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Sex sells far more than its own depiction.
Re:Xamarin Open-Sourced on Thursday April 28, 2016 @01:03AM (#11586643)
> Some learn by being around others, social interaction, asking questions and absorbing knowledge. It's clear you fall into the latter category which likes to learn by diving right into the code, so here it is

Props for how you dealt with negative feedback in this thread, and this positive re-frame.

Re:Email privacy bill unanimously passes U.S. House on Wednesday April 27, 2016 @09:53PM (#11586094)
Could Congress pass a law to reclassify domestic encrypted communications as domestic?
Re:Note from Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday April 27, 2016 @06:57PM (#11585282)
It is funny how many technologies are introduced the mass market by relating to sex. As smart as we might be, survival and reproduction are still core genetic imperatives.
Seriously, that group is driven by hatred and misunderstanding. They are effectively trolls, poisoning the well for those with legitimate privacy concerns.
Facial recognition is here, alongside pervasive surveillance. Voice and gait recognition probably aren't too far behind.

> "“In theory,” Tsvetkov told RuNet Echo, "this service could be used by a serial killer or a collector trying to hunt down a debtor.”

If anything, this technology will make serial killers easier to catch, right?