I'd like to see carriers and phone OS vendors work together here to patch this vulnerability. Whether that involves some cryptographic authentication, or merely clever finger printing.
I hope my phone can learn how to ignore this type of man in the middle attacker.
You are very much missing the point -- probably willfully so.
The principles of DNSSEC to provide secure, trusted routing robust against interception are incompatible with the stance of PROTECT IP towards injecting false routes to disable access to certain websites.
To satisfy PROTECT IP is to precisely break the chain of security ensuring a user is routed to the requested address. It is not a matter of taking things back a step and making small changes. The two goals are mutually exclusive.
In his most recent column Geist covers revelations from the recent Wikileaks Cables that senior Canadian politicians were all to eager to please the US government in the quest for ever more draconian copyright laws. In addition to offering to provide copies of legislation to US officials prior to release to Parliament (and the Canadian public) [1], the cables reveal promises for specific enforcement regimes that have not yet been publicized in Canada, as they wish to wait until after succeeding on copyright legislation. [2]
I find this utterly unsurprising, having followed the information about so many other countries under the thumb of US pressure to crank up copyright laws and enforcement (UK, Spain, New Zealand, Australia, etc). But, I must admit, this really does hurt when the news is about your own country. The idea that our representatives are more willing to appease foreign political interests and put that above my own interests, and those of my neighbours, stings far worse than I would have guessed. With former Heritage Minister Bev Oda looking to the DMCA for guidance [3], one imagines certain salient issues of public interest may be overlooked. Oda was recently noted for her willingness to modify signed documents. ( http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/speaker-rebukes-bev-oda-over-document-in-kairos-case/ar ticle1903110/ )
I suppose I should be glad that this got "Front Page" coverage at all on thestar.com (screencap: http://i.imgur.com/HG3lT.png ), as it could very well have been ignored. I can only hope that the news of our government worrying more about some other government than US will cause problems for the inevitable re-release of the Harper copyright reform bill.
When bill C-32 (the last attempt by Canadian Parliament) came under pressure in late 2010, and into early 2011, it seemed like those of us fighting against its worst excesses were beginning to make headway in the public eye. But that all came to a standstill when the 2011 Election was called.
Now that Harper has his coveted majority, he is going to have a much easier time passing whatever piece of legislation he sees fit, and the public (ever the forgotten partner in the copyright dance) will have a much more challenging fight to bring reason to the bills worst excesses.
One can only hope that Canadians take exception to proof of foreign interests in Parliament, and react accordingly.
Me? I'm pissed.
====================
All of the cable links are available via Geist, but I have included links and choice quotes below (referenced above):
[1] http://cables.mrkva.eu/cable.php?id=90378
"3. (c) Bernier promised to keep the Ambassador informed on
the copyright bill's progress, and indicated that USG
officials might see the legislation after it is approved by
Cabinet, but before it is introduced in Parliament. While
declining to discuss specifics, Bernier said the bill will
look to balance the views of creators and artists against
"the other side." "
[2] http://cables.mrkva.eu/cable.php?id=203598
"6. (C) ... The government also believes that it makes more sense to
first modernize Canada,s copyright laws and then institute
greater means for enforcement. If and when the enforcement
bill is introduced, we expect that it will criminalize the
importation of counterfeit goods and grant ex officio powers
to Canadian Customs Officers."
[3] http://wikileaks.org/cable/2006/06/06OTTAWA1702.html
" As Heritage Critic for the Conservative opposition, Oda was
respected for her expertise on copyright issues, and
industry observers expect her to be heavily engaged on the
issue and a stronger voice for copyright owners. Oda
remarked to the Ambassador that she has been studying the
Digital Millennium Copyright Act in an effort to familiarize
herself with the issues."
He's completely circumvented the will of the representatives of the people. I think that alone is more alarming than the particulars of this case -- though, I don't like those much either.
I prefer the full download in advance. If you pause a stream, and refresh to get back to it later, often your browser will need to redownload the content. That's wasted bandwidth.
Having the file stored locally also removes the risk of service provider or internet connection glitch getting in the way.
I think you at least need to restrict this to "Software Patents" as the original pledge seems to do.
If the tech innovators generally dislike software patents, lets see them put their dignity where their mouth is. They can amass a defensive arsenal, sure, since there will be plenty of companies, trolls and has-beens alike, that will no pledge.
But you commit to no starting the fight over a software patent.
Then again, with adequate legal footwork and a pile of shell companies, how will we ever know if a player breaks pledge?
More importantly, what about the users who have not been able to find the information at its new address. Their speech and access to other speech has been restricted substantially.
And let's address the catch22 here directly: either the seizure was effedtive in blocking several users from accessing the information that the Jdept wishes to surpress, thereby restricting speech and triggering first amendment issues; or, the seizure did not cause first amendment issues because everyone can still do everything they could do before, making the seizure pointless and should be reversed as a wasteful abuse of both the .com registrar system and Us court time.
I'm not sure if you've heard of them, but I've been reading about this great outfit called "Righthaven." They seem to be exactly the kind of service you need in order to deal with Evans appropriately.
According to their press releases, they're really having great luck in the various courts -- the judges are even helping them to iron out some minor issues with their paperwork, making their cases even more bullet-proof.
Remember, squeeze the balls until his wallet falls out of his pants.
They (wrongly) believe that if they could just stomp out those pesky used sales, each buyer would buy a new full price unit instead. At the same price.
That or they want to whine and kick up a stink and get their Pocket Congress Critter (TM) to force used retailer to pay them repeatedly for the same product.
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defense?
I hope my phone can learn how to ignore this type of man in the middle attacker.
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Re: Bandzoogle site: a lie, deception, and inflated number.
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Re: Re: Me and everybody else ..
