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  1. Re:I guess Snowden saved Manning's life then. on Bradley Manning Convicted of Espionage, Acquitted of 'Aiding the Enemy' · · Score: 1

    "The normal sentence for espionage and treason is death."

    Not in the US. Who was the last traitor to get the death penalty? Ames, Hanson and Walker didn't.

  2. Only visible to paired devices on Retail Stores Plan Elaborate Ways To Track You · · Score: 1

    My phone has this setting enabled. How is this little nuisance supposed to work in this case?

  3. Re:Time to send out the papers... on Feds Allegedly Demanding User Passwords From Services · · Score: 2

    Not in so many words. But they have been targeted by the IRS and prohibited from attending public events because they don't agree with this administration.

  4. Wasn't this a Muppets episode? on Colorado Town Considers Drone-Hunting Licenses · · Score: 1
  5. Insurance companies will use them to raise rates on Comcast May Put Wi-Fi Transceivers On Cars, Buses, Humans · · Score: 4, Interesting

    The insurance industry wants real time data from your vehicle on how, where and when you drive. The first step was the plug in device that give them some delayed data. The real goal is a constant wifi connection so your rates can be adjusted upwards for the slightest reason. They will compare your data with the weather, time of day, congestion, were you on the cell phone, etc.

    You didn't come to a complete stop at all those intersections.
    That light was yellow.
    You were too close to the car in front of you
    You were going over the speed limit or too fast for the conditions.

  6. Special CA license plates are not in the system on "Smart Plates" Could Betray California Drivers' Privacy · · Score: 4, Interesting

    http://www.infowars.com/special-license-plates-shield-officials-from-traffic-tickets/

    California Department of Motor Vehicles' "Confidential Records Program," which was created 30 years ago to keep DMV records of police officers private from criminals. The program has since expanded to cover "hundreds of thousands of public employees - from police dispatchers to museum guards - who face little threat from the public. Their spouses and children can get the plates, too.

  7. California is Worse on Database Loophole Lets Legislators Avoid Photo Radar Tickets · · Score: 2

    http://www.infowars.com/special-license-plates-shield-officials-from-traffic-tickets/

    California DMV "Confidential Records Program," which was created 30 years ago to keep records of police officers private from criminals. The program has since expanded to cover "hundreds of thousands of public employees â" from police dispatchers to museum guards â" who face little threat from the public. Their spouses and children can get the plates, too.

    Drivers covered under the Confidential Records Program abuse the system by evading toll road charges, running red lights at intersections with red light cameras, parking illegally, and breaking other traffic laws with impunity.

  8. Re:It uses the standard government tech strategy on The Savvy Tech Strategy Behind Obamacare · · Score: 1

    Wait until you find out it only works with Internet Explorer.

  9. Why wait? on Critical Security Updates Coming To Windows XP, 8, RT & Server · · Score: 0

    The longer people have to wait to install the fixes the more it helps the bad guys and government snoops. Yeah I know that's redundant these days.

    A nation of sheep will beget a government of wolves.
    - Edward R. Murrow

  10. Didn't Battlestar Galactica teach us anything ... on Black Hat Talks To Outline Attacks On Home Automation Systems · · Score: 1

    ... about being overly automated and the risks involved?

  11. Re:Marriage is none of the government's business on Supreme Court Overturns Defense of Marriage Act · · Score: 1

    http://bigstory.ap.org/article/sister-wives-family-challenges-utah-bigamy-law

    While all states outlaw bigamy, some like Utah have laws that not only prohibit citizens from having more than one marriage license, but also make it illegal to even purport to be married to multiple partners. Utah's bigamy statute even bans unmarried adults from living together and having a sexual relationship.

  12. Marriage is none of the government's business on Supreme Court Overturns Defense of Marriage Act · · Score: 4, Insightful

    If 2 or 3 or 10 consenting adults wish to share their lives, so be it. Beyond the emotional component of marriage, which the government can add no value, the rest should fall under contract law.

  13. No real congressional over-site on US Senators: NSA Lies In Fact Sheets · · Score: 1

    Obama stated that "These programs are subject to congressional oversight and congressional reauthorization and congressional debate. And if there are members of Congress who feel differently, then they should speak up. And if in fact there was - there were abuses taking place, presumably, those members of Congress could raise those issues very aggressively. They're empowered to do so."

    But the only place Congress is legally permitted to speak up is in a classified hearing.. This means it's not just that members of Congress can't publicly air complaints about the programs they can't even acknowledge they exist.

  14. Treating free speech as terrorism IS terrorism on Tennessee Official: Water Complaints Could be "Act of Terrorism" · · Score: 3, Interesting

    This government official needs to be brought up on charges of making verbal threats and abuse of power.

  15. Re:Tax Incentives on Server Farms Flourish In Iowa: Microsoft Plows $700M More Into Des Moines · · Score: 2

    It's a symbiotic relationship. If it works out as expected everybody in Iowa benefits.

  16. How does this get fixed? on Use Tor, Get Targeted By the NSA · · Score: 1

    I don't see how with the current form of government that's been perverted and the people in power.

    Will it take 20M people marching on DC or a coup or ???.

  17. Law should require transparency on Scores of Vulnerable SAP Deployments Uncovered · · Score: 1

    If you are a service provider you should be required to let your clientele know what versions of software you are using.

  18. Obamacare partly to Blame on FDA Calls On Medical Devicemakers To Focus On Cybersecurity · · Score: 1

    Obamacare's Medical-Device Tax Kills Patients, Not Just Jobs

    The 2.3 percent Obamacare excise tax on medical devices is a tax is on sales, not profits.

  19. Why 'strictly' limit? on German Parliament Tells Government To Strictly Limit Patents On Software · · Score: 1

    Why not just limit? What's the difference?

  20. Clapper has zero credibility on USA Calling For the Extradition of Snowden · · Score: 1

    "The term Muslim Brotherhood is an umbrella term for a variety of movements. In the case of Egypt, a very heterogeneous group, largely secular, which has eschewed violence and has decried al-Qaeda as a perversion of Islam," Director of National Intelligence James Clapper told a congressional hearing in Feb 2011.

  21. The bear did quite the breakdance on that hood on Dashcams Going High-Def, High-Tech · · Score: 1

    I think the car got the worst of it.

  22. Re:I knew it would be 5-4 on SCOTUS Says DNA Collection Permissible After Arrest · · Score: 4, Informative

    Why? Scalia voted against the police scanning houses with IR devices to find growers and against drug sniffing dogs on your property.

  23. Does this make familial DNA testing legal? on SCOTUS Says DNA Collection Permissible After Arrest · · Score: 2
  24. All part of the plan on TSA Finishes Removing "Virtual Nude" X-Ray Devices From US Airports · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Security industrial complex got its billions and then guess what, it seems the machines have a problem. Ok, we'll buy the version 2 at only twice the price. A few years later ... what? They don't detect the latest terrorist explosives? Hey, we've just come out with version 3 and have we got a deal for you.

    All the while the retiring senior TSA folks are getting job offers from the security industry to lobby and sell on these same government contracts.

  25. MLB has much bigger problems on Pitcher-Turned-Law Student On Cheating In Baseball · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Slow play and umps that can't find the strike zone with a telescope

    Coaches should get red flag just like football so replay could be used. Replays should be done at MLB HQ like the NHL does it.

    MLB should institute an automated strike zone and a pitch clock when no one is on base.