There's always the GOOD and BAD from ever technological advance, it's the 'technology paradox' IMO. There could be a middle ground that everyone is missing, what about an OPT-IN approach. In this OPT-IN approach, people who opt-in would receive the benefits of the new CVIS system either through special lane assignments (a la HOV) or purpose-built roads (a la toll roads). Both of these are opt-in 'systems' and offer the vehicle operator the choice. These systems would be options or even installed by default yet the owner would choose to opt-in or not. The trick would be this opt-in is not a daily choice but something one would do either annually or bi-annually (like registration or registration renewal). One would receive a code to 'log in' or authenticate. Data collection should be transparent meaning the vehicle owner has the ability to view the data collected. Data archival would also require some thought -- ie, can it be made anonymous in some way like removing the unique identifier yet allowing the data to survive for analysis & trending needs. Much to do here yet let's not be completely Orwellian.
Still not the same - I can't log into that phone system a "screen" all those calls as I could just about ANY newsgroup on the Internet.
Let's compare Apples to Apples here and not get all crazy:)
Honestly - this is a bad decision by the court on face value alone. But if the ISP was told they would be held liable for keeping "illegal" material public - then I can see a precedent case such as this being a good test bed for the ACLU.
Funny thing but a phone call is not "posted" or recorded or archived in the same fashion that newsgroups are therefore there's a major difference between the two. I can subscribe to a newsgroup and "download" all of the posted messages - you can't do that with the phone system. I also can't print out a phone call or further distribute a phone call in the same easy manner in which you could with a posting to a newsgroup.
Call me crazy but doesn't admitting illegally accessing a network toss out your "innocence until proven guilty" - I mean you broke some statue some place right?
Let's see: So I broke into your house and looked around and I'm writing you a note to say your security is "lax". I mean in that statement I admitted to breaking in which is illegal - it's almost a confession! Definitely probable cause...
If you look into Novell's Distributed Print Services (NDPS), you will find that "print servers" as we know them are no longer necessary for NDPS-aware printers.
In fact, more than a few printer companies will be releasing NDPS-aware printers end of this year/early next year. With NDPS software embedded into printers, you won't need a print server at all.
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There's always the GOOD and BAD from ever technological advance, it's the 'technology paradox' IMO. There could be a middle ground that everyone is missing, what about an OPT-IN approach. In this OPT-IN approach, people who opt-in would receive the benefits of the new CVIS system either through special lane assignments (a la HOV) or purpose-built roads (a la toll roads). Both of these are opt-in 'systems' and offer the vehicle operator the choice.
These systems would be options or even installed by default yet the owner would choose to opt-in or not. The trick would be this opt-in is not a daily choice but something one would do either annually or bi-annually (like registration or registration renewal). One would receive a code to 'log in' or authenticate. Data collection should be transparent meaning the vehicle owner has the ability to view the data collected. Data archival would also require some thought -- ie, can it be made anonymous in some way like removing the unique identifier yet allowing the data to survive for analysis & trending needs.
Much to do here yet let's not be completely Orwellian.
Still not the same - I can't log into that phone system a "screen" all those calls as I could just about ANY newsgroup on the Internet. Let's compare Apples to Apples here and not get all crazy :)
Honestly - this is a bad decision by the court on face value alone. But if the ISP was told they would be held liable for keeping "illegal" material public - then I can see a precedent case such as this being a good test bed for the ACLU.
Funny thing but a phone call is not "posted" or recorded or archived in the same fashion that newsgroups are therefore there's a major difference between the two. I can subscribe to a newsgroup and "download" all of the posted messages - you can't do that with the phone system. I also can't print out a phone call or further distribute a phone call in the same easy manner in which you could with a posting to a newsgroup.
Call me crazy but doesn't admitting illegally accessing a network toss out your "innocence until proven guilty" - I mean you broke some statue some place right? Let's see: So I broke into your house and looked around and I'm writing you a note to say your security is "lax". I mean in that statement I admitted to breaking in which is illegal - it's almost a confession! Definitely probable cause...
If you look into Novell's Distributed Print Services (NDPS), you will find that "print servers" as we know them are no longer necessary for NDPS-aware printers. In fact, more than a few printer companies will be releasing NDPS-aware printers end of this year/early next year. With NDPS software embedded into printers, you won't need a print server at all.