I'm ignorant? I own FOUR homes and don't happen to live in the basement of any of them and I have probably been in my field longer than you have been alive. If you feel the need to log in just to hurl insults, I would suggest your life cannot be that fulfilling.
I'm not sure who you are referring to as "they". If you are referring to anonymous in general, well you just don't understand that movement. If you are referring to this particular hack, lulzsec is more than this guy and they only really grabbed a few of them, the rest blended back into the fold. There are a number of folk that are part of various "sec's" that are really only useful at this point as bait for the feds anyways and now as martyrs they serve the purpose of attracting more numbers and more cannon fodder. Anon will not stop because of some arrests. Anon is not like anything the world has seen before. What you see now is still just the tip.
This decision puts me square on the same side as the "terrorists" I guess. I would consider any country that would consider Assange a military target an enemy. I guess I better get my "Daeth to America" t-shirt on.
Yeah, but its fun to imagine she might go mad with power and declare everyone must wear one of those funny hats or start running around like the Red Queen... OFF WITH THEIR HEADS!
I actually believe allegiance to country is a silly concept. I was born in Canada, but I have lived all over. I will go where I see the most benefit for me and my family. I have no allegiance to Canada beyond wishing her well. I have one life, I will not spend it fussing over imaginary lines in the dirt.
First off the widely reported story is that the NGI will use public surveillance video and photos. The part about including DNA records from private practices is unsubstantiated. Now I for one do not have a problem with them using public surveillance or Driver's License ID's. If you go out in Public, you consent to being watched by the same public and by extension, the Government. It is completely acceptable and good for them to use this legally obtained data in an automated recongnition system. Yes there needs to be checks and balances but the problem doesn lie in the source of the images.
Isn't it a bit wrong for the government to be collecting data on people who may not be part of any sort of investigation? I thought that violated the law in the US?
Some anonymous folks infiltrated "darknet" and exposed thousands of these sickos a couple of months ago. Anon has been outing pedo's left and right for about a year where the FBI seems to be fumbling.
I download a LOT of music. When I find a band or artist I like, I tend to purchase the songs I like because its not very expensive and I just feel better paying for their work if I think it is good. I know that a lot of the time they really don't get much from the sale, but I hope that the sales at least help encourage the artists in their careers. I still download from alternative sources, mostly if I want to check out some new music, but if I find stuff I like I am pretty likely to go purchase some tracks.
This week, Public Safety Minister Vic Toews said that Bill C-30 would have allowed police to catch a killer who had posted his killing and dismemberment online. He wants us to believe that the fact that police need to take a few minutes to get a warrant prevented them from pursuing this guy who had posted the killing online and had for years posted his animal cruelty vids. Problem is this: People DID report it to the police who ignored it. If they had chosen to investigate they could have found him quite easily, but they chose not to use the rather robust powers they ALREADY have to investigate. Bill C-30 only really gives the government (even non-police entities) the ability to snoop on citizens without need for a warrant or even a suspicion of illegal activity without leaving any sort of paper trail or accountability. The current government has already been found to be hiring people to spread propaganda on forums and scour facebook to find people that might not agree with their policies and remove them from rallies. We should trust people like that to not abuse their power? A government embroiled in a voter fraud scandal, several finance scandals and the FIRST Canadian government to have been found in contempt of Parliament? No thank you Mr. Toews.
People are entirely too hung up on loyalty to the invisible lines. I have no real loyalty to my country past wanting it to do the right thing for its people. I didn't choose to be born here, it was an accident of birth and I certainly don't let borders limit my possibilities.
Unless you are one of thousands of military families or the communities that support them... I grew up living in PMQ's (Private Married Quarters) and the communities are quite large and usually bilingual. In Victoria I had plenty of opportunity to speak french and keep in practice.
If you were raised in Canada, there really is no one but yourself to blame if you don't know french. Why anyone would rail against the opportunity to be bilingual is beyond me. BTW, its not just Quebec that made french one of our national languages, LARGE parts of Ontario and half the maritimes are also mostly bilingual. Its just the right wing in Canada that likes to point fingers at them.
The "industry" did themselves far more harm than good with this whole fiasco. People hated them, now they not only hate them, but want their blood. This is going to change a lot more than people think.
Its time to get US lobbies out of Canada. By force if necessary. Too many times politicians have bowed to US pressure and gone against the wishes of Canadians. Enough is enough.
Because they will have to test in the US thanks to Canada's thrice as stringent rules about drug testing and approval. Many drugs that are legal in the US (and many that WERE legal and removed after being found dangerous) are not legal in Canada.
Except for this is kind of a common sense feature... they have also tried to go after tablet makers for using a rectangular shape with rounded corners... where does it end?
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I'm ignorant? I own FOUR homes and don't happen to live in the basement of any of them and I have probably been in my field longer than you have been alive. If you feel the need to log in just to hurl insults, I would suggest your life cannot be that fulfilling.
Truth.
None of the important folk are behind bars... and anon is millions. Underestimate if you like, but legion they are.
