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"another move from Mozilla to start gathering" What do you mean by "another move" here? Mozilla isn't gathering anything!

No he can't always contribute himself because most people myself included can't contribute to whatever project just because it is open source. You need to have an intimate knowledg…

Check the "How do I opt out?" part of the article.

You're right. It's a stupid question. What are you doing on Hacker News?

You're conflating different forms of ads. Ads that get your info through trackers are invading your privacy. The Mr. Robot ad is as invading of your privacy as an ad in a paper mag…

The Mr. Robot extension didn't send data about you to other people so that means it didn't invade your privacy. It was strange that Mozilla would allow such an extension but it was…

Probably crypto mining.

I have an account on Pinterest because I like the service but having to sign-in for the simplest of things surely bugs me. Sometimes I just want to see one image and I end up havin…

So Vibranium is not a metal after all!

Speak the name loudly to someone and ask them to write it. I know all about the company but I couldn't stop laughing after reading the headline. It gets to me every single time.

I've heard about the acquisition months ago. It took them a while to create a Microsoft version out of it.

The reason for his detention is mentioned near the end of the article: "After several hours, Carrillo and another detainee were driven to a privately run immigration detention cent…

This is one of the truly American stupid statements that mean nothing to the rest of the world.

Derive from other people's testimony: https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2017/11/me_on_the_equ...

What's the difference? Discrete mathematical concepts are applicable to programming as is without modification.

I think it should be illegal. Frame it in terms of a burger. If McDonald's says "since you say our food is bad we're messing with your burger after you bought it and we'll give you…

The reason dealerships exist has nothing to do with accountability. Google it.

The price seems steep but I like the idea of merging these 2 technologies: http://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2016/12/2/13818796/re...

This makes me think that the claims to pursue informants/leakers is false. It also makes me believe that the purpose of the leak was to create an alibi to conduct a procedure that …

Frankly I think this posting of github pages instead of the authorative source is inappropriate. I see it a lot on HN and find myself having to check that this is the official repo…

The graphic on the page links to the github repo.