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by turc1656 10y ago
Don't remember how found out about HN. But there are a number of reasons why I am here every day: 1) I may not be a Silicon Valley technocrat, but I do have a strong understanding of core computer science and programming. Part of why
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by turc1656 10y ago
Neither do most Americans. It's the authoritarians in charge of this shit show that have the fascination.
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by turc1656 10y ago
This practice should be banned on the premise that any digital data that could enter the country physically on that device could just as easily cross the border and enter on any internet connection. Searching the device does nothing to pre
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by turc1656 10y ago
Not sure if it's BB10 you love or if it's BlackBerry's security model and hardware design, but if it's the latter, I highly recommend the Android models that BB sells. I personally have a Priv and I love it. The DTEK50
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by turc1656 10y ago
This article was posted today, but I swear I saw something exactly like this on HN a few months ago.
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by turc1656 10y ago
"Missed any? Shoot me a message on Twitter: @bitario" I don't have a Twitter account, but if the author happens to be reading this (or if anyone wants to shoot a message to him), I use Threema for secure messaging. I love it
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by turc1656 10y ago
To me, that's kind of the equivalent of saying that if someone sends you the direct link to a file on a site that normally prompts to accept an agreement, and instead you bypass that with the direct link, you could be considered a felo
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by turc1656 10y ago
True, it could be theft of trade secrets or something else. But that would depend on what you did with the information. Just breaking the NDA by blabbing to someone isn't a crime in of itself, but it is a breach of contract, which is
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by turc1656 10y ago
"ToS is not a contract, it's a license." I'm not sure that's correct, but it could be. It was my understanding it was a contract. That's why you have to agree to it - you are providing your consent and acknow
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by turc1656 10y ago
"But last year, a federal district court in Nevada found a defendant guilty under both the California and Nevada state computer crime statutes for nothing more than that—violating Oracle’s website’s terms of use." That's insa
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by turc1656 10y ago
Some additional information, direct from the FTC: "The complaint alleges that Vizio engaged in unfair trade practices that violated the FTC Act and were unconscionable under New Jersey law." https://www.ftc.gov/new
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by turc1656 10y ago
There are a number of laws relating to "unauthorized access" of private, digital information. This would seem to fall squarely inside of those, at least in my opinion. Those seem like the low-hanging fruit. Going out a bit furth
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by turc1656 10y ago
Yes, you are absolutely right about this. And it's a sad situation. Which is why it is up to us (the 30+ old timers, lol) to take a stand and demand our rights and the law be respected. Throughout the history of this country, people
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by turc1656 10y ago
I like this law. Now the real question - is it actually enforced? Because it's meaningless otherwise. In most cases we don't need new laws, we just need the existing ones to be enforced. Like all these "bullying" laws
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by turc1656 10y ago
This is the same line of thinking that is allowing the NSA to get away with mass surveillance programs and not having every single employee (or at least the high ranking ones) locked up for decades for what are obvious rights violations on
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by turc1656 10y ago
I have this same setup. I never gave my "smart" TV my wifi password. And it was for exactly the type of reason mentioned in this VIZIO article. I have an LG, but it makes no difference. I don't trust any of these manufact
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by turc1656 10y ago
No, but it is definitely a solid solution to criminal problems, which is exactly what this is. These are most certainly criminal acts. Why should I not expect criminal activity to be charged as such? Most criminal activity is done for pro
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by turc1656 10y ago
I'm sick and tired of hearing about fines for clearly criminal activity. This is most likely a felony issue at hand, here. The executives who green-lighted this activity should be held accountable and charged accordingly. That'
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by turc1656 10y ago
I am proud to say I essentially shun all socia media. I have never had a Twitter or Instagram account. I do have Facebook, but I essentially never use it - I haven't posted anything in years other than "happy birthday" to a
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by turc1656 10y ago
Even better. My point was only that I will never use something that doesn't require an alphanumeric password. Anything added on top of that like two-factor just sweetens the pot.
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by turc1656 10y ago
The entire taxi medallion nonsense has always pissed me off. I'm glad Uber and Lyft exist even though they come with their own set of problems. I personally am delighted to see these medallion prices plummeting. The entire concept o
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by turc1656 10y ago
"However, the bad news is that hand-typed passwords are increasingly seen as the way of the past; hardware tokens and biometric sensing are considered to be far more usable, and will likely be employed more and more in the future.&quot
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by turc1656 10y ago
Great point, guildwriter. To extend that thought - it never ceases to amaze me the expectations people have regarding America. For example, if we were at war with China, Russia, whoever - no one would be shocked if those countries denied
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by turc1656 10y ago
The threat isn't directly from Iranian immigrants but the the nation itself. I would like to remind you that the Obama administration's state department declared Iran to be the largest state sponsor of terrorism. That's not
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by turc1656 10y ago
It's not that obvious. At first I was inclined to agree with you but after some further thought I'm thinking the answer is actually that they are both not - and it's purely due to the constitution. In the case of jury duty,
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by turc1656 10y ago
Yes, but John Locke also lived in a time and place where the average life expectancy was <40, meaning you could work until you died. There was no inherent need to accumulate wealth because most people could continue to labor right up un
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by turc1656 10y ago
Agreed. I would love to be in a spot where the government abolishes all social programs and only supplies the so-called public goods that we communally benefit from. If all we had to argue about in terms of taxation was the public goods,
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by turc1656 10y ago
I get your point, but there's something you aren't taking into account. You expect there to be public roads, bridges, and other infrastructure in your country, right? You also probably expect there to be armed forces to protect
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by turc1656 10y ago
@jonathanstrange - I disagree. Being able to control your own wealth is akin to retaining the fruits of your labor, which is the guiding principal of John Locke's labor theory of property. Not being able to control it is merely a var
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by turc1656 10y ago
http://academictorrents.com/ I really like what these guys are trying to do and it goes hand in hand with the topic here. It's 100% legal. Please help spread the word. I contribute the the swarm whenever I can since

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