by everyone... you also mean the bots, right? Not every account on FB is real and even some real one's use fake information, thus causing inflated statistics for dear Suckerberg.
I agree with the Anonymous Coward...especially since the supposed agreement reached recently between the FTC and Facebook explicitly forbids them from doing this without user consent. I mean, it hasn't even been 3 months and Facebook is clearly thinking they can stil do business as usual without any repercussions.
On a side note...Has anyone ever tried to figure out exactly how many of said 1 billion accounts are actual live people who use Facebook, versus automated bots that use Facebook for nefarious purposes. I mean to Facebook it makes no difference, an account is an account and they count it as so. Furthermore, how many live persons actively using Facebook actually use confirmed true information?
So what you are really trying to say is...the Internet does not make you anonymous, you can't hide if someone really wants to find you, and just because someone's Online Nickname says Bill Gates - does not mean you are really talking to the famous Bill Gates.
And with Android slowing making its way onto standard X86 platforms...that market share is sure to continue falling. Which reminds me of recently when M$ tried to use the number of vulnerabilities in Android as a tool to sell more Windows Phones. I think that is the very definition of irony, considering that cyber-crooks have thrived for years because of Windows vulnerabilities...are they really stating that their mobile OS doesn't also have just as many, if not more, vulnerabilities as their PC OS?
Right, but what if mapping, advertising, email, online video, online document editing, mobile operating systems, etc *IS* your business. There has been no solid proof that Google has engaged in any anti-competitive behavior. Just because company's are scared to try or don't have the idea for the next best thing that could compete with Google, does not make Google the bad guy. I would be willing to bet that both senators (one of which is not seeking re-election next year) have something to gain by this move...including, but not limited to, lobbying them so that this baseless claim of monopolizing will generate enough negative press that the FTC will have to do something.
Thank-you...seriously. I just needed someone to write it out for me. I get so bent out of shape whenever I think about the state of the nation I call home that I can barely manage a few words before bursting into a rage. I do have to comment about Foxnews once more though...they do have the highest rated show on television, but that is only because they have one unique demographic that no other news based show has --- there is an entire group of people that watch Foxnews purely for the comedy. That is one demographic Foxnews will never admit they have.
No...I'm sorry, but I must disagree. The pure and open blockage of everything Obama tried to do early on, and, among other things, the temper-tantrum outbursts during 2 consecutive State of the Union speeches made my original comment truth in my opinion. Like I said, Clinton basically imposed many of the same tactics for his presidential promises and did not get near the backlash from the GOP that Obama is still getting. By the way, I am a white American and do fully support Obama's efforts to overcome these blockades from the GOP that are -- whether you want to admit it or not -- absolutely racist. Unfortunately, there just are to many idiots in this country and so this probably will be his only chance.
What a load of crap this supposed new tool is. For one...I never go to Facebook, and rarely go to Youtube, and most certainly have never visited Ebay on this machine. I currently use Chrome over most, but have IE and FF installed in case for some reason I need to test a website's browser support. Not sure who the users are that give feedback saying the FF port of the tool for Chrome is working...but I suspect those users wouldn't know their hand from their ass in most cases.
Yay! Elections...where millions of Foxnews viewing morons can make uninformed decisions based on what the uber-racist GOP are saying that Obama is doing wrong. And yes, only because he is Black...Look at Clinton -- he did almost the exact same thing in regards to change, and did not get resistance near this level until he got caught getting a blowjob in the oval office.
pFFt!
Being American who is disgusted with the state of our nation...I can honestly say no, we don't have anything better to do other than imposing our nonsensical overbearing egotistical attitude. Can someone PLEASE tell me what in the hell Immigration and Customs has to do with movie piracy...?
Everyone makes jokes but they seem to miss the big picture. I can tell you from my position running my little shop that the VAST majority of the common folk that walk through my door have Yahoo.com set as their home page. Sure we geeks think its a cluttered mess, but they love it. Also Yahoo Mail last I checked had the highest numbers of in use accounts of ANY other Webmail including Gmail.
You and all of those common folk live in a dream world. I promise you that a very large number of those user accounts on Yahoo mail are hacked accounts or bots. Yahoo mail is the epitome of a hacker haven where spam comes to breed. Its just like saying Facebook actually has 1 billion active users...when people regurgitate things they read or see on TV it truly does make me laugh out loud.
Yahoo does not have enough quality employees left on staff to worry about security the way they should and simply having a really long password isn't enough when their infrastructure is about as wide open as an account with no password at all. One day people will wake up and stop believing everything they read/see/hear without at least doing some fact finding to make sure they understand the difference between an opinion and a fact.
