Doesn't sound like it can't be accessed by anyone else like the article states, just that it gets sent on a direct route between your phone and emergency services. OTA MITM attacks could still get that information.
I imagine your phone isn't even packaging that information to send unless an emergency call is being placed, much less actually sending it. Are you really concerned about being man-in-the-middled in that scenario? In the US your 911 call becomes public record anyway.
This is what the government does when they want to give the appearance of doing something when they really don't have any idea what to do. It didn't do anything after 9/11 and nobody really will pay any attention to it now, either.
Yes, it's called the Politician's Syllogism. In summary: 1. Something must be done! 2. Look, this is something. 3. Therefore, we must do this!
I haven't read the emails, but I don't believe they expose any crimes committed by the DNC; instead it shows that they did not want to play by their own rules when determining their candidate. It's dirty pool which may disenfranchise some Democrats.
So you got a peek behind the curtain in a political party and you found that it operates politically. Big deal. The Democratic rules already explicitly provide a way to override the popular vote for nominee via unpledged (super-) delegates.
Why would I want to waste my time and money watching a movie at a theater when I can just watch it at home and get many benefits...
I almost never get a chance to go to the theaters any more, but I still see the value in many cases. First, you're not at home. Sometimes it's nice to go out for the sake of going out. Second, most genres of film are better with an audience. Comedies are much better with an audience, though the audience can also spoil it if they aren't invested (much like stand-up). Third, the picture and sound are almost certainly better than what you have at home. I saw Interstellar at the Chinese Theater in Hollywood and I'm glad I did. Home theaters are great, but they aren't the same.
I think they also like the fleeting fame when their favorite celebrity responds to them publicly. And for that matter they like the feeling of connection to said celebrity.
More practically, there are non-celebrities, like developers on particular projects, that use it to communicate the direction of the project/product they're on. I still don't have and don't want an account, but it's easy to see what the appeal is for a lot of people.
I found him! I found the one guy not playing Pokemon GO!!!
Pokemon GO chews through batteries like a Sega Game Gear.
I was actually trying to make such an observation: That for the same battery life, Pokemon will use much less data than the usual time-wasting suspects.
Right... because Trump isn't a multi-billionare elite looking to do nothing but line his own pockets...
I'm pretty sure he's rather looking to line his own ego.
There are far easier ways to make money over the course of five and a half years than running for and becoming President. Based on how poorly he's fundraising he'll probably finish well in the red.
For everyone who swore up and down that Windows 10 will never be a subscription and Microsoft will always stick with their old business model (pay once for the OS, additional support by subscription): hope the crow is tasty!
So, Ingress paved the way for Pokemon, and the ONLY reason Pokemon is popular is because of the Pokemon name. Good for them.
AND there are already HUGE problems for Pokemon with both Servers being overloaded, and hacked APKs that spoofers...
I get it, you're upset because you like Ingress and why didn't all these people get excited about your alien hacking game instead of Pokemon? I like Ingress, too, but there was never any chance it was going to take off like this.
You do realize how Cylance works right? It doesn't actually need definitions. That's the entire point of the service. So when there's a new variant created 10 minutes after the initial variant is patched, Cylance blocks that.
Except their patching cadence is measured in weeks or months, not hours.
I dont even bother trying to figure out how they got the virus. you know they're going to lie so why bother. clean the machine, get my money and repeat in a couple months.
You could actually give them a better value for their money and offer to train them how to use their computer more wisely. Maybe they'll surprise you and seek more of your services outside of just reactionary repairs.
99% of the malware you run into is run-of-the-mill stuff
You're likely casting as wide a net as you can to find that malware. The malware that actually works its way through the Internet to the endpoint of an average person will also sail on by standard AV because there are no definitions for it yet. I'm not talking Stuxnet, I'm talking the same run-of-the-mill malware that you are, just slightly tweaked to require a new definition/hash.
There are products that are good at stopping even re-hashed malware (Cylance), but they are effective in part because nobody is writing malware specifically to evade them (and Cylance does no remediation; if the malware gets by it, you're not going to get a definitions update that same afternoon to help you contain it).
