We can offload that waterlogged, burdensome property. Just consult our offices about how to get the best bid for your seashore sunset view,sea air, and waterlogged basement/first floor. Buyers are ready to pay as much as $40,000 dollars to buy your land out for redevelopment. Cut your million+ dollar loses from that property you invested your life in because you, like many other unfortunate people bought the industry by-line: Global warming was made up by fear mongering, panicky scientists.
Did you know the US government also told computer manufacture to install a "clipper chip" to allow everyone in. Guess what, Matt Blaze managed to crack this chip.:D Government tries all sorts of things they wish they hadn't. And I suspect TOR may be one of them.:D On the other hand, it gives the public a chance to preserve their privacy, especially in a day we collect data without people's permission.
That was then. But..have you seen the comments from the FBI on people using TOR recently? We developed a lot of things, and then told people not to use them because they never imagined so many people would.
People are funny. They sell less secure technologies as more secure. Fingerprint passwords for example: Just grab a coffee mug, or better yet, a paper cup from a user who goes to Starbucks/Second Cup and presto! I have your password. Now we want to use photos? Graphic images or videos that are possibly published on Facebook (or Google+or some other social media). That is even easier to copy. We've all see that voice passwords can be duplicated, especially with snooping devices over cell phones (which we know the police use now). At least with passwords, they are easy to change and require an expert sniffer or getting into someone's head. Not perfect, and yes they are broken, but it take in my observation more work then getting a fingerprint, or better yet a selfie that has been transmitted to friends, family and every server/transmissions repeater point/server farm in between. You can argue passwords travel between servers too, but people send to send their favorite selfie to everyone. In other words, people are far more careless with selfies than passwords (Unless you are one of those in the dark ages still using relative/loved one's name with no numbers). Oh, it would also require us to remove the black tape many of us put over our phones/tablets/laptops to prevent hackers/backdoor users (aka government) from using our phones to invade our privacy. Even more insecurity.
Computers taking over a car (and having doors for government or hackers) is scary enough, but now a bicycle? if that that starts, it may become mandatory. Imagine someone being able to lock your brakes from remove. I like my bicycles the way I like my legs: computer free. What's next, shoes?
While I generally like to see competition to keep people honest (as opposed to corporate conspiracies), a company coming in at below price points to kill competition is certainly not in the best interest of it's citizens, and after the "war" is over companies that have monopolies jack up their prices to "recover" costs well after they truly are. And in truth, it's not entirely easy to blame them as greedy people who blindly support such short term price cuts without taking into consideration the big picture one can argue deserve what they get. It's so easy to take advantage of a people who adopt the attitude of "every man for himself" which is the culture the government has spent a lot of time and resources to cultivate. And to their long term detriment, is exactly what they have achieved. The joke in China is, money is the national religion.
Microsoft has, willingly or unwillingly as been a government "partner" since Windows 7 (perhaps earlier). They collect data on Windows 10 and in all likelihood (they would be forbidden to discuss this) share all data collected with the government. The US Government (like Russia) is against anything that protects anonymity, so it stands to reason that MS would also be against anything that protects anonymity/privacy including Bitcoin. Wonder if MS will get a bounty for reporting Windows 10 users who have installed TOR clients.:D
If this happens it will be great news for Canadians. The liberal party appears to be taking privacy issues more seriously than the previous government. With Windows 10 sending potentially private confidential data plus recent "trojan" reported this is becoming a big deal. Wonder how MS is going to spin this one.
This is what governments do when they start leaning towars totalitarianism. And then they say "it's for your own good". Historically, this never goes pretty or well. This isn't about a phone, it's about getting all companies to acknowledge "whose boss". We jump, you say "how high" or else...you have no rights except those we allow you to have, and they can be revoked at any time it's convenient for us,,,hmm...America, home of the not so brave, not so free.
Let's see: There's an award given for information leading to anyone using the TOR network. And now a prison sentence for anyone issuing a form of currency that can hide your identity. What's next, outlawing hoodies so the IP Cams can ID you on the Russian Equivalent of Facebook?
