So spying on your kids is probably not that hard, yes some kids are smarter then some parents and will defeat the spying but that is somewhat beside the point.
After you have installed your spyware you are going to have to monitor your kid, who they chat to, where they surf etc. These things take time, I have a distinct feeling that the parents time would be much better spent just talking to their kids.
Perhaps the spying, monitoring, examining logs from your kids computer is going to be outsourced, wouldn't that be hillarious.
Just another hit piece in the tired old line of 'violent computer games create criminals' articles. Cause we all know that it is a fact that a few hours of GTA will turn you into a car stealing thug that goes on killing sprees, just as Counter Strike teaches you how to blow shit up and take hostages.
But as with most things they only need to find one example to prove their theory while all the other non-violent players fade into the background.
Good, finally we have started to stand up to the insanity of frivolous data collection. There are just to many unknown factors here. How long is the data stored (probably forever), who will have access to it once it reaches US Shores (TIA?), what will they do with it, how will it be processed and cross referenced. A near endless line of question could really follow here.
How come it appears to be a very one sided transfer of data, after all we don't get the same information about americans travelling to Europe as we are expected to send over, do we?. Which is odd since we have had way more terrorist attacks on european soil then have ever taken place in the USA.
Since this is all carried out in the cause of preventing terrorism I do wonder if this will really stop any terrorist? Doubtful, if anything they have just given them a list of things to stay clear off if you want to slide under the digital radar. I'll eat porkchops or fish, buy a return ticket (even thou there will be no return), i'll pay via creditcard and generally provide the system with non suspicious information.
But if it stopped just one terrorist wouldn't it be worth it? When the violation of millions is justified for a single success I don't wanna play no more. I haven't been to America since pre 9-11 and quite frankly I don't feel any great urgency to return either, not for biz or pleasure.
If the EU can just stand firm and hold its ground I think we'll be the winner here, after all we'll loose far less economically then the USA will when others realise the same.
We won't miss privacy until its gone and then its to late cause it's just to easy to take away but very hard (if not impossible) to reclaim.
SGI are borderline pushing up the corporate daisies arn't they? Look no further then the SGI O2, doesn't get much better then that, all other boxes can eat blue dust.
So just toss some of that Intel cash their way and it could be theirs.
Looks to me like the two where made for eachother, after all alot of these new defence systems like the missile shield appear to give the same crappy odds of success as some games of chanse. Not to mention that there really is only one winner in each scenario (casionos and the military industrial complex) and a whole bunch of loosers paying thru the noose for it.
Who says this wasn't the intended goal? Some disgruntal US DOJ wageslave gets screwed on his case vs Microsoft, pulls a few strings and pisses of the right people in the EU and TA-DA! Humongous fine and senators, presidents, congressmen to bail 'em out.
At first glance all these things sounds great, after all who doesn't wanna stop creepy pedophiles from trading kiddy porn. Most everyone could get behind that. Then you start to think about it some and realise that it will require a massive amount of storage (and a massive workforce to control it all), but sure harddrives are cheap. Then why stop at that, why not just open all letters and listen to all phonecalls while we are at it, I'm quite certain that some pedophiles talk on the phone or send things via non electronic mail to each other to. Heck lets build transparent houses out of glass so we can see everything that goes on inside.
When they find one, or get the same information required for a regular wiretap then yeah sure tap that persons internet access all you like but some general all encompassing SAVE ALL data idea is just crap and quite possibly ripe for abuse.
Sure, cause he did such a wonderful job with Doom *yuck* *yuck* *yuck*
Not that it matters thou, as I recall it the MC never takes of his helmet. Hench they could just go with someone that will be alot cheaper instead. Perhaps even be so bold as to pick someone that can actually act.
Well sure it sounds like a good and resonable idea when you read it, that is until Joe Public tosses his lawsuit at them for some unforseen complication and now he wants billions and billions for his pain. I predict they will go back to testing them the old fashioned way then, on "enemies".
Ofcause I want to field test the latest hardware from your glorious R&D division friend Computer! I hearby volunteer my fellow troubleshooters for testing of the new and improved anti-anti-commie ray. All hail friend computer!
DRM is money, quick fix needed. Other horrible bug that needs to be patched (just pick one) not the same kind of emergency, after all is just joe schmo losing out to the evil haxxors of the world, he can wait until the next big patch.
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So spying on your kids is probably not that hard, yes some kids are smarter then some parents and will defeat the spying but that is somewhat beside the point.
After you have installed your spyware you are going to have to monitor your kid, who they chat to, where they surf etc. These things take time, I have a distinct feeling that the parents time would be much better spent just talking to their kids.
Perhaps the spying, monitoring, examining logs from your kids computer is going to be outsourced, wouldn't that be hillarious.
Just another hit piece in the tired old line of 'violent computer games create criminals' articles. Cause we all know that it is a fact that a few hours of GTA will turn you into a car stealing thug that goes on killing sprees, just as Counter Strike teaches you how to blow shit up and take hostages.
