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Sun Announces Passport Competitor

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Wednesday September 26, 2001 @06:07AM from the papers-please dept.

mjankows writes: "Sun, and other people today announced the Liberty Alliance Project. Definitely an answer to passport/hailstorm. Maybe Mono/DotGNU can benefit/assist/use/help this..." Yay, yet another way to be tracked on the Internet.

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Is it just me... by szcx · 2001-09-26 06:32 · Score: 4, Troll

... or is "Liberty Alliance" is an odd choice of words coming from the likes of McNealy?
"You have zero privacy anyway," Scott McNealy told a group of reporters and analysts Monday night at an event to launch his company's new Jini technology.
"Get over it."

You thought Hailstorm was scary? Just wait until Scott McNealy (or is it McCarthy?) gets his hands on your data.
If everyone was moral... by Mustang+Matt · 2001-09-26 06:32 · Score: 0, Troll

What does everyone have to hide?
If we were all moral people (including the companies that are monitoring us) privacy wouldn't be such a big deal.

Prove me wrong.

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The man who trades freedom for security does not deserve nor will he ever receive either. - Benjamin Franklin
Not yet. by battjt · 2001-09-26 09:29 · Score: 0, Troll

At least Microsoft is singular, and they aren't in the position to sell me a car, book plane tickets, give me a loan, or offer me a long-distance plan.
Not yet.

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Joe Batt Solid Design