And those dumb ass companies still wonder why people turn to illegal downloads. Consumers don't what to pay $50 per month for several streaming services to watch those few series or movies they like. So, no Disney, Piss off. Although I really liked watching Jessica Jones and Luke Cage on Netflix and hate to see it go, I won't pay a single dime for your streaming service.
Almost. It's called GDPR and it will be in effect in may 2018. Article 6 of that law defines the justified ways to collect personal information. The collecting of personal formation by Sonos doesn't match with any of the items in that article and is therefor unlawful. New purchasers of Sonos devices can use article 7 item 4. Obliging the collecting of personal information when purchasing a device when that collectionf is not necessary for the functioning of that device is not lawful.
The more the USA tries to 'fight terrorism' with these kind of measures, the more the terrorist will win. Terrorist organisations come and go. Look back in history. IRA, ETA, Osama Bin Laden, Taiban, Al-Qaida, Boko Haram, Islamic State, and the list goes on. For one a terrorist, for the other a freedom fighter. But, they never last. The only thing changes is the way countries deal with it. If you look at the amount of terrorist attacks over the years, you come to the conclusion that the world has become a saver place. Yes, although we hear more of terrorist attacks due to better news coverage, there are less terrorist attacks today then 10 or 20 years ago. But governments somehow don't see that. They come up with more and more 'security' measures. But those measures don't make this world safer, they only take away freedom and privacy.
The USA has very strict anti-terrorism measures, but the attack in Boston still happened. The anti-terrorism measures in Europe also become more strict, but the attacks in Madrid, Brussels and Paris still happened. Airports are becoming a hard target, so terrorist move to other tactics, like simply taking a van and drive it into a crowded place. We have to accept that you can't stop it. Name an anti-terrorist measure and I'll tell you a way to still commit a terrorist attack. To only way to fight terror is by not giving in to fear.
Scanning faces at airports won't stop any terrorist. So, yes, I say they are an unreasonable search.
:D Dude, chill.... But if you're really that frustrated, I'll help you relax by telling what I use: Firefox on both Linux and MacOS. You can sit down now and have some coffee.:)
It's a web browser. It gives me access to the world wide web. Security and privacy are far, far more important than battery life. Chrome is made by Google, which is an absolute no-go when it comes to privacy. So, thanks, but no Chrome for me.
No, explicitly not. According to article 4(11), permission to the processing of personal information, should be given freely. When a $250 service fee is the consequence of saying no, there is no situation in which I freely can say no. Because there is a non-biometric alternative, the processing of biometric data is not required to offer me the service. Also article 7(4) helps me in saying that the $250 service fee harms my free choice.
My post is only true if a ticked is completely replaced by a biometric one. Like in, the passenger has no other option. When the biometric ticket is an optional one, where the passenger has a choice between a normal ticked and a biometric one, it is allowed.
In the US, this may be the case. But not in Europe. The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) forbids the processing of this kind of sensitive information in article 9.
It's the remarks you made after that which, for me, killed every possibility to have a good and honest discussion. And this is the last I say about this subject.
I agree fingerprints are not very good usernames. I personally wouldn't use biometrics for anything. However, the article you link to has many flaws. Lots of false arguments. Since it's a long article, going into all the details takes more time than I have right now. Maybe later.
Let's take a look at the characteristics of a username:
- They are not secret. Often, they consist of a person's name, email address or employee number.
- Often, one and the same username is used for many systems.
- Changing a username is unusual or even impossible.
And let's take a look at the characteristics of a password:
- They should be kept secret.
- You are strongly advised to use a different password for every system.
- Every system must allow you to change your password.
Now, let's take a look at what a fingerprint or other biometric property is:
- They are not secret. You leave your fingerprints everywhere and it's very well possible to have your iris scan taken by other people [1].
- Because of the limited amount of biometric properties (ten fingers and two eyes), you will likely be using one biometric property for multiple systems.
- You can't change a biometric property on demand.
Conclusion: biometric properies are more like usernames, not like passwords. So, use them for identification, not authentication. Any biometric system supplier telling you otherwise is just telling marketing nonsense.
Watched the introduction movie and think it looks nice, but... more and more I think phones and tablets don't belong at the D&D table. It simply distracts too much. With several friends, I play D&D 4th edition and some of them use tablets for the character sheet. But in many cases they use the tablet to do other stuff, show funny movies, etc. I know we all don't take D&D extremely serious, it's just part of an evening hanging out, but it's one of the main causes we don't achieve much in our campaign. Often we set rules like 'tablets only for the character sheet'. That works for several evenings and allows us to really move forward in our adventure, but after that, the browsing etc slowly comes back.
