Indeed. This thing can _fake_ certain simple things that humans can actually do. The deception is limited to simple standard-situations and is entirely shallow. It breaks down completely as soon as something unexpected happens. This thing is an automaton, no intelligence involved.
Of course, some people want to make a log of money with this (and IBM desperately needs a lot of money as due to persistent mis-management almost everybody competent has left or been downsized), so this animistic nonsense about it being "intelligent" or "sensing" emotions is pushed hard.
While I agree that this is stupid, overblown FUD, it matters very little. Firefox (and most of Mozilla) is dying due to gross mismanagement and stupidity.
Indeed. And it would help even more if they told us how the machines were infected. As the number is quite low, I expect some configuration mistake that is not commonplace.
1. Look at the number of infections. A bit lower than typical Windows malware. 2. An idiot sysadmin can make Linux just as vulnerable as Windows. Linux with a competent sysadmin is in a completely different class than Windows.
I have done enough work in that area to be over it. I'm not suggesting the technology is perfect or even exists. What I am saying is that if you do not define a *legal* mechanism for policing to do their work they will continue to lobby for unfettered access to everyone's communication. Based on their record of success so far, they will get their way.
You are mistaken on both counts. The arguments why this will not and cannot work are good enough that "I am over it" does not constitute a valid counter-argument. As to them getting unfettered access, that is rather unlikely without a full, catastrophic abolishment of civil rights. The economic, political and legal ramifications would be extreme. It is one thing for an intelligence agency to have access, at high cost and effort, and quite another thing for law enforcement to have it on the cheap. The second is the road to hell.
BTW notice that I have remained polite to you, it's because we're on the same fucking side. Your vitriol is misdirected.
We are not and I have exactly the right target for my "vitriol" (well, one of them). You are arguing for establishing fascism slowly instead of faster. I will never get behind something as evil as that.
I would advise you to apply the definition of "delusion" to your self-image. Your grandstanding and general stance is a dead giveaway for a narcissistic personality disorder.
No, I am not. First, a "legal frameworks" cannot fix this. Or have you forgotten that hacking is already illegal? And second, have you actually bothered to find out what the actual experts (and basically _all_ of them) are saying? Looks like you have not, because what you say is clueless bullshit.
Linux, like any Unix-like OS, expects the user to have some minimal understanding of what they are doing. Even Windows requires that these days and its errors are far harder to fix. I think what you want is a game-console. If so, get one. And if you think that the most important tool for everybody these days is too hard to master, maybe think back to how long it took to learn to read and write? If you insist on instant gratification, you will never be able to do anything competently.
Incidentally, your first mistake is thinking that the "graphical boot" is actually part of the system. It is not. It is a distro choice, and Red Hat/Fedora has been making the worst choices possible for a long time now, methinks because they want to sell "certifications".
Aaaand, fail. If you had bothered to read up on what actual security experts are saying, you would know that your plan is bogus and unworkable in practice.
As they are not actually after answers, but at scaring everybody into thinking all secrets are open to them, that is fine. This whole thing is really a coordinated effort to establish the most effective chilling effects they can. Nothing works better than people self-censoring what they think and for many people their phones are now an extension of their minds. It used to be an all-seeing, all-knowing "God", but as that has lost its effectiveness, they are now trying (and succeeding) to establish a technological surrogate.
That is how it goes in a police-state. Are you really surprised? The US population is giving them no actual resistance, so expect full-blown fascism in the not too distant future.
I don't think the US is importing poverty, except as a minor part of immigration that cannot reasonably be filtered out. I think it is importing its future. Stopping to do that may not be a smart move.
In a sane state, they would not only lose their jobs and pensions for something like this, but also be punished in addition. In a police-state, this gets them a promotion.
No, it did not. It did point out a serious problem, but "transparency" is something else than getting a huge, unstructured and very likely incomplete data-dump to the press.
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Nothing at all. But many people do not understand that, so stunts like this are added to improve the deception.
As it is IBM, it will. After you have filled out all the forms and paid an outrageous amount of money.
Indeed. This thing can _fake_ certain simple things that humans can actually do. The deception is limited to simple standard-situations and is entirely shallow. It breaks down completely as soon as something unexpected happens. This thing is an automaton, no intelligence involved.
