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Is there any way for you to prove that you don't log stuff? In the sense of [1].

[1] https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2013/10/can_i_be_trus...


"Prove" is a pretty strong word. I looked for and didn't find a lawyeresque privacy agreement, but even if I did that's not proof either since they could lie. They could invite you to their data center, show you their code, etc, but that is still not proof since they could be hiding things from you, or simply wait until you leave to flip the "log all data" switch.

It always eventually comes down to trusting a company, or trusting strangers. You're already doing this, because you are viewing this on some form of a computer that you didn't completely hand-build, and are running software that you didn't build from scratch using your own, self-built compilers.

I say a potentially better way of looking at this problem is: I know Comcast logs my DNS queries and who knows what else. I however don't know that this site does. From a pure privacy standpoint, I have nothing to lose by switching over and everything to gain.


Becoming famous by wasting time is something to consider...


Nice irony. Your comment shouldn't be downvoted.


Can you point to any safety-related mechanisms that have ever entirely eradicated the unsafe behavior they were meant to protect against?

For those mechanisms that are not 100% effective, does that mean they should all be removed completely, since they are not 100% effective?


Why I do have to install an addon, which restores something, what IMO everyone on this thread and probably most people out there would love having as native? Namely not flat-design visually easy to parse tabs! Any occurence of flat-design stuff on software, which is used day by day, was and is awkward, because it causes displeasure and it is more time- and eye-consuming.


This one has a dissertation[1] behind it. Though unread (yet), I think it's well specified.

[1]: https://github.com/downloads/frenchy64/papers/ambrose-honour...


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