ByteWelder

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by ByteWelder 5y ago
If all other fingerprinting techniques would magically disappear, then FLoC is an improvement. If other fingerprinting techniques stay, then it's actually worse, since there is now an extra data point to better identify users.
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by ByteWelder 5y ago
If your browser has a no-script extension available, this will fix the issue.
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by ByteWelder 5y ago
As a former ProtonMail customer (for several months) and current Fastmail one (~ 4 years): If you have more than 2 domain names, you'll pay 30 EUR/month for your ProtonMail account. I think that's ridiculous. The 5 alias limi
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by ByteWelder 5y ago
I doubt that very much. Consider these scenarios: 1. Call for free from home/couch with a regular camera in the privacy of my home. 2. Go to some location and pay a third party to do a less private call, and have a better visual experi
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by ByteWelder 5y ago
The "never use null" policy doesn't work across your third party dependencies, unless those dependencies coincidentally use the same policy as you.
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by ByteWelder 5y ago
In reality, I believe we're being let down by software developers who consider hardware resources like RAM and CPU as a free and unlimited resource. This includes web development. Electron apps like Discord/Slack/MatterMost&#
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by ByteWelder 5y ago
In theory: yes. In practice, wiring traditional currency requires KYC (Know Your Customer) and has a lot of legal/regulatory requirements. One of that is data collection and retention for auditing purposes.
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by ByteWelder 5y ago
A very important detail is that this only opts out of ad personalisation. It doesn't actually stop exposing this unique identifier as iOS does. Next to the id, there's also a flag that basically says "am I allowed to use it?&
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by ByteWelder 6y ago
I think it's less about the data, but more about the consent regarding the usage of that data. At least the call message is honest about its intent, so you know what you're consenting to. The Facebook button, however, doesn't
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by ByteWelder 6y ago
Interesting use case. I have ESC bound to Caps Lock. (for Vim/Emacs keybinds)
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by ByteWelder 6y ago
Using control for the most common operations is much more straining for the hand. It is especially noticeable by heavy keyboard users such as software developers. Using your thumb to hit CMD (or Alt on a Win keyboard), is much less strainin
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by ByteWelder 6y ago
It does exist, but it’s just taking a while for all banks to adopt it. Most/all Dutch banks have adopted it already. https://www.europeanpaymentscouncil.eu/what-we-do/sepa-insta...