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account42last Monday at 3:52 PM2 repliesview on HN

At least in some countries you can use a public computer at a library or other government-provided institution. I agree that it ideally shouldn't be required though.


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hakfoolast Tuesday at 2:13 AM

This seems to be percieved as an explicit intended loophole. I've seen contests where they say "for free entry, go to website..." followed with "internet access can be obtained at libraries".

Obviously, the idea of "you don't have to pay to participate" has a strong legal footing, but I have to wonder if they can find a way to pivot that to "I don't have to acquire an Android/iOS device". Maybe they would develop a kiosk-mode version of the OS that will run apps tethered to a placeholder library account.

inetknghtlast Monday at 5:19 PM

> At least in some countries you can use a public computer at a library or other government-provided institution

...for now, at least.