elmo2you

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by elmo2you 7y ago
Definitely, yes. CSS (just as HTML, JS, and anything else being served) is covered by copyright. The law(s) may vary depending on jurisdiction, but generally speaking you can be sued for copyright violation. Getting caught is a different ma
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by elmo2you 7y ago
Could you maybe provide a practical example of such a "heavy to process" 404? I'm having difficulty to image how a "Not Found" could (or ever should) involve heavy processing. AFAIK, a 404 should be only given for a
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by elmo2you 7y ago
In principle: yes. That is, as long as the agreement is not in violation of other rules/laws. Considering the role a service has in society and its market position, such a rule could e.g. violate anti trust law. But that's a diff
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by elmo2you 7y ago
Instragram offers their services to the general public, which makes the users of these services consumers. That is, if these are not businesses. That Instagram uses the information gathered from providing these services for different servic
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by elmo2you 7y ago
More to the point: if you provide a service (or product) to the general public, you have to accept that people will user it as they see fit. If you want to limit the ways your service (or product) can be used, you can do so by explicitly ar
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by elmo2you 7y ago
As I said: "treat them differently for things they do that are neither an explicit breach of contract, nor illegal behaviour" In other words: these rules need to be explicitly stated in whatever contract consumer and provider agre
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by elmo2you 7y ago
"it is forbidden by law to arbitrarily discriminate consumers" (in many countries with a sane legal system) It is a common and stubborn misconception that laws like these somehow do not apply to big (international) tech companies.
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by elmo2you 7y ago
The elephant in the room here is that big tech companies regular break laws, mostly with impunity. In many countries with a sane legal system (not sure if the USA is one of those), it is forbidden by law to arbitrarily discriminate consumer
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by elmo2you 7y ago
Thanks, everyone, for your answers. I made the mistake of assuming that the web API would only give access to data related to a specific client device (thus only "leaking" info about that client). If their web API gives access to
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by elmo2you 7y ago
Maybe I didn't have enough coffee yet today, or maybe I'm just missing something entirely, but.... this whole report talks about how the web API leaks user data, right? Yet all I see in their examples are HTTPS requests. Doesn&#x2
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by elmo2you 7y ago
I sure hope that someone will. I do not have access these devices, neither do I have any inclination to buying their commercial product in order to verify their claims. Maybe their product is brilliant, and/or maybe they did a lot of m
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by elmo2you 7y ago
It's definitely a good development that ISPs have started to deploy routers and modems with randomized passwords. However, please do keep in mind the deployment of consumer equipment and enterprise hardware is different. Or at least it
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by elmo2you 7y ago
It's hard to say to which extend this "assessment" is honestly backed by solid evidence, or if it was written first and foremost for political reasons. The broad claims, apparent lack of factual evidence (only statements abou
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by elmo2you 7y ago
While that observation might be true (I doubt it will change Open Source, nor is it a new problem), what's the security issue in this particular case? Cisco adding an already compromised (it's on GitHub) private key to their firmw
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by elmo2you 7y ago
So, in summary: 1. Cisco used Open Source software (OpenDaylight), without sanitizing publicly available (GitHub) certificates and private keys. 2. The screenshot in the source article mentions the subject of the certificate. Yet, the text
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by elmo2you 7y ago
I'm a bit confused, regarding why this is considered news. That is, beyond the typical need for sensational headlines. Humans are, as most animals, highly specialized organisms. Plants and fungi on the other hand, are far more generic
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by elmo2you 7y ago
I agree, or so it at least appears. Now we will have to wait and see if the US government (and those of other countries) will actually go after Facebook. They might just do whatever they can to avoid it, either because of their own personal
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by elmo2you 7y ago
In my opinion, Facebook no doubt violated the FTC agreement and pretty much every other promise they ever made. However, that's a different matter. I do not argue against them being punished for that, but this situation appears to be a
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by elmo2you 7y ago
What user do, or should do, isn't really a part of this argument. This is about Facebook violating agreements they made with governments or them violating laws. This is a subject of public prosecution. How users should respond is a dif
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by elmo2you 7y ago
Maybe I'm just ignorant, but I do not really see how this violates the FTC agreement, because it covers Facebook sharing user data (stored/tracked/gathered by Facebook) with third parties. However, what Facebook did is far wo
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by elmo2you 8y ago
The typical "accept reality and get over it" mentality has repeatedly and consistently been used throughout history to justify plunder. One might even wonder if it ever has been used for anything else. There was a time when legal
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by elmo2you 8y ago
I am aware that it is a huge accusation. And I am not making any claim that it is. But there are definitely a number of things about this organization that make alarm bells ring. I agree that there isn't anything wrong with a political
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by elmo2you 8y ago
It's not an argument at all. I'm just stating that I do not claim to know more (or less) about the matter than you do. I don't have the knowledge to make such a claim. You, on the other hand, apparently (think you) do.
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by elmo2you 8y ago
> All seem to be about human rights and civic societies and so forth. That is indeed what it says on the label, doesn't it? Yet, most (if not all) of the supporters hail from countries that have an active (some may argue: notoriousl
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by elmo2you 8y ago
You are no doubt right that the Russian elite was already corrupted to the core, when the USSR collapsed. I can not confirm/deny whether you are more or less familiar with the situation. Still, and this is in no way unique to Russia, w
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by elmo2you 8y ago
I understand that feeling and I agree that it requires citations. Yet, I will not give any. I have my reasons for that. Either way, a little bit of personal digging should unearth more than enough to keep one reading for a while. On the oth
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by elmo2you 8y ago
1. It is great this this information is published. People should know about these crimes. I sincerely hope that all involved with rot in jail (or worse, for all I care). It would be even better if it also would drop the curtain on the peopl
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by elmo2you 8y ago
Sure they should, they have a life of their own. Mine are called Alice and Edward... Sorry, we could not resist.
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by elmo2you 8y ago
I was thinking the same. I expect elixer/phoenix to easily outperform js/node. I believe with phoenix it actually makes sense what they are going, which I can't really say from this "thing".
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by elmo2you 8y ago
For Linux, from the same author: https://gto76.github.io/linux-cheatsheet/

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