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Comment #24445653
I agree with you that the example is not the best, but obscurity has a lot of benefits. We did an experiment with a few students on obscuring a WordPress installation some years ag…
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Comment #22089887
Check the EDPB opinion that was released recently. It states quite clearly what can bu done.
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Comment #21776879
Great if it worked.. does not find the papers of authors I looked for.
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Comment #21715518
I don't want to personalize the comment. But in Europe there are many examples where McKinsey implement a model to fix the money distribution problem. At the end, society gives up …
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Comment #21715134
In all kindness, let me ensure you that experience is rarely gained until your forties. Early on we may feel on top and hold important positions, but it is not the same thing as un…
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Comment #21715013
McKinsey have messed up government policies all over the world when it comes to McDonaldization of Society. They are using simple measurements to model how complex societies should…
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Comment #21525778
I wonder if they will do physical fingerprinting for unique digital signatures?
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Comment #20797712
Going after a subset of low end devices seems a bit off-putting to me. A-One should be mandatory, but most manufacturers are hooked on adding bloatware to track you.
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Comment #20797699
I use it every day. Regarding P1, if an app ask for permission access to e.g. images or location, and you use the app, how would you limit what the app can send home or even review…
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Comment #20795338
We can still not sandbox apps access to data by default. Numerous academic projects have show how this can be implemented, e.g. by fudging data when details are not needed. Also, i…
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Comment #20374600
In principal e-voting to increase transparency is a nice ideology, but how would you engage the people over time? I'm afraid this would rather cause an increase in fake news and th…
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Comment #20181332
If Firefox would add a smooth zoom for pinch for Windows touchscreens, then I would never look back to Chrome. Its a feature that has been promised for many years, but has never be…
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