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getaloadofthis0
4y ago
By an interesting parallel.... ....some of the most difficult locks to pick can be those that are just 'buggy' and worn. The kind where you need to lift your key or rattle it in the lock just-so to get it to open :-)
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getaloadofthis0
4y ago
Your satire is worthy of Gulliver's Travels !
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getaloadofthis0
4y ago
> current implementations inconvenience the user The scummy business model used by advertisers is to deliberately make it inconvenient to opt out of their tracking. All that is needed by GDPR is a simple 'tick yes' to opt in
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getaloadofthis0
4y ago
Of course.... ....and my point was that positioning solutions should not solely assume GPS, otherwise some nasty surprises can lie in wait.
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getaloadofthis0
4y ago
> an American friend tell me “guys” was sexist. How odd. Did you ask why they are so sensitive? Most of us elsewhere on the planet would laugh at such a ridiculously petty statement.
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getaloadofthis0
4y ago
> WeWork Aren't a tech company....... Why they are considered as such by many on here (alongside AirBNB to mention another name) is either a source of puzzlement, or a triumph of marketing, depending who you ask.
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getaloadofthis0
4y ago
> created a GPS black hole Many navigation systems exist beside GPS...... which is itself one of four Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS).
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getaloadofthis0
4y ago
You are incorrect. The GDPR does not require consent for cookies. HOWEVER, if you are using those cookies to track or spy on me (advertisers take a bow) then you need to ask my explicit permission to do so. And so you should. (Take away y
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getaloadofthis0
4y ago
> No need for extra laws to prohibit foreigners to ascend to positions of power. What on Earth are you talking about? 10% of parliament are from ethnic minorities (including many high profile positions, Tories included), against a UK b