Re: Almost all gpg2 operations hang after upgrade to stretch/testing

From	John Hasler <jhasler@newsguy.com>
Newsgroups	linux.debian.user
Subject	Re: Almost all gpg2 operations hang after upgrade to stretch/testing
Date	2017-04-13 18:20 +0200
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tomas writes:
> Part of Google's perceived superiority is that it "learns to know
> you": a couple of search terms thrown in, for Google is "search terms
> + context", while for DDG, the context is missing.

I wrote:
> Google does not "learn to know you" if you block all its scripts and
> cookies, which is how I use it.  It's still vastly superior to the Duck.

Celejar writes:
> Well, it could in theory still try to build profiles of searchers via
> IP addresses [I understand that this wouldn't be that reliable, due to
> things like proxies and NAT]. Do we know for a fact whether it does
> [or does not]?

I see no evidence that it does, nor do I see any reason why it would
bother.  At least 99% of its users accept the cookies and scripts.  Why
would it care about a few weirdos like me given that it wouldn't work
very well anyway?
-- 
John Hasler 
jhasler@newsguy.com
Elmwood, WI USA

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Almost all gpg2 operations hang after upgrade to stretch/testing Nathanael Schweers <Nathanael.Schweers@outdooractive.com> - 2017-04-06 10:10 +0200
  Re: Almost all gpg2 operations hang after upgrade to stretch/testing Nicolas George <george@nsup.org> - 2017-04-06 10:20 +0200
    Re: Almost all gpg2 operations hang after upgrade to stretch/testing Nathanael Schweers <Nathanael.Schweers@outdooractive.com> - 2017-04-06 10:30 +0200
      Re: Almost all gpg2 operations hang after upgrade to stretch/testing Nicolas George <george@nsup.org> - 2017-04-06 10:40 +0200
        Re: Almost all gpg2 operations hang after upgrade to stretch/testing Nathanael Schweers <Nathanael.Schweers@outdooractive.com> - 2017-04-06 10:50 +0200
        Re: Almost all gpg2 operations hang after upgrade to stretch/testing Darac Marjal <mailinglist@darac.org.uk> - 2017-04-06 10:50 +0200
          Re: Almost all gpg2 operations hang after upgrade to stretch/testing Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2017-04-06 13:30 +0200
            Re: Almost all gpg2 operations hang after upgrade to stretch/testing Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2017-04-06 16:50 +0200
              Re: Almost all gpg2 operations hang after upgrade to stretch/testing Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2017-04-06 20:50 +0200
                Re: Almost all gpg2 operations hang after upgrade to stretch/testing Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2017-04-06 21:50 +0200
                Re: Almost all gpg2 operations hang after upgrade to stretch/testing Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2017-04-13 15:50 +0200
                Re: Almost all gpg2 operations hang after upgrade to stretch/testing <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2017-04-13 16:30 +0200
                Re: Almost all gpg2 operations hang after upgrade to stretch/testing John Hasler <jhasler@newsguy.com> - 2017-04-13 16:50 +0200
                Re: Almost all gpg2 operations hang after upgrade to  stretch/testing Celejar <celejar@gmail.com> - 2017-04-13 18:00 +0200
                Re: Almost all gpg2 operations hang after upgrade to stretch/testing John Hasler <jhasler@newsguy.com> - 2017-04-13 18:20 +0200
                Re: Almost all gpg2 operations hang after upgrade to stretch/testing GiaThnYgeia <GiaThnYgeia@openmailbox.org> - 2017-04-13 18:40 +0200
                Re: Almost all gpg2 operations hang after upgrade to stretch/testing <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2017-04-14 10:50 +0200

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