I fail to see your point since Ponzi schemes happen under the US dollar at least as frequently. And I don't see any evidence that the people who fell for this scheme had any predominant belief that laws against fraud shouldn't exist.
The news is this is a 'Facebook', which means the original author had some axe to grind with Facebook so made a meaningless comparison. Probably didn't hurt that it would attract clicks. Who knows, maybe the first draft just said database and some clever editor told him to go back and call it a Facebook.
This was my first reaction too, and I thought along the lines of: if it conceals what it does (encryption or obfuscation) and will not work within the existing controls. Yes, I know encryption has legit uses so that as a criteria needs some refinement. I was just thinking of all the signatures that block obfuscated Javascript. Sure, some stuff is obfuscated and isn't malicious in any other way, but you know what? We never missed it. Honest people and/or software act openly and directly. To me at least anything that moves beyond that model is suspicious.
Well you are right there is technically a flaw in the definition. But it is a good concept though. How about 'by design does something the user did not intend'
That's a really interesting point, it makes me wonder what else there is to the story. Journalists generally do such a crappy job in their rush to get it on the web, it could take months and dozens of articles to actually piece the story together.
(Or perhaps my usual mistake.) As far as I can tell, despite the summary and the sloppy linked article, this was one company, not "companies across China". So a lot of kerfuffle over three young women at one company.
Where in the world is the something you used to pay for once? If you buy it then chuck it in the dumpster maybe. Otherwise there is a long list of ongoing expenses like power, maintenance, floor space, physical security, and on and on and on.
There is plenty of great encryption already, it hasn't helped much unless someone implements it. There is also the problem that at some point it has to be decrypted to be used.
These are optional updates, I don't know what this 'ignore existing user preferences' means here. At least on workstations. I found they automatically install on server versions of Windows that use Windows Update.
Funny and true, I just spent a few seconds trying to figure out what sort of astronomical phenomenon was called 'construction green light' and how being up on a mountain would make it easier to view. I thought it had something to do with the green flashes.
Presumably, if it were promising enough, investors would be willing to put up the capital. That's how the whole thing is supposed to work right. I know, I know, theory v. practice....
I think he should say, if you want the city to do a pilot that is great. You will cover all the costs. No? Well, I guess you have little confidence in your product then.
She needs to think about personal security. Any one of the envious/.ers on this thread could kill her with a Pringles can and a software defined radio.
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I will chime in with the 'this is crap' crowd. Exactly which "Fortune 500 companies and longstanding corporate giants are losing to startups"?
I fail to see your point since Ponzi schemes happen under the US dollar at least as frequently. And I don't see any evidence that the people who fell for this scheme had any predominant belief that laws against fraud shouldn't exist.
" misuse of client account information by any agency other than Morgan Stanley will not be tolerated"
FTF Them
This isn't the only time the FBI has been heavily invested in false science
"Malware" is a matter of perspective. From this perspective of the AT&T lock mafia, this is malware.
Software?
The news is this is a 'Facebook', which means the original author had some axe to grind with Facebook so made a meaningless comparison. Probably didn't hurt that it would attract clicks. Who knows, maybe the first draft just said database and some clever editor told him to go back and call it a Facebook.
This was my first reaction too, and I thought along the lines of: if it conceals what it does (encryption or obfuscation) and will not work within the existing controls. Yes, I know encryption has legit uses so that as a criteria needs some refinement. I was just thinking of all the signatures that block obfuscated Javascript. Sure, some stuff is obfuscated and isn't malicious in any other way, but you know what? We never missed it. Honest people and/or software act openly and directly. To me at least anything that moves beyond that model is suspicious.
Well you are right there is technically a flaw in the definition. But it is a good concept though. How about 'by design does something the user did not intend'
That's a really interesting point, it makes me wonder what else there is to the story. Journalists generally do such a crappy job in their rush to get it on the web, it could take months and dozens of articles to actually piece the story together.
The school's crime wasn't checking out the situation. The crime was the massive ignorance and overreaction on display.
Somalia is a Libertarian paradise in the same way North Korea is a governmentarian (or whatever the term is) paradise.
(Or perhaps my usual mistake.) As far as I can tell, despite the summary and the sloppy linked article, this was one company, not "companies across China". So a lot of kerfuffle over three young women at one company.
You should never give out your IP address on the Internet!
Where in the world is the something you used to pay for once? If you buy it then chuck it in the dumpster maybe. Otherwise there is a long list of ongoing expenses like power, maintenance, floor space, physical security, and on and on and on.
What other products have you killed? New Coke?
More and more I believe in the conclusion that the only real defense is to just not have the feature/app/whatever
There is plenty of great encryption already, it hasn't helped much unless someone implements it. There is also the problem that at some point it has to be decrypted to be used.
These are optional updates, I don't know what this 'ignore existing user preferences' means here. At least on workstations. I found they automatically install on server versions of Windows that use Windows Update.
Amazon banned Flash on their ad networks.
Funny and true, I just spent a few seconds trying to figure out what sort of astronomical phenomenon was called 'construction green light' and how being up on a mountain would make it easier to view. I thought it had something to do with the green flashes.
One reason why rich people tend to marry the same.
Presumably, if it were promising enough, investors would be willing to put up the capital. That's how the whole thing is supposed to work right. I know, I know, theory v. practice....
I think he should say, if you want the city to do a pilot that is great. You will cover all the costs. No? Well, I guess you have little confidence in your product then.
She needs to think about personal security. Any one of the envious /.ers on this thread could kill her with a Pringles can and a software defined radio.