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by Esau 10y ago
This might be one of the reasons Comcast is so keen to put cable modems with built in WiFi into people's homes. This would allow them to track Web history all the way down to a particular device. (It could also probably be used to trac
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Ask HN: Using a Virtual Machine as Your Primary Computing Environment
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by Esau 10y ago
I think when it comes to Windows 10, Microsoft has been its own worse enemy.
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by Esau 10y ago
I used to think that but the unchecked greed of corporations is disgusting. It is obvious that they will act unethically for a buck.
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by Esau 10y ago
If the default settings are for user information to be shared, then the defaults are evil (even if the intent behind them is not). I say this because they know most people will accept the defaults. Maybe there needs to be a law about defaul
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by Esau 10y ago
I disagree - they want both.
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by Esau 10y ago
You're probably right, from a political POV; but from a freedom POV: hell no.
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by Esau 10y ago
"US telecoms giant Verizon Communications is to buy Yahoo's search and advertising operations" First, I was surprised to see search operations mentioned, since they farmer that out to Microsoft. Second, if this is only search
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by Esau 10y ago
"Verizon sees a complimentary set of businesses that could find a home alongside its AOL properties." This tells you everything you need to know, because AOL should have died years ago as well.
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by Esau 10y ago
I think what happens when we have truly anonymous free speech, on places such as Reddit, Twitter, and 4Chan, shows that we are nowhere as civilized as we like to think we are.
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by Esau 10y ago
Somehow, I was totally unaware that CURL supported downloading via IMAP. Are people using CURL to download their email?
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by Esau 10y ago
FreeType is not "Linux" software but "UNIX" software. I don't understand why this keeps happening.
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by Esau 10y ago
I find your comment disturbing because I feel that "Opt-Out" features have become a real problem. The reasons for setting something as opt-out are often self-serving and, even when not, it is still an affront to informed consent (
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by Esau 10y ago
I don't have a problem with telemetry, provided it is opt-in.
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by Esau 10y ago
That doesn't make sense. I can't see anything Delicious could offer Pinboard, aside from the domain name. I really hope that doesn't happen. Pinboard is perfect.
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by Esau 10y ago
Correct. I feel that Touch ID is security snake oil.
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by Esau 10y ago
I would rather have no passcode than use Touch ID.
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by Esau 10y ago
Yeah, fuck Touch ID. In my opinion, a computer security feature that works when you are unconscious is not a computer security feature.
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by Esau 10y ago
That's actually the thing that gets me the most. There was no need to handcuff her.
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by Esau 10y ago
If you are concerned about privacy, using a web browser produced by an advertising company is probably unwise.
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by Esau 10y ago
It's really not. Fuck social networks.
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by Esau 10y ago
I disagree. Associating cryptography to a criminal term is not wise.
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by Esau 10y ago
What the hell is wrong with Microsoft? It's like they have lost their mind with Windows 10.
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by Esau 10y ago
I think part of the blame for this impression lays on a lack of communication on the main website. The last news update to the website, prior to the 14.2 release, was nearly three years ago. I feel that it gives the impression that nothing
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by Esau 10y ago
I suspect that is largely because the product is bundled with the iOS. I wonder how it doesn't on Android, where people have to go out of their way to install it.
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by Esau 10y ago
In what way is Apple Music better than Spotify? I've tried both and, other than catalog differences, I don't see one as really being better than the other.
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by Esau 10y ago
Good old Atari. I liked Asteroids, but personally, my favorite arcade game from them was Tempest.
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by Esau 10y ago
With this train of thought, then they shouldn't need a warrant to search your house because homes get broken into all the time.
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by Esau 10y ago
To the government, the number one enemy of security is freedom.
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by Esau 10y ago
It is a real issue and there are people out there looking to use people's webcams for spying: http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2013/03/rat-breeders-meet...

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