Of course, some people want to make a log of money with this (and IBM desperately needs a lot of money as due to persistent mis-management almost everybody competent has left or been downsized), so this animistic nonsense about it being "intelligent" or "sensing" emotions is pushed hard.
While I agree that this is stupid, overblown FUD, it matters very little. Firefox (and most of Mozilla) is dying due to gross mismanagement and stupidity.
Indeed. And it would help even more if they told us how the machines were infected. As the number is quite low, I expect some configuration mistake that is not commonplace.
1. Look at the number of infections. A bit lower than typical Windows malware.
2. An idiot sysadmin can make Linux just as vulnerable as Windows. Linux with a competent sysadmin is in a completely different class than Windows.
But haters will hate, no matter the actual facts.
Skimming the report, I found no information at all about the attack vectors.
I am not arguing for a back door.
Unless you are completely clueless as to how IT security actually works, you are.
I have done enough work in that area to be over it. I'm not suggesting the technology is perfect or even exists. What I am saying is that if you do not define a *legal* mechanism for policing to do their work they will continue to lobby for unfettered access to everyone's communication. Based on their record of success so far, they will get their way.
You are mistaken on both counts. The arguments why this will not and cannot work are good enough that "I am over it" does not constitute a valid counter-argument. As to them getting unfettered access, that is rather unlikely without a full, catastrophic abolishment of civil rights. The economic, political and legal ramifications would be extreme. It is one thing for an intelligence agency to have access, at high cost and effort, and quite another thing for law enforcement to have it on the cheap. The second is the road to hell.
BTW notice that I have remained polite to you, it's because we're on the same fucking side. Your vitriol is misdirected.
We are not and I have exactly the right target for my "vitriol" (well, one of them). You are arguing for establishing fascism slowly instead of faster. I will never get behind something as evil as that.
I would advise you to apply the definition of "delusion" to your self-image. Your grandstanding and general stance is a dead giveaway for a narcissistic personality disorder.
No, I am not. First, a "legal frameworks" cannot fix this. Or have you forgotten that hacking is already illegal? And second, have you actually bothered to find out what the actual experts (and basically _all_ of them) are saying? Looks like you have not, because what you say is clueless bullshit.
Your "statistics" are rather obvious bullshit. I am not playing the game of "my statistic lies better than yours".
Linux, like any Unix-like OS, expects the user to have some minimal understanding of what they are doing. Even Windows requires that these days and its errors are far harder to fix. I think what you want is a game-console. If so, get one. And if you think that the most important tool for everybody these days is too hard to
master, maybe think back to how long it took to learn to read and write? If you insist on instant gratification, you will never be able to do anything competently.
Incidentally, your first mistake is thinking that the "graphical boot" is actually part of the system. It is not. It is a distro choice, and Red Hat/Fedora has been making the worst choices possible for a long time now, methinks because they want to sell "certifications".
Could not agree more. It is time to remove the US from the modern, tech-centric world once and for all.
Aaaand, fail. If you had bothered to read up on what actual security experts are saying, you would know that your plan is bogus and unworkable in practice.
It is. No idea what Fedora installs by default, I found Fedora borderline broken when I tried it last a few years ago.
As they are not actually after answers, but at scaring everybody into thinking all secrets are open to them, that is fine. This whole thing is really a coordinated effort to establish the most effective chilling effects they can. Nothing works better than people self-censoring what they think and for many people their phones are now an extension of their minds. It used to be an all-seeing, all-knowing "God", but as that has lost its effectiveness, they are now trying (and succeeding) to establish a technological surrogate.
The law does not apply to the Feds, or haven't you heard? Standard operating procedure in a police-state.
That is how it goes in a police-state. Are you really surprised? The US population is giving them no actual resistance, so expect full-blown fascism in the not too distant future.
I don't think the US is importing poverty, except as a minor part of immigration that cannot reasonably be filtered out. I think it is importing its future. Stopping to do that may not be a smart move.
In a sane state, they would not only lose their jobs and pensions for something like this, but also be punished in addition. In a police-state, this gets them a promotion.
He has expertise in setting up fake universities after all.
Smart move on your part ;-)
I do agree on your take on their motivation.
No, it did not. It did point out a serious problem, but "transparency" is something else than getting a huge, unstructured and very likely incomplete data-dump to the press.
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Seriously.