Chip and pin only works if the underlying technology and cryptography is sound. Ask Eastern Europe how that worked out for them. Hint, it didn't. Entire countries had to cancel their identity cards for simple fuck ups by the vendors they relied on.
Have you ever listened to Trump since the 80s? Even he doesn't believe his own BS. His base will believe anything that indicates that they might put non-white/non-Protestant people back in their place.
Lesley Stahl revealed what Trump said in a meeting after his nomination. She asked why he lies about and attacks the press. Trump responded: “You know why I do it? I do it to discredit you all and demean you all so when you write negative stories about me no one will believe you.”
Like Daddy Trump, like Trumplets in his administration.
Are we sure that those two federal agencies aren't secretly sub-chapters of The Church of the SubGenius? Because Bob is nodding his approval in the corner of my living room.
The FBI's count was inflated by bad software and sloppy recordkeeping.
The "going dark" narrative is a house of cards erected on a loose bedding of bullshit.
The FBI has shown since its inception that it is not trustworthy. According to 18 U.S.C. § 1001* what the FBI is doing is considered a federal crime. When the FBI makes these statements to Congress and to the courts it is engaged in an ongoing criminal activity that amounts to a conspiracy against the US government. Not just this bullshit, but their years of lying on the stand about forensic evidence, the reliability of their agents under oath, about framing people for 'terrorism', etc. Time for a house cleaning since the three branches of government have shown since the 50s that they will not hold the FBI to account for their misdeeds.
*(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, whoever, in any matter within the jurisdiction of the executive, legislative, or judicial branch of the Government of the United States, knowingly and willfully—
(1) falsifies, conceals, or covers up by any trick, scheme, or device a material fact;
(2) makes any materially false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement or representation; or
(3) makes or uses any false writing or document knowing the same to contain any materially false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement or entry;
shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 5 years or, if the offense involves international or domestic terrorism (as defined in section 2331), imprisoned not more than 8 years, or both. If the matter relates to an offense under chapter 109A, 109B, 110, or 117, or section 1591, then the term of imprisonment imposed under this section shall be not more than 8 years
When will Congress take this kind of shit seriously and start jailing the execs at these fly-by-night companies? Yes, yes, fine the hell out of them, but history has shown that that is just a slap on the wrist. How about 6 months in jail per leaked/hacked record stolen? That seems fair.
When wearing masks* is outlawed, only outlaws will wear masks.
*Or hoodies, large sunglasses, wigs, losing/gaining lots of weight, makeup, plastic surgery, etc. Well hell, there are thousands of non-adversarial things which can and will throw off facial recognition. Just wait 'til someone does a good job of studying what adversarial things can be done to thwart it. Oops, never you mind. That will be outlawed.
I keep wanting to say to OOTB: 'Out of all the sperm you were the fastest?' Too ad hominem-y.
Instead, too much fear makes people stupid. He is absolutely terrified, of who and/or what? Dunno.
Or maybe he's trying to live down to the worst human impulse. What we do not understand, we fear; what we fear, we hate; and what we hate, we try to destroy.
And since it is obvious he doesn't understand himself, or others...
No. Section 242 of Title 18 makes it a crime for a person acting under color of any law to willfully deprive a person of a right or privilege protected by the Constitution or laws of the United States.
Use the criminal statute, not the civil one. Federal felony convictions will send a better signal by far than mere money.
"This is what happens when law enforcement obtains powerful tech but answers to almost no one."
The tech's level of sophistication is irrelevant. It's the lack of meaningful oversight that is the problem. In the end it doesn't matter if they hoover your phone or do a black bag job on your flat. The mere fact that they are allowed to do so at all is what makes all of this dangerous to everyone else.
(a) The Supreme Court and all courts established by Act of Congress may issue all writs necessary or appropriate in aid of their respective jurisdictions and agreeable to the usages and principles of law.
See, there's the entire problem. This obviously follows the current usages and principles of law. Maybe not in the US, but the act never says it has to follow American law.
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Re: Re: Re: The Other Way To Do It.
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Have you ever listened to Trump since the 80s? Even he doesn't believe his own BS. His base will believe anything that indicates that they might put non-white/non-Protestant people back in their place.
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Like Daddy Trump, like Trumplets in his administration.
https://theintercept.com/2018/05/22/lesley-stahl-donald-trump-said-he-attacks-the-med ia-so-when-you-write-negative-stories-about-me-no-one-will-believe-you/
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Re: Charge stacking, but for phones
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There's an old saying: never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity.
There is an updated version of that. Any sufficiently advanced stupidity is indistinguishable from malice.
In this case though, I don't think stupidity was involved at all. It is straight up malice from beginning to end.
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Re: Color me surprised.
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The FBI's count was inflated by bad software and sloppy recordkeeping.
The "going dark" narrative is a house of cards erected on a loose bedding of bullshit.
The FBI has shown since its inception that it is not trustworthy. According to 18 U.S.C. § 1001* what the FBI is doing is considered a federal crime. When the FBI makes these statements to Congress and to the courts it is engaged in an ongoing criminal activity that amounts to a conspiracy against the US government. Not just this bullshit, but their years of lying on the stand about forensic evidence, the reliability of their agents under oath, about framing people for 'terrorism', etc. Time for a house cleaning since the three branches of government have shown since the 50s that they will not hold the FBI to account for their misdeeds.
*(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, whoever, in any matter within the jurisdiction of the executive, legislative, or judicial branch of the Government of the United States, knowingly and willfully— (1) falsifies, conceals, or covers up by any trick, scheme, or device a material fact; (2) makes any materially false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement or representation; or (3) makes or uses any false writing or document knowing the same to contain any materially false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement or entry; shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 5 years or, if the offense involves international or domestic terrorism (as defined in section 2331), imprisoned not more than 8 years, or both. If the matter relates to an offense under chapter 109A, 109B, 110, or 117, or section 1591, then the term of imprisonment imposed under this section shall be not more than 8 years
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*Or hoodies, large sunglasses, wigs, losing/gaining lots of weight, makeup, plastic surgery, etc. Well hell, there are thousands of non-adversarial things which can and will throw off facial recognition. Just wait 'til someone does a good job of studying what adversarial things can be done to thwart it. Oops, never you mind. That will be outlawed.
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If it doesn't offend somebody, it couldn't possibly interest anybody.
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Proper Previous Planning Prevents Piss Poor Performance.
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Re: Re: Who cares?
I keep wanting to say to OOTB: 'Out of all the sperm you were the fastest?' Too ad hominem-y.
Instead, too much fear makes people stupid. He is absolutely terrified, of who and/or what? Dunno.
Or maybe he's trying to live down to the worst human impulse. What we do not understand, we fear; what we fear, we hate; and what we hate, we try to destroy.
And since it is obvious he doesn't understand himself, or others...
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Use the criminal statute, not the civil one. Federal felony convictions will send a better signal by far than mere money.
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"This is what happens when law enforcement obtains powerful tech but answers to almost no one."
The tech's level of sophistication is irrelevant. It's the lack of meaningful oversight that is the problem. In the end it doesn't matter if they hoover your phone or do a black bag job on your flat. The mere fact that they are allowed to do so at all is what makes all of this dangerous to everyone else.
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From the All Writs Act
(a) The Supreme Court and all courts established by Act of Congress may issue all writs necessary or appropriate in aid of their respective jurisdictions and agreeable to the usages and principles of law.
See, there's the entire problem. This obviously follows the current usages and principles of law. Maybe not in the US, but the act never says it has to follow American law.
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