We are talking about Law, so pedantry and precision is the way to go[*]......
By definition an algorithm cannot be "open source" or "closed source". It might be proprietary... but that is a different thing.
Personally, I think that using some sort of Big Data / AI / Machine Learning thing to abdicate a Judge's responsibilities would seem to be the wrong way to go, particularily if you are using them to predict somone's future behaviour -- why have a Judge at all if you are going to do that?
Furthermore, prediction is really hard, particularily about the future.
It all sounds a bit Minority Report / Pre-crime to me, and so does Frank Pasquale it seems.
Actually, no the article does not say biometrics are "something you know" ie. a password. It spends its entire time pointing out that biometrics make very poor passwords.
Let me quote one sentence from the article for you:
"For them [Customs] your fingerprint is only really used to verify that you are you..." That was in the context of biometric passports.
That is actually the correct use of biometrics... they are something you are -- the same as your username. They are not a substitute for a pasword
Oh... hang on... the article even states that in its conclusion: "Don’t use fingerprints as if they were passwords. Being permanent and relatively-easily verified and obtained makes them great for criminal investigations or for certifying that you are who you say you are. But they’re not passwords because they’re not secret, they’re not revocable, and they’re very difficult to store securely."
Let me state that again.... fingerprints (biometrics in general) are who you are. The other two pieces are how you prove it to someone who doesn't know you and possibly can't see you.
So which would it be....would you grant an exclusive or non-exclusive license to copy your DNA? What about derivitive works.... do you get any royalties from that?
They already demand that you have a saftey triangle, 2 hi-vis vests and a full set of spare light bulbs. And that's for any car travelling on French roads, not just the French-registered ones.
If you use the GPL as your distribution license for a book.......you would have to give away the Word... LaTex...(pick format).... for your book and you can't stop me distibuting derivative works as long as I give you, or make available, my derivations. That's gotta suck for your income! Selling a support contact for a book has gotta be hard work!
Unless, of course, a bibliography counts as 'source' for a textbook.
Something I noticed in Diaspora when you download your info from it is that it includes public RSA keys for all your contacts, plus your own public & private key pair. I thought that was a good idea.
australia doesn't have a string identifier per citizen yet then(soc sec number or whatever, something assigned at birth to separate you as you)?
Australia has a Tax File Number which you apply for when you start work -- or rather start paying tax. TFN is supposed to be confidential between you and the Tax Office, though in practice any organisation that has some effect on your taxable income will ask for it. Not having/providing a TFN means you'll be paying the highest tax rate.
There were plans to create the Australia Card, back in the day, but it didn't get passed by the Senate and hence the TFN was born
I'm assuming the politics at RMIT haven't changed that much. Students are not clients of ITS, so good luck with getting them to do anything for you. About the only way you can get them to do anything useful is lobby your School's or Portfolio's Director of IT and get them to argue with ITS for you.
As we fall deeper into a surveillance society, with cameras pointed at your front door, auto-logging of your car plates everywhere you drive, and (this is completely true) police helicopters with inferred[ sic ]/heat sensors flying over your house that can see through walls...
If anyone is able to fly over your house and see inside with infrared sensors then you really are not fullfilling you responsibilties to the environment and should invest in much better insulation.
Honestly, the money you invest will more than pay for itself in reduced energy bills.
And you'll be able to hide from IR survalance.
This is one where tin-foil may actually work - especially if you put the shiny side down.
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There are people already working on that problem.
https://www.gasworld.com/csiro...
The vision is to "export solar power" by producing ammonia and the converting the ammonia to H2 at or near the point of use.
We are talking about Law, so pedantry and precision is the way to go[*] ......
By definition an algorithm cannot be "open source" or "closed source". It might be proprietary ... but that is a different thing.
Personally, I think that using some sort of Big Data / AI / Machine Learning thing to abdicate a Judge's responsibilities would seem to be the wrong way to go, particularily if you are using them to predict somone's future behaviour -- why have a Judge at all if you are going to do that?
Furthermore, prediction is really hard, particularily about the future.
It all sounds a bit Minority Report / Pre-crime to me, and so does Frank Pasquale it seems.
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[*] What have I opened myself up to there?
The Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
The other one that sticks in my memory from when I was a kid was Brainstorm.
