Right, but the government cannot force you to disclose your password. They can, though, force you to unlock a device that is protected via bio-metrics, such as the fingerprint reader on your phone or laptop.
Personally, I find nothing wrong with a trusty Debian Testing install...but feel free to hit up any of the top 3 (Debian, Slackware, RedHat/Fedora). https://upload.wikimedia.org/w...
but to get someone accustomed to linux, it works well.
Aside from the fact that they hi-jack package and binary names by re-using existing names. If you want to get someone accustomed to Linux, I would tell them to start with Ubuntu and install Cinnamon. If you want to keep that "Windows" feel, check out http://zorinos.com/.
There's no reason Mint should be used, with all of its shortcomings and administrative failures.
If only people realized that voting FOR someone you agree with is less of a waste than voting AGAINST someone you don't agree with.
Voting 3rd party isn't a wasted vote if you are more in line with that party that the main 2.
Except Windows 10 isn't/wasn't, free.
The upgrade to 10 is/was free for people using 7 and 8/8.1, but the retail versions still cost money and after 2016-07-29, the upgrade will cost money as well.
it's been demonstrated that the OS will talk to 107 domains whether or not some switches are toggled in the Control Panel to give the illusion of privacy.
That's also been proven false, assuming you're talking about the CheesusCrust post on Voat.
Granted, I don't know what phones out there are on Gingerbread and still getting updates...
A lot of pay-as-you-go phones are still on GB, and didn't Google introduce a way to get updates to the device without needing the hardware manufacturers/carriers involved?
This feature is solely for the use of emergency service providers, and your precise location is never seen or handled by Google. It is sent from your handset to emergency services only when you explicitly place an emergency call, either directly or through your mobile network.
From article:
It uses your Wi-Fi, GPS and cell tower information to pinpoint exactly where you are and sends across the data without allowing it to be accessed by anyone else.
Doesn't sound like it can't be accessed by anyone else like the article states, just that it gets sent on a direct route between your phone and emergency services. OTA MITM attacks could still get that information.
That's just the minimum supported version of Android, not when it was introduced.
Like if there was software released today that still supported XP or 98. Doesn't mean that it's been around that long, just that they use compatible libraries to support legacy versions of the OS.
If there's a vulnerability in open source software, anyone can look a the source code, find the security holes, and then exploit them.
If it's open source, there's also the possibility of looking at the source code, finding the security holes, and submitting a patch to close the hole. More eyes make problems shallower.
Yup, I'm a moron for reading privacy policies, EULA's, and ToS and actually educating myself on what is going on. Sorry that I don't have the doom and gloom outlook on life that regular/. users do.
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Also, "I invoke my 5th Amendment Rights to not share my password with law enforcement".
Ah...Gotcha. I wasn't quite sure what you were getting at before, but the rewording helped.
Right, but the government cannot force you to disclose your password. They can, though, force you to unlock a device that is protected via bio-metrics, such as the fingerprint reader on your phone or laptop.
Passwords are covered under the 5th amendment, assuming USA: http://arstechnica.com/tech-po... Big reason to avoid using bio-metric locks.
"I don't know the password" will likely get your device seized.
"I don't know the password" falls under the 5th amendment right, assuming you're in the USA: http://arstechnica.com/tech-po...
You can always do Debian with Cinnamon for the DE...that way it's the security/stability of Debian but the interface of Mint.
Personally, I find nothing wrong with a trusty Debian Testing install...but feel free to hit up any of the top 3 (Debian, Slackware, RedHat/Fedora). https://upload.wikimedia.org/w...
Don't go with Mint: https://lwn.net/Articles/67666...
Don't go with Mint: https://lwn.net/Articles/67666...
but to get someone accustomed to linux, it works well.
Aside from the fact that they hi-jack package and binary names by re-using existing names. If you want to get someone accustomed to Linux, I would tell them to start with Ubuntu and install Cinnamon. If you want to keep that "Windows" feel, check out http://zorinos.com/. There's no reason Mint should be used, with all of its shortcomings and administrative failures.
Never recommend Mint: https://lwn.net/Articles/67666...
Got any sources to defend that?
If only people realized that voting FOR someone you agree with is less of a waste than voting AGAINST someone you don't agree with.
Voting 3rd party isn't a wasted vote if you are more in line with that party that the main 2.
Snowden is only a traitor if the government considers American citizens as enemies...
There really is no "sneaking"...it's all done quite overtly...
Except Windows 10 isn't/wasn't, free. The upgrade to 10 is/was free for people using 7 and 8/8.1, but the retail versions still cost money and after 2016-07-29, the upgrade will cost money as well.
Then, do you have a source on that? Sounds like a click-bait statement...
it's been demonstrated that the OS will talk to 107 domains whether or not some switches are toggled in the Control Panel to give the illusion of privacy.
That's also been proven false, assuming you're talking about the CheesusCrust post on Voat.
Granted, I don't know what phones out there are on Gingerbread and still getting updates...
A lot of pay-as-you-go phones are still on GB, and didn't Google introduce a way to get updates to the device without needing the hardware manufacturers/carriers involved?
According to the Google post, it appears to only enable itself when emergency services is contacted. Your phone has to initiate the "emergency".
This feature is solely for the use of emergency service providers, and your precise location is never seen or handled by Google. It is sent from your handset to emergency services only when you explicitly place an emergency call, either directly or through your mobile network.
From article:
It uses your Wi-Fi, GPS and cell tower information to pinpoint exactly where you are and sends across the data without allowing it to be accessed by anyone else.
Doesn't sound like it can't be accessed by anyone else like the article states, just that it gets sent on a direct route between your phone and emergency services. OTA MITM attacks could still get that information.
If it's available since Android 2.3?
That's just the minimum supported version of Android, not when it was introduced. Like if there was software released today that still supported XP or 98. Doesn't mean that it's been around that long, just that they use compatible libraries to support legacy versions of the OS.
If there's a vulnerability in open source software, anyone can look a the source code, find the security holes, and then exploit them.
If it's open source, there's also the possibility of looking at the source code, finding the security holes, and submitting a patch to close the hole. More eyes make problems shallower.
HAHAHAHAHAH! You fucking moron.
Yup, I'm a moron for reading privacy policies, EULA's, and ToS and actually educating myself on what is going on. Sorry that I don't have the doom and gloom outlook on life that regular /. users do.
Exactly, but the services are to advertisers to better target you.
Or, services like Windows Store, OneDrive, Office, etc.