Just one thing though, apparently.xxx does provide some other unusual services, such as malware filtering for all the domains within it (presumably after all the trouble they went to getting it, they don't want trust in it demolished in 30 seconds flat by "codec packs").
Indeed. My local council (in New Zealand) literally said in a report on a strategic plan that they disregarded thousands of submissions because they were "unsolicited nearly identical submissions sent in via a web form".
They use the merchant code - they still don't know what you bought, only what the merchant says they primarily sell. Note that your pr0n is also categorised, whether it says so on your bill or not (the exception if they go via CCbill or similar, who because they don't sell the content can rightly claim that they are merely a "payment service provider" or something).
David Eddings in the Tamuli trilogy said the same thing, but took it further - in this fictional society the person elected to run the republic has all their personal assets seized and placed into the treasury. Thus, the leader's own person wealth is directly tied to the financial success of the republic - if the society loses money so does the leader - and vice versa.
Try actually reading the report rather than cherry picking the single lowest number to prove your point. The results in the journal are actually significantly more detailed than you are picking and are nowhere near as damning as you claim. That said, I'm reading it from a hospital so I don't know if you can access the entire report.
And for the US cousins, they have that same right if they purchase "Audio CD" labeled discs, as the copyright code grants a specific exemption for copying if it's to one of these (it actually is a bit more detailed in what the exemption covers - it's not just those discs).
ICM Registry is NOT ICM - two completely different companies that happen to share a similar name. ICM Registry is a private company located in Toronto, Canada.
What we really need is a free (or extremely cheap) option to block domains from being registered if there is a valid trademark. Of course, this would eliminate the profit motive of introducing new TLDs, so it would stop happening.
You mean like the.xxx blacklist, where a single, non-recurring payment of $200 can block a.xxx name from being registered for the rest of time?
Interestingly, if these schools actually are registering the names rather than just getting them blacklisted, then they are actually required under the terms of the registration agreement to put porn on them or have the names cancelled and returned to the pool.
Wait wait wait... this apparently indicates that the attorneys got their opposing person's Facebook credentials, not the former spouses... isn't this pretty much what's supposed to happen?
Hmm. It's possible I might not. I was under the impression from the text of the announcement as posted here and so forth that a Steam database had also been breached - specifically
We learned that intruders obtained access to a Steam database in addition to the forums. This database contained information including user names, hashed and salted passwords, game purchases, email addresses, billing addresses and encrypted credit card information.
If that is just the forum users then it does not affect me which might explain the lack of an email. However, they should still be notifying all customers even if only to say that "at this time we believe that your account was not among those compromised".
Uh, the rule is that you may not store the data in the magnetic strip - not that you may not store the credit card number. If you'd bothered looking up requirement 3.2 rather than declaring that you're too busy, you would have looked less silly. Requirement 3.2 clearly states:
Do not store the full contents of any track (from the magnetic stripe located on the back of a card, equivalent data contained on a chip, or elsewhere). This data is alternatively called full track, track, track 1, track 2, and magnetic-stripe data. Note: In the normal course of business, the following data elements from the magnetic stripe may need to be retained: * The cardholder‘s name * Primary account number (PAN) * Expiration date * Service code
The number of times I've tried that only to be told by Steam that I cannot enter offline mode and offered only the option "Quit" is astronomical. Steam is not perfect, and for all intents and purposes it isn't even good.
You can also only enter offline mode for a limited time even if it does work by the way... and 4 days exceeds that. So the GP would have been gameless for at least 1 day.
Actually, technically Valve still haven't told their customers about it. I see no email in my inbox informing me about the breach. Steam is running on my machine and I see no "update news" informing me about the breach. From what I understand, you'd only know about it if you read their forums. To me, that doesn't count as "informing the customers".
So Sony told customers "x" days after it happened, and thus far Valve still haven't.
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virera is the french future tense of "turn into". It is NOT the plural of virus.
It's officially the most incorrect one I've seen - and that's saying a lot, because you know, virii.
Just one thing though, apparently .xxx does provide some other unusual services, such as malware filtering for all the domains within it (presumably after all the trouble they went to getting it, they don't want trust in it demolished in 30 seconds flat by "codec packs").
