True for copper in the air.
Ones you go underground the problem is less.
For a power - fiber combination there is no problem and who in his right mind would in this day and age still dig in copper data cables?
Although his action to mail the certs was not smart, the initial problem was not the executive.
The Initial problem was his company had kept copies of the private keys, an absolute no-no and when he(?) found out he wanted to communicate which keys were to be revoked.
They can require all kinds of things but it's just not going to fly when it's against the law of the originating country and that's Ireland.
Because this is not a new issue MS will have put means in place to prevent any illegal access to their customers content in the EU.
Indeed, that would be the proper way.
The USofA can start legal proceedings in Ireland to get what they want.
But contrary what you state the demand of the USofA would very likely have no standing.
You make the same error as the second commend on the subject, this is not about servers and equipment owned by MS.
Don't forget the data is not owned by Microsoft, according to EU law it is very much stored in the EU, owned by the people that have the accounts and it will be treated as such.
The USofA has it's second amendment where everyone can be a 1-man militia, in Europe we have privacy and consumer laws protecting our population against unruly companies.
No, Microsoft sells a service to store data for third parties, they most certainly don't own the data.
If that were the case and something illegal was found in this data MS would be liable.
There are lawyers specialising in this game, it's called Conflict of Law and it pays very well.
Rest assured MS has consulted these specialists years ago.
Which courts and fines from who?
American courts have a fat Zero jurisdiction abroad and EU courts have no issue to act on.
Companies like MS have in anticipation of this problem already build EU based servers to store EU data and put them under EU (often Irish) jurisdiction.
Wholly owned or not, such companies are set up to enjoy tax advantages but especially to avoid liabilities.
It is very common knowledge when such a company would go bankrupt the parent company never has to pay up.
When this segregation is legally possible, and it is, then it would be the same for access to these mails.
And that's aside from the European point of view the mails are owned by their respective account holders, not the company that stores them.
Indeed, this galvanic switch would be the way forward.
Just make sure it also switches off the microphone.
I know of one manufacturer making such laptops and they are working on a phone, www.puri.sm
I wonder if there's a link between this story and the previous one about Jupiter's disappearing Red Spot?
The guys living there might need a new home and their wives decided a change to Blue would be nice.
Shows you.
Only 1.2" to go before they catch up with the 2012 era Nexus 7 that fitted the inside pocket of my jacket.
Judging by myself I know why tablet sales are dropping faster than phone sales, most modern phone screens are big enough for our daily use.
And because I'm careful with my money I've just ordered a new OnePlus 5T, the otherwise perfectly working OnePlus 3 goes to the lady who's Nexus 4 with broken GPS will become an IP security camera.
This all says phones are already for years so good and powerful there's no need to upgrade every 1 or 2 years.
About what Obama had at that time, nothing special.
It's not just approval vs. disapproval, it is especially how deep the division has become and that's harder to see in those figures but easy to read in the commentaries.
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True for copper in the air.
Ones you go underground the problem is less.
For a power - fiber combination there is no problem and who in his right mind would in this day and age still dig in copper data cables?
Although his action to mail the certs was not smart, the initial problem was not the executive.
The Initial problem was his company had kept copies of the private keys, an absolute no-no and when he(?) found out he wanted to communicate which keys were to be revoked.
They can require all kinds of things but it's just not going to fly when it's against the law of the originating country and that's Ireland.
Because this is not a new issue MS will have put means in place to prevent any illegal access to their customers content in the EU.
What you are talking about requires **PHYSICAL ACCESS**. In this case, no physical access is required.
Wrong.
This is not about physical access, this is about ownership and privacy law.
Indeed, that would be the proper way.
The USofA can start legal proceedings in Ireland to get what they want.
But contrary what you state the demand of the USofA would very likely have no standing.
They are, if just for tax and liability reasons. More recently MS has acted on the legal threats and separated their EU subsidiaries even more.
You make the same error as the second commend on the subject, this is not about servers and equipment owned by MS.
Don't forget the data is not owned by Microsoft, according to EU law it is very much stored in the EU, owned by the people that have the accounts and it will be treated as such.
The USofA has it's second amendment where everyone can be a 1-man militia, in Europe we have privacy and consumer laws protecting our population against unruly companies.
No, Microsoft sells a service to store data for third parties, they most certainly don't own the data.
If that were the case and something illegal was found in this data MS would be liable.
There are lawyers specialising in this game, it's called Conflict of Law and it pays very well.
Rest assured MS has consulted these specialists years ago.
Which courts and fines from who?
American courts have a fat Zero jurisdiction abroad and EU courts have no issue to act on.
Companies like MS have in anticipation of this problem already build EU based servers to store EU data and put them under EU (often Irish) jurisdiction.
Wholly owned or not, such companies are set up to enjoy tax advantages but especially to avoid liabilities.
It is very common knowledge when such a company would go bankrupt the parent company never has to pay up.
When this segregation is legally possible, and it is, then it would be the same for access to these mails.
And that's aside from the European point of view the mails are owned by their respective account holders, not the company that stores them.
To immediately activate the camera of my Oneplus 3 I double press the power button.
Quite effective and convenient.
Indeed, this galvanic switch would be the way forward.
Just make sure it also switches off the microphone.
I know of one manufacturer making such laptops and they are working on a phone, www.puri.sm
+3
There has been too much scaremongering and too little reading of details.
Same here, Netscape was the reason I still use Meta+N to start Firefox...
A G&T with lime please.
renting a phone is a dumb option, even though interest is low you always pay more than outright ownership + a SIM.
+1
Sad but so true.
There is one other option, be very careful who you give the number.
I wonder if there's a link between this story and the previous one about Jupiter's disappearing Red Spot?
The guys living there might need a new home and their wives decided a change to Blue would be nice.
Shows you.
Only 1.2" to go before they catch up with the 2012 era Nexus 7 that fitted the inside pocket of my jacket.
Judging by myself I know why tablet sales are dropping faster than phone sales, most modern phone screens are big enough for our daily use.
And because I'm careful with my money I've just ordered a new OnePlus 5T, the otherwise perfectly working OnePlus 3 goes to the lady who's Nexus 4 with broken GPS will become an IP security camera.
This all says phones are already for years so good and powerful there's no need to upgrade every 1 or 2 years.
Once the Great Wall of Trump is up the president should build you a roof.
Of course paid for by these aliens.
Forget it, all aliens speak English and only land in the USofA.
I know because I've seen the movie!
/. is possibly paying their IT in a failed cryptocurrency? :)
I mean, authentication problems are giving the AC's free reign
About what Obama had at that time, nothing special.
It's not just approval vs. disapproval, it is especially how deep the division has become and that's harder to see in those figures but easy to read in the commentaries.
Oh yeah, as @the grugq states, Signal is can not offer privacy but it does give confidentiality.