Well, maybe. I think they are just more afraid of the Chinese spying than they are in love with domestic fasc^H^H^H^H law enforcement. So I don't think that they actually want to do anything good for the people, they are just afraid for themselves. That something actually sane may come out of this is pure coincidence.
Indeed, it is not. The first thing you filter is anything that is not very close to the target signal. Yet the functionality seems to be there. Probably some preparation to have your smartphone or computer talk to them without you hearing it. That is creepy as hell.
Anybody that want to exfiltrate data can just take HD screenshots with a camera or use a frame-grabber modified to be undetectable (not hard to do on VGA). Anybody that does want to copy data for legitimate reasons is massively inconvenienced at the same time. A really stupid decision.
These two "assholes" obviously have a case, or it would have stopped far earlier. Apple is either hiding information of doing something potentially harmful.
It is illegal all over the EU as well. So if "somebody" calls me with a prefix "this call may be recorded...", I just hang up. Incidentally, I also hang up if it is a dialer robot, i.e. the remote person does not identify itself, but the robot waits for me to say something. Creepy.
It is a clever fake, that is all. Basically, this is Eliza with a much larger database. The databases allowing this type of "conversation" have been build during the last 30 years in slow, tedious work. Still, the potential is endless, as somewhat interactive SPAM can now reach everybody that has a phone. It seems we will eventually have to go to a whitelist system for phones or to a micropayment scheme. (Deposit me a dollar and I will accept your call, then I will decide whether to give it back. What, only deposited 10 cent? That I will just keep and ignore your call.)
That said, this technological advance was inevitable and its wide-scale abuse is inevitable too. Google is like the wizard's apprentice, making undesirable things happen much faster then they needed to happen.
What are you, in kindergarten? Because that is the level of your "argumentation" skills. That extreme fallacy can be used to justify anything and anybody with two brain cells to rub together can see that.
Sure. In making a society more savage and ultimately destroying any civilized behavior. Well known to anybody that wants to find out. Of course, completely unknown to said cavemen (as you are one) because the capacity to see anything beyond their violent emotions is not there.
I love it when the religiots think it is not them that is fucked in the head. Or when they claim only the members of their deranged club can know how it works.
Well, probably the majority of the monsters are on the other side of things. There is a lot of confirmation for that hypothesis in the comments on this story.
Well, yes. But that is not going to be possible for a long, long time, if ever. Anti-aging scams are as old as the human race, this is just one more of those.
... at the regular age. Hence he promises something he cannot deliver on but which is something the people who are extremely afraid of death (pathetic wimps, the lot of them) wand desperately enough to not look closely. That will probably make him rich but will not extend his life or improve the condition of his body.
These people cannot perceive reality. They are irrationally afraid of everything. Hence they are easy marks for anybody promising "security", and ultimately that includes the next fascist leadership.
Yes, because you are stupid and have no appreciation for the value of freedom. In essence, you are giving it away for nothing. It is people like you that threaten society.
Have you ever read the police log of a small town? People are afraid of their own shadows. Your average person is not qualified to assess what is a threat and what isn't.
Indeed. And if that is not getting under control, these fear-determined morons will mess everything up for everybody.
That is because you understand that freedom is far, far more important than security. Unfortunately, that makes you part of a tiny minority. The others will gladly welcome the next fascist catastrophe as long as they get promised "security".
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And if you believe that, then you are lacking in that unique quality many (but not all) humans have called "general intelligence".
Well, maybe. I think they are just more afraid of the Chinese spying than they are in love with domestic fasc^H^H^H^H law enforcement. So I don't think that they actually want to do anything good for the people, they are just afraid for themselves. That something actually sane may come out of this is pure coincidence.
Indeed, it is not. The first thing you filter is anything that is not very close to the target signal. Yet the functionality seems to be there. Probably some preparation to have your smartphone or computer talk to them without you hearing it. That is creepy as hell.
Anybody that want to exfiltrate data can just take HD screenshots with a camera or use a frame-grabber modified to be undetectable (not hard to do on VGA). Anybody that does want to copy data for legitimate reasons is massively inconvenienced at the same time. A really stupid decision.
Probably to a loss, the way these Monster-Corps have paid taxes in the past.
These two "assholes" obviously have a case, or it would have stopped far earlier. Apple is either hiding information of doing something potentially harmful.
It is illegal all over the EU as well. So if "somebody" calls me with a prefix "this call may be recorded...", I just hang up. Incidentally, I also hang up if it is a dialer robot, i.e. the remote person does not identify itself, but the robot waits for me to say something. Creepy.
It is a clever fake, that is all. Basically, this is Eliza with a much larger database. The databases allowing this type of "conversation" have been build during the last 30 years in slow, tedious work. Still, the potential is endless, as somewhat interactive SPAM can now reach everybody that has a phone. It seems we will eventually have to go to a whitelist system for phones or to a micropayment scheme. (Deposit me a dollar and I will accept your call, then I will decide whether to give it back. What, only deposited 10 cent? That I will just keep and ignore your call.)
That said, this technological advance was inevitable and its wide-scale abuse is inevitable too. Google is like the wizard's apprentice, making undesirable things happen much faster then they needed to happen.
Security that you think you control, but do not, is the worst.
What are you, in kindergarten? Because that is the level of your "argumentation" skills. That extreme fallacy can be used to justify anything and anybody with two brain cells to rub together can see that.
Sure. In making a society more savage and ultimately destroying any civilized behavior. Well known to anybody that wants to find out. Of course, completely unknown to said cavemen (as you are one) because the capacity to see anything beyond their violent emotions is not there.
I love it when the religiots think it is not them that is fucked in the head. Or when they claim only the members of their deranged club can know how it works.
Well, probably the majority of the monsters are on the other side of things. There is a lot of confirmation for that hypothesis in the comments on this story.
As I said, "revenge". And caveman. Thanks for confirming that.
Because cavemen. And also lying about it, because "punishment" is something you can walk away from. This is revenge and savagery.
Well, yes. But that is not going to be possible for a long, long time, if ever. Anti-aging scams are as old as the human race, this is just one more of those.
As there is basically zero chance of this working, you should probably not be too concerned about it.
Probably add to that "We do not really have a product either"...
... at the regular age. Hence he promises something he cannot deliver on but which is something the people who are extremely afraid of death (pathetic wimps, the lot of them) wand desperately enough to not look closely. That will probably make him rich but will not extend his life or improve the condition of his body.
These people cannot perceive reality. They are irrationally afraid of everything. Hence they are easy marks for anybody promising "security", and ultimately that includes the next fascist leadership.
Yes, because you are stupid and have no appreciation for the value of freedom. In essence, you are giving it away for nothing. It is people like you that threaten society.
And that is just it. These people are deep into irrational fear. They are a massive danger, the things they are afraid off are not.
Have you ever read the police log of a small town? People are afraid of their own shadows. Your average person is not qualified to assess what is a threat and what isn't.
Indeed. And if that is not getting under control, these fear-determined morons will mess everything up for everybody.
That is because you understand that freedom is far, far more important than security. Unfortunately, that makes you part of a tiny minority. The others will gladly welcome the next fascist catastrophe as long as they get promised "security".
And there we have a dangerous lunatic right there. Enjoying living in fear all the time like some pest critter?