Manufacturing counterfeit United States currency or altering genuine currency to increase its value is a violation of Title 18, Section 471 of the United States Code and is punishable by a fine of up to $5,000, or 15 years imprisonment, or both.
After all, these machines were never seriously designed with security in mind...they were designed to be easily compromised.
I think I'll take a hotel minibar key down to my local ATM to see if I can score some free money. If Diebold is honestly this incompetent, it'll be a snap. If, however, the voting machines are specifically designed to be compromised, I'll probably have a harder time of it.
Any bets on the outcome of my little experiment? Didn't think so.
Or, what do we do when they are on the ballot, and the people vote for them, but the official election results once again differ wildly from exit poll results, as they hve in every election since 2000?
Exit polls were the gold standard of election forcasting...until 2000. Funny...that's when all the trouble started, isn't it?
1) Repeal the core requirement of FISA that its procedures and the criminal Wiretap Act (Title III) "shall be the exlusive means" for conducting electronic surveillance. The bill essentially makes FISA optional overall, by explicitly deferring to the President's "inherent" constitutional authority instead.
2) Authorize (but not require) the President to submit the current NSA surveillance program to review and blessing by the FISA courts. This review effectively would be limited to Fourth Amendment issues. The separation-of-powers issues deriving from FISA itself would not be reviewed, because Congress already would have capitulated in Step 1) above.
3) Refer all third-party court challenges to intelligence-surveillance programs to the FISA courts, instead of the ordinary District Courts such as those of Judge Taylor in Detroit, Judge Lynch in New York or Judge Walker in San Francisco, which now have several cases before them. I am uncertain of what effect this would have on Judge Taylor's case, since she already has ruled against the program and issued an injunction.
4) Make some fundamental changes to the definitions within FISA, most importantly removing the current provision that makes FISA apply to any intelligence surveillance acquired within the United States, regardless of who the target is. This apparently would have the effect of authorizing warrantless surveillance beyond that now reported to take place under the NSA program.
Not to be pedantic here, but if a person gains access to users' passwords by hacking the actual site, rather than sending out bogus emails and/or setting up counterfeit web pages, can this activity really be called 'phishing'?
From TFA:
You have gone to a legitimate Web site, you have not made a mistake and done everything right, but then your information gets compromised... because [the phishers] have taken over servers that belong to other people.
And from the 'phishing' entry in Wikipedia:
In computing, phishing is a criminal activity using social engineering techniques. Phishers attempt to fraudulently acquire sensitive information, such as passwords and credit card details, by masquerading as a trustworthy person or business in an electronic communication.
This attack does not consist of masquerading as a trusted party...it consists of compromising said trusted party. Thus, this activity cannot accurately be referred to as 'phishing'.
Financial details from these banks, it turns out, was part of the trail of evidence used to apprehend terrorism suspects in a plot to bomb airplanes last month.
Ah, yes...that plot. I feel much safer now, now that some poor slob who has the misfortune of having an Arab name won't be able to pay his mortgage. That'll show those terrists the strength of our resolve!
ExtremeTech has done interoperability testing of five wireless routers from Belkin, Buffalo, D-Link, and Netgear -- along with their matched NICs. Results (summarized in a color-coded table) are very mixed, with several of the products not talking to one another at all.
I'll say. Doing a quick-and-dirty measurement of the fitness of 802.11n for prime time by taking all the numbers in that table and averaging them, one comes up with the unappetizing figure of 30.9. I'll stick with my 802.11G, thanks....at least I know it'll work pretty much the same wherever I go.
At a moment where many people wonder if the use of nanoparticles is safe, it's good to know that nanotechnology has been widely used for a very long time.
Well...humans have done other things for a long time that were none too healthy. A few examples:
Smoking was thought to be harmless....doctors used to smoke.
People used to eat and drink from pewter vessels.
People used to use asbestos as insulation.
(etc. etc. etc.)
So just because people used to do something for a long time doesn't necessarily make it harmless.
It sounds like the vast majority of problems that this program is encountering could be solved by a halfway competent network administrator applying some basic restrictions.
