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by tlibert 7y ago
I actually think if he was more transparent the piece would have been significantly better. For example, "At BoingBoing we rely on these systems as well. Why? The simple fact is we have virtually no alternatives to the adtech status
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by tlibert 7y ago
When I loaded the BoingBoing version of the article my browser contacted 53 third-party domains and a grand total of 373 cookies were set. The BoingBoing privacy policy does not mention "Do Not Track", usually a signal it is igno
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by tlibert 7y ago
This is true!
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by tlibert 7y ago
This is a big hit in my household, and also has light-up keys so I can learn the songs my kid likes and play them on the big synths. Likewise, it takes a lot of physical abuse (getting dropped, a lot) and is fine. https://www.am
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by tlibert 7y ago
I imagine for the generation brought up on an infinite supply of cracked VST waReZ getting ahold of a physical piece of gear, and being forced to focus on a single piece of kit with limitations, is a revelation. Volcas have the right price
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by tlibert 7y ago
I like it quite a bit but the tuning has gotten wonky, and very sensitive to cold. I've got low confidence it will be working in ten years time whereas my ~18 year-old Nord 3 is a rock.
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by tlibert 7y ago
The Korg Monologue is a brilliant piece of kit with the demo patches and microtunings done by Aphex Twin (who worked very closely with Takahashi on the development). If you are interested in what a deep, respectful, and meaningful relations
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by tlibert 7y ago
According to OpenSecrets [0] the "Communications/Electronics" sector spends significantly more than "Energy/Natural Resources" on lobbying. SV has a big presence in DC. https://www.opensecrets.org&#
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by tlibert 7y ago
I fully agree, but people are often capable of knowing something abstract is true in general (web is full of tracking), but often fail to make the cognitive step to apply those facts to the specific case (there is tracking on porn sites). N
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by tlibert 7y ago
Second-author here. Details are in the paper, but yes, Google Analytics is highly prevalent. Google doesn't allow porn sites to use their ad networks so we didn't find much Double-click, but it is fairly hypocritical to say &quo
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by tlibert 7y ago
Second-author here. Thanks! One reason I initiated this research was trying to find ways to reach people who may be jaded about privacy. Sex usually wakes people up. :-)
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by tlibert 7y ago
Second author here, see replies above. TDLR: biggest reason to single out porn is what you view may reveal your sexual orientation, depending on where you live that can get you killed.
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by tlibert 7y ago
IP address is a very strong signal and short of Tor you cannot do much about that. I'm hesitant to recommend VPNs just due to the high level of trust you need to have in your provider. It isn't that easy to avoid tracking.
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by tlibert 7y ago
Second author here. The paper is written for a social-science audience (I'm the CS person, hence ACM template), so it is written that way to help get non-experts on board. Otherwise, there is ample research people don't understa
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by tlibert 7y ago
Second author here. Many people carry over 'real world' privacy expectations to online interactions, often unwittingly. While this may be technically naive, I don't think it is wrong for people to assume established social
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by tlibert 7y ago
Second-author here, I have a few rebuttals to these points. First, there is also a wider pattern in the US when it comes to privacy/computer legislation. We tend to have sectoral-focused laws which are often a response to media events
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by tlibert 7y ago
A large chunk of the traffic is Google Analytics and various APIs, so even if you pay you will almost certainly be tracked by Google. Piracy obviously has its own risks.
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by tlibert 7y ago
Second author here, I'm busy for the next couple hours, but happy to AMA. Put any questions here and I will reply as I'm able.
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by tlibert 9y ago
I first read the declaration back in the 90's when it seemed possible. Over time we have slowly drifted away from the grand vision and we're now in a dark place. That said, when I get really down about the state of the net/
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by tlibert 11y ago
I've heard good things but haven't learned docker, I'll look into it. Thanks for the suggestion.
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by tlibert 11y ago
Would love help building the org_domain.json list, please get in touch!
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by tlibert 11y ago
it thought I was spamming b/c replying quickly.
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by tlibert 11y ago
whois, detective work, crunchbase...also do work in china which is even tougher: http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/sep/21/google-is-...
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by tlibert 11y ago
yes! from the api docs: onResourceRequested Introduced: PhantomJS 1.2 This callback is invoked when the page requests a resource. The first argument to the callback is the requestData metadata object. The second argument is the networkRequ
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by tlibert 11y ago
sorry, it doesn't monitor links, it captures network-level requests, that's what I analyze.
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by tlibert 11y ago
I use phantomjs because it can run headless and is low resource. the request data is processed in python though.
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by tlibert 11y ago
I do a lot of research, advocacy, and editorial work which is very critical of many powerful companies; I have to be sure there is no accidental impression I am "for" or "against" anybody or benefitting financially in an
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by tlibert 11y ago
it monitors third-party HTTP requests, not links: "webXray is a tool for detecting third-party HTTP requests on large numbers of web pages and matching them to the companies which receive user data...The core of webXray is a python pro
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by tlibert 11y ago
in 2015 I'm not sure there is much of a difference between the two. ;-)
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by tlibert 11y ago
yes, but I don't own a windows license so I can't test it. linux is free so I can.

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