Call transaction metadata is used internally for billing, satisfying current legal obligations, marketing, transaction analysis, and trending analysis. The last two reasons allow the carrier to plan for infrastructure upgrades to meet projected future demand. When you sign your service agreement you are effectively giving the carrier the rights to use your data for all of the above reasons.
Not sure about SK or Japan but China has did some original thinking and decided it's cheaper to let others take the risks and pay for the R&D. Then they can just copy the end product.
"It's hard to imagine the military having a military need for all that many flights." Drone testing and training guarantees there will be quite a few drones flying around.
The government deals with the consequences of their actions all the time. The whole Apple-FBI conflict is happening out in the open for every one to see. No classified FISA involvement or equally classified NSL's being used to force Apple into doing anything. The government is following the law and as a consequence they have already lost some high profile court proceedings over their similar requests. I predict they will lose the current FBI-Apple case as well. On the other hand the NSA serves a whole different purpose than the FBI and it's efforts are concentrated in the realm of foreign espionage which is the organizations mandate. And the only law the NSA follows on it's foreign activities is don't get caught. This is standard operating procedure for every foreign state espionage service around the world. You cannot condemn the NSA without factoring in the fact that there are some very powerful and well funded state security agencies in the world whose entire purpose is to conduct espionage operations against the US. US industrial, military, and political structures are constantly being targeted by both allies and enemies. Then you also have the non-state actors actively looking for ways to attack the US or anything associated with the US. However with all the hyperbolic statements being tossed around you would think that the US is the only country on the planet who conducts espionage operations around the world.
Missiles and torpedo's still have a human in the loop responsible for identifying the target and hitting the launch button. A truly autonomous weapon system would identify it's own targets after the launch button is pushed.
EV's market share will remain marginal until a recharging infrastructure is built. People will need to see that they have a reliable means of charging their vehicles when they want to take any trip that is over 300 miles away from home.
The government is handling this situation out in the open using the normal judicial procedures. The government could have sent Apple a NSL request instead of a warrant or just bypassed Apple completely and handed the problem over to the NSA geek squad. But they are trying to handle this request out in the open where people can see the particular facts of this specific request.Terrorism is not the only crime the FBI investigates and prosecutes. Crimes such as murder, drug trafficking, fraud of all types, and organized crime investigations. And since Apple is fighting this request it seems they do possess the ability to disable the password manager which would allow brute force attacks to get at the data on the device. However, if Apple can technically give the FBI what they are after so can someone else. If Apple could not give the FBI what they are asking for because it is technically impossible they could have said that upfront and as long as they are not lying about their capabilities the problem would go away.
Every new President has to deal with the prior President's policies before they can start creating their own and some policies cannot be easily abandoned. Trump actually stated early in his campaign that he could not lay out the details on how he would handle certain policy issues because until you actually assume office you really do not know what you are up against. Presidential candidates talk like they are running for Emperor instead of a President with limited power.
"The NSA does keep claiming to have broken Tor" The NSA has never made such a claim and there is no evidence that TOR has been broken by the NSA or anyone else.
However, I wouldn't be surprised if the NSA could figure out how to compromise TOR since the government has been involved with the TOR project since it's inception. It was originally designed and built by the US Naval Research Laboratory. Their stated purpose at the time was to protect US intelligence communications. Onion routing was originally developed by DARPA in 1997. And the US is the largest donor to the TOR project providing almost 40% of the project budget.
If there was a cheaper way to generate nuclear energy that was as safe or safer than existing technologies someone would make the investment no matter the upfront costs. Even the current companies already heavily invested in nuclear technology would do a basic cost and market analysis and see their existing technologies would become obsolete and any profits they were counting on would be gone. The almighty Dollar, Euro, Renminbi, or Ruble rules the world and any new idea or technology capable of earning more will eventually win out. Do you think Exxon would just fold up shop if a more profitable alternative to oil magically showed up or would they make sure they were in at the beginning to make sure they continue to rule the worlds energy markets. Powerful corporations did not become powerful by being stupid. Attempts at undermining new technologies or processes are hard to conceal in today's world. What one mind can envision so can 20 others and in today's world nobody seems to be capable of keeping any secret large or small.