Another bubble in the making....And yes there is something very wrong with this system. It's founded (and continued) by people who want to make money on land, and then the people who purchased want to make money on the same land, etc, etc. Problem with this is basic economics says someone has to lose some time. Economics is like gravity: You can stay in denial, but if you are falling from a great hight without a parachute, you can sail amongst the clouds for a few seconds (relatively), but you'll still go "splat" when you land. The higher the harder. But maybe the splat will be quick enough that you won't feel it when you hit but other people after you will need to clean up the mess.
Oh, I just discovered on IE 11, there appears to be an update mechanism (with option to uncheck) separate from the
Windows Update services. I haven't tested this yet but it appears to be a separate option on the browser itself. It it is what I think it is, MS is looking to push IE updates separately (another back door). It's in that left-hand gear icon, under IE Updates. (nobody things of going in there anyway...). Sneaky, sneaky...
I have in fact used Little Snitch. It's a cool program but I hadn't looked at it since I retired my PowerBook.. I had forgotten Apple sometimes plays games too. Been mostly been using Debian for awhile.
How do you figure that? Windows 10 sends more "telemetry" data to MS than windows 8 (which is why they push the update). And although the stream is encrypted. MS is not exactly Mr. wizard when it comes to security. that stream will be hacked (probably by China first) sometime soon and all that data will be in the open.
The time is now. I recommend Debian or Scientific OS as they seem to be the most stable (CentOS had an update that messed things up and I had to fix it with a Scientific OS update). For "fuzziness" go with Linux Mint or Elementary OS (not as stable but lots of eye candy and stability is improving rapidly still more stable than M$). A lot of people use Ubuntu and Fedora but Fedora is the "cutting edge" so you may get some stability issue with latest updates. Ubuntu had a deal with Amazon to send them data from desktop searches (which can be turned off, but hard to find in GUI) and maybe they stopped that nonsense, but there are enough good user friendly linux choices that I'd just assume not use an OS that abused (even if very lightly) the trust of the public (they should have asked permission in the installer instead of having it on be default). Tails Linux is cool for privacy freaks which is very secure by default. If you are a gamer. Steam should make you happy. You may like the SteamOS linux distro Steam created. Lots of choices, have fun with it. It's all "free as in beer" anyway. Enjoy and embrace your freedom. You'll probably be as thrilled as I was when I made the switch.
Except that home users will pay for a new license if they don't have Windows 7/8. It's like the Tom Sawyer chapter where kids pay to do Tom's work (whitewashing). Mark Twain would have a field day with this. The "Free" upgrade is not really free. The upgrade itself I consider a trojan, as it tries t install itself without your explicit consent, thus installing spyware (ahem, 'telemetry data" collection).
The financial incentive is small I Agree. My guess it's another test to see how many people will swollow this poison pill before creating something even more aggressive and compromising. That has been MS's pattern since WGA.
No, it's a trojan: meaning that you got something you didn't want, and you would reject if you knew what it was. By definition, that is a trojan. whether it's just annoying or harmful, it's still a trojan, installing itself without informed consent claiming it was a "security" update.
