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  1. Re:The War on Terror is Over. on Fearing Government Surveillance, US Journalists Are Self-Censoring · · Score: 1

    And what reasons are those? You don't seriously think that it hides you from NSA?

  2. Re:Done their job in the first place on Fearing Government Surveillance, US Journalists Are Self-Censoring · · Score: 1

    What's the point of wasting months to get great piece of investigative journalism to public when public cares more about insignificant starlet-of-the-week and her boob job.

  3. Re:Deluded ... on Fearing Government Surveillance, US Journalists Are Self-Censoring · · Score: 1

    Wait, what? In what city do you have to be searched before being allowed on subway?

  4. Re:Need more mental health centers not prisons on A Review of the "Mental Illness" Definition Might Prevent Crime · · Score: 1

    Let me make a wild guess here: it is about healthcare. Don't worry, men with straightjackets are not coming for you even if you are paranoid loon.

  5. Re:Change your name on Ask Slashdot: How Do You Protect Your Privacy When It's Out of Your Control? · · Score: 1

    Until any of John Smiths does anything that puts him on a no-fly or 'domestic extremist' list.

  6. Re:Restaurants are not public spaces on No Shirt, No Shoes, No Service — and No Google Glass, Either · · Score: 1

    So to sum it up, restaurant owner has every right to throw glasshole out of the door. And said glasshole can't do anything about it except for being whiny bitch on the internet.

  7. Right matches for Slashdotter on AI Reality Check In Online Dating · · Score: 5, Funny

    We analysed 137463434 online profiles and found these most suitable* matches for you:
    1) your right hand
    2) a goat
    3) bigboobs.jpg

    Do you wish to send a message?

    *) actually the only ones that won't laugh hysterically at mere thought of dating you

  8. Re:How could you tell? on Encrypted Social Network Vies For Disgruntled Facebook Users · · Score: 1

    And how would they get evidence of wrongdoing if they can't have computer software monitoring the files in the first place? You just get a guilty until proven innocent type of system like Tor.

    We need to have a discussion about what we feel should be blocked in this society. Nuclear bomb plans, CP, 3D printed guns, zero-day hacks, drug deals, etc...

    What?! How dare you infringe on my 2nd amendment rights? Show me where it excludes nuclear bombs from weapons I have right to bear.

  9. Re:Waiver of rights on Woman Fined For Bad Review Striking Back In Court · · Score: 1

    Now replace Lion with Mugger, Thug, Gang-Member, or some other name for criminal goblin-types that have no respect for your rights.

    ... or US soldier. Oh wait, in this case you have no right to protect yourself, your family of your house because it makes you "illegal combatant".

    Rights exist, but you must exercise and protect them. They are not a magic shield.

    So we are back to one simple rule: might makes right.

  10. Re:Avoid a psychiatric diagnosis at all costs on Disabled Woman Denied Entrance To US Due To Private Medical Records · · Score: 1

    This is basically the opposite of good advice, and none of it conforms to any experience I've ever had, or that anyone I know has had. I have a psychiatric diagnosis or two, and I've gotten treatment, and you know what? It's made my life a heck of a lot better actually getting some help. I've never had a doctor try to somehow disregard physical illnesses based on this, either.

    Yet. And pray you don't ever have to deal with law enforcement - no matter if you are victim, witness or suspect. You can be 100% sure your treatment will be immediately dug up and used to discredit anything you say.

  11. Re:Not due to private medical records on Disabled Woman Denied Entrance To US Due To Private Medical Records · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Interesting theory, but TFA says: "A personal relationship breakup in 2012 caused her clinical depression and hospitalization (there was no police involvement)." So in other words they could not have known about hospitalization in 2012 (which was specifically cited as reason for denial) from police reports. The book mentioned in comments also was published several years earlier, so it could not be source of information either. It leaves either Canadians voluntarily sharing confidential medical record with US (which makes health minister lying scum) or NSA obtained illegal access and is sharing with other agencies.

  12. Re:Voiding Warranty? on CyanogenMod Installer Removed From Google Play Store · · Score: 1

    Wipe bios, overwrite it with some random crap and see if your warranty is still valid.

  13. Re:Eastern Europe joined in 2004 on European Health Levels Suddenly Collapsed After 2003 and Nobody Is Sure Why · · Score: 2

    By far the biggest migration from eastern to western europe is 1-2 million Poles moving to UK since 2003. And UK is one of countries that escaped health decline which makes your theory improbable. Actually I am not sure where you got the idea that people from Warsaw Pact countries were malnourished. If anything they ate much healthier than Western Europeans.