If the NK government collapses I think you might see a lot of Chinese citizens and other countries rushing into NK looking for fresh business opportunities. The deciding factor would be how the government collapsed and what is replacing it. Right now I think China is in a bind. I think they are afraid if they took a harder line and started issuing ultimatums NK would tell them to get bent and do so very publicly. China would end up looking like the US in dealing with Syria.
It's surprising that China has not been more forceful with NK. China's leadership are all closet capitalists and are very pragmatic. Every move NK makes only increases the size of the US military footprint in the region. Japan and SK are requesting the US to deploy missile defense batteries in the region. Missile defense systems that could very easily be used to degrade China's offensive and defensive missile forces. That is the last thing China wants to see.
Boko Haram and ISIS are not predators they are prey. The real predators are the various spec op teams on the hunt around the world. These predators are also capable of designating targets for "meteor strikes"
"With a growing Russia China partnership" For Russia to partner with China would require them to become nothing more than a client state who takes what little scraps China is willing to throw their way.
"It should be no surprise that Israel has weaponized drones" This is especially true seeing how a good bit of US drone technology was developed in Israel. It's never been a secret that Israel uses armed drones.
"what goes around comes around" It certainly does but Israel has a history of retaliatory actions against those who threaten their state. They don't ask for permission, they don't apologize, and they don't believe in "proportional" responses.
Sure people can voice their opinion of dissent but other people can also voice their own differing opinions and do anything they can in support of their opinion. Maybe those asking for this guy to be removed should have their work histories scrutinized to see if they should remain in their current positions. If they really despise the guy in question they are free to resign their own position in protest.
Religion has always been a means of controlling the masses for the past 6000 years. No matter the religion those at the top use religion as a means to increase their wealth and expand their power. And the GP statement could be interpreted several different ways depending on your viewpoint. It can be interpreted as you said but it can also be used by terrorists as justification for their actions.
"Christianity dominated the entire globe by means of conquest and colonialism and killing everyone not wanting to convert. " So this justifies the actions of a small number of Muslims trying to impose their views and lifestyles on the masses? Just how far are you willing to go back in history to weave a chain of cause and effect? The violence and atrocities committed in the name of spreading Islam and the inevitable military reprisals will continue unabated until the people actually committing the violence are blamed for their actions. A bomb goes of in Paris and a sizeable number of people blame French foreign policy instead of those pulling the triggers and setting off the bombs. For every atrocity being committed today the only people not being held responsible for their actions are the actual perpetrators.
Congress has to approve the President's Supreme Court candidates. There is also quite a few other positions that the President has to submit his nominees for Congressional approval. The President cannot snap his fingers and magically solve these problems. There are enough checks and balances in place to make sure a bad President cannot screw things up to bad.
Trump will be no better or worse than any other President but he would definitely be very entertaining to watch. People tend to think the President of the US has the power to do anything they want but they are very limited on what they can and cannot do. It's a Presidency not a Monarchy. I don't think he has thought out what he is really getting himself into if he wins for two reasons. Number one is he cannot fire Congress if they don't do what he says or dismiss Supreme Court judges when they make a ruling against his wishes . Number two is that on being elected a President is required to put all their financial holdings, bank accounts, and investments into a blind trust for the duration of their term. I don't see how Trump could live with that requirement. He can't run his business empire and the US at the same time for the simple reason that there are not enough hours in the day.
It's just cheaper to use the Russians to ferry personnel and supplies to the space station. It's not that the Russians are doing something the US can't do if they needed or wanted to. There is no reason the US government should spend Billions of dollars on something where there are much cheaper options. Plus no matter how bad relations get Russia wants to avoid politicizing if at all possible because it generates a lot of hard currency that they desperately need especially since the price of oil has tanked. Of course the US politicians are doing their best to politicize the issue of using Russian rockets in order to boost the US aerospace industry.
Today Russia and the US agree on nothing in private or in the public domain. Both sides have backed themselves into a corner where any maneuver towards a reconciliation in relations is nearly impossible. The Cold War era looks like a love and admiration festival when compared to today's international relationships.
