A ruling that makes sense from a judge that bothered to learn something about technology. These days, most basic broadband connections have dynamic IP addresses which means, hello, that they change. Any broadband subscriber could have had that address at a given time depending upon if a router or computer was rebooted.
Google does make it pretty clear that they track users. They just don't allow you to opt out without it affecting the functionality of Google Maps and Navigation. That is a big difference between Apple and Google. A 50 million lawsuit over this is a bit frivolous, just a bit.
I wonder who in the NSA is in Microsoft's back pocket. Yeah, let me use Windows 7 and I'll be more secure. No thanks, I won't give up my OpenBSD. Maybe NSA wants to have an easier time spying through backdoors.
This is done so that there is no risk of corrupting the NTFS File System. If you ask me, this is a good idea. What is so bad about simply copying the data you need onto your BSD4.4 File system?
There are citizens suffering here in the states from unemployment and inept government that hasn't been able to turn the country around. The ineptness is both democrat and republican alike. The government is under a budget crunch and we are spending money in New Zealand over something so stupid as copyright law when research to show that major media companies were losing money over piracy. This whole thing makes me sick. Perhaps, the U.S. is now going to meet the same fate as Rome. Be ready for the dark ages.
This looks very cool but who makes a motherboard capable of the processor? It is one thing to have the processor but without a complete motherboard, it is just one expensive trinket.
This is a giant step backward for citizens of the United States. However, this is not an insurmountable problem. AT&T has just created opportunities for the building of community owned networks backed by non-profit corporations. AT&T's greed will drive some market forces. Let's just build an entirely separate internet on fully open standards/source that is totally separate from government and in the control of non-profits. We can use radio and wireless as the transmission means. Americans forget that the consumer is the one that reigns king, not the big boys. We can all vote with our wallets. If this gets big enough, we attract the interest of businesses like Netflix that would want connections to a community-based network. It will be David vs Goliath in modern times and, as history repeats itself, David will win again.
If you're talking about information being sent to Apple then it's a "no". But if you define it as recorded locally, then "yes".
My take on it is, the device is tracking me, but Apple is not. Anyone know the specifics on the CA/NY law regarding "tracking"? If these are truly "consumer protection laws", then they should be referring to Apple, not the product you've purchased and is in your possession. I don't need a law to protect me from my PHONE.
If data is being sent to Apple, yes, it is tracking and it is spying. Information is a valuable commodity and if Apple can gather the information at costs approaching free and then resell it to marketing companies, they have a goldmine. After all, AT&T and Verizon own the networks where the iPhone is being used so Apple doesn't even have to pay for the amount of data transmitted. In the end, the consumer pays for Apple's behavior. The consumer foots the bill so that Apple may turn around and sell the very valuable information to marketing companies.
Google discloses when they need to and gives you a clear way out by disabling that service. If I look at my HTC MyTouch 4G, I can see where I can uncheck the location data collection.
corporate-speak bullshit. In actuality, I'll bet Oracle was more concerned about the public image damage by trying to wreck a community's efforts at developing an open source productivity suit. Also, Oracle could have been concerned about running afoul of the GPL license. They certainly took a lot of flack from the community over this one including some high level software engineer defectors. I think we would have a lot more respect for Oracle if they were to come out and simply say, "We made a mistake. Openoffice belongs with community."
Oracle, Microsoft, Apple, et al. have a very pschitzophrenic, love/hate relationship with open source. They like having the ability to tap the vast resources of the community for developement but hate being undercut by a free product. This is why, depending upon the day, they are either praising or seeking to screw open source. It just depends on the motivation and whether or not the particular open source product is helping or hindering.
