If police can do it, so can "the bad guys". Why aren't there better technical barriers in place to prevent this sort of thing? If this snooping is illegal, that's a great first step, but why are these devices even able to work? Are the mobile carriers working with law enforcement to enable these devices, or just indifferent to it?
When it came to light that law enforcement was abusing their power by indiscriminately snooping on internet traffic, we started to see more websites use encryption (birth of Let's Encrypt). When it came to light that law enforcement was abusing their power regarding accessing information stored on a phone, we started to see widespread use of device encryption (Android and iOS now encrypt by default). Is StringRay abuse the precursor to the next iteration of mobile security?
They've finally done it! Java is now indisputably the best programming language available! They finally fixed all of the bugs! It's the most secure language available! Best of all, Oracle opened source the whole JVM under a copy-left license! Java 8 is indeed a game changer! These are exciting times indeed!
I just used it yesterday. It went through quickly, no real hangups. The hardest part was the glare on the pos made scanning the qr difficult. Based on how impressed the clerk was with it, I'd guess it was her first time seeing it used.
There is no printed receipt. The receipt is stored "indefinitely" on your Walmart account. Which can be viewed on your phone. If you've ever used their "savings catcher", it looks just like that.
I linked my cc to the app. Some were saying it linked directly to your bank account. I don't recall that being an option, but I already had cc on file from online purchases. It just had me verify that was the card I wanted to use.
This qr system has the potential to be safer than even the chip system. The safely of the physical pos system matters less because it's my phone sending my info. Presumably, the pos is only responsible for showing the qr and saying "thanks" when it's done.
Many of the recent compromises were due to pos that were compromised. Their website has had my cc saved for a while now without issue, hoping it stays that way.
I felt a great disturbance in the Force, as if millions of Intel Atom netbooks suddenly cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced. I fear something terrible has happened.
A chicken with a badge would also cost less than a human security guard. Cost alone is not a great stat to compare competing solutions. How well does the robot do it's job compared to a human guard?
Perhaps those people deserve to get hit. If they're doing something dumb (illegal), why should I sacrifice my life because they couldn't wait for one more stop light. If all things were equal and they also had a self-driving car trying to be as safe as possible, then I think I would be alright jumping the on self sacrifice morality train.
Is there a "my life is worth more than a dumbass" setting?
I worked at a mini-golf/arcade complex long ago. I was often assigned to go-carts, which was reasonably far away from the main building, and it wasn't a rare thing to be the only employee working them. The cash registers were just regular computers running windows 95 (98?). Installed doom on the register to help pass the time. Alt-tab back to the register software as needed.
It does make you wonder what BMW was thinking by allowing the vehicle to exceed 80 mph. Did nobody anticipate that jerks would drive crazy speeds because it allows them to?
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My minecraft farm is already automated. I'm happy to lend them some red stone to help in their first automation project.
*singing* We're going to make it after allllllll
And this highlights one of the many uses of BCC
New challenge, find an image that gives a perfect 1 score
The summary says she's 18. Pardon if you realized this and were trying to make a point unrelated to the article.
If police can do it, so can "the bad guys". Why aren't there better technical barriers in place to prevent this sort of thing? If this snooping is illegal, that's a great first step, but why are these devices even able to work? Are the mobile carriers working with law enforcement to enable these devices, or just indifferent to it?
When it came to light that law enforcement was abusing their power by indiscriminately snooping on internet traffic, we started to see more websites use encryption (birth of Let's Encrypt). When it came to light that law enforcement was abusing their power regarding accessing information stored on a phone, we started to see widespread use of device encryption (Android and iOS now encrypt by default). Is StringRay abuse the precursor to the next iteration of mobile security?
Sadly, such scanty scribbles signifies sufficient substance on Slashdot
They've finally done it! Java is now indisputably the best programming language available! They finally fixed all of the bugs! It's the most secure language available! Best of all, Oracle opened source the whole JVM under a copy-left license! Java 8 is indeed a game changer! These are exciting times indeed!
The interview was on CNN, which staffs a meteorologist that is a climate change denier.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/...
http://www.whatreallyhappened....
Us simple folk have a shorter name for "Pokemon go characters", we call them "pokemon".
I'm not sure it gets any more "news for nerds" than this
I'm unsure how scared I should be. Could someone put this in a car analogy?
I just used it yesterday. It went through quickly, no real hangups. The hardest part was the glare on the pos made scanning the qr difficult. Based on how impressed the clerk was with it, I'd guess it was her first time seeing it used.
There is no printed receipt. The receipt is stored "indefinitely" on your Walmart account. Which can be viewed on your phone. If you've ever used their "savings catcher", it looks just like that.
I linked my cc to the app. Some were saying it linked directly to your bank account. I don't recall that being an option, but I already had cc on file from online purchases. It just had me verify that was the card I wanted to use.
This qr system has the potential to be safer than even the chip system. The safely of the physical pos system matters less because it's my phone sending my info. Presumably, the pos is only responsible for showing the qr and saying "thanks" when it's done.
Many of the recent compromises were due to pos that were compromised. Their website has had my cc saved for a while now without issue, hoping it stays that way.
I felt a great disturbance in the Force, as if millions of Intel Atom netbooks suddenly cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced. I fear something terrible has happened.
AKA, my netbook :(
Humans can be parted out too. Kidnap the guard, steal their kidney
A chicken with a badge would also cost less than a human security guard. Cost alone is not a great stat to compare competing solutions. How well does the robot do it's job compared to a human guard?
Gonna be cynical for a second...
Perhaps those people deserve to get hit. If they're doing something dumb (illegal), why should I sacrifice my life because they couldn't wait for one more stop light. If all things were equal and they also had a self-driving car trying to be as safe as possible, then I think I would be alright jumping the on self sacrifice morality train.
Is there a "my life is worth more than a dumbass" setting?
Terrorists didn't exist back then. I need my phone because terrorists.
Or in the words of Donald Trump, "congratulations".
http://www.slate.com/blogs/mon...
I actively look for TVs without the smart functionality. That's getting harder and harder to find with the larger models.
How does this scale compared to other technologies? The "use heavy trains" approach is easy for the lay person to see scaling issues.
I worked at a mini-golf/arcade complex long ago. I was often assigned to go-carts, which was reasonably far away from the main building, and it wasn't a rare thing to be the only employee working them. The cash registers were just regular computers running windows 95 (98?). Installed doom on the register to help pass the time. Alt-tab back to the register software as needed.
It does make you wonder what BMW was thinking by allowing the vehicle to exceed 80 mph. Did nobody anticipate that jerks would drive crazy speeds because it allows them to?
What did you say?
Talk is cheap