top 10 hacker news stories for 2019-09-04

Google’s GDPR Workaround

https://brave.com/google-gdpr-workaround/

7 years ago

In a swipe at Chrome, Firefox now blocks ad trackers by default

https://www.wired.co.uk/article/firefox-browser-cookie-blocking-default

7 years ago

Human speech may have a universal transmission rate: 39 bits per second

https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2019/09/human-speech-may-have-universal-transmission-rate-39-bits-second

7 years ago

A database of Facebook users’ phone numbers found online

https://techcrunch.com/2019/09/04/facebook-phone-numbers-exposed/

7 years ago

Hong Kong leader to announce formal withdrawal of extradition bill

https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3025641/hong-kong-leader-carrie-lam-announce-formal-withdrawal

7 years ago

Google, YouTube to Pay $170M Penalty over Collecting Kids' Personal Info

https://www.npr.org/2019/09/04/757441886/google-youtube-to-pay-170-million-penalty-over-collecting-kids-personal-info

7 years ago

Johns Hopkins Launches Center for Psychedelic Research

https://hub.jhu.edu/2019/09/04/hopkins-launches-psychedelic-center/

7 years ago

Regex Crossword

https://regexcrossword.com/

7 years ago

Crystalline nets harvest water from desert air, turn CO2 into liquid fuel

https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2019/09/crystalline-nets-harvest-water-desert-air-turn-carbon-dioxide-liquid-fuel

7 years ago

Why Index Funds Are Like Subprime CDOs

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-09-04/michael-burry-explains-why-index-funds-are-like-subprime-cdos

7 years ago