkujhv0lecqzwqkgxynjqrx8le9nw4s56an7pmsfxs02f236yqsmqaw3 Jon S. von Tetzchner #Introduction I have been working with Web technologies since 1992. I have co-founded two browser companies, Opera Software and Vivaldi Technologies. I was CEO at Opera and I am CEO at Vivaldi. I am a strong proponent of open standards. I believe in building feature rich products that can be adapted to the needs of users without collecting information about usage. I believe no company has the right to profile their users. npub1wevkujhv0lecqzwqkgxynjqrx8le9nw4s56an7pmsfxs02f236yqsmqaw3 Jon S. von Tetzchner What is a choice screen? If you are in Europe, you are about to find out. On your phone. It is nice that you will be given a choice. Hopefully the choice will be presented in a way that allows you to make an educated choice as well. Read our take: https://vivaldi.com/blog/technology/vivaldi-browser-choices-a-tale-of-two-gatekeepers/ #DMA #browser #Android #iOS #Firefox #Chrome #Safari #Microsoft #Edge #Vivaldi npub1wevkujhv0lecqzwqkgxynjqrx8le9nw4s56an7pmsfxs02f236yqsmqaw3 Jon S. von Tetzchner I am sad to read the Mozilla news today. Some good people have lost their jobs. #Mozilla #Firefox #Vivaldi #Windows #Macos #Linux #Android #iOS https://techcrunch.com/2024/02/13/mozilla-downsizes-as-it-refocuses-on-firefox-and-ai-read-the-memo/ npub1wevkujhv0lecqzwqkgxynjqrx8le9nw4s56an7pmsfxs02f236yqsmqaw3 Jon S. von Tetzchner My great grandfather was a composer in Iceland, Sigvaldi Kaldalóns. When I was a kid, that was what I wanted to do as well, but lack of talent was an issue. 😀 I wanted to share with you this music video with Víkingur Ólafsson. It is one of my great grandfathers songs. Pretty great scenery as well! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDm9udLzwu0 npub1wevkujhv0lecqzwqkgxynjqrx8le9nw4s56an7pmsfxs02f236yqsmqaw3 Jon S. von Tetzchner @npub1u2w…yytm You may just be right about that. I guess it being easier to file your taxes helps and likely it feels more fair as well. There is, for most people, a simple formula. npub1wevkujhv0lecqzwqkgxynjqrx8le9nw4s56an7pmsfxs02f236yqsmqaw3 Jon S. von Tetzchner Another day, another volcanic eruption in Iceland. #Iceland #volcano #Grindavik https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bqudj0x0POA npub1wevkujhv0lecqzwqkgxynjqrx8le9nw4s56an7pmsfxs02f236yqsmqaw3 Jon S. von Tetzchner Thanks to everyone that contributed to this little study! 😀 npub1wevkujhv0lecqzwqkgxynjqrx8le9nw4s56an7pmsfxs02f236yqsmqaw3 Jon S. von Tetzchner It started with the question and answer : Question : Do you know how Norwegians fill out their tax returns? Answer : They don´t. Then the survey: Does your country provide you with a pre-filled tax return for you to rectify and modify? 45% yes. 55% no. This was, however, not the full story. There was a lot of people that then gave me more details, which was very interesting. Countries that have a pre-filled tax return, based on replies: - Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, France, Spain, Netherlands, Poland, Italy, Greece, UK, Romania, Portugal, Austria, Estonia, Lithuania, Germany, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand, India and South Africa Countries that do not have a pre-filled tax return: - USA - Canada People that have pre-filled tax returns seem really happy about it! What a big surprise...😀 People that have to do the hard work to fill out their tax return seem generally unhappy about it and wish they did not have to and it was automatic. Some of those having to fill out their tax returns made the case that the automatic system is easy in a small country, but it seems like it is possible in countries like Germany, France, Italy, Spain and India and I think most would agree that those are large countries with plenty of complexities to deal with! Lets hope things improve soon in the US and Canada! npub1wevkujhv0lecqzwqkgxynjqrx8le9nw4s56an7pmsfxs02f236yqsmqaw3 Jon S. von Tetzchner @npub10wj…0axw Indeed. It is also pretty clear that a lot of the countries it is natural to compare with, already have an automatic system for all of this. I am impressed by India having it as well, but then India has a lot of great tech people. npub1wevkujhv0lecqzwqkgxynjqrx8le9nw4s56an7pmsfxs02f236yqsmqaw3 Jon S. von Tetzchner We get a lot of questions from journalists about what our plans are for building Large Language Models into @npub15c0…hxke. There is a lot of focus on this right now and everyone is heading in the same direction. This, however, is our take: