He's just saying that because Blackberry (then RIM or Research In Motion), after making a big hype about how secure they were, gave the keys to Saudi Rrabis, the United Arab Emerites, and the RCMP
Just days after BlackBerry’s CEO stressed the company's network has no back doors for law enforcement, a news report alleges the RCMP obtained the ability to decrypt communications on BlackBerry devices.
Vice reports that the RCMP was able to crack PIN-to-PIN messages related to Operation Clemenza, a large-scale probe into organized crime in Quebec. The investigation launched in 2010 and resulted in dozens of arrests in 2014.
The RCMP isn’t keeping it a secret that it used BlackBerry communications to crack the case. It states on its website that its use of these messages marked “the first time that this technique was used on such a large scale in a major investigation” in North America.
"Over one million private messages were intercepted and analyzed as evidence using the PIN to PIN interception technique," the RCMP said.
But according to Vice, court documents show the RCMP had access to a BlackBerry decryption key — a piece of code that would allow any communications between two BlackBerry devices to be hacked and read.
Having caved in, he's doubling down rather than admitting he should have refused, fought in court, and pulled service out of countries that demanded access.
They also can draw a lesson from what happened to Blackberry when they started giving governments access to messages. Nobody wants to be the next Research In Motion.
It would give the media an excuse not to go to the open sewer that is the Olympics. I'm surprised that anyone is willing to compete in the aquatic events.
Police training was not the problem here, as I've pointed out many times, with evidence.
And why would I want to go to the US? Global warming is going to make it less livable as it makes Canada more livable. Back in the early '70s they were predicting up to 150 million fleeing to the north as global warming kicks in, and we're already seeing the consequences in other countries forcing people to flee.
We may have to build a wall...
As for racism, you're projecting again because you're pissed off that I've exposed your stupidity.
Race was not the reason Sterling was shit. And the world is better off without thugs like him, of any colour.
Probably not. Everyone knows you can run your apps over wifi. Blocking it at the carrier won't work. Now are they going to block ALL internet access? Good luck with that.
Actually, I meant what I said. You have twice as many people with criminal records as the entire population of Canada. AND your murder rate is much higher than ours. Learn to read.
Why bring in extraneous stuff when I am referring to easily verifiable information that the Sterling shooting was a good shoot, and the guy was your typical thug.. You have presented NO evidence to refute my claim that the world is a better place without thugs like him. None. Nada. Zip. Zilch. Absolument Rien.
And as I pointed out elsewhere, thug has nothing to do with race. Except if you're a stupid American like you, where everything is tinged with racial overtones, so you project that onto others because you're a sick fuck.
And yes, these two candidates are representative of what is wrong with America. The fact that this is the best you can produce is un-fucking-believable. The whole world is laughing at you over Donald Trump. The GOP is now an openly racist white supremacist party. The mere fact that this election has unfolded as it has shows that the majority of Americans will vote for shit as long as the right letter is after the name on the ballot. Your political machinery is resembling a banana republic - what the corporations want, the corporations get. Oh wait, you've been doing that all over the world since 1870.
Banana republic or banana state is a political science term for politically unstable countries in Latin America whose economies are largely dependent on exporting a limited-resource product, e.g. bananas. It typically has stratified social classes, including a large, impoverished working class and a ruling plutocracy of business, political, and military elites. This politico-economic oligarchy controls the primary-sector productions to exploit the country's economy.[
Stratified social class: check.
Large impoverished working class (and getting larger): check
Ruling plutocracy of business, political, and military elites: check.
Congratulations. In 50 years, you've turned the world's premiere example of a democratic society into another banana republic, and the process is now irreversible because the social buy-in from the population, that change is possible through the system, has eroded too far.
It will be interesting to see what arises from the ashes. Kind of looking forward to it (though there is an unfortunate distinct possibility that nukes will be part of it).
The comments I made specifically about Sterling apply only to Sterling. The comments I made specifically about the USA only apply to the USA.
You keep bringing up Castile - why? It has nothing to do with Sterling. Sterling was a thug, he got his Darwin, end of story.
As for the "black people scare me" - they don't. Ask my neighbors. Ask my black muslim friend who I met while walking the dogs this morning. You're projecting because black people scare USA residents, and you think that people in other countries should feel the same. Like I said, stupid Americans.
Like I said, you keep on trying to make this about something it isn't, because like many Americans, you're as dumb as you sound. And you're proving it to the world with your current presidential election. The main difference between Hitler and Trump is that Hitler wasn't showing signs of Alzheimers.
