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Our Attempt at Writing an Honest Privacy Policy

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Re: Our Attempt at Writing an Honest Privacy Policy

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Linux Chrome 65.0.3315.3. Resolution 2560x1440. Looks like it just gets bigger the larger the view width `font-size: 1.7vw;` Probably want to constrain that. See https://i.imgur.com/erOZkOT.png

Hey there, much appreciate the info/specs, and screenshot. The site was designed using vw-sized fonts to maintain the same user experience no matter their resolution. But for really large monitors/resolutions, it can be jarring when users expect to see tiny fonts and need to scale them up. That said, we will add some CSS for larger monitors to address this, but it's a hack, as vw-width is true to the original design.

Steve, I'm no kind of expert on how to deliver web pages.

But you're being a bit obtuse. Several people here have complained about the typeface being huge and they're right. On my browser (Firefox Windows desktop), it's huge, like 45 or 50 points. And I couldn't reduce it by changing the zoom using the control-scroll wheel.

It was so annoying that I just closed the window. If you are interested in getting your message across to me personally, you're going to have to do it without forcing me to read it in fifty-point type.

Re: Our Attempt at Writing an Honest Privacy Policy

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GDPR is a bit extreme. This isn't an observation on the goodness of it, simply that it requires extreme measures (relative to the status quo) for compliance.

that is not true being that extreme. as per GDPR 6(1) grounds for processing can be (b) performance of contract, (c) compliance with legal obligations (d) vital interests of data subject - which can all cover logging ip addresses and user agents for network security reasons (for a short amount of time) to protect the user, which log files are often used for. (IANAL)

yup. lots and LOTS of misunderstanding about GDPR out there. there are plenty of “escapes” for stuff like this. you just have to be mindful, and do things deliberately, which is a good thing. bigger companies will want formal review processes as CYA.

Re: Our Attempt at Writing an Honest Privacy Policy

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Hey dsr, I'll take a look via Firefox on desktop a bit later as everything seems fine through the mobile browser. Not sure what you're referring to regarding the contact form though?

4096-bit is likely an RSA key, correct? Encrypting directly with RSA according to PKCS#1 is limited to a maximum of 501 bytes (key modulus - 11 bytes). Generally RSA is not used to encrypt data directly, instead you encrypt an AES key with RSA then encrypt the data with that key. https://stackoverflow.com/a/5586652 https://security.stackexchange.com/a/33445 Edit: the messages are from a character limited contact form…

It's an HTTP form sent over TLS.

Re: Our Attempt at Writing an Honest Privacy Policy

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Hey there, much appreciate the info/specs, and screenshot. The site was designed using vw-sized fonts to maintain the same user experience no matter their resolution. But for really large monitors/resolutions, it can be jarring when users expect to see tiny fonts and need to scale them up. That said, we will add some CSS for larger monitors to address this, but it's a hack, as vw-width is true to the original design.

Steve, I'm no kind of expert on how to deliver web pages. But you're being a bit obtuse. Several people here have complained about the typeface being huge and they're right. On my browser (Firefox Windows desktop), it's huge , like 45 or 50 points. And I couldn't reduce it by changing the zoom using the control-scroll wheel. It was so annoying that I just closed the window. If you are interested in getting your messa…

I think the real issue here is that zooming does not fix it. I can understand most people don't test every screen size (although we test loads) and would be happy to zoom out for some pages. What I ended up doing was using dev tools to switch to a normal size which was kinda annoying.

Re: Our Attempt at Writing an Honest Privacy Policy

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4096-bit is likely an RSA key, correct? Encrypting directly with RSA according to PKCS#1 is limited to a maximum of 501 bytes (key modulus - 11 bytes). Generally RSA is not used to encrypt data directly, instead you encrypt an AES key with RSA then encrypt the data with that key. https://stackoverflow.com/a/5586652 https://security.stackexchange.com/a/33445 Edit: the messages are from a character limited contact form…

It's an HTTP form sent over TLS.

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Re: Our Attempt at Writing an Honest Privacy Policy

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Steve, I'm no kind of expert on how to deliver web pages. But you're being a bit obtuse. Several people here have complained about the typeface being huge and they're right. On my browser (Firefox Windows desktop), it's huge , like 45 or 50 points. And I couldn't reduce it by changing the zoom using the control-scroll wheel. It was so annoying that I just closed the window. If you are interested in getting your messa…

I think the real issue here is that zooming does not fix it. I can understand most people don't test every screen size (although we test loads) and would be happy to zoom out for some pages. What I ended up doing was using dev tools to switch to a normal size which was kinda annoying.

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Re: Our Attempt at Writing an Honest Privacy Policy

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Hi rococode, what are you viewing the site on? I'm curious if you're experiencing this is on something that's a bit out of the ordinary in terms of setup and whatnot. Regardless, I'm curious if we can do something. You see, the font is indeed larger than other sites out there as NefLabs.com is designed in accordance with DOJ Section §508 best practices for the visually impaired. You can find additional information on…

Linux Chrome 65.0.3315.3. Resolution 2560x1440. Looks like it just gets bigger the larger the view width `font-size: 1.7vw;` Probably want to constrain that. See https://i.imgur.com/erOZkOT.png

Hey guys, apologies for taking a bit: we've been hard at work! Speaking of which, we made some modifications to our site. How does the display look now on your ends?
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