Ah but its turned on by default on just about every piece of hardware. If its on you can't assume that it means an invitation because its socially equivilent to forgetting to lock your door.
Seems like the US justice system is pretty comparable with Saudi Arabias. Its quite disturbing that nothing is being done about what is clearly an unconstitutional situation in the "land-of-the-free"
The NHS does its best to ensure that gross negligence is maintained at a high level and that the use of initiative is kept to a minimum. If you find a secured network at an NHS hospital you should immediately contact the management to alert them to this misuse of staff training.
Well.. you see the router felt threatened and assigned the IP out of fear of retaliation - its similar to walking into a bank with a gun, you don't need to say anything.
Well to be fair this has always been technically illegal. If you leave your windows or your Windows open (heh), it doesn't make it legal for someone to go inside. I don't agree with it though, that's the law. I think there should have at least been a flag in the protocol to way 'this is a private network' and hardware should default it on - that way even if its totally open you still know where you stand legally. I also think more should have been done to clear up the legality of who was responsible for what goes on their network, there's no way you should be held liable for what someone else does on your connection - otherwise no-one would have access points, not even Starbucks!
I don't mind if they're breaking in to ISPs around the world but I would rather they showed some restraint back in the UK. The US government would do the same and has done in the past as I have had several posts removed from slashdot for 'threats against the president' (it was clearly a joke)
My current phone is about 3 years old, its been through allot and is falling apart from cracks. When I use it I can feel 'something' but I keep telling myself that something is psychological and im just imagining that the cracks are increasing the risk. I think either way we are probably doomed - if the radiation isn't a problem then the psychological effects of being constantly told phones might be bad will mess with our minds. I really wish someone would find something conclusive either way.
My fingerprints never appeared on a database before like a common criminal. No-one currently has a use for my fingerprints because they are not used as a form of ID. Therefore its unlikely that anyone would want to steal my fingerprints until they suddenly become worth something - i.e access to the UK, bank machine, car door, government buildings etc.
The cards present a risk to civil liberties. While the government is keen to stress that having an ID card will not be compulsory at first, it is on the record as saying it wants them to be compulsory within a few years. The government also says that it won't be compulsory to carry them in the street, but without that they'll be even less effective, and once everyone has them it's a short step away. Civil rights campaigners argue that simply walking the streets of our own country is likely to become a privilege rather than a right.
In the case of compulsory cards the government is using non-sense logic:
- any card system will take time to roll out, it could conceivably take from months to years to issue cards and reach anything like 99% penetration.
- while the system is in the roll out phase it is simply not possible to make it mandatory - that is mandatory to own or mandatory to carry. it cannot happen until all or almost all people have the cards. the government is supposedly giving us this 'grace period' of non-compulsory cards when in fact they have absolutely no choice in the matter. hell they may even be 'nice' and 'extend' the period later if the project is late.
Exactly - they just payola'd the US justice system with $10m, its all calculated risk and marketing expenses to them. I wouldn't be surprised if their legal department had already budgeted for this.
But it is going to cost too much, it is going to use RFID, it is going to use biometrics and it is going to be data-protection-act exempt.
If the police stopped me and wanted to see some ID I would be more than happy to show them my drivers license, student card or anything else with my name on it. However I would also not expect to be arrested if I didn't happen to have my wallet on me. If they suspect me of something then they can take it further, if not then let me go on my way.
If my description matches someone they are looking for then fine. If they think im an illegal immigrant or a known terrorist then at the nearest police car or station they can check my fingerprints on the immigration, expired visa or terrorism database. Oh wait... Tony, you do have a fingerprinted immigration, expired visa and terrorist database don't you? don't you?!?
That's not the problem, the problem is that they want these cards to be mandatory to carry at all times and include fingerprint and possibly iris scans. They also want to make them exempt from the data protection act so that you won't even have the right to know what information they store. As if that's not enough they will also use RFID (and we will probably see that broken) and they want to charge each of us for the honour, an estimate of £100 to £300 each!
That's the problem - their never going to push it up high enough so that the general population complains. They're no Hitler's - they won't start rounding up specific religions and gassing people because that would be too obvious, they will do what most people will find as reasonable as possible given the situation, but as the situation progresses 'reasonable as possible' will mean more and more. There may not even be a 'conspiracy' here, they could just honestly think they are doing the right thing, im sure Hitler did.
In fact there are two things you can learn from Hitler:
1) He was a basted, never let it happen again.
2) He went over the top too fast and tried to be too extreme, if he had just turned it down a little notch then many more people would have accepted him. sad but true.