Well..if MS can add an ad trojan to IE, they could add plugins to Opera as well to circumvent it like they did with their.NET plugin for Firefox. Wish that just not using IE would stop this sort of nonsense from MS, but they control the OS. And as they have all the backdoors and all the keys, that means if you "own" their OS, in point of fact, they own you.:-(
Okay, Microsoft has been injecting all sorts of stuff in their interest a the expense of their customers since Windows XP (WGA). We've had more "phone home" since WGA, and progressively more with each release. Windows 10 is the result of prodding a broom handle up our butts progressively deeper and seeing how deep it goes before we say "stop". The "telemetry" (really?!?) data collection, which MS admits you cannot turn off, and now ads in IE? We pay MS for this POS (well I don't touch windows 10 and legal firms and medical practices are aware of why they cannot go to Windows 10 to protect their clients), and MS find more ways to get money from us at the cost of our privacy. When do we say "enough is enough". Unless you are a gamer or have specific hardware (medical mainly), nobody needs MS Windows. Linux (Mint although hacked previously due to carelessness although fixed now), Elementary OS (for mac users), Debian (My favorite, can modify KDE to look like MS Windows/Mac), or even Ubuntu (think they still have a deal with Amazon on desktop searches which is why stopped using it but at least you can turn the amazon forwarding off). Any of these will serve any user. Even gamers may be happy with Linux as there has been an an explosion of games for linux (even 'AAA'...see Pillars of Eternity and Tides of Numunera for example). For those who like privacy I suggest the Tails distro (uses the Tor proxy network by default:D) . We all need to tell MS, enough is enough and we have choices.
While Vivaldi browser is still in beta (on Linux anyway) I've found it amazingly fast. It can use Chrome plug in and combined with the uMatrix plugin (NoSlash on major steroids) I've found it amazing.Made by the guys who created Opera.
As there are unjust men.- Gandi
I'm getting tired of people using new (or old) unethical (and in many cases immoral) laws to justify bad behaviour. All of this basically means the government agencies are saying they can come onto your property with no cause, no warrant, and no reason. Just because they think you may be trouble. There is also the spirit of the law as well as the letter. Wonder what would have happen if a federal judge had to deal with this. Of course they respond to the political climate so...
luis_a_espinal beat me to it, but technically speaking China (not the PRC) did in fact attempt to take Japan. It may well have been a different culture/government then (as the PRC run China is fairly young), but it's not entirely one sided. We all have to be objective. I am well aware of many who are enraged by some of Japan's history. I am also aware that any government will martyr itself. The winning sides tends to write the history so I suggest everyone question everything they were taught. Paves the way for true, dispassionate knowledge.
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We can offload that waterlogged, burdensome property. Just consult our offices about how to get the best bid for your seashore sunset view ,sea air, and waterlogged basement/first floor. Buyers are ready to pay as much as $40,000 dollars to buy your land out for redevelopment. Cut your million+ dollar loses from that property you invested your life in because you, like many other unfortunate people bought the industry by-line: Global warming was made up by fear mongering, panicky scientists.
Did you know the US government also told computer manufacture to install a "clipper chip" to allow everyone in. Guess what, Matt Blaze managed to crack this chip. :D Government tries all sorts of things they wish they hadn't. And I suspect TOR may be one of them. :D On the other hand, it gives the public a chance to preserve their privacy, especially in a day we collect data without people's permission.
That was then. But..have you seen the comments from the FBI on people using TOR recently? We developed a lot of things, and then told people not to use them because they never imagined so many people would.
People are funny. They sell less secure technologies as more secure. Fingerprint passwords for example: Just grab a coffee mug, or better yet, a paper cup from a user who goes to Starbucks/Second Cup and presto! I have your password. Now we want to use photos? Graphic images or videos that are possibly published on Facebook (or Google+or some other social media). That is even easier to copy. We've all see that voice passwords can be duplicated, especially with snooping devices over cell phones (which we know the police use now). At least with passwords, they are easy to change and require an expert sniffer or getting into someone's head. Not perfect, and yes they are broken, but it take in my observation more work then getting a fingerprint, or better yet a selfie that has been transmitted to friends, family and every server/transmissions repeater point/server farm in between. You can argue passwords travel between servers too, but people send to send their favorite selfie to everyone. In other words, people are far more careless with selfies than passwords (Unless you are one of those in the dark ages still using relative/loved one's name with no numbers). Oh, it would also require us to remove the black tape many of us put over our phones/tablets/laptops to prevent hackers/backdoor users (aka government) from using our phones to invade our privacy. Even more insecurity.
Sorry, that should read "lock your brakes from REMOTE". my bad.