I'm not sure who you are referring to as "they". If you are referring to anonymous in general, well you just don't understand that movement. If you are referring to this particular hack, lulzsec is more than this guy and they only really grabbed a few of them, the rest blended back into the fold. There are a number of folk that are part of various "sec's" that are really only useful at this point as bait for the feds anyways and now as martyrs they serve the purpose of attracting more numbers and more cannon fodder. Anon will not stop because of some arrests. Anon is not like anything the world has seen before. What you see now is still just the tip.
I long ago designated the US as "an enemy of common sense".
But this is copyright law. If a person has not knowingly infringed the case is out the window.
Exactly how your thinking but with a slightly posh London accent.
This decision puts me square on the same side as the "terrorists" I guess. I would consider any country that would consider Assange a military target an enemy. I guess I better get my "Daeth to America" t-shirt on.
Yeah, but its fun to imagine she might go mad with power and declare everyone must wear one of those funny hats or start running around like the Red Queen... OFF WITH THEIR HEADS!
I actually believe allegiance to country is a silly concept. I was born in Canada, but I have lived all over. I will go where I see the most benefit for me and my family. I have no allegiance to Canada beyond wishing her well. I have one life, I will not spend it fussing over imaginary lines in the dirt.
First off the widely reported story is that the NGI will use public surveillance video and photos. The part about including DNA records from private practices is unsubstantiated. Now I for one do not have a problem with them using public surveillance or Driver's License ID's. If you go out in Public, you consent to being watched by the same public and by extension, the Government. It is completely acceptable and good for them to use this legally obtained data in an automated recongnition system. Yes there needs to be checks and balances but the problem doesn lie in the source of the images.
Isn't it a bit wrong for the government to be collecting data on people who may not be part of any sort of investigation? I thought that violated the law in the US?
I'm quite sure that someone other than EA will publish SP only games... so this really doesn't bother me. I have a love hate with them anyways.
Yes.
I have to agree. Jobs may have been intelligent but he was a complete douche.
Some anonymous folks infiltrated "darknet" and exposed thousands of these sickos a couple of months ago. Anon has been outing pedo's left and right for about a year where the FBI seems to be fumbling.
I download a LOT of music. When I find a band or artist I like, I tend to purchase the songs I like because its not very expensive and I just feel better paying for their work if I think it is good. I know that a lot of the time they really don't get much from the sale, but I hope that the sales at least help encourage the artists in their careers. I still download from alternative sources, mostly if I want to check out some new music, but if I find stuff I like I am pretty likely to go purchase some tracks.
This week, Public Safety Minister Vic Toews said that Bill C-30 would have allowed police to catch a killer who had posted his killing and dismemberment online. He wants us to believe that the fact that police need to take a few minutes to get a warrant prevented them from pursuing this guy who had posted the killing online and had for years posted his animal cruelty vids. Problem is this: People DID report it to the police who ignored it. If they had chosen to investigate they could have found him quite easily, but they chose not to use the rather robust powers they ALREADY have to investigate. Bill C-30 only really gives the government (even non-police entities) the ability to snoop on citizens without need for a warrant or even a suspicion of illegal activity without leaving any sort of paper trail or accountability. The current government has already been found to be hiring people to spread propaganda on forums and scour facebook to find people that might not agree with their policies and remove them from rallies. We should trust people like that to not abuse their power? A government embroiled in a voter fraud scandal, several finance scandals and the FIRST Canadian government to have been found in contempt of Parliament? No thank you Mr. Toews.
People are entirely too hung up on loyalty to the invisible lines. I have no real loyalty to my country past wanting it to do the right thing for its people. I didn't choose to be born here, it was an accident of birth and I certainly don't let borders limit my possibilities.
Unless you are one of thousands of military families or the communities that support them... I grew up living in PMQ's (Private Married Quarters) and the communities are quite large and usually bilingual. In Victoria I had plenty of opportunity to speak french and keep in practice.
If you were raised in Canada, there really is no one but yourself to blame if you don't know french. Why anyone would rail against the opportunity to be bilingual is beyond me. BTW, its not just Quebec that made french one of our national languages, LARGE parts of Ontario and half the maritimes are also mostly bilingual. Its just the right wing in Canada that likes to point fingers at them.
The "industry" did themselves far more harm than good with this whole fiasco. People hated them, now they not only hate them, but want their blood. This is going to change a lot more than people think.
Its time to get US lobbies out of Canada. By force if necessary. Too many times politicians have bowed to US pressure and gone against the wishes of Canadians. Enough is enough.
Because they will have to test in the US thanks to Canada's thrice as stringent rules about drug testing and approval. Many drugs that are legal in the US (and many that WERE legal and removed after being found dangerous) are not legal in Canada.
Except for this is kind of a common sense feature... they have also tried to go after tablet makers for using a rectangular shape with rounded corners... where does it end?
Well, since the media is utterly UNRELIABLE in the extreme, anything is more reliable than they are these days.