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The article states "The authority said Amazon tied to the use of FBA access to a set of exclusive benefits, including the Prime label, that help increase visibility and boost sales on Amazon.it" That last part is the relevant part
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Android use the default "Calling app" when the user wants to make a call. MS Teams is one such "Calling app": the first time you install any other than the default shipped with your phone, you (the user) are presented a
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Popularity is a huge factor, but so is infrastructure. You need both to make it happen, in my opinion. I saw it happen in Paris over the last 10 years. Infrastructure used to be bad or inexistent (though not quite bad enough to have 0 cycli
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Since I do almost exactly that, I agree with the sentiment. I'll go even further on one point: "Imagine if you could just send it the whole “page” worth of JSON" => why do you even send it as a separate endpoint? Embed it
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> Influencers are actually some of the only advertisers who aren’t well regulated in Europe, When was the last time you saw product placements being clearly labeled in TV shows/movies? For most people, the answer is "never"
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It's very noticeable when you pay attention and compare it to the others. There are generally a lot of capacitors there, and only one or two will be swollen (the top part is supposed to be flat or even slightly curved inward, if it
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5y ago
In fact, Chrome does use its own TLS libs and don't have any trouble connecting on TLS 1.2 on Android 4.4. On the other hand, nearly every application use the base OS TLS libs and cannot connect anymore to servers that disabled TLS 1.0
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It works well when there aren't too many pedestrians and they don't confuse the bike lane for a sidewalk too much. On the other hand, if there are enough pedestrians, they will spill on the bike lane thinking it's a sidewalk.
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6y ago
That's because the "Cookie Law", which real name is the ePrivacy directive, is separate (and predates) from the GDPR. This directive defines in (24) [1] : So-called spyware, web bugs, hidden identifiers and other similar devi
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6y ago
From what you can read on the Internet, yes it appears to really be a thing. Read up on Kessler Syndrome to understand a bit more on the subject. The problem is not just about satellites, but random debris flying unpredictably on orbit. Whe
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6y ago
I live in the EU too (France), and any phone you buy directly from a carrier (generally heavily discounted, but tied to a more expensive plan) is carrier-locked, and can only be unlocked after a set amount of time has passed, or earlier by
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6y ago
On the Old Continent, there are a lot of old houses (I'm writing from a 400 year old one, older than the USA), about 10% being more than 100 year old [1], most of which comes with a central chimney (or several). While a lot of people h
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Android HAD fantastic documentation, just like Apple had 7/10 years ago. It might not be overly apparent just yet to everyone, but Android documentation is slowly following the same path as Apple documentation, where the experience is
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I use an alternate version on SQL: when running any modification on any kind of sensible database (which is a bad practice in itself, obviously, but sometimes you don't have a choice), always type in the WHERE clause before the table n
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While my personal OG account has been very tame so far compared to other stories here (6 letters gmail account from beta period), I got a far more interesting one from my company domain. Since people are routinely misspell my coworkers emai
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You don't need a grinder, you can buy grounded coffee at the right size for espresso in supermarkets. I call bullshit on "a lot of effort to make consistent shots". Unless you are a coffee snob, just putting the same amount o
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6y ago
We'll have to agree to disagree. Perhaps someday a judge will rule on this, but I'm not aware of any case on this particular point yet.
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I'm going to quote Article 7.4. of the GPDR here: "When assessing whether consent is freely given, utmost account shall be taken of whether, inter alia, the performance of a contract, including the provision of a service, is condi
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So, obviously, I Am Not a Lawyer, but this seems easy to explain: when you go to the grocery store and buy something, you tacitly enter into a contract (which is exchanging money for food), where both parties agree. For someone to use your
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Those very much falls in the shady part. The first option, redirect, is not GDPR-compliant, because then the "consent" cannot be considered freely given, and thus is not valid The second option is really borderline, and could work
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6y ago
There are quite a few reasons to go into McDownald's in Europe that have nothing to do with status (in fact, as a parisian, and this has been echoed by several other europeans, it tends to get associated with lower status too): - mostl
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In addition to sibling suggestion of Xcode on the cloud (which is the cheapest option to start with), you can also buy a refurbished/second-hand Mac, which goes for less than $1000, and you can definitely find some around $500. You don
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Being in the EU, I really wonder how this is going to play out if this bill comes to pass. It's pretty clear this bill is incompatible with the GDPR, which specifically mandates using state of the art encryption when appropriate (and a
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In an ideal world, probably, or using {insert technology here} that does that natively, yes. In my experience, it hasn't been the case: designing a REST API (I know REST complexifies the API compared to tailored RCP) that behaves prope
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When you pay for Gsuite, yes you can. The single case where I used it was a good experience (though obviously you'll find a lot of people who had issues the support couldn't resolve). You cannot if you just have your personal @gma
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This site is not made by an agency that sells anything (as far as I know). It is made by the French government agency which enforces the GDPR and which main mission is helping out companies complying with the GDPR (distributing fines is NOT
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To be more precise, the focus of the spirit of GDPR is processing of personal data. When you receive a deletion request, you must delete the data and stop using it from anywhere you don't have a legitimate reason to continue processi
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Some workflow never get to the point you need to replace them, in which case using a no-code solution is a huge win. Often, it is good enough, when the no-code solution has some flaws, but not enough to justify a rewrite. And some workflows
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> I am finding it increasingly ironic how WFH is no longer being perceived as the panacea of productivity and happiness that it once was. Forced WFH is very different from planned WFH. There are quite a list of things you might not have
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I am under the impression the author is missing the point of the lockdown. The main point is not about "saving lives" / "avoiding deaths". Lockdown is about (1) keeping hospitals under capacity and (2) hopefully slo
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