The problem is you don't own the code, you own the box it sits on. Tou license the code.
It should be perfectly legal to flash the bios into oblivion, and put your own in, but if you root what was shipped its technically not the same argument.
( not that i agree with Sony/etc but we are talking 2 different things here )
After the court order, they can do pretty much anything they want anyway ( like installing a keylogger, or bug your house ). So other then making it a bit less of a technological hurdle, the 'stakes' are pretty much the same.
Not saying it wont be abused later, but on the surface there isn't a fundamental change proposed.
I think the letters to the FBI are more frightening then a book's content ever could have been.
American citizens calling for someones first amendment rights to be stripped, simply beacuse they disprove of the content, should scare the hell out of anyone with 1/2 a brain.
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Bingo.
Lets hope this is struck down rapidly and we can all get our constitutionally guaranteed rights back.
This makes it look like Microsoft is trying to move towards being just another media content provider and drop the 'business' market.
Of cousre there might still be a more traditional desktop for people who actually use computers for work...
I know you are joking but i bet they would rather get paid every time a book is merely removed from the shelf and opened.
The very idea of self-destructing information is scary.
Nothing wrong with making a buck, its how you do it that matters.
This does smell a bit foul.
Do you really think Congress would pass a law that would allow cash tracking?
Yes, in a heartbeat.
The problem is you don't own the code, you own the box it sits on. Tou license the code.
It should be perfectly legal to flash the bios into oblivion, and put your own in, but if you root what was shipped its technically not the same argument.
( not that i agree with Sony/etc but we are talking 2 different things here )
Aren't they just grand?
After the court order, they can do pretty much anything they want anyway ( like installing a keylogger, or bug your house ). So other then making it a bit less of a technological hurdle, the 'stakes' are pretty much the same.
Not saying it wont be abused later, but on the surface there isn't a fundamental change proposed.
Would peer to peer services which offer end to end encryption like Skype be required to re-engineer their software to allow government wiretaps?
Yes. As would any open source application, or it will be deemed illegal to possess/distribute/etc. ( you can kiss FreeNet good bye.. )
This could be the end of personal use encryption as we know it.
As we know it, yes. End it, no. ( banks, etc will still have it to keep out the 'badguys' )
It will raise costs for IT services and create another ecosystem for 'certification holders' to milk.
Reminds me of iso9000..
You don't have the freedom to say sexual remarks to children.
I guess you don't watch TV much, or listen to the radio.
Oh, and show us where the guy in question did as you suggest, as he didn't.. The children never heard a thing.
I see you don't understand how corporations work. His health will directly influence the direction Apple takes in the future.
Just like in the auto industry, if a car maker creates a car that is prone to wrecks, its not the drivers fault.
Proper maintenance, is the responsibility of the user, not fundamental manufacturing flaws that create security problems.
Missed that whole "Enterprise security" and "IT departments pulling their hair out" bit did you?
Nope didn't miss it a bit. There are already corporate friendly phones. A consumer friendly phone would be nice to have.
Well, it was fun while it lasted. The 'peoples' phone: RIP. 2011
I think the letters to the FBI are more frightening then a book's content ever could have been.
American citizens calling for someones first amendment rights to be stripped, simply beacuse they disprove of the content, should scare the hell out of anyone with 1/2 a brain.
Why do we flip out that The Anarchist's Cookbook is available to terrorists when the Army is releasing far more useful books to anybody and everybody?
Marketing.
What does being 'legit' have anything to do with things? We are talking the RIAA here.
Nah, it will just go away completely.
Once upon a time there was a project to create an open alternative. But Trolltech caved in and adjusted their licensing before it became much.
Its more like they SAID that was the reason, when in reality they were all for it and participated in it.
Now they are large enough, the RIAA will target them.
Is much larger than *any* one person. This just goes to show that once you get to Washington you are just swept away by the beast.
All they want to do is find out how its done and the mindset of the coders so the next release will be 'unbreakable'.
If you trust a mega corporation, you will get hosed.
Of course M$ can't be telling it's shareholders that they have to pay companies to install their windows mobile platform
And why not? If the end result is you destroy the competition due to market saturation, would the share holders care about an 'investment'?
Besides, isn't this how it worked with Microsoft and IBM in the old days?