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by dessant 7y ago
I guess this is a lesson for all user interface designers, you never know how many lives your streamlined pizza ordering funnel might save.
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by dessant 7y ago
Or, hear me out, you shouldn't order pizza while you're driving. :)
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I think governments actually want Libra, what we're seeing is the role of Facebook in all of this being forcefully reshaped to better serve the needs of governments. Facebook will be compelled to give up some of the control and access
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Under this definition app stores might also be designated as platform utilities. Imagine a regulated Google Play where Google cannot destroy the livelihood of developers based on automated whims.
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by dessant 7y ago
As one of the comments below the post mentions, `html, body {height: 100%}` should work just fine.
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by dessant 7y ago
I agree that laws are not enough, independent verification must be possible. But your right to use secure software, and to audit it without risking to spend your life in prison or being killed, is ensured by laws. This is why moving the goa
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by dessant 7y ago
> If I can compile the code from source myself, without any backdoors, then I can be reasonably assured there aren't any backdoors Where does that leave the rest of society? Having open source software and hardware is not enough, we
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That's great, thanks for the link! In recent Android versions it has become difficult to inspect the traffic precisely because certificates installed by users are no longer trusted, so one has to either root the phone or modify the apk
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by dessant 7y ago
Is intercepting Android traffic planned?
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by dessant 7y ago
Confirming online debit and credit card payments with a one-time password has become a standard practice in the EU. These solutions are also available in the US, are they not being adopted by banks there? https://usa.visa.com&#x2
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by dessant 7y ago
I do not know what were their exact intentions. If someone from Google would like to take a closer look, contact me to have the emails forwarded.
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by dessant 7y ago
Recently someone has contacted me to publish a dummy Chrome extension with broad permissions, which they would have updated with their code. After declining, they have offered $20k for the job. It was interesting to see this strategy, they
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by dessant 7y ago
Gmail, among others. Gmail proxies remote content when the email is opened, so the IP address of the user is not disclosed, but the time and number of opens can be tracked. Google could proxy and cache remote content in emails when they are
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by dessant 7y ago
By browsing the commit history it becomes clear that the PSF must revoke Kenneth's push access to preserve the integrity of the project.
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Flattr is the property of Eyeo GmbH, the same company that owns Adblock Plus. Also keep in mind that you will have to give them a copy of your government ID to withdraw the money you receive.
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One of the key issues is that illegal behavior by these companies almost never leads to the prosecution of decision makers. This way reckless and monopolistic actions can go unchecked and occasional fines are simply factored in as operating
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The extension does hide the user's IP address from all websites, as stated in their marketing material and privacy policy. What it cannot be used for is to evade geoblocking, which is also stated in the privacy policy.
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by dessant 7y ago
True-Client-IP looks like an alias for CF-Connecting-IP, so far everything points to the design goals of Firefox Private Network being respected.
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by dessant 7y ago
I can no longer edit the comment, but I've just tested the Firefox extension, and both CF-Connecting-IP and X-Forwarded-For are set to a Cloudflare IP address, so the user's IP address is hidden. CF-IPCountry contains the location
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by dessant 7y ago
Firefox Private Network uses Cloudflare Warp, which discloses to origin IP address to Cloudflare-enabled websites via a HTTP header [1]. Does Mozilla use a custom version of Warp which keeps the IP address of users private? [1] https:&#x2F
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by dessant 7y ago
In this case websites would see traffic coming from the Firefox Private Network, which uses Cloudflare.
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by dessant 7y ago
It would be awesome to see the Firefox extension integrate Tor and connect through it to the Firefox Private Network, giving us stronger privacy and finally allowing us to browse the web anonymously, without being subjected to constant disc
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by dessant 7y ago
Stellarium has helped us anticipate the position of astronomical events. It's extremely useful, even for casual stargazers.
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by dessant 7y ago
Is it possible that some of the controls for these network permissions you list are not in AOSP, but in a ROM made by the manufacturer of your device? The ones I've seen had a setting only for restricting background data usage.
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A revocable permission for network access on Android would be a great step towards giving users more control over which apps can transmit their personal data. An entire class of apps could be rendered safe by disallowing network access, esp
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> First, large scale blocking of cookies undermine people’s privacy by encouraging opaque techniques such as fingerprinting. Including delivering browser exploits [1] to better track users, for which Google was fined. People's priva
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That only unlocks the bootloader, which then allows you to install a custom one. There is no built-in option on Android for gaining elevated priviledges in any form, not even in a restricted way to disable bloatware that might compromise yo
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by dessant 7y ago
Personal freedoms have always had risks, but is it really warranted to take them away in this case and not offer a way to get them back in any shape or form? Looking at recent Samsung devices, is Google Services Framework really that integr
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I think locking down a system by default, but offering a way to gain elevated priviledges, while educating and properly warning users before certain actions is better than taking away everyone's control over their own devices, and ther
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I do not, but you have to be lucky enough to have a device that is supported by LineageOS, or you need to spend time learning the skills to build a custom ROM for your device. Why isn't there an option in developer mode that gives us a

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