If the DOJ did "seize" iOS source code, what would that look like? It's an intangible. Would they expect a flash drive with plaintext files on it? What would guarantee that the files on the drive actually *were* iOS source and not some decoy?
I wasn't suggesting a course of action, just pointing out a possible dangerous line of reasoning. Nor do I think the D.A.'s idea is anything but a fantasy cooked up to justify getting into an iPhone.
If you assert the existence of a "cyber-pathogen," there's no reason to stop at one phone... why not decrypt and search every phone? Only way to be sure...
Automation will open up car travel to populations (the young, the elderly, the visually or otherwise impaired) who did not previously have access.
Driverless cars will not only not be free, they will be substantially more expensive than a dumb manual car. They won't magically appear for these people. Those who don't currently have access use bikes, buses, taxis, carpools, and friends to get around.
Whenever you see these unusually-high salaries, the defense always given is that they want to attract the best talent. Obviously, if subpar pay and perks are offered, it's not going to be attractive, but it seems that when you dangle big money, you're mostly going to get people with a taste for money, and damn all else. Has this ever been studied... executive performance vs pay? Do you really get a person 3,000 X better?
I can see Gate's lack of concern about privacy rights and the notion that a customer 'owns' the software or computer he just bought. But if he had any working brain cells he'd have to see the long-term damage to U.S. tech companies... if back doors become the new normal, nobody's going to want to buy our crap anymore, if the competition does not have back doors.
Going a step further, if the tech sector suffers losses, that's a big impact to the tax base, and the Feds lose big time.
How is this even possible, legally? If you so much as put a Mickey Mouse wristwatch on upside down Disney comes down on you like a ton of bricks. This group... obtains a 35mm print, restores and releases it? Makes my head spin.
So... the iPhone's memory cannot be copied directly either (by opening the case and clipping to the appropriate chips)? If the FBI could suck the bits out, they could decrypt it at their leisure.
If you've driven for 10-20 years with center lines on the road, when they're suddenly gone, you'll slow down out of caution. But if you're just starting to drive it might make no difference. You might assume the whole road is for you till you learn the hard way.
I live in Chicago, in a GOOD neighborhood, and our options are cable and DSL. This "fiber" you speak of has not yet found its way to our particular back water.
In 2001 and sequels, A C Clarke postulated von Neumann-type universal constructor, the first job of which is to make more copies of itself before proceeding to the main task. Given that approach, the main constraints to speed would be the speed of delivery of energy and raw materials. Why would you need even a century?
Do terrorists really think about using mini copters for attacks? Have they done so already? I mean, the notion of sending a suicide martyr to heaven is much more compelling and romantic than plopping bombs on a flying robot.
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If the DOJ did "seize" iOS source code, what would that look like? It's an intangible. Would they expect a flash drive with plaintext files on it? What would guarantee that the files on the drive actually *were* iOS source and not some decoy?
Just a matter of degree...
I wasn't suggesting a course of action, just pointing out a possible dangerous line of reasoning. Nor do I think the D.A.'s idea is anything but a fantasy cooked up to justify getting into an iPhone.
If you assert the existence of a "cyber-pathogen," there's no reason to stop at one phone... why not decrypt and search every phone? Only way to be sure...
So the bird poop don't get in...
Night Gallery
Dated, but still one of my favorite episodes.
Same thing has applied to your car's GPS. People still drive in to lakes because the voice told them to.
With so few Polaroid cameras out there, you'd think the remaining Fuji stock would last a while yet.
Automation will open up car travel to populations (the young, the elderly, the visually or otherwise impaired) who did not previously have access.
Driverless cars will not only not be free, they will be substantially more expensive than a dumb manual car. They won't magically appear for these people. Those who don't currently have access use bikes, buses, taxis, carpools, and friends to get around.
Whenever you see these unusually-high salaries, the defense always given is that they want to attract the best talent. Obviously, if subpar pay and perks are offered, it's not going to be attractive, but it seems that when you dangle big money, you're mostly going to get people with a taste for money, and damn all else. Has this ever been studied... executive performance vs pay? Do you really get a person 3,000 X better?
Needs an audit.
France is seeking 1.6 billion euros in back taxes from Google, dwarfing what the United Kingdom recently agreed to pay.
The UK owed France taxes? What's that got to do with Google?
I can see Gate's lack of concern about privacy rights and the notion that a customer 'owns' the software or computer he just bought. But if he had any working brain cells he'd have to see the long-term damage to U.S. tech companies... if back doors become the new normal, nobody's going to want to buy our crap anymore, if the competition does not have back doors.
Going a step further, if the tech sector suffers losses, that's a big impact to the tax base, and the Feds lose big time.
If Sally changed the password, then Sally *has* the password and there's no mystery. Just ask Sally.
How is this even possible, legally? If you so much as put a Mickey Mouse wristwatch on upside down Disney comes down on you like a ton of bricks. This group... obtains a 35mm print, restores and releases it? Makes my head spin.
Iridium 192 is apparently industrial gamma source. "Up to" 10 grams were taken. Not seeing much reason for hitting the panic button here.
So... the iPhone's memory cannot be copied directly either (by opening the case and clipping to the appropriate chips)? If the FBI could suck the bits out, they could decrypt it at their leisure.
If you've driven for 10-20 years with center lines on the road, when they're suddenly gone, you'll slow down out of caution. But if you're just starting to drive it might make no difference. You might assume the whole road is for you till you learn the hard way.
Not everyone lives in a city.
I live in Chicago, in a GOOD neighborhood, and our options are cable and DSL. This "fiber" you speak of has not yet found its way to our particular back water.
There’s pressure to root out the so-called “patent trolls”
But apparently not enough pressure.
I'm all for it.
Lawmakers pass a bill declaring pi = 3, saving the world many thousands of hours of tedious calculation. Hooray!
In 2001 and sequels, A C Clarke postulated von Neumann-type universal constructor, the first job of which is to make more copies of itself before proceeding to the main task. Given that approach, the main constraints to speed would be the speed of delivery of energy and raw materials. Why would you need even a century?
And all your audio files on it were high pitched and squeaky...
Do terrorists really think about using mini copters for attacks? Have they done so already? I mean, the notion of sending a suicide martyr to heaven is much more compelling and romantic than plopping bombs on a flying robot.