Computers taking over a car (and having doors for government or hackers) is scary enough, but now a bicycle? if that that starts, it may become mandatory. Imagine someone being able to lock your brakes from remove. I like my bicycles the way I like my legs: computer free. What's next, shoes?
While I generally like to see competition to keep people honest (as opposed to corporate conspiracies), a company coming in at below price points to kill competition is certainly not in the best interest of it's citizens, and after the "war" is over companies that have monopolies jack up their prices to "recover" costs well after they truly are. And in truth, it's not entirely easy to blame them as greedy people who blindly support such short term price cuts without taking into consideration the big picture one can argue deserve what they get. It's so easy to take advantage of a people who adopt the attitude of "every man for himself" which is the culture the government has spent a lot of time and resources to cultivate. And to their long term detriment, is exactly what they have achieved. The joke in China is, money is the national religion.
Microsoft has, willingly or unwillingly as been a government "partner" since Windows 7 (perhaps earlier). They collect data on Windows 10 and in all likelihood (they would be forbidden to discuss this) share all data collected with the government. The US Government (like Russia) is against anything that protects anonymity, so it stands to reason that MS would also be against anything that protects anonymity/privacy including Bitcoin. Wonder if MS will get a bounty for reporting Windows 10 users who have installed TOR clients. :D
If this happens it will be great news for Canadians. The liberal party appears to be taking privacy issues more seriously than the previous government. With Windows 10 sending potentially private confidential data plus recent "trojan" reported this is becoming a big deal. Wonder how MS is going to spin this one.
This is what governments do when they start leaning towars totalitarianism. And then they say "it's for your own good". Historically, this never goes pretty or well. This isn't about a phone, it's about getting all companies to acknowledge "whose boss". We jump, you say "how high" or else...you have no rights except those we allow you to have, and they can be revoked at any time it's convenient for us,,,hmm...America, home of the not so brave, not so free.
Let's see: There's an award given for information leading to anyone using the TOR network. And now a prison sentence for anyone issuing a form of currency that can hide your identity. What's next, outlawing hoodies so the IP Cams can ID you on the Russian Equivalent of Facebook?
Another bubble in the making....And yes there is something very wrong with this system. It's founded (and continued) by people who want to make money on land, and then the people who purchased want to make money on the same land, etc, etc. Problem with this is basic economics says someone has to lose some time. Economics is like gravity: You can stay in denial, but if you are falling from a great hight without a parachute, you can sail amongst the clouds for a few seconds (relatively), but you'll still go "splat" when you land. The higher the harder. But maybe the splat will be quick enough that you won't feel it when you hit but other people after you will need to clean up the mess.
Oh, I just discovered on IE 11, there appears to be an update mechanism (with option to uncheck) separate from the Windows Update services. I haven't tested this yet but it appears to be a separate option on the browser itself. It it is what I think it is, MS is looking to push IE updates separately (another back door). It's in that left-hand gear icon, under IE Updates. (nobody things of going in there anyway...). Sneaky, sneaky...
Yet another reason why Adobe Flash should die a much faster death.
I have in fact used Little Snitch. It's a cool program but I hadn't looked at it since I retired my PowerBook.. I had forgotten Apple sometimes plays games too. Been mostly been using Debian for awhile.
How do you figure that? Windows 10 sends more "telemetry" data to MS than windows 8 (which is why they push the update). And although the stream is encrypted. MS is not exactly Mr. wizard when it comes to security. that stream will be hacked (probably by China first) sometime soon and all that data will be in the open.
