Yeah, you crammed it pretty much in nutshell. Also, the DoD being involved would only compound this gargantuan shit-sandwich. I think it may be wise to think long and hard before trusting an unaccountable department that has likely spent more than 2/3 of the national-debt (10+ of 16 trillion) and essentially needs conflict to survive. And when their ghouls start wailing about Digital Blackwaters, thinking should yield to shunning altogether.
It seems the Pentagon would be all too satisfied having a nation of under-educated poverty-stricken dunces quivering behind the World's greatest military force. I don't think we should put any more power in the hands of those who are eager to declare war over "cyber attacks" until they can learn to distinguish "war" from "crime" and "crime" from bogus-copyright and free-speech and "terrorism" from honest journalism.
Anything led by the DHS is bound to go from "voluntary" to mandatory (or hyper peculiar) too quickly. I can't imagine the same band of brigands doing such things as this, this , this, or that, and so on and so forth could offer anything constructive to the interweb or anything else.
I have a lot of faith in the honor system. The guy behind the popular bakery chain Panera Bread made an interesting and surprisingly successful attempt to open one cafe with the honor principle in mind. Of course, I suspect demographics can have a significant effect on a physically located business, and it is a gambit, but my faith extends beyond the physical well into the realm of the digital where I think it can work just as well. There will surely be abuse, though I think if we are to even have a future, similar concepts will become much more common some day, however remote from today.
I'm no audio expert or pilot, but it seems an adequate setup was designed in the 1970's. I could see this schema working well in cases of mechanical malfunction or unusually feisty tourists, though I suspect you could always choose a different act for more conventional flights.
First, it's Trapwire. But that's a good question. I don't suppose they will offer a formal answer any time soon, so I will assume it's all connected -- and then some. You might also note that the DHS is quite involved with this NGI thing too. It''s an epic party for the voyeuristic elite and the citizenry aint invited -- a Closed Circuit (Sneak Preview) Authoritarian Freak Feature Presentation.
PS: Although you likely did not intend to refer to Tripwire -- a company involved in IT security -- in regard to the Strafor leaks, it is indeed Trapwire.
I'm not worried. I've stay informed via the FBI proxy broadcast services aka "anonymous*" and know that by tilting my head and carrying a fully illuminated Christmas-tree, I will stroll through the shadows unseen.
Nasrudin walked into a store one day, and the owner greeted him.
“Wait a second,” said Nasrudin. “Have you ever seen me before?”
“Never,” said the man.
“Then how do you know it was me?” replied Nasrudin.
A fantastic proposal and just as rational as their best argument. I mean, what kind of real American looks at a baby these days and doesn't think "Holy shit! That plump little bastard could be stuffed to the brim with explosives; Xray it immediately for god's sake -- or get me outa here!"? Worst of all, they are small enough to be considered potentially deadly missiles, or at least dangerous projectiles. Tell me I'm wrong for learning quickly, aye?
Support the TSA ~ Eat toxoplasmosis and seek beyond the nappy
While it's fun for everyone to bitch about the TSA, what is it doing here on/. ?
Seething, heaving, spuming in final gasps for liberty in a foul sea of glorified retardation, ridiculous restrictions and centrally-sanctioned security-cretins with clinical fetishes for your undergarments, unavailing revulsions and personal fluids? My best guess, anyway.
Oh yeah, I almost forgot: FSCK the TSA! -- Literally perhaps. I suspect they fear a rigorous audit more than foreplay.
"what's to stop someone from taking your photo and holding it up to the device?"
While it seems some scanners can actually be fooled with exceptionally high quality images, I doubt this weakness will persist for long. Biometrics is evolving with great speed. Pictures certainly don't generate much heat, at least not adequately similar to a person; and they have neither pulse or motion. Maybe pay attention to newer consumer hardware and see if it doesn't evolve in some accordance with biometric demand. Like I said, the software and hardware is available; from here on, it's only a matter of synchronizing and implementing them. I doubt there is much time between now and when biometrics simply can't be fooled by anyone but the best. But maybe I'm a pessimist;)
Sorry I didn't answer your question the first round; it's been an unusual day.
