igloofoo

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by igloofoo 9y ago
We should elect better leaders and avoid getting in bed with such regimes. “Be the change you want to see in the world” “Practice what you preach” From a previous article “Most people do not share the belief that a process must be morally p
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by igloofoo 9y ago
Why the downvotes? Can we not discuss the implications of “progress at all costs”?
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by igloofoo 9y ago
Changing the world one murdered-by-starvation Yemeni at a time. How do you accept funding from oppressive, dictatorial, mysoginist regimes and then claim to “make the world a better place”? Sigh. The political implications are so ironically
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by igloofoo 9y ago
Viewing your screen should be subject to permissions simply because it can supersede all permissions to access sensitive data.
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by igloofoo 9y ago
Something malicious being easily technically possible with no risk and significant economic upside will statisically occur due to simple distribution of motives at large. +1, only you can decide to install a program. However its total fun
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by igloofoo 9y ago
You , my friend, are vulnerable like any other Mac user, to a trustworthy piece of software that has but a single dependency implementing the screen-reading mentioned in the article. Don't think for a second that "being careful
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by igloofoo 9y ago
The very article of this post is an instance of spyware that any developer can implement. In effect, if you're using a Mac, any app can be spyware and you will never, ever know.
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by igloofoo 9y ago
So if it needs it to implement its features, you would like to know about it. Otherwise you inevitably get spyware.
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by igloofoo 9y ago
Wrong. 1) Your webcam turns a light on. Not permission, but you know what's going on. 2) "People must grant permission for an app to access personal information, including the current location, calendar, contact information, remin
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by igloofoo 9y ago
Please humor me, why in the world does an app need to read/write your screen? It is provided a window for that. If it doesn't need to read/write your screen in order to provide its features, and then does it, wouldn't yo
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by igloofoo 9y ago
So apps need to ask for location but not to see everything you do? WTF
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by igloofoo 9y ago
There is ongoing litigation with regards to the ownership of original Telegram client (issued under "Telegram LLC" based in Russia). Telegram X is released under "Telgram Messenger LLP" which is based in London and seemi
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by igloofoo 9y ago
There may be political motive to this. Why is Telegram X issued by "Telegram Messenger LLP" while the original Telegram is issued by "Telegram LLC"? Telegram LLC, which issues the original Telegram app on the App Store h
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by igloofoo 9y ago
There may be political motive to this. Why is Telegram X issued by "Telegram Messenger LLP" while the original Telegram is issued by "Telegram LLC"? Telegram LLC, which issues the original Telegram app on the App Store h
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Ask HN: What is the most secure smartphone out there?
4 points by igloofoo 9y ago|0 comments
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by igloofoo 9y ago
AKA Evolution
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by igloofoo 9y ago
As fast as possible
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by igloofoo 9y ago
Privacy concerns: how is a public link more secure than a Skype screen share? And what exactly gets associated to the link? Is it a tunnel straight into my computer? Is it pushing my VS workspace somewhere? More details please. This seems m
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by igloofoo 9y ago
My bad, I felt I sounded a little passive-aggressive. New on the boards. Let me know your thoughts on the final draft:)
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by igloofoo 9y ago
+1. Although I'd call it a post-Trump world. After all that surfaced about Trump's conduct with women during elections, and him STILL getting elected, women are done with it and taking a stand. I believe Weinstein is merely a happ
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by igloofoo 9y ago
OP just highlights the speed at which careers are getting destroyed on accusations alone (guilty b4 proven innocent), and pragmatically suggests that it is possible for a malicious user to exploit this vulnerability. Also Steve wasn't