922 karma · joined October 26, 2014
https://twitter.com/scottinallcaps
e.g., https://twitter.com/scottinallcaps/status/151597724462738227...
Would make sense to have something like this for @jack, too — could explain why his bio was changed but he didn't tweet.
Obviously it would require app developers to implement, but Apple has a lot of power here.
And then reject new app updates which don’t follow the new rules.
Or just outright ban this spyware.
Even ignoring the privacy concerns, this is unjustifiable.
How much longer is this anti-JS ideology going to dominate HN?
https://github.com/maniartech/InternetObject-vs-JSON-benchma...
IO: Original size: 51348 bytes / Compressed size: 20021 bytes
JSON: Original size: 89873 bytes / Compressed size: 22529 bytes
That's most of HN these days, and why I never visit anymore.
I wonder if it could be a government researcher worried about a lack of funding/preparation for this kind of attack (similar to the FBI's conclusion regarding the anthrax attacks)?
It doesn't seem like a protest, so unless it's economic terrorism or a state-backed attack, what else is it likely to be? A former pilot with a grudge?