Even if that was possible, it would be a crazy thing for anyone to do. Essentially, anyone can have access to your thoughts. The public would know of your intimate and naughty bits, can anticipate your next action, etc. In short, you will be predictable to all.
Again, someone makes the stupid mistake of thinking a computer system needs to be connected to the Internet just because its possible...
While the road leading up to the bridge is marked with large signs that read “road closed,” orange barrels and other barricades, Hussain was likely paying more attention to his GPS than the road, deputies said.
I would say it's Darwin Award time.
If only he's had a fancy Infotainment system with car diagnostics access -- it could have told him he was driving vertically on the bridge from the same outdated navigation data.
If the stated information was available to the navigation calculations, it would know that I had slowed, stopped, moved a bit, stopped, inched forward a bit more, stopped, stopped, still stopped, grown incredibly impatient and started to curse the government which built a tunnel with very a short life expectancy and without any thought for expansion, etc.
What would that really accomplish, though? If you're stuck in a tunnel you don't need a GPS at that point -- there's only only two directions to go and one of them would require an illegal U-turn.
Would that be a new development for either of these companies? Funny... I came here for news for nerds and I'm getting a time capsule from 10 years ago.
Ok, why do they even need to know if the car is in MOTION at all just to play music??
This isn't about music. It's fairly standard for Infotainment systems to need a sensor input as to whether the car is in motion (or in gear), as many can play back video and they don't want you watching movies when you're driving. Some also tie into gear selection so they know when to activate an installed backup camera and display its video feed.
It's an infotainment system. I believe there are already things on the dashboard that will tell you all these metrics and will not require using a touchscreen to view. The glorified stereo/nav system doesn't really need the info.
I was going to ask how many pilots in the whole US Air force weigh less than 135 lbs, and then it occurred to me that this was just a way of keeping women out of their "no girls allowed" fighter jock club.
Isn't your comment sexist in itself because you're making assumption about the weight of someone based on their gender? It's like assuming a woman is weaker physically than a man just because she is a woman, even if statistically men develop more muscle mass that does not mean a man automatically has more physical strength.
LOL, yeah, that's what I want. An Internet start-up to have access to my social security number.... I'm sure that info wont get sold to anyone nefarious when they go under.
despite professional code audits, serious bugs can remain undiscovered
Doesn't google finding this bug count as on more professional code audit successfully discovering a bug?
Google locating a single bug isn't the same as a comprehensive examination of the entire codebase. The problem here is supposedly someone else has done that entire review and not found an issue someone else located with what was likely testing on only a small portion of the "reviewed" code (the driver). This calls into question the quality of the rest of the review.
Please list known security issues with the platform.
Boom.
Any platform is only as secure as it's known to be, and that security opinion varies on who is making it.
- End user knowledge of security flaws.
- Manufacturer/Developer knowledge of security flaws.
- Cyber-criminal knowledge of security flaws.
If you're an end user, you don't know that Blackberry is publicly listing all known flaws. There are likely a bunch more that are not disclosed for security reasons until they can be patched. So asking someone to produce a list of flaws, and calling the absence of a list of issues proof of the platform's security is fucking bullshit.
If you're the company responsible for the OS, you're not going to know about all security flaws that may be getting exploited. You have the ones you find in testing, ones reported by end users and White Hats, and maybe you have a mole or other "ear to the streets" with info on what's being exploited.
If you're the hacker, how do you know all the flaws you're aware of and the perceived "level of difficulty" are true? There can be flaws that are undiscovered or only known and exploited by certain individuals or teams that would make your malicious activities much easier if you were in the know, too.
Maybe it's time for us ordinary folks to own our personal information. Then we could license it to companies for particular uses, but they wouldn't have the right to sell it without our permission.
LOL. The TOS for any service will simply we amended to say that by giving them the information we grant them an irrevocable license to the data and give them the right to sell it. This will be presented as an "update" to the Terms of Service that 95% of people will agree to without actually reading, the the remainder? Well, if you don't like it, no Facebook for you!
shouldn't the global warming crowd be evacuating the areas of the country that will be underwater...
Better yet, sell it to Republicans. You get money and natural justice in one.
Don't be silly, they'll never have to take responsibility. They'll just make the government (i.e. everyone else) bail them out when their property really does go under later.
If you're writing a story about problems with Vodaphone data security, even ignoring possible retaliation from the company, why would you want to store sensitive data with the very company you're writing about? Seems a bit "duh" to me.
You know what can't get remotely read? Notes in a paper notebook.
And Atari E.T. game cartridges! Oh, wait. We recovered those.
In 20 years we will come full circle -- a reality TV show about finding the lost Amazon Phone stock buried in a landfill -- available on Amazon Prime Video.
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Even if that was possible, it would be a crazy thing for anyone to do. Essentially, anyone can have access to your thoughts. The public would know of your intimate and naughty bits, can anticipate your next action, etc. In short, you will be predictable to all.
Again, someone makes the stupid mistake of thinking a computer system needs to be connected to the Internet just because its possible...
How about the BBC stop requiring Flash for videos. That would be a better place to start.
http://www.nydailynews.com/new...
I would say it's Darwin Award time.
