I just wanted to add: FBI, or no one else, need any help to spy on whatever or whoever they want. A simple search on Google will give any imbecile the tools to both spy on his neighbors and attack random targets all over the world. Internet is a reeking pile of shit with a few flowers in it.
That is a correct translation, but seriously - don't you think he is right?
Spying is a way aquire knowledge of the whereabouts of the "enemy". This enemy might be terrorists, drug dealers, people who likes the color orange. It has always existed and it will always exists. A spy spies on different things than a company and a jealous boyfriend spies different than a cat.
On internet everybody is spying. Boyfriends, neighbors, criminals, FBI, Governments, cats.. they all spy like crazy. A "second internet" is not necessary, but an "upgrade" in both the law and the hardware machinery to be able to cope with the actual reality is well overdue. I remember when the first ads popped up on internet. The indignation. Just a few years. So much have changed. So little has changed.
If EU spend 1% of the time they spend on meaningless quarrels with Microsoft on presenting a plan for he use of software that DO following international standards and DO have open source code that each states security people can scrutinize for Trojans and whatnot, then maybe Microsoft would conform to whatever EU wants by their own free will. Currently enormous amounts of money is spent on Microsoft licenses in schools and public offices that could be better spent elsewhere. Such an initiative from EU would also automatically strengthen the Linux world and maybe even create an opportunity for a completely new type of OS to be developed. A OS that is designed with todays knowledge and todays needs.
Mr José Manuel Barroso - we do not actually need MS Office. Just tell your colleagues to use a software that does not threaten the economic balance and does not make you paranoid. Try Open Office. You will be surprised. Microsofts Office is not Open, and quite frankly, I do not understand why someone expect it to be. Bill & the other bosses at Microsoft has a responsibility towards their company and the shareholders of that company, not towards EU.
Interesting that this post has a score of 5 "Interesting" when the author have either not understood the issue or he simply did not bother to read about it. Hint: This is not a patent filed by The "Dear broadcasters"
The technology and the patent for sure it real, but there is no reason to be upset. Philips (I think?) have no power of broadcasting per se and the technology will only be in their box. Their idea is that various companies will bundle their box with TV sets or special offers and that the customers will recieve the box for free. If they do not like the "feature" they can always buy another box which will allow them to zap away from the ads.
Of course, in the future this patent might prove to be worth Gold if the broadcasters themselves finds a way to enforce everyone to include this technology on their boxes.
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I just wanted to add: FBI, or no one else, need any help to spy on whatever or whoever they want. A simple search on Google will give any imbecile the tools to both spy on his neighbors and attack random targets all over the world. Internet is a reeking pile of shit with a few flowers in it.
That is a correct translation, but seriously - don't you think he is right? Spying is a way aquire knowledge of the whereabouts of the "enemy". This enemy might be terrorists, drug dealers, people who likes the color orange. It has always existed and it will always exists. A spy spies on different things than a company and a jealous boyfriend spies different than a cat. On internet everybody is spying. Boyfriends, neighbors, criminals, FBI, Governments, cats.. they all spy like crazy. A "second internet" is not necessary, but an "upgrade" in both the law and the hardware machinery to be able to cope with the actual reality is well overdue. I remember when the first ads popped up on internet. The indignation. Just a few years. So much have changed. So little has changed.
Curious Yellow. Or maybe 'Universal Big Brother'
If EU spend 1% of the time they spend on meaningless quarrels with Microsoft on presenting a plan for he use of software that DO following international standards and DO have open source code that each states security people can scrutinize for Trojans and whatnot, then maybe Microsoft would conform to whatever EU wants by their own free will. Currently enormous amounts of money is spent on Microsoft licenses in schools and public offices that could be better spent elsewhere. Such an initiative from EU would also automatically strengthen the Linux world and maybe even create an opportunity for a completely new type of OS to be developed. A OS that is designed with todays knowledge and todays needs. Mr José Manuel Barroso - we do not actually need MS Office. Just tell your colleagues to use a software that does not threaten the economic balance and does not make you paranoid. Try Open Office. You will be surprised. Microsofts Office is not Open, and quite frankly, I do not understand why someone expect it to be. Bill & the other bosses at Microsoft has a responsibility towards their company and the shareholders of that company, not towards EU.
Interesting that this post has a score of 5 "Interesting" when the author have either not understood the issue or he simply did not bother to read about it. Hint: This is not a patent filed by The "Dear broadcasters"
The technology and the patent for sure it real, but there is no reason to be upset. Philips (I think?) have no power of broadcasting per se and the technology will only be in their box. Their idea is that various companies will bundle their box with TV sets or special offers and that the customers will recieve the box for free. If they do not like the "feature" they can always buy another box which will allow them to zap away from the ads. Of course, in the future this patent might prove to be worth Gold if the broadcasters themselves finds a way to enforce everyone to include this technology on their boxes.