I wonder what peoples reaction would be if it had been an Iraqi company/university that had developed this and was thinking about using it on rioters? What if a Palestinian terrorist group decided to stop blowing themselves up and instead use this to try and clear Israelis off their land? Im sure people would have a different gut reaction than if it was the US military.
No see that's a plus point - they can say to the rioters "hey we haven't studied the long term effects of this so you probably want to just disperse now" Part of me hopes someone will be injured and successfully sue the US DoD for billions, maybe more if its a class action.
What a fucking retarded piece of shit, you can of course tell that the 'most expensive bid' contractor screwed up this project and now it has so many gotchas (please remove contact lenses, don't use near pace makers etc etc) that its in fact utterly useless in a real situation. Oh well what's a few million down the drain?
Assuming it will work properly eventually it really seems like a sick piece of technology, something you would see in a futuristic totalitarian sci-fi film, but ignoring the obvious ethical aspects, how can you expect a crowed to disperse in under 5 seconds for fucks sake? It would have to be a very small crowed and everyone on the edge would have to be in scope of the beam so that they were running too. If you simply pointed this at a big crowed, people around the edge of the beam would be crushed to death by people running away trying to push the people surrounding them. This is a fucking sick idea I know for sure its going to be abused, i really hope some victims get together and sue the absolute crap out of whoever is responsible.
Why do I get the feeling that the new Iraqi government will be using this to deal with innocent protesters within about 10 years?
I think its good that they're taking the stance that its not for kids rather than some wacko senators trying to ban it. More to the point, if you buy this game for your kids and then your kids go and shoot people, there is absolutely, ZERO, NON, NO MOTHER FUCKING WAY you have any right to blame the game or its creators, if anything your child is retarded (im sorry to break it to you but millions of kids have been able to play violent video games at a young age without negative effects) and you are very much to blame for your parenting. Don't try and fob the blame off to the kid who works at the game store, sure he has part of the blame but your part for being a fucking crap parent overshadows all. If you're not ready to have kids and give them the attention they need then don't, you can use contraception, the morning after pill, hell if you're Catholic or Christian and have issues with condoms there's that whole abstinence method - practice what you preach you fuck tards.
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I think they mean 300 miles line of sight, so maybe it could be useful with satellites, space stations or really tall mountains.
Ah but its turned on by default on just about every piece of hardware. If its on you can't assume that it means an invitation because its socially equivilent to forgetting to lock your door.
Seems like the US justice system is pretty comparable with Saudi Arabias. Its quite disturbing that nothing is being done about what is clearly an unconstitutional situation in the "land-of-the-free"
The NHS does its best to ensure that gross negligence is maintained at a high level and that the use of initiative is kept to a minimum. If you find a secured network at an NHS hospital you should immediately contact the management to alert them to this misuse of staff training.
Well.. you see the router felt threatened and assigned the IP out of fear of retaliation - its similar to walking into a bank with a gun, you don't need to say anything.
What does the FCC say about mobile phones? I think you will find its illegal to intercept them.
dude, chill.
Well to be fair this has always been technically illegal. If you leave your windows or your Windows open (heh), it doesn't make it legal for someone to go inside. I don't agree with it though, that's the law. I think there should have at least been a flag in the protocol to way 'this is a private network' and hardware should default it on - that way even if its totally open you still know where you stand legally. I also think more should have been done to clear up the legality of who was responsible for what goes on their network, there's no way you should be held liable for what someone else does on your connection - otherwise no-one would have access points, not even Starbucks!
I don't mind if they're breaking in to ISPs around the world but I would rather they showed some restraint back in the UK. The US government would do the same and has done in the past as I have had several posts removed from slashdot for 'threats against the president' (it was clearly a joke)
This isn't really about robotics. Its an attempt at a Turing test. Oh and with possible applications in the sex industry...
My current phone is about 3 years old, its been through allot and is falling apart from cracks. When I use it I can feel 'something' but I keep telling myself that something is psychological and im just imagining that the cracks are increasing the risk. I think either way we are probably doomed - if the radiation isn't a problem then the psychological effects of being constantly told phones might be bad will mess with our minds. I really wish someone would find something conclusive either way.
no biggy
My fingerprints never appeared on a database before like a common criminal. No-one currently has a use for my fingerprints because they are not used as a form of ID. Therefore its unlikely that anyone would want to steal my fingerprints until they suddenly become worth something - i.e access to the UK, bank machine, car door, government buildings etc.
..and think about calling for sweeping reform of our "broken" tort system..
I wasn't: with luck, one day I will be the one cashing with these tactics.
Random people are given boxes that record which channels they watch and when.
