decryptthis_NSA

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by decryptthis_NSA 13y ago
There was a discussion on "How Google is Killing Organic Search" https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5971560 by essentially having all ads on the first page. I wonder for how long can Google keep doing that, befo
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by decryptthis_NSA 13y ago
IANAL, but it seems like there is so much precedent against vehicle searches that it's staggering that TSA thinks this is acceptable. Every case I've read related to vehicles indicates that probable cause is required for a car se
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by decryptthis_NSA 13y ago
The government repeatedly made accusations of terrorism against Anwar — who was also an American citizen — but never charged him with a crime. No court ever reviewed the government’s claims nor was any evidence of criminal wrongdoing ever
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by decryptthis_NSA 13y ago
This sounds like an ad for Google, including the Microsoft and Verizon bashing. The truth is that Google 'needs' to see the messages, all you other info and documents in clear text to serve ads and mine them. That's their bus
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by decryptthis_NSA 13y ago
*'We're TOAST if we fight Google on price' Assuming the offering is just the same, but for many it may be good enough
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by decryptthis_NSA 13y ago
The most obvious ones are the "eBay shoes" type of searches, but probably they cost less than "shoes". Still it's a cost. Expect Google, Yahoo and even Bing to fight this tooth and nail, data or no data.
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by decryptthis_NSA 13y ago
I use Firefox and love it. I suppose it depends on what plugins people use. Or they may have had a bad experience once and let it at that
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by decryptthis_NSA 13y ago
don't think it's hyperbole. Snowden planned this for a while and looks like he had access to and knew where to find everything. USA probably spends $100+ Billion in intel and knowing what foreign leaders, generals and business le
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by decryptthis_NSA 13y ago
DuckDuckGo: illusion of privacy? His point is that if NSA wants they can do this and that. I suppose they can also take you to a Romanian black ops site and beat you bloody till you cough up your passwords. The idea is for average Joes an
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by decryptthis_NSA 13y ago
Less data-points for Google /NSA the better it is. Firefox managed quite fine even without $300 million a year and the idea is not use Google for everything, not to ensure that FF has billions in their bank account
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by decryptthis_NSA 13y ago
I, too, do not like the omnibar and can speculate Google did it to drive traffic to its search engine, not to help you. They judge that this (highly profitable) annoyance is not enough to drive from Google. I wonder if the recommendations a
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by decryptthis_NSA 13y ago
It's cheaper and better to buy off all but one competitor and then both jack up prices and provide no customer service. AT&T i hell bent on getting back together
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by decryptthis_NSA 13y ago
Big Telcos are at the mercy of big governments for anti-trust issues, contracts so this is not a surprise. DOJ and FBI can cause them many headaches. This should bite them though when trying to buy foreign firms, cable links etc. No rationa