They give tickets for people who've run red lights and been captured by the camera. This would be no different. Electronic witness versus electronic witness. The camera doesn't lie... well, the GPS doesn't lie, either.
As with the iPhone and Android messes, the data IS NOT CURRENTLY used to identify users. (but it could be at the flip of a switch, and by the way, the company says they have the right to do this if they want, because you agreed to the EULATOSetc.)
"Why would I pay for internet service when I can just use someone else's?" Eventually, no one is paying for it. Overall access to the internet decreases.
And if I am paying for it, why would I let other people degrade my connection, hurtle me toward the bandwidth caps, and possibly do illegal things and get my door kicked down?
Letting strangers onto my network or my connection is something I'll be safely be saying no to for the indefinite future.
The February 2010 issue of Consumer Reports ranked Mediacom 15th of 16 in TV service, 24th of 27 in Internet service, and 23rd of 23 in phone service, based on surveys.
Well, this seems like a good response but I think we still saw here that data collection practices for consumers are going in a negative direction.
Overall, this has taught me to simply leave location services off, because the data is being stored on the phone and potentially could be available for data farming in the future.
Start the app. You get the prompt to log in. Hit the "Sign In" button. It says "playstation network is undergoing maintenance" so you hit circle. Then it goes forward into the app. It says sign-in is required, but it isn't.
You may get it once again, just hit Sign In and then circle out. then you're looking at your queue and can start movies.
I can still play any of my games, and Netflix still works. I just noticed that I couldn't play multiplayer the other day. meh. I'll do something else for a few days.
It still doesn't make up for the few hundred dollars I'd have spent on Xbox live the past couple of years.
Cell towers always logged which cell you were connected to.
What cell towers didn't do was log on the device side, a detailed record of your lat/long movements, which can then be tied to businesses, paths of travel, personal interests, spending patterns, and your daily comings and goings.
These things were also not done on a handset containing a myriad of other personal data it could be linked to, and not on handsets that have other applications which are granted access to this data (which the user isn't aware exists).
They also didn't back this data up to PCs, most of which are windows PCs, which are insecure by definition.
In short, they had access to exactly one piece of data, what cell tower you were connected to at a given point in time. This is a fantastically intricate web of personal information.
I'm pretty sure Apple's business model involves expanding in ways that will make them more profitable. This is the biggest one out there and they are already preparing by collecting the information.
Apple is not some altruistic entity that exists just to put smiles on people's faces. It's a corporation with shareholders and executives who have bonus incentives, like any other.
But, back on topic, a lot of people are growing tired of paying Comcast $59.99 for a basic cable package, $10.00 more for an "HD technology fee" and $15.00 a month to rent an HD/DVR box.
That's $85.00 a month, just for TV, and you'll still get plenty of "your cable package is not expensive enough for that channel" messages - like if you try to watch Military History, or Sci Fi, or (etc.)
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They give tickets for people who've run red lights and been captured by the camera. This would be no different. Electronic witness versus electronic witness. The camera doesn't lie... well, the GPS doesn't lie, either.
As with the iPhone and Android messes, the data IS NOT CURRENTLY used to identify users. (but it could be at the flip of a switch, and by the way, the company says they have the right to do this if they want, because you agreed to the EULATOSetc.)
as if millions of shareholders suddenly cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced.
The government makes everything better.
I really care very little whether another person has internet access. I'll keep the bandwidth I pay for over for myself, thanks.
"Why would I pay for internet service when I can just use someone else's?" Eventually, no one is paying for it. Overall access to the internet decreases.
And if I am paying for it, why would I let other people degrade my connection, hurtle me toward the bandwidth caps, and possibly do illegal things and get my door kicked down?
Letting strangers onto my network or my connection is something I'll be safely be saying no to for the indefinite future.
Andsomethingthatusedtobeofvaluewaslost?
same behavior in the US.
I think it's horrendous that they force you to provide credit card info.
I wonder if, when this comes back online, if I could go in and hash my credit card info and I could still use online functions?
No kidding, starting wars, economy in the toilet, gas prices skyrocketing we either need a distraction or a new President.
(what? we just got a new one a couple years ago?)
The February 2010 issue of Consumer Reports ranked Mediacom 15th of 16 in TV service, 24th of 27 in Internet service, and 23rd of 23 in phone service, based on surveys.
How so, if it deletes the cache entirely when you turn it off, as TFS seems to indicate?
Well, this seems like a good response but I think we still saw here that data collection practices for consumers are going in a negative direction.
Overall, this has taught me to simply leave location services off, because the data is being stored on the phone and potentially could be available for data farming in the future.
Where is this "Mariana Trench"? Is it deep?
Netflix is working right now.
Start the app. You get the prompt to log in. Hit the "Sign In" button. It says "playstation network is undergoing maintenance" so you hit circle. Then it goes forward into the app. It says sign-in is required, but it isn't.
You may get it once again, just hit Sign In and then circle out. then you're looking at your queue and can start movies.
I was just doing this yesterday and over the weekend. It does nag, and the login won't work, but you could still use the app as of yesterday.
I'll try again when I get home tonight and post back, if it's still working or if the behavior has changed.
Netflix worked as of last night, and every night for the previous few days even while the outage was ongoing.
The nag box to log in comes up, but you just cancel and the app works fine.
I can still play any of my games, and Netflix still works. I just noticed that I couldn't play multiplayer the other day. meh. I'll do something else for a few days.
It still doesn't make up for the few hundred dollars I'd have spent on Xbox live the past couple of years.
You can play games against other humans. That's all I really care about. And of course, free is free.
Cell towers always logged which cell you were connected to.
What cell towers didn't do was log on the device side, a detailed record of your lat/long movements, which can then be tied to businesses, paths of travel, personal interests, spending patterns, and your daily comings and goings.
These things were also not done on a handset containing a myriad of other personal data it could be linked to, and not on handsets that have other applications which are granted access to this data (which the user isn't aware exists).
They also didn't back this data up to PCs, most of which are windows PCs, which are insecure by definition.
In short, they had access to exactly one piece of data, what cell tower you were connected to at a given point in time. This is a fantastically intricate web of personal information.
Is there anything that isn't government business anymore?
A one-week outage does not make Xbox live better.
In soviet russia, disaster nukes YOU!
I'm pretty sure Apple's business model involves expanding in ways that will make them more profitable. This is the biggest one out there and they are already preparing by collecting the information.
Apple is not some altruistic entity that exists just to put smiles on people's faces. It's a corporation with shareholders and executives who have bonus incentives, like any other.
But, back on topic, a lot of people are growing tired of paying Comcast $59.99 for a basic cable package, $10.00 more for an "HD technology fee" and $15.00 a month to rent an HD/DVR box.
That's $85.00 a month, just for TV, and you'll still get plenty of "your cable package is not expensive enough for that channel" messages - like if you try to watch Military History, or Sci Fi, or (etc.)