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Re:Hasn't been sued yet?
Just a quick Google search, but there's plenty of others:
http://www.scmagazine.com.au/News/276780,security-researcher-threatened-with-vulnerability-repair-bill.aspx
http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2012/02/20/jail-facebook-ethical-hacker/ -
You ADMIT RequestPolicy does less
"hosts files also do not do all of that." - by maxwell demon (590494) on Wednesday August 28, 2013 @05:03PM (#44700445)
Question: WHAT IN MY LIST CAN'T HOSTS DO?
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"RequestPolicy doesn't do all from the list (but most)" - by maxwell demon (590494) on Wednesday August 28, 2013 @05:03PM (#44700445)
See subject-line: Hosts do more (than RequestPolicy) for less = good (better) engineering - Tightly integrated to the IP stack itself.
Your 'solution' = layering MORE over ALREADY SLOWER layers (slowing browsers down even more, & adding complexity/room for breakdown + added message passing etc.!)
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"The premise is, quite simple: Take something designed by nature & reprogram it to make it work FOR the body, rather than against it..." - Dr. Alice Krippen "I AM LEGEND"
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Who's uses a SIMILARLY efficient idea? These guys (albeit on spam, but I cover THAT too via hosts (vs. malicious links)) for TWITTER -> http://www.scmagazine.com.au/News/355048,heres-how-you-can-catch-phish-like-twitter.aspx
* What I've essentially done, is "fire up" & reinforce an 'acquired immunity system' via hosts!
Via efficient tightly integrated hosts + kernelmode IP stack for all of those things in MY list - For more speed, security, reliability, & even anonymity - which RequestPolicy clearly, cannot even scratch for overall functional value (vs. custom hosts).
APK
P.S.=> Sorry but MORE bad news for you: IF I want to say, block videos on 1 site, but allow them on another? Again - LESS "MOVING PARTS COMPLEXITY/ROOM FOR BREAKDOWN" YET AGAIN HERE:
I use Opera 12.16 64-bit (last TRUE Opera, not "Chopera") - Clue - it has a "By Site Preferences" option, so I can do that too, turning off/on Javascript/Plugins/IFrames/Cookies & more for sites individually (I set most off by default, & make exceptions as needed, on demand only too)! MINUS ANY ADDONS like RequestPolicy - I do it, "natively/tightly integrated" + less parts/room for breakdown (like hosts)...
... apk
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Put your claws back in, Fix the problem, Move on
few people commenting saying that it's no danger since all Aussie banks use 2-factor SMS etc. They seem to think the password is worth nothing, That's fine however i doubt these people actually know how transfer fraud works. Meaning you need the password just as much as you need the SMS-code, And if you have access to the machine or at least password, It increases your chances to be able to port the SIM-CARD. It usually works like this FYI - 1. Got login pass for Bank, even better if they use same for e-mail ( You can delete the money transfer notification ) 2. Depending on access be it E-mail or just PC access remotely chances are you can be crafty enough to get the details needed to port the SIM-CARD 3. DOB, License No., Address etc 4. Go to carrier shopfront request blank sim-card 5. Call carrier saying you lost your phone and you need to transfer sim 6. After 20-45 minutes, Victims phone will lose connectivity which can be combined with a bogus message from attacker warning of network drop-outs 7. Login with harvested pass, SMS security message comes to you. 8. Bobs your uncle. References - http://www.bankwest.com.au/media-centre/media-releases/mobile-phone-porting-new-type-of-scam-to-look-out-for-1292493597511 - http://www.scmagazine.com.au/News/282310,45k-stolen-in-phone-porting-scam.aspx/0 - http://www.flyingpenguin.com/?p=14540 Put your claws back in, and focus on the problem here, If one bank can avoid it they all should.
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CNN Censored it.
It's not censored in the pictures of the slogan that neowin has or SCM Magazine.
It wasn't that hard to search for either. However it was probably harder than the knee jerk reaction shown above.
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Because the SKA Servers were hacked?
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must post before I even read the article :)
"George Craig
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Re:Well, guess what Samsung
No, it wasn't a rebuttal. It was meant to spur you to actually provide an argument. As it is, it took two posts for you to even attempt that. You didn't present it as an opinion - you didn't say "I think the iPhone outclass Android" or "I'm of the opinion that iPhone outclasses Android" - you said "iPhone outclasses Android". That's presenting it as a fact.
Design, responsiveness, developer APIs, usability, aesthetics, integration with music and app stores, security, lack of malware, third party software, third party hardware
And again, you have a list features with no real discussion:
- Design: Where and how are the aesthetics of an iPhone superior to Android
- Responsiveness: What aspects of the Android interface lag, or are less responsive than iOS?
- Developer APIs: Both have them; what makes iPhone's superior?
- Aesthetics: How is this distinct from "Design"
- Integration: Well, I'll dispute the plural since iPhone can only interface with a single app or music store, while Android can use many. I'll give you music store, since Android doesn't do that natively, but what makes iPhone's app store integration better than Android's Google Market?
- Security: Again, any examples?
