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ray991

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    Comment #23542376

    You might be interested in this article that tries to explain what happened - from my perspective it was nothing short of a scandal. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jun/03/c…

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    Comment #23367640

    I really wish the PDF layout was easier to parse. No matter which library you use, you always run into edge cases which make text selection and extraction an issue on certain files…

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    Comment #23367515

    But that is just swapping one privacy issue with another, as NextDNS is also free to sell user’s private metadata to data brokers. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23318830

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    Comment #23334132

    So NextDNS is free to sell metadata. What is the extent of this metadata - is it like ‘this user spends 10 hours a day actively using the internet’, or ‘this user consumes a lot of…

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    Comment #23252635

    The opt-out form [0] asks only for the name, phone number, DOB, address, email, etc. How do they ensure that someone else did not opt-out or opt-in on someone else’s behalf without…

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    Comment #23046722

    The author mentions that this bug saved him 1000s of hours in development. How is a sandbox escape useful in development? Can someone give me an example?

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    Comment #22671732

    I think this is the right way - store data but publish it publically when you are confirmed with coronavirus. Then apps installed on others phones would automatically see your data…

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    Comment #22614428

    What if every coronavirus victim voluntarily uploads their location data publically (their identity kept anonymous). Now you can, without uploading your own data anywhere, check if…