Does this application share the information with anyone?
No. All the data stays on your machine. The code behind it has been open-sourced so you can inspect the code and compile it yourself if you’re a developer.
I'd bet that he somehow used a computer to steal the motorcycle. The courts don't typically give out that kind of computer punishment unless a computer was used in the crime. Perhaps it was a craigslist scam or something?
If I blow a.04, I am still legally allowed to operate a vehicle. Even if I have had a prior DUI. Why am I now restricted from operating my vehicle in a legal manner? It's not like they are changing the law to say that everyone who has had a DUI now had a reduced BAC tolerance.
If the plane crashes, the pilot dies too. If the Pilot feels like doing something that isn't going to jeapordize the flight by reading a book or playing a game that s/he can put down, fine by me.
I'd rather have a pilot whose mind is sharpened by a game than dulled by cloud watching.
Instead of people choosing their foods based on preference, we'll have politicians picking our foods based on how much money is contributed to their campaigns!
Your "problem" has already been solved. Encrypt the hard drive. Companies don't care about losing sensitive data other than the monetary and reputation loss. If you lose a hard drive with private info on it, you only have to report a "breach" if it's encrypted.
Somebody with physical access can just use a boot CD and do what they want anyways.
Send a picture message to the DA, police, school officials, and whomever else you wish to defame. They will all suddenly become owners of child porn. OOPS!
Kid: "Mommy, can I go to the store by myself?" Mom: "No, son."
5 minutes later
Kid: "Daddy, can I go to the store by myself?" Dad: "Sure, son. Here's a dollar. Get a candy bar".
1 minute later
Mom: "SO I HEARD YOU WENT BEHIND MY BACK AND ASKED YOUR FATHER TO GO TO THE STORE" Kid: "I just mentioned it to him. I don't want to go anymore. Thanks, bye!"
In the stego-channel, a transmission is successful if the decoder properly determines the sent message without anybody else detecting its presence (abstract).
When my girlfriend is talking on the phone, I am almost never aware that a message is being sent. She is so effective, in fact, that often when I am the intended recipient I am not aware that a message is being sent!
Beginning 1994, I have added 2.7% per year to the government CPI number. This should better reflect the true inflation rate since the government number has not been accurate since around 1993
CPI/Inflation Data:( ftp://ftp.bls.gov/pub/special.requests/cpi/cpiai.txt )
1993: 3.0
1994: 2.6
1995: 2.8
1996: 3.0
1997: 2.3
1998: 1.6
1999: 2.2
2000: 3.4
So, the graph essentially doubles inflation for the timeframe, then concludes that the "Real Stock Market Returns" are awful. Talk about manipulating your data.
Also from the link:
The Dow has historically moved within well defined channel. The boundaries of the channel have been touched only 4 times since 1910. The top of the channel was last touched in 2000.
Hm. Channel stocks. I've seen people trying to sell me that garbage on CNN. If the DOW moves in a clearly defined channel, then it would be easy for big investors to make a TON of money by knowing where the bottoms are. What "Fred's Intelligent Bear Site" has really done is create a "line of best fit" for the peaks, and create one for the valleys. If there was such a tried-and-true predictor of the stock market, surely it would not need to be found on somebody's Earthlink page!
You can't exactly present a file called "IllegalDownloaders.txt" to a court of law and have it be proof. Yes, anyone can view the data that they collect(IPs, etc). So far, they have been using "We are a giant corporation! Of course we would not lie!" to vouch for the authenticity of their data.
MediaSentry has never been through any sort of rigors whatsoever. It could be a seagull pecking at a number pad for all we know.
There's probably a lot going on that isn't covered. Tariffs, taxes, and other items. Microsoft probably has to get an entire location in Europe as well as local lawyers and all that good stuff to protect themselves. It doesn't come cheap.
The difference might not be as big as you think.
Most hardware that can harm people has a very specific application. If you modify it or use it outside of its intended use, the manufacturer has no liability. For instance: if your seatbelt won't fit around your belly, and you cut it sewing some cloth in to make it longer. You get in an accident, and you die because the seatbelt broke. This is by no means the fault of the manufacturer.
Now, how this applies to software:
If software was to become liable for any bug whatsoever, vendors would start making similar claims. Their software would be able to be used only on certified operating systems, and only with certified software. Any attempts to modify the source, binaries, or memory while in execution will cause the user to assume all liability.
I don't think those scenarios are all that different.
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From the FAQ:
negative points for me =/
"iPhone tracking all movements"
"Here's a convenient link to upload this data to a public website"
I'd bet that he somehow used a computer to steal the motorcycle. The courts don't typically give out that kind of computer punishment unless a computer was used in the crime. Perhaps it was a craigslist scam or something?
If I blow a .04, I am still legally allowed to operate a vehicle. Even if I have had a prior DUI. Why am I now restricted from operating my vehicle in a legal manner? It's not like they are changing the law to say that everyone who has had a DUI now had a reduced BAC tolerance.