If I'm doing my job properly as a manager, no one should ever be indispensable.
Likewise, I tend to try to work myself out of a job. If I do and the company can't come up with a better job for me to work myself out of, then I'm better off elsewhere.
Definitions-based antivirus is on its way out for a simple reason: The viruses that make it to your endpoint do so because there is no definition for them yet. They aren't new or clever, they're simply re-hashed versions of the same viruses you saw five years ago.
Cylance is an algorithmic (definitions-free) agent that is apparently quite effective. I suspect however that if they ever gain a dominant market share, malware authors will adapt and find ways to evade their "math power." And even worse, their product does no remediation. Once something gets through the gates, it could be months before there is an update that detects it.
Clearly their customers (self included) disagree. The number of co-workers I've heard complaining about the SD slot on their phones flaking out after a few months makes me content to pay a little extra for soldered on flash. I'm willing to pay for good UX.
Yes except that if Apple allowed the SD slot, you could have both. SD for music or video storage, onboard for apps. If it craps out it craps out. Buy another cheap card.
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Doesn't sound like it can't be accessed by anyone else like the article states, just that it gets sent on a direct route between your phone and emergency services. OTA MITM attacks could still get that information.
I imagine your phone isn't even packaging that information to send unless an emergency call is being placed, much less actually sending it. Are you really concerned about being man-in-the-middled in that scenario? In the US your 911 call becomes public record anyway.
Except none of your dozens of systems has the Mario Franchise on it. or the other nintendo only franchises that have a rabid following.
Actually all of them now have the franchise with the most rabid following.
This is what the government does when they want to give the appearance of doing something when they really don't have any idea what to do. It didn't do anything after 9/11 and nobody really will pay any attention to it now, either.
Yes, it's called the Politician's Syllogism. In summary:
1. Something must be done!
2. Look, this is something.
3. Therefore, we must do this!
It also seems to apply to IT.
I haven't read the emails, but I don't believe they expose any crimes committed by the DNC; instead it shows that they did not want to play by their own rules when determining their candidate. It's dirty pool which may disenfranchise some Democrats.
So you got a peek behind the curtain in a political party and you found that it operates politically. Big deal. The Democratic rules already explicitly provide a way to override the popular vote for nominee via unpledged (super-) delegates.
Read the Halloween Documents to see how Microsoft operates.
To be fair, if your job at the time was protecting Windows 98, I would like to see your proposed strategy.
Why would I want to waste my time and money watching a movie at a theater when I can just watch it at home and get many benefits...
I almost never get a chance to go to the theaters any more, but I still see the value in many cases. First, you're not at home. Sometimes it's nice to go out for the sake of going out. Second, most genres of film are better with an audience. Comedies are much better with an audience, though the audience can also spoil it if they aren't invested (much like stand-up). Third, the picture and sound are almost certainly better than what you have at home. I saw Interstellar at the Chinese Theater in Hollywood and I'm glad I did. Home theaters are great, but they aren't the same.
people don't tend to move around, change seats or alter their viewing angle too much
All it would take is moving to the left or right a couple inches and you're on your way to a headache.
I think they also like the fleeting fame when their favorite celebrity responds to them publicly. And for that matter they like the feeling of connection to said celebrity.
More practically, there are non-celebrities, like developers on particular projects, that use it to communicate the direction of the project/product they're on. I still don't have and don't want an account, but it's easy to see what the appeal is for a lot of people.
Isn't life grand, when you rent your computer from Microsoft rather than owning and controlling it?
Why? Is he leasing a Surface tablet? How did manage this arrangement where Microsoft owns his hardware?
Even Microsoft themselves aren't denying Windows 10 is a spy machine.
You're reading too much into this. They simply have not denied the allegations yet. They have not really responded.
“You’d have to be an idiot to get up in front of people and say, ‘I’m now going to trash $5 billion even though we’re that close to the finish line
And another kind of idiot that crosses a finish line triumphantly without realizing it is nowhere near the line he was supposed to be aiming for.