The time is now. I recommend Debian or Scientific OS as they seem to be the most stable (CentOS had an update that messed things up and I had to fix it with a Scientific OS update). For "fuzziness" go with Linux Mint or Elementary OS (not as stable but lots of eye candy and stability is improving rapidly still more stable than M$). A lot of people use Ubuntu and Fedora but Fedora is the "cutting edge" so you may get some stability issue with latest updates. Ubuntu had a deal with Amazon to send them data from desktop searches (which can be turned off, but hard to find in GUI) and maybe they stopped that nonsense, but there are enough good user friendly linux choices that I'd just assume not use an OS that abused (even if very lightly) the trust of the public (they should have asked permission in the installer instead of having it on be default). Tails Linux is cool for privacy freaks which is very secure by default. If you are a gamer. Steam should make you happy. You may like the SteamOS linux distro Steam created. Lots of choices, have fun with it. It's all "free as in beer" anyway. Enjoy and embrace your freedom. You'll probably be as thrilled as I was when I made the switch.
Except that home users will pay for a new license if they don't have Windows 7/8. It's like the Tom Sawyer chapter where kids pay to do Tom's work (whitewashing). Mark Twain would have a field day with this. The "Free" upgrade is not really free. The upgrade itself I consider a trojan, as it tries t install itself without your explicit consent, thus installing spyware (ahem, 'telemetry data" collection).
The financial incentive is small I Agree. My guess it's another test to see how many people will swollow this poison pill before creating something even more aggressive and compromising. That has been MS's pattern since WGA.
No, it's a trojan: meaning that you got something you didn't want, and you would reject if you knew what it was. By definition, that is a trojan. whether it's just annoying or harmful, it's still a trojan, installing itself without informed consent claiming it was a "security" update.
Well..if MS can add an ad trojan to IE, they could add plugins to Opera as well to circumvent it like they did with their .NET plugin for Firefox. Wish that just not using IE would stop this sort of nonsense from MS, but they control the OS. And as they have all the backdoors and all the keys, that means if you "own" their OS, in point of fact, they own you. :-(
Okay, Microsoft has been injecting all sorts of stuff in their interest a the expense of their customers since Windows XP (WGA). We've had more "phone home" since WGA, and progressively more with each release. Windows 10 is the result of prodding a broom handle up our butts progressively deeper and seeing how deep it goes before we say "stop". The "telemetry" (really?!?) data collection, which MS admits you cannot turn off, and now ads in IE? We pay MS for this POS (well I don't touch windows 10 and legal firms and medical practices are aware of why they cannot go to Windows 10 to protect their clients), and MS find more ways to get money from us at the cost of our privacy. When do we say "enough is enough". Unless you are a gamer or have specific hardware (medical mainly), nobody needs MS Windows. Linux (Mint although hacked previously due to carelessness although fixed now), Elementary OS (for mac users), Debian (My favorite, can modify KDE to look like MS Windows/Mac), or even Ubuntu (think they still have a deal with Amazon on desktop searches which is why stopped using it but at least you can turn the amazon forwarding off). Any of these will serve any user. Even gamers may be happy with Linux as there has been an an explosion of games for linux (even 'AAA'...see Pillars of Eternity and Tides of Numunera for example). For those who like privacy I suggest the Tails distro (uses the Tor proxy network by default :D) . We all need to tell MS, enough is enough and we have choices.
While Vivaldi browser is still in beta (on Linux anyway) I've found it amazingly fast. It can use Chrome plug in and combined with the uMatrix plugin (NoSlash on major steroids) I've found it amazing .Made by the guys who created Opera.
As there are unjust men.- Gandi I'm getting tired of people using new (or old) unethical (and in many cases immoral) laws to justify bad behaviour. All of this basically means the government agencies are saying they can come onto your property with no cause, no warrant, and no reason. Just because they think you may be trouble. There is also the spirit of the law as well as the letter. Wonder what would have happen if a federal judge had to deal with this. Of course they respond to the political climate so...
luis_a_espinal beat me to it, but technically speaking China (not the PRC) did in fact attempt to take Japan. It may well have been a different culture/government then (as the PRC run China is fairly young), but it's not entirely one sided. We all have to be objective. I am well aware of many who are enraged by some of Japan's history. I am also aware that any government will martyr itself. The winning sides tends to write the history so I suggest everyone question everything they were taught. Paves the way for true, dispassionate knowledge.