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Istof
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Istof
12y ago
Skype is definitely not safe since Microsoft purchased them and replaced the super-nodes with MS owned servers
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Istof
12y ago
that is only about 117 files per user if there is still 300 million users
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Istof
12y ago
The digital copies definitely should be cheaper when you consider the cost of producing and shipping CDs... which is why I download them from Youtube since apparently artists get paid this way (thank you youtube-dl)
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Istof
12y ago
I think it is connected since it is all the same network traffic... they do false advertising on bandwidth, which is like the first hidden charge (using small prints, maybe) & and then try to do a second hidden charge for every bit by
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Istof
12y ago
If they sell you a 100Mbit/s line with unlimited data, it should be illegal to charge you again if you use all that potential... either directly or indirectly.
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Istof
12y ago
it also has a much larger battery
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Istof
12y ago
if you have the smart-phone that it is compatible with, they probably already have most of the information anyways
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Istof
12y ago
that killing feature is very power hungry which is probably why others didn't include it
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Istof
12y ago
it might be because he won't reproduce?
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Istof
12y ago
Who cares, make an iImplant for the Apple fans
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Istof
12y ago
the only problem is that it is either too expensive for mass market or that the camera/projector device is not available separately yet
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Istof
12y ago
I'm surprised that the title of the article hasn't been fixed yet since everyone seem to agree that it isn't comprehensive.
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Istof
12y ago
it should happen offline but many times that is not possible
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Istof
12y ago
for one, the duration of copyright should be a lot shorter and not be extended everytime mickey mouse's copyright is about to expire (called the Mickey Mouse Protection Act) ...
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Istof
12y ago
perhaps because if it was the only data they had 100 years ago, it could not be called privacy invasion... but when combined with everything else...
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Istof
12y ago
as long as someone else besides ATT enjoys that money and the situation gets resolved (but they need to also go after the other "unlimited" plans at other companies)
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Istof
12y ago
If only Obama would have kept his promise and had the "PATRIOT" Act repealed...
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Istof
12y ago
I programmed myself a cheap keyfob purchased on ebay for my honda (no special hardware needed, just the car itself)
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Istof
12y ago
unfortunately, many (if not most) companies do this ... this happened to me a few weeks ago on Dropcam's website as an example (it was a post about it's inability to stream the camera's video feed locally)
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Istof
12y ago
> don't enable new features most of the time, the default is to enable the new privacy invasive features unfortunately... (it should be opt-in, always)
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Istof
12y ago
The customer end up paying for it anyway you look at it but at least the credit card insurance comes with it.
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Istof
12y ago
If I wanted to be truly anonymous, I would rather use some device that I don't use for anything else that I purchased with cash and browse from an open wifi or something similar
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Istof
12y ago
I wonder if it would be possible to have them sign a contract when you sign up since customer is king.
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Apple and Facebook Pay for Female Employees to Freeze Eggs
(wired.com)
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Istof
12y ago
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Istof
12y ago
It should be illegal to make this illegal unless such city at least first setup a free food program for the homeless that is easily accessible for all homeless in that city. They only want to drive them away to different cities so that the
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Istof
12y ago
might be explained by delays and ear piece
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Istof
12y ago
They make it "cloudy" on purpose since that's what it's all about according to them, the cloud.
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New Weightless-N IoT Standard Launches
(weightless.org)
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Istof
12y ago
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Istof
12y ago
I was referring to the points that you brought up in your previous reply (anti-drone, anti-NSA and anti-drug war) ... I don't think that they need to disappear but a strong refocus is definitely needed in all 3.
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Istof
12y ago
the biggest downside is probably that if you tend to forget passwords, then if you do forget that one, you will not be able to recover your data.
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