The Maximum penalty would be dissolution of the company. The maximum penalty the UK could probably make happen is they are no longer allowed to operate in the UK in any capacity.
IMO, a breach like this means they have demonstrated they cannot be trusted with private data, and should no longer be allowed to store private data.
The other question everyone should be asking is: How did they get this private data? I sure as hell didn't give them permission to have it. (I know, likely hidden away in the TOS of credit cards I have).
For fun, I helped a friend of mine reverse engineer a schematic for the 6502 based on the op-codes. Knew we had it right when we could predict all of the undocumented op-codes.
Fun times. The world of computing was so full off wonder back then. (it still can be, bun one has to look a lot harder)
(Hi Matt, remember me? Old friend of Bryce's from Starpoint days, and I contributed some enhancements to dme. Dang that was a long time ago)
I'd suggest a simple test: can the so called libelous material be found without goodgle? (say, using another gateway site like excite, or bing) If so, then clearly google isn't the only route to this material, and shouldn't be held liable for it. (another argument would be: wny are you only suing Google when all these other indexes also have links to it? )
'excessive police action' was used during the raid. Dotcom could prove this in court because the entire raid was recorded by CCTV data, which is stored on Dotcom's confiscated computers.
Making this claim seems like a great way to cause the confiscated hard drives to get 'accidentally' damaged.
(If they really did contain evidence against the police, would you reveal that while the drives were in police custody? I wouldn't).
I have ridden motorcycles, in Bay Area traffic. I agree it is a lot of fun. However, I wouldn't claim that 99% of motorcycle accidents are the fault of the driver (unless you include selecting a motorcycle as your vehicle in the first place). Most motorists are oblivious to anything smaller than a car.
A motorcycle is a T.I.E. fighter, highly maneuverable, but no shields. One has to pilot accordingly. This means a full 360 degree scan at least once a second. I have had cars try to drive over me from just about every direction.
I felt the safest on the freeway when I was going so fast it was unlikely anyone was going to come up behind me, so that I only had to scan in front of me for potential assailants, with rear scans less often.
The worst is when stopped or not moving very fast. One doesn't have nearly as much maneuverability then. (that is where the 0-60 in 4 seconds can save your ass).
My uncle has a country place That no one knows about He says it used to be a farm Before the Motor Law And on Sundays I elude the eyes And hop the Turbine Freight To far outside the Wire Where my white-haired uncle waits
Jump to the ground As the Turbo slows to cross the borderline Run like the wind As excitement shivers up and down my spine Down in his barn My uncle preserved for me an old machine For fifty odd years To keep it as new has been his dearest dream
I strip away the old debris That hides a shining car A brilliant red Barchetta From a better vanished time I fire up the willing engine Responding with a roar Tires spitting gravel I commit my weekly crime
Wind In my hair Shifting and drifting Mechanical music Adrenaline surge...
Well-weathered leather Hot metal and oil The scented country air Sunlight on chrome The blur of the landscape Every nerve aware
Suddenly ahead of me Across the mountainside A gleaming alloy air car Shoots towards me, two lanes wide I spin around with shrieking tires To run the deadly race Go screaming through the valley As another joins the chase
Drive like the wind Straining the limits of machine and man Laughing out loud with fear and hope I've got a desperate plan At the one-lane bridge I leave the giants stranded at the riverside Race back to the farm To dream with my uncle at the fireside
The company I work for: Intellinet Controls sells multi-room audio systems. Our latest product, the RS3000, includes web based control (which is really nice with a wireless webpad), keypads in each room (and a remote), and can be easily intergrated with mp3 jukebox software (I use Globecom Jukebox) (we plan to provide it as a option for those who don't want to set their own up)
I have a system installed in my house, and I think it is great (of course, since I wrote most of the software it does exactly what I want:-)
I found a remote with a trackball on it (called a "web remote" which plugs into the serial port, so I hacked the output format and wrote a custom plugin to irmp3 IRMP3 which translates track ball motion into volume / balance / bass / treble (hold down different buttons for each). Works fairly well (only problem is the web remote has lousy ir error detection, so occasionaly presses the wrong button, so I would reccomend finding another brand).
