"Don't you long for the day when your TV will only work with Comcast, your car will only run on Exxon gas and your PC will only be able to get net access through Verizon?"
If I was able to purchase the car for say, $6,000 with that stipulation, that was explained to me BEFORE I bought the car, then no I would'nt think it was unethical at all. If people want to buy an unlocked cell phone, than do so. But you are not going to get a price break because you are not signing up for a network contract. The reason people sign contracts is to get cheap phones. Don't want a contract, then you must pay full price for a phone. People need to learn to read and understand contracts before agreeing to them, and then bitching about them. If you agreed to it, it's on you, not the phone networks.
Promotion and distribution deals. Why do you think you don't see any independent music at the big chains?? Because they have to sign exclusive distribution deals with the RIAA if they want to carry any of the bands on the labels belonging to the RIAA.
"And last I heard, it was not illegal to have a unprotected wireless network running in your house."
No, but if the connection is used for illegal purposes, guess who will be named by your ISP? In the very case we are discussing it was never proved by the RIAA conclusively that the defendant was the one who actually downloaded any music. All they had were an IP address and the MAC address of her cable modem, and it was enough to nail her.
There would be no point. The RIAA is most likely never going to see dime one from the $200K settlement. Nor do they care, the $200K isn't what they were after in this case. They wanted a scary headline that "WE HAVE WON. ALL OTHERS BEWARE." and they got it.
The driver probably had no insurance. In that case, you need to sue them in civil court to recoup any money. If the driver didn't have $80K, you get a piece of paper that says he owes you that much, which doesn't exactly pay any of the bills. Depending on the type of insurance you carry, many packages have uninsured/under insured protection. But not if you are only carrying liability insurance and don't have full coverage.
"Except that somewhere, within the LAN, someone took 150000 health records out to a pendrive because he's working long hours for his PhD and loading them in his home PC."
Except we have the USB ports disabled just for such a situation. No CD or DVD RW on the machines either.
"Except that somewhere, within the LAN, someone a bit over mid-management looking for ways to outsmart those silly computer guys and their stupid web proxy attached one of those modems to his phone line and now he can freely surf the web."
Except all of our phone lines run through a digital PBX, and if you hooked an analog modem up, best case is it wouldn't work, worst case is it would fry the modem.
Come on, you think I haven't dealt with all those situations, and more that you describe? Anticipating stupid user moves is key to security.
Are you sure? Have you RTFM? It is on their online web documentation, which could be considered an electronic manual. That is, unless you consider man pages to not be a manual either, seeing as they are not in print form.
Apparently you missed the 90% marketshare.That means that their mediocre operating systems (you do realize they have more than just Vista, right?) are on 9 out of 10 computers. And yes, I would call that "successful". Not "moral" or even "right" , but from a business standpoint, very successful. Remember, we are talking in the context of their "business formula", not their "ethics formula".
The server referenced is not connected to the internet in any way, only the local LAN. Also had to be encrypted, locked in a separate room, protected by strong passwords, etc.
No one who is smart (in any industry) would trust only (FILL IN THE BLANK) security to protect them. Security is a process, not a product. Security can be good or bad on ANY operating system.
I know what HIPPA is, and have taken training on it, and even passed a HIPPA audit. All the medical data was stored on a Windows server, and guess what? Still passed with flying colors. HIPPA does not stipulate certain operating systems - any OS can be used as long as it passes the requirements.
And on which systems do you think they store all the health information gathered by the doctors? Such as your charts, test results, prescriptions, etc. You don't have any control over how these are stored, nor can you selectively edit the information according to your needs. Giving them a fake address doesn't change anything.
And if they have no clue about Microsoft's security record, do you honestly think they will know or care what Linux is?? Save the lecture.
"Microsoft is starting its long-anticipated drive into the consumer health care market by offering free personal health records on the Web and pursuing a strategy that borrows from the company's successful formula in personal computer software."
