Why aren't the News stations, radio, etc picking up this news for tv and radio? I have not seen one part of this mentioned on the news. Is this being hushed so it will fall though the cracks with little fuss as possible?
Those tags will take ALL of our privacy away. There will be no way for anyone to hide when those tags come out. Soon they will be selling those identifier's online to anyone who wants them. A major prize for paparazzi, and hoodlums alike. In the past the elite, and the famous could put a wig and sunglasses on and hit the streets. Those days will soon be over. Another thing to think about is the security of people that are hiding from abusive relationships, Undercover Personel, etc.
The idea of breaking down a EULA and simplifying it is nothing new to the online community. Several articles in the past have links to websites that offer insight on what to look for, and points to the worst offenders. There is even a tool out there that points out the bad parts, and even the good parts of a EULA. (...If there is such a thing as a good EULA). Two blogs below point to the best I have found on this subject.
I have done everything I can to point out to the public to read those EULA's. The public I have delt with all say the same thing. "EULA's read like a book, and they all read as though the user has a law degree." A EULA never has anything in it for the person wanting to use the software. It's all about the software vendor. One EULA even states that you can't post, email, or publish any part of their EULA online etc. If I can find that one I will let you know the software company that has that dandy piece of work in their EULA on the Internet. Unless someone here knows which software company has this EULA with their dandy piece of work in it?
Sorry to say that right now the software vendors can pretty much put what they please into their EULAS and the public has to grit their teeth and bare the burden, or don't use the software. Most download it anyway, they have no choice but to use the software because it's in their price range, it runs better on their OS, or there is no better software on the market. The vendors are not stupid, they know what they are doing. No laws are in place except for the few scant spyware laws, that so far they have managed to bypass. So they can write the ELAS to suit themselves to a "T". Meanwhile the public are the ones that have to deal with it one way or another.
This really is no surprise. I suspect no one has read between the lines in this article though. No one can tell me only one ISP is suspect of doing this. There is no telling how much of your info makes it to the Government. So one could say we have lost our Constitutional rights. Question is "If it is our Constitutional right, why do we have to fight tooth and nail over this in the first place?" I always assumed that whom ever was in office loved our Constitution and would do anything to protect it. Politicians are no longer protecting it. Our Government has gone to the gutter. They are slamming our own Government. Keep notes on those not protecting our Constitution folks, those are the ones you want out of office.
"The FSF Europe is alarmed by the prospect that customers who request a base systems would risk a visit from Microsoft's investigators."
I am still waiting on the day that I can buy a computer, and instead of them saying "They support Microsoft Windows only" for their computer customers, they instead ask me "What Operating system would you like on your new computer?
I don't think they can come knocking on a regular consumers front door demanding to see their new computer just because they got the computer without a Operating System. If they can do this... Regardless of my choosing of Opeating System I plan to tell them to get a warrant. I advise businesses to do the same. I believe its time also for Vendors to drop the "Microsoft only" policy too. This is still forcing users to use Microsoft. Microsoft knows it too. Too bad the Courts don't see it for what it is.
I want Microsoft to sue Linux. I really do. So we can get rid of their frivolous patents they have. lets put Microsoft on the block and do some inspecting. This will definitely do it. They are grabbing pattents right and left for some time now. I am sure if a Judge sees the patent on their double click for a mouse hopefully that patent will be dropped. The mouse click has been the same all these years and Micosoft has said nothing till now. How old is their Patent I wonder?
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Why aren't the News stations, radio, etc picking up this news for tv and radio? I have not seen one part of this mentioned on the news. Is this being hushed so it will fall though the cracks with little fuss as possible?
Those tags will take ALL of our privacy away. There will be no way for anyone to hide when those tags come out. Soon they will be selling those identifier's online to anyone who wants them. A major prize for paparazzi, and hoodlums alike. In the past the elite, and the famous could put a wig and sunglasses on and hit the streets. Those days will soon be over. Another thing to think about is the security of people that are hiding from abusive relationships, Undercover Personel, etc.
http://blogs.zdnet.com/Spyware/?p=710 Cool New Resource for EULAs November 28, 2005 Posted by Suzi Turner @ 9:27 pm
http://blogs.zdnet.com/Spyware/index.php?p=657 Demystifying EULAs September 15, 2005 Posted by Suzi Turner @ 11:23 pm
This really is no surprise. I suspect no one has read between the lines in this article though. No one can tell me only one ISP is suspect of doing this. There is no telling how much of your info makes it to the Government. So one could say we have lost our Constitutional rights. Question is "If it is our Constitutional right, why do we have to fight tooth and nail over this in the first place?" I always assumed that whom ever was in office loved our Constitution and would do anything to protect it. Politicians are no longer protecting it. Our Government has gone to the gutter. They are slamming our own Government. Keep notes on those not protecting our Constitution folks, those are the ones you want out of office.
"The FSF Europe is alarmed by the prospect that customers who request a base systems would risk a visit from Microsoft's investigators." I am still waiting on the day that I can buy a computer, and instead of them saying "They support Microsoft Windows only" for their computer customers, they instead ask me "What Operating system would you like on your new computer? I don't think they can come knocking on a regular consumers front door demanding to see their new computer just because they got the computer without a Operating System. If they can do this... Regardless of my choosing of Opeating System I plan to tell them to get a warrant. I advise businesses to do the same. I believe its time also for Vendors to drop the "Microsoft only" policy too. This is still forcing users to use Microsoft. Microsoft knows it too. Too bad the Courts don't see it for what it is.
I want Microsoft to sue Linux. I really do. So we can get rid of their frivolous patents they have. lets put Microsoft on the block and do some inspecting. This will definitely do it. They are grabbing pattents right and left for some time now. I am sure if a Judge sees the patent on their double click for a mouse hopefully that patent will be dropped. The mouse click has been the same all these years and Micosoft has said nothing till now. How old is their Patent I wonder?