Why would they do that when testing a DVD burner? What possible reason do they have other than nosiness?
The fact is that they should have kept their damn noses out of his personal items unless they had a reason to be shuffling around in there. They were installing a DVD burner! That requires basic OS access and nothing more! "Looking for files to burn" is utter BS. How about burning a plain text file, or a large test file/folder from a pen drive?
I'm not arguing that once it's been found he shouldn't be reported, but when I have an electrician in, I'd be pissed if he started rummaging through my wardrobe (not that there's anything to hide... ehehe). It's unprofessional, and the employees should be sacked.
It may be a different law in the UK, but I don't believe that this is the case. You can require that they, for example, never contact you, but as long as the data is accurate, you can't demand it's removal.
I stand ready to be corrected though, as it's been seven years since I studied data protection law.
I read through the document you linked to, but couldn't see any detail on whether they aligned the sectors to the disk boundary. Specifically, I understand that Windows XP uses a 63 sector MBR, whereas a 64 sector offset will align I/O to disk boundaries. The disadvantage of Windows's standard configuration is that certain small I/Os will overlap two disks, forcing two hardware I/O operations for one software I/O request.
Microsoft does a handy tool called Diskpar.exe (it's included with the Resource Kit). Here is a much more comprehensive description of the problem than I could write in a Slashdot comment.
In a country where you can get chased and shot in the head x times for walking out of a flat under surveilance, I wouldn't put anything past the police.
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And yet it moves.
You're thinking of Valley of the Cloneasaurus.
Why would they do that when testing a DVD burner? What possible reason do they have other than nosiness?
The fact is that they should have kept their damn noses out of his personal items unless they had a reason to be shuffling around in there. They were installing a DVD burner! That requires basic OS access and nothing more! "Looking for files to burn" is utter BS. How about burning a plain text file, or a large test file/folder from a pen drive?
I'm not arguing that once it's been found he shouldn't be reported, but when I have an electrician in, I'd be pissed if he started rummaging through my wardrobe (not that there's anything to hide... ehehe). It's unprofessional, and the employees should be sacked.
Not sure if you were joking, but in the UK two tapes are recorded and you are given the opportunity to take one at random, thus avoiding this problem.
GP: My apologies if I spoke out of turn for you.
Can you not see? This what they want you to think as part of the global [Neocon|Liberal|NWO|Scientology] conspiracy!
:-)
Actually, a bit sarcastic there: anyone who believes that the BBC answers directly to the state needs a bit of a smackdown: keep up the good work!
If I call you a wally can I have $1,000?
Hey, at least they didn't call it Hoo Hoo Dilly!
Underhill! Damnit!
Mr Underwood... Welcome back.
Alice in Wonderland, Chapter 1:
"...what is the use of a book," thought Alice, "without pictures or conversations?"In the wonderful world of enterprise storage, disks are sometimes called spindles.
Duh! He was talking about John Bunyan.
Put that movie back where it came from or so help me...
I stand ready to be corrected though, as it's been seven years since I studied data protection law.
The colonizers certainly considered themselves superior, and their greater technology meant that they were able to prove it to themselves.
I read through the document you linked to, but couldn't see any detail on whether they aligned the sectors to the disk boundary. Specifically, I understand that Windows XP uses a 63 sector MBR, whereas a 64 sector offset will align I/O to disk boundaries. The disadvantage of Windows's standard configuration is that certain small I/Os will overlap two disks, forcing two hardware I/O operations for one software I/O request. Microsoft does a handy tool called Diskpar.exe (it's included with the Resource Kit). Here is a much more comprehensive description of the problem than I could write in a Slashdot comment.
Yes! We're all individuals!
15 years, 350 days? Paedo scum!
To be fair, that's not your choice to make for anyone but yourself.
Good thing too... The batteries wouldn't last that far, would they?
Never mind the quality, feel the weight!
In a country where you can get chased and shot in the head x times for walking out of a flat under surveilance, I wouldn't put anything past the police.