Borgz

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   by Borgz 5y ago

   Not exactly. Non-secret chats are stored encrypted on Telegram's servers, and separately from keys. The goal seems to be to require multiple jurisdictions to issue a court order before data can be decrypted. https://telegra
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   by Borgz 5y ago

   Google already allows/requires tax-exempt donations to not be done with Google Play billing. This doesn't apply in the case of this app because the developer is supposedly an individual rather than a non-profit organization. >O
3. 63.▲
   by Borgz 5y ago

   I don't know how long they have been doing this for, but the two Snopes articles that this article links to use the rating "Labeled Satire", which seems accurate.
4. 64.▲
   by Borgz 5y ago

   This is incorrect. I do think that section 3(b) is unnecessary and should probably be removed, but preventing app stores from interfering in communications between developers and users is obviously not the same thing as requiring app stores
5. 65.▲
   by Borgz 5y ago

   I agree. A good place to start might be requiring email verification to publish a package so that the registry is more likely to have valid email addresses for maintainers.
6. 66.▲
   by Borgz 5y ago

   Do you have a source for that claim?
7. 67.▲
   by Borgz 5y ago

   This thread is a very good example of the bystander effect. There are currently 419 comments on this Hacker News thread, yet only 16 comments on regulations.gov. It is possible to make anonymous comments on regulations.gov, which I think le