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>Alternatively, how does it affect me? They still record your IP address and link it to all the sites you visit that have a facebook script.

Color me jaded, but I'm pretty sure this happens in every industry across the world. http://www.vocativ.com/212533/big-tobacco-doctors/index.html http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/…

Really sad to see this being downvoted. Overpopulation is the root cause of many other serious issues such as hunger, lack of access to sanitation/medical treatment/education. We l…

The author implies that there was a real public opposition against the GDPR. Is this really the case? All I've seen is praise.

Libraries buy the books and pay a royalty to whoever owns the rights. In some cases this is based on a voluntary contract and in some it is based on a public lending right. https:/…

Platzi has a series of videos on this topic. https://courses.platzi.com/classes/build-grow-online-communi... Edit: Apparently it's no longer free. The course isn't really worth $10…

And more importantly - can anything at all be done about it? It seems that certain interests will carry through no matter what.

Let me be the devil's advocate for a moment: Why is it a problem if Google knows more about you? Doesn't it just mean that you will be served content more relevant to you?

How else would you deal with cybersquatters?

Our economic system is based on growth, I believe. Population growth increases demand for goods and services. This generates new jobs, venture opportunities and increases the value…

>the primary goal of any for profit company is to make profit I couldn't agree more. But they haven't turned a profit since 2013. What's even more annoying is that it took me 10 mi…

> let’s say it makes you 5% more productive > It’s an extra twenty minutes a day Author presumes 100% of programming time is spent typing/editing. Is this really the case? I'd wage…

>our mission is to fix the fake news problem. Sincere question: Why is it a problem?

Contrarian opinion: Saying "I'm a good communicator" is the most succinct and clear way of communicating that one is a good communicator. The recipient needs only read 4 words to g…

Because credible™ news sources such as CNN have confirmed that they are villain states.

“But there’s a point where no corruption can be a bad thing. It can mean that things are too boring.” No journalist would just change topic after hearing this. It's a very controve…

Not to mention that most of the quotes are clearly taken out of context. Making any kind of judgment based on them is a shot in the dark.

PG's essay "What you can't say" springs to mind: >It seems to be a constant throughout history: In every period, people believed things that were just ridiculous, and believed them…

How does the Department of Labor determine the applicants' qualifications?

> S16: 54.7% did not have a recommendation. This begs the question: How much weight does a recommendation carry? Or put in another way: Should you network with YC alumni in case yo…