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Parent's HN profile indicates a 2009 registration date and whose Keybase reveals they're a software dev... I'd bet he knows how to block javascript and/or maint
by omarchowdhury 7y ago
Parent's HN profile indicates a 2009 registration date and whose Keybase reveals they're a software dev... I'd bet he knows how to block javascript and/or maintain a host files block list. But I'm being assumptive.
- jshevek 7y agoForgive me if I misunderstood, but it sounds like you are simply questioning the word "earnestly" in my comment? And not implying agreement with the snark laden comment to which I was responding?
- omarchowdhury 7y agoI just think that parent knows very well how to opt out of being tracked on his own.
- vageli 7y ago> I just think that parent knows very well how to opt out of being tracked on his own. How is maintaining a local block list opting out? It certainly doesn't seem to have legal force.
- omarchowdhury 7y agoHow are they going to track him if none of their requests are ever loaded on his end? Presumably we have different definitions of opting out. I was thinking more of the DIY type. It's certainly more reliable than to trust the people you don't trust not to track you because you tell them not to.
- jshevek 7y agoWithout further clarification, I'm honestly confused whether you comment is related to my own, or you just wanted to make this observation for its own sake.
- omarchowdhury 7y agoTo follow up with you: Yeah, I'd say I doubt the earnestness.
- jshevek 7y agoThank you for explaining.