Kevin
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There are many open source 3D game engines out there, why is this the only one which gets a headline? Mine is called World Foundry, and can be found at www.worldfoundry.org. The engine runs on windows and linux. We are looking for developers to help port the asset production pathway from windows to linux, email me if you are interested. Physics, scripting, dynamic asset loading, C++, very general design with few assumptions about type of game, blah, blah, blah.;-)
We have a 3D game engine and asset production pathway which was commercial, but has now been GPL'ed at www.worldfoundry.org We are looking for artists and designers to make some games with it (as well as programmers to help finish the linux port). Kevin Seghetti
don't want my kids run over by someone who was driving down my stree while smoking crack.
How about someone who is sleep deprived, or has a hangover, or is breaking up with their lover? As usual, everyone tries to fix problems by focusing on causes, rather than results. No one should fly a plane, operate heavy equipment, drive a car, diagnose a patient, etc. unless they have the reflexes and mental capacity to do so. If you are an airline, don't ask your employees to piss in a cup, ask them to play a fast moving video game for 5 minutes to test their reflexes and cognition. If they don't pass (for ANY reason), they don't fly. This is a MUCH safer means of evaluating a pilot's ability.
(BTW, I have know people who learned something while stoned, and could not remember how to do it straight, but if they got stoned again could do it perfectly).
We have a 3D game engine and development environment for Windows & Sony Playstation we are porting to Linux in our spare time, and are planning to announce it once it basically runs. See http://www.worldfoundry.org for an idea of what is is capable of. It currently uses 3D studio max for level creation (geometry may be imported from several packages). So once the engine is working, the big chalenge will be to pick a 3D editor for the level editing system. Any programmers interested in assisting please contact me at kts@worldfoundry.org. Kevin Seghetti
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The Maximum penalty would be dissolution of the company. The maximum penalty the UK could probably make happen is they are no longer allowed to operate in the UK in any capacity.
IMO, a breach like this means they have demonstrated they cannot be trusted with private data, and should no longer be allowed to store private data.
The other question everyone should be asking is: How did they get this private data? I sure as hell didn't give them permission to have it. (I know, likely hidden away in the TOS of credit cards I have).
For fun, I helped a friend of mine reverse engineer a schematic for the 6502 based on the op-codes. Knew we had it right when we could predict all of the undocumented op-codes.
Fun times. The world of computing was so full off wonder back then. (it still can be, bun one has to look a lot harder)
(Hi Matt, remember me? Old friend of Bryce's from Starpoint days, and I contributed some enhancements to dme. Dang that was a long time ago)
I think Henry Rollins summed it up the best...!
Yes. However, I think the message is somewhat diluted by the fact that Liar is on the same album.
I'd suggest a simple test: can the so called libelous material be found without goodgle? (say, using another gateway site like excite, or bing) If so, then clearly google isn't the only route to this material, and shouldn't be held liable for it. (another argument would be: wny are you only suing Google when all these other indexes also have links to it? )
'excessive police action' was used during the raid. Dotcom could prove this in court because the entire raid was recorded by CCTV data, which is stored on Dotcom's confiscated computers.
Making this claim seems like a great way to cause the confiscated hard drives to get 'accidentally' damaged.
(If they really did contain evidence against the police, would you reveal that while the drives were in police custody? I wouldn't).
I have ridden motorcycles, in Bay Area traffic. I agree it is a lot of fun. However, I wouldn't claim that 99% of motorcycle accidents are the fault of the driver (unless you include selecting a motorcycle as your vehicle in the first place). Most motorists are oblivious to anything smaller than a car.
A motorcycle is a T.I.E. fighter, highly maneuverable, but no shields. One has to pilot accordingly. This means
a full 360 degree scan at least once a second. I have had cars try to drive over me from just about every direction.
I felt the safest on the freeway when I was going so fast it was unlikely anyone was going to come up behind me, so that I only had to scan in front of me for potential assailants, with rear scans less often.