They do have some pretty tight security at nuclear facilities. I remember stories of traveling only on designated color-coded lines, from which if deviated from would result in termination of employment. If an ID tag did not match the color beneath someone, they were in trouble. Also, engaging one on a different color was forbidden. Don't know if it's true, but I suspect it is.
Thanks for the reply; I find such procedures interesting. With looming technologies like FAST, such "duress" pins may soon be obsolete - if they aren't already. Yet, I suppose they might always serve as a backup too.
There was a fair amount of sarcasm in my comment. I was primarily poking at the idea that when our credentials become attached to our bodies, hacking may take on a different meaning. That's all,...that and my general aversion to biometrics.
I will not dispute that biometrics shall play an enormous role in our future; however, I fear more someone stealing my face (or entire head) than my password or other un-appended credentials. I'm just not up for reconstructive surgery every time a hacker gets overly determined. So, I may just continue using pass'words' until a sense of well-being becomes part of the facial authentication protocol. I can imagine things getting kind of spooky in places like Liberia, especially if a particular face is in high demand.
On a serious note, required proof of 'no duress' could be an interesting addition to multi-factor authentication. Biometrics - in capacity - are already there, but hardware lags, a bit.
To mute the microphone, an audio or mic jack is great. Just clip off the wire and voilà; a virtual analog off-switch. For the cam, there aint nothin' like ducktape or even better, an icepick.
Also, there are hardly ever hardware switches for wifi or sound anymore -- and not for the last 5 years so far as I've observed. It's all software switches now, which as you might imagine, has caused compatibility issues here and there. Yep, I'm all for breaking the circuit directly, but the designers aren't :(
Slashdot Mirror
Thanks for the correction. It was supposed to be funny, but I ended up learning stuff instead. Well, there goes my theory on ToyRus/FSB conspiracies.
Perhaps it was this.
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Yeah, you crammed it pretty much in nutshell. Also, the DoD being involved would only compound this gargantuan shit-sandwich. I think it may be wise to think long and hard before trusting an unaccountable department that has likely spent more than 2/3 of the national-debt (10+ of 16 trillion) and essentially needs conflict to survive. And when their ghouls start wailing about Digital Blackwaters, thinking should yield to shunning altogether. It seems the Pentagon would be all too satisfied having a nation of under-educated poverty-stricken dunces quivering behind the World's greatest military force. I don't think we should put any more power in the hands of those who are eager to declare war over "cyber attacks" until they can learn to distinguish "war" from "crime" and "crime" from bogus-copyright and free-speech and "terrorism" from honest journalism.
led by the Department of Homeland Security
Anything led by the DHS is bound to go from "voluntary" to mandatory (or hyper peculiar) too quickly. I can't imagine the same band of brigands doing such things as this, this , this, or that, and so on and so forth could offer anything constructive to the interweb or anything else.
I have a lot of faith in the honor system. The guy behind the popular bakery chain Panera Bread made an interesting and surprisingly successful attempt to open one cafe with the honor principle in mind. Of course, I suspect demographics can have a significant effect on a physically located business, and it is a gambit, but my faith extends beyond the physical well into the realm of the digital where I think it can work just as well. There will surely be abuse, though I think if we are to even have a future, similar concepts will become much more common some day, however remote from today.
I'm no audio expert or pilot, but it seems an adequate setup was designed in the 1970's. I could see this schema working well in cases of mechanical malfunction or unusually feisty tourists, though I suspect you could always choose a different act for more conventional flights.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Room_641A
First, it's Trapwire. But that's a good question. I don't suppose they will offer a formal answer any time soon, so I will assume it's all connected -- and then some. You might also note that the DHS is quite involved with this NGI thing too. It''s an epic party for the voyeuristic elite and the citizenry aint invited -- a Closed Circuit (Sneak Preview) Authoritarian Freak Feature Presentation.
PS: Although you likely did not intend to refer to Tripwire -- a company involved in IT security -- in regard to the Strafor leaks, it is indeed Trapwire .
I'm not worried. I've stay informed via the FBI proxy broadcast services aka "anonymous*" and know that by tilting my head and carrying a fully illuminated Christmas-tree, I will stroll through the shadows unseen.
Nasrudin walked into a store one day, and the owner greeted him.