- Lack of Malware: iPhone, malware is hardly unknown. I'll grant you, Android is more vulnerable than an un-jailbroken iPhone - that's the trade-off you get for being in control of your own device. If you stick to each device's respective app stores, your chances of getting malware are vanishingly slim - AFAIK, there's been one instance where a bunch of apps were uploaded with malware on Android, and Google had them down within days.
- Third Party Software: Looking at sheer numbers, Apple has the advantage - although Android is accelerating faster. I don't really think numbers are a great measure anyway - the proliferation of fart apps and cheap clones tends to cloud the issue. In practical use, I've never heard of an app on the iPhone I wanted that I couldn't get an equivalent of on Android. The reverse isn't true - I've got a couple of apps on my android that my iPhone-ing friends can't replicate, simply because the Android gives devs greater access to the hardware (location-based stuff, generally, such as Locale)
- Third Party Hardware: Can you give an example of an area where Android lacks hardware support? I do see more hardware for the Apple than the Android, but frankly, most of it is crap. Both Android and iPhone have your basic car adapters, music docks, headsets. Yet to find anything available for one but not the other that I'd want.
On to your other list:
- Open source: I'd hesitate to say even most geeks care about this that much. This is targeted at handset manufacturers rather than end-users
- Multiple hardware vendors: On the other hand, I think people do definitely care about this, and this is an outgrowth of the Open Source point. The sheer variety of Android-powered devices means that people can pick devices tailored to their needs, rather than the one-size-fits-all iPhone model.
- Side-loading of apps: The number of people I know who've jailbroken their iPhones suggest to me that people do actually care about this
- Untethered, PC-free synching: I know I was a bit puzzled when one of iPhone using friends started raving about it when he installed iOS5 - it seemed so basic to me, I didn't even know iPhones lacked it previously
And I'll further add customization and widgets - Android lets you configure your phone how you want it - from wallpaper to widgets - whereas iPhones are significantly less custo
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LulzSec says none of its members were arrested
In a tweet: "Seems the glorious leader of LulzSec got arrested, it's all over now... wait... we're all still here! Which poor bastard did they take down?" https://twitter.com/#!/LulzSec/statuses/83164092998758400 http://www.scmagazine.com.au/News/261303,lulzsec-linked-uk-teen-arrested-in-fbi-sting.aspx
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The Merchant Bank in question
'The Commonwealth Bank has cancelled some 8000 credit cards after it detected a data breach at a merchant
“[CommBank] continuously monitors all credit card transactions to protect our customers from fraud and during this process we became aware of a potential credit card compromise through an Australian merchant acquired by another bank,”
So, it took CommBank to noticed the fraudulent transactions and inform the client before they even noticed anything wrong. Which begs the question as to what technology they were running their system on.
"Banking sources would not identify the merchant or bank involved, however St George Bank emerged as the only institution that would not flatly deny it was the bank in question."
' St.George Bank Cuts Server Deployment and Management Costs with Virtualized Infrastructure'
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Re:Banned from internet == banned from using phonewell, those cases you presented don't surprise me a bit. I have killed animals with a slingshot before and with the right amunition you could kill a person too. Of couse that would depend on hitting him in the rigth spot from a somewhat close distance. Put a steel shot into the temple from ten feet away and if they aren't dead, they most likley won't be thier self afterwards. I even have (well, not anymore) airguns that have a muzzle velocity that should be able to kill a pig.
One of the reasons for these "toys" is to let the person get an idea of how dangerous they are and respect other weapons. Usualy they are thought of as toys but are really weapng. they are effective as hunting weapons and unless intentionaly used in a dangerous way, the accidents cause less damage then say a
On the tennis shoes, Yep, I can also see those as being used as a tool to do serious bodily harm. But that would depend on the reasoning for selecting them in the first place. If he wore them because they fit good and had them on at the time of the asault then no go on the dangerous weapon. But if he wore them because he could kick harder wearing them or because the cleats would cause more damage then definatly a deadly weapon.
I remeber a time when I wouldn't go into a bar without my work boots on. The exact reasoning was because they had steal toes, were stiff enough to convey all the force of a kick and offered good traction and support for the ankle if I needed it. In other words, I planned on stomping someone to death if anyone screwed with me. I specificly chose to wear the boots because it offered what I percieved as an advantage to a fighting situation. but that does't go to this situation.If the wording is, as reported, that he is banned from accessing the Internet for personal reasons, that includes ATMs (he'll have to give his bank card to a teller instead), speedpasses, self-scan checkouts, xbox live, etc.
I read the article at a couple of different sites. It is a little more detailed there and specificly state that he can use a computer but can onle use a computer and access the internet for work relate reasons.
I have also read the article posted by submission It apears the one the submitter posted lacks some information. However, which one is more corect,we won't know for a while. I guess this is were our differences are comming from and if you read the other articles about this, you will probably think a little different. It might not mean you agree with me but you will see a different side of it. Take a look at them. I linked to them above and they definatly add a different perspective.
That being said, and if the rulling/judgment/penalty was "no internet at all" and not how the other two articles describe it, then I would agree with you. However, I find it dificult to fault him if Sprint uses the internet to route calls and he is just calling the theator to see the show time even under a strict interpretation of "no internet at all".