You can run apps accessing the mic in the background (and Siri can do this now, if you allow it, without being plugged in on 6s and 7 devices) but it notifies you with the red status bar and flashing banner telling you that an app accessing to the microphone and which app it is. You see this with VOIP apps, for instance. I'm also pretty sure Apple has rules about what kind of applications can do this. I doubt they allow an app to constantly passively listen, if for no other reason that it would degrade battery performance. You also have to specifically grant it access to the mic the first time it tries to use it.
iOS is very forthcoming when an app access the microphone. If an app is accessing the microphone in the background, the status bar turns red and a flashing notification is placed under it showing the mic is in use and which app is using it. Also I'm pretty sure the Apple app store won't accept applications who's sole purpose is to run the mic in the background, it's only allowed for VOIP and a few other scenarios. Even the telephone app gets this notification (except in this case it's green, not red).
iOS also requires you to grant the application access to the microphone the first time it tries to use it (not as a bundle of permissions at installation like Android does) and you can revoke it at any time.
Jailbreaking the device is the last thing you want to do if you are worried about security. The best way to get shady apps on an iPhone is to jailbreak and use a 3rd party app store to load crap on to the phone.
I get you android fanbois like to shit on Apple, and Apple does some stuff that they deserve to get shit on for, but user privacy is not one of them. Although I love that your suggestion is to buy a phone from a company who's main source of income is selling ads, break the security on said device, and then install a bunch of third party apps to get it to a point where it emulates the security that comes standard on iOS.
Well they are certainly welcome to try but I imagine we both know how well such a course of action would go for anyone attempting it. Economic sanctions against the US would honestly be harder on the rest of the world that it would for us. It would trigger a massive global economic crisis.
As for any sort of military action against us, especially from nations like Pakistan and Afghanistan, well good luck with that. Not like we have responded with massive amounts of force or anything in the past, to such attacks.
Part of the problem is that the US can go after companies for violation of the embargo even after it's lifted. Since the games were purchased during the embargo, this may be why they are still unaccessible.
Not saying it's not bullshit, but it is what it is.
What installation permit? No permit is required, at least in the US, to install a PBX in your building. Also what about VOIP providers? You want to arrest the guys who sold them their PBX equipment because one of VOIP provider's customers 5 years later scammed someone? You didn't think this through.
You explanation is perfectly valid for why a business might assert a particular CID that is valid within the company, but not what carriers allow people to assert any CID not registered to that individual or company.
Because when the system was put in place no one foresaw VOIP and the extremely low barrier to entry for doing this. So they didn't design the system with misuse of the CID assignment from a PBX in mind. So they went with the simpler implementation and then technology happened.
Virtually all of those call centers will VOIP to the US then use outbound POTS originating inside the US to complete the calls, thus avoiding any international calling charges. It would require some reworking of the system but the telcos could require that companies buy DID numbers/toll free numbers for their call centers and only allow those numbers when assigning outbound caller ID from the VOIP lines to the POTS network. That ties the caller ID to the physical POP but still allows flexibility in assigning caller ID strings for the company. This is why companies are allowed to set outbound caller ID now, but unfortunately it's an honor system. It goes back to a time before VOIP and no one anticipated it being used for evil (Life Advice: EVERYTHING can be used for evil, just always assume so).
Human brains and bird brains are packed tightly into the brain case, so that their convolutions leave an impression of the inside of the case. But dinosaur (and reptile) brains are more loosely fitted; they are surrounded within the brain case by membranes called meninges, tough sheaths that protect and support the brain.
Good thing human brains don't have a meninges, otherwise we could get meningitis! Oh, wait.....
I suppose you're largely paying for thin there. I can get a similarly speced Dell Precision with a touch screen and a 2TB SSD for about $1000 less (With Linux preiinstalled.) The Apple Trash Can is competing in the workstation arena, though, and I just did a monster VR desktop build and was having trouble breaking 4 grand with it. Although it would have been a lot easier if I were trying to put a Xeon or dual Xeon in it. The amount of labor I put in to building it myself probably would have tacked another $1000 or so onto the price.
Given that you'd be able to use that (Apple) machine for upwards of 10 years if you wanted to, the price isn't particularly unreasonable. My first aluminum mac pro from 2005-ish is currently serving as an asterisk box for a friend of mine who has a small business and needed a PBX system, and the machine is still plenty capable of doing that. It wasn't even ridiculously expensive for a dual Xeon workstation at the time -- I don't think I could have built one for less money back then.
Thing is, it's not just a touch screen. It's a wide-gamut, high resolution pen digitizer. I don't even know of any available that would directly compare to it, but the QHD (1440) 27" Wacom Cintiq will run you around $2600 and it is just a display, and with lower specs. If Wacom made this display it would probably cost $4K by itself.