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Call transaction metadata is used internally for billing, satisfying current legal obligations, marketing, transaction analysis, and trending analysis. The last two reasons allow the carrier to plan for infrastructure upgrades to meet projected future demand. When you sign your service agreement you are effectively giving the carrier the rights to use your data for all of the above reasons.
Not sure about SK or Japan but China has did some original thinking and decided it's cheaper to let others take the risks and pay for the R&D. Then they can just copy the end product.
"It's hard to imagine the military having a military need for all that many flights." Drone testing and training guarantees there will be quite a few drones flying around.
The government deals with the consequences of their actions all the time. The whole Apple-FBI conflict is happening out in the open for every one to see. No classified FISA involvement or equally classified NSL's being used to force Apple into doing anything. The government is following the law and as a consequence they have already lost some high profile court proceedings over their similar requests. I predict they will lose the current FBI-Apple case as well. On the other hand the NSA serves a whole different purpose than the FBI and it's efforts are concentrated in the realm of foreign espionage which is the organizations mandate. And the only law the NSA follows on it's foreign activities is don't get caught. This is standard operating procedure for every foreign state espionage service around the world. You cannot condemn the NSA without factoring in the fact that there are some very powerful and well funded state security agencies in the world whose entire purpose is to conduct espionage operations against the US. US industrial, military, and political structures are constantly being targeted by both allies and enemies. Then you also have the non-state actors actively looking for ways to attack the US or anything associated with the US. However with all the hyperbolic statements being tossed around you would think that the US is the only country on the planet who conducts espionage operations around the world.
Missiles and torpedo's still have a human in the loop responsible for identifying the target and hitting the launch button. A truly autonomous weapon system would identify it's own targets after the launch button is pushed.
EV's market share will remain marginal until a recharging infrastructure is built. People will need to see that they have a reliable means of charging their vehicles when they want to take any trip that is over 300 miles away from home.
The government is handling this situation out in the open using the normal judicial procedures. The government could have sent Apple a NSL request instead of a warrant or just bypassed Apple completely and handed the problem over to the NSA geek squad. But they are trying to handle this request out in the open where people can see the particular facts of this specific request.Terrorism is not the only crime the FBI investigates and prosecutes. Crimes such as murder, drug trafficking, fraud of all types, and organized crime investigations. And since Apple is fighting this request it seems they do possess the ability to disable the password manager which would allow brute force attacks to get at the data on the device. However, if Apple can technically give the FBI what they are after so can someone else. If Apple could not give the FBI what they are asking for because it is technically impossible they could have said that upfront and as long as they are not lying about their capabilities the problem would go away.
Every new President has to deal with the prior President's policies before they can start creating their own and some policies cannot be easily abandoned. Trump actually stated early in his campaign that he could not lay out the details on how he would handle certain policy issues because until you actually assume office you really do not know what you are up against. Presidential candidates talk like they are running for Emperor instead of a President with limited power.
"The NSA does keep claiming to have broken Tor"
The NSA has never made such a claim and there is no evidence that TOR has been broken by the NSA or anyone else.
However, I wouldn't be surprised if the NSA could figure out how to compromise TOR since the government has been involved with the TOR project since it's inception. It was originally designed and built by the US Naval Research Laboratory. Their stated purpose at the time was to protect US intelligence communications. Onion routing was originally developed by DARPA in 1997. And the US is the largest donor to the TOR project providing almost 40% of the project budget.
If there was a cheaper way to generate nuclear energy that was as safe or safer than existing technologies someone would make the investment no matter the upfront costs. Even the current companies already heavily invested in nuclear technology would do a basic cost and market analysis and see their existing technologies would become obsolete and any profits they were counting on would be gone. The almighty Dollar, Euro, Renminbi, or Ruble rules the world and any new idea or technology capable of earning more will eventually win out. Do you think Exxon would just fold up shop if a more profitable alternative to oil magically showed up or would they make sure they were in at the beginning to make sure they continue to rule the worlds energy markets. Powerful corporations did not become powerful by being stupid. Attempts at undermining new technologies or processes are hard to conceal in today's world. What one mind can envision so can 20 others and in today's world nobody seems to be capable of keeping any secret large or small.
