Good game Slashdot being behind the times, I think it is time for a major change at slashdot. Anyone can go to other sites and get much more up-to-date technology news. It is not really news when it is a week later than other sites report. Well, hopefully CmdrTaco will rally the slashtroops and fix this problem before slashdot eventually kills itself. There is only so much that slashtrolls can put up with before leaving for other sites, like CNet News
How is such a statement offtopic? This is what it boils down to!
Privacy, people that flip out about such "features" and what not.
Usability, such features HELP the web, better statistics, more options, everything
It is having to give some to get some. You either like it or you don't. Go download lynx and you will have NO spyware, but you will have NO features either.
Make your pick slashdotters, Features or Privacy!
Honestly, this comes down to an almost Richard Stallman definition of Freedom.
We can not have useful utilities such as this, without ignoring the privacy rights issues involved. And now before you question me, remember Stallman is mainly concerned with Freedom, not privacy. The two do happen to overlap, of course, but there's no reason to insult the man for caring, and for being aware of the issues. That's why most of us are here talking about it. Also, what Stallman seems "paranoid" about generally turns out to be the reality of the situation just a few years down the line. The man is a visionary, not a quack. The success of the Free Software movement, Open Source, and Linux, and the attempted corporate dominance of Internet Explorer, Microsoft, and others are all here as evidence of Stallman's deep understanding. Probably best not to deride the guy who's kept your online world sane, huh?;)
Setting that aside and addressing the article itself, I would point out that privacy is always a trade-off with ease of use. Regardless of what the ideal level of privacy is, we do need good privacy, which few of us have achieved. Real security and privacy is hard, and you're far more likely to run into usability issues before you run into overkill issues.
So, I think it basically boils down to this: privacy vs. usability
Pretty cool, wish it could of had better results, image is crap and doesnt even look like there is anywhere you can go to make a cheapscanner from a $15 optical mouse, but interesting hack, might try it myself over the summer.
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Good game Slashdot being behind the times, I think it is time for a major change at slashdot. Anyone can go to other sites and get much more up-to-date technology news. It is not really news when it is a week later than other sites report. Well, hopefully CmdrTaco will rally the slashtroops and fix this problem before slashdot eventually kills itself. There is only so much that slashtrolls can put up with before leaving for other sites, like CNet News
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How is such a statement offtopic? This is what it boils down to! Privacy, people that flip out about such "features" and what not. Usability, such features HELP the web, better statistics, more options, everything It is having to give some to get some. You either like it or you don't. Go download lynx and you will have NO spyware, but you will have NO features either. Make your pick slashdotters, Features or Privacy!
Honestly, this comes down to an almost Richard Stallman definition of Freedom. We can not have useful utilities such as this, without ignoring the privacy rights issues involved. And now before you question me, remember Stallman is mainly concerned with Freedom, not privacy. The two do happen to overlap, of course, but there's no reason to insult the man for caring, and for being aware of the issues. That's why most of us are here talking about it. Also, what Stallman seems "paranoid" about generally turns out to be the reality of the situation just a few years down the line. The man is a visionary, not a quack. The success of the Free Software movement, Open Source, and Linux, and the attempted corporate dominance of Internet Explorer, Microsoft, and others are all here as evidence of Stallman's deep understanding. Probably best not to deride the guy who's kept your online world sane, huh? ;)
Setting that aside and addressing the article itself, I would point out that privacy is always a trade-off with ease of use. Regardless of what the ideal level of privacy is, we do need good privacy, which few of us have achieved. Real security and privacy is hard, and you're far more likely to run into usability issues before you run into overkill issues.
So, I think it basically boils down to this: privacy vs. usability
Pretty cool, wish it could of had better results, image is crap and doesnt even look like there is anywhere you can go to make a cheapscanner from a $15 optical mouse, but interesting hack, might try it myself over the summer.