I really was (am) trying to fully embrace Chrome. But everyday, I find reason (most not directly Google's fault) not to fully switch. Firefox 4 is becoming everything I was looking for in a browser....speed, support, compatibility. There are certain things linked to my browser that just make some tasks easier, and I am finding that not very many sites that offer Firefox extensions to their products/services are simply not interested in porting the extension to Chrome. I find this disheartening...but changing to a new service is more work than I wish to do, especially multiple times over. So I keep two browsers installed at all times to ensure I can get done what I need to do without slowing down on senseless lack of support from some company's.
Dude...they aren't making an Instant Messenger client. They are making a Facebook killer, social networking website. XMPP and eJabberd are both chat protocols. Maybe you should brush up on just what this Diaspora is all about before you comment.
...are tripping over each other to ban violent games from minors...simply because they are tired of getting their assess kicked in said games by said minors. That is the real reason for this poll and the real reason any Adult gives a crap what type of games minors are playing.
Maybe you should read the Terms of Service. It clearly states they have the authority to use remote removal in an effort to protect its user base. Since you think its ridiculous, I am guessing you are ok with criminals using your private information without your knowing. To each his own, I guess.
Um..no. Rooting is not the same thing as Jail Breaking. Rooting gives absolute full control over our phones, including a debugger, build environment, and test environment using the free SDK/NDK. Rooting allows me to run apps as my user or as root, my choice. With Jail Broken phones, you are still limited to what you can and cannot do on your phone, it really only allows you to install stuff not approved by Apple. Which brings just as much security http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jailbreaking_for_iOS#Viruses.2Fworms/ issues as does having a more open platform. You've been living in a dream world Neo.
You probably should not get a smart phone as you may be one of those users that just blindly installs anything without reading the warnings. Google did not overstep their boundaries. They acted like a responsible OS developer protecting their user base from malicious apps. But from the tone of your reply, I am guessing you are OK with hackers submitting malicious code to the market and would just rather Google let it happen.
That is because the apps names and description were designed to mislead users and generate interest in the app. The app did not have any features other than to request permission to access some data/features on the phone.
Google used this remote removal as an emergency cleanup. I salute Google for looking out for the dumb users that blindly install anything without reading the warnings.
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I've been watching the numbers all day and as of the writing of this comment...the petition is now at 10,030 signatures.
by everyone ... you also mean the bots, right? Not every account on FB is real and even some real one's use fake information, thus causing inflated statistics for dear Suckerberg.
I agree with the Anonymous Coward...especially since the supposed agreement reached recently between the FTC and Facebook explicitly forbids them from doing this without user consent. I mean, it hasn't even been 3 months and Facebook is clearly thinking they can stil do business as usual without any repercussions. On a side note...Has anyone ever tried to figure out exactly how many of said 1 billion accounts are actual live people who use Facebook, versus automated bots that use Facebook for nefarious purposes. I mean to Facebook it makes no difference, an account is an account and they count it as so. Furthermore, how many live persons actively using Facebook actually use confirmed true information?
So what you are really trying to say is...the Internet does not make you anonymous, you can't hide if someone really wants to find you, and just because someone's Online Nickname says Bill Gates - does not mean you are really talking to the famous Bill Gates.
lol, I hope you are just trolling.
Monopoly means its the only one. Ma Bell was a monopoly. Google isn't a monopoly, it's just successful.
Well said .. Sir!
And with Android slowing making its way onto standard X86 platforms...that market share is sure to continue falling. Which reminds me of recently when M$ tried to use the number of vulnerabilities in Android as a tool to sell more Windows Phones. I think that is the very definition of irony, considering that cyber-crooks have thrived for years because of Windows vulnerabilities...are they really stating that their mobile OS doesn't also have just as many, if not more, vulnerabilities as their PC OS?
Right, but what if mapping, advertising, email, online video, online document editing, mobile operating systems, etc *IS* your business. There has been no solid proof that Google has engaged in any anti-competitive behavior. Just because company's are scared to try or don't have the idea for the next best thing that could compete with Google, does not make Google the bad guy. I would be willing to bet that both senators (one of which is not seeking re-election next year) have something to gain by this move...including, but not limited to, lobbying them so that this baseless claim of monopolizing will generate enough negative press that the FTC will have to do something.
Thank-you...seriously. I just needed someone to write it out for me. I get so bent out of shape whenever I think about the state of the nation I call home that I can barely manage a few words before bursting into a rage. I do have to comment about Foxnews once more though...they do have the highest rated show on television, but that is only because they have one unique demographic that no other news based show has --- there is an entire group of people that watch Foxnews purely for the comedy. That is one demographic Foxnews will never admit they have.
No...I'm sorry, but I must disagree. The pure and open blockage of everything Obama tried to do early on, and, among other things, the temper-tantrum outbursts during 2 consecutive State of the Union speeches made my original comment truth in my opinion. Like I said, Clinton basically imposed many of the same tactics for his presidential promises and did not get near the backlash from the GOP that Obama is still getting. By the way, I am a white American and do fully support Obama's efforts to overcome these blockades from the GOP that are -- whether you want to admit it or not -- absolutely racist. Unfortunately, there just are to many idiots in this country and so this probably will be his only chance.