The cards present a risk to civil liberties. While the government is keen to stress that having an ID card will not be compulsory at first, it is on the record as saying it wants them to be compulsory within a few years. The government also says that it won't be compulsory to carry them in the street, but without that they'll be even less effective, and once everyone has them it's a short step away. Civil rights campaigners argue that simply walking the streets of our own country is likely to become a privilege rather than a right.
In the case of compulsory cards the government is using non-sense logic:
- any card system will take time to roll out, it could conceivably take from months to years to issue cards and reach anything like 99% penetration.
- while the system is in the roll out phase it is simply not possible to make it mandatory - that is mandatory to own or mandatory to carry. it cannot happen until all or almost all people have the cards. the government is supposedly giving us this 'grace period' of non-compulsory cards when in fact they have absolutely no choice in the matter. hell they may even be 'nice' and 'extend' the period later if the project is late.
But otherwise agreed, good post.
Exactly - they just payola'd the US justice system with $10m, its all calculated risk and marketing expenses to them. I wouldn't be surprised if their legal department had already budgeted for this.
But it is going to cost too much, it is going to use RFID, it is going to use biometrics and it is going to be data-protection-act exempt.
If the police stopped me and wanted to see some ID I would be more than happy to show them my drivers license, student card or anything else with my name on it. However I would also not expect to be arrested if I didn't happen to have my wallet on me. If they suspect me of something then they can take it further, if not then let me go on my way.
If my description matches someone they are looking for then fine. If they think im an illegal immigrant or a known terrorist then at the nearest police car or station they can check my fingerprints on the immigration, expired visa or terrorism database. Oh wait... Tony, you do have a fingerprinted immigration, expired visa and terrorist database don't you? don't you?!?
That's not the problem, the problem is that they want these cards to be mandatory to carry at all times and include fingerprint and possibly iris scans. They also want to make them exempt from the data protection act so that you won't even have the right to know what information they store. As if that's not enough they will also use RFID (and we will probably see that broken) and they want to charge each of us for the honour, an estimate of £100 to £300 each!
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Yes because red-neck cops are also lawyers.
That's the problem - their never going to push it up high enough so that the general population complains. They're no Hitler's - they won't start rounding up specific religions and gassing people because that would be too obvious, they will do what most people will find as reasonable as possible given the situation, but as the situation progresses 'reasonable as possible' will mean more and more. There may not even be a 'conspiracy' here, they could just honestly think they are doing the right thing, im sure Hitler did.
In fact there are two things you can learn from Hitler:
1) He was a basted, never let it happen again.
2) He went over the top too fast and tried to be too extreme, if he had just turned it down a little notch then many more people would have accepted him. sad but true.
I wonder what peoples reaction would be if it had been an Iraqi company/university that had developed this and was thinking about using it on rioters? What if a Palestinian terrorist group decided to stop blowing themselves up and instead use this to try and clear Israelis off their land? Im sure people would have a different gut reaction than if it was the US military.
No see that's a plus point - they can say to the rioters "hey we haven't studied the long term effects of this so you probably want to just disperse now"
Part of me hopes someone will be injured and successfully sue the US DoD for billions, maybe more if its a class action.
What a fucking retarded piece of shit, you can of course tell that the 'most expensive bid' contractor screwed up this project and now it has so many gotchas (please remove contact lenses, don't use near pace makers etc etc) that its in fact utterly useless in a real situation. Oh well what's a few million down the drain?
Assuming it will work properly eventually it really seems like a sick piece of technology, something you would see in a futuristic totalitarian sci-fi film, but ignoring the obvious ethical aspects, how can you expect a crowed to disperse in under 5 seconds for fucks sake? It would have to be a very small crowed and everyone on the edge would have to be in scope of the beam so that they were running too. If you simply pointed this at a big crowed, people around the edge of the beam would be crushed to death by people running away trying to push the people surrounding them. This is a fucking sick idea I know for sure its going to be abused, i really hope some victims get together and sue the absolute crap out of whoever is responsible.
Why do I get the feeling that the new Iraqi government will be using this to deal with innocent protesters within about 10 years?
I think its good that they're taking the stance that its not for kids rather than some wacko senators trying to ban it. More to the point, if you buy this game for your kids and then your kids go and shoot people, there is absolutely, ZERO, NON, NO MOTHER FUCKING WAY you have any right to blame the game or its creators, if anything your child is retarded (im sorry to break it to you but millions of kids have been able to play violent video games at a young age without negative effects) and you are very much to blame for your parenting. Don't try and fob the blame off to the kid who works at the game store, sure he has part of the blame but your part for being a fucking crap parent overshadows all. If you're not ready to have kids and give them the attention they need then don't, you can use contraception, the morning after pill, hell if you're Catholic or Christian and have issues with condoms there's that whole abstinence method - practice what you preach you fuck tards.