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Post by trutannus » Sat, May 29, 2021, 3:56 PM UTC

ds wrote: post #58

trutannus wrote: post #52

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Looks like the developers took the suggestion. As of now the EFF banner is off the site, that's a really good move to keep up a trustworthy image!

We did, Im just not sure how to show our support for the EFF without it being misconstrued. A tiny link in the footer does very little to drive traffic to the EFF, which was the goal of the prominent position. Without donations EFF doesnt exist and thats bad news for all privacy startups.

Post by aabbcc1241 » Sun, May 30, 2021, 2:41 AM UTC

kodah wrote: post #27

slg wrote: post #24

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Maybe I am alone on this, but it seems pretty unethical and selfish to "abuse" these systems and intentionally upload large amounts of garbage data in order to improve your own personal privacy. It is the equivalent of polluting. Feel free to overwrite and delete your comments to protect privacy, but users uploading "multi GB files full of random data" is putting a real burden on other people and is going to lead to…

Unethical, maybe. Though, how ethical should one be in war when the enemy is a tyrant? The signals to rebellion start slow: you pester and annoy the enemy to let them know they have tread on the wrong turf. You try to inform them, then you try to concede points for shared ground. Once the enemy has decided that your advancements and ground meeting are to their advantage, and continue to gain ground is what we identif…