I do not believe we are ready, nor have we as a people have been ready for much that may be thrown at us at this point. Recent things that have been brought to light involving the example set forth by our government: If people break the law, it is public record and evening news, if the government breaks the law, it's classified, that is a double standard and not a healthy or trustworthy attribute of a government. I doubt that the people believe such a device does not include a back door installed by the NSA or some other invasive corporate marketing directive, nor did they ever believe they would have to contend with military force being applied by a government on it's own people (being that the NSA is DOD rooted). The first response to revelations brought to light by Snowden is the government has tried to turn the tables and stated that Snowden is to blame for both the information awareness apparatus for the 'war on terrorism' and economic damage that has resulted. There are people out there that do not mind their privacy being invaded and I realize that, though there are others that are not terrorists or criminal that are offended by all this and further are a bit pist that this is what their tax dollars are spent on, so maybe it's time for a vote by the actual people rather than corporate owned political assets before we move forward with tech advances for now, hate to see something that might be a good product get swept aside due to the current situation at hand.
Considering all of this has materialized after the concept of corporate lobbying I'd have to say that what doesn't fall into what the goberment is directly looking for: (actual terrorists, and undermine the lives of individuals they do not like, and corporate secrets sold to competitors), the rest is probably sold as marketing data. This would be congruent to the 3 pronged, both sides played against the middle template of the war on drugs, yet another ponzi scheme just like the war on terror. Just goes to show ya, if it's illegal and the goberment does it, it's classified, goberment seems to be into crime, and they don't like competitors.
Government has proven to be more and more expensive and has zero effectiveness at defending out liberty, counter productive to a healthy economy and rapidly showing signs of communism, they run out and clearly pick fights with double standards, play world cop, and stick the people with the check while the elite line their pockets, they have practiced deficit spending so long that it is highly unlikely we will as a nation find light at the end of the tunnel. Shutdown? I say, fine, don't come back, ain't been earning your keep anyway.
When military force is authorized against the American people and backed by technical incompetence judicial system in the form of social engineering to back door most every security conscious device/os, then even the super, ultra deluxe, high performance, grand pro NSA hackers resemble Tommy 10 year old script kiddy born of rich family and purchased grades all the way through college now making big decisions that will haunt the people like a really bad case of herpes, kinda like every president's legacy for the last 60 years. Up to bat now: Obamacare. If Obama cared, he would not have promised change, then changed his promise. Bad cop, no doughnut.
Non US intertubes? No problem, just have everyone in the US pay an ISP under current standards while the ISP takes money an laughs, if that isn't enough to kill the internet in the US, then the political killswitch will.
Realistically, one could enter conjecture to the aspect that this is the reasoning behind why there was significant backlash against white hat folks for finding vulnerabilities, approaching the vendor and when vendor failed to respond with either a projected fix date or at least acknowledgment, the finder ended up going public with it. Vendor was probably awaiting an answer from the goberment on what to do and how to conduct the "NSA's" business.
Mylar has gone a long way to being shatter proof, however seeing small object traveling at say around 25 miles per second, I just don't see it resistant to that.
So now they've created a high value job because of the level of information access and made breaking the law classified on top of it!!! Next they will be hiring directly from minimum security detention facilities.
Yeah, I was wondering how they can get away with charging $100 for a years worth of Norton 360 that is completely worthless against their root kit? Meet the U.S., it's not illegal if it's classified, we're the "good guys" -cough...
Now it's as if the US dollar hasn't had enough problems by the NSA snooping on our allies beyond their trying to break the fed printing presses, and it wasn't enough for them to stick their nose up everyone's back side domestically, but now they have to go and stick their nose in a bee hive. Sanctions anyone? NSA: "Yes, over here please". US dollar fails next month? Pure friggin genius. Absolutely mind blowing. Maybe "We the People" can enter a plea of insanity by and for our leadership?
While I agree on the censorship point, there is also the question of why DHS bought over two billion rounds of ammunition here in the US. Provoking the general public mayhem may just be exactly what they want.
If you're looking for somebody to blame, then blame the spy who perjured himself by falsifying information and lying to gain access to classified data that he could then sell abroad. How about that asshole, huh? Selling data he had no rights to and causing all this trouble for an otherwise respectable newspaper? Personal accountability?
I do not recall reading anything that Snowden sold the data. Source?
They destroyed data there was copies to, so the only point they could be making must have been that they believe that Apple Macbook Pros are terrorists!
This was a thing, yes, but only for that brief period when you actually got your slashdot id. Since then? Not so much...
--Q
All things considered, if they do not shatter the barrier of flash memory 200k R/W bit failure, there is no algorithm that can improve upon standard HDD platters. Sure they can make a flash bit live a little longer and provide better throughput to the drive but the technology overall cannot survive a superior storage technology. Stop kicking a dead horse and move on to something new.
Geesh, with all these cuts in jobs, now what was that deal that was cut for more corporate jobs? Oh yeah, it was tax breaks. Time to hit DOE based elite corps, like BIG OIL that have been boasting of record profits. But that's just a dream, it'll never happen, and when the US dollar has be sufficiently mashed into the ground, they'll move to another currency and country and hit fracking twice as hard in the US.