If the plane crashes, the pilot dies too. If the Pilot feels like doing something that isn't going to jeapordize the flight by reading a book or playing a game that s/he can put down, fine by me.
I'd rather have a pilot whose mind is sharpened by a game than dulled by cloud watching.
Instead of people choosing their foods based on preference, we'll have politicians picking our foods based on how much money is contributed to their campaigns!
I, for one, welcome our politician overlords.
Wait...
Your "problem" has already been solved. Encrypt the hard drive. Companies don't care about losing sensitive data other than the monetary and reputation loss. If you lose a hard drive with private info on it, you only have to report a "breach" if it's encrypted.
Somebody with physical access can just use a boot CD and do what they want anyways.
You need full, physical control of a computer running Windows 7 in order to get software access to it?
Send a picture message to the DA, police, school officials, and whomever else you wish to defame. They will all suddenly become owners of child porn. OOPS!
How do you explain the fact that the Columbine kids along with multiple other child criminals played video games?!?!
ITS FOR THE CHILDREN!
Kid: "Mommy, can I go to the store by myself?"
Mom: "No, son."
5 minutes later
Kid: "Daddy, can I go to the store by myself?"
Dad: "Sure, son. Here's a dollar. Get a candy bar".
1 minute later
Mom: "SO I HEARD YOU WENT BEHIND MY BACK AND ASKED YOUR FATHER TO GO TO THE STORE"
Kid: "I just mentioned it to him. I don't want to go anymore. Thanks, bye!"
Mom: *Result Pending*
In the stego-channel, a transmission is successful if the decoder properly determines the sent message without anybody else detecting its presence (abstract).
When my girlfriend is talking on the phone, I am almost never aware that a message is being sent. She is so effective, in fact, that often when I am the intended recipient I am not aware that a message is being sent!
Beginning 1994, I have added 2.7% per year to the government CPI number. This should better reflect the true inflation rate since the government number has not been accurate since around 1993
CPI/Inflation Data:( ftp://ftp.bls.gov/pub/special.requests/cpi/cpiai.txt )
1993: 3.0
1994: 2.6
1995: 2.8
1996: 3.0
1997: 2.3
1998: 1.6
1999: 2.2
2000: 3.4
So, the graph essentially doubles inflation for the timeframe, then concludes that the "Real Stock Market Returns" are awful. Talk about manipulating your data.
Also from the link:
The Dow has historically moved within well defined channel. The boundaries of the channel have been touched only 4 times since 1910. The top of the channel was last touched in 2000.
Hm. Channel stocks. I've seen people trying to sell me that garbage on CNN. If the DOW moves in a clearly defined channel, then it would be easy for big investors to make a TON of money by knowing where the bottoms are. What "Fred's Intelligent Bear Site" has really done is create a "line of best fit" for the peaks, and create one for the valleys. If there was such a tried-and-true predictor of the stock market, surely it would not need to be found on somebody's Earthlink page!
/rantoff
Words: 50 Swears: 9 Facts: 1 (It's an open standard) Relevant Points: 0 You're a little light on the swears section for typical interweb poasts.
The next move is to build a great city with a secret underground component. Call it "Raccoon City" perhaps.
You can't exactly present a file called "IllegalDownloaders.txt" to a court of law and have it be proof. Yes, anyone can view the data that they collect(IPs, etc). So far, they have been using "We are a giant corporation! Of course we would not lie!" to vouch for the authenticity of their data. MediaSentry has never been through any sort of rigors whatsoever. It could be a seagull pecking at a number pad for all we know.
There's probably a lot going on that isn't covered. Tariffs, taxes, and other items. Microsoft probably has to get an entire location in Europe as well as local lawyers and all that good stuff to protect themselves. It doesn't come cheap.
Who is this guy, Dr. Evil?
I AM THE LAW!!!
In conclusion, working one day a week would mean that one would waste 1/1 of his work time.
Adobe's Office Product Suite will include the following applications: -Buzzword Word Processor -Internet Net Browser -SlideShow Slide Maker
He puts the LOL in socialolgy
The difference might not be as big as you think. Most hardware that can harm people has a very specific application. If you modify it or use it outside of its intended use, the manufacturer has no liability. For instance: if your seatbelt won't fit around your belly, and you cut it sewing some cloth in to make it longer. You get in an accident, and you die because the seatbelt broke. This is by no means the fault of the manufacturer. Now, how this applies to software: If software was to become liable for any bug whatsoever, vendors would start making similar claims. Their software would be able to be used only on certified operating systems, and only with certified software. Any attempts to modify the source, binaries, or memory while in execution will cause the user to assume all liability. I don't think those scenarios are all that different.
Verizon burns customer.
Isn't hardened clay porcelain? And aren't current heat shields made of porcelain?