The Constitution has no restrictions against 9 year olds owning, carrying, possessing, or using guns. That said, most "reasonable" people would think they should be restricted from carrying a loaded 6-shooter on their hip when going to class in the 4th grade. Would you consider "stricter gun control laws" of that nature to be "an attack on gun rights"?
I suspect that time range was for a toaster or a TV. Items that are not portable, subject to weather, extreme heat/cold conditions, dropped regularly, and on 24/7.
6 years ago, you could have gotten a brand new iPhone 4 or a discounted 3GS. How many of those are still operational?
"No US hacker would be retarded enough to attempt to hack the NSA."
The NSA is not God. Its just a collection of people. People who make mistakes. Granted, its is likely a collection of people with above average intelligence. That could be their weakness though. When someone thinks they are smarter than everyone else they tend to get lazy. Look at all the James Bond villains. They create all kinds of ingenious methods to kill him when a double tap to the head would do the trick. He always escapes and foils their plans.
Just because something has a copyright doesn't mean it is illegal to share it. If the owner of the copyright allows their content to be shared on site x, then it is ok. Therefore, how is an ISP supposed to know a content's owner has given site "x" the right to store/share/distribute their content. Also, that right could be granted for an hour, a day, a month, or longer. Most mainstream artists license their work to be used via multiple venues. There is no real way for an ISP to know who has a legitimate right to store/share/distribute content for any particular time period. It would be like holding UPS responsible for me shipping antibiotics to someone. They don't know the contents of the package and if they did, they don't know whether the recipient has a legal prescription for that medication.
"And if you do it that way you have created a single point of failure for the company"
No one said it can only be in one place. You could copy the key to several OFFLINE hard disks and put them in secure place(s) OFFLINE. You could print the key and secure that in one or more place. There are several options where it can be extremely secure yet not rely on a single system to not fail.
"our Browser is unique enough that they can track that"
No its not. I analyzed billions of rows of logs across millions of computers, and at best you can fingerprint 1/3 of PCs as unique. But the next time they get a Windows update or update their browser that is out the Windows.
"employees credit card numbers and government ID numbers being in semi secure corporate databases"
Most man-in-the-middle coming from corporate america is to see where you are going, not storing POST data. And if they are, they could tell you they are doing it and if you have a problem with that, use web sites that require govt IDs and credit cards at home. I can't think of a time I had to use my SSN (which was never intended to be a secret) or credit card # for work via the Internet. And realistically, if they get hacked then you wouldn't be liable anyway. Have you ever heard of someone being a victim of identity theft and being compelled to pay for what the thieves took? I've had my Debit card # stolen 3 different times. Every time I told the bank I didn't make those charges, they had me sign something to that effect, and I was credited for those charges within a few days. No biggie.
Unless you were... Black before 1860 A woman before 1960 Have Japanese ancestry 1941-45 Have Chinese ancestry before 1900s Were a native American Black after 1960 Perceived as being a Communist in the 1950's.. I'm sure I left a few from the list
They could keep all the data encrypted on US servers but require keys on foreign servers that they have to ask someone for. That someone could be a non US person who a gag order couldn't be enforced.
Making an image of a random phone is not always possible nowadays. There is no hard drive to remove and make a forensic copy. That was the very issue with the iPhone case a few months back. If you have a way, I'm sure you could make millions at the next RSA event.
"it's $20 a month with no data cap and 20 Gbps Internet"
No one gets 20 Gbps for $20 a month. While I agree that the US is behind, if you really believe the ISPs are making billions from capping and overcharging, then you should invest in such companies and reap the rewards.
False positives would be bad if there were no checks, but nowhere does this article say that people are being put in jail because some software says they are a bad guy based on a driver's license picture. This could be useful if a store was found to be robbed by a white male age ~25 with blonde hair and green eyes. I suspect if you could search people living in that zip code for people matching that description you could have a handful of hits that could then be possibly helpful in finding the perp. Is it 100% guaranteed that you'll find the bad guy, no. Is there a better chance, yes.
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Jason Borne, for one!
Are "Common Sense Gun laws" inherently bad?
The Constitution has no restrictions against 9 year olds owning, carrying, possessing, or using guns. That said, most "reasonable" people would think they should be restricted from carrying a loaded 6-shooter on their hip when going to class in the 4th grade. Would you consider "stricter gun control laws" of that nature to be "an attack on gun rights"?
Henceforth, "Sarah K" will be the universal "John/Jane Doe" for anonymous complaints!
"A search warrant would not empower a cop to violate federal comms law."
The 4th amendment allows the police to perform "searches and seizures" with a "Warrants" which otherwise would be considered "unreasonable"
"After they hear that enough times and units sold drops they will either listen or fold."
That sounds good in theory, but the "sales" people you tell that to have no decision making ability to make such changes.