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I do not believe we are ready, nor have we as a people have been ready for much that may be thrown at us at this point. Recent things that have been brought to light involving the example set forth by our government: If people break the law, it is public record and evening news, if the government breaks the law, it's classified, that is a double standard and not a healthy or trustworthy attribute of a government. I doubt that the people believe such a device does not include a back door installed by the NSA or some other invasive corporate marketing directive, nor did they ever believe they would have to contend with military force being applied by a government on it's own people (being that the NSA is DOD rooted). The first response to revelations brought to light by Snowden is the government has tried to turn the tables and stated that Snowden is to blame for both the information awareness apparatus for the 'war on terrorism' and economic damage that has resulted. There are people out there that do not mind their privacy being invaded and I realize that, though there are others that are not terrorists or criminal that are offended by all this and further are a bit pist that this is what their tax dollars are spent on, so maybe it's time for a vote by the actual people rather than corporate owned political assets before we move forward with tech advances for now, hate to see something that might be a good product get swept aside due to the current situation at hand.
Now they can find prospective scientists to gag before they are ever scientists!
I suppose one of the biggest advantages is that suppression of scientific advancement and the press would be a bit hard to perform at the moment.
Considering all of this has materialized after the concept of corporate lobbying I'd have to say that what doesn't fall into what the goberment is directly looking for: (actual terrorists, and undermine the lives of individuals they do not like, and corporate secrets sold to competitors), the rest is probably sold as marketing data. This would be congruent to the 3 pronged, both sides played against the middle template of the war on drugs, yet another ponzi scheme just like the war on terror. Just goes to show ya, if it's illegal and the goberment does it, it's classified, goberment seems to be into crime, and they don't like competitors.
Doesn't the NSA already have access to army systems?
Government has proven to be more and more expensive and has zero effectiveness at defending out liberty, counter productive to a healthy economy and rapidly showing signs of communism, they run out and clearly pick fights with double standards, play world cop, and stick the people with the check while the elite line their pockets, they have practiced deficit spending so long that it is highly unlikely we will as a nation find light at the end of the tunnel. Shutdown? I say, fine, don't come back, ain't been earning your keep anyway.
Ya'll sure 'bout that? Maybe cutting corners before Obamacare hits the books?
When military force is authorized against the American people and backed by technical incompetence judicial system in the form of social engineering to back door most every security conscious device/os, then even the super, ultra deluxe, high performance, grand pro NSA hackers resemble Tommy 10 year old script kiddy born of rich family and purchased grades all the way through college now making big decisions that will haunt the people like a really bad case of herpes, kinda like every president's legacy for the last 60 years. Up to bat now: Obamacare. If Obama cared, he would not have promised change, then changed his promise. Bad cop, no doughnut.
Non US intertubes? No problem, just have everyone in the US pay an ISP under current standards while the ISP takes money an laughs, if that isn't enough to kill the internet in the US, then the political killswitch will.
This just in: "Computer security will weather the storm of NSA rendering it conceptually, a joke".
Realistically, one could enter conjecture to the aspect that this is the reasoning behind why there was significant backlash against white hat folks for finding vulnerabilities, approaching the vendor and when vendor failed to respond with either a projected fix date or at least acknowledgment, the finder ended up going public with it. Vendor was probably awaiting an answer from the goberment on what to do and how to conduct the "NSA's" business.
Mylar has gone a long way to being shatter proof, however seeing small object traveling at say around 25 miles per second, I just don't see it resistant to that.
Maybe until a micro meteor flies through it, lets talk about real world solutions.
So now they've created a high value job because of the level of information access and made breaking the law classified on top of it!!! Next they will be hiring directly from minimum security detention facilities.
This will work until they get the NSL, then it is over as with anyone they send one to.
Yeah, I was wondering how they can get away with charging $100 for a years worth of Norton 360 that is completely worthless against their root kit? Meet the U.S., it's not illegal if it's classified, we're the "good guys" -cough...
Is all fun and games until a B.S.O.D. or kernel panic kills 50 people on a freeway. I'll pass.
Wall Street: No on bitcoin.
Now it's as if the US dollar hasn't had enough problems by the NSA snooping on our allies beyond their trying to break the fed printing presses, and it wasn't enough for them to stick their nose up everyone's back side domestically, but now they have to go and stick their nose in a bee hive. Sanctions anyone? NSA: "Yes, over here please". US dollar fails next month? Pure friggin genius. Absolutely mind blowing. Maybe "We the People" can enter a plea of insanity by and for our leadership?
Crooks robbing crooks...
While I agree on the censorship point, there is also the question of why DHS bought over two billion rounds of ammunition here in the US. Provoking the general public mayhem may just be exactly what they want.
If you're looking for somebody to blame, then blame the spy who perjured himself by falsifying information and lying to gain access to classified data that he could then sell abroad. How about that asshole, huh? Selling data he had no rights to and causing all this trouble for an otherwise respectable newspaper? Personal accountability?
I do not recall reading anything that Snowden sold the data. Source?
They destroyed data there was copies to, so the only point they could be making must have been that they believe that Apple Macbook Pros are terrorists!
Ok, you're old fashioned.
This was a thing, yes, but only for that brief period when you actually got your slashdot id. Since then? Not so much ...
--Q
All things considered, if they do not shatter the barrier of flash memory 200k R/W bit failure, there is no algorithm that can improve upon standard HDD platters. Sure they can make a flash bit live a little longer and provide better throughput to the drive but the technology overall cannot survive a superior storage technology. Stop kicking a dead horse and move on to something new.
Geesh, with all these cuts in jobs, now what was that deal that was cut for more corporate jobs? Oh yeah, it was tax breaks. Time to hit DOE based elite corps, like BIG OIL that have been boasting of record profits. But that's just a dream, it'll never happen, and when the US dollar has be sufficiently mashed into the ground, they'll move to another currency and country and hit fracking twice as hard in the US.