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by 12xo 6y ago
They collect and require your name and your actual home address (and they verify these) all as part of their required registration. What could be more PII than that? Seriously. What?
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by 12xo 6y ago
My problem isnt the community, its the way they trick people into signing up and how they then collect and sell the data. Many people actually think ND is a public service. And this article is a big reason as to why that is... IMHO we shoul
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by 12xo 6y ago
This company is far more dangerous than FB. They masquerade as a public service but are nothing more than a data mining trick to cull PII from as many as possible. I have read it described as Twitter for old people, but to me, its where the
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by 12xo 6y ago
Did you actually read through those? They're either local elections, or single instances. Neither of which would be considered impactful or even of scale to change much of anything... But It's rather strange that they left out the
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by 12xo 6y ago
I've found that HN and other online communities have a disproportionate number of users who have no idea of rural life in America. As such they cannot fathom a poor, rural person without a birth certificate or a photo ID or the ability
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by 12xo 6y ago
We have those. They're called Passports. But the rub is that some states and local municipalities will not accept a US Passport as ID. Which makes no sense what-so-ever.
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by 12xo 6y ago
Care to cite any proven examples and cases?
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by 12xo 6y ago
This comments demonstrates a willful ignorance to actual facts and shows a bit of gas lighting. So cite the stats, the studies or any meaningful article that shows there is what you claim. False voting records.
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by 12xo 6y ago
You're missing the point. It's the fact that our government created / mandated this multi-agency, multi-state, multi-private/public process and it was implemented in a matter of months. All to prevent people from buying
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by 12xo 6y ago
That doesnt explain the IRS lapses.
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by 12xo 6y ago
You have to look at the most rural and poor communities in the nation to understand why it can be both expensive and difficult. Birth certificates for instance, are often not present or available, nor are the agencies that provide the neces
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by 12xo 6y ago
Its important to know that the origin of this stems from the authoritarian actions of many governments during WWII. Especially Germany... Remember, Jews were tattooed with their ID#.
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by 12xo 6y ago
Just to add a little to the fire: When you go to the airport do they check your ID before you get on the plane or after? IMHO implementing a 2FA or a ID verification wouldnt be a burden on anyone but the bumbling bureaucrats. This problem i
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by 12xo 6y ago
I never mentioned the figures... I was referencing the panel. These were questions, not facts. I was asked a series of questions related to being unemployed and / or seeking employment. That data was extrapolated to millions of others
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by 12xo 6y ago
I find it ridiculous that you cannot buy pseudoephedrine without the pharmacy checking whether you've purchased any quantity of the OTC medicine in any other state via a inter-agency, multi-state networked solution... And yet this kind
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by 12xo 6y ago
Garbage in, garbage out.... of course the data over time will correct but the anomalies created by a few outliers are in fact a representation of bad practices. And those outliers are not measured because one cannot ever account for every p
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by 12xo 6y ago
I didn’t dismiss anything of the sort, that’s what’s funny. I shared my actual experience of being chosen as a panelist and have a vastly different outcome and outlook than many of my friends. It’s not an uncommon assertion that the Fed dat
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by 12xo 6y ago
Interesting that you feel this data isn’t available on a per case basis... it’s even more interesting that I end up with downvotes foe sharing my actual experiences. HN is tone deaf. Most of you folks work in modern tech! Modern in the sens
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by 12xo 6y ago
I was once one of these panelists. As one, I represented 0000’s of other people via their extrapolation. While my experiences at the time (2009) were common, they did not represent that of many of my fellow unemployed colleagues and friends
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by 12xo 6y ago
Don't lurk, learn and help others learn. The only path forward is truth. Not opinion. (this is just my opinion :)
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by 12xo 6y ago
No, not at all the case. All provisional ballots are verified. They are not anonymous, they are always tied to a registered voter or in some cases where they allow same day registration, a verified voter.
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by 12xo 6y ago
Can you cite any instances of this "fragility" being abused? There have been very few instances of voter fraud. Fraud in elections is common, that's how we end up with criminals and liars in charge...But election fraud is vir
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by 12xo 6y ago
What? Signatures are and remain the best way to verify a ballot. It seems you are stuck in digital, the real world is analog, always will be.
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by 12xo 6y ago
Where do you live? Are you registered to vote, and have you actually voted in local, state and fed elections? Serious question.
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by 12xo 6y ago
Cite the data, cite the source of this outrageous assertion.
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by 12xo 6y ago
Please cite any study that validates this ridiculous claim. Have you ever voted? Are you even registered to vote? Reading this makes me think you have not and have never... Registration requires verification, address, name, etc. You dont ju
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by 12xo 6y ago
Honestly, I dont know the answer. Maybe its blockchain like tracking in the image file? Maybe its something else... There are many technologies available that can fingerprint a file, and others that can ID an image. A service that includes
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by 12xo 6y ago
User agreements of these entities are onerous and impossible to challenge. They shield the companies in ways you cannot even fathom and allow many to steal your work and use as they please.
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by 12xo 6y ago
Pinterest is awful in this regard but what makes it even worse is that so many other sites followed in their footsteps. I know why, I just dont like the process or the idea of having to offer up my info and "join a club" before I&
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by 12xo 6y ago
Was unaware of ActivityPub, will definitely check out PixelFed. Thanks!

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