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by pascalmemories 10y ago
> Israel does it, but only for Arabic or Muslim tourists Arabic is a language and speaking it is absolutely no guarantee that you are a muslim. Lots of non-muslims speak Arabic both inside and outside Israel, including a significant nu
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by pascalmemories 10y ago
> I've always been reasonably confident that if I'm out of the country, the American embassy will help me. You and many Americans. Helpfully aided in that belief by TV programs like Beyond Borders where US authorities act as t
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by pascalmemories 10y ago
> all he has to do is wait for the statute of limitations to expire. The Swedish investigation may well expire (parts have already). This has never really been about the Swedish charges. The English charges (relating to failing to compl
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Good hacker uses vid vulns to spy on Quebec Liberal Party meetings(theregister.co.uk)
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Check Point CEO Suggests Firm Considering Leaving Israel(ynetnews.com)
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by pascalmemories 10y ago
[edit: I see a comment attributes creation to Ken Dakin instead of Dr. Robert Mais. I've made some adjustments as a result.] Sometimes I cannot fathom the logic of Wikipedia, especially wanting to delete this article. From my underst
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RCMP can spy on your cellphone, court records reveal(cbc.ca)
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by pascalmemories 10y ago
As the article mentions, UK agencies have always conducted intense snooping under the 1984 Telecommunications act (spying suggests some target or objective in mind when what's happening is really just hoovering up data on people, &#x27
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by pascalmemories 10y ago
Lots of crypto-Scots on HN it appears. My test locations gave a more Weegie focused translation (perhaps it's clever and localizes for the weather location you enter too). So, a handy translation guide for those not so familiar with w
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by pascalmemories 10y ago
I'll reply since you've specifically referenced me. I don't think people are distinguishing between 'domestic' or 'foreign' spying. For most people, it's way too complex to have an understanding of d
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by pascalmemories 10y ago
Yup. I actively work in security consultancy. Everyone outside of tech thinks and treats me like some sort of tinfoil hat salesperson. I get sent all sorts of crazy conspiracy theory links because "that's the stuff you'r
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by pascalmemories 10y ago
That's the beauty of paper - it allows anything to be put on it but does absolutely nothing to actually make you do whatever you promised. Those promises are, quite literally, not worth the paper they are written on. If a Government (
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by pascalmemories 10y ago
But there is a blanket exclusion for the purposes of 'prevention and detection of crime'. It is widely used by the Police (obviously) but also by the likes of insurance companies (e.g. unsubstantiated suspicious of "suspect&q
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UK VPS Provider 123-Reg really does rm -rf / user servers(123-reg.co.uk)
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by pascalmemories 10y ago
I doubt they will release it for others to analyze. There's some interesting things from a tech perspective - use of Postgres, Perl scripts etc. That was fun to find out. Unfortunately the Guardian is in regular battle over their comm
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UK Government Takes Down Documents Exposing Illegal DNA Retention(theregister.co.uk)
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by pascalmemories 11y ago
But he still has 24x7 police protection at levels similar to the Royal Family. His house was removed from Google Maps - which seems silly as you just look for the obscured house on the street (why do people do that???). UK bankers were arg
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by pascalmemories 11y ago
> Using RIPA 2000 they can still put you in prison for up to 2 years for refusing to give up your encryption key. 2 years for non terrorism related cases. 5 years for anything "national security" related. e.g. model plane enth
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by pascalmemories 11y ago
Oddly, the article fails to mention the UK government attempt to railroad into prison the directors of the UK company asked to make the pipe components, by covering up the fact they had approved the export using 'public interest immuni
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by pascalmemories 11y ago
Not taking it personally is probably the important take-away. I always recall Frank McCourt in Angela's Ashes talking about "the English and the terrible things they did to us for eight hundred long years" as it summed up muc
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by pascalmemories 11y ago
Are you sure about that ? http://www.bury.gov.uk/CHttpHandler.ashx?id=4013&p=0 Specifically discussing Moslem burials, offers : Types of graves available Timber, brick or concrete vaults On request, graves will be lined
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by pascalmemories 11y ago
Oddly, in the UK, there arguably already is. There is misconduct in public office and/or malfeasance in public office. Both have very tough penalties available. They've been rarely used until more recently, when it's been a
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by pascalmemories 11y ago
Sadly, no, they are not more easily exposed. Most are quietly swept under the carpet and no-one (other than those working on it) ever know it what a crazy mess it was. It gets classed as something else, is re-tagged as a proof of concept
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by pascalmemories 11y ago
"How does one spend $1 billion on software and fail?" Just look at most UK Government IT projects. They've got it down to a fine art, blowing billions and being left with nothing useful. Several major international governmen
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by pascalmemories 11y ago
Type 2 diabetics often progress to insulin treatment as their pancreas becomes exhausted and ceases proper function. The low insulin sensitivity in type 2 means the pancreas produces large amounts of insulin in a futile attempt to reduce bl
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by pascalmemories 11y ago
You're conflating a whole range of issues about diabetes into a single, misleading, factor. I don't know if it's intentional misrepresentation or genuine ignorance on your part. Type 1 diabetes is not associated with being o
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by pascalmemories 11y ago
In the UK wiretap (and any other surveillance) orders can come from local council officials (and hundreds of other public and some non-public bodies) and have been used for such major crimes as dog fouling and placing your child in the loca
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by pascalmemories 11y ago
VNC is not malware. It simply should not be installed as part of a security package, or at least users should be warned of the risks and told the default option is to not install.
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by pascalmemories 11y ago
And how much do your 'Occupancy Police' cost to administer such a system ? If it relies on a property owner filling in a form, they're just going to lie to avoid the cost and without someone going round to every single house
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by pascalmemories 11y ago
Something you have plus 2 things you know does not turn 2FA into 3FA. It's still 2FA - it's just somethings you know instead of something you know. 3 FA is : * Something you have (normally one OR MORE user IDs) * Something you kn

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