I'll bet this sentence is not going to go over too well with the slashdot crowd.
Yeah. Everyone knows that a business with over 90% of desktop marketshare is an utter failure. Not saying I agree with their "formula", but one could hardly call it "unsuccessful".
Unfortunately, the courts may not see it your way... Remember this guy? And the only reason he got out recently is because of HIS failing health... But I think that law is stupid. I think there should be clinics you can go to that will assist in terminating your life. As long as you are of sound mind (not mentally ill) and have a health reason, I don't see why a person should need to have a long, dragged out, undignified death when it could be short and painless.
That is because Minneapolis is smart, and are NOT trying to be an ISP. They took bids from outside companies to provide the hardware and tech support, and provided them with the places to put all the hardware. And at $29.95/month for 6MB download speed, they are going to give Comcast and Qwest a run for their money. Will be interesting to see if cable and DSL will drop their prices to try and compete. I just wish Verizon would bring FIOS here...
Meh. You have kids, I have hobbies, travel itineraries, and a savings account. I have planned on NOT having kids ever since I was about 16. Has worked great so far!
And if you hadn't fucked up, they wouldn't know your Gmail and PayPal passwords. Besides, you don't have any concrete proof that this is related to the Ebay postings do you? Did it ever occur that you password may not be that strong and was simply guessed or brute-forced? Could be a coincidence. Only 1200 out of the millions of Ebay accounts were even posted.
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"Don't you long for the day when your TV will only work with Comcast, your car will only run on Exxon gas and your PC will only be able to get net access through Verizon?"
If I was able to purchase the car for say, $6,000 with that stipulation, that was explained to me BEFORE I bought the car, then no I would'nt think it was unethical at all. If people want to buy an unlocked cell phone, than do so. But you are not going to get a price break because you are not signing up for a network contract. The reason people sign contracts is to get cheap phones. Don't want a contract, then you must pay full price for a phone. People need to learn to read and understand contracts before agreeing to them, and then bitching about them. If you agreed to it, it's on you, not the phone networks.
Well that is easy enough to remedy. Under PAYMENT FORMS ACCEPTED - click Paypal or credit card only. Just don't accept money orders.
Promotion and distribution deals. Why do you think you don't see any independent music at the big chains?? Because they have to sign exclusive distribution deals with the RIAA if they want to carry any of the bands on the labels belonging to the RIAA.
"And last I heard, it was not illegal to have a unprotected wireless network running in your house."
No, but if the connection is used for illegal purposes, guess who will be named by your ISP? In the very case we are discussing it was never proved by the RIAA conclusively that the defendant was the one who actually downloaded any music. All they had were an IP address and the MAC address of her cable modem, and it was enough to nail her.
There would be no point. The RIAA is most likely never going to see dime one from the $200K settlement. Nor do they care, the $200K isn't what they were after in this case. They wanted a scary headline that "WE HAVE WON. ALL OTHERS BEWARE." and they got it.
"and the women are a lot hotter."
Apparently, you have never seen Bjork. Snazzy dresser that lady...
The driver probably had no insurance. In that case, you need to sue them in civil court to recoup any money. If the driver didn't have $80K, you get a piece of paper that says he owes you that much, which doesn't exactly pay any of the bills. Depending on the type of insurance you carry, many packages have uninsured/under insured protection. But not if you are only carrying liability insurance and don't have full coverage.
"Except that somewhere, within the LAN, someone took 150000 health records out to a pendrive because he's working long hours for his PhD and loading them in his home PC."
Except we have the USB ports disabled just for such a situation. No CD or DVD RW on the machines either.
"Except that somewhere, within the LAN, someone a bit over mid-management looking for ways to outsmart those silly computer guys and their stupid web proxy attached one of those modems to his phone line and now he can freely surf the web."
Except all of our phone lines run through a digital PBX, and if you hooked an analog modem up, best case is it wouldn't work, worst case is it would fry the modem.