If only he's had a fancy Infotainment system with car diagnostics access -- it could have told him he was driving vertically on the bridge from the same outdated navigation data.
If the stated information was available to the navigation calculations, it would know that I had slowed, stopped, moved a bit, stopped, inched forward a bit more, stopped, stopped, still stopped, grown incredibly impatient and started to curse the government which built a tunnel with very a short life expectancy and without any thought for expansion, etc.
What would that really accomplish, though? If you're stuck in a tunnel you don't need a GPS at that point -- there's only only two directions to go and one of them would require an illegal U-turn.
All the good apps are on iOS and Android.
They should be suspicious of any well-known app being in their store.
Then both those companies are shitbags.
Would that be a new development for either of these companies?
Funny... I came here for news for nerds and I'm getting a time capsule from 10 years ago.
The glorified stereo/nav system doesn't really need the info.
Reread your sentence and rethink that. What could a nav system possibly use throttle position, speed, steering position for?
The rest of those are probably to allow display of these values back to the user.
My Garmin navigates fine without needing to be connected into the CANBUS. That's what GPS and built-in sensors are for.
Ok, why do they even need to know if the car is in MOTION at all just to play music??
This isn't about music.
It's fairly standard for Infotainment systems to need a sensor input as to whether the car is in motion (or in gear), as many can play back video and they don't want you watching movies when you're driving. Some also tie into gear selection so they know when to activate an installed backup camera and display its video feed.
It's an infotainment system. I believe there are already things on the dashboard that will tell you all these metrics and will not require using a touchscreen to view. The glorified stereo/nav system doesn't really need the info.
Stop the presses, we got a hot one here.
I was going to ask how many pilots in the whole US Air force weigh less than 135 lbs, and then it occurred to me that this was just a way of keeping women out of their "no girls allowed" fighter jock club.
Isn't your comment sexist in itself because you're making assumption about the weight of someone based on their gender? It's like assuming a woman is weaker physically than a man just because she is a woman, even if statistically men develop more muscle mass that does not mean a man automatically has more physical strength.
I'm sure they are crushed not being able to fly the boondoggle.
Your article explains that Macs are only used at FBI headquarters.
You post claimed that only the fictionalized G-men used Macs, my reply disputes that. Try again on your goal-post moving.
Apple products are used by government agencies only on TV. In real life, it's all Windows, mostly Windows XP.
Really? They say otherwise.
LOL, yeah, that's what I want. An Internet start-up to have access to my social security number....
I'm sure that info wont get sold to anyone nefarious when they go under.
despite professional code audits, serious bugs can remain undiscovered
Doesn't google finding this bug count as on more professional code audit successfully discovering a bug?
Google locating a single bug isn't the same as a comprehensive examination of the entire codebase. The problem here is supposedly someone else has done that entire review and not found an issue someone else located with what was likely testing on only a small portion of the "reviewed" code (the driver). This calls into question the quality of the rest of the review.
How do you know how secure it is?
Please list known security issues with the platform.
Boom.
Any platform is only as secure as it's known to be, and that security opinion varies on who is making it.
- End user knowledge of security flaws.
- Manufacturer/Developer knowledge of security flaws.
- Cyber-criminal knowledge of security flaws.
If you're an end user, you don't know that Blackberry is publicly listing all known flaws. There are likely a bunch more that are not disclosed for security reasons until they can be patched. So asking someone to produce a list of flaws, and calling the absence of a list of issues proof of the platform's security is fucking bullshit.
If you're the company responsible for the OS, you're not going to know about all security flaws that may be getting exploited. You have the ones you find in testing, ones reported by end users and White Hats, and maybe you have a mole or other "ear to the streets" with info on what's being exploited.
If you're the hacker, how do you know all the flaws you're aware of and the perceived "level of difficulty" are true? There can be flaws that are undiscovered or only known and exploited by certain individuals or teams that would make your malicious activities much easier if you were in the know, too.
Hurry! Disconnect all the cables from it to keep them from escaping!
I think Cookie Monster would like a word with you.
Maybe it's time for us ordinary folks to own our personal information. Then we could license it to companies for particular uses, but they wouldn't have the right to sell it without our permission.
LOL. The TOS for any service will simply we amended to say that by giving them the information we grant them an irrevocable license to the data and give them the right to sell it. This will be presented as an "update" to the Terms of Service that 95% of people will agree to without actually reading, the the remainder? Well, if you don't like it, no Facebook for you!
Better yet, sell it to Republicans. You get money and natural justice in one.
Don't be silly, they'll never have to take responsibility. They'll just make the government (i.e. everyone else) bail them out when their property really does go under later.
Except when you're second?
If you're writing a story about problems with Vodaphone data security, even ignoring possible retaliation from the company, why would you want to store sensitive data with the very company you're writing about? Seems a bit "duh" to me.
You know what can't get remotely read? Notes in a paper notebook.
Why make fake guy accounts?
For fake testimonials from "real" users?
and IBM PC juniors.
And Atari E.T. game cartridges!
Oh, wait. We recovered those.
In 20 years we will come full circle -- a reality TV show about finding the lost Amazon Phone stock buried in a landfill -- available on Amazon Prime Video.