What a load of crap this supposed new tool is. For one...I never go to Facebook, and rarely go to Youtube, and most certainly have never visited Ebay on this machine. I currently use Chrome over most, but have IE and FF installed in case for some reason I need to test a website's browser support. Not sure who the users are that give feedback saying the FF port of the tool for Chrome is working...but I suspect those users wouldn't know their hand from their ass in most cases.
Yay! Elections...where millions of Foxnews viewing morons can make uninformed decisions based on what the uber-racist GOP are saying that Obama is doing wrong. And yes, only because he is Black...Look at Clinton -- he did almost the exact same thing in regards to change, and did not get resistance near this level until he got caught getting a blowjob in the oval office. pFFt!
Not in a million gajillion years. I mean...who really wants to solve unemployment, education, or the economy anyway...right?!?
Being American who is disgusted with the state of our nation...I can honestly say no, we don't have anything better to do other than imposing our nonsensical overbearing egotistical attitude. Can someone PLEASE tell me what in the hell Immigration and Customs has to do with movie piracy...?
Well, "bringing it down for a week to handle a problem with a failed disk" is somewhat indicative of lack-of-clue.
Ha! Lack-Of-Clue sounds like a Whack-a-Mole game ... /me ponders!
Everyone makes jokes but they seem to miss the big picture. I can tell you from my position running my little shop that the VAST majority of the common folk that walk through my door have Yahoo.com set as their home page. Sure we geeks think its a cluttered mess, but they love it. Also Yahoo Mail last I checked had the highest numbers of in use accounts of ANY other Webmail including Gmail.
You and all of those common folk live in a dream world. I promise you that a very large number of those user accounts on Yahoo mail are hacked accounts or bots. Yahoo mail is the epitome of a hacker haven where spam comes to breed. Its just like saying Facebook actually has 1 billion active users...when people regurgitate things they read or see on TV it truly does make me laugh out loud. Yahoo does not have enough quality employees left on staff to worry about security the way they should and simply having a really long password isn't enough when their infrastructure is about as wide open as an account with no password at all. One day people will wake up and stop believing everything they read/see/hear without at least doing some fact finding to make sure they understand the difference between an opinion and a fact.
I am voting this "comment of the year" 2011!!
I really was (am) trying to fully embrace Chrome. But everyday, I find reason (most not directly Google's fault) not to fully switch. Firefox 4 is becoming everything I was looking for in a browser....speed, support, compatibility. There are certain things linked to my browser that just make some tasks easier, and I am finding that not very many sites that offer Firefox extensions to their products/services are simply not interested in porting the extension to Chrome. I find this disheartening...but changing to a new service is more work than I wish to do, especially multiple times over. So I keep two browsers installed at all times to ensure I can get done what I need to do without slowing down on senseless lack of support from some company's.
Dude...they aren't making an Instant Messenger client. They are making a Facebook killer, social networking website. XMPP and eJabberd are both chat protocols. Maybe you should brush up on just what this Diaspora is all about before you comment.
...are tripping over each other to ban violent games from minors...simply because they are tired of getting their assess kicked in said games by said minors. That is the real reason for this poll and the real reason any Adult gives a crap what type of games minors are playing.
Um ... Huh?
.. Freedom of Religion means just that. Anyone who interprets it differently is an idiot -- See http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/files/2010/09/burn-a-koran-day1.jpg
Since when is it a civil right to burn religious literature from other faiths?
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I think is says a lot when the journalists from several news http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/03/us/03fbi.html are putting the FBI seal as the image for their published articles.
Maybe you should read the Terms of Service. It clearly states they have the authority to use remote removal in an effort to protect its user base. Since you think its ridiculous, I am guessing you are ok with criminals using your private information without your knowing. To each his own, I guess.
Um..no. Rooting is not the same thing as Jail Breaking. Rooting gives absolute full control over our phones, including a debugger, build environment, and test environment using the free SDK/NDK. Rooting allows me to run apps as my user or as root, my choice. With Jail Broken phones, you are still limited to what you can and cannot do on your phone, it really only allows you to install stuff not approved by Apple. Which brings just as much security http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jailbreaking_for_iOS#Viruses.2Fworms/ issues as does having a more open platform. You've been living in a dream world Neo.
You probably should not get a smart phone as you may be one of those users that just blindly installs anything without reading the warnings. Google did not overstep their boundaries. They acted like a responsible OS developer protecting their user base from malicious apps. But from the tone of your reply, I am guessing you are OK with hackers submitting malicious code to the market and would just rather Google let it happen.
That is because the apps names and description were designed to mislead users and generate interest in the app. The app did not have any features other than to request permission to access some data/features on the phone. Google used this remote removal as an emergency cleanup. I salute Google for looking out for the dumb users that blindly install anything without reading the warnings.