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Re: And so what?
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go to pirate bay
search for movie or tv show name
download torrent
wait
watch
i think my post is perfectly legitimate free speech, as ive broken no laws.
but to you, it can be shutdown without concern? because it explains something you dont like?
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Re: Re: Re:
The principles of DNSSEC to provide secure, trusted routing robust against interception are incompatible with the stance of PROTECT IP towards injecting false routes to disable access to certain websites.
To satisfy PROTECT IP is to precisely break the chain of security ensuring a user is routed to the requested address. It is not a matter of taking things back a step and making small changes. The two goals are mutually exclusive.
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My thoughts on this.
=====================================
Full Geist post: http://www.michaelgeist.ca/content/view/5986/135/
Shorter Geist column on the Toronto Star: http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/1048993--leaks-show-u-s-swayed-canada-on-copyright-bill?b n=1
In his most recent column Geist covers revelations from the recent Wikileaks Cables that senior Canadian politicians were all to eager to please the US government in the quest for ever more draconian copyright laws. In addition to offering to provide copies of legislation to US officials prior to release to Parliament (and the Canadian public) [1], the cables reveal promises for specific enforcement regimes that have not yet been publicized in Canada, as they wish to wait until after succeeding on copyright legislation. [2]
I find this utterly unsurprising, having followed the information about so many other countries under the thumb of US pressure to crank up copyright laws and enforcement (UK, Spain, New Zealand, Australia, etc). But, I must admit, this really does hurt when the news is about your own country. The idea that our representatives are more willing to appease foreign political interests and put that above my own interests, and those of my neighbours, stings far worse than I would have guessed. With former Heritage Minister Bev Oda looking to the DMCA for guidance [3], one imagines certain salient issues of public interest may be overlooked. Oda was recently noted for her willingness to modify signed documents. ( http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/speaker-rebukes-bev-oda-over-document-in-kairos-case/ar ticle1903110/ )
I suppose I should be glad that this got "Front Page" coverage at all on thestar.com (screencap: http://i.imgur.com/HG3lT.png ), as it could very well have been ignored. I can only hope that the news of our government worrying more about some other government than US will cause problems for the inevitable re-release of the Harper copyright reform bill.
When bill C-32 (the last attempt by Canadian Parliament) came under pressure in late 2010, and into early 2011, it seemed like those of us fighting against its worst excesses were beginning to make headway in the public eye. But that all came to a standstill when the 2011 Election was called.
Now that Harper has his coveted majority, he is going to have a much easier time passing whatever piece of legislation he sees fit, and the public (ever the forgotten partner in the copyright dance) will have a much more challenging fight to bring reason to the bills worst excesses.
One can only hope that Canadians take exception to proof of foreign interests in Parliament, and react accordingly.
Me? I'm pissed.
====================
All of the cable links are available via Geist, but I have included links and choice quotes below (referenced above):
[1] http://cables.mrkva.eu/cable.php?id=90378
"3. (c) Bernier promised to keep the Ambassador informed on
the copyright bill's progress, and indicated that USG
officials might see the legislation after it is approved by
Cabinet, but before it is introduced in Parliament. While
declining to discuss specifics, Bernier said the bill will
look to balance the views of creators and artists against
"the other side." "
[2] http://cables.mrkva.eu/cable.php?id=203598
"6. (C) ... The government also believes that it makes more sense to
first modernize Canada,s copyright laws and then institute
greater means for enforcement. If and when the enforcement
bill is introduced, we expect that it will criminalize the
importation of counterfeit goods and grant ex officio powers
to Canadian Customs Officers."
[3] http://wikileaks.org/cable/2006/06/06OTTAWA1702.html
" As Heritage Critic for the Conservative opposition, Oda was
respected for her expertise on copyright issues, and
industry observers expect her to be heavily engaged on the
issue and a stronger voice for copyright owners. Oda
remarked to the Ambassador that she has been studying the
Digital Millennium Copyright Act in an effort to familiarize
herself with the issues."
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or democracy.
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In Soviet Russia...
What? You were expecting a joke?
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Re:
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woohoo
Thanks, everyone who voted.
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Re:
Having the file stored locally also removes the risk of service provider or internet connection glitch getting in the way.
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Re: No offensive use
If the tech innovators generally dislike software patents, lets see them put their dignity where their mouth is. They can amass a defensive arsenal, sure, since there will be plenty of companies, trolls and has-beens alike, that will no pledge.
But you commit to no starting the fight over a software patent.
Then again, with adequate legal footwork and a pile of shell companies, how will we ever know if a player breaks pledge?
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Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re:
More importantly, what about the users who have not been able to find the information at its new address. Their speech and access to other speech has been restricted substantially.
And let's address the catch22 here directly: either the seizure was effedtive in blocking several users from accessing the information that the Jdept wishes to surpress, thereby restricting speech and triggering first amendment issues; or, the seizure did not cause first amendment issues because everyone can still do everything they could do before, making the seizure pointless and should be reversed as a wasteful abuse of both the .com registrar system and Us court time.
Youn can't take parts of both. Pick one.
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Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Representation
PS - I wasn't trolling. It was /sarc.
Or am I brain-trolling now?! Y'ain't never not gonna not know the truth.
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Representation
I'm not sure if you've heard of them, but I've been reading about this great outfit called "Righthaven." They seem to be exactly the kind of service you need in order to deal with Evans appropriately.
According to their press releases, they're really having great luck in the various courts -- the judges are even helping them to iron out some minor issues with their paperwork, making their cases even more bullet-proof.
Remember, squeeze the balls until his wallet falls out of his pants.
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Re: Re: Re:
That or they want to whine and kick up a stink and get their Pocket Congress Critter (TM) to force used retailer to pay them repeatedly for the same product.
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