Seems kind of low to me... I would have expected that number to be much higher. Perhaps they are just being overly conservative with their confidence interval. ^_^
It's really easy to shift blame away from your loved ones, and onto a faceless corporation while throwing your arms up in the air and shouting:
"Please, won't someone think of the children!"
The fact of the matter is: his daughter chose to drive drunk, and she crashed the [fast] car. Not only did she endanger herself, but her passenger as well. The bottom line is: his daughter would still be alive had she driven sober [and this is a true fact if the car she was driving is fast or slow]
Maybe the contents of the phone contained NO helpful information pertaining to the investigation - and perhaps the FBI doesn't want to admit that they jumped created this huge FUSS and it provided no distinctive investigative advantage over not having access to the data on the phone.
I tend to agree - file this under "too little, too late"
By the time these kids grow up and enter the job market, the practical aspect of what they are being taught today will likely be obsolete. Public education simply can't keep pace with the rate at which technology advances and changes.
I'm even more worried about the effect that _FORCING_ computer science on kids in schools will have on their choice to enter the field.
Ex: I reside in Canada where I was forced to take French from grades 4-9 To this day I don't speak a word of French.;)
This is a GOOD thing!...because we wouldn't want to let an Arizona County Attorney off the hook for any crimes they might commit in the future just because they dug deep into their wallet in order to afford a smartphone from a company that respects people's right to privacy.
If passed, New York Assemblyman Matthew Titone's smartphone should be the first phone to be unlocked and decrypted on demand for the whole world to see (LIVE on CNN).
Sadly, after reading the article - this appears to be an indication of the level of "iOS Hate[rs]" in the Andriod community, rather than a cogent assessment of the application's quality or ease of use.
I'm almost certain most of the 1-star reviews come from people who recently made the jump in the other direction, from iOS -> Android.
Well, if $150k in Silicon Valley is "Good", then YES: 100K in Silicon Valley would actually be an "entry level CS salary" (as scary as that is, being equivalent to the $50-77k we're used to for the same entry level CS job here in Canada)
Consider that a nice 1 bedroom condo in downtown Toronto might go for $400k The same size of Condo would be priced at $900k in San Mateo.
Salaries for the same job scale with the cost of living (although not a perfect 1:1)
The first computer controlled X-ray machine.... which accidentally irradiated some people to death... due to *gasp* software faults! (say it ain't so!)
I first heard about the Therac-25 during my "Ethics in Computer Science" class many years ago - it made an excellent case study... about problems just like this one. Once the textbooks get updated, Therac-25 will be replaced with a case study about the a400m roll out. ^_^
Paying for Troll-free websites would only encourage the growth of underground bot-based black trolling markets to "encourage" people to pay for a more troll-free experience...
I would happen to be waiting for the Subway one day when I noticed that the platform level information display was stuck in an infinite reboot loop (looked like a hardware failure)...
But I was pleased to see the DEBIAN splash screen on the display!! ^_^
I agree 100%: the greatest harm that could have possibly come about from this mess is not the truth that we have no privacy left, but the mistrust this generates in the spirit of keeping the Internet "Free" and "Open" as a world wide network of computers that enable the free exchange of information and ideas.
Things like the "The Great Firewall of China" will become more and more common - because this event completely validates the fears that these firewalls and countermeasures were designed to address.
Pretty soon getting your data in or out of a country is going to be even more encumbered that trying to clear airport security to get in and out of that country as a human being!:S
Unfortunately human nature & greed drive the need to control - I fear that all we can do now is prevent matters from getting any worse, but the damage has already been done IMHO...
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Yes, that reads a lot better. Definitely. Thanks kindly for fixing that typo for us! :D
Seems kind of low to me... I would have expected that number to be much higher. Perhaps they are just being overly conservative with their confidence interval. ^_^
It's really easy to shift blame away from your loved ones, and onto a faceless corporation while throwing your arms up in the air and shouting:
"Please, won't someone think of the children!"
The fact of the matter is: his daughter chose to drive drunk, and she crashed the [fast] car. Not only did she endanger herself, but her passenger as well.
The bottom line is: his daughter would still be alive had she driven sober [and this is a true fact if the car she was driving is fast or slow]
products: https://www.google.ca/#q=rfid+...
QED.
Maybe the contents of the phone contained NO helpful information pertaining to the investigation - and perhaps the FBI doesn't want to admit that they jumped created this huge FUSS and it provided no distinctive investigative advantage over not having access to the data on the phone.