Because of the arrival of the 5th edition, I fear the 4th edition online character builder will soon be taken offline. A few months ago, I decided to go back to only use the books. The only thing I really missed was an easy way to deal with the power cards. I made myself an Excel template to solve that. Extra bonus: no more need to cut out all the individual power cards. I hated that after printing out a new version of my character sheet. And although it's less digital, reading and browsing through all the D&D books feels more nerdy.:D
This shows the real problem. The problem with a dictator is not the dictator himself, but the amount of people allowing and even supporting him to be a dictator.
Agree. But when all you have is a library that is known for being crappy/unstable/vulnerable, what do you do? A young developer would simply use it, because he won't know it's crappy/unstable/vulnerable. An experience developer would deal with it, by 1) writing a good library himself, 2) use it anyway, while taking the right precautions or 3) find a total different approach. Knowing what you're doing is the difference between a young developer and an experienced developer.
Too often I've heard that the way I develop my web applications is outdated. My 'old' but proven stable an secure approach is labeled 'obsolete', while the modern and 'cool' new techniques often cause stability and security issues. There seems to be an unspoken contest for many young developers to be the first to adopt new fancy technology. It's more about being cool than about delivering quality.
Also, many young developers use third-party libraries too easily. They don't look at the quality of that library, they only look at 'does it do what I want'. Too often, that results in a big mess of spaghetti code. Young developers are lazy, too lazy to determine the 'general approach' (don't know the right English term for it) for their software and they're not mature enough to stick to that. I a big fan of the Keep It Short & Simple (KISS) approach. The third-party libraries I use must also follow that approach. If I can't find the right library, I write it myself. Yes, that takes more time. But it will safe time in the end, because it will give me good control over my application. I won't allow a crappy third-party library to mess up my application. Ever.
Even the PDO library can be used in an insecure way. A language is just a language. It's the programmer that makes the application secure or vulnerable.
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And those dumb ass companies still wonder why people turn to illegal downloads. Consumers don't what to pay $50 per month for several streaming services to watch those few series or movies they like. So, no Disney, Piss off. Although I really liked watching Jessica Jones and Luke Cage on Netflix and hate to see it go, I won't pay a single dime for your streaming service.
Almost. It's called GDPR and it will be in effect in may 2018. Article 6 of that law defines the justified ways to collect personal information. The collecting of personal formation by Sonos doesn't match with any of the items in that article and is therefor unlawful. New purchasers of Sonos devices can use article 7 item 4. Obliging the collecting of personal information when purchasing a device when that collectionf is not necessary for the functioning of that device is not lawful.
Try War of the Overworld. Very entertaining! http://store.steampowered.com/...
If my boss is capable of acting like a grown up, yes I would.
How about the Banshee PHP CMF?
The more the USA tries to 'fight terrorism' with these kind of measures, the more the terrorist will win. Terrorist organisations come and go. Look back in history. IRA, ETA, Osama Bin Laden, Taiban, Al-Qaida, Boko Haram, Islamic State, and the list goes on. For one a terrorist, for the other a freedom fighter. But, they never last. The only thing changes is the way countries deal with it. If you look at the amount of terrorist attacks over the years, you come to the conclusion that the world has become a saver place. Yes, although we hear more of terrorist attacks due to better news coverage, there are less terrorist attacks today then 10 or 20 years ago. But governments somehow don't see that. They come up with more and more 'security' measures. But those measures don't make this world safer, they only take away freedom and privacy.
The USA has very strict anti-terrorism measures, but the attack in Boston still happened. The anti-terrorism measures in Europe also become more strict, but the attacks in Madrid, Brussels and Paris still happened. Airports are becoming a hard target, so terrorist move to other tactics, like simply taking a van and drive it into a crowded place. We have to accept that you can't stop it. Name an anti-terrorist measure and I'll tell you a way to still commit a terrorist attack. To only way to fight terror is by not giving in to fear.
Scanning faces at airports won't stop any terrorist. So, yes, I say they are an unreasonable search.
:D Dude, chill.... But if you're really that frustrated, I'll help you relax by telling what I use: Firefox on both Linux and MacOS. You can sit down now and have some coffee. :)
Who says I'm using a Microsoft OS while browsing the internet?
