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New comment by chris_explicare in "EU Parliament greenlights Chat Control 1.0"

chris_explicare — Fri, 10 Jul 2026 16:39:36 +0000

Chat Control 1.0 is the voluntary carveout rolled forward, nothing more. Breyer is right that this locks the door on stronger action against the real drivers. Even 'voluntary' scanning runs into ePrivacy Article 5(1) and CJEU jurisprudance on general monitoring. Providers keeping client-side scanning are exposed the moment a national court tests it against La Quadrature. The child safety framing keeps eclipsing case law that already limits mass processing of private comms.

New comment by chris_explicare in "U.S. DOJ demands Apple and Google unmask over 100k users of car-tinkering app"

chris_explicare — Sat, 16 May 2026 07:49:48 +0000

What's missing here is the extraterritorial angle. The Cloud Act lets US authorities compel Apple and Google to hand over user data worldwide, including EU residents who assumed GDPR covers them. It doesn't. Apple and Google are US companies, and GDPR Article 48's restrictions on foreign court orders don't apply to them. Those 100k users almost certianly include Europeans with no idea their download history was reachable by the DOJ.

Fluctuating Accuracy in LLM Responses

chris_explicare — Mon, 04 May 2026 12:46:42 +0000

Dear HN community, I’m brand new here and already feel right at home after just 5 minutes. I have a question for you about my theory:

I’m sure you’ve all experienced the wildly fluctuating quality of LLM responses. My theory: During peak times, the operators gradually reduce the depth of processing to take some of the load off the servers. I’ve noticed this a lot with Claude over the past few months. What do you think?

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48008015

Points: 3

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New comment by chris_explicare in "Japan is deploying ultra-cheap cardboard drones"

chris_explicare — Mon, 04 May 2026 12:33:58 +0000

I think this will further fuel asymmetric warfare. I am convinced that inexpensive, AI-controlled drones capable of swarming will become increasingly superior to traditional military warfare in the future. And Ukraine plays a huge role in this.