"typically 6 years for electronics"
I suspect that time range was for a toaster or a TV. Items that are not portable, subject to weather, extreme heat/cold conditions, dropped regularly, and on 24/7.
6 years ago, you could have gotten a brand new iPhone 4 or a discounted 3GS. How many of those are still operational?
"... I'd dearly love to see Border Services brought up on charges ... "
So, under your rule of law, border agents can not look at anything because it may have "Protected Health Information"?
"No US hacker would be retarded enough to attempt to hack the NSA."
The NSA is not God. Its just a collection of people. People who make mistakes. Granted, its is likely a collection of people with above average intelligence. That could be their weakness though. When someone thinks they are smarter than everyone else they tend to get lazy. Look at all the James Bond villains. They create all kinds of ingenious methods to kill him when a double tap to the head would do the trick. He always escapes and foils their plans.
Just because something has a copyright doesn't mean it is illegal to share it. If the owner of the copyright allows their content to be shared on site x, then it is ok. Therefore, how is an ISP supposed to know a content's owner has given site "x" the right to store/share/distribute their content. Also, that right could be granted for an hour, a day, a month, or longer. Most mainstream artists license their work to be used via multiple venues. There is no real way for an ISP to know who has a legitimate right to store/share/distribute content for any particular time period. It would be like holding UPS responsible for me shipping antibiotics to someone. They don't know the contents of the package and if they did, they don't know whether the recipient has a legal prescription for that medication.
The article said they move the "default" location to the middle of the lake. It may just take a while for everyone to get and apply the updates.
"Is nothing sacred anymore?"
When werethe metrics around the use of a vibrator ever sacred?
"And if you do it that way you have created a single point of failure for the company"
No one said it can only be in one place. You could copy the key to several OFFLINE hard disks and put them in secure place(s) OFFLINE. You could print the key and secure that in one or more place. There are several options where it can be extremely secure yet not rely on a single system to not fail.
"our Browser is unique enough that they can track that"
No its not. I analyzed billions of rows of logs across millions of computers, and at best you can fingerprint 1/3 of PCs as unique. But the next time they get a Windows update or update their browser that is out the Windows.
"But you can change your billing address to anything you want."
Yes, you can commit fraud Virginia.
"employees credit card numbers and government ID numbers being in semi secure corporate databases"
Most man-in-the-middle coming from corporate america is to see where you are going, not storing POST data. And if they are, they could tell you they are doing it and if you have a problem with that, use web sites that require govt IDs and credit cards at home. I can't think of a time I had to use my SSN (which was never intended to be a secret) or credit card # for work via the Internet. And realistically, if they get hacked then you wouldn't be liable anyway. Have you ever heard of someone being a victim of identity theft and being compelled to pay for what the thieves took? I've had my Debit card # stolen 3 different times. Every time I told the bank I didn't make those charges, they had me sign something to that effect, and I was credited for those charges within a few days. No biggie.
"Especially, the life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness ones, those are never taken away by the gov't at the prison doors. "
Ever hear of the death penalty?
I don't understand how there can be sex offender registries, but people who have committed murder have no such listings.
Does Israel not count?
"We have always been a fiercely free country"
Unless you were... .. I'm sure I left a few from the list
Black before 1860
A woman before 1960
Have Japanese ancestry 1941-45
Have Chinese ancestry before 1900s
Were a native American
Black after 1960
Perceived as being a Communist in the 1950's
They could keep all the data encrypted on US servers but require keys on foreign servers that they have to ask someone for. That someone could be a non US person who a gag order couldn't be enforced.
"the CDC was punished for lobbying congress with a political agenda promoting gun control"
" something that is illegal for the CDC to do as they are not a partisan political entity"
Is gun control a political agenda?
Isn't everything a potential "partisan political" issue? If that is true, then they could never suggest anything.
Making an image of a random phone is not always possible nowadays. There is no hard drive to remove and make a forensic copy. That was the very issue with the iPhone case a few months back. If you have a way, I'm sure you could make millions at the next RSA event.
"it's $20 a month with no data cap and 20 Gbps Internet"
No one gets 20 Gbps for $20 a month. While I agree that the US is behind, if you really believe the ISPs are making billions from capping and overcharging, then you should invest in such companies and reap the rewards.
"he assisted foreign nations in blocking legitimate spying, and for that he should be jail"
What constitutes "legitimate spying"?
False positives would be bad if there were no checks, but nowhere does this article say that people are being put in jail because some software says they are a bad guy based on a driver's license picture. This could be useful if a store was found to be robbed by a white male age ~25 with blonde hair and green eyes. I suspect if you could search people living in that zip code for people matching that description you could have a handful of hits that could then be possibly helpful in finding the perp. Is it 100% guaranteed that you'll find the bad guy, no. Is there a better chance, yes.