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by rimeice 6y ago
> how come they don't migrate to apps with better privacy right now? They are. https://twitter.com/signalapp/status/1349577579091566592
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by rimeice 6y ago
"A lot of people" is a bit different to "most people". SMS is free in the same sense that Whatsapp is free and you need a phone contract to use either when you're not in a wifi network. In fact there was a period wh
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by rimeice 6y ago
It's pretty straight forward to have both Whatsapp and [alternative messaging app] installed on your phone. You still have an SMS app on your phone, which was the primary messaging application prior to Whatsapp. A lot of people migrate
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by rimeice 6y ago
So much censorship going on in the world right now.
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by rimeice 6y ago
Agreed. Well thanks for bringing a chuckle to my day.
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by rimeice 6y ago
Maybe because it all just leads to nothing.
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by rimeice 6y ago
Very interesting article. I've been thinking mostly about the viral spread of _misinformation_, I like how the author extends that to _poor information_ and explains the slightly more subtle impact that has.
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by rimeice 6y ago
When I say evil I mean morally wrong.
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by rimeice 6y ago
Understand they can do whatever the hell they like as you say. But I think the problem is in a way they're blackmailing their users. They're leveraging the fact that people are very unlikely to switch messaging platforms that they
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by rimeice 6y ago
Hazy | Data Scientist | ML Engineer | London ONSITE (currently WFH) | https://hazy.com/ We’re building a synthetic data tool for businesses who care about protecting their customers data. There’s untold value in data, but
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The Promise of Synthetic Data(ft.com)
4 points by rimeice 7y ago|0 comments
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by rimeice 7y ago
Lot of very valid advice on achieving product market fit and ticking through the early stages of the business in the comments here. Your questions seems to be more focussed on ”assume I have pmf, would a profit sharing structure be a valid
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Ask HN: Does the network “crumbling” effect exist?
1 points by rimeice 8y ago|0 comments
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by rimeice 9y ago
It may be that the future issues you envisage can still be met with anonymous data i.e. some overall audit of your service use. Anonymous data retains a small link to the original but is exempt from GDPR. One method is to generalise records