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    Comment #32863776

    > I doubt EU could do anything about it unless one uses paid services Just because a service is free does not mean consumer protection and data protection laws (including GDPR) no …

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    Comment #32863727

    > Does EU have any regulation to prevent it? Yes Article 22 of the GDPR. Essentially it sates that if automated decision making occurs, you must be able to appeal to a human. https…

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    Comment #32863633

    Read the bloody link I provided!

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    Comment #32863609

    Seconded. I'm rather curious as to whether those anxious about a simple inquiry register on the autism spectrum...... This is a tech news site after all. EDIT: Down votes for askin…

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    Comment #32840884

    > him That's a sweeping assumption you have made there my friend :-)

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    Comment #32840858

    > inc*st Why are you staring this out? Isn't it bizarre to self censor your words in this way? Being overly sensitive to causing offence isn't healthy.

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    Comment #32828277

    > You think only Americans behave that way? No I didn't type that. Your reading it that way is..... binary?

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    Comment #32823345

    sigh It is possible to observe behaviour without knowing what causes it. "I suggest drinking heavily is a very British phenomenon; the cultural reasons for which I'm unable to sugg…

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    Comment #32822616

    > Cannibis can be in your system for weeks or months No. You are confusing the tests for cannabis metabolites (that can tell if you smoked weeks ago) to tests for THC, the substanc…

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    Comment #32822515

    Question: Are US cannabis dispensaries run by independent qualified medical professionals, or are they simply businesses interested in flogging cannabis to everybody to make as muc…

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    Comment #32822481

    > People cannot cope with even the slightest gray area, so they end up saying and doing ridiculous things. Everything has to be 100% good or 100% bad. I suggest this binary positio…

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    Comment #32812343

    Why is OPs sensible comment being down voted? If you disagree, then post a reply saying why you disagree. Down voting is meant for posts that detract from the conversation, not bec…

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    Comment #32789168

    > former witty, extremely-clever-but-cynical outlets have changed to a more neutral style in recent years. Which is why Private Eye is so popular and has record sales figures! (Hin…

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    Comment #32748508

    > would you be OK with jokes about skin color and such? No, I'd never take the piss like that..... not even out of gingers. (BTW: Quality piss taking is expected in the UK, to the …

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    Comment #32748060

    > from what I'm reading, the agenda at public schools is about as hard left, left of left-left-left, as possible. Where are you reading this, and why do you choose to believe it?

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    Comment #32737308

    > lab-made pandemic Lab-leak != Lab-made

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