, and we'll even give them some flamible materials on the plane for $3'
First, I agree with you -- all this "increaed security" is at best just a bunch of "calm the sheep" claptrap and at worst a police state infrastructure that will degenerate into an internal passport system for all modes of transporation, eventually including auto and foot.
However, you won't be sold a flammable on the plane for $3. (Assuming you're talking about liquor). Liquor greater than 140 proof is prohibited on board U.S. aircraft. No, I didn't find this out empirically:).
LOL, the name "Moonwalker" sure takes on new meaning in light of recent events!
Sometimes I wonder if these "Ban that game" articles are planted by friends of the game companies--what better way to increase sales than to call for censorship?
As far as I can see, you're right. In order for "content" to be displayed or heard, it must exist in decrypted form first. And any Digital Restrictions Management enabled app would have to know how to do that.
So even if the cryptography is top-notch, the text or sound or pictures could be shunted off in the clear. Imagine how much easier the QTFairUse attack against iTunes DRM would have been with access to the QuickTime and iTunes source.
I wonder what printing your pass from home does for your chances of being a "selectee." And if you fly an airline regularly, you know what that looks like, and could easily alter the boarding pass to remove the scarlet S's or whatever that particular airline uses. If you got called on it, you could say that's the way it printed--assuming you didn't leave any blatant tracks, it'd be difficult to prove intentional alteration in that case. Still wouldn't try it, though:).
Ah-the lightbulb comes on. So you print a boarding pass from home, then alter it to match your ID. It looks like this might be a hole in the protocol as you said, but I'm sure as hell not trying it. The only thing the TSA and others with a stake in making us feel "safe" will fry someone for worse than an actual terrorist act is making them look stupid.
I have flown recently, and though I did have baggage, it appeared that those without baggage still needed to obtain boarding passes at the ticket counter, where their ID was checked against the database entry, not the printed e-ticket.
If you buy an e-ticket, you can transfer it to another person by editting the name in photoshop or in html, and printing it out. When you go to the airport, they scan the barcode and it comes up valid, and then they look that your ID matches the name on the ticket.
And if you actually try this, you'll be on the business end of an interrogation from some humorless people with guns. How do you propose to check in, when they look at the name as it is returned from the database, and it doesn't match your ID?
I agree that the ID requirement was only to prevent the sale of tickets, and not for "security" as we've been told, but this workaround won't work.
So one enhancement makes the features they took away previously OK? Seems like the Tivo users are under the a similar reality distortion field to the one Steve Jobs projects on the Mac faithful.
Notice how computer "security" gets a lot more press these days? Pretty soon, Joe Sixpack will be clamorning for his TCPA/Palladium/NGSCB "protected" PC that he believes will protect his data. Little do Joe and friends know what they'll be buying.
Sure, non-locked hardware won't be illegal right away, but it'll get a lot more expensive when it isn't mass-produced because it can't run Longhorn.
I would expect a more gentle interpretation of Tivo's actions from someone whose site's continued existence depends on Tivo's goodwill in not making a DMCA claim to his ISP.
That said, I thought their true colors were pretty obvious when they started removing features with their forced "upgrades" awhile back.
And to the Tivo shills with mod points: bring it on, I have karma to burn.
So you're saying that you're surprised a company whose business model is based on extorting a monthly fee for a VCR is acting like a jackbooted thug and violating the GPL? I'm not surprised at all.
Expecting an emergency call that could get you fired/dumped/etc? DON'T GO TO THE MOVIES.
Yes, because anyone who can't reasonably expect an unanticipated emergency doesn't deserve to live. There is nothing freaking wrong with having a cellphone in your pocket on vibrate, so long as you leave the venue to take the call.
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Hadn't thought of that!
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First, I agree with you -- all this "increaed security" is at best just a bunch of "calm the sheep" claptrap and at worst a police state infrastructure that will degenerate into an internal passport system for all modes of transporation, eventually including auto and foot.
However, you won't be sold a flammable on the plane for $3. (Assuming you're talking about liquor). Liquor greater than 140 proof is prohibited on board U.S. aircraft. No, I didn't find this out empirically :).
That's not an option for most corporations, unfortunately :).
Did you happen to notice if it tried to send any network traffic when you got that message :)?
Actually, the message it sends is "If you make a Windows version, your shit's a lot more likely to get hacked."
Sometimes I wonder if these "Ban that game" articles are planted by friends of the game companies--what better way to increase sales than to call for censorship?
OK, maybe the latter isn't satire--but it's still protected, because the writer is expressing an opinion about a public, political figure.
So even if the cryptography is top-notch, the text or sound or pictures could be shunted off in the clear. Imagine how much easier the QTFairUse attack against iTunes DRM would have been with access to the QuickTime and iTunes source.
The DRM layer is a bitch, though.
Wow. You've just described my employer's PeopleSoft implementation.
Thanks, but been there. They don't give it out outside the DoD.
JOVIAL--that brings back some memories. Did a report on it as an undergrad. Is there a publicly available compiler anywhere?
I wonder what printing your pass from home does for your chances of being a "selectee." And if you fly an airline regularly, you know what that looks like, and could easily alter the boarding pass to remove the scarlet S's or whatever that particular airline uses. If you got called on it, you could say that's the way it printed--assuming you didn't leave any blatant tracks, it'd be difficult to prove intentional alteration in that case. Still wouldn't try it, though :).
Ah-the lightbulb comes on. So you print a boarding pass from home, then alter it to match your ID. It looks like this might be a hole in the protocol as you said, but I'm sure as hell not trying it. The only thing the TSA and others with a stake in making us feel "safe" will fry someone for worse than an actual terrorist act is making them look stupid.
I have flown recently, and though I did have baggage, it appeared that those without baggage still needed to obtain boarding passes at the ticket counter, where their ID was checked against the database entry, not the printed e-ticket.
And if you actually try this, you'll be on the business end of an interrogation from some humorless people with guns. How do you propose to check in, when they look at the name as it is returned from the database, and it doesn't match your ID?
I agree that the ID requirement was only to prevent the sale of tickets, and not for "security" as we've been told, but this workaround won't work.
So one enhancement makes the features they took away previously OK? Seems like the Tivo users are under the a similar reality distortion field to the one Steve Jobs projects on the Mac faithful.
My bad. I thought he currently ran the site. Thanks.
Sure, non-locked hardware won't be illegal right away, but it'll get a lot more expensive when it isn't mass-produced because it can't run Longhorn.
That said, I thought their true colors were pretty obvious when they started removing features with their forced "upgrades" awhile back.
And to the Tivo shills with mod points: bring it on, I have karma to burn.
So you're saying that you're surprised a company whose business model is based on extorting a monthly fee for a VCR is acting like a jackbooted thug and violating the GPL? I'm not surprised at all.
Call me when they invade Poland.
The good thing about that it that it would be much harder to DF.
Yes, because anyone who can't reasonably expect an unanticipated emergency doesn't deserve to live. There is nothing freaking wrong with having a cellphone in your pocket on vibrate, so long as you leave the venue to take the call.