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atomicnumber1

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    Comment #18918525

    Thank You!

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    Comment #18844448

    So I guess it depends upon what regrets are you happy to live with.

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    Comment #18433882

    I think this explains my case clearly, https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18432085

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    Comment #18432759

    > I will close my account. And here lies the issue. Just you closing the account doesn't work. Your friends, your family, others you talk to on whatsapp shall also migrate. And tha…

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    Comment #18191410

    I don't know about chromeos in general, I was specifically talking about the newly announced pixel slate. The hardware seems promising, not sure about the software.

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    Comment #18191325

    especially since it can run linux apps. But, their ui was pretty laggy in the recent demos. You can't beat iOS in UI smoothness. Edit: grammar

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    Comment #18101732

    https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18066101

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    Comment #18074217

    You make a very compelling argument. I'm also wondering, that yes, currently our interests are aligned (privacy intrusion for value), what if they're no longer aligned?, Or what if…

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    Comment #18074191

    2. I'm wondering (as others have outlined) that, granted they do give me value today at the risk of my privacy, but what about the future, what if there motives change, that can af…

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    Comment #18074178

    Interesting. Where can I learn about this (history)?

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    Comment #18074131

    Thanks! will do.

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    Comment #18074110

    I get that. I really do. I'm just worried about how it might affect me (and my loved ones) in the near future.

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    Comment #18074097

    1. No I don't trust these companies! 2. They probably have a data on me (somewhere in there dozens of huge data warehouses) 3. Google/Facebook could probably do that (knowingly or …

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    Comment #18069006

    But, here's the thing, I don't know what I'm giving away (or selling) and what repercussions it can have on me. With free speech (and other human rights) I can exactly see what it …

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    Comment #18068961

    Exactly! Also, where do we draw a line between private and public? Especially when you don't know weather the digital records of you today can be abused in the future. Like where s…

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    Comment #18068904

    Something that'll happen in the future is harder to make it tangible (that china `credit score` thing was way scary though). Also, it's difficult to figure out like what should and…

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    Comment #18068794

    Ok, this makes it more, uh, tangible I guess. This is scary!

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    Comment #18068680

    Ok, pricing thing is scary. 1. Interesting 2. I've it installed already 3. How does vpn help? 4. Does having safari, help? 5. I use safari as default. does that work? 6. I don't us…

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    Ask HN: I'm not motivated enough to take privacy seriously

    I see all this posts about Google (with it's massive services), Twitter, Instagram, [any other sites], collecting data and building a profile of you to serve you personalised ads a…

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    Comment #17932961

    THIS. For mere $6 I can have 1.5GB of data everyday for 84 days. Not to mention unlimited calls and 100 messages/day. Edit: Also, they have free services like Cinema, TV, Music, Cl…

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    Comment #17669260

    Hi tommy, Any chance for freshers?

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    Comment #17669257

    Hi, Any chance for freshers?