Encryption is worthless when the government twists the arms of encryption providers to cough up a master encryption key.
The FBI now wants to require all encrypted communications systems to have back doors for surveillance, according to a New York Times report, and to the nation’s top crypto experts it sounds like a battle they’ve fought before.
Google PR Flak: We at Google take you privacy seriously. That's why, after discovering that we had inadvertently collected 600+ GB worth of private citizens' data, we're doing the responsible thing, in this post 9/11 world, and turning the data over to the government for proper disposal.
We could solve the H.264 debate if a country's legislature were to mandate that any patents that contribute to an industry-recognized standard were unenforceable in the application of that standard. Ideally, each standard would also be required to have a 'reference design' that could be used without further licensing.
MPEG-LA Attorney: Sir, do you mean to say that we could end this debate about H.264 if we could simply get the government to nullify patents for any privately developed technology when it becomes recognized by the industry as the standard and require the developer to make the design of this technology freely available to the industry, thus ensuring the industry is able to manufacture and use said technology without indemnification to the developer?
Disclaimer: Any Resemblance to Actual Events and/or Actual Persons, Living and/or Dead, is Purely Coincidental and has No Basis in Fact.
Imagine a marketing department deciding to remove a major bullet point from the sales brochure, does this really make sense if you want to sell something?
I almost spewed oatmeal (cinnamon and raisin, btw - yum yum yum!) all over my monitor laughing at this. Are you seriously going to contend that Linux support was a significant factor in helping customers decide to purchase a PS3?
I never said it was a Slovak phrase. As I was taught Czech at the DLI, with only a smattering of Slovak at the end of the year, I thought I would stick with what I know - especially considering that Slovaks have no trouble understanding Czech (though the reverse is not always the case).
That would be maybe Czech. Correct Slovak is 'Pojebte sa!'
I never said it was a Slovak phrase. As I was taught Czech at the DLI, with only a smattering of Slovak at the end of the year, I thought I would stick with what I know - especially considering that Slovaks have no trouble understanding Czech (though the reverse is not always the case).
Right. The Slovak police thought they'd do a solid for the Irish and send unwitting dupes laden with real explosives so the bomb sniffer dogs could get some real-world training.
Funny the Slovaks didn't think to let the Irish in on what was going down. Not to worry - the Irish supposedly have a great sense of humor.
This whole thing smells of a false-flag op. People need to wake up and start asking one simple question when shit like this goes down - Cui bono? Who stands to gain? In this case, it's obvious that western governments looking to justify the imposition of their global police state are the ones who stand to gain.
Apparently you missed the part where I said I had the AdBlock extension installed. What ads on Hulu? Not seeing them here. As for my "viewing, usage habits, history, plugins, etc. all being tracked by Google" - what evidence do you have that Chrome is sending any of that back to Google? Unless you're talking about the option to "Help make Google Chrome better by automatically sending usage statistics and crash reports to Google" in Options | Under the Hood, in which case Google isn't doing anything other than what the user allows. So, unless you have any actual evidence that Chrome is 'phoning home' behind the user's back, what's not to like?
I'm giving Chrome a whirl on Ubuntu. The install was simple using GDebi, the performance is great and flash, java, divx, wmp, quicktime, and realplayer plugins are working, I've got AdBlock, LastPass, and SmoothScroll extensions installed. What's not to like (other than a current lack of an official ubuntu theme)?
I buy what the book was pointing out that terrorism takes political motivation
I think rather that terrorism requires individuals who allow themselves to become angry and hateful at the realization that the world is not as they think it ought to be and never will be. People with such a mindset can easily be swayed to vent their anger at the world in a violent, murderous outburst of rage and hatred.
Wise people throughout the ages have told us time and again that true peace comes from within and not from without. You can't control what the world does to you, but you can control your reaction to it.
