Well, well, where are the pirates to now say "no one loses anything if someone makes a copy"? Then I would respond that they lose the potential value of the code. Then the pirates respond "no one knows if the company would have made money with the code, it's all speculation".
If you provide data to the public Internet without any form of restriction, you can't then validly complain when the Internet public sees that data. You offered it publicly, and the public took you up on your offer.
Was it their choice though? Were they aware that the device is exposed?
Part of the blame lies on the manufacturer if they make it too easy for an uninformed person to leave the device in an unwanted state. Bad design.
How do we not know if there is not a backdoor in every Cisco router? I find it odd that this issue is not criticized more often by the tinfoil hat open source folks. The Internet is largely woven together using these turquoise boxes running proprietary software. What if NSA can connect to any of them with administrator access, allowing to manage traffic and tap on data that passes through. What do you think about this possibility?
Even if we choose to trust that you're not using these accounts for nefarious purposes (which we shouldn't), that's not the point. The point is that they exist at all, and just because you created them doesn't mean someone else cannot use them.
I was going to say the same. It possibly was not an intentional backdoor, but it can still be used as one. If it quacks like a duck and walks like a duck, it is a duck.
It is also quite facepalmy mistake. Some guy creates "Black Widow" and "Batman" accounts and this kind of stuff ends up to important government systems.
The view bounces heavily up and down in Doom when moving. Also the weapon swings from left and right in a longer arc than in Quake. Those would be the main reasons if I would have to make a bet. Doom is more wobbly.
therefore it's not inconcievable that MS could in theory make everyone download an update that allows them remote control over your computer.
No, they are not going to deploy such update. It would be really bad for business if discovered. Microsoft is not taking the risk. They have a bunch of high-profile customers that would get extremely angry.
You seem like a lazy entitled twat. If you can't diagnose and fix a Linux issue, then gtfo of slashdot. Seriously, the shit isn't hard. I had my 14 year old son diagnosing and fixing Linux issues. GUI kept crashing, my son googled a bit, installed new gpu drivers, problem solved in 30 minutes.
Well, if you want the best possible privacy, then I can agree that Windows 10 is not the best choice.
Here's the deal for myself: I'm more willing to put up with some usage pattern datamining than wasting my life with fixing Linux problems. I'm just trying to be practical and weighing the benefits and tradeoffs.
Having all the keystrokes sent is another myth. Windows can send some typing and inking samples to improve recognition. It's not a full keylogger. They also very clearly ask during setup if you want to use it.
Look, guys. Windows 10 certainly does not offer perfect privacy, but it's not a monster which steals all your data either. Most of the stuff is just some basic hardware statistics and settings synchronization across devices.
trying to sneak in their 'telemetery' (read as: spyware/malware) updates onto your systems so they can collect your personal data, steal your files, and whatever else it is they're doing that qualifies as cybercrime.
Facepalm. That's just overblown trash-talk. Microsoft collects basic telemetry like system uptime, installed updates, and how many times you have used UWP apps. They don't touch your personal files and they don't know what you do inside apps.
I'd also like to know what is special about Skylake chips that they require OS support. Even Linux guys need kernel 4.4 to have proper Skylake support.
Just remember that the tradeoff in Linux is constant breakage and the need to fix glitches manually. Think twice if you want to waste your life in that. Is the Windows 10 datamining that bad after all?
The fact is that Linux works nicely on servers and phones, but the PC desktop is a smoking mess with quality assurance outsourced to users.
The Linux community had better go over every single line of that code to make sure MicroSuck isn't slipping in some sort of malware/surveillance code, as they're wont to do. If it contains anything that can't be examined at the sourcecode level then it's into the trash with it. Or just ignore it anyway because it comes from MicroSuck, so how could it possibly be any good?
It's so true.
A decade or two ago the merit of open source was higher quality than proprietary software. Today that benefit has been lost, so the open source community has had to adopt "backdoorz everywhere, waaah!" as the new slogan.
So then the backdoor is required for whom exactly? Probably the police/China.
Good luck proving that. My bet is on this being once again just some developer sloppiness, not an intentional backdoor. Hanlon's razor: "Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity."
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Well, well, where are the pirates to now say "no one loses anything if someone makes a copy"? Then I would respond that they lose the potential value of the code. Then the pirates respond "no one knows if the company would have made money with the code, it's all speculation".
If you provide data to the public Internet without any form of restriction, you can't then validly complain when the Internet public sees that data. You offered it publicly, and the public took you up on your offer.
Was it their choice though? Were they aware that the device is exposed?
