The (executive) government's future abuses may cost more than 3000 lives.
No, I do not suspect the current administration of wanting to spy on everyone. They simply try to extend their power -- as all executive branches world over do. However, the act deteriorates some of the barriers erected to contain them (by the two other branches), and I'd like the deterioration to stop before it is (or even can be) abused.
...and ask fellow SlashDotter(s) to complain
about the governments' misallocating resources fighting spam instead of concentrating on improving economy, curing cancer, and "getting us out of a ficticious war".
That the presenter is a legitimate business? That it has a verified physical address?
The point of a Certificate Authority is not to simply prevent the user's browser from bringing up a warning. The CA is supposed to vouch for the presenter of the CA-issued certificate -- in some way, at least...
Instructed the internal webmaster team to ignore all other browsers -- to save valuable time and effort, of course. Which -- since they use Microsoft web tools only -- instantly led to the whole intranet web-site becoming disfunctional in Mozilla, Konqueror, and Opera.
I objected and got called "Ayatollah of web-compliance":-)
Is the ability to move somebody else's already parked car back or forward a few feet. The security check should not allow movement to more than, say, 4 meters in either direction, nor speed higher than 1 km/h.
This would offer more parking space by providing the means to eliminate fragmentation.
I'm afraid, we'll see the space elevator sooner, though:-(
A: This service has zero info that you shouldn't have. It's all public records, the scary part of this service is that they seem to have most of the nation's public records about individuals assembled in an easy-to-query form.
I say, the scary part is our reliance on the obscurity of the means to access these public records for their security.
This device tries to eliminate all the obscurity, and what's left to guard the security? The integrity and honesty (and other honorable *ties) of the executive branch? Not enough...
An airport is the logical place to start something like this, but, once the technology is proven and tested, it can be deployed anywhere.
Which brings us, again, to the question: "Is the universal and effective law enforcement desirable?" If, suddenly, there was a method for the police to promptly find and arrest everyone they needed, would it be a good thing to have (even if we ignore the potential abuse problems)?
Before you say: "Yes!" -- consider the fact, that the US' Founding Fathers were, most certainly, breaking the law(s) of the British Empire and committed treason...
Aren't you being a bit too harsh on the guy? Even if you did not read the article, the SlashDot write-up describes him as pretty smart technology-wise...
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No, that would be George Washington. Not only did he have slaves, he had children with slave women...
No, I do not suspect the current administration of wanting to spy on everyone. They simply try to extend their power -- as all executive branches world over do. However, the act deteriorates some of the barriers erected to contain them (by the two other branches), and I'd like the deterioration to stop before it is (or even can be) abused.
would've been written with LaTeX
You can hide a lot of information between in your music.
...and ask fellow SlashDotter(s) to complain about the governments' misallocating resources fighting spam instead of concentrating on improving economy, curing cancer, and "getting us out of a ficticious war".
One of the arguments he used, is that "intranet is not Internet" and that we can and should standardize on IE internally.
And they have long existed. Remember "Something about Mary"?
The point of a Certificate Authority is not to simply prevent the user's browser from bringing up a warning. The CA is supposed to vouch for the presenter of the CA-issued certificate -- in some way, at least...
I objected and got called "Ayatollah of web-compliance" :-)
Is it good enough? Can't one sniff the SMTP AUTH session over WiFi or similar and then proceed to relay tons of spam pretending to be you?
Because it will be even harder to justify the use of any other player.
In addition to having to build the fence and installing the door, you also have to lock it. At least, in Massachusetts.
Sendmail supports client-side SSL certificates, as does Mozilla. KDE does not :-( But outlook, probably, does, and that's all that matters.
That your e-mail is protected from sniffing over the WiFi, while you send it, is just gravy.
The Ford Exorbitant is ready. Despite being the mobile habitat, it comes with a rover anyway.
This would offer more parking space by providing the means to eliminate fragmentation.
I'm afraid, we'll see the space elevator sooner, though :-(
Sorry, you can't have it both ways. Nope.
Either legally or practically (with the wait being unbearably long otherwise)?
I say, the scary part is our reliance on the obscurity of the means to access these public records for their security.
This device tries to eliminate all the obscurity, and what's left to guard the security? The integrity and honesty (and other honorable *ties) of the executive branch? Not enough...
Which brings us, again, to the question: "Is the universal and effective law enforcement desirable?" If, suddenly, there was a method for the police to promptly find and arrest everyone they needed, would it be a good thing to have (even if we ignore the potential abuse problems)?
Before you say: "Yes!" -- consider the fact, that the US' Founding Fathers were, most certainly, breaking the law(s) of the British Empire and committed treason...
Why the heck is it posted here? CmdrTaco's personal blog?
Aren't you being a bit too harsh on the guy? Even if you did not read the article, the SlashDot write-up describes him as pretty smart technology-wise...