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Re:Top VPNs recording users, potentially leaking data when v... by blaser-waffle on Friday March 27, 2020 @12:33PM (#22704329)
> US DoHS Keeping Track On World travelers movements, potentially leaking data when visiting the US.

Even with you changes it still looks easy to tweak or turn into click bate. "Potentially" is a weasel-word, because even safe things could potentially go wrong.

"Every time you fart you spread germs, potentially infecting everyone in the room around you with cholera or other diseases"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weasel_word

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Re:Top VPNs recording users, potentially leaking data when v... by zo1 on Sunday March 29, 2020 @03:57AM (#22717200)
That tweak I made was to make it click-baity and obvious to manipulate, similar to the VPN one posted here. Did you read my entire post?
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