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Re: Show HN: Privacy-focused, ad-free, non-tracking torrent search engine

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Post by nommm-nommm »

arghwhat wrote: post #340
nommm-nommm wrote: post #329

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Subject to the same origin policy. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Same-origin_policy

That protects you (to some extend) from page A accessing resources from page B. Same origin policy doesn't do anything to stop you from being tracked, though.

Yeah, of course, I was replying to a post about the concern about a website getting your entire 1password database.

Re: Show HN: Privacy-focused, ad-free, non-tracking torrent search engine

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Post by simonjgreen »

jordsta wrote: post #68

Uh, could purely be a coincidence but the favicon looks identical to the logo of UK TV corporation Sky (albeit with less colour): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Sky_plc_logo.png

And now it's changed to something that looks rapidly scratched down in paint :D

Re: Show HN: Privacy-focused, ad-free, non-tracking torrent search engine

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Post by nannal »

atbentley wrote: post #337
nannal wrote: post #150

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Because the website notorious with spying on every single user action was spying on a user action?

I get annoyed by it too, because sometimes I want to read an article but don't necessarily want fb to continue serving those articles to me. I don't really know what happens inside the Facebook machine, but I imagine clicking a link indicates you are interested in a topic. Sometimes I just want to read trash.

So google the title in an incognito window, or alternative and preferably, stop using that site all together.

Re: Show HN: Privacy-focused, ad-free, non-tracking torrent search engine

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Post by atbentley »

nannal wrote: post #353
atbentley wrote: post #337

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I get annoyed by it too, because sometimes I want to read an article but don't necessarily want fb to continue serving those articles to me. I don't really know what happens inside the Facebook machine, but I imagine clicking a link indicates you are interested in a topic. Sometimes I just want to read trash.

So google the title in an incognito window, or alternative and preferably, stop using that site all together.

Yes, I tend to do something along those lines when I don't want to be tracked. To the original point, it's an annoying extra step to have to do but not unreasonable enough to stop using the site, I'm simply answering your question on why someone might find it annoying.

Re: Show HN: Privacy-focused, ad-free, non-tracking torrent search engine

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Post by ue_ »

kasumis_ wrote: post #259
jasonjayr wrote: post #257

A few other folks have mentioned this, but a (monthly?) dump of the database, offered as a torrent link on the site would be fantastic. Not only would it enable offline searching, but when the inevitable take down shows up, folks can still continue to search the database.

7 more votes to get it done.

Yes please.

Re: Show HN: Privacy-focused, ad-free, non-tracking torrent search engine

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Post by arghwhat »

I appreciate how well this service is made. It's fast and looks nice without any useless dynamic crap to slow it down. You don't need JavaScript and 200 resources to make a nice page, and it is indeed amazing how fast a page gets when you remove the cruft.

Kudos, good sir.

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Post by nathancahill »

niij wrote: post #350
nathancahill wrote: post #290

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Gandi is the best. Although you pay for their no bullshit , and sometimes they won't let you do (questionable) things that other registrars allow.

I'm assuming that means they somehow allow .in regstration to use their WHOIS guard? This conflicts with their published list of WHOIS guard compatible domains [0]. [0]: http://wiki.gandi.net/en/domains/private-registration/gandi-...

They don't, afaik.

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Post by Michael_m »

misotaur wrote: post #170

Impressive,I would love to read a blog about the technologies you use.

Count me also, i too would love to read a blog about your stack and technologies. Cassidy,C,rust,go,postgres,mysql, sphinx,lucene etc. I hope you may have tested many and would like to share your experiences.I can say its not just some off the shelf software you have deployed and bang! you have coded it. And i feel that if you are smart coder you can do wonders. Congratss for your digital heroism ?
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