jr62

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   by jr62 14y ago

   This is certainly no worse than what Facebook's collecting, and their opt-out controls mean there's not a lot to be worried about. If you're really paranoid about privacy you should be concerned about Google, not Twitter. Try counting the n
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   by jr62 15y ago

   How are they tracking unique activations? IMEI numbers seems the most likely possibility to me, but I wouldn't think Google would keep a list of all the numbers on their servers.
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   by jr62 15y ago

   So there's a way to establish two-way communication with an Android device, without enabling any permissions. But it's a very obvious system (works by launching intents, just like every other Android function), so it's hardly something that
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   by jr62 15y ago

   So if I route my traffic through a Russian host, suddenly it becomes a terrible danger? Sounds like a pretty badly informed investigation team, who leaped to conclusions without justifying their claims properly.
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   by jr62 15y ago

   On Chrome 14 (Linux), when I click "eval" it doesn't show the alert dialog. Even leaving the default text there. It's an interesting concept though, would definitely be good to see an explanation of how it works.
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   by jr62 15y ago

   This one's just free - no contest.
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   3D Traceroute(d3tr.de)

   19 points by jr62 15y ago|6 comments
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   by jr62 15y ago

   http://hntrends.jerodsanto.net/?q=google%2C+apple