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1. lucb1e+(OP)[view] [source] 2020-04-22 17:16:46
> allow for them to use an alternative system without locking them out

That's not what I'm arguing against, though. I was not saying: forbid screen readers. I said:

> do you have to think of all possible edge cases? What if someone uses dictation because they can't type, does that mean you'd potentially capture social security numbers if you use the microphone for gunshot detection and process the sound server-side?

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2. shakna+q01[view] [source] 2020-04-23 00:49:48
>>lucb1e+(OP)
Inadvertently capturing social security numbers does actually open you up to a lot of PII laws. So yes, that is still a problem.

Any time you get data from a user, you need to be careful about what you're grabbing.

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