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Taking someone's photo is different than storing their biometrics. The latter would violate laws such as https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biometric_Information_Privacy_...
What's your policy for complying with the patchwork of national biometrics laws?
Re:US to put economic data on 9 blockchains on Thursday August 28, 2025 @10:19AM (#45052493)
It improves one flow without affecting another. You might not like what it improves but it does improve something.
Re:US to put economic data on 9 blockchains on Thursday August 28, 2025 @10:07AM (#45052353)
Crypto apps running in eg smart contracts will be able to interact directly with it and trust it, rather than needing to trust a third party oracle that retrieves the data externally.
Ok, and PFOS and PFOA?
Re:California lawmaker proposes $50 an hour minimum wage on Wednesday February 21, 2024 @08:37PM (#39462049)
Only $50?
Re:Cloudflare CEO responds to viral termination video on Friday January 12, 2024 @10:44AM (#38969386)
tldr: please believe us, she had it coming
Re:Ask HN: What is your take on Bryan Johnson's "Blueprint"? on Monday December 11, 2023 @11:04AM (#38601754)
He seems to be wrecking his body in creative and previously unseen ways:

- resting body temperature of 94.9 F

- inability to naturally produce tears

Re:mRNA-based vaccines can cause ribosomal frameshifting on Thursday December 07, 2023 @07:42AM (#38555694)
So a spike protein slightly different than what was intended could have been produced?
Re:Ask HN: How do I Convince someone the Earth isn't flat on Sunday November 26, 2023 @05:31PM (#38425719)
Don't waste your time?
Technology putting people out of work is a story as old as time.
Why not $100 per hour?
What do you mean I can't use workplace property to attack my workplace?

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