If your child is even moderately inclined towards computers then this will probably not work. When my parents tried to set up web filtering on our computer, I got around it without them really knowing about it. And eventually when they seemed to forget about it, I cracked the uninstall program and got rid of the whole thing.
As someone who isn't legally an adult, I can't get a credit card and can't buy a lot of things online or offline for that matter. I'm sure that there are also some people who don't have bank accounts or credit cards and still read online comics and play online regularly. This micropayment system would potentially exclude them and others.
Also wouldn't the businesses spend more money on processing these micropayments than the payments are? This system can only work on a truly large scale. This may force businesses to find a way of redcuing the costs associated with the internet, so it might actually work to our slight advantage.
I think that should clear it up. And since its the computer science department thats running this, I would think that they know of other OSes other than windows i.e. Linux, BSD, OSX, etc. , and rightfully evaluate them differently.
With all this worry over terrorism and the concern over the resourses taht will be available to terrorists, people seem to forget that almost anything can be used as a "weapon".
Also why even bother making these regulations when even high schoolers can make homemade rockets using gunpowder from fireworks? Hell, you can even make your own gunpowder and solid fuel from readily and unregulated sources.
Terrorists are NOT stupid and if anyone is going to find a way to cause mayhem, they sure will. Beside the guys who hijacked the airplanes on 9/11 were i university and had a pretty good education.
All these new regulations will do is stiffle amature rocketry.
Wouldn't such a bill that allows government agents to not reveal their government employment also help crooks? Now they too could question potential victims and obtain very sensitve data and go under the disguise of a government agent saying "I'm sorry I can't reveal that. Its clanssified". And how would we be able to verify their identity? We can't even complain in some situations. If this bill is passed to law it would really help social engineering, and screw the rest of us.
What are the repercussions for Canada? Will we have to comply through our various pacts and treaties?
Slashdot Mirror
If your child is even moderately inclined towards computers then this will probably not work. When my parents tried to set up web filtering on our computer, I got around it without them really knowing about it. And eventually when they seemed to forget about it, I cracked the uninstall program and got rid of the whole thing.
Also wouldn't the businesses spend more money on processing these micropayments than the payments are? This system can only work on a truly large scale. This may force businesses to find a way of redcuing the costs associated with the internet, so it might actually work to our slight advantage.
I think that should clear it up. And since its the computer science department thats running this, I would think that they know of other OSes other than windows i.e. Linux, BSD, OSX, etc. , and rightfully evaluate them differently.
I got first post, maybe hopefully.
With all this worry over terrorism and the concern over the resourses taht will be available to terrorists, people seem to forget that almost anything can be used as a "weapon".
Also why even bother making these regulations when even high schoolers can make homemade rockets using gunpowder from fireworks? Hell, you can even make your own gunpowder and solid fuel from readily and unregulated sources.
Terrorists are NOT stupid and if anyone is going to find a way to cause mayhem, they sure will. Beside the guys who hijacked the airplanes on 9/11 were i university and had a pretty good education.
All these new regulations will do is stiffle amature rocketry.
Wouldn't such a bill that allows government agents to not reveal their government employment also help crooks? Now they too could question potential victims and obtain very sensitve data and go under the disguise of a government agent saying "I'm sorry I can't reveal that. Its clanssified". And how would we be able to verify their identity? We can't even complain in some situations. If this bill is passed to law it would really help social engineering, and screw the rest of us. What are the repercussions for Canada? Will we have to comply through our various pacts and treaties?