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Comment: Life, the lesson (Score 1) 813

by terbo (#41144601) Attached to: How Long Do You Want To Live?

I'd say getting to see my grand kids would be the ultimate.
Telling them a few of the things I had seen first hand.

Beyond that, immortality seems silly, some come here
to learn lessons, but want to stay in school, apparently.

Health and longevity have been simple, good thoughts,
good diet, good exersize, and good company.

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+ - Google users sue company over 'deceptive' privacy changes->

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terbo writes "Three Google users have filed a lawsuit against Google Inc. over changes to its privacy policy that combines user information across a number of company services." A Google blog post responds "our updated Privacy Policy makes our privacy practices easier to understand, and it reflects our desire to create a seamless experience for our signed-in users.", “The rapid innovation in technology, which is wonderful, must not also become an open invitation to violate people’s privacy .." voiced a Senator calling for a privacy change.
".. it was revealed that Android Apps can copy photos without explicit user permission, iphone and now google android phones give access to users photo libraries when given access to the locational services. ", "The reasoning behind Android’s ability to let app developers access personal smartphone photos without permission is understandable, but it actually goes against a core Android design principle." says a blog addressing the problem."

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Comment: Re:Ask the experts: what is cloud computing? (Score 1) 85

by terbo (#29791623) Attached to: The Economics of Federal Cloud Computing Analyzed

"That term is so vague, or shall we say nebulous, that it can't be used for meaningful statements."
"Don't pay attention to who has your data, or who controls all of the computing you do, just ignore it."

Thanks a lot for the video and link/post. I wonder why googling 'a free digital society'
does not find it. Not even the FSF page has much info on the talk.

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