https://vivaldi.com/blog/technology/vivaldi-wont-allow-a-machine-to-lie-to-you/#comment-731004 As a note, we have not had any user requests to speak of for this. #Vivaldi #LLM #browser #Windows #Linux #Macos #Computer #AI npub1wevkujhv0lecqzwqkgxynjqrx8le9nw4s56an7pmsfxs02f236yqsmqaw3 Jon S. von Tetzchner @npub15c0…hxke is now coming to the 2025 Lincoln Aviator! We just announced the 2025 Lincoln Nautilus, but there is more on the way. #Android #Automotive #Browser #Vivaldi https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a46636989/2025-lincoln-aviator-revealed/ npub1wevkujhv0lecqzwqkgxynjqrx8le9nw4s56an7pmsfxs02f236yqsmqaw3 Jon S. von Tetzchner Yes, you have to fill out a tax return. There are applications that help you with that, but you still have to do the work or pay someone to do it for you. npub1wevkujhv0lecqzwqkgxynjqrx8le9nw4s56an7pmsfxs02f236yqsmqaw3 Jon S. von Tetzchner @npub1rqh…wkac I guess if you think about the cost of wasted resourced for society, it is massive. I think in a lot of countries that is of a bigger importance. npub1wevkujhv0lecqzwqkgxynjqrx8le9nw4s56an7pmsfxs02f236yqsmqaw3 Jon S. von Tetzchner @npub1aqf…7zzg , Norway is great, IMHO, but I always like to see problems as something to solve! npub1wevkujhv0lecqzwqkgxynjqrx8le9nw4s56an7pmsfxs02f236yqsmqaw3 Jon S. von Tetzchner @npub1vgz…37vz , I still remember when I studied in the UK. I was given checks. I had not seen them in years. I remember my grandfather using them, but I never had to use them myself. npub1wevkujhv0lecqzwqkgxynjqrx8le9nw4s56an7pmsfxs02f236yqsmqaw3 Jon S. von Tetzchner @npub1cv3…0nls , that sounds similar to the situation in the US. It is fascinating that that is even possible. Basically the whole population has to waste an awful lot of time because of this. npub1wevkujhv0lecqzwqkgxynjqrx8le9nw4s56an7pmsfxs02f236yqsmqaw3 Jon S. von Tetzchner @npub16dw…kdp2 I am glad to hear that. Hopefully the US can get there as well. npub1wevkujhv0lecqzwqkgxynjqrx8le9nw4s56an7pmsfxs02f236yqsmqaw3 Jon S. von Tetzchner @npub1zfr…sevk Norway has had the current system for more than 10 years... npub1wevkujhv0lecqzwqkgxynjqrx8le9nw4s56an7pmsfxs02f236yqsmqaw3 Jon S. von Tetzchner Question : Do you know how Norwegians fill out their tax returns? Answer : They don´t. This is an oversimplification, but years ago Norwegians started to get pre-filled tax returns in the mail. Later they stopped getting them, but instead had to do an OK online. Now even that is not needed. No comment means it is is OK. You can rectify and modify details online, if needed. The reality is that the government already had most of the data needed for most individuals. Your salary is reported by the company you work for. Your bank details, including anything you have in your accounts, any loans, stocks, bonds, etc., is reported as well. Your kids are known as well. There might be details to add, but most is known. Why waste people´s time filling out details that are already known and risk people making mistakes? When will the US get there? npub1wevkujhv0lecqzwqkgxynjqrx8le9nw4s56an7pmsfxs02f236yqsmqaw3 Jon S. von Tetzchner The DMA is having an impact and the choice screen is coming! Soon you will be asked to select your browser of choice, when setting up a new phone or updating it. This only applies in the EU and Europe, at this time. @npub15c0…hxke will be there. On Android and on IOS. Make sure to look for Vivaldi and make it your choice! #Vivaldi #browser #Android #ios #DMA #EU @npub1llz…08cq https://social-cdn.vivaldi.net/system/media_attachments/files/111/865/301/468/882/380/original/b9211b571ad1d135.png npub1wevkujhv0lecqzwqkgxynjqrx8le9nw4s56an7pmsfxs02f236yqsmqaw3 Jon S. von Tetzchner @npub1tyr…3hwx , yes, that is my experience. Obviously while it is parked. You have a nice, big screen in the car. Bigger than your mobile. The sound quality is often very good. You may be able to connect a keyboard. That means you can do real work in the car or play games. I remember when we made Opera available on phones. Same story. Why would you want to browse with your phone? Now, people know. Same will happen with cars. Not as much as with phones, but the car can be a great place to browse when you are away from you computer and prefer something a bit bigger than your phone. npub1wevkujhv0lecqzwqkgxynjqrx8le9nw4s56an7pmsfxs02f236yqsmqaw3 Jon S. von Tetzchner Now @npub15c0…hxke is coming to the Ford Explorer! #Vivaldi #Ford #Explorer #Android #automotive #Browser https://media.ford.com/content/fordmedia/fna/us/en/news/2024/02/01/the-new-ford-explorer--its-all-in-the-name.html npub1wevkujhv0lecqzwqkgxynjqrx8le9nw4s56an7pmsfxs02f236yqsmqaw3 Jon S. von Tetzchner I always wanted a calendar in @Vivaldi.There are a number of reasons for it: 1. I think one should be able to choose whether one uses an online calendar or a local one or a combination. 