1982 just called, they want their business model back.
https://www.lubemobile.com.au/...
I guess becuase "It's on the Internet" its new?
Actually, no the article does not say biometrics are "something you know" ie. a password. It spends its entire time pointing out that biometrics make very poor passwords.
Let me quote one sentence from the article for you: ..."
"For them [Customs] your fingerprint is only really used to verify that you are you
That was in the context of biometric passports.
That is actually the correct use of biometrics ... they are something you are -- the same as your username. They are not a substitute for a pasword
Oh ... hang on ... the article even states that in its conclusion:
"Don’t use fingerprints as if they were passwords. Being permanent and relatively-easily verified and obtained makes them great for criminal investigations or for certifying that you are who you say you are. But they’re not passwords because they’re not secret, they’re not revocable, and they’re very difficult to store securely."
Let me state that again .... fingerprints (biometrics in general) are who you are. The other two pieces are how you prove it to someone who doesn't know you and possibly can't see you.
Fingerprints, in fact all biometrics, are not passwords -- they are usernames.
In the 'perfect' security combination of { something you are, something you know, something you have }, they are the "something you are" part.
So which would it be ....would you grant an exclusive or non-exclusive license to copy your DNA? What about derivitive works .... do you get any royalties from that?
They already demand that you have a saftey triangle, 2 hi-vis vests and a full set of spare light bulbs. And that's for any car travelling on French roads, not just the French-registered ones.
Playing devils advocate here .... but ......
If you use the GPL as your distribution license for a book.......you would have to give away the Word ... LaTex ...(pick format).... for your book and you can't stop me distibuting derivative works as long as I give you, or make available, my derivations. That's gotta suck for your income! Selling a support contact for a book has gotta be hard work!
Unless, of course, a bibliography counts as 'source' for a textbook.
Something I noticed in Diaspora when you download your info from it is that it includes public RSA keys for all your contacts, plus your own public & private key pair. I thought that was a good idea.
australia doesn't have a string identifier per citizen yet then(soc sec number or whatever, something assigned at birth to separate you as you)?
Australia has a Tax File Number which you apply for when you start work -- or rather start paying tax. TFN is supposed to be confidential between you and the Tax Office, though in practice any organisation that has some effect on your taxable income will ask for it. Not having/providing a TFN means you'll be paying the highest tax rate.
There were plans to create the Australia Card, back in the day, but it didn't get passed by the Senate and hence the TFN was born
So you don't have a pension / 401k.
Or a bank savings account.
Poor you.
Is it? I've been trying to find a recent source release for Android .....
I think the best you can say is that Android *was* open source.
You're
Your right. That's the job of their Records Management staff.
I'm assuming the politics at RMIT haven't changed that much. Students are not clients of ITS, so good luck with getting them to do anything for you. About the only way you can get them to do anything useful is lobby your School's or Portfolio's Director of IT and get them to argue with ITS for you.
Richard Hammond .... is that you?
This one is pretty good too:
http://www.streetfire.net/video/5th-gear-crash-test-between-a-old-car-and-a-new_134903.htm
Actually, a corporation IS a person. Not a natural person, but certainly a legal person.
As we fall deeper into a surveillance society, with cameras pointed at your front door, auto-logging of your car plates everywhere you drive, and (this is completely true) police helicopters with inferred[ sic ]/heat sensors flying over your house that can see through walls ...
If anyone is able to fly over your house and see inside with infrared sensors then you really are not fullfilling you responsibilties to the environment and should invest in much better insulation.
Honestly, the money you invest will more than pay for itself in reduced energy bills.
And you'll be able to hide from IR survalance.
This is one where tin-foil may actually work - especially if you put the shiny side down.
There is still the High Court. The Supreme Courts in Australia only have jurisdiction over State matters.
I love the bit of subtly in your post there ;-)
Will deodorant and perfume be classified as a terrorist munition now?
They already are.
Have you tried carring deodorant and perfume in your hand luggage recently?
Further to this, what about babies born in the dry season .... or the wet season.
The tropics don't have summer or winter.
What is this card of which you speak? I've just renewed my UK Visa and there was no requirement for me to get an extra ID card.
Yes, it did cost £820 but they didn't require any extra information than what they asked for for my last 2 visas.