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by pcx66 4673 days ago
I think the rush to make everything 'web' is primarily because we finally are building an open, free, accessible, write-once-run-everywhere platform. That's the most exciting part of the web, and privacy is a bug we still have to fix.

EDIT: When I say 'privacy is a bug', I mean the ability to provide privacy is still immature, and susceptible of exploits.
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drivingmenuts 4673 days ago
That privacy is viewed as a bug is even more disturbing.
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da_n 4673 days ago
Linux on the Desktop was a bug until Mark Cuban closed it (controversially). I'm not sure why referring to it as a bug is disturbing.
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drivingmenuts 4673 days ago
It implies that privacy is somehow wrong, as opposed to a perhaps fundamental right.
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da_n 4673 days ago
The lack of privacy is a bug which needs to be fixed, I don't believe the OP means a users right to privacy is a bug.
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