Because organized crime doesn't HAVE that information until some jackass posts it on a website for all to see. Names of police officers are trivial to get (public record), photos are much more difficult. Especially since most cops that work undercover go to great length to not be photographed.
First of all, and I blame the summary/article writer for this, you cannot open-source a codec, it's not possible. You can open-source the encoder/decoder and you can open the spec, but a codec itself has no "source" to open. Now let's get down to the "lock-down" part. Apple has NEVER released any specs about their transfer protocol, that has all been reverse-engineered (like the.doc spec). They also like to "upgrade" the spec whenever a new generation of devices comes out just enough to break those reverse-engineered applications while offering no additional functionality. They could have trivially had iPods mount as mass-storage devices (most old-school cell-phones could even do that) and magically make it compatible with ALL operating systems (assuming they use a sane file system and storage layout).
Right, let's further limit the vision of our pilots during takeoff/landing by making them wear goggles because some jackass thinks it's funny to try to crash a plane.
I wonder what the chance of dying from a terrorist attack is compared to that of a laser attack. Then again, the instant anyone posts such numbers the US will simply declare laser-pointer users as terrorists and the numbers go all wonky...
Yeah, god forbid one of these guys runs a website for their local soccer team or something. I think judges should be required to consult a NON-biased, INFORMED 3rd party about anything technology related before even being allowed to judge one of these cases, and again before reaching a judgment.
If you pay ANY restaurant 3 times per week (total, not each), it can be pretty reliably determined that there is a 50% chance you won't be home between 5 and 6 on Friday night. That list of computer hardware stores? I guess you've got some good stuff at home!
Season hockey tickets almost *guarantee* you won't be home at certain time, night clubs have limited hours (and most people go on Fridays & Saturdays), bus/plane tickets are also a good indicator that the house is empty.
You'll will notice that not ONE of the examples above requires even knowing what day of the week you bought anything. The most dangerous security leaks are the ones you didn't think were security related.
Notice how every time they have an audience in the shot they look bored out of their minds until it goes in? That's because they've watched him miss about 300 times already.
Because most businesses don't have the "latest and greatest" os or office suite. I know PLENTY of workplaces from family-owned sign shops to large hot-tub maintenance companies (water testing, etc) that still use windows 98/95 for software that simply doesn't exist for newer versions.
THIS is why bot-nets are so easy to make. The same could be said about cars. You have a steering wheel, a go peddle, a stop peddle and a shifter, an illiterate 3-year old can do that. Yet most people need to know that oil needs to be changed, tires rotated, fluids topped up, brakes replaced, etc. Yes you can pay people to do this, but you need to KNOW they need done first and few computer users get regular maintenance, they just replace the #$@( thing when it gets too many viruses.
Yes, but by using debts you are required to record that information in the first place. If someone came up to you and asked who sold you that cat5 cable 6 months ago, the only record you would have (with the old system) would be when and for how much.
While I agree with you that everyone deserves privacy, you also have to remember that a lot of cops work undercover and having their photos posted on a website with their name/address/etc puts them and their families in serious danger.
It's too late for that as well. Her best bet now is probably to continue with the lawsuit, win some money and disappear. If she's so unknown at near 40 that nobody knows her age, she'll make more in the lawsuit than she ever will in show business. Especially now that studios know she's lawsuit-happy.
The CEO of VZ probably just told his subordinates to "track our customers" and assumed they'd know not to track HIM. That $100 better not come as a hash!
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Actually, it's the results page I was thinking of, the buttons for pictures/etc have moved to about 4 different locations that *I* can remember.
Yes, I know the saying, but normally when someone does that they either swear in french or the language in which they said "excuse my french".
Because organized crime doesn't HAVE that information until some jackass posts it on a website for all to see. Names of police officers are trivial to get (public record), photos are much more difficult. Especially since most cops that work undercover go to great length to not be photographed.
"track our customers"
CEO: "Don't bore me with the details. Make it so."
I fail to see the functional difference between these 2 statements.
