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  1. I think you all missed something on GPS Tracking Without a Warrant Declared Legal · · Score: 1

    "The Ninth Circuit court has declared that attaching a GPS tracker to your car, as it sits in your driveway, or, by extension on a public street, and then using it to monitor every one of your movements, is totally legal, and can be performed by the police without needing a warrant."
    This sentence can be split like this:
    The Ninth Circuit court has declared that attaching a GPS tracker to your car, as it sits in your driveway, or, by extension on a public street, and then using it to monitor every one of your movements, is totally legal.
    And it can be performed by the police without needing a warrant.

    So, you can do it yourself.

  2. Re:Reasonable expectation of privacy on GPS Tracking Without a Warrant Declared Legal · · Score: 1

    If it's your property, they'd have to be trespassing in order to place it there.

  3. Re:I actually like this trend... on Blizzard To Require Real First and Last Names For Official Forums · · Score: 1

    Yes, because everyone lives in the US and are called John Doe.

    My own name has maybe 3 people sharing it in the country, and I would be surprised if even one occurrence of it exists abroad.

  4. Re:Trademark is a tricky thing on Games Workshop Sues Warhammer Online Fansite · · Score: 1

    EA/Mythic != GW

    Though that said, GW did know about the site almost since its release, having already come to an agreement about some copyright issues a few years back.

  5. Re:simply standing too close to an officer.. on Writer Peter Watts Sentenced; No Jail Time · · Score: 1

    What it means, is that when someone is abusing their powers (SAS shooting someone who does not have a gun, or border patrol beating someone who did not pose a threat) they are basically a civilian who broke the law and has no valid defense (ie should be convicted automatically of murder/assault/whatever is appropriate).

    And there is no need for a beating to be a threat to life or health for it to be a crime.

  6. Re:simply standing too close to an officer.. on Writer Peter Watts Sentenced; No Jail Time · · Score: 1

    Aye, and if it is later proved that he was not a threat they should take the full consequence of their actions (ie charges for unprovoked assault or whatever is appropriate). The police/border patrol are the enforcers of the law, but they are NOT above it.

  7. Re:from the article; she cracked his pw on Son Sues Mother Over Facebook Posts · · Score: 1

    That's one thing, but changing password? And posting slander?

  8. Re:Be careful what you wish for on P2P and P2P Links Ruled Legal In Spain · · Score: 1

    Is only legal in Spain.

  9. Re:I hope Bilski invalidates them all on Nokia Claims Apple Does "Legal Alchemy" To Mask IP Theft · · Score: 1

    Except that VHDL and it's ilk is not something you can use on a big system if you want it to work well. Everything will simply be far too inefficient to be able to compete with those who do it by hand. Sure it may work for simple circuits but for anything approaching a complicated system it's useless to use synthesized circuits.

    Designing circuits is still primarily a craft, not something automated.

  10. Re:And the US is .. leading the PUSH for ACTA ... on European Parliament Declaring War Against ACTA · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Having too much freedom for the people and too transparent a government is endangering the power of individual politicians as they can more easily be held accountable for their actions. This they do not like, and so they came to the conclusion that going back to secrecy and less freedom for the people is the way to go, as that would help secure their powers. Sucks monkeyballs, but that's what you get when you have people who think of themselves instead of the people they represent in power.

  11. Re:Accept and enjoy! on Did We Lose the Privacy War? · · Score: 1

    Yeah, and then when you start thinking the government ain't all that great you get silenced before you have a chance to do anything about it.