IIUC people had allowed access to their email contacts, but I NEVER DID. Yet I had figured out about a year ago that Facebook had stolen my phone/sms metadata since they spotted as "Suggested friends" 2 persons I had only contacted by phone/sms on an Android phone (I don’t even know their email). I am talking about people living around Torino, Italy, an area with a population of several millions.
I barely ever check Facebook notifications, however I recently adopted Opera Mini on my mobile phone. This app is preset to show Facebook notifications. That’s how I discovered that a person whom I only contacted by phone and SMS (no mention of them on any file of my computers or tablets) was suggested to me as friend. I always carefully avoid to give access to my address book, and anyway this person is only on my phone (used for tethering).
"How do we get rid of the idiots in a democracy where NOBODY is going to vote for the Nazi Party and related eugenics program?"
Education maybe? AKA "Tell people the truth in order to make them free", which is not quite in line with the capitalists’ and advertisers’ motto: "Tell people lies in order to make them slaves".
There are good and bad human drivers, and their accident rates may easily vary from 1 to 10 and more. Here in France the insurance rate penalties due to bad records are limited to the 1-5 range, and it would be much more if legislation allowed.
So an automatic vehicle might be a good plan for a bad driver, and a bad plan for a good driver.
Bulky headsets usually heat up my head and give me headache after a while, but If they are as effective as soft moldable ear plugs (Quiès brand here in France) I'd give a second try. Do you have the product's reference?
In once quit a great job in Paris after only one week due to noise from colleagues. But lawn mowers, dog barking etc. are not much better in many residential areas.
For once I agree with companies. State-secured paternalist schemes for employees and all the administrative overload that comes with them will be gradually relinquished and it is a good thing. Work and skills can be sold on the market on a task basis just like any other good. Overprotecting workers too often makes them work just as much not to be fired (even less so for officials), while those who sell their services will aim at excellence in order to raise their rates and dictate their conditions.
I bet you even believe everybody's private data is worth the same...
Of course not. Yours are certainly more valuable than mine since you need to use a pseudo. And both are obviously of very little value compared to those of "Anonymous cowards".
The merit of Snowden is to have pinpointed the lack of transparency, not to be a hero of privacy. Privacy is a lame concept, which mainly helps criminals from governments to street gangs do their things. Let's bet on transparency: your user data will be valueless and the political system will have no choice other than comply.
Or at least make them pay the damage they do?
Only capitalists seem to be able to come up with such stupid ideas. Then it takes years to prove that it DOES harm, because any proof in a multifactorial context is very difficult to obtain. See e.g. the neonicotinoids, which have decimated the pollenizers and enriched criminal chemical labs for more that 2 decades until their lethal effects could not be contested any more.
I can’t imagine how this could be reasonably accurate, since there is no predefined list of noises requiring attention. Even a sophisticated AI program would IMHO fail most of the time.
And then of course some will complain that they missed something important or had an accident because of that
Many people today think that big corporations are evil. I rather think some of their decision making people aren’t necessarily very brilliant and knowledgeable.
And yes, those who don’t or can’t pay hopefully will one day. Hollywood, ASCAP etc. shouldn’t make them enemies.
I follow Google+ on that matter. Online privacy is an irrelevant matter. It causes a plethora of problems for no benefit. You are less likely to behave miserably or deal with offending matters if you are assuming your identity.
Now of course it would be better to revise a few laws before enforcing transparency.
I’m sure many download things they never get time to watch, listen to or run, just because the occasion is there. They wouldn’t do it if they were sure to have access at any time provided they pay a fee.
How about a periodic fee to be allowed to download copyrighted material? The system would be run by the national societies ASCAP/SACEM etc. It would be much cheaper for old stuff. The fee would also depend on the category (music, movies, software, etc) and might be subject to a volume limit. It would then be redistributed to the authors using the download statistics. Many would still cheat of course but not all (see the working though overpriced itunes, amazon, etc.) and I am inclined to think that the system could overall work satisfactorily. IMHO at least worth a try.
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No it doesn’t. They stole my phone/sms metadata though I never used their app and have no contact uploaded.
IIUC people had allowed access to their email contacts, but I NEVER DID. Yet I had figured out about a year ago that Facebook had stolen my phone/sms metadata since they spotted as "Suggested friends" 2 persons I had only contacted by phone/sms on an Android phone (I don’t even know their email). I am talking about people living around Torino, Italy, an area with a population of several millions.
