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   D to Computer Nerd Kev   
   Re: Schneier, Data and Goliath: no hope    
   20 Feb 25 15:56:53   
   
   From: nospam@example.net   
      
   On Wed, 20 Feb 2025, Computer Nerd Kev wrote:   
      
   > D  wrote:   
   >> On Tue, 19 Feb 2025, Computer Nerd Kev wrote:   
   >>> No, Google can track you via their Captchas, which I guess even   
   >>> many NoScript users allow by default because the three page reloads   
   >>> to let them through when a website requires it is a real pain in   
   >>> the neck.   
   >>   
   >> Oh, I simply don't use web sites where I get captchas.   
   >   
   > Yikes! No online shopping then? I'm always getting them, from the   
   > shopping sites, PayPal, or Credit Card payment processors.   
   > Alibaba/Aliexpress at least self-host theirs - but half the time   
   > they decide I'm a robot and won't let me through at all!   
      
   Hmm... this is very strange. I do shop online, and almost never get it.   
   Ok, I can think of one exception in amazon.com. I manage to avoid them 99%   
   of the time, but for some used books I cannot find locally, I have to bite   
   the bullet and go through amazon.com.   
      
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