  14. Re:Mind Readers? Thought Crime? on Driver Arrested In Ohio For Secret Car Compartment Full of Nothing · · Score: 1

    Well, you look shifty and you are black so it is quite obvious you are up to no good. I hereby charge you with Intent To Do Evil. Oh, and I arrest you for resisting arrest.

  15. Re:Mind Readers? Thought Crime? on Driver Arrested In Ohio For Secret Car Compartment Full of Nothing · · Score: 1

    Then you get to explain these unusual circumstances to jury and judge.

  16. Re:Mind Readers? Thought Crime? on Driver Arrested In Ohio For Secret Car Compartment Full of Nothing · · Score: 1

    Of course it will. Prosecutor always add every possible (plus some ridiculous) charge to force plea bargain.

  17. Re:How did they prove intent? on Driver Arrested In Ohio For Secret Car Compartment Full of Nothing · · Score: 1

    Too bad his car will be long auctioned off by then.

  18. Re:Not the only state with this law on Driver Arrested In Ohio For Secret Car Compartment Full of Nothing · · Score: 1

    Eh, you are just not creative enough. Make it Vagrancy With Intent To Do Something Evil (as apparently empty box is good enough to 'prove' intent to sell drugs), throw in some freebies like resisting arrest and assaulting a cop, then add 3 strikes law and you have good enough "product" for sale to Ohio prisons.

  19. Re:You didn't read a thing on Image Lifted From Twitter Leads to $1.2M Payout For Haitian Photog · · Score: 1

    Why parent's comment is downvoted? It summarizes the situation much better than story summary.

  20. Re:Built-in set top box on User Alleges LG TVs Phone Home With Your Viewing Habits · · Score: 3, Interesting

    The only way to be sure is class-action lawsuit and huge fine paid by LG.

  21. Re:SIDS on Rigging Up Baby · · Score: 1

    So, they have no proof to what causes SIDS, but since there are no studies saying that monitoring helps, don't waste your time with it? Seems strange to dismiss something, when you have no proof either way it works.

    How about my patent-pending anti-SIDS rock?

  22. Re:Transparency on Time For a Warrant Canary Metatag? · · Score: 1

    Google has no mouth so it is not going to say "fuck it".

    Yeah, that's a good point, I stand corrected.

    Some person working for google will have to decide and authorize this

    Ahh, that's what I probably meant... How about I will still say "Google" where you will have to say "Some person working for google", that way we both feel better.

    It is not really a big problem to find out who is going rot in prison.

    Ok, so who is it then?

    The people who authorized "the fuck it" and people who carries out this decision?

    Google would never risk doing something like that - they have way too much to lose

    I find that impossible to understand. Google is practically a government entity these days.

    Are we agreeing or disagreeing here? I know Google has special relationship with government and I am sure it is quite profitable. Throwing this away would cause carrot to be replaced with a big stick.

    if Google declines to hand over data quietly, FBI (or whoever) could take it themselves - seize all Google datacenters and search them for evidence for next several years.

    I can't say that I agree with that, but what a show it'd be, eh? Google's (or as you would have to say, "Some person working for google") lawyers would push paperwork longer than any prosecutor could. Don't forget that some of these servers are in other countries.

    Would it be enough to stop execution of warrant? If not, prosecutors would be quite happy to push papers around while keeping all google stuff locked up. Even if some servers are abroad, crippling google in USA would be enormous blow.

    Ultimately you missed my point. My point is that Google (and others like Google) don't push back because they're an integrated part of our government's method of fighting "terrorism". I'm sure that tax dollars are in the mix, and it's awful.

    I did not miss your point. I focused on the stick but I am quite aware of a carrot.

  23. Re:Too big to fail on Time For a Warrant Canary Metatag? · · Score: 1

    Which ones? Management or people doing actual work? In first case I guess congressmen have enough buddies who would just love to try their hands at managing company of google's size and importance. In second case... increase h1b quotas by 30000 and crisis averted. Companies may be too big to fail, but no one working for these companies is irreplaceable.

  24. Re:Both ways? on Your Phone Number Is Going To Get a Reputation Score · · Score: 1

    Sure there is. Allow auction system - you pay phone company to prevent telemarking, telemarketers pay to allow their calls to get through. Whoever paid more wins and phone company gets all the money anyway.

  25. Re:Right to quit on Time For a Warrant Canary Metatag? · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Sigh, gag order compels company to not communicate something. It does not really matter what cute scheme you are going to think up, you are still liable. Actually this idiocy with canary metatag would probably cause harsher penalty as it plainly shows that you planned to violate any gag order you were served.