The worst is when stopped or not moving very fast. One doesn't have nearly as much maneuverability then. (that is where the 0-60 in 4 seconds can save your ass).
My uncle has a country place
That no one knows about
He says it used to be a farm
Before the Motor Law
And on Sundays I elude the eyes
And hop the Turbine Freight
To far outside the Wire
Where my white-haired uncle waits
Jump to the ground
As the Turbo slows to cross the borderline
Run like the wind
As excitement shivers up and down my spine
Down in his barn
My uncle preserved for me an old machine
For fifty odd years
To keep it as new has been his dearest dream
I strip away the old debris
That hides a shining car
A brilliant red Barchetta
From a better vanished time
I fire up the willing engine
Responding with a roar
Tires spitting gravel
I commit my weekly crime
Wind
In my hair
Shifting and drifting
Mechanical music
Adrenaline surge...
Well-weathered leather
Hot metal and oil
The scented country air
Sunlight on chrome
The blur of the landscape
Every nerve aware
Suddenly ahead of me
Across the mountainside
A gleaming alloy air car
Shoots towards me, two lanes wide
I spin around with shrieking tires
To run the deadly race
Go screaming through the valley
As another joins the chase
Drive like the wind
Straining the limits of machine and man
Laughing out loud with fear and hope
I've got a desperate plan
At the one-lane bridge
I leave the giants stranded at the riverside
Race back to the farm
To dream with my uncle at the fireside
Rush - Red Barchetta
When you were awake and not in the bathroom or the cafeteria, you were on the assembly line.
Which of those places were they when they made this child of which you speak?
The company I work for: Intellinet Controls sells multi-room audio systems. Our latest product, the RS3000, includes web based control (which is really nice with a wireless webpad), keypads in each room (and a remote), and can be easily intergrated with mp3 jukebox software (I use Globecom Jukebox) (we plan to provide it as a option for those who don't want to set their own up) I have a system installed in my house, and I think it is great (of course, since I wrote most of the software it does exactly what I want :-)
I found a remote with a trackball on it (called a "web remote" which plugs into the serial port, so I hacked the output format and wrote a custom plugin to irmp3 IRMP3 which translates track ball motion into volume / balance / bass / treble (hold down different buttons for each). Works fairly well (only problem is the web remote has lousy ir error detection, so occasionaly presses the wrong button, so I would reccomend finding another brand).
Kevin
There are many open source 3D game engines out there, why is this the only one which gets a headline? Mine is called World Foundry, and can be found at www.worldfoundry.org. The engine runs on windows and linux. We are looking for developers to help port the asset production pathway from windows to linux, email me if you are interested. Physics, scripting, dynamic asset loading, C++, very general design with few assumptions about type of game, blah, blah, blah. ;-)
We have a 3D game engine and asset production pathway which was commercial, but has now been GPL'ed at www.worldfoundry.org We are looking for artists and designers to make some games with it (as well as programmers to help finish the linux port). Kevin Seghetti
don't want my kids run over by someone who was driving down my stree while smoking crack.
How about someone who is sleep deprived, or has a hangover, or is breaking up with their lover? As usual, everyone tries to fix problems by focusing on causes, rather than results. No one should fly a plane, operate heavy equipment, drive a car, diagnose a patient, etc. unless they have the reflexes and mental capacity to do so. If you are an airline, don't ask your employees to piss in a cup, ask them to play a fast moving video game for 5 minutes to test their reflexes and cognition. If they don't pass (for ANY reason), they don't fly. This is a MUCH safer means of evaluating a pilot's ability.
(BTW, I have know people who learned something while stoned, and could not remember how to do it straight, but if they got stoned again could do it perfectly).
We have a 3D game engine and development environment for Windows & Sony Playstation we are porting to Linux in our spare time, and are planning to announce it once it basically runs. See http://www.worldfoundry.org for an idea of what is is capable of.
It currently uses 3D studio max for level creation (geometry may be imported from several packages).
So once the engine is working, the big chalenge will be to pick a 3D editor for the level editing system.
Any programmers interested in assisting please contact me at kts@worldfoundry.org.
Kevin Seghetti