Alright, I understand what you're saying and I agree. However, the server gets your IP because you gave it to them in your request and they need the IP to send the information back to you. Unfortunately, what they do with that afterwards we can't control. Comet by no means NEEDS the information they're taking to make the plugin work for you (from what I understand....but that could be wrong).
The server you're visiting stores your IP, obviously because you're giving it to them when you request a page - but for instance, MS doesn't program IE to send your IP to them (right? =)
The problem is with taking our information (however minimal) without our consent.
"There's not a lot of reason to crunch that data because I don't see that it's in anyone's economic interests. We're stating for the record that we don't do that and we never will.''
Not in anyone's economic interests? Let's see: Joe X (referenced distinctly by his serial number) goes to this Britney Spears site, then the Disney site, then Yahoo, then CNN, etc. I'm sure many companies would be interested to know where people are actually visiting for advertising and marketing purposes, let alone for forming "strategic partnerships" with related sites. Although I know Yahoo, CNN, etc. don't use Comet, the potential does exist for the plugin to be used for these purposes.
Not knowing anything about the face behind the serial number isn't anything detrimental, in fact it's important because it's with that anonymity they claim they aren't doing anything wrong. Whether or not you know who I am doesn't make a lick of difference, you're still taking my information (essentially, my web browser history in progress).
NVIDIA has a history of supporting things before they become "necessary", such as T&L, 32-bit rendering, Stencil Buffer, etc. Linux is yet another thing that hasn't really gone "mainstream" yet, but when it does 1) it will partly be because of developer support like this and 2) NVIDIA will have a much more mature ICD than other devs (*ahem*3dfx*ahem*).
So if "Z" hadn't stated he didn't know if it was legit or not, but had instead stated explicitly that it was a parody, would the Fuzz still have shut him down?
Either way, I think this sets another bad precedent where the U.S. Attorney's Office and/or the FBI can pull any and all private content at will. If they hold this power, why haven't they exercized it earlier? Reason: because they DON'T have it.
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Throw an object from the sky and have it crash-land at 400 mph. Doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure that one out!
Pablo Nevares, "the freshmaker".
Alright, I understand what you're saying and I agree. However, the server gets your IP because you gave it to them in your request and they need the IP to send the information back to you. Unfortunately, what they do with that afterwards we can't control. Comet by no means NEEDS the information they're taking to make the plugin work for you (from what I understand....but that could be wrong).
Pablo Nevares, "the freshmaker".
The server you're visiting stores your IP, obviously because you're giving it to them when you request a page - but for instance, MS doesn't program IE to send your IP to them (right? =)
The problem is with taking our information (however minimal) without our consent.
Pablo Nevares, "the freshmaker".
"There's not a lot of reason to crunch that data because I don't see that it's in anyone's economic interests. We're stating for the record that we don't do that and we never will.''
Not in anyone's economic interests? Let's see: Joe X (referenced distinctly by his serial number) goes to this Britney Spears site, then the Disney site, then Yahoo, then CNN, etc. I'm sure many companies would be interested to know where people are actually visiting for advertising and marketing purposes, let alone for forming "strategic partnerships" with related sites. Although I know Yahoo, CNN, etc. don't use Comet, the potential does exist for the plugin to be used for these purposes.
Not knowing anything about the face behind the serial number isn't anything detrimental, in fact it's important because it's with that anonymity they claim they aren't doing anything wrong. Whether or not you know who I am doesn't make a lick of difference, you're still taking my information (essentially, my web browser history in progress).
Pablo Nevares, "the freshmaker".
"1.2M downloads so far...."
And Quake3DemoTest had over a million downloads within 3 days of release? Something's wrong here....
Pablo Nevares, "the freshmaker".
Yeah yeah, like it matters - but Columbine wasn't "last year", it was in April of this year.
Having a Y2K problem there Jon? =)
Pablo Nevares, "the freshmaker".
NVIDIA has a history of supporting things before they become "necessary", such as T&L, 32-bit rendering, Stencil Buffer, etc. Linux is yet another thing that hasn't really gone "mainstream" yet, but when it does 1) it will partly be because of developer support like this and 2) NVIDIA will have a much more mature ICD than other devs (*ahem*3dfx*ahem*).
Pablo Nevares, "the freshmaker".
So if "Z" hadn't stated he didn't know if it was legit or not, but had instead stated explicitly that it was a parody, would the Fuzz still have shut him down?
Either way, I think this sets another bad precedent where the U.S. Attorney's Office and/or the FBI can pull any and all private content at will. If they hold this power, why haven't they exercized it earlier? Reason: because they DON'T have it.
Pablo Nevares, "the freshmaker".
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Pablo Nevares, "the freshmaker".
Left corner of mouth? I'm pretty sure it's supposed to be your right corner, Dr. Schmevil.
(Offtopic by lightyears, I know)
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Pablo Nevares, "the freshmaker".