If you just want a touch-screen PC this isn't for you. This is aimed directly at the professionals using iMacs in film, animation, graphics, and arts.
I had to do this a couple times this month so far. If the software locks up so badly that even the mouse won't work, then it's practically guaranteed that the new specialized touch enabled strip isn't going to work either. Of course, if they had user replaceable batteries you could just power the thing down that way, but no...
So either they use a key-combo to bypass the OS for power (iPhones do this, for example, if you press-hold the home and power button on the rare occasions that one locks up) or the touch strip isn't run by the OS, but is running it's own mini-os and dedicated hardware.
Just because it doesn't have a dedicated power button doesn't mean it relies on the OS to power off. Even smart phones have button combo's that will bypass the OS and power the device off. This is probably no different.
No. Apple's latest touch ID is super quick and very accurate, but it still derps out if your fingers are wet or very dirty. If every use was indoor at the range then sure, but that's not going to be the case.
When someone comes up with a system that police officers are OK with using then I'll look into using it. Until then, if a cop won't trust it with his life, why should anyone?
Netflix could buy the rights for any show in any area. They just choose not to.
This isn't true at all. A lot of content has existing distribution deals in different regions, some of these may go back decades. Others are new deals but they can be in place before Netflix even has a chance to buy the content (bundled with broadcast rights to local TV networks, for example). I'm sure there is some content they could but chose not to buy the rights to in specific reasons, but it's definitely not "any show in any area".
Being pedantic but it is possible (but dumb) for them to buy any show in any area. They only need to buy the entire local TV network or whoever has the rights. Expensively stupid but possible.
So the answer isn't whether they can but whether they should.
Actually no, since at least some of the countries those networks are in have laws restricting foreign ownership or the networks are outright state owned themselves.
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You can run apps accessing the mic in the background (and Siri can do this now, if you allow it, without being plugged in on 6s and 7 devices) but it notifies you with the red status bar and flashing banner telling you that an app accessing to the microphone and which app it is. You see this with VOIP apps, for instance. I'm also pretty sure Apple has rules about what kind of applications can do this. I doubt they allow an app to constantly passively listen, if for no other reason that it would degrade battery performance. You also have to specifically grant it access to the mic the first time it tries to use it.
iOS is very forthcoming when an app access the microphone. If an app is accessing the microphone in the background, the status bar turns red and a flashing notification is placed under it showing the mic is in use and which app is using it. Also I'm pretty sure the Apple app store won't accept applications who's sole purpose is to run the mic in the background, it's only allowed for VOIP and a few other scenarios. Even the telephone app gets this notification (except in this case it's green, not red).
iOS also requires you to grant the application access to the microphone the first time it tries to use it (not as a bundle of permissions at installation like Android does) and you can revoke it at any time.
Jailbreaking the device is the last thing you want to do if you are worried about security. The best way to get shady apps on an iPhone is to jailbreak and use a 3rd party app store to load crap on to the phone.
I get you android fanbois like to shit on Apple, and Apple does some stuff that they deserve to get shit on for, but user privacy is not one of them. Although I love that your suggestion is to buy a phone from a company who's main source of income is selling ads, break the security on said device, and then install a bunch of third party apps to get it to a point where it emulates the security that comes standard on iOS.
Well they are certainly welcome to try but I imagine we both know how well such a course of action would go for anyone attempting it. Economic sanctions against the US would honestly be harder on the rest of the world that it would for us. It would trigger a massive global economic crisis.
As for any sort of military action against us, especially from nations like Pakistan and Afghanistan, well good luck with that. Not like we have responded with massive amounts of force or anything in the past, to such attacks.
Part of the problem is that the US can go after companies for violation of the embargo even after it's lifted. Since the games were purchased during the embargo, this may be why they are still unaccessible.
Not saying it's not bullshit, but it is what it is.
It's not irrelevant, and I already explained why. Maybe read the entire comment first.
What installation permit? No permit is required, at least in the US, to install a PBX in your building. Also what about VOIP providers? You want to arrest the guys who sold them their PBX equipment because one of VOIP provider's customers 5 years later scammed someone? You didn't think this through.
Apparently they weren't too busy to go downmod everyone criticizing their incoherent headlines though.
You explanation is perfectly valid for why a business might assert a particular CID that is valid within the company, but not what carriers allow people to assert any CID not registered to that individual or company.
Because when the system was put in place no one foresaw VOIP and the extremely low barrier to entry for doing this. So they didn't design the system with misuse of the CID assignment from a PBX in mind. So they went with the simpler implementation and then technology happened.
