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by brymaster 13y ago
Oh, sure. Except when they change review scores as it suits them and "editors" defend game publisher lies and berate users on twitter. http://venturebeat.com/2013/03/13/polygons-simcity-review-is...
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by brymaster 13y ago
> Its just the usual HN tinfoil hat hypocrisy that extends to MS, but seemingly not to Apple, Google, Yahoo, Sony, Dropbox, Twitter, and Facebook. Tu quoque and that's not even close to true.
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by brymaster 13y ago
Thanks for that. Any idea on how exactly this protects privacy though? The moz dev didn't clarify.
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by brymaster 13y ago
There are numerous data collection companies and they're definitely not all following the rules on background checks. Ever heard of conflicting information on reports between credit bureaus?
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by brymaster 13y ago
> California cannot go back further than seven years on a background check and cannot ask about convictions more than seven years ago. No business is going to reasonably follow this. They use all sorts of background check services so an
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by brymaster 13y ago
Just because something gets talked about a lot doesn't mean there's a real issue. The problem is with perception and it's not the reality. Looking forward to a dataset to show me otherwise. One that clearly defines the subjec
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by brymaster 13y ago
Ugh. These meta-HN topics about the "quality" of the discussion come up every six months or so, even dating all the way back to the beginning. Cut it out already. > Poll: How do you feel about making HN invite only? (5 years
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by brymaster 13y ago
Yes it does matter. The right thing to do is transparency and that's what's happening here. If Bad Person & Associates are doing evil, they're not going to get a break just because their messages also contain personal lov
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by brymaster 13y ago
These "people" are looking to profit from misery ( https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6742844 ). Wikileaks is attempting to provide transparency in a world where that doesn't much exist so boo-fucking-hoo if
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by brymaster 13y ago
Warning: Don't click it. This fiddle spams infinite javascript alerts.
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by brymaster 13y ago
No, fingerprints are only suitable as a unique ID and not a password. You leave your fingerprint everywhere you touch and that cannot be changed. http://blog.dustinkirkland.com/2013/10/fingerprints-are-user...
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by brymaster 13y ago
> This goes well beyond whatever policy pg was trying to defend recently. This is deeply manipulative. YC has stake in Soylent ( http://blog.soylent.me/post/64789154918/soylent-funding-anno... ). I think people s
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by brymaster 13y ago
> If someone wants to use a website, they should use the website. …except when that website first make you use facebook. > If your belief that Facebook logins are a bad thing is widespread, people will stop only implementing Facebook
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by brymaster 13y ago
Missing the sentence where the parent comment mentioned "using the activity feed to keep up with friends." Seems your rebut about my rebut failed, actually.
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by brymaster 13y ago
If one wants to log into a website that isn't facebook, one shouldn't be forced to have a login from a "social network" they don't use.
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by brymaster 13y ago
> optional and no one is forcing you to use it. Optional like the sites that have "sign in via facebook" and no other option? Optional in that they track your every move from "like buttons" all over the web? Or option
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by brymaster 13y ago
Facebook is also a good example of a company with its business model out of whack, meaning this ride isn't going to last.
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by brymaster 13y ago
> Just because they aren't making money now doesn't mean that will always be the case. This is dangerous speculation.
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by brymaster 13y ago
> borderline breach of fiduciary duty. That's not a real thing. http://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/8146/are-u-s-com...
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by brymaster 13y ago
I think you accurately described the Greater Fool and the nature of this tech IPO climate. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_fool_theory How else could companies with no revenue go public?
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by brymaster 13y ago
I think the point was the interconnectedness and how these firms have large stakes in other large corporations. They don't have to be "operating companies" to be controlling. Real economic power as the article states.
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by brymaster 13y ago
No, that's not what the study says.
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by brymaster 13y ago
Yeah, this is one of those infographics that have been circulating for quite a while. More interesting and in-depth are these stories where you learn about the interconnectedness of large corporations: > "Three systems theorists at
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by brymaster 13y ago
Heise.de started "two clicks for better privacy" that Bruce Scheiner also uses on his blog. http://www.heise.de/extras/socialshareprivacy/ & https://github.com/panzi/SocialShareP
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by brymaster 13y ago
> Snowden isn't a patriot though. Yes he is. He gave up his life and comfort in order to reveal illegal, massive surveillance by the US Government and friends. That's what actual patriots and heroes do. > Certainly he has re
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by brymaster 13y ago
Here, I did your own research for you: http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2011/mar/17/us-spy-oper... > Most addicted city (over 100k visits total) > Eglin Air Force Base, FL http://blo
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by brymaster 13y ago
http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2010/07/02Letter-from-Apple-... > "We have discovered the cause of this dramatic drop in bars, and it is both simple and surprising." > "Upon investig
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by brymaster 13y ago
Mozilla had postponed turning on the "block third party tracking cookies by default" feature since May, originally slated for FF22 I believe and it keeps getting pushed back. Anyone know the status of this?
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by brymaster 13y ago
That's scary ? You should see what Facebook has been up to the last 7-8 years: http://pleasedeletefacebook.com/
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by brymaster 13y ago
Yes, only ;)

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