I just saw an excellent program on The History Channel which aptly compared the crumbling infrastructure of the United States with that of Ancient Rome and ultimately concluded that Rome's downfall was due to lack of maintenance, care, and upgrade. It would appear that the United States might meet the same fate as Ancient Rome if we do not upgrade our infrastructure. Cox, Time Warner, Comcast, Qwest, and Verizon all brag about broadband speeds to 40+mbps over aging copper. The only exception is Verizon which uses Fiber To The Home. Cox found a cheaper alternative to bring FTTN which lies somewhere between cable and traditional DSL. Still,it is old fashioned technology kept running beyond its really useful service life. The US was once a technology powerhouse and now England is rolling 1GB FTTH. The major telecommunications companies and their respective investors need to get off their collectively greedy asses, accept less profit, and build out a powerhouse infrastructure that will pay back in dividends and attract businesses and commerce. What small business would actively say, "Wow, 40mbps over copper is fantastic!" when they could perhaps start a small time hosting company or managed services company with an affordable 1GB link to the home. It opens up so much possibility.
Basically, there is little or no need for an office anymore. The entire concept is obsolete. The only reason management balks at the telecommuting because they would be subject to staffing reductions. Either that, or they have some micromanagement complex. Studies conducted repeatedly have shown that telecommuters are happier and even more productive. Employees in a telecommute role generally stay in their jobs longer. Some have said a telecommuter should be paid more. Uh, no, in some cases you are making a compromise with the company. I would gladly take a 10% pay cut for the privilege so long as a contract is in place that states if management changes its mind, my salary must revert back to the additional 10%. I hate offices! They are stuffy, inertial relics of a bygone era.
We should react and just ban violent video games? I played violent video games and turned out just fine. I blame the parents on this one for not instilling proper morals. It seems like Americans want politicians to do their thinking/parenting for them. I rarely see some policy created by a politician truly succeed. Makes me sick. Censorship won't solve the problem at all. Instead, it creates new ones.
I hate the anti piracy laws because they go so much on the offensive as to stifle competition and innovation. However, this article is just plain bullshit. If we are talking software piracy, no so much, because software is way over-priced. But for music and movies, I think the prices are by and large fair. Downloading a DRM-free mp3 for 0.99 from Amazon is fine with me - this is very reasonable.
An anarchist wants government out of everything. A populist wants government to control everything. An actual liberal wants government to control business but not morality. An actual conservative wants the opposite.
I think it's clear that both Democrats and Republicans want business laws that promote their own agenda, and equally, they both want to say what you can or cannot do in your home. Neither party is the party for less government involvement in any aspect of life; they simply both wish to tell you how the government will control you.
Even if you believe in a difference between the parties and don't see it as an elaborate game conceived to convince the masses that there is someone representing your interests, you have to see that both parties want total control over your life.
No government equates to lawlessness. This, as history has proven time and again, is NEVER a good idea unless it really is time for a revolution.
Careful whom you blame for the globalization. A large part of this was started by Republicans. NAFTA was a bi-product, not of Clinton, but of Bush-era politics. Globalization has been encouraged both parties. True that Clinton didn't do a damn thing to stop it but it would have been an uphill battle.
As much as I hate Microsoft, I have to give the parent comment a +1. The consequence could be better for the US economy by making it horribly unattractive to ship jobs overseas or contract with overseas companies that engage in piracy. This is, at best, an uneducated guess, but when you can by Sony HD camcorder knockoffs for 30.00USD in Hong Kong, piracy and counterfeiting is probably pretty widespread. However, I think MS's efforts are in vain. They are up against a huge lobby that not even their behemouth spending could overcome. In the process, they might even make enemies of would-be customers who might now go an entirely different direction and chose Linux.
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A ruling that makes sense from a judge that bothered to learn something about technology. These days, most basic broadband connections have dynamic IP addresses which means, hello, that they change. Any broadband subscriber could have had that address at a given time depending upon if a router or computer was rebooted.
Google does make it pretty clear that they track users. They just don't allow you to opt out without it affecting the functionality of Google Maps and Navigation. That is a big difference between Apple and Google. A 50 million lawsuit over this is a bit frivolous, just a bit.