Part of the blame lies on the manufacturer if they make it too easy for an uninformed person to leave the device in an unwanted state. Bad design.
...front gardens, back gardens...
Aha! But not side gardens! Those have better privacy...
How do we not know if there is not a backdoor in every Cisco router? I find it odd that this issue is not criticized more often by the tinfoil hat open source folks. The Internet is largely woven together using these turquoise boxes running proprietary software. What if NSA can connect to any of them with administrator access, allowing to manage traffic and tap on data that passes through. What do you think about this possibility?
Even if we choose to trust that you're not using these accounts for nefarious purposes (which we shouldn't), that's not the point. The point is that they exist at all, and just because you created them doesn't mean someone else cannot use them.
I was going to say the same. It possibly was not an intentional backdoor, but it can still be used as one. If it quacks like a duck and walks like a duck, it is a duck.
It is also quite facepalmy mistake. Some guy creates "Black Widow" and "Batman" accounts and this kind of stuff ends up to important government systems.
It's very tedious to use multiple addresses.
The view bounces heavily up and down in Doom when moving. Also the weapon swings from left and right in a longer arc than in Quake. Those would be the main reasons if I would have to make a bet. Doom is more wobbly.
Microsoft has a huge number of very important customers so the company cannot just do anything it wants.
Just browsed all the categories in the Privacy section of the Settings app and I do not see anything being reset.
therefore it's not inconcievable that MS could in theory make everyone download an update that allows them remote control over your computer.
No, they are not going to deploy such update. It would be really bad for business if discovered. Microsoft is not taking the risk. They have a bunch of high-profile customers that would get extremely angry.
You seem like a lazy entitled twat. If you can't diagnose and fix a Linux issue, then gtfo of slashdot. Seriously, the shit isn't hard. I had my 14 year old son diagnosing and fixing Linux issues. GUI kept crashing, my son googled a bit, installed new gpu drivers, problem solved in 30 minutes.
Heh. Enjoy your fixing sessions.
Well, if you want the best possible privacy, then I can agree that Windows 10 is not the best choice.
Here's the deal for myself: I'm more willing to put up with some usage pattern datamining than wasting my life with fixing Linux problems. I'm just trying to be practical and weighing the benefits and tradeoffs.
They could delete everything at any time if they wanted to.
Rubbish.
Most importantly, having all your keystrokes
More trash-talk.
Having all the keystrokes sent is another myth. Windows can send some typing and inking samples to improve recognition. It's not a full keylogger. They also very clearly ask during setup if you want to use it.
Look, guys. Windows 10 certainly does not offer perfect privacy, but it's not a monster which steals all your data either. Most of the stuff is just some basic hardware statistics and settings synchronization across devices.
trying to sneak in their 'telemetery' (read as: spyware/malware) updates onto your systems so they can collect your personal data, steal your files, and whatever else it is they're doing that qualifies as cybercrime.
Facepalm. That's just overblown trash-talk. Microsoft collects basic telemetry like system uptime, installed updates, and how many times you have used UWP apps. They don't touch your personal files and they don't know what you do inside apps.
I'd also like to know what is special about Skylake chips that they require OS support. Even Linux guys need kernel 4.4 to have proper Skylake support.
Just remember that the tradeoff in Linux is constant breakage and the need to fix glitches manually. Think twice if you want to waste your life in that. Is the Windows 10 datamining that bad after all?
The fact is that Linux works nicely on servers and phones, but the PC desktop is a smoking mess with quality assurance outsourced to users.
Was the machine in active use?
The Linux community had better go over every single line of that code to make sure MicroSuck isn't slipping in some sort of malware/surveillance code, as they're wont to do. If it contains anything that can't be examined at the sourcecode level then it's into the trash with it. Or just ignore it anyway because it comes from MicroSuck, so how could it possibly be any good?
It's so true.
A decade or two ago the merit of open source was higher quality than proprietary software. Today that benefit has been lost, so the open source community has had to adopt "backdoorz everywhere, waaah!" as the new slogan.
Shouldn't the word "can" be in italics in your sentence, instead of the word "even"?
So then the backdoor is required for whom exactly? Probably the police/China.
Good luck proving that. My bet is on this being once again just some developer sloppiness, not an intentional backdoor. Hanlon's razor: "Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity."
Because it spies on all your shit.
Just chuck these settings off during setup and you're good.
+1 Funny
I know we don't do this on /. but it'd be interesting to know the source of this.
You can access the original Guardian article by clicking the link "theguardian.com" in the title of the summary.
Didn't the 14 units sound a bit high to anyone? Even if spread evenly over the week, I'm sure 14 units would cause a noticeable mental fog.