GJim

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by GJim 5mo ago
Mate, are you joking? Do you seriously think a fag lighter with a self extinguishing flame is more dangerous than a burning lithium battery. Seriously?
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by GJim 5mo ago
> "Select stairs" And the "correct" pictures all shows steps, not stairs. > "Select motorbike" And the "correct" pictures all show mopeds, not motorbikes. Christ, don't get me stated on tax
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by GJim 5mo ago
They're hardly more dangerous than a lithium battery!
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by GJim 5mo ago
> I asked Claude Please don't do this. Quote an authoritative source, not some AI bot known for ~~hallucinating~~ bullshitting.
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by GJim 5mo ago
> uniformly the business side asks for every single piece of data possible to be collected and kept in case they need it. True, though collecting and keeping unnecessary _personal_ data is very much a liability under the GDPR.
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by GJim 5mo ago
What you are referring to is legal court ordered surveillance, which requires a warrant. This is nothing whatsoever to do with allowing anybody who pays (such as adtech) a free reign over your private data to do what they like with!
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by GJim 5mo ago
What a bizarrely off-topic response! Nothing you have written is anything to do with the eCall 112 system not being permitted to track you and share your personal data. Again, stop spreading FUD!
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by GJim 5mo ago
Replying to my own comment to inform the reader that the fluctuation in moderation points I'm seeing is frankly, extreme! It looks like my parent comment has really touched a nerve here on HN: Privacy supporters Vs Adtech supporters,
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by GJim 5mo ago
Sorry, I missed the bit where the company was fined, prosecuted, suffered a consumer backlash and subsequently brought their behaviour into check. Honestly, the number of people on here spreading FUD and defending the 'right' for
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by GJim 5mo ago
> It is very hard to live in Germany without having a google account Which in the EU/UK, is subject to data protection law; including compulsory opt-in for sharing personal data! Granted, the scummy adtech industry push the law to t
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by GJim 5mo ago
A class action lawsuit in the making! Pal.
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by GJim 5mo ago
ONE company did it (not a mass of them), resulting in massive fines and prosecutions; they certainly aren't going to do it again! I'd also suggest the backlash from breaches in data privacy would be much larger than from fiddling
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by GJim 5mo ago
What a ridiculous argument! So what is the point in having laws then? No doubt you believe any adtech request for personal data should be met by the subject promptly bending over and grabbing their ankles with both hands?
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by GJim 5mo ago
> it seems just unbelievable that the statement is true So do you think UK/EU vehicle manufactures are deliberately in mass breach of data privacy law... fully knowing the cost of a consumer backlash, fines and vehicle recall costs
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by GJim 5mo ago
I'll raise you that..... A completely empty straight country road with just a cyclist ahead of me. I pull out to pass the cyclist with plenty of room, and the lane assist tries to swerve me into the poor bugger. Very alarming consideri
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by GJim 5mo ago
Needless to say, cars in the UK/EU have no such privacy invading features without an explicit opt-in thanks to sensible data protection legislation; including the GDPR. The FUD spouted on here by the scummy adtech industry about legisl
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by GJim 5mo ago
Mate, if 'whataboutism' is your only defence, you are in a desperate place. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whataboutism
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by GJim 5mo ago
As a Brit, I consider it my god given duty to take the piss out of the French; a duty I know is entirely mutual. Please don't however, consider this anything other than a slightly odd friendship.
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by GJim 5mo ago
It was. The 2003 protests against the war in Afghanistan were the biggest in UK history. Approximately 1 Million people (1 in 60 of the UK population) made their way to London to protest, and hundreds of thousands protested in other cities
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by GJim 5mo ago
> that's pretty funny seeing how allies of the USA are constantly hostile toward Americans at every turn 457 British solders dead in Afghanistan supporting US operations beg to differ. Mate, seriously, step away from the propaganda
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by GJim 5mo ago
> they are discussing restricting VPN access for 'child protection Oh FFS! Governments discussing such things doesn't _remotely_ mean there is a political will for them, or that they will be voted into law. Governments are expe
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by GJim 5mo ago
It's genuinely amazing how few people in the USA appear to be aware of what you have written. It'd be nice to put jingoism aside for a change.
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by GJim 5mo ago
The portable one is used as an indicator. A positive result will get you arrested and taken to the station, where they have the (non-portable) court admissible calibrated kit.
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by GJim 5mo ago
Oh dear. If you bothered to read the story behind this, you would know the chap had the same name as the 'real' person being interviewed who was waiting in a different reception area. Our man got called forward by mistake, he was
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by GJim 5mo ago
> According to Claude Please don't do this. Quote an authoritative source. Not some AI bot known for ~~hallucinating~~ bullshitting.
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by GJim 5mo ago
> look at children's programming over the past 30 years. SpongeBob characters, under the ocean, jumping off a diving board into a pool, again, under the ocean. It isn't violent, but it is crazy. A frog in love with a pig? >
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by GJim 5mo ago
So do most nice things in life old boy. [Honda Fireblade: throttle open and in the red, eyes closed and smiling.]
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by GJim 5mo ago
> Internet is (was?) about convenience and direct access. Was. Maybe you are to young to remember the (pre-spam) days when it was polite to leave your SMTP server open for others to use?
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by GJim 5mo ago
It's turtles^H^H^H^H AI all the way down.
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by GJim 5mo ago
So you switch opinions randomly at 3 am? I'm afraid you are making less and less sense.

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