I keep wondering when people are going to figure out that the purpose of social networking sites - from the viewpoint of corporations and government - is to generate a map of every user's interpersonal connections? Honestly, it's not much different from the work I did in the military where we used radio intercepts and radio direction finding to not only locate each radio source, but to figure out its position in the hierarchy.
Once you realize the purpose - so far as corporations and government are concerned - it's not too difficult to understand why 'privacy' is something to be paid lip service only.
The problem isn't the tool (I don't want to be accused of being a Luddite) so much as those who control its implementation and use.
Yes, it does seem to be getting stranger by the minute. After speaking with the Congressman's office I emailed the author of the original Newsday article. He replied that the Congressman was quoted accurately. So, the question is whether Rep. King was telling the truth about his intent to probe WikiLeaks or not.
If not, then why grandstand for the cameras? If so, then why lie about it now?
I just spoke with Congressman King's office and they were taken by surprise when I asked them about the Wikileaks probe. They said the congressman is NOT probing wikileaks. I gave them the url to the Newsday article and was told that the Rep. King's office will be working to sort out the matter.
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Technically, this means they own the term "fuckface"
Shouldn't that be "facefuck"?
Encryption is worthless when the government twists the arms of encryption providers to cough up a master encryption key.
The FBI now wants to require all encrypted communications systems to have back doors for surveillance, according to a New York Times report, and to the nation’s top crypto experts it sounds like a battle they’ve fought before.
FBI Drive for Encryption Backdoors Is Déjà Vu for Security Experts
Hush! They're about to bring on Osama bin Goldstein for the two minutes hate!
Twitter and Walmart.
You heard it here first.
Twitmart?
Hint: Look at murdering rates on countries with strict weaponry control, then contrast them to those in USA.
Nazi Germany: 5.9 million Jews, 2 million Soviet POWs, 1.8 million Poles, 1.5 million Gypsies, 250,000 disabled, 15,000 homosexuals. Wikipedia
Soviet Union under Stalin: ~20 million Wikipedia
Communist China under Mao: 45 million The Independent
It seems I have more to fear from government imposed gun control than from any thug on the street.
Mass murderers agree: Gun Control works
And who might they be? Which corporate/government hacks am I supposed to trust with the security of my system?
Google PR Flak: We at Google take you privacy seriously. That's why, after discovering that we had inadvertently collected 600+ GB worth of private citizens' data, we're doing the responsible thing, in this post 9/11 world, and turning the data over to the government for proper disposal.
Yep, nothing to see here. Move along!
We could solve the H.264 debate if a country's legislature were to mandate that any patents that contribute to an industry-recognized standard were unenforceable in the application of that standard. Ideally, each standard would also be required to have a 'reference design' that could be used without further licensing.
MPEG-LA Attorney: Sir, do you mean to say that we could end this debate about H.264 if we could simply get the government to nullify patents for any privately developed technology when it becomes recognized by the industry as the standard and require the developer to make the design of this technology freely available to the industry, thus ensuring the industry is able to manufacture and use said technology without indemnification to the developer?
Disclaimer: Any Resemblance to Actual Events and/or Actual Persons, Living and/or Dead, is Purely Coincidental and has No Basis in Fact.
I'm just saying...
Imagine a marketing department deciding to remove a major bullet point from the sales brochure, does this really make sense if you want to sell something?
I almost spewed oatmeal (cinnamon and raisin, btw - yum yum yum!) all over my monitor laughing at this. Are you seriously going to contend that Linux support was a significant factor in helping customers decide to purchase a PS3?
Fanboi-itis knows no shame.
I never said it was a Slovak phrase. As I was taught Czech at the DLI, with only a smattering of Slovak at the end of the year, I thought I would stick with what I know - especially considering that Slovaks have no trouble understanding Czech (though the reverse is not always the case).
That would be maybe Czech. Correct Slovak is 'Pojebte sa!'
