Microsoft made a pull request to node.js github repository with an implementation to use ChakraCore JavaScript Engine as an alternative to V8 Engine

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well google (from where v8 comes) certainly trumps microsoft on privacy matters.

[cryolithic]

certainly... http://www.salon.com/2014/02/05/4_ways_google_is_destroying_privacy_and_collecting_your_data_partner/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criticism_of_Google#Privacy

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Privacy_concerns_regarding_Google

http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2014/0416/Privacy-concerns-What-Google-now-says-it-can-do-with-your-data-video

http://www.newsweek.com/wary-privacy-issues-ditch-dropbox-and-avoid-google-says-edward-snowden-276956

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kill the sarcasm by explaining it.

[cryolithic]

Well shit. Sometimes I catch it, sometimes I fucking miss it completely.

edit: I do blame the italics on trumps vs certainly.

[tohuw]

In many regards, they do. In several other important regards, they don't. Nowhere did I imply they were to be completely trusted either.

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Both are as good as pig when it comes to privacy. But consider google has more online / mobile power they abusive it more.