out of the loop
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Your ISP is cut out of the loop, but it will still know you’re using Tor.
From Salon
To open up the Library of Congress to “scrapers” and other AI programs would possibly make such information even more easily accessible, but just as likely it would “take the man out of the loop,” to borrow a phrase that military specialists use to describe the automation of weapons systems.
Almost seven years on from what happened at Greenvale, and more than seven months on from the last court date, Mr Bradley and Mr Currie said the families feel out of the loop.
From BBC
Some managers have been cut out of the loop on staff reductions, unable to answer questions or explain dismissals to teams.
Though my mood elevates with decreased smartphone usage, it diminishes when returning to group chats with friends who have made plans, leaving me feeling out of the loop.
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