First of all, and I blame the summary/article writer for this, you cannot open-source a codec, it's not possible. You can open-source the encoder/decoder and you can open the spec, but a codec itself has no "source" to open. Now let's get down to the "lock-down" part. Apple has NEVER released any specs about their transfer protocol, that has all been reverse-engineered (like the .doc spec). They also like to "upgrade" the spec whenever a new generation of devices comes out just enough to break those reverse-engineered applications while offering no additional functionality. They could have trivially had iPods mount as mass-storage devices (most old-school cell-phones could even do that) and magically make it compatible with ALL operating systems (assuming they use a sane file system and storage layout).
Just curious, how many layers do you use for that tinfoil hat of yours?
Right, let's further limit the vision of our pilots during takeoff/landing by making them wear goggles because some jackass thinks it's funny to try to crash a plane.
I wonder what the chance of dying from a terrorist attack is compared to that of a laser attack. Then again, the instant anyone posts such numbers the US will simply declare laser-pointer users as terrorists and the numbers go all wonky...
You mean a stripped down, barely scriptable GUI window that can't even be dynamically resized without going through menus? No thanks.
There is a reason every ssh client for windows uses a custom terminal for connecting instead of using the built-in one.
Unless it happened elsewhere and they moved to NY. It's a *national* registry!
Yeah, god forbid one of these guys runs a website for their local soccer team or something. I think judges should be required to consult a NON-biased, INFORMED 3rd party about anything technology related before even being allowed to judge one of these cases, and again before reaching a judgment.
If you pay ANY restaurant 3 times per week (total, not each), it can be pretty reliably determined that there is a 50% chance you won't be home between 5 and 6 on Friday night. That list of computer hardware stores? I guess you've got some good stuff at home!
Season hockey tickets almost *guarantee* you won't be home at certain time, night clubs have limited hours (and most people go on Fridays & Saturdays), bus/plane tickets are also a good indicator that the house is empty.
You'll will notice that not ONE of the examples above requires even knowing what day of the week you bought anything. The most dangerous security leaks are the ones you didn't think were security related.
Notice how every time they have an audience in the shot they look bored out of their minds until it goes in? That's because they've watched him miss about 300 times already.
Until some genius^H^H^H^H^H^Hhacker photographs a photograph.
So a decent teacher is better than a bad program. Did you know that a decent program is also better than a bad teacher?
Because most businesses don't have the "latest and greatest" os or office suite. I know PLENTY of workplaces from family-owned sign shops to large hot-tub maintenance companies (water testing, etc) that still use windows 98/95 for software that simply doesn't exist for newer versions.
THIS is why bot-nets are so easy to make. The same could be said about cars. You have a steering wheel, a go peddle, a stop peddle and a shifter, an illiterate 3-year old can do that. Yet most people need to know that oil needs to be changed, tires rotated, fluids topped up, brakes replaced, etc. Yes you can pay people to do this, but you need to KNOW they need done first and few computer users get regular maintenance, they just replace the #$@( thing when it gets too many viruses.
Yes in today's age this really makes sense. Where would a lot of us be if we didn't start tinkering at an early age with programming or hardware?
Probably CEO of a software company.
Google changes their site so often it's hard to tell sometimes...
Haha, Canada is actually switching to plastic cash. Go figure.
Yes, but by using debts you are required to record that information in the first place. If someone came up to you and asked who sold you that cat5 cable 6 months ago, the only record you would have (with the old system) would be when and for how much.
While I agree with you that everyone deserves privacy, you also have to remember that a lot of cops work undercover and having their photos posted on a website with their name/address/etc puts them and their families in serious danger.
I speak french. That was not french.
It's too late for that as well. Her best bet now is probably to continue with the lawsuit, win some money and disappear. If she's so unknown at near 40 that nobody knows her age, she'll make more in the lawsuit than she ever will in show business. Especially now that studios know she's lawsuit-happy.
Because the government has convinced us its the only way to beat them.
The CEO of VZ probably just told his subordinates to "track our customers" and assumed they'd know not to track HIM. That $100 better not come as a hash!