It's a tracking tool. You have a bunch of sites embed an image, and requests to those sites also make requests to said image, which you can use to start tracking a client. A single pixel is merely the cheapest image.
I recall Facebook doing it years ago, I imagine they still do.
It was some time ago that I read about it, and I'm struggling to find a source now, but there are instances in India of people being declared dead to allow their next of kin to steal their land. In doing so, the 'dead' unsurprisingly lose access to various public resources, health care, etc.
There's more info about the outcome in [1]. Long story short, the US government passed a law (whilst this case was being litigated) that let AT&T off the hook.
I read that line and thought "so, the solution is code review?". What has to happen to your processes that code review is not only missing, but unironically claimed to be the solution?
I know there are some companies that never did code review, but this is Amazon. They should know better.
Assuming I've found the right process-compose [1], it struck me as having much overlap with the features of systemd. Or at least, I would tend to reach for systemd if I wanted something to run arbitrary processes. Is there something additional/better that process-compose does for you?
As a Brit, I'd say roughly half of those examples are accurate (and things I'd likely say). However, after a point some of them are things that give others license to misinterpret. If you're wanting to call someone insane, I find it's better to state it plainly with solid reasons rather than let them carry on oblivious.
I recall Facebook doing it years ago, I imagine they still do.