IMHO, this is a good thing for open source. Google has proved its intentions are good with the webm project and google talk.
I wonder who in the NSA is in Microsoft's back pocket. Yeah, let me use Windows 7 and I'll be more secure. No thanks, I won't give up my OpenBSD. Maybe NSA wants to have an easier time spying through backdoors.
This is done so that there is no risk of corrupting the NTFS File System. If you ask me, this is a good idea. What is so bad about simply copying the data you need onto your BSD4.4 File system?
There are citizens suffering here in the states from unemployment and inept government that hasn't been able to turn the country around. The ineptness is both democrat and republican alike. The government is under a budget crunch and we are spending money in New Zealand over something so stupid as copyright law when research to show that major media companies were losing money over piracy. This whole thing makes me sick. Perhaps, the U.S. is now going to meet the same fate as Rome. Be ready for the dark ages.
This looks very cool but who makes a motherboard capable of the processor? It is one thing to have the processor but without a complete motherboard, it is just one expensive trinket.
This is a giant step backward for citizens of the United States. However, this is not an insurmountable problem. AT&T has just created opportunities for the building of community owned networks backed by non-profit corporations. AT&T's greed will drive some market forces. Let's just build an entirely separate internet on fully open standards/source that is totally separate from government and in the control of non-profits. We can use radio and wireless as the transmission means. Americans forget that the consumer is the one that reigns king, not the big boys. We can all vote with our wallets. If this gets big enough, we attract the interest of businesses like Netflix that would want connections to a community-based network. It will be David vs Goliath in modern times and, as history repeats itself, David will win again.
Absolutely! Who needs a bloated bureaucracy to run a beleaguered state? Start pairing down the legislative staff and, voila, you got your savings.
If you're talking about information being sent to Apple then it's a "no". But if you define it as recorded locally, then "yes".
My take on it is, the device is tracking me, but Apple is not. Anyone know the specifics on the CA/NY law regarding "tracking"? If these are truly "consumer protection laws", then they should be referring to Apple, not the product you've purchased and is in your possession. I don't need a law to protect me from my PHONE.
If data is being sent to Apple, yes, it is tracking and it is spying. Information is a valuable commodity and if Apple can gather the information at costs approaching free and then resell it to marketing companies, they have a goldmine. After all, AT&T and Verizon own the networks where the iPhone is being used so Apple doesn't even have to pay for the amount of data transmitted. In the end, the consumer pays for Apple's behavior. The consumer foots the bill so that Apple may turn around and sell the very valuable information to marketing companies.
Google discloses when they need to and gives you a clear way out by disabling that service. If I look at my HTC MyTouch 4G, I can see where I can uncheck the location data collection.
Well, yes and no. I don't think the US did it. And, given that Iran is prone to hyperbole and sabre rattling, there is cause for some concern.
I'll go with you this one. Mod the parent up. Huh, perhaps if Iran used OpenBSD as its firewall, it would have been safe - LOL!
The TSA is positively Orwellian. They behave as if they are playing out lines from 1984
corporate-speak bullshit. In actuality, I'll bet Oracle was more concerned about the public image damage by trying to wreck a community's efforts at developing an open source productivity suit. Also, Oracle could have been concerned about running afoul of the GPL license. They certainly took a lot of flack from the community over this one including some high level software engineer defectors. I think we would have a lot more respect for Oracle if they were to come out and simply say, "We made a mistake. Openoffice belongs with community." Oracle, Microsoft, Apple, et al. have a very pschitzophrenic, love/hate relationship with open source. They like having the ability to tap the vast resources of the community for developement but hate being undercut by a free product. This is why, depending upon the day, they are either praising or seeking to screw open source. It just depends on the motivation and whether or not the particular open source product is helping or hindering.