So can people who use their laptops/desktops solely for media consumption. You can even install FreeBSD, linux or Windows (and probably FreeDOS if al you need is a cnc controller to run old dos programs) on the latest Chromebook
No they aren't. They are consumption devices, not general purpose computers.
So are most laptops and desktops.
Are you tall enough for this ride? Do not confuse defective users with defective hardware.
Do you not understand that the classification of any hardware (whether it's a computer or a truck) is dependent on it's use?
For example, use a van as a commercial vehicle (commercial plates, logo on the side, etc) and there are many residential zones you can't park it overnight, whereas the same van for individual use is perfectly fine.
The same computer can be used as a media streaming device by one owner, and as a workstation by another. Stupid ACs.
The guy was posting ads from prostitutes. All it took was one complaint and it's gone. And if you think for a moment, the story is not over. Gmail is a separate service that they didn't have to shut down, but they did. Call it "preserving evidence."
Planned parenthood can provide hormones under the harm reduction model, and it's cheaper than ordering online - same as any doctor who's willing to can. No need for a letter from a psych.
As for "the majority of people without pre-existing conditions" - how many DON'T have other risk factors? 26% have HIV, and unlike the majority of the population, most of them smoke, many of them are in the sex trade and/or the drug trade (way more than the general population), etc., and these are all risk factors - and many of them do this before even starting to transition or go on hormones.
There is no excuse to not go through a doctor any more.
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He's just saying that because Blackberry (then RIM or Research In Motion), after making a big hype about how secure they were, gave the keys to Saudi Rrabis, the United Arab Emerites, and the RCMP
Just days after BlackBerry’s CEO stressed the company's network has no back doors for law enforcement, a news report alleges the RCMP obtained the ability to decrypt communications on BlackBerry devices.
Vice reports that the RCMP was able to crack PIN-to-PIN messages related to Operation Clemenza, a large-scale probe into organized crime in Quebec. The investigation launched in 2010 and resulted in dozens of arrests in 2014.
The RCMP isn’t keeping it a secret that it used BlackBerry communications to crack the case. It states on its website that its use of these messages marked “the first time that this technique was used on such a large scale in a major investigation” in North America.
"Over one million private messages were intercepted and analyzed as evidence using the PIN to PIN interception technique," the RCMP said.
But according to Vice, court documents show the RCMP had access to a BlackBerry decryption key — a piece of code that would allow any communications between two BlackBerry devices to be hacked and read.
Having caved in, he's doubling down rather than admitting he should have refused, fought in court, and pulled service out of countries that demanded access.
So remove all servers from Brazil. It's the internet - you can work from anywhere.
They also can draw a lesson from what happened to Blackberry when they started giving governments access to messages. Nobody wants to be the next Research In Motion.
It would give the media an excuse not to go to the open sewer that is the Olympics. I'm surprised that anyone is willing to compete in the aquatic events.
The telcos aren't the only suppliers of internet services. Last I checked, the local cable company, who also supplies internet, isn't a telco.
Police training was not the problem here, as I've pointed out many times, with evidence.
And why would I want to go to the US? Global warming is going to make it less livable as it makes Canada more livable. Back in the early '70s they were predicting up to 150 million fleeing to the north as global warming kicks in, and we're already seeing the consequences in other countries forcing people to flee.
We may have to build a wall ...
As for racism, you're projecting again because you're pissed off that I've exposed your stupidity.
Race was not the reason Sterling was shit. And the world is better off without thugs like him, of any colour.
Microsoft has encouraged the rental of Windows since 2010. And businesses can lease Windows 10 through suppliers.
Also, Microsoft has said that Windows 10 is the last one you'll ever buy. So what happens when it ends mainstream support in 2020 and extended support in 2025? You really believe they're just going to fold up their tent instead of pushing everything to a lease in the cloud model?
Probably not. Everyone knows you can run your apps over wifi. Blocking it at the carrier won't work. Now are they going to block ALL internet access? Good luck with that.
Actually, I meant what I said. You have twice as many people with criminal records as the entire population of Canada. AND your murder rate is much higher than ours. Learn to read.
Not for convicted felons sentenced t more than 2 years jail time - which Sterling was. No automatic recovery of a right to carry.
Why bring in extraneous stuff when I am referring to easily verifiable information that the Sterling shooting was a good shoot, and the guy was your typical thug.. You have presented NO evidence to refute my claim that the world is a better place without thugs like him. None. Nada. Zip. Zilch. Absolument Rien.
