April fools :)

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sourisdudesert
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April fools :)

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Recently, there has been a lot of scandals about private data sharing / selling / stealing on the Internet. This is the reason why we took advantage of April 1st to produce this short scary Science-Fiction news with a little bit of Cambridge Analytica, a little bit of Minority Report, and a lot of Big Brother.

Sorry for those who got a little scared before realizing it was only a joke! That's what makes the fun of April fool's day :)

By the way, BGA is keeping your password encrypted, we do not share/sell your data without your consent, and your payment information never transits through our servers (and we strongly advise you to only use services doing the same).

See you soon!
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QuangDuong
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Re: April fools :)

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I was really scared that people found out that my mind is blanked. As an atheist and politically shallowly interested, I find that this post is highly offensive and lowly defensive.
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MnoW
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Post by MnoW »

Loved the joke, haters gonna hate!
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Gooorn
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Post by Gooorn »

Sorry, my english is poor. Which one is the April fool's story? The 03/31/2018-one or the 04/02/2018-one?
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Gallardus
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I totally bought into it, and was slightly scared/outraged :D

Great joke, guys!
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BaronZemo
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HAHA nice one
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Caffe Latte
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Post by Caffe Latte »

I really enjoyed the joke and nominated the best I have seen for years.
Thrill Kill
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Post by Thrill Kill »

Doesn't matter one iota if you were joking.... because you violated your own rules about politics. A joke about data sharing could have taken any form. You chose a bad one.

btw you're doing it AGAIN by mentioning Cambridge Analytical.

hypocrital lemmings
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Platinum
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Post by Platinum »

I liked the year you did an April fools joke saying you would allow phones and tablets, then a couple of years you actually made it happen. :D
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Squachmo7
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As Douglas Adams would say:"Don't Panic!"
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