You have that problem too?
Indeed. My local council (in New Zealand) literally said in a report on a strategic plan that they disregarded thousands of submissions because they were "unsolicited nearly identical submissions sent in via a web form".
Fucking seriously? Targeted advertising now? On SLASHDOT?
Goddamn spammers.
They use the merchant code - they still don't know what you bought, only what the merchant says they primarily sell. Note that your pr0n is also categorised, whether it says so on your bill or not (the exception if they go via CCbill or similar, who because they don't sell the content can rightly claim that they are merely a "payment service provider" or something).
Confidant. Not bloody cosmonaut.
Or TPPA. ACTA is nothing compared to that. TPPA even allows the pharma industry to screw the US government! Equal opportunity screwing!
Cell tower? Why wouldn't you run all this on the considerably more powerful SMSCs?
ACTA is virtually toothless compared to TPPA. Look it up sometime.
David Eddings in the Tamuli trilogy said the same thing, but took it further - in this fictional society the person elected to run the republic has all their personal assets seized and placed into the treasury. Thus, the leader's own person wealth is directly tied to the financial success of the republic - if the society loses money so does the leader - and vice versa.
Try actually reading the report rather than cherry picking the single lowest number to prove your point. The results in the journal are actually significantly more detailed than you are picking and are nowhere near as damning as you claim. That said, I'm reading it from a hospital so I don't know if you can access the entire report.
Woosh.
And for the US cousins, they have that same right if they purchase "Audio CD" labeled discs, as the copyright code grants a specific exemption for copying if it's to one of these (it actually is a bit more detailed in what the exemption covers - it's not just those discs).
Um, according to the ICANN Wiki, there is a .kids TLD. It's run by... wait for it... ICM Registry, LLC - the people that brought us .xxx.
ICM Registry is NOT ICM - two completely different companies that happen to share a similar name. ICM Registry is a private company located in Toronto, Canada.
What we really need is a free (or extremely cheap) option to block domains from being registered if there is a valid trademark. Of course, this would eliminate the profit motive of introducing new TLDs, so it would stop happening.
You mean like the .xxx blacklist, where a single, non-recurring payment of $200 can block a .xxx name from being registered for the rest of time?
Interestingly, if these schools actually are registering the names rather than just getting them blacklisted, then they are actually required under the terms of the registration agreement to put porn on them or have the names cancelled and returned to the pool.
I smell an ill-considered plan...
Wait wait wait... this apparently indicates that the attorneys got their opposing person's Facebook credentials, not the former spouses... isn't this pretty much what's supposed to happen?
In crappy countries like mine, a three year long relationship automatically entitles both parties to half the others' shit.
IMO a break-up should never result in redistribution of assets attained prior to the relationship starting. That's bullshit.
So you're saying MySpace has the largest collection of amateur pornography in existence?
Hmm. It's possible I might not. I was under the impression from the text of the announcement as posted here and so forth that a Steam database had also been breached - specifically
If that is just the forum users then it does not affect me which might explain the lack of an email. However, they should still be notifying all customers even if only to say that "at this time we believe that your account was not among those compromised".
Uh, the rule is that you may not store the data in the magnetic strip - not that you may not store the credit card number. If you'd bothered looking up requirement 3.2 rather than declaring that you're too busy, you would have looked less silly. Requirement 3.2 clearly states:
The number of times I've tried that only to be told by Steam that I cannot enter offline mode and offered only the option "Quit" is astronomical. Steam is not perfect, and for all intents and purposes it isn't even good.
You can also only enter offline mode for a limited time even if it does work by the way... and 4 days exceeds that. So the GP would have been gameless for at least 1 day.
Actually, technically Valve still haven't told their customers about it. I see no email in my inbox informing me about the breach. Steam is running on my machine and I see no "update news" informing me about the breach. From what I understand, you'd only know about it if you read their forums. To me, that doesn't count as "informing the customers".
So Sony told customers "x" days after it happened, and thus far Valve still haven't.
*checks email*
Nope, Valve didn't tell me about it at all. Sounds like Valve fails as hard as Sony on point two. In fact worse, since Sony at least sent me an email.