Hacker News on 4 September 2019

• Google’s GDPR Workaround
• In a swipe at Chrome, Firefox now blocks ad trackers by default
• Human speech may have a universal transmission rate: 39 bits per second
• A database of Facebook users’ phone numbers found online
• Hong Kong leader to announce formal withdrawal of extradition bill
• Google, YouTube to Pay $170M Penalty over Collecting Kids' Personal Info
• Johns Hopkins Launches Center for Psychedelic Research
• Regex Crossword
• Crystalline nets harvest water from desert air, turn CO2 into liquid fuel
• Why Index Funds Are Like Subprime CDOs