You want to throw every telecom installer in jail? it's not like they are using special scam hardware, it's standard PBX equipment.
the task force pays for itself... from the untold billions the carriers made on every spam / scam call they put thru to you.
Pretty sure they don't make billions per call.
Is there an ongoing contest to come up with the worst headline on /. ?
Virtually all of those call centers will VOIP to the US then use outbound POTS originating inside the US to complete the calls, thus avoiding any international calling charges. It would require some reworking of the system but the telcos could require that companies buy DID numbers/toll free numbers for their call centers and only allow those numbers when assigning outbound caller ID from the VOIP lines to the POTS network. That ties the caller ID to the physical POP but still allows flexibility in assigning caller ID strings for the company. This is why companies are allowed to set outbound caller ID now, but unfortunately it's an honor system. It goes back to a time before VOIP and no one anticipated it being used for evil (Life Advice: EVERYTHING can be used for evil, just always assume so).
What makes them any less legitimate than the 'real' IRS? It's a scam either way.
For one these scammers can't throw you in jail if you don't pay.
Human brains and bird brains are packed tightly into the brain case, so that their convolutions leave an impression of the inside of the case. But dinosaur (and reptile) brains are more loosely fitted; they are surrounded within the brain case by membranes called meninges, tough sheaths that protect and support the brain.
Good thing human brains don't have a meninges, otherwise we could get meningitis! Oh, wait.....
No, but you must submit DNA sample at each login.
I suppose you're largely paying for thin there. I can get a similarly speced Dell Precision with a touch screen and a 2TB SSD for about $1000 less (With Linux preiinstalled.) The Apple Trash Can is competing in the workstation arena, though, and I just did a monster VR desktop build and was having trouble breaking 4 grand with it. Although it would have been a lot easier if I were trying to put a Xeon or dual Xeon in it. The amount of labor I put in to building it myself probably would have tacked another $1000 or so onto the price.
Given that you'd be able to use that (Apple) machine for upwards of 10 years if you wanted to, the price isn't particularly unreasonable. My first aluminum mac pro from 2005-ish is currently serving as an asterisk box for a friend of mine who has a small business and needed a PBX system, and the machine is still plenty capable of doing that. It wasn't even ridiculously expensive for a dual Xeon workstation at the time -- I don't think I could have built one for less money back then.
Thing is, it's not just a touch screen. It's a wide-gamut, high resolution pen digitizer. I don't even know of any available that would directly compare to it, but the QHD (1440) 27" Wacom Cintiq will run you around $2600 and it is just a display, and with lower specs. If Wacom made this display it would probably cost $4K by itself.
If you just want a touch-screen PC this isn't for you. This is aimed directly at the professionals using iMacs in film, animation, graphics, and arts.
And a high-end pen digitizer, don't forget that detail.
But really then they should call it "just nerds" since there won't be any news left.
So... like most days around here now then.
I had to do this a couple times this month so far. If the software locks up so badly that even the mouse won't work, then it's practically guaranteed that the new specialized touch enabled strip isn't going to work either. Of course, if they had user replaceable batteries you could just power the thing down that way, but no...
So either they use a key-combo to bypass the OS for power (iPhones do this, for example, if you press-hold the home and power button on the rare occasions that one locks up) or the touch strip isn't run by the OS, but is running it's own mini-os and dedicated hardware.
Just because it doesn't have a dedicated power button doesn't mean it relies on the OS to power off. Even smart phones have button combo's that will bypass the OS and power the device off. This is probably no different.
No. Apple's latest touch ID is super quick and very accurate, but it still derps out if your fingers are wet or very dirty. If every use was indoor at the range then sure, but that's not going to be the case.
When someone comes up with a system that police officers are OK with using then I'll look into using it. Until then, if a cop won't trust it with his life, why should anyone?
Just glue a Life Alert button to it
How fucking thing does this $1200+ laptop need to be
To meet Apple standards it needs to be at least 8.562 thing
Netflix could buy the rights for any show in any area. They just choose not to.
This isn't true at all. A lot of content has existing distribution deals in different regions, some of these may go back decades. Others are new deals but they can be in place before Netflix even has a chance to buy the content (bundled with broadcast rights to local TV networks, for example). I'm sure there is some content they could but chose not to buy the rights to in specific reasons, but it's definitely not "any show in any area".
Being pedantic but it is possible (but dumb) for them to buy any show in any area. They only need to buy the entire local TV network or whoever has the rights. Expensively stupid but possible.
So the answer isn't whether they can but whether they should.
Actually no, since at least some of the countries those networks are in have laws restricting foreign ownership or the networks are outright state owned themselves.