I just saw an excellent program on The History Channel which aptly compared the crumbling infrastructure of the United States with that of Ancient Rome and ultimately concluded that Rome's downfall was due to lack of maintenance, care, and upgrade. It would appear that the United States might meet the same fate as Ancient Rome if we do not upgrade our infrastructure. Cox, Time Warner, Comcast, Qwest, and Verizon all brag about broadband speeds to 40+mbps over aging copper. The only exception is Verizon which uses Fiber To The Home. Cox found a cheaper alternative to bring FTTN which lies somewhere between cable and traditional DSL. Still,it is old fashioned technology kept running beyond its really useful service life. The US was once a technology powerhouse and now England is rolling 1GB FTTH. The major telecommunications companies and their respective investors need to get off their collectively greedy asses, accept less profit, and build out a powerhouse infrastructure that will pay back in dividends and attract businesses and commerce. What small business would actively say, "Wow, 40mbps over copper is fantastic!" when they could perhaps start a small time hosting company or managed services company with an affordable 1GB link to the home. It opens up so much possibility.
I don't think they will imprison an elderly lady. I think nothing will happen except a slap on the wrist and a "don't do that again!" speech
I hear the cha-ching sound of the lobbyists profitting on falsehoods.
Basically, there is little or no need for an office anymore. The entire concept is obsolete. The only reason management balks at the telecommuting because they would be subject to staffing reductions. Either that, or they have some micromanagement complex. Studies conducted repeatedly have shown that telecommuters are happier and even more productive. Employees in a telecommute role generally stay in their jobs longer. Some have said a telecommuter should be paid more. Uh, no, in some cases you are making a compromise with the company. I would gladly take a 10% pay cut for the privilege so long as a contract is in place that states if management changes its mind, my salary must revert back to the additional 10%. I hate offices! They are stuffy, inertial relics of a bygone era.
We should react and just ban violent video games? I played violent video games and turned out just fine. I blame the parents on this one for not instilling proper morals. It seems like Americans want politicians to do their thinking/parenting for them. I rarely see some policy created by a politician truly succeed. Makes me sick. Censorship won't solve the problem at all. Instead, it creates new ones.
I hate the anti piracy laws because they go so much on the offensive as to stifle competition and innovation. However, this article is just plain bullshit. If we are talking software piracy, no so much, because software is way over-priced. But for music and movies, I think the prices are by and large fair. Downloading a DRM-free mp3 for 0.99 from Amazon is fine with me - this is very reasonable.
Democrats and Republicans are both populists.
An anarchist wants government out of everything. A populist wants government to control everything. An actual liberal wants government to control business but not morality. An actual conservative wants the opposite.
I think it's clear that both Democrats and Republicans want business laws that promote their own agenda, and equally, they both want to say what you can or cannot do in your home. Neither party is the party for less government involvement in any aspect of life; they simply both wish to tell you how the government will control you.
Even if you believe in a difference between the parties and don't see it as an elaborate game conceived to convince the masses that there is someone representing your interests, you have to see that both parties want total control over your life.
No government equates to lawlessness. This, as history has proven time and again, is NEVER a good idea unless it really is time for a revolution.
Careful whom you blame for the globalization. A large part of this was started by Republicans. NAFTA was a bi-product, not of Clinton, but of Bush-era politics. Globalization has been encouraged both parties. True that Clinton didn't do a damn thing to stop it but it would have been an uphill battle.
As much as I hate Microsoft, I have to give the parent comment a +1. The consequence could be better for the US economy by making it horribly unattractive to ship jobs overseas or contract with overseas companies that engage in piracy. This is, at best, an uneducated guess, but when you can by Sony HD camcorder knockoffs for 30.00USD in Hong Kong, piracy and counterfeiting is probably pretty widespread. However, I think MS's efforts are in vain. They are up against a huge lobby that not even their behemouth spending could overcome. In the process, they might even make enemies of would-be customers who might now go an entirely different direction and chose Linux.
Motorola has to be careful about forking a version of Android and not violating the GPL.