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willsinclair

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    Comment #17187858

    > Normally, this would be super dangerous, but WebAssembly is designed to run safely on remote computers, so it can be securely sandboxed without losing performance. This seems a l…

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    Comment #17091626

    I'm just imagining the case where someone has gotten very used to using the smart lock in a way where they lock it remotely. I guess that could be blamed on the user, but it's defi…

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    Comment #17091595

    I don't really see the appeal of smart locks. It doesn't add any convenience, since you could always just lock the door on your way out. That being said, I think regular passcode l…

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    Comment #17091552

    Yikes. I would definitely be re-thinking my home security if I normally use my locks remotely and I was suddenly unable to. A house burglar could effectively use these tweets as pu…

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    Comment #17086310

    I think the site is supposed to be more of a PSA for non-savvy investors rather than a fraud deterrent.

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    Comment #17050468

    How is this question different from chewzerita's question?

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    Comment #17042377

    From the article: > The bachelor's degree in AI will focus more on how complex inputs — such as vision, language and huge databases — are used to make decisions or enhance human ca…

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    Comment #17030420

    Later in the thread, he mentions that the consent they ask for doesn't really comply with the GDPR principles. > This appears to breach several important principles of the #GDPR, i…

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    Comment #17030381

    Interesting. It seems like after the senate hearings, Facebook is trying to communicate to its users that sending them your data is a necessary part of using their services.

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    Comment #17030270

    I experienced the same thing. I wonder if this qualifies as "explicitly blocking EU residents", since someone taking privacy measures (like using uMatrix) wouldn't even receive the…

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