It's a web browser. It gives me access to the world wide web. Security and privacy are far, far more important than battery life. Chrome is made by Google, which is an absolute no-go when it comes to privacy. So, thanks, but no Chrome for me.
Of course! If would be weird if Netflix had any cable TV at all.
No, explicitly not. According to article 4(11), permission to the processing of personal information, should be given freely. When a $250 service fee is the consequence of saying no, there is no situation in which I freely can say no. Because there is a non-biometric alternative, the processing of biometric data is not required to offer me the service. Also article 7(4) helps me in saying that the $250 service fee harms my free choice.
My post is only true if a ticked is completely replaced by a biometric one. Like in, the passenger has no other option. When the biometric ticket is an optional one, where the passenger has a choice between a normal ticked and a biometric one, it is allowed.
In the US, this may be the case. But not in Europe. The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) forbids the processing of this kind of sensitive information in article 9.
It's the remarks you made after that which, for me, killed every possibility to have a good and honest discussion. And this is the last I say about this subject.
Sure. Next time, communicate in a more constructive way. It will help...
I always like a good discussion about security. But since you state you are prejudiced, I'm not going to waste my time at writing a response.
I agree fingerprints are not very good usernames. I personally wouldn't use biometrics for anything. However, the article you link to has many flaws. Lots of false arguments. Since it's a long article, going into all the details takes more time than I have right now. Maybe later.
Let's take a look at the characteristics of a username:
And let's take a look at the characteristics of a password:
Now, let's take a look at what a fingerprint or other biometric property is:
Conclusion: biometric properies are more like usernames, not like passwords. So, use them for identification, not authentication. Any biometric system supplier telling you otherwise is just telling marketing nonsense.
[1]: http://www.tomsguide.com/us/ph...
Watched the introduction movie and think it looks nice, but... more and more I think phones and tablets don't belong at the D&D table. It simply distracts too much. With several friends, I play D&D 4th edition and some of them use tablets for the character sheet. But in many cases they use the tablet to do other stuff, show funny movies, etc. I know we all don't take D&D extremely serious, it's just part of an evening hanging out, but it's one of the main causes we don't achieve much in our campaign. Often we set rules like 'tablets only for the character sheet'. That works for several evenings and allows us to really move forward in our adventure, but after that, the browsing etc slowly comes back.
Because of the arrival of the 5th edition, I fear the 4th edition online character builder will soon be taken offline. A few months ago, I decided to go back to only use the books. The only thing I really missed was an easy way to deal with the power cards. I made myself an Excel template to solve that. Extra bonus: no more need to cut out all the individual power cards. I hated that after printing out a new version of my character sheet. And although it's less digital, reading and browsing through all the D&D books feels more nerdy. :D
This shows the real problem. The problem with a dictator is not the dictator himself, but the amount of people allowing and even supporting him to be a dictator.
Sorry kiddo, you got it all wrong.
Agree. But when all you have is a library that is known for being crappy/unstable/vulnerable, what do you do? A young developer would simply use it, because he won't know it's crappy/unstable/vulnerable. An experience developer would deal with it, by 1) writing a good library himself, 2) use it anyway, while taking the right precautions or 3) find a total different approach. Knowing what you're doing is the difference between a young developer and an experienced developer.
Well, too often that third-party library is a truck, while all I needed was a wheelbarrow.
Too often I've heard that the way I develop my web applications is outdated. My 'old' but proven stable an secure approach is labeled 'obsolete', while the modern and 'cool' new techniques often cause stability and security issues. There seems to be an unspoken contest for many young developers to be the first to adopt new fancy technology. It's more about being cool than about delivering quality.
Also, many young developers use third-party libraries too easily. They don't look at the quality of that library, they only look at 'does it do what I want'. Too often, that results in a big mess of spaghetti code. Young developers are lazy, too lazy to determine the 'general approach' (don't know the right English term for it) for their software and they're not mature enough to stick to that. I a big fan of the Keep It Short & Simple (KISS) approach. The third-party libraries I use must also follow that approach. If I can't find the right library, I write it myself. Yes, that takes more time. But it will safe time in the end, because it will give me good control over my application. I won't allow a crappy third-party library to mess up my application. Ever.
Even the PDO library can be used in an insecure way. A language is just a language. It's the programmer that makes the application secure or vulnerable.