2. I wanted to be able edit elements inline. 3. I wanted to be able to move around the calendar easily with the keyboard. 4. I wanted it to be possible to see all content in the calendar without clicking each element. We achieved this and more and IMHO our calendar is rather unique because of it. Gradually we have expanded on this and added more features, such as templates. At the same time, we have added options as clearly not everyone wants the same as I do and we aim to please. https://vivaldi.com/features/calendar/ #Vivaldi #browser #Windows #Mac #Linux #Mail #Calendar npub1wevkujhv0lecqzwqkgxynjqrx8le9nw4s56an7pmsfxs02f236yqsmqaw3 Jon S. von Tetzchner @npub1ndr…tk3l @npub15c0…hxke , I have hope for the US as well. I think a lot of countries are taking steps in this direction and the US has been taking on Big Tech lately. The DMA has potential and I think regulators in many countries are watching carefully. npub1wevkujhv0lecqzwqkgxynjqrx8le9nw4s56an7pmsfxs02f236yqsmqaw3 Jon S. von Tetzchner We had our say on Google FLOC and Google Topics. We believe browsers should not profile users. https://vivaldi.com/blog/technology/heads-up-googles-going-off-topics-again/ npub1wevkujhv0lecqzwqkgxynjqrx8le9nw4s56an7pmsfxs02f236yqsmqaw3 Jon S. von Tetzchner @npub1w74…j3vn @npub1jgp…72h8 @npub14xq…k9j9 This is not just about how the tests are performed. It is also about what is not being mentioned. What is the point of all kinds of privacy options if there is tracking in the browser itself? npub1wevkujhv0lecqzwqkgxynjqrx8le9nw4s56an7pmsfxs02f236yqsmqaw3 Jon S. von Tetzchner @npub1jgp…72h8 @npub1w74…j3vn, I guess that is the point. It is quite hidden, but you can find it if you look for it. Quite telling really. npub1wevkujhv0lecqzwqkgxynjqrx8le9nw4s56an7pmsfxs02f236yqsmqaw3 Jon S. von Tetzchner @npub1w74…j3vn , This test is made by an employee of Brave, although it is not so visible. He has chosen to make tests that ignore Brave´s business model and test our browser with privacy features turned off. For me a browser that uses your browsing history to select ads, is not a private browser. It does not matter how many times you call it privacy preserving, for me it is not, just like the Google Privacy Sandbox is anything but private. npub1wevkujhv0lecqzwqkgxynjqrx8le9nw4s56an7pmsfxs02f236yqsmqaw3 Jon S. von Tetzchner Today is the International Data Privacy Day. Good day to make good choices. #Privacy #browser #Vivaldi #Windows #Mac #Linux #DMA Just remember that if your browser company is also an ad company, you may have chosen the wrong one. https://tech.eu/2024/01/28/no-one-is-coming-to-save-us-from-big-tech/?fbclid=IwAR0f7IuIIHgD9C-zOr2HkeWoORyDEQGzkeJBCapOUptMSZHPrzkRn7RasO4 npub1wevkujhv0lecqzwqkgxynjqrx8le9nw4s56an7pmsfxs02f236yqsmqaw3 Jon S. von Tetzchner @npub1jq9…00n2 , this happened a few years ago, before FaceID, but that does not change the facts. It is always a question of blaming the user, the user holding it wrong, but in reality it is a decision to make it really easy to use funds and force users to add their cards, making it easy to make purchases you did not want to do. In any case, my point is that you can easily be scammed by apps that are allowed in the app store and Apple makes a large part of the funds generated. npub1wevkujhv0lecqzwqkgxynjqrx8le9nw4s56an7pmsfxs02f236yqsmqaw3 Jon S. von Tetzchner @npub1qng…2r39 , well ours does. We got it working with Webkit as well, but as Webkit is a black box, it is easier to build better solutions when we can edit the code we are using and share the same code across platforms. npub1wevkujhv0lecqzwqkgxynjqrx8le9nw4s56an7pmsfxs02f236yqsmqaw3 Jon S. von Tetzchner @npub125d…gwhl @npub17kx…v4w5 , in my view this is a scam. A game for kids that makes it easy and unclear to use a lot of money on digital goods, is for me a scam. This was not common before, but this business model became common with the app store, I believe. It became a lot easier to do in app payment and when you blur the lines between real and digital goods, it is easy to make people spend a lot more than they should. Particularly with children. npub1wevkujhv0lecqzwqkgxynjqrx8le9nw4s56an7pmsfxs02f236yqsmqaw3 Jon S. von