And as I pointed out elsewhere, thug has nothing to do with race. Except if you're a stupid American like you, where everything is tinged with racial overtones, so you project that onto others because you're a sick fuck.
And yes, these two candidates are representative of what is wrong with America. The fact that this is the best you can produce is un-fucking-believable. The whole world is laughing at you over Donald Trump. The GOP is now an openly racist white supremacist party. The mere fact that this election has unfolded as it has shows that the majority of Americans will vote for shit as long as the right letter is after the name on the ballot. Your political machinery is resembling a banana republic - what the corporations want, the corporations get. Oh wait, you've been doing that all over the world since 1870.
Banana republic:
Banana republic or banana state is a political science term for politically unstable countries in Latin America whose economies are largely dependent on exporting a limited-resource product, e.g. bananas. It typically has stratified social classes, including a large, impoverished working class and a ruling plutocracy of business, political, and military elites. This politico-economic oligarchy controls the primary-sector productions to exploit the country's economy.[
Stratified social class: check.
Large impoverished working class (and getting larger): check
Ruling plutocracy of business, political, and military elites: check.
Congratulations. In 50 years, you've turned the world's premiere example of a democratic society into another banana republic, and the process is now irreversible because the social buy-in from the population, that change is possible through the system, has eroded too far.
It will be interesting to see what arises from the ashes. Kind of looking forward to it (though there is an unfortunate distinct possibility that nukes will be part of it).
Do you even look at the front page of your own website to see if a story has been posted recently?
You must be new here.
The comments I made specifically about Sterling apply only to Sterling. The comments I made specifically about the USA only apply to the USA.
You keep bringing up Castile - why? It has nothing to do with Sterling. Sterling was a thug, he got his Darwin, end of story.
As for the "black people scare me" - they don't. Ask my neighbors. Ask my black muslim friend who I met while walking the dogs this morning. You're projecting because black people scare USA residents, and you think that people in other countries should feel the same. Like I said, stupid Americans.
Like I said, you keep on trying to make this about something it isn't, because like many Americans, you're as dumb as you sound. And you're proving it to the world with your current presidential election. The main difference between Hitler and Trump is that Hitler wasn't showing signs of Alzheimers.
8.1 got rid of the 8 fugliness - configurable out of the box to always default to the desktop view without using any add-ons.
So can people who use their laptops/desktops solely for media consumption. You can even install FreeBSD, linux or Windows (and probably FreeDOS if al you need is a cnc controller to run old dos programs) on the latest Chromebook
No they aren't. They are consumption devices, not general purpose computers.
So are most laptops and desktops.
Are you tall enough for this ride? Do not confuse defective users with defective hardware.
Do you not understand that the classification of any hardware (whether it's a computer or a truck) is dependent on it's use?
For example, use a van as a commercial vehicle (commercial plates, logo on the side, etc) and there are many residential zones you can't park it overnight, whereas the same van for individual use is perfectly fine.
The same computer can be used as a media streaming device by one owner, and as a workstation by another. Stupid ACs.
Any service that depends on external servers isn't secure.
Most of my machines have ended up being Thinkpads
Interesting. What did they start out as?
Windows 10 (hey, it's better than 8)
... for some values of "better", maybe. Looking forward to renting your next OS?
No they aren't. They are consumption devices, not general purpose computers.
So are most laptops and desktops.
computer pride act of 2022
Gay computers? I think Apple has prior art ...
I haven't seen a teenage dick-measuring contest on Slashdot in a while...
That's because most computers, like most dicks, are now "good enough" so what's the point?
Japanese are buying the world. Welcome our new overlords
They're just trying to keep up with the Chinese.
The guy was posting ads from prostitutes. All it took was one complaint and it's gone. And if you think for a moment, the story is not over. Gmail is a separate service that they didn't have to shut down, but they did. Call it "preserving evidence."
Planned parenthood can provide hormones under the harm reduction model, and it's cheaper than ordering online - same as any doctor who's willing to can. No need for a letter from a psych.
As for "the majority of people without pre-existing conditions" - how many DON'T have other risk factors? 26% have HIV, and unlike the majority of the population, most of them smoke, many of them are in the sex trade and/or the drug trade (way more than the general population), etc., and these are all risk factors - and many of them do this before even starting to transition or go on hormones.
There is no excuse to not go through a doctor any more.