We've probably gotten more economic benefit from manned spaceflight than from probes...
The most economic benefit we've received from anything spaceflight related is from satellites.
and I would argue that the scientific value has been at least equal.
I don't think this is even close. From the Voyager program to climate satellites, we've learned far more from unmanned missions.
I found him! I found the one guy not playing Pokemon GO!!!
Pokemon GO chews through batteries like a Sega Game Gear.
I was actually trying to make such an observation: That for the same battery life, Pokemon will use much less data than the usual time-wasting suspects.
Evidently, I failed.
If you're playing PG you're not watching videos and probably not streaming music. From a Data:BatteryLife standpoint, you're coming out way ahead.
This saves them approximately 22% of their storage needs.
Correction: It saves them 22% of the storage taken up by jpegs.
Right... because Trump isn't a multi-billionare elite looking to do nothing but line his own pockets...
I'm pretty sure he's rather looking to line his own ego.
There are far easier ways to make money over the course of five and a half years than running for and becoming President. Based on how poorly he's fundraising he'll probably finish well in the red.
For everyone who swore up and down that Windows 10 will never be a subscription and Microsoft will always stick with their old business model (pay once for the OS, additional support by subscription): hope the crow is tasty!
You sure get riled up easy.
This isn't new: Enterprise Agreement.
So, Ingress paved the way for Pokemon, and the ONLY reason Pokemon is popular is because of the Pokemon name. Good for them.
AND there are already HUGE problems for Pokemon with both Servers being overloaded, and hacked APKs that spoofers...
I get it, you're upset because you like Ingress and why didn't all these people get excited about your alien hacking game instead of Pokemon? I like Ingress, too, but there was never any chance it was going to take off like this.
audio files of people talking about shit they don't know much about and that you only listen to because you're bored out of your mind.
You are simply listening to the wrong ones.
You do realize how Cylance works right? It doesn't actually need definitions. That's the entire point of the service. So when there's a new variant created 10 minutes after the initial variant is patched, Cylance blocks that.
Except their patching cadence is measured in weeks or months, not hours.
I dont even bother trying to figure out how they got the virus. you know they're going to lie so why bother. clean the machine, get my money and repeat in a couple months.
You could actually give them a better value for their money and offer to train them how to use their computer more wisely. Maybe they'll surprise you and seek more of your services outside of just reactionary repairs.
99% of the malware you run into is run-of-the-mill stuff
You're likely casting as wide a net as you can to find that malware. The malware that actually works its way through the Internet to the endpoint of an average person will also sail on by standard AV because there are no definitions for it yet. I'm not talking Stuxnet, I'm talking the same run-of-the-mill malware that you are, just slightly tweaked to require a new definition/hash.
There are products that are good at stopping even re-hashed malware (Cylance), but they are effective in part because nobody is writing malware specifically to evade them (and Cylance does no remediation; if the malware gets by it, you're not going to get a definitions update that same afternoon to help you contain it).
If I'm doing my job properly as a manager, no one should ever be indispensable.
Likewise, I tend to try to work myself out of a job. If I do and the company can't come up with a better job for me to work myself out of, then I'm better off elsewhere.
Definitions-based antivirus is on its way out for a simple reason: The viruses that make it to your endpoint do so because there is no definition for them yet. They aren't new or clever, they're simply re-hashed versions of the same viruses you saw five years ago.
Cylance is an algorithmic (definitions-free) agent that is apparently quite effective. I suspect however that if they ever gain a dominant market share, malware authors will adapt and find ways to evade their "math power." And even worse, their product does no remediation. Once something gets through the gates, it could be months before there is an update that detects it.
Clearly their customers (self included) disagree. The number of co-workers I've heard complaining about the SD slot on their phones flaking out after a few months makes me content to pay a little extra for soldered on flash. I'm willing to pay for good UX.
Yes except that if Apple allowed the SD slot, you could have both. SD for music or video storage, onboard for apps. If it craps out it craps out. Buy another cheap card.