mikrosom

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   Predicting associations with Alzheimer's Disease, accidentally [video](youtube.com)

   1 points by mikrosom 6y ago|0 comments
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   by mikrosom 6y ago

   Looks like this could have been discovered at least ~2 years ago? https://twitter.com/yazijys/status/1377219533392449542
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   LitCovid(ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)

   1 points by mikrosom 6y ago|0 comments
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   The NYT, Reuters and others are storing tracking cookies without consent(twitter.com)

   16 points by mikrosom 6y ago|0 comments
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   by mikrosom 6y ago

   I still struggle to see how cookies set for spiceworks.com or linkedin.com are for "technical" purposes of just serving a landing page.
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   by mikrosom 6y ago

   Without looking at the contents, would you argue non-Slack cookies (linkedin.com, techtarget.net, etc.) are essential for site functionality?
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   by mikrosom 6y ago

   I'd also be interested in an elaboration. It isn't much about the violation of the law itself but the violation of privacy; why do I have linkedin.com, spiceworks.com, techtarget.com, godknowswhat.com suspiciously dumping cookies
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   Slack stores browser cookies without user consent(twitter.com)

   95 points by mikrosom 6y ago|115 comments
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   by mikrosom 6y ago

   Exactly. It's surprising how many bestselling books are full of similar false analogies that one would fall to on a first or even second read.
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    Argument from Analogy(en.wikipedia.org)

    4 points by mikrosom 6y ago|3 comments