(Hey....I'm a halfway competent network administrator...where do I send my resume? ^_^)
Seriously, though, a combination of Group Policy restrictions, a firewall at the school, and perhaps the use of a content filtering product like WebSense would instantly solve about 99% of the current issues, while causing relatively few problems in return. Sure, there's going to be a few hardcore users that manage to get around the system, but I think that if the student is savvy enough to outwit the Network admin, the school guidance counselor needs to talk to him/her about the various exciting and rewarding opportunities in the field of Information Technology. After all, hacking is an education in itself...a clever sysadmin would post rewards to any student who could game his system and show his work, so the sysadmin could plug the identified security holes.
Not to be snarky, but there's your problem right there.
Hopefully, you have some sort of alternative broadband provider. I humbly suggest you show Comcast what you think of them with your dollars and avail yourself of one of the alternatives.
I myself put up with Comcast's antics for quite a while (longer than I intended, actually): When I first resolved to switch to WOW, I waited all day for the installer, who was a no-show. When I called to complain, I was told that the installer had in fact shown up, and I was the no-show. I knew this was a lie since not only was I in the house the entire day, the installer failed to tag the door as a no-show (you cable installers out there know what I'm talking about). I was so incensed by this that I cancelled my order, and remained with Comcast for another three whole months. But, eventually, I was forced to switch, after Comcast upped its rates yet again, and tried to make me pay for a service call to replace one of their defective converters.
I'm with WOW now, and I haven't looked back. Service is far superior, and I'm paying $40 less per month. Ditch Comcast...you'll feel better.
Because Bush is wiretapping the country to save us from the terrorists! The terrorists!!! You remember the terrorists, don't you? Aren't you still afraid??? FEAR!!! Fearing another terrorist attack and surrendering our freedoms and rights is the only way to safeguard us from the terrorists!
The chief difference between Canada and America? At least the Canadians get fair warning.
Clearly, the Canadian government is going to have to work on that...after all, we can't tip our hand to the terrorists, right? These things must be kept secret, because unless they're explicitly informed, the terrorists will have no reason to believe their internet access is being tracked, just as they had no reason to believe that their phone calls may have been bugged and their financial records traced, that is, until the meddling fourth estate decided to educate them, much to the peril of all freedom-lovers.
(Sorry....my sarcasm button was stuck there for a while...)
I've said it before, and I'll say it again: it's time to start encrypting everything. Just one question...anyone out there familiar with the current legality of crypto in Canada?
The fake camera gag has been around for quite a while....proof that it works.
What's surprising, however, is that a mere picture of watching eyes also works, despite the fact that no person could have possibly thought the eyes were real.
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You falsely represent it as your own original work.
"Are we going to get a "someone doesn't like Vista" article every day until the operating system is released to the general public?"
Yes...and then we'll get a "everyone doesn't like Vista" article every day. ^_^
I guess after you get your ass handed to you by a Russian spam king, the DHS isn't all that scary.
Printing counterfeit money is not illegal...
Actually, it is:
After all, these machines were never seriously designed with security in mind...they were designed to be easily compromised.
I think I'll take a hotel minibar key down to my local ATM to see if I can score some free money. If Diebold is honestly this incompetent, it'll be a snap. If, however, the voting machines are specifically designed to be compromised, I'll probably have a harder time of it.
Any bets on the outcome of my little experiment? Didn't think so.
It is becoming politicized simply because one party controls the media, and the other controls the government.
Ahh...so I see you're trotting out the old 'liberal media' chestnut yet again. How cute.
Read this to see why the myth of the 'liberal media' is exactly that...a myth with zero basis in fact.
Or, what do we do when they are on the ballot, and the people vote for them, but the official election results once again differ wildly from exit poll results, as they hve in every election since 2000?
Exit polls were the gold standard of election forcasting...until 2000. Funny...that's when all the trouble started, isn't it?
Here's a quick rundown of SB 2453:
More information can be found at Unclaimed Territory.
Not to be pedantic here, but if a person gains access to users' passwords by hacking the actual site, rather than sending out bogus emails and/or setting up counterfeit web pages, can this activity really be called 'phishing'?
From TFA:
And from the 'phishing' entry in Wikipedia:
This attack does not consist of masquerading as a trusted party...it consists of compromising said trusted party. Thus, this activity cannot accurately be referred to as 'phishing'.
Oh, yes...the 'liquid explosive' plot.
The 'plot' where the alleged terrorists had no plane tickets and no bombs, and some of them didn't even have passports .
The 'plot' which alledeg the terrorists' intentions to synthesize TATP on board an airplane...a procedure that is ridiculously farfetched and manifestly impossible.
