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Re:I’ve used DuckDuckGo as my search engine for a year on Saturday February 20, 2021 @11:09AM (#26205159)
When it comes to local searches, i recommend toggling the little switch on the left that limits searches to a specific country/language. I have found that this helps a lot.
The terms "gender" and "sex" are defined differently by different people, but in general the definition is something like this: Sex is usually defined in terms of genitalia, genotype (chromosomes) or similar biological properties. However, this is still not a binary male/female property, see for example intersex people. Depending on your definition, undergoing surgery may change your sex, gender, or both.
Re:Chrome 69 Is a Full-Fledged Assault on User Privacy on Wednesday August 07, 2019 @08:22AM (#20633992)
Because the large majority of users have no idea that there are alternatives, or are scared to switch because they are so locked into the whole google ecosystem.
Presumably OP was referring to big companies skirting around data laws and heavy lobbying by said companies. W would be the US government or similar.

Ask HN: SharePoint Problems with Firefox?

Hi there,Lately (a few days) i‘ve been having issues with accessing SharePoint using Firefox. Other browsers work just fine. However, when i change my user agent to be that of chrome or chromium, it works just fine. Is anybody else experiencing this issue? Could this be the first signs of Microsoft trying to force certain browsers?

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Re:True Random Number Generator for a True Hacker (2015) on Monday March 11, 2019 @10:14AM (#19359092)
Wouldnt you need some kind if RNG to produce the noise in the first place?
Re:Privacy vs. “I Have Nothing to Hide” on Saturday February 23, 2019 @06:30AM (#19232797)
> I am the opposite, If I see a targeted ad, I just leave the site.

The site usually does not usually handle the serving of ads themselves. They often use a service like AdSense to outsource advertisements. Just because a site has targeted ads doesnt automatically mean its bad.