it's possible, but over the kinds of distances i assume they were transmitting across, i think they'd have to use a pretty easily traceable infrastructure. (i.e, the cell tower's IM capabilities)
a little terrifying, but not so terrifying that i'm going to stop using my cell phone. hey, i don't fit the profile and i only discuss my evil plans back-to-back through a voice modulator. and my secret code is way cooler than thirty seconds of silence.
however, "innocent until proven guilty" still exists. and it's going to be really hard to *prove* that someone stole your facts. there is the money issue, but even those with deep pockets can't afford to sue forever.
if anything, i think this may make information more freely available, if only because companies will make copywrited facts available on their websites, etc. and won't be able to show conclusively that an individual either copied it directly or knowingly got the fact from another entity who copied it. perhaps that's just wishful thinking though.:)
from the permitted acts section:
(a) INDEPENDENTLY GENERATED OR GATHERED INFORMATION- This Act shall not restrict any person from independently generating or gathering information obtained by means other than extracting it from a database generated, gathered, or maintained by another person and making that information available in commerce.
so fear not, you'll still be able to get that cute girl's phone number once you learn her name.
obviously.
so, you're telling me that this guy has hired the mob. fine. so let's say the mob is supposed to get 1000 votes this way (which is conservative). you think that not one of those 1000 people would call the cops or the media?
besides, in this day and age, with communication as rapid and available as it is, the idea that a politician would incur the risk of being accused of fixing the election is pretty unrealistic.
i actually don't see this to be a problem, except that your office's security system really sucks.:) you vote the way the guy tells you to, then report that you were coerced *in a timely fashion.* certainly, you do have the issue where the guy decides to spend the next 8h in your office with you, but if the guy is actually trying to change the course of the election, chances are, he has better places to be.
i don't think there's anything so wrong with online voting. esp as things get better/more secure/whatever then i can vote from the comfort and convenience of my own office, without having to wait in line or talk to anybody. i think that many more people would vote if this were the case, which is, for some definition, a good thing.
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it's possible, but over the kinds of distances i assume they were transmitting across, i think they'd have to use a pretty easily traceable infrastructure. (i.e, the cell tower's IM capabilities)
a little terrifying, but not so terrifying that i'm going to stop using my cell phone. hey, i don't fit the profile and i only discuss my evil plans back-to-back through a voice modulator. and my secret code is way cooler than thirty seconds of silence.
however, "innocent until proven guilty" still exists. and it's going to be really hard to *prove* that someone stole your facts. there is the money issue, but even those with deep pockets can't afford to sue forever. :)
if anything, i think this may make information more freely available, if only because companies will make copywrited facts available on their websites, etc. and won't be able to show conclusively that an individual either copied it directly or knowingly got the fact from another entity who copied it. perhaps that's just wishful thinking though.
not true. it will be *copywriteable* which is not the same thing.
WWF raw next weeks is gonna *rule*.
funny, because i know a hell of a lot more men who don't do any of their own maintenance . . .
ONLY if the phone book is copyrighted, which i don't believe it is.
from the permitted acts section: (a) INDEPENDENTLY GENERATED OR GATHERED INFORMATION- This Act shall not restrict any person from independently generating or gathering information obtained by means other than extracting it from a database generated, gathered, or maintained by another person and making that information available in commerce. so fear not, you'll still be able to get that cute girl's phone number once you learn her name.
obviously. so, you're telling me that this guy has hired the mob. fine. so let's say the mob is supposed to get 1000 votes this way (which is conservative). you think that not one of those 1000 people would call the cops or the media? besides, in this day and age, with communication as rapid and available as it is, the idea that a politician would incur the risk of being accused of fixing the election is pretty unrealistic.
only if you call while the guy is still there. otherwise, how would he know?
i actually don't see this to be a problem, except that your office's security system really sucks. :) you vote the way the guy tells you to, then report that you were coerced *in a timely fashion.* certainly, you do have the issue where the guy decides to spend the next 8h in your office with you, but if the guy is actually trying to change the course of the election, chances are, he has better places to be.
i don't think there's anything so wrong with online voting. esp as things get better/more secure/whatever then i can vote from the comfort and convenience of my own office, without having to wait in line or talk to anybody. i think that many more people would vote if this were the case, which is, for some definition, a good thing.
mmm, the internet can be a wonderful thing . . .