Ah, yes...that plot. I feel much safer now, now that some poor slob who has the misfortune of having an Arab name won't be able to pay his mortgage. That'll show those terrists the strength of our resolve!
I'll say. Doing a quick-and-dirty measurement of the fitness of 802.11n for prime time by taking all the numbers in that table and averaging them, one comes up with the unappetizing figure of 30.9. I'll stick with my 802.11G, thanks....at least I know it'll work pretty much the same wherever I go.
Well...humans have done other things for a long time that were none too healthy. A few examples:
So just because people used to do something for a long time doesn't necessarily make it harmless.
It sounds like the vast majority of problems that this program is encountering could be solved by a halfway competent network administrator applying some basic restrictions.
(Hey....I'm a halfway competent network administrator...where do I send my resume? ^_^)
Seriously, though, a combination of Group Policy restrictions, a firewall at the school, and perhaps the use of a content filtering product like WebSense would instantly solve about 99% of the current issues, while causing relatively few problems in return. Sure, there's going to be a few hardcore users that manage to get around the system, but I think that if the student is savvy enough to outwit the Network admin, the school guidance counselor needs to talk to him/her about the various exciting and rewarding opportunities in the field of Information Technology. After all, hacking is an education in itself...a clever sysadmin would post rewards to any student who could game his system and show his work, so the sysadmin could plug the identified security holes.
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Not to be snarky, but there's your problem right there.
Hopefully, you have some sort of alternative broadband provider. I humbly suggest you show Comcast what you think of them with your dollars and avail yourself of one of the alternatives.
I myself put up with Comcast's antics for quite a while (longer than I intended, actually):
When I first resolved to switch to WOW, I waited all day for the installer, who was a no-show. When I called to complain, I was told that the installer had in fact shown up, and I was the no-show. I knew this was a lie since not only was I in the house the entire day, the installer failed to tag the door as a no-show (you cable installers out there know what I'm talking about). I was so incensed by this that I cancelled my order, and remained with Comcast for another three whole months. But, eventually, I was forced to switch, after Comcast upped its rates yet again, and tried to make me pay for a service call to replace one of their defective converters.
I'm with WOW now, and I haven't looked back. Service is far superior, and I'm paying $40 less per month. Ditch Comcast...you'll feel better.
Here's a more complete list of Universal Music's artists.
(The funny thing is, I can easily imagine him delivering this diatribe as he swings a chair menacingly...) ^_^
Be sure to read our other Consumer Reports articles, where we:
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Thanks, Consumer Reports. Thanks bunches.
can SCOTUS justices be impeached for treason?
Indeed...and it's been done before (albeit unsuccessfully in this particular case).
I can't understand why their wasn't more outrage.
<neocon>
Because Bush is wiretapping the country to save us from the terrorists! The terrorists!!! You remember the terrorists, don't you? Aren't you still afraid??? FEAR!!! Fearing another terrorist attack and surrendering our freedoms and rights is the only way to safeguard us from the terrorists!
</neocon>
Agreed. This 'victory' will last exactly as long as it takes the appeal to get to the SCOTUS.
'A month before delivery, you don't have SPRs,' Azmi said. 'You're making things pretty. . . . You're changing colors.'
Can I get the icon in 'cornflower blue'?
Kenneth Lay tragically passes away due to a massive heart attack before he receives his sentence. Impeccable timing...
Two possible scenarios (in addition to the official version of events) come immediately to mind:
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Either scenario seems equally likely, and much more likely than 'Ken keeled over because he couldn't keep his LDLs in check'.
The chief difference between Canada and America? At least the Canadians get fair warning.
Clearly, the Canadian government is going to have to work on that...after all, we can't tip our hand to the terrorists, right? These things must be kept secret, because unless they're explicitly informed, the terrorists will have no reason to believe their internet access is being tracked, just as they had no reason to believe that their phone calls may have been bugged and their financial records traced, that is, until the meddling fourth estate decided to educate them, much to the peril of all freedom-lovers.
(Sorry....my sarcasm button was stuck there for a while...)
I've said it before, and I'll say it again: it's time to start encrypting everything. Just one question...anyone out there familiar with the current legality of crypto in Canada?
The fake camera gag has been around for quite a while....proof that it works.
What's surprising, however, is that a mere picture of watching eyes also works, despite the fact that no person could have possibly thought the eyes were real.