dan_bk
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Comment · 12 years ago
Comment · 12 years ago
At the same time, no EU country has the courage to do what Switzerland is discussing now (Germany's Merkel has even publicly refused to even discuss the matter). This is one reason why it is also a good thing to NOT have every country join the EU - centralize power and it becomes very interesting as a target for corruption.
Comment · 12 years ago
How is any of that relevant? Completely off-topic.
Comment · 12 years ago
Your forgot
5) PROFIT !
Because that is what this is all about (excessive wealth == power).
Comment · 12 years ago
> On top of the browser I use these add-ons to reduce tracking further; also, note that private browsing mode and the do not track setting will not stop you from being tracked.
(Almost) nobody can escape the tracking, as long as fingerprinting remains possible: https://panopticlick.eff.org/
Google's/Facebook's/Twitter's JS scripts are literally on every site. Fingerprinting allows them to increase their ROI since it builds more precise profiles on you. The advertising industry is happy and the government is happy. So forget about them not fingerprinting you.
Comment · 12 years ago
> Yes, this is a dummy account; my regular account here has 4497 karma, but is linked to my real name.
Are you aware of browser/device fingerprinting? [0] Technology (i.e. we) has/have killed privacy (unless you take extreme steps to protect it).
Comment · 12 years ago
Remember all the "act-surprised-and-disgusted" posts of these involved companies, right after Snowden had started his revelations? Personally, I remember Zuckerberg's "What the F#ck" post very well.
Comment · 12 years ago
> there are thousands of amazing plugins
It would be excellent if they were compatible with Lime...
Comment · 12 years ago
The UK spends $12 million [0] of tax payer money just to monitor this 1 person. I do think that's stupid, but they are probably not stupid enough to let him slip through, after all this.
Comment · 12 years ago
> 76 points and no comments?
This could very well be the effect of the recent proof that everybody is effectively under surveillance now (it's called "the Chilling Effect").
Comment · 12 years ago
> Our investigation found that many of the companies are involved with a web of powerful multiple data broker partners who, unknown to the EU public, pool their data on individuals so they can be profiled and targeted online.
I would like to see the consumers' faces the day they understand that companies like Google have been tracking their every step on the Web via background requests to Google's properties such as Google Analytics - for ages.
Comment · 12 years ago
You don't even need to go as far as the Seychelles to dodge taxes - there's the inter-state tax dodging version called "Delaware" (although the incentive is a bit weaker).
What if more people would realize that they're constantly being controlled by fear created by commercial and governmental interests? This loss of power probably contributes to the fact that such substances are mostly banned.