sixtiethutopia

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   by sixtiethutopia 7d ago

   If we're sharing problems contributing to google maps: I tried submitting a correction to google maps for the first time a few months back. A cafe was listed in the wrong location by about 100m. Very confusingly putting it on the other
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   by sixtiethutopia 25d ago

   When a user reuses a previously saved government ID is that ID decrypted and sent in plaintext to your service? (Ie. does your service see the ID in plaintext every time a user uses the service?) Do you use zero-knowledge proofs in any way?
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   by sixtiethutopia 2mo ago

   > Still bugs me that states charge sales tax even on used items. It just seems wrong. Yes VAT is a better system.
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   by sixtiethutopia 5mo ago

   That's not what security through obscurity means. Security through obscurity has a specific meaning, it doesn't just mean to gain security by hiding anything it means to attempt to gain security by hiding how a system works. A
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   by sixtiethutopia 1y ago

   It's email-compatible and uses pgp for encryption. No forward secrecy and supports sending unencrypted messages as well for people who don't have pgp. No forward secrecy and will automatically switch to unencrypted messages if you
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   by sixtiethutopia 2y ago

   This kind of "ethics" is common in many different areas. For example in rock climbing there's no cheating, only lying. There's nothing wrong with hangdogging a route (relying on the rope/gear to rest while ascending