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eric1293

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    Comment #23791713

    There are numerous independent social programs in France. RSA is one. People could receive input from up to 3-4 social programs. Consider CDI contracts at universities. It has beco…

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    Comment #23791207

    UBI would never work. It ignores basics of how humans operate. We have it in some sense in France. The problems it tries to address are only amplified after UBI.

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    Comment #23789610

    France would like to ban the Internet in general. They ban everything: Amazon, google, Uber, websites, ...

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    Comment #23774739

    How does Keepassxc compare to other password managers (passwordstore with gpg-agent/gnome keyring, 1password, Bitwarden, etc) in terms of protecting secrets when the vault is unloc…

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    Comment #23474939

    It's one big container. A small change means the whole file has to be uploaded again. If you are lucky for Dropbox blocks are synced only. Also it lacks authentication. The snapsho…

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    Comment #23469718

    EncFS 2.0 does not seem to have been released. I don't recommend it due to security problems.

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    Comment #23469401

    I find it difficult to set up a good system for encrypted storage. 1. Cryptomator: it's immature and buggy, especially the 1.5 version. See comments in forum.cryptomator. The files…

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    Comment #23058592

    I wonder if you push your Password Store to GitHub? Its encryption is based on RSA with around 128 bits of security with current keys. It's unclear if it's going to stand beyond 2 …

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    Comment #23040632

    To say Wiener and Shannon founded information theory is like saying Lorenz and Einstein founded speial relativity. I don't think physicists would consider Lorenz having made a majo…

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    Comment #22990780

    Open source is a two edge sword. If developers voluntarily contribute to the projects, it could be positive. But increasingly it's becoming a source of cheap labor. It used to be t…

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    Comment #22843702

    This is typical of France. You must provide this service and you must pay. I recommend Google cutting limiting its services to France.