Come on, you think I haven't dealt with all those situations, and more that you describe? Anticipating stupid user moves is key to security.
Except that...
Are you sure? Have you RTFM? It is on their online web documentation, which could be considered an electronic manual. That is, unless you consider man pages to not be a manual either, seeing as they are not in print form.
Apparently you missed the 90% marketshare.That means that their mediocre operating systems (you do realize they have more than just Vista, right?) are on 9 out of 10 computers. And yes, I would call that "successful". Not "moral" or even "right" , but from a business standpoint, very successful. Remember, we are talking in the context of their "business formula", not their "ethics formula".
The server referenced is not connected to the internet in any way, only the local LAN. Also had to be encrypted, locked in a separate room, protected by strong passwords, etc.
No one who is smart (in any industry) would trust only (FILL IN THE BLANK) security to protect them. Security is a process, not a product. Security can be good or bad on ANY operating system.
I know what HIPPA is, and have taken training on it, and even passed a HIPPA audit. All the medical data was stored on a Windows server, and guess what? Still passed with flying colors. HIPPA does not stipulate certain operating systems - any OS can be used as long as it passes the requirements.
Not widely broadcast to the masses!=undocumented
You had better pack a small bag and go. THEY are already on THEIR way to your house as I type this. GO! NOW!
And on which systems do you think they store all the health information gathered by the doctors? Such as your charts, test results, prescriptions, etc. You don't have any control over how these are stored, nor can you selectively edit the information according to your needs. Giving them a fake address doesn't change anything.
And if they have no clue about Microsoft's security record, do you honestly think they will know or care what Linux is?? Save the lecture.
"Microsoft is starting its long-anticipated drive into the consumer health care market by offering free personal health records on the Web and pursuing a strategy that borrows from the company's successful formula in personal computer software."
I'll bet this sentence is not going to go over too well with the slashdot crowd.
Yeah. Everyone knows that a business with over 90% of desktop marketshare is an utter failure. Not saying I agree with their "formula", but one could hardly call it "unsuccessful".
"I'll be damned if any of my personal medical information will be entrusted to anything using M$ junk."
It already is. Look around your doctor's office next time you are there. See the computers? They aren't Macs now, are they?
Unfortunately, the courts may not see it your way... Remember this guy? And the only reason he got out recently is because of HIS failing health...
But I think that law is stupid. I think there should be clinics you can go to that will assist in terminating your life. As long as you are of sound mind (not mentally ill) and have a health reason, I don't see why a person should need to have a long, dragged out, undignified death when it could be short and painless.
That is because Minneapolis is smart, and are NOT trying to be an ISP. They took bids from outside companies to provide the hardware and tech support, and provided them with the places to put all the hardware. And at $29.95 /month for 6MB download speed, they are going to give Comcast and Qwest a run for their money. Will be interesting to see if cable and DSL will drop their prices to try and compete. I just wish Verizon would bring FIOS here...
I work at a university also, and know what you mean. Every year I get a little older, but the freshman coming in stay the same age...
Meh. You have kids, I have hobbies, travel itineraries, and a savings account. I have planned on NOT having kids ever since I was about 16. Has worked great so far!
It is also a liability issue. You do not attend the school, but they would still be liable for your actions on their network.
"You never see Jack Bauer go to the bathroom. That's because nothing escapes Jack Bauer."
I believe he had to pee in a cup at the police station after he was pulled over while driving drunk.
"Why does "uncompatible" suddenly seem like it's not a word?"
Uncompatible not a word? That's unpossible! (with apologies to Ralph Wiggum)
And if you hadn't fucked up, they wouldn't know your Gmail and PayPal passwords. Besides, you don't have any concrete proof that this is related to the Ebay postings do you? Did it ever occur that you password may not be that strong and was simply guessed or brute-forced? Could be a coincidence. Only 1200 out of the millions of Ebay accounts were even posted.