If the NK government collapses I think you might see a lot of Chinese citizens and other countries rushing into NK looking for fresh business opportunities. The deciding factor would be how the government collapsed and what is replacing it. Right now I think China is in a bind. I think they are afraid if they took a harder line and started issuing ultimatums NK would tell them to get bent and do so very publicly. China would end up looking like the US in dealing with Syria.
It's surprising that China has not been more forceful with NK. China's leadership are all closet capitalists and are very pragmatic. Every move NK makes only increases the size of the US military footprint in the region. Japan and SK are requesting the US to deploy missile defense batteries in the region. Missile defense systems that could very easily be used to degrade China's offensive and defensive missile forces. That is the last thing China wants to see.
Boko Haram and ISIS are not predators they are prey. The real predators are the various spec op teams on the hunt around the world. These predators are also capable of designating targets for "meteor strikes"
"With a growing Russia China partnership"
For Russia to partner with China would require them to become nothing more than a client state who takes what little scraps China is willing to throw their way.
"It should be no surprise that Israel has weaponized drones" This is especially true seeing how a good bit of US drone technology was developed in Israel. It's never been a secret that Israel uses armed drones.
"what goes around comes around" It certainly does but Israel has a history of retaliatory actions against those who threaten their state. They don't ask for permission, they don't apologize, and they don't believe in "proportional" responses.
At the time the cold war in full swing. The chances of the USSR and the US exchanging information on anything during that time was effectively nil.
It's ironic that the only thing preventing large scale military actions is nuclear weapons.
Sure people can voice their opinion of dissent but other people can also voice their own differing opinions and do anything they can in support of their opinion. Maybe those asking for this guy to be removed should have their work histories scrutinized to see if they should remain in their current positions. If they really despise the guy in question they are free to resign their own position in protest.
Religion has always been a means of controlling the masses for the past 6000 years. No matter the religion those at the top use religion as a means to increase their wealth and expand their power. And the GP statement could be interpreted several different ways depending on your viewpoint. It can be interpreted as you said but it can also be used by terrorists as justification for their actions.
"Christianity dominated the entire globe by means of conquest and colonialism and killing everyone not wanting to convert. " So this justifies the actions of a small number of Muslims trying to impose their views and lifestyles on the masses? Just how far are you willing to go back in history to weave a chain of cause and effect? The violence and atrocities committed in the name of spreading Islam and the inevitable military reprisals will continue unabated until the people actually committing the violence are blamed for their actions. A bomb goes of in Paris and a sizeable number of people blame French foreign policy instead of those pulling the triggers and setting off the bombs. For every atrocity being committed today the only people not being held responsible for their actions are the actual perpetrators.
Congress has to approve the President's Supreme Court candidates. There is also quite a few other positions that the President has to submit his nominees for Congressional approval. The President cannot snap his fingers and magically solve these problems. There are enough checks and balances in place to make sure a bad President cannot screw things up to bad.
Trump will be no better or worse than any other President but he would definitely be very entertaining to watch. People tend to think the President of the US has the power to do anything they want but they are very limited on what they can and cannot do. It's a Presidency not a Monarchy. I don't think he has thought out what he is really getting himself into if he wins for two reasons. Number one is he cannot fire Congress if they don't do what he says or dismiss Supreme Court judges when they make a ruling against his wishes . Number two is that on being elected a President is required to put all their financial holdings, bank accounts, and investments into a blind trust for the duration of their term. I don't see how Trump could live with that requirement. He can't run his business empire and the US at the same time for the simple reason that there are not enough hours in the day.
It's just cheaper to use the Russians to ferry personnel and supplies to the space station. It's not that the Russians are doing something the US can't do if they needed or wanted to. There is no reason the US government should spend Billions of dollars on something where there are much cheaper options. Plus no matter how bad relations get Russia wants to avoid politicizing if at all possible because it generates a lot of hard currency that they desperately need especially since the price of oil has tanked. Of course the US politicians are doing their best to politicize the issue of using Russian rockets in order to boost the US aerospace industry.
Today Russia and the US agree on nothing in private or in the public domain. Both sides have backed themselves into a corner where any maneuver towards a reconciliation in relations is nearly impossible. The Cold War era looks like a love and admiration festival when compared to today's international relationships.