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Istof

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    Comment #10076491

    Then they might start putting traceable additives to foods to better track you.... eg: you eat at restaurant X.... or shared food with person Y (by analyzing combinations of additi…

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    Comment #10067179

    lets aim for perfect privacy and see where that gets us, how about that....

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    Comment #10066427

    let's keep it on the front page until Monday

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    Comment #10066042

    Apple would probably try to restrict where you can drive too... and if you cover the windows with tint that doesn't have the right RFID tag embedded in them, forget about it, you c…

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    Comment #10042510

    A WiFi-only cellphone with Ubuntu, Cyanogenmod, FirefoxOS or Sailfish as an OS along with a mobile hotspot device that provides a WiFi access point might be able to get around this…

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    Comment #10038551

    is it even possible to get perfect privacy with a smart phone?

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    Comment #10035883

    There used to be Pepsi Edge that was half sugar and half splenda (probably high fructose corn syrup) but it was discontinued for some reason one year after introduction in 2005... …

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    Comment #9881819

    Would you rather have a slow virus scanner or a computer that is constantly slowed down by a virus scanner that is not always needed?

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    Comment #9881754

    To me the best parts of an electric car is that the power-train assembly is much simpler then with a gas powered one and it can be powered with pretty much any kind of energy... wh…

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    Comment #9881699

    couldn't you use the signal from the target's phone instead? ... cell, wifi or bluetooth.... whichever suits you

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    Comment #9879503

    Place a remote controlled gun next to that camera and you have a remote hunting system? (probably illegal in most jurisdictions though)

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    Comment #9879094

    Plain java software can also have exploits made for them but they are not as widespread so it is not as common or not worth the trouble

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    Comment #9628053

    Even though this was a joke, UDP does need to be use in the correct applications, I don't know why I am getting down-voted for this...

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    Comment #9622420

    you used it in the wrong occasion

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    Comment #9621847

    Maybe they could write white on white and then it would finally be completely unreadable, nice design as usual Google

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    Comment #9613446

    also, to prevent conflicts of interests, sometimes it is better if someone else does it for you

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    Comment #9602337

    I was, and I am still looking forward to Firefox OS. Not because of the cheap devices, but because it is open, it's html apps and it isn't run by the same type of company that make…

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    Comment #9600537

    but perhaps they need to develop new production methods to avoid the use of pesticides, otherwise, there might not be enough food for everybody? try to grow a garden if you haven't…

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    Comment #9589312

    I am not one of those either, he has done some good, but he hasn't done anything that I was planning on him to do (thinking (un-)PATRIOT Act and Guantanamo for example).

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    Comment #9589286

    Yeah, if you get everyone else to not use Uber, you won't be able to use it either because it will be in business anymore. I have never used them but they sure hope to avoid all ex…

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    Comment #9580413

    It seems like it would be a lot safer to elect Rand Paul as US President then it was President B. Obama

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    Comment #9578692

    or just add a non-sliding shelf under your desk to remove the temptation from sliding

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    Comment #9573050

    maybe someone with unmet basic needs would make a better use of the Internet then the average Facebook user, but that's just a guess.

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    Comment #9562411

    I would be really surprised if he followed his advices 100% of the time, but they sure are a good start for getting you to think.