It's been known for a long time that there is no such thing as privacy any more. From Carnivore, to traffic/red-light cams, to PVR companies being forced to hand over information to the media, what's left of our "privacy" is dwindling daily. The solution(s)?
1: Go live in a cave without any form of technology at all.
2: Live as a hermit in society today, only letting your electricity/gas bills track you.
3: Come to the conclusion that the only part of the world that is ours anymore is the few cubic centimeters inside your skull.
What's my answer? #3. Don't kid yourselves, you're only delaying the inevitable.
k_d
Geez. Now that I think about it, there have been a lot more deadly conflicts than they taught us at school. It's a real eye-opener. I wish I had this when I needed it.
On another tangent -- isn't this what the web is for? The "Information Superhighway"? It's nice that I'm actually learning useful history online, rather than in some stuffy classroom.
Hm... AOL/TW is just an experiment. Things can and do go wrong in experiments. Keeping personal opinions aside, (I hate AOL/TW's guts!), I think it's fortunate for all of the other smaller companies to have a chance. AOL/TW's not making as much money as it could be, in fact, it's losing money. Capitalism at its best (or worst, in AOL/TW's case).
Interesting concept. Since it's difficult to forge fingerprints, it may be a viable idea. Still, someone other than you could use their fingerprint tied to your money, which isn't a good idea. Whatever works, though...
As for myself, I agree with spyware-cleaned software. We could all do without "Big Brother" watching our every keystroke. However, I'm just slightly concerned about some user we've never heard of distributing software, doing who-knows-what to it, as it could just be opening another door to trojans. I mean, come on, which would you prefer -- spyware or a posibly backdoored/trojanized version of a program?
I'd stick with the spyware.
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It's been known for a long time that there is no such thing as privacy any more. From Carnivore, to traffic/red-light cams, to PVR companies being forced to hand over information to the media, what's left of our "privacy" is dwindling daily. The solution(s)?
1: Go live in a cave without any form of technology at all.
2: Live as a hermit in society today, only letting your electricity/gas bills track you.
3: Come to the conclusion that the only part of the world that is ours anymore is the few cubic centimeters inside your skull.
What's my answer? #3. Don't kid yourselves, you're only delaying the inevitable.
k_d
Geez. Now that I think about it, there have been a lot more deadly conflicts than they taught us at school. It's a real eye-opener. I wish I had this when I needed it. On another tangent -- isn't this what the web is for? The "Information Superhighway"? It's nice that I'm actually learning useful history online, rather than in some stuffy classroom.
Hm... AOL/TW is just an experiment. Things can and do go wrong in experiments. Keeping personal opinions aside, (I hate AOL/TW's guts!), I think it's fortunate for all of the other smaller companies to have a chance. AOL/TW's not making as much money as it could be, in fact, it's losing money. Capitalism at its best (or worst, in AOL/TW's case).
Interesting concept. Since it's difficult to forge fingerprints, it may be a viable idea. Still, someone other than you could use their fingerprint tied to your money, which isn't a good idea. Whatever works, though...
As for myself, I agree with spyware-cleaned software. We could all do without "Big Brother" watching our every keystroke. However, I'm just slightly concerned about some user we've never heard of distributing software, doing who-knows-what to it, as it could just be opening another door to trojans. I mean, come on, which would you prefer -- spyware or a posibly backdoored/trojanized version of a program? I'd stick with the spyware.
It sure as hell beats my motherboard graphics... Now if only I can get some cash...