Is a kid likely to learn better from a computer or a book? I
Bah, none of them, at least before 12. Read Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Émile. People seem to take more than 250 years to understand the obvious.
I barely ever check Facebook notifications, however I recently adopted Opera Mini on my mobile phone. This app is preset to show Facebook notifications. That’s how I discovered that a person whom I only contacted by phone and SMS (no mention of them on any file of my computers or tablets) was suggested to me as friend. I always carefully avoid to give access to my address book, and anyway this person is only on my phone (used for tethering).
Those bad guys are forcing honest governments to impose censorship, which they HATE! Ha ha ha!
Yeah, it’s just that software is way too clever. Governments and corporations preying on uneducated masses can rightfully wash their hands.
"How do we get rid of the idiots in a democracy where NOBODY is going to vote for the Nazi Party and related eugenics program?"
Education maybe? AKA "Tell people the truth in order to make them free", which is not quite in line with the capitalists’ and advertisers’ motto: "Tell people lies in order to make them slaves".
There are good and bad human drivers, and their accident rates may easily vary from 1 to 10 and more. Here in France the insurance rate penalties due to bad records are limited to the 1-5 range, and it would be much more if legislation allowed. So an automatic vehicle might be a good plan for a bad driver, and a bad plan for a good driver.
Bulky headsets usually heat up my head and give me headache after a while, but If they are as effective as soft moldable ear plugs (Quiès brand here in France) I'd give a second try. Do you have the product's reference?
Impossible when you must talk with colleagues now and then, especially soft ear plugs which are difficult to place and remove.
In once quit a great job in Paris after only one week due to noise from colleagues. But lawn mowers, dog barking etc. are not much better in many residential areas.
Just try clinging to your girlfriend if you have doubts.
For once I agree with companies. State-secured paternalist schemes for employees and all the administrative overload that comes with them will be gradually relinquished and it is a good thing. Work and skills can be sold on the market on a task basis just like any other good. Overprotecting workers too often makes them work just as much not to be fired (even less so for officials), while those who sell their services will aim at excellence in order to raise their rates and dictate their conditions.
Another advantage of sticking to one's name is that you try to think 2 seconds before posting complete garbage.
I bet you even believe everybody's private data is worth the same...
Of course not. Yours are certainly more valuable than mine since you need to use a pseudo. And both are obviously of very little value compared to those of "Anonymous cowards".
The merit of Snowden is to have pinpointed the lack of transparency, not to be a hero of privacy. Privacy is a lame concept, which mainly helps criminals from governments to street gangs do their things. Let's bet on transparency: your user data will be valueless and the political system will have no choice other than comply.
Just take a cold shower or bath now and then. No influenza nor anything of that kind in more than 20 years doing this (had quite a few before).
Or at least make them pay the damage they do? Only capitalists seem to be able to come up with such stupid ideas. Then it takes years to prove that it DOES harm, because any proof in a multifactorial context is very difficult to obtain. See e.g. the neonicotinoids, which have decimated the pollenizers and enriched criminal chemical labs for more that 2 decades until their lethal effects could not be contested any more.
The brain soon filters out static noises anyway.
I can’t imagine how this could be reasonably accurate, since there is no predefined list of noises requiring attention. Even a sophisticated AI program would IMHO fail most of the time.
And then of course some will complain that they missed something important or had an accident because of that
Many people today think that big corporations are evil. I rather think some of their decision making people aren’t necessarily very brilliant and knowledgeable.
And yes, those who don’t or can’t pay hopefully will one day. Hollywood, ASCAP etc. shouldn’t make them enemies.
I follow Google+ on that matter. Online privacy is an irrelevant matter. It causes a plethora of problems for no benefit. You are less likely to behave miserably or deal with offending matters if you are assuming your identity.
Now of course it would be better to revise a few laws before enforcing transparency.
I’m sure many download things they never get time to watch, listen to or run, just because the occasion is there. They wouldn’t do it if they were sure to have access at any time provided they pay a fee.
How about a periodic fee to be allowed to download copyrighted material? The system would be run by the national societies ASCAP/SACEM etc. It would be much cheaper for old stuff. The fee would also depend on the category (music, movies, software, etc) and might be subject to a volume limit. It would then be redistributed to the authors using the download statistics. Many would still cheat of course but not all (see the working though overpriced itunes, amazon, etc.) and I am inclined to think that the system could overall work satisfactorily. IMHO at least worth a try.
The really rich don't do it for money after a certain point: they do it for power and control.
And then they use this power and control to impose laws that allow them... to make more money.