I never said it was a Slovak phrase. As I was taught Czech at the DLI, with only a smattering of Slovak at the end of the year, I thought I would stick with what I know - especially considering that Slovaks have no trouble understanding Czech (though the reverse is not always the case).
Is this sheer utter incompetence, or just a total lack of intelligence?
you phrase that question as if it can't be both...
I refer to the intersection of the two as the Federal Triangle.
Mrdej sam sebe!
Right. The Slovak police thought they'd do a solid for the Irish and send unwitting dupes laden with real explosives so the bomb sniffer dogs could get some real-world training.
Funny the Slovaks didn't think to let the Irish in on what was going down. Not to worry - the Irish supposedly have a great sense of humor.
This whole thing smells of a false-flag op. People need to wake up and start asking one simple question when shit like this goes down - Cui bono? Who stands to gain? In this case, it's obvious that western governments looking to justify the imposition of their global police state are the ones who stand to gain.
I tried that... but purple window borders? Ugh.
I think you're confusing Chrome running under Windows for Chrome running under Linux.
Apparently you missed the part where I said I had the AdBlock extension installed. What ads on Hulu? Not seeing them here. As for my "viewing, usage habits, history, plugins, etc. all being tracked by Google" - what evidence do you have that Chrome is sending any of that back to Google? Unless you're talking about the option to "Help make Google Chrome better by automatically sending usage statistics and crash reports to Google" in Options | Under the Hood, in which case Google isn't doing anything other than what the user allows. So, unless you have any actual evidence that Chrome is 'phoning home' behind the user's back, what's not to like?
I'm giving Chrome a whirl on Ubuntu. The install was simple using GDebi, the performance is great and flash, java, divx, wmp, quicktime, and realplayer plugins are working, I've got AdBlock, LastPass, and SmoothScroll extensions installed. What's not to like (other than a current lack of an official ubuntu theme)?
I buy what the book was pointing out that terrorism takes political motivation
I think rather that terrorism requires individuals who allow themselves to become angry and hateful at the realization that the world is not as they think it ought to be and never will be. People with such a mindset can easily be swayed to vent their anger at the world in a violent, murderous outburst of rage and hatred.
Wise people throughout the ages have told us time and again that true peace comes from within and not from without. You can't control what the world does to you, but you can control your reaction to it.
At least that's how I see it.
I keep wondering when people are going to figure out that the purpose of social networking sites - from the viewpoint of corporations and government - is to generate a map of every user's interpersonal connections? Honestly, it's not much different from the work I did in the military where we used radio intercepts and radio direction finding to not only locate each radio source, but to figure out its position in the hierarchy.
Once you realize the purpose - so far as corporations and government are concerned - it's not too difficult to understand why 'privacy' is something to be paid lip service only.
The problem isn't the tool (I don't want to be accused of being a Luddite) so much as those who control its implementation and use.
True, but in my defense I was more focused on getting a +5 Funny .
"You don't think they actually spend $20,000 on a hammer, $30,000 on a toilet seat, do you?"
That depends on how heavily invested the committee chairman is in the hammer and toilet seat industries.
I like the part where Yahoo complains that the leaking of the document could "shock" its users and damage its reputation.
I AM shocked!
Only $30 per? Really?? Violating my privacy is bad enough, but the insult to my dignity is despicable!
Come on, guys! You're billing the government! Add some zeroes for fuck's sake - it's not like you're billing Medicare!
Yes, it does seem to be getting stranger by the minute. After speaking with the Congressman's office I emailed the author of the original Newsday article. He replied that the Congressman was quoted accurately. So, the question is whether Rep. King was telling the truth about his intent to probe WikiLeaks or not.
If not, then why grandstand for the cameras? If so, then why lie about it now?
Strange things are afoot at the Circle K.
I just spoke with Congressman King's office and they were taken by surprise when I asked them about the Wikileaks probe. They said the congressman is NOT probing wikileaks. I gave them the url to the Newsday article and was told that the Rep. King's office will be working to sort out the matter.