But as with most things they only need to find one example to prove their theory while all the other non-violent players fade into the background.
Rock the Vote .. pff ... Why rock when you can hack?!
Good, finally we have started to stand up to the insanity of frivolous data collection. There are just to many unknown factors here. How long is the data stored (probably forever), who will have access to it once it reaches US Shores (TIA?), what will they do with it, how will it be processed and cross referenced. A near endless line of question could really follow here.
How come it appears to be a very one sided transfer of data, after all we don't get the same information about americans travelling to Europe as we are expected to send over, do we?. Which is odd since we have had way more terrorist attacks on european soil then have ever taken place in the USA.
Since this is all carried out in the cause of preventing terrorism I do wonder if this will really stop any terrorist? Doubtful, if anything they have just given them a list of things to stay clear off if you want to slide under the digital radar. I'll eat porkchops or fish, buy a return ticket (even thou there will be no return), i'll pay via creditcard and generally provide the system with non suspicious information.
But if it stopped just one terrorist wouldn't it be worth it? When the violation of millions is justified for a single success I don't wanna play no more. I haven't been to America since pre 9-11 and quite frankly I don't feel any great urgency to return either, not for biz or pleasure.
If the EU can just stand firm and hold its ground I think we'll be the winner here, after all we'll loose far less economically then the USA will when others realise the same.
We won't miss privacy until its gone and then its to late cause it's just to easy to take away but very hard (if not impossible) to reclaim.
SGI are borderline pushing up the corporate daisies arn't they? Look no further then the SGI O2, doesn't get much better then that, all other boxes can eat blue dust.
So just toss some of that Intel cash their way and it could be theirs.
Looks to me like the two where made for eachother, after all alot of these new defence systems like the missile shield appear to give the same crappy odds of success as some games of chanse. Not to mention that there really is only one winner in each scenario (casionos and the military industrial complex) and a whole bunch of loosers paying thru the noose for it.
Why not just have a link to amazon.gov and a picture of the $5000 hammers etc so that you can see what your tax dollars are paying for :)
Who says this wasn't the intended goal? Some disgruntal US DOJ wageslave gets screwed on his case vs Microsoft, pulls a few strings and pisses of the right people in the EU and TA-DA! Humongous fine and senators, presidents, congressmen to bail 'em out.
Now if Gates had had a "cute" female intern there servicing him it would have been a whole other thing, but then all Bills arn't the same.
Wouldn't that be like the shortest movie ever? First scene, posting on slashdot, X seconds later target machine in the news doesn't respond anymore ...
So what do you think they are using to run their 'intergalactic-anal-probes.com' with?
Now that they are "out in public" I'm sure they'll all be raided and or sued by RIAA, MPAA etc before the end of the year.
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At first glance all these things sounds great, after all who doesn't wanna stop creepy pedophiles from trading kiddy porn. Most everyone could get behind that. Then you start to think about it some and realise that it will require a massive amount of storage (and a massive workforce to control it all), but sure harddrives are cheap. Then why stop at that, why not just open all letters and listen to all phonecalls while we are at it, I'm quite certain that some pedophiles talk on the phone or send things via non electronic mail to each other to. Heck lets build transparent houses out of glass so we can see everything that goes on inside.
When they find one, or get the same information required for a regular wiretap then yeah sure tap that persons internet access all you like but some general all encompassing SAVE ALL data idea is just crap and quite possibly ripe for abuse.
- But Gandalf I don't wanna squeeze blood out of a stone!
- Shut up! Daddy needs a new point hat!
Sure, cause he did such a wonderful job with Doom *yuck* *yuck* *yuck*
Not that it matters thou, as I recall it the MC never takes of his helmet. Hench they could just go with someone that will be alot cheaper instead. Perhaps even be so bold as to pick someone that can actually act.
Well sure it sounds like a good and resonable idea when you read it, that is until Joe Public tosses his lawsuit at them for some unforseen complication and now he wants billions and billions for his pain. I predict they will go back to testing them the old fashioned way then, on "enemies".
Ofcause I want to field test the latest hardware from your glorious R&D division friend Computer! I hearby volunteer my fellow troubleshooters for testing of the new and improved anti-anti-commie ray. All hail friend computer!
FPS games are like Indiana Jones movies, they are only good when there are nazis to gun down. So COD2 is a good game.
Why didn't they just use the Stargate? Flying to Atlantis is going to take A LONG LONG time!
'We now think there is a new class of ocean-covered--and possibly habitable--planets in solar systems unlike our own,'
Well ofcause there are ocean covered planets in the solar system, after all where else would the Empire build their clone armies!?!
Trying to care, trying to care, trying to care ... Sorry it ain't happenin'. Come back when there is something that actually matters.
So what happens in Vegas doesn't stay in Vegas anymore, time to adapt to the future instead of trying to legilate to the past.
DRM is money, quick fix needed. Other horrible bug that needs to be patched (just pick one) not the same kind of emergency, after all is just joe schmo losing out to the evil haxxors of the world, he can wait until the next big patch.