I don't see the problem with this. It's not like China has ever has taken advantage of technology to control people there. There aren't any stories of people being arrested just for disagreeing with the government. There aren't any human rights issues in China.
It's targeted because it is so popular. All of the attacks that are publicized are on boards using outdated software. When more details come out, I'll bet that every single board will be several versions out of date.
I'm one of those people who bought a laptop with Vista preloaded and I haven't had any problems. At all.
I haven't had any sleep issues, a couple programs I use aren't compatible, but nothing big. The only time I have seen a BSOD is in my screensaver.
I'm not Microsoft fanboy, but it seems pretty stable for my use.
I'm sorry, but this is a little stupid on Sony's part. They put together the most expensive system on the market, and they brag that it only uses half it's capacity. I would much rather have it use almost all of its capacity but be much cheaper than have to donate a kidney to get one.
I don't know about the XBox (I don't own one), but I know in most license agreements by modifying the hardware you void your warranty. Could Microsoft use this to claim "We have no responsibility to help you since by using the XBox you agree to our terms."?
Spyware and Viruses however usually have NOTHING to do with the security of the OS. Most spyware and viruses are the result of stupid users opening the file sent by a zambian buisinessman or downloading every program popups tell them to. There are just less spyware and viruses for OS X since not as many people use it, thus it is not a primary target.
Spyware/viruses do not mean the OS is insecure, but that the users of it are.
Nov 27 11:44:33 Nat_ (By the way, in that process, we don't plan to add MS-patented code to our contributions)
Nov 27 11:44:42 Nat_ (Our policy on that is unchanged -- and MS didn't give us the right to do that anyway!)
True, but if the files are encrypted in, for example, RSA 128-bit they can pass your files around all they want and never figure out the contents. Of course this is for sensitive data... there are tons of files on my computer I could upload that I wouldn't care if someone got their hands on.
They can also never figure out the contents if they never get the files in the first place.
If you have something in your pocket, nobody can get hte files from where their stored unless they get access to my disk, which I can personally prevent. I can't do anything about a hacking or a company releasing them to the public if they are on a server.
I'm going to think of it as if you were trying to bruteforce it.
If you have 64 bits, that is 1.84467441 × 10^19 (2^64), meaning maximum that many tries to break the first layer of encryption. The second layer is the same number, meaning to break it would mean a maximum of 3.68934881 × 10^19 attempts.
With 128 bit encryption, there are 3.40282367 × 10^38 (2^128) different possibilities, MUCh more than the double 64 bit encryption.
Obviously people don't usually bruteforce encrypted files, but you can see there are much more possiblities for 128 bit encryption than with double 64 bit.
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I don't see the problem with this. It's not like China has ever has taken advantage of technology to control people there. There aren't any stories of people being arrested just for disagreeing with the government. There aren't any human rights issues in China.
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What's that? An image? Linked?!?! That is what one might call prior art.
It's targeted because it is so popular. All of the attacks that are publicized are on boards using outdated software. When more details come out, I'll bet that every single board will be several versions out of date.
Since when has the US government cared about the privacy of individuals?
*insert obligatory overlord related joke here* Come on people, I know it will eventually be posted, but it's only funny for so long.
And if you have scripting disabled?
We Are the Borg. Prepare to be assimilated.
Resistance is useless.
I'm one of those people who bought a laptop with Vista preloaded and I haven't had any problems. At all.
I haven't had any sleep issues, a couple programs I use aren't compatible, but nothing big. The only time I have seen a BSOD is in my screensaver.
I'm not Microsoft fanboy, but it seems pretty stable for my use.
If you read the website, you would have seen that the unserialize bug was fixed in PHP 4.4.5
Where I live, it's hours after a shipment.
Yes, Washington has some voting problems, but this is talking about the Ohio recount.
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I'm sorry, but this is a little stupid on Sony's part. They put together the most expensive system on the market, and they brag that it only uses half it's capacity. I would much rather have it use almost all of its capacity but be much cheaper than have to donate a kidney to get one.
The Zune also has the same problem.
Seems like Microsoft had some comunications issues between it's departments.
I don't know about the XBox (I don't own one), but I know in most license agreements by modifying the hardware you void your warranty. Could Microsoft use this to claim "We have no responsibility to help you since by using the XBox you agree to our terms."?
LOL! Mod the Parent up!
...wouldn't selling these infringe on Edison's design copyright? :-)
He's dead. I don't think he cares.
Anyone take a close look at the image with the article, in particular the letters? What is that lady getting for her kids?!?!
Spyware and Viruses however usually have NOTHING to do with the security of the OS. Most spyware and viruses are the result of stupid users opening the file sent by a zambian buisinessman or downloading every program popups tell them to. There are just less spyware and viruses for OS X since not as many people use it, thus it is not a primary target.
Spyware/viruses do not mean the OS is insecure, but that the users of it are.
If anyone really wants to know who and what you are messaging, they would probably set up a packet sniffer which would make this useless.
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If you have something in your pocket, nobody can get hte files from where their stored unless they get access to my disk, which I can personally prevent. I can't do anything about a hacking or a company releasing them to the public if they are on a server.
I'm going to think of it as if you were trying to bruteforce it.
If you have 64 bits, that is 1.84467441 × 10^19 (2^64), meaning maximum that many tries to break the first layer of encryption. The second layer is the same number, meaning to break it would mean a maximum of 3.68934881 × 10^19 attempts.
With 128 bit encryption, there are 3.40282367 × 10^38 (2^128) different possibilities, MUCh more than the double 64 bit encryption.
Obviously people don't usually bruteforce encrypted files, but you can see there are much more possiblities for 128 bit encryption than with double 64 bit.