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Could GDPR change this?


For EU users yes, but for other people kind of, when using EU based services.


Does the GDPR actually express a right to account deletion? My understanding is that it expresses only a right to erasure in a limited set of circumstances. Given that comments are public, I think it may be possible to deny the right to erasure on the archival exception.

However, upvotes are currently private, and cannot be removed after some length of time. I wonder if this would mean they should be made removable (or at least the record of them in a user's account).


What about the data already collected? Do they need consent to keep it?


I'm not the expert, but from what I know

You have a right to learn what data they have about you, with whom they share it and a lot more details In addition you can opt out of anything you agreed on earlier and I would be surprised if you can't request deletion if the business has no business reason to store it. (Arguably, a difficult call with Facebook whom's entire raison d'être is to fuck with your privacy).


All you need is a website with a vulnerable password form and the ability to serve malicious CSS, say, via an ad. Seems pretty dangerous to me.


Keylogger server response can recommend the browser not to cache.


Or the user corrects a typo by moving the cursor or using backspace. However I think the idea is that the keylogger will work on some or most users.


Async only interop to JS is a bit sad though


Though there's the weakly documented escape hatch of writing native modules.


exhaustive pattern matching


Exactly. That's why I started using F# wherever I can get away from it at work.


Could do that without centralization.


Looks like all the chains will have their own money, also known as gift cards or store credit.


Unfortunately I think that's where we're headed. They will copy the tech, call it "crypto", and now they're in the cool kids club.

Bitcoin, however, will remain king because it's the first (Lindy effect) and it still offers more than any of the clones.


Don't all the chains need their own currency? I was under the impression that both proof of stake and proof of work required that there was some form of native currency so that there was some incentive to secure the network.


Not necessarily. There are also some coins which use methods of securing the network which don't require incentives (ex: RaiBlocks).


Then how does RaiBlocks plan on paying the bills of running a node.


The proposition is that free, instant transfers are so awesome that people will voluntarily run nodes.

I like Raiblocks. It really functions the way that people want Bitcoin to function (free, instant, complete [no dust] transfers).


I suggest you read the white paper if you're interested: https://raiblocks.net/media/RaiBlocks_Whitepaper__English.pd...


It doesn't offer more. It actually offers much less.


I certainly see Bitcoin as a viable "middleman" for trading and arbitrage between all the altcoins. Right now that seems to be the biggest use case.


That's only trading on an exchange though. That doesn't use the protocol.


Not really because transactions in BitCoin take forever to clear.


Your opinion is irrelevant. The market has the last word, and the market has already decided Bitcoin is the most valuable and useful. You can verify this by looking at hash rate, market cap, and distribution (amongst other things). You may not like it, so feel free to downvote me, but the facts are indisputable.


Well thank you for that. Noted. I'm going to give you an upvote just so I can have the satisfaction of seeing other people downvote you for being an asshole.


Yikes, please don't be uncivil even if someone else is, or you feel that they are. I'm sure you realize that it's against the rules here, and that we ban accounts that do it.

https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html


Do what brings you joy in every day.


Could you please stop posting flamewar-style comments to HN?


I would suggest you don't.


Youtube Red does get rid of ads doesnt it?


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