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Comment #20075731
You're assuming I care about what Google does ;)
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Comment #19817287
Then, as mentioned in the article, the you could filter on the word "click" too.
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Comment #19748131
"Ratio of servers hosted in countries with mature legal frameworks (needs work)" is one that's pretty hard to measure and has huge capacity to misinform. The US, UK, Russia, 5 Eyes…
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Comment #19721218
And yet, flattery is not money.
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Comment #19672715
I think the point of the ID is (partially) to reduce the chance that ad agencies will use scummy workarounds. If the ID isn't guaranteed to be there, I can see them using the scumm…
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Comment #19646768
I did not know what. You sir, have made my day.
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Comment #19409278
You can have issues opening an account in the UK if you're not allowed to get credit, since many bank accounts include free access to credit, or an overdraft facility, that you can…
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Comment #19400525
> not like the garbage you see on ATMs and gas pumps though What don't you like about these buttons? As mentioned elsewhere in the comments, this is a proved design that works well…
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Comment #19282117
Nobody mentioned the Euro Zone before you did; they're talking about Europe "as a continent", for the most part. Living in the UK, national payments are instant , with very few exc…
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Comment #18611468
That money has to come from somewhere; I'd happily pay for Firefox but most people wouldn't and it's not cheap developing a browser. Their outreach, web literacy, and STEM educatio…
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Comment #18611417
That being said, you don't need to provide your real identity to sign up; in fact, you're encouraged not to. So, it's a lot harder to identify a particular user. Switzerland has _e…
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Comment #18611345
That's exactly how it should be! The developer version isn't behind any barriers - it's trivially easy to find and install - and it keep the majority of people from installing some…
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Comment #18611314
> Public search for sources of other people's breached personal data via monitor.firefox.com That page is powered by haveibeenpwned.com. Mozilla just made a fantastic security tool…
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Comment #18611215
I fully understand. If you can't trust Proton then you don't _actually_ benefit from anything. If it helps however, ProtonVPN is by the people behind ProtonMail, the security-first…
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Comment #18458837
> There is a similar thing in SIM-cards Got any good resources on this subject? I'd be interested to know more :)
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Comment #18449442
Well, not if you're physically located in in the U.S. at the tome, but the GDPR effects non-EU businesses and governments as long as the person involved is an EU citizen.