Tetzchner @npub1qng…2r39 , so are you saying that there should not be alternative browsers? Our experience is that Webkit makes things like tracker blocker and ad blockers a lot harder to implement, so overall I think you can expect better privacy through alternative browsers, but clearly that depends on the vendor. npub1wevkujhv0lecqzwqkgxynjqrx8le9nw4s56an7pmsfxs02f236yqsmqaw3 Jon S. von Tetzchner @npub1w9a…04m0 , that is what we have on all platforms and clearly that is what we want to provide on iOS as well. Our users deserve the best and a black box Webkit is not a good solution. npub1wevkujhv0lecqzwqkgxynjqrx8le9nw4s56an7pmsfxs02f236yqsmqaw3 Jon S. von Tetzchner @npub1qew…jery , indeed and you will lend your kid your phone and next thing you know, you have a massive bill. Still Apple claims it is dangerous to not use the app store... npub1wevkujhv0lecqzwqkgxynjqrx8le9nw4s56an7pmsfxs02f236yqsmqaw3 Jon S. von Tetzchner @npub1y87…sdqy , when it comes to DMA, Apple is currently the worst, which is impressive. That being said, we do not have a lot of choice. We have to select one of Apple, Google or Microsoft for our phone and computer. Yes, one can select Linux and I think it is great people do, but we as developers cannot ignore all those users. They deserve the best software they can get! npub1wevkujhv0lecqzwqkgxynjqrx8le9nw4s56an7pmsfxs02f236yqsmqaw3 Jon S. von Tetzchner A friend of mine told me this story: His son got a hold of his iPhone and installed a game. He then played the game and purchased in app stuff like clothes. The end result was a bill of $5000. My friend got the bill lowered by 90%, but he still had to pay $500. The game was not removed from the app store. You can be scammed just as easily by apps from the App store. #Apple #DMA #Regulation #iOS #AppStore #Android #Windows #Linux npub1wevkujhv0lecqzwqkgxynjqrx8le9nw4s56an7pmsfxs02f236yqsmqaw3 Jon S. von Tetzchner Soon it will be possible to run browsers on iOS that are not using Webkit. That is a big deal. Apple is trying to frame it as dangerous. Sadly it will only possible to run those browsers in the EU and browser makers need then to provide different browsers in the EU and outside. This requires more resources, which makes it harder for smaller developers. Apple also wants developers to pay for the right to provide downloads from other app stores, which now become possible in the EU, and directly. IMHO every user on an iPhone, as well as on any other device, should be allowed to run the browser of their choice! #Apple #DMA #Regulation #Android #Windows #Linux npub1wevkujhv0lecqzwqkgxynjqrx8le9nw4s56an7pmsfxs02f236yqsmqaw3 Jon S. von Tetzchner One of the most dangerous ideas that Apple propagates is the idea that applications in the app store are somehow safer than other apps. #Apple #DMA #Regulation #Linux #Windows npub1wevkujhv0lecqzwqkgxynjqrx8le9nw4s56an7pmsfxs02f236yqsmqaw3 Jon S. von Tetzchner So as part of the Reddit AMA, I got questions about which browser I would use if I did not use @npub15c0…hxke. The point is that the reason for building Vivaldi in the first place, after already having built Opera, was that there was no browser like Vivaldi out there! What other browsers have: - Single key keyboard shortcuts. - Mouse gestures. - Work spaces, tab stacks and tab tiles. - Web panels. - Quick commands. - Custom themes, including custom buttons. - Mail client, calendar and feed reader. This is just to name a few items and for me those things are not optional. Similarly I would not like to use a browser that does user profiling, including locally, and crypto. I would also not like to use a browser from a company that is also an ad company. These things are for me not negotiable. #Vivaldi #Browser #Reddit #Chrome #Firefox #Edge #Safari #Computer #Windows #Linux #mac npub1wevkujhv0lecqzwqkgxynjqrx8le9nw4s56an7pmsfxs02f236yqsmqaw3 Jon S. von Tetzchner It is a rule known to everyone in the security community: Do not use the same login credentials for all your accounts! So why would Microsoft force you to use the same login to your computer as for your Microsoft account and your Skype account? It makes no sense and is a serious security risk! #Windows #Security #Microsoft #DMA @npub1llz…08cq npub1wevkujhv0lecqzwqkgxynjqrx8le9nw4s56an7pmsfxs02f236yqsmqaw3 Jon S. von Tetzchner Obviously a really good choice screen would include a fair amount of details. An obvious one is information about whether the browser makes a profile on the user using technology, such as Topics / Privacy sandbox.