“Wait a second,” said Nasrudin. “Have you ever seen me before?”
“Never,” said the man.
“Then how do you know it was me?” replied Nasrudin.
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A fantastic proposal and just as rational as their best argument. I mean, what kind of real American looks at a baby these days and doesn't think "Holy shit! That plump little bastard could be stuffed to the brim with explosives; Xray it immediately for god's sake -- or get me outa here!"? Worst of all, they are small enough to be considered potentially deadly missiles, or at least dangerous projectiles. Tell me I'm wrong for learning quickly, aye?
Support the TSA ~ Eat toxoplasmosis and seek beyond the nappy
While it's fun for everyone to bitch about the TSA, what is it doing here on /. ?
Seething, heaving, spuming in final gasps for liberty in a foul sea of glorified retardation, ridiculous restrictions and centrally-sanctioned security-cretins with clinical fetishes for your undergarments, unavailing revulsions and personal fluids? My best guess, anyway.
Oh yeah, I almost forgot: FSCK the TSA! -- Literally perhaps. I suspect they fear a rigorous audit more than foreplay.
"what's to stop someone from taking your photo and holding it up to the device?"
While it seems some scanners can actually be fooled with exceptionally high quality images, I doubt this weakness will persist for long. Biometrics is evolving with great speed. Pictures certainly don't generate much heat, at least not adequately similar to a person; and they have neither pulse or motion. Maybe pay attention to newer consumer hardware and see if it doesn't evolve in some accordance with biometric demand. Like I said, the software and hardware is available; from here on, it's only a matter of synchronizing and implementing them. I doubt there is much time between now and when biometrics simply can't be fooled by anyone but the best. But maybe I'm a pessimist ;)
Sorry I didn't answer your question the first round; it's been an unusual day.
They do have some pretty tight security at nuclear facilities. I remember stories of traveling only on designated color-coded lines, from which if deviated from would result in termination of employment. If an ID tag did not match the color beneath someone, they were in trouble. Also, engaging one on a different color was forbidden. Don't know if it's true, but I suspect it is.
Thanks for the reply; I find such procedures interesting. With looming technologies like FAST, such "duress" pins may soon be obsolete - if they aren't already. Yet, I suppose they might always serve as a backup too.
There was a fair amount of sarcasm in my comment. I was primarily poking at the idea that when our credentials become attached to our bodies, hacking may take on a different meaning. That's all, ...that and my general aversion to biometrics.
I will not dispute that biometrics shall play an enormous role in our future; however, I fear more someone stealing my face (or entire head) than my password or other un-appended credentials. I'm just not up for reconstructive surgery every time a hacker gets overly determined. So, I may just continue using pass'words' until a sense of well-being becomes part of the facial authentication protocol. I can imagine things getting kind of spooky in places like Liberia, especially if a particular face is in high demand.
On a serious note, required proof of 'no duress' could be an interesting addition to multi-factor authentication. Biometrics - in capacity - are already there, but hardware lags, a bit.
To mute the microphone, an audio or mic jack is great. Just clip off the wire and voilà; a virtual analog off-switch. For the cam, there aint nothin' like ducktape or even better, an icepick. :(
Also, there are hardly ever hardware switches for wifi or sound anymore -- and not for the last 5 years so far as I've observed. It's all software switches now, which as you might imagine, has caused compatibility issues here and there. Yep, I'm all for breaking the circuit directly, but the designers aren't
The last video I could find (perhaps the "best" too): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvrmQg4NEL8&feature=related
...Wankers!
That music,
And another: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDdASftllr4&feature=related
Two promotional videos of these pricks and their man-in-the-middle wares:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qc8i7C659FU&NR=1&feature=endscreen
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dejw2G83Moo
The animation and general rascality of it always make me grin.
Odd; when I first clicked the link it gave an error and asked for credentials. Now, it is working fine.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/31/technology/finspy-software-is-tracking-political-dissidents.html?_r=1&adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1346426124-tpUipAjgoKkvdqCAOV2KyQ
I think this is the missing link.
Awesome Window Manager
Zeitgeist, Ubuntu One, and others I've long forgotten. But I'm sure you could discover many more.