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  1. We're not your mom and pop's police department on Data-Fed Monitoring System Will Put New Yorkers Under Police Surveillance · · Score: 1

    No, as they used to respect the privacy of the honest citizen.

  2. Who owns the data? on The FDA Spied On Its Own Scientists · · Score: 1

    Was it on FDA time? If so its their data.
    Was it using FDA computers? If so, its their data
    Was it using FDA networks? If so its their data

    Its pretty simple: if its not your time/equipment, its not your data and it is owned by your employer for and they have a right to monitor/record/restrict it all.

  3. Re:turn off the phone when not in use on Cell Phones: Tracking Devices That Happen To Make Calls · · Score: 2

    On my apple ( which no longer has a sim card ) turning on flight mode only disabled the cell radio, and wifi still runs.

  4. Re:turn off the phone when not in use on Cell Phones: Tracking Devices That Happen To Make Calls · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Turning off may not be enough. Pulling the battery, would be. Or a 'Faraday' bag in your car to drop it in

  5. Re:What godawful writing. on RMS Responds To NPR File-Sharer's Blog · · Score: 1

    I could be wrong, but it seems his "writings" are getting worse and more convoluted as time goes on.

  6. Wait, hyprocracy? on RMS Responds To NPR File-Sharer's Blog · · Score: 0, Troll

    Not making a moral judgment on copying here, just commenting on RMS's statements...

    So RMS says its ok ( even to the point of being encouraged ) to copy another person's copyrighted material, but don't you dare violate the GPL..

    Sounds contradictory and some what hypocritical to me.

  7. Re:Ready? Oops! Oh noooooOOOO! on Windows 8 Mail Leaves Users Pining For the Desktop — or Even Their Phones · · Score: 1

    Wasn't debating the value of their offerings, just that it is their end goal to lock businesses in as much as possible.

  8. Induced headaches on Has the 3-D Hype Bubble Finally Popped? · · Score: 1

    Killed any interest in it for me.

  9. Re:I don't get it. on Ask Slashdot: Building a Personal FOSS Cloud? · · Score: 1

    Is it going to magically sync all your different data together so you can access it all the time?

    Mine does. But then again, i run my own services at home, and do a regular sync to an off-site data store for backups, that i also own. ( in another state, just in case )

    None are reliant on a 'free' storage provider like megaupload or some other such unpredictable system.

  10. Re:Not a computer? on Judge Rules iDevice Speaker Docks Don't Infringe On Bose Patent · · Score: 1

    While a nice goal, its not a good definition of a computer if you ask me.

    A ECM is considered a computer by nearly everyone. But its not 'open' in the slighted. ( or the billions of other embedded computers.. )

    Mainframes are considered computers, and if you just a user, you get no choice. What about a network switch? Yup, its a computer too.

  11. Not a computer? on Judge Rules iDevice Speaker Docks Don't Infringe On Bose Patent · · Score: 1

    What is the definition of a computer then?

    To me all 3 qualify. At the very least if you are going to narrowly define it, at the least the iPad is.. iPhone should be. iPod, depends on which one. A classic is an embedded computer, a touch, well, its a computer too...

  12. *yawn* on Ask Slashdot: Building a Personal FOSS Cloud? · · Score: 1

    Doesn't this question get asked here like every other week now?

  13. Re:Ready? Oops! Oh noooooOOOO! on Windows 8 Mail Leaves Users Pining For the Desktop — or Even Their Phones · · Score: 1

    Perhaps they don't care either and want to have some sort of online 'cloud' mail offering too. Donno what they might call it, how does "hotmail", or "Outlook web access" sound for names?

    Kidding aside, they don't really care about competing mail systems, never really have.. They want to make using them 'less optimal' so you move toward their offerings instead, such as exchange.

  14. Re:What's the big deal? on US ISPs Continue To Support DNSChanger Redirection Servers · · Score: 1

    I think a page saying you have a security problem on your PC and to please call us would make customers happy.. "they care about us" I know they don't really, but it would make many feel that way.

  15. Re:What's the big deal? on US ISPs Continue To Support DNSChanger Redirection Servers · · Score: 2

    Torrents != virus.

  16. Re:What's the big deal? on US ISPs Continue To Support DNSChanger Redirection Servers · · Score: 5, Insightful

    The big deal is they are keeping infected computers online.

    These should have been cut off day one, with a message 'call your isp' and allow NO other traffic to protect the users data.

  17. "Rich people don't like to go slow" on Will Speed Limits Inhibit Autonomous Car Adoption? · · Score: 1

    Screw you and your class warfare.

  18. 2 main reasons i see on PC Sales Are Flat-Lining · · Score: 2

    1 - is the economy
    2 - people have finally figured out that they don't really need to participate in the upgrade treadmill.

  19. Seperation of use on Ask Slashdot: Managing Encrypted Android Devices In State and Local Gov't? · · Score: 1

    Id prefer to have 2 devices over the 'boss' having access to mine, in ANY manner. ( even active sync which gives them far too much control over MY device )

  20. Re:state agency will take the best deal not the be on Ask Slashdot: Managing Encrypted Android Devices In State and Local Gov't? · · Score: 1

    Not always. Some states do worry about technical merit.

  21. Re:Seems logical enough... on New York Experiments With Wi-Fi From Payphones · · Score: 4, Interesting

    On top of streetlights perhaps? Hard to get up there without getting caught and will increase range being higher off the ground..

    Lights already have power, and many have some sort of network connection for monitoring...

  22. Re:[gets popcorn] on Nature: Global Temperatures Are a Falling Trend · · Score: 1

    Unless you are sitting on the tarmac..

  23. Of course its back on Bye ACTA, Hello CETA · · Score: 1

    This stuff never goes away. it sits and waits until the citizens blink, then its too late.

  24. Re:So am I understanding this right? on No, You Can't Claim 'Negligence' In a Copyright Case · · Score: 1

    if it has been wiped recently

    Ah the wonders of hidden encrypted partitions and VM's...

  25. Told ya so on No, You Can't Claim 'Negligence' In a Copyright Case · · Score: 0

    I knew that this sort of ruling would eventually happen.

    Doesn't bode well for people who have their wifi cracked ..