It'll be like the pay to win scenario in mobile games: there may be a few Fortnights, but everything else will go the route maximum profit, least ownership for the customer.
He used this cryptocurrency in an attempt to get around the laws and banking regulations of the US and Canada, and now we're supposed to feel sorry for him?
I mean, it's always sad when folks lose everything. But it's not like this guy was particularly innocent in what he was doing.
Have to wonder how long until we start hearing the horror stories of the neighborhood cat or playful puppy having an unfortunate encounter with these things...
By publicizing this incredibly important discovery, the path is made clear for accusations of election meddling and haxoring!
Super important security discovery. I expect to see it trend on twitter soon, it's so revolutionary and novel and significant. And ominous. Definitely ominous.
If nothing else, this article shows how easy it is to manipulate people's views.
Had this article been about how anyone, such as a connected stalker, could for a few hundred dollars, track your location through your phone, there would have been almost universal outrage in the comments.
But because it is framed in terms of bounty hunters catching bad guys, there are an awful lot of comments in support of this capability. Even if it is illegal and can be used by anyone with the dollars to buy the services.
I don't want an infinite supply. I want a limited supply of those things that I enjoy and treasure, to use in my limited time, and that I personally own.
I'll always listen to the radio at times - whether that manifests as youtube, a streaming service, or whatever, for purposes of discovery.
Thing's will be what they will. I'll have my CD's, and you'll have the data driven, ad infested, AI generated, profit maximizing noise de jour.
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You don't fly much, do you? ;-)
Not much to add to this - pretty much my thoughts exactly.
Sadly, I think you may be correct.
It'll be like the pay to win scenario in mobile games: there may be a few Fortnights, but everything else will go the route maximum profit, least ownership for the customer.
Don't like it? Don't play.
Wondering if a car metaphor is possible here. Not really getting the sports reference.
So, at least some of us try to train folks not to click on popups that they don't understand or expect, as often that enables permissions for malware.
Now, MS is going to make an eminently spoofable popup as part of their release?
What could possibly go wrong?
Not everything has to be a "smart device" - the more you have, the more chance your data will be compromised and exposed (sooner).
Just buy a regular "dumb TV".
Oh, wait. You can't. But at least it's a Good Thing (tm) for you!
You do realize that this subversive comment will negatively impact your Social Credit Score, right?
Oddly enough, Twitter is a place where you get banned for telling people to "learn to code"...
... their predictive models are good enough that they don't need as much detail to track at the same of better levels...
It may not fly, but I rather suspect it will trudge forward through the muck and mire.
Wish I had mod points for this. Shame you went AC on it...
Damnit, Jim, I'm a Docker, not a software engineer.
Wait, wut did I just say?
He used this cryptocurrency in an attempt to get around the laws and banking regulations of the US and Canada, and now we're supposed to feel sorry for him?
I mean, it's always sad when folks lose everything. But it's not like this guy was particularly innocent in what he was doing.
It's not like anything else privacy related happened recently at Apple that they might be compensating for...
Have to wonder how long until we start hearing the horror stories of the neighborhood cat or playful puppy having an unfortunate encounter with these things...
No, they revoked their developer certificate. That has huge ramifications.
https://www.independent.co.uk/...
... now considered to be a Cyber Super-weapon?
... with warrant to go look through people's baby monitor cameras.
What could possibly go wrong?
Wait, wut?
You watch both msnbc and fox?
Don't you know that you can only join one mob?
... the Powers That Be (tm) are intent on returning to single source fount of information.
This whole internet thing threw a spanner in the works for a few years, but looks like it's being reigned in.
Back to business as usual.
Just out of curiosity, why do you assume that it was one employee and many bad reviews?
By publicizing this incredibly important discovery, the path is made clear for accusations of election meddling and haxoring!
Super important security discovery. I expect to see it trend on twitter soon, it's so revolutionary and novel and significant. And ominous. Definitely ominous.
Just let us listen to everything you say, ever...
If nothing else, this article shows how easy it is to manipulate people's views.
Had this article been about how anyone, such as a connected stalker, could for a few hundred dollars, track your location through your phone, there would have been almost universal outrage in the comments.
But because it is framed in terms of bounty hunters catching bad guys, there are an awful lot of comments in support of this capability. Even if it is illegal and can be used by anyone with the dollars to buy the services.
Does not give hope for the future.
I don't want an infinite supply. I want a limited supply of those things that I enjoy and treasure, to use in my limited time, and that I personally own.
I'll always listen to the radio at times - whether that manifests as youtube, a streaming service, or whatever, for purposes of discovery.
Thing's will be what they will. I'll have my CD's, and you'll have the data driven, ad infested, AI generated, profit maximizing noise de jour.