I tend to agree - file this under "too little, too late"
By the time these kids grow up and enter the job market, the practical aspect of what they are being taught today will likely be obsolete.
Public education simply can't keep pace with the rate at which technology advances and changes.
I'm even more worried about the effect that _FORCING_ computer science on kids in schools will have on their choice to enter the field.
Ex: I reside in Canada where I was forced to take French from grades 4-9 ;)
To this day I don't speak a word of French.
Food for Thought.
This is a GOOD thing! ...because we wouldn't want to let an Arizona County Attorney off the hook for any crimes they might commit in the future just because they dug deep into their wallet in order to afford a smartphone from a company that respects people's right to privacy.
Apple, you have TOO MUCH security!
ASUS, you have TOO LITTLE security!
Make up you're friggin' mind Uncle Sam... Security is either good for everyone, or bad.
Real Life Mr Fusion?
Sorry, but I have to go here: http://i192.photobucket.com/al...
Finally?! ^_^
Whenever someone finds a new & innovative way to make money, along comes the establishment with its hand out to take a cut of the action...
Be it government, utility, or otherwise.
If passed, New York Assemblyman Matthew Titone's smartphone should be the first phone to be unlocked and decrypted on demand for the whole world to see (LIVE on CNN).
Sadly, after reading the article - this appears to be an indication of the level of "iOS Hate[rs]" in the Andriod community, rather than a cogent assessment of the application's quality or ease of use.
I'm almost certain most of the 1-star reviews come from people who recently made the jump in the other direction, from iOS -> Android.
I find it hard to believe that invasive access to a smart phone is the only way to solve a crime, murder 1 or otherwise.
Well, if $150k in Silicon Valley is "Good", then YES: 100K in Silicon Valley would actually be an "entry level CS salary"
(as scary as that is, being equivalent to the $50-77k we're used to for the same entry level CS job here in Canada)
Consider that a nice 1 bedroom condo in downtown Toronto might go for $400k
The same size of Condo would be priced at $900k in San Mateo.
Salaries for the same job scale with the cost of living (although not a perfect 1:1)
$150k in Silicon Valley = $90k in a more modest location... (adjusted for the cost of living in the area)
My $0.02 CDN.
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The first computer controlled X-ray machine.... which accidentally irradiated some people to death...
due to *gasp* software faults! (say it ain't so!)
I first heard about the Therac-25 during my "Ethics in Computer Science" class many years ago - it made an excellent case study... about problems just like this one.
Once the textbooks get updated, Therac-25 will be replaced with a case study about the a400m roll out. ^_^
MD5 checksums - checked against those published by the author IS THE ONLY WAY TO BE CERTAIN.
Why did they have the smash physical beer bottles - isn't there an App for that?? ;)
Paying for Troll-free websites would only encourage the growth of underground bot-based black trolling markets to "encourage" people to pay for a more troll-free experience...
I would happen to be waiting for the Subway one day when I noticed that the platform level information display was stuck in an infinite reboot loop (looked like a hardware failure)...
But I was pleased to see the DEBIAN splash screen on the display!! ^_^
Based on what I've been reading, the dragnet collection system collects as much as it can - and then sorts it out later.
So I would argue that some Congressional conversations have been swept into the Big Brother, weather intentional or not.
You're right - they have "commodified" the reference, turning it into a "like" and a "+1" with seriously debased value.
Too bad the emphasis in social networks has been placed on creating quantity of content, and not content with quality and substance...
Or does that joke make more sense with s/Coca-Cola/Pepsi/g ?? ^_^
I agree 100%: the greatest harm that could have possibly come about from this mess is not the truth that we have no privacy left, but the mistrust this generates in the spirit of keeping the Internet "Free" and "Open" as a world wide network of computers that enable the free exchange of information and ideas.
Things like the "The Great Firewall of China" will become more and more common - because this event completely validates the fears that these firewalls and countermeasures were designed to address.
Pretty soon getting your data in or out of a country is going to be even more encumbered that trying to clear airport security to get in and out of that country as a human being! :S
Unfortunately human nature & greed drive the need to control - I fear that all we can do now is prevent matters from getting any worse, but the damage has already been done IMHO...
Don't you ever wonder where the replacement devices come from when you head into the store for AppleCare and they hand you a new [to you] device??
^_^