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lessname··on Binance & Coinbase Twitter Accounts Hacked
Also the following account: https://mobile.twitter.com/binance/status/128347986384072294... and Gemini: https://mobile.twitter.com/Gemini/status/1283483560087871488 Coinbase: https://mobile.twitter.com/coinbase/status/12834854149181030...

They all sent a tweet with the follwing content and pinned it:

"We have partnered with CryptoForHealth and are giving back 5000 BTC to the community.

See more here : http://cryptoforhealth.com"

Update: @coinbase just deleted the tweet

lessname··on Only 9% of visitors give GDPR consent to be tracked
Still, many web sites make it hard for their users to opt out tracking.
lessname··on Recently minted database technologies that I find intriguing
Is there also a javascript client for Dolt? I like the idea of Noms but it seems like it is not in active development
lessname··on CapRover: Build your own PaaS
I wonder what happens if something (like mysql) crashes for some reason or something like that happens, would something like that be easier to handle?
lessname··on Bland God: Notes on Mark Zuckerberg (2018)
That link seems to be down - http://web.archive.org/web/20200603144637/https://stingingfl...
lessname··on TikTok has recently traded at valuations of $105-110B on private markets
Maybe something worth mentioning: The ratings on google play [1] dropped from 4.5/5 to 1.2/5 because they deleted a video criticizing a TikTok user and did not delete a video endorsing acid attacks, but it seems like it's mainly ongoing in India. [2]

[1] https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.zhiliaoapp...

[2] https://www.indiatvnews.com/technology/news-tiktok-gets-1-st...

lessname··on Show HN: Flash is dead? Here is a stab at a replacement
It seems like you missed a // here: <script src="https:its-near.me/js/svgjs/svg.min.js"></script> to <script src="https//:its-near.me/js/svgjs/svg.min.js"></script>
lessname··on Google Chrome experiment crashes browser tabs, impacts companies worldwide
Even though it might break sometimes, it is one of the reasons why I choose Chrome over Firefox: The updates on Firefox take just too long (mostly before starting) on Chrome they just happen... However, it would be nice if they asked before.
lessname··on Blogwashing
That's not just a thing done by blogs. Several "news" sites like (german) t3n.de do this. Or some sites like cnet.com etc... mostly content like "The best CMS as of {insert year here}" - so mostly things you can use years later. However, it doesn't help if the library isn't receiving any updates anymore. I don't think it's just to get a better search ranking but also to manipulate users (they want to use up-to-date software/etc)
lessname··on Rxdb: A reactive database where you can subscribe to the result of a query
What I personally like about RxDB is that it also works completely offline. However, I don't really understand encryption: As far as I understood, it encrypts on the client side with the db passwort which is sent to the server.

Another issue is Authorization and Authentication, I could not find a good solution for me for CouchDB. Couchbase seems to have better solutions for this but the premium plan seems really expensive and as far as I understood you need a "server" and a "sync server" which don't have low system requirements, at least for me.

lessname··on Ask HN: What are your arguments in favor of end-to-end encryption?
I think that's the wrong question because there are many arguments in favor of e2ee. However, only some against: 1) totalitarian governments (like in China) or governments who want to watch over their citizenz (and non-citizenz) because of 2) criminals, who want do their stuff in secret - you may force whatsapp to stop using e2ee but you can't stop criminals using open source software 3) convenience because it's harder to build e2ee apps in many cases than without e2ee because you can't use some services (like algolia for search etc). At least, there are couchbase and realm.io, but their hosting isn't hat cheap
lessname··on France and Germany Agree to Block Facebook's Libra
There is a function called "instant transfer" in my Raiffeisen ELBA app, it seems to be free and fast. (In Austria). However, I do not know how other banks handle thism
lessname··on Austrian government seeks to eliminate internet anonymity, with severe penalties
It's not the only attempt of the current government of Austria to do something against privacy on the internet.

- There is the idea of a tax called "Digitalsteuer": A tax for internet companies which didn't pay taxes for some reason. However, it is estimated this would make only some million dollars (~25 to 30/year). At the same time, it could lead to too much surveillance because somebody would have to save the address and location data of Austrian users somewhere. https://derstandard.at/2000100880156/Kritiker-befuerchten-du...

- And the "Überwachungspaket":

-> you need to register prepaid sim cards

-> limitation of the secrecy of letters

-> data retention by ISPs etc https://epicenter.works/thema/ueberwachungspaket

lessname··on Google .dev domain early access
"Dev" also means giant in turkish
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