But in all seriousness... How could Microsoft have NOT noticed that there could be security issues with integrating their browser so closely with their OS? I'm not saying that they should have caught every bug in their software, but the overall idea is kind of boneheaded when you think it through from a security standpoint. And I'm assuming that the same sort of lovely integration is going to be available as a feature in Vista. Woohoo...
Drivers license=identification. Oh wait, all Americans run around without any form of ID... that's how we can just buy alcohol without any age verification or make certain purchases without proving our identity. And let's put it this way - with the current US administration, would you trust the government here to have an organized database of every citizen's information that tracks everything you've ever done/bought/etc? Consider the potential for abuse... you seem to be the rabidly anti-American type, so I'm sure you can think of something to start incoherently babbling about related to that topic.
Anyway, anyone with half a brain cancels their credit card after their wallet is stolen in order to prevent a jerk from buying expensive things with it. Hell, most credit card companies have anti-fraud protection so you don't even have to pay if someone steals it and makes fraudulent purchases. I don't know about you, but if my wallet was lost, I'd appreciate it if someone gave it back completely intact instead of stealing my money. Oh, it's ok because you just stole the cash and not the ID or credit cards, right? Stealing is stealing, no matter what spin you put on it.
Guess who's not buying one of these things if they include such reporting? Even though I don't generally hack players and such, I wouldn't want anything that can report on my activities involving their player. Then again, I don't think that it would be feasible to require a device such as a DVD player to be connected to the internet (constantly or otherwise). So I guess I have little to worry about.
Side note: It's nice that the link in the/. article goes to yet another summary of the article. Here's the real article linked to from the summary. The bit about "punishing" the users is a small paragraph toward the end.
Not try things on before buying them? Or maybe buy them online? No one is forcing you to try anything on when buying clothes. If someone cares greatly about this sort of thing, they could always buy clothes, try them on at home and take them back. A bit awkward and time-consuming, but possible. I highly doubt there will be cameras in ALL dressing rooms in the future, anyways.
Actually, my dad bought me a pack of those audio/music CD-Rs when I asked him to pick some CD-Rs up for me (I wanted ordinary ones) and he has a bunch of them by his computer that he uses for recording his CDs (he's a musician). He's not incredibly savvy with technology, so he may be under the impression that you need a special kind of CD to make music CDs and that an ordinary one just won't work. So they may be marketing these types of CDs to those who just don't know the difference.
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But in all seriousness... How could Microsoft have NOT noticed that there could be security issues with integrating their browser so closely with their OS? I'm not saying that they should have caught every bug in their software, but the overall idea is kind of boneheaded when you think it through from a security standpoint. And I'm assuming that the same sort of lovely integration is going to be available as a feature in Vista. Woohoo...
Drivers license=identification. Oh wait, all Americans run around without any form of ID... that's how we can just buy alcohol without any age verification or make certain purchases without proving our identity. And let's put it this way - with the current US administration, would you trust the government here to have an organized database of every citizen's information that tracks everything you've ever done/bought/etc? Consider the potential for abuse... you seem to be the rabidly anti-American type, so I'm sure you can think of something to start incoherently babbling about related to that topic. Anyway, anyone with half a brain cancels their credit card after their wallet is stolen in order to prevent a jerk from buying expensive things with it. Hell, most credit card companies have anti-fraud protection so you don't even have to pay if someone steals it and makes fraudulent purchases. I don't know about you, but if my wallet was lost, I'd appreciate it if someone gave it back completely intact instead of stealing my money. Oh, it's ok because you just stole the cash and not the ID or credit cards, right? Stealing is stealing, no matter what spin you put on it.
Side note: It's nice that the link in the /. article goes to yet another summary of the article. Here's the real article linked to from the summary. The bit about "punishing" the users is a small paragraph toward the end.
Not try things on before buying them? Or maybe buy them online? No one is forcing you to try anything on when buying clothes. If someone cares greatly about this sort of thing, they could always buy clothes, try them on at home and take them back. A bit awkward and time-consuming, but possible. I highly doubt there will be cameras in ALL dressing rooms in the future, anyways.
So how long before the 3D version of Jaws comes out and the advertisements for it attack you while you're walking down the street?
Actually, my dad bought me a pack of those audio/music CD-Rs when I asked him to pick some CD-Rs up for me (I wanted ordinary ones) and he has a bunch of them by his computer that he uses for recording his CDs (he's a musician). He's not incredibly savvy with technology, so he may be under the impression that you need a special kind of CD to make music CDs and that an ordinary one just won't work. So they may be marketing these types of CDs to those who just don't know the difference.