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    Comment #45915811

    It is likely that the reader will be implemented into a phone / tablet app so will be pretty ubiquitous eventually. FWIW it will never technically be legal to rely on visually look…

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    Comment #45915024

    Places that support Apple's digital ID / Wallet state ID do so by utilizing a an identity reader that the user taps their phone against after selecting which info they want to conv…

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    Comment #45572880

    Odd use of Twilio for just a SIP Trunk provider. They also offer programmable voice SIP, a product that is a distinct offering from the Elastic SIP trunking used here. With PV SIP …

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    Comment #29362396

    lol "tracks your current GPS" Starlink is not going to be A#1 target in space in a new world war. Reconnaissance and Mil Comms satellites will be.

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    Comment #26186036

    What is really egregious is that apple still touts the T2 security benefits on their site and completely ignores the fact that it can be compromised. This in fact does make it hard…

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    Comment #25204211

    Ahh sorry I forgot I'm using the Twilio ekata_reverse_phone addon that you can get in twilio marketplace so I have carrier info in the lookup response. I guess then whether it is 1…

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    Comment #25203519

    You are probably complaining about calls on a cell line but if happens to be landline, I ported one over to Twilio and actually used it to eliminate spam calls by requiring non whi…

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    Comment #25203480

    Twilio's own lookup API will tell you if they are the carrier with I assume pretty good accuracy. It works on the number I own with Twilio. Some of the political texts I get show t…

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    Comment #25115905

    It is not really being sprung on them with how long it has existed. Not at all like continuing recording on a webcam where you might say things never intended for the party receivi…

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    Comment #25115808

    Yes. I have seen first hand where it was used to help accelerate out of court agreement without needing a lawsuit. Basically a 3rd party had one of their outlook user accounts comp…

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    Comment #24627945

    As mentioned at the end of the original article, you can disable the apple TV recommendations.

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    Comment #24627922

    Just don't connect it to the internet. Also great solution for cheap subsidized TVs where they are banking on your connecting to your network so only charge $100. Plug in an apple …

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    Comment #24432238

    DCS is so cool. I feel like I need to quit my job / be single again in order to learn it though. I got the rift in order to play it only to realize that learning DCS from the groun…

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    Comment #23241785

    It is beyond comprehension that they think pin reminders being mandatory is ok. I have been a huge fan of signal from the beginning and this is single handily a deal breaker and ha…

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    Comment #23181704

    Also worth noting that cloud flare is a large driving force behind encrypted SNI which is the last nail in the coffin for putting ISPs in the dark when your average consumer is bro…

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    Comment #23179561

    Literally the next para in that blog - "we committed to retaining KPMG, the well-respected auditing firm, to audit our practices annually and publish a public report confirming we'…

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    Comment #23179249

    For one cloudflare is a lot more reputable than most US ISPs. Cloudflare explicitly says "We committed to never writing the querying IP addresses to disk and wiping all logs within…

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    Comment #22814960

    Great write up. I agree I do not trust them very much and would not use them on a network that has internet access. They are a great cheap option when using their custom RTSP firmw…

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    Comment #22763792

    Twilio is pretty great but for this use case using Google Voice is a lot simpler (assuming its available in your country) I recently did this for a firm that is fully remote now du…

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    Comment #11560717

    Article is completely wrong about not being able to decrypt other clients traffic when the PSK is known to the malicious actor and the authentication handshake is able to be observ…