Re: Re: Re: Re: For a technologically savvy company
No, SDM is still wrong. Just throwing "fixed that for you" doesn't change the fact that phone companies can, if they choose, brick a phone that has been tampered with.
If a user is still stupid enough to tamper with their phone after TechDirt proves that it bricks phones of users who tamper, then that's the user's stupidity.
When you sign the TOC with the phone company, you immediately give up your rights to "reverse engineer" or "attempt to circumvent" any of the phone's systems.
I'm not making a judgment as to whether the company is right or wrong. I will agree to SDM stating that other companies have gone down in flames for such fuckery, but I believe my original assertion that the phone companies COULD brink a phone still stands.
Apple, like any other phone manufacturer, already has the capability to ping a phone and be able to determine if it's been jailbreaked (jailbroke??) or not.
If they determine that the phone has been tampered with, they can just brick the phone.
Sure, it's an asshole move, but probably after the 5th or 6th person has their phone turn into a $1200 piece of furniture, people will stop tampering with their phones.
...for a warrant to search John Hunt's phone data/location on the dates of the fire? Wouldn't that put him right at that location at the time of the fire???
SOMETHING must make them think he started the fires...
Wouldn't it be plausible, if not probable, that a judge issuing a warrant, or a government entity requesting one, include verbiage to the platform "<platform> shall not alter any public facing pages to indicate that this warrant has been issued". (Or something to that effect)
I'm sure that attorneys are aware of warrant canary pages and could possibly include that in their request, no?
I would disagree. The meat industry getting upset because a company makes a plant based product and calls it "meat" absolutely has the right to redress from the courts.
The verdict would be up to the courts to suss out.
I can understand their position, as a vast majority of the great, unwashed masses could get corn-fused by seeing a package of "hot dogs" that labelled as "hot dogs" but are in actuality made from plants, rather than hooves and cow ass. Those same great, unwashed masses would in all likelihood be the first ones at the same court suing over the labeling.
This could just be a pre-emptive lawsuit on the part of the meat industry.
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....and as it has been demonstrated, nothing will happen to the employees that illegally used those users' data.
On the post: Disappointing: Apple The Latest To Abuse DMCA 1201 To Try To Stifle Competition, Security Research, Jailbreaking And More
Re: Re: Re: Re: For a technologically savvy company
No, SDM is still wrong. Just throwing "fixed that for you" doesn't change the fact that phone companies can, if they choose, brick a phone that has been tampered with.
If a user is still stupid enough to tamper with their phone after TechDirt proves that it bricks phones of users who tamper, then that's the user's stupidity.
When you sign the TOC with the phone company, you immediately give up your rights to "reverse engineer" or "attempt to circumvent" any of the phone's systems.
I'm not making a judgment as to whether the company is right or wrong. I will agree to SDM stating that other companies have gone down in flames for such fuckery, but I believe my original assertion that the phone companies COULD brink a phone still stands.
On the post: Disappointing: Apple The Latest To Abuse DMCA 1201 To Try To Stifle Competition, Security Research, Jailbreaking And More
Re: Re: For a technologically savvy company
All phone companies have the ability to detect tampering, and can easily brink the phone if they so choose.\
...people will stop tampering with their phones.
Correctly fixed that for you
On the post: Disappointing: Apple The Latest To Abuse DMCA 1201 To Try To Stifle Competition, Security Research, Jailbreaking And More
For a technologically savvy company
Apple, like any other phone manufacturer, already has the capability to ping a phone and be able to determine if it's been jailbreaked (jailbroke??) or not.
If they determine that the phone has been tampered with, they can just brick the phone.
Sure, it's an asshole move, but probably after the 5th or 6th person has their phone turn into a $1200 piece of furniture, people will stop tampering with their phones.
On the post: Federal Agents Are Using A Reverse Warrant To Track Down Arson Suspects
Why can't they just ask....
...for a warrant to search John Hunt's phone data/location on the dates of the fire? Wouldn't that put him right at that location at the time of the fire???
SOMETHING must make them think he started the fires...
On the post: European Law Enforcement Officials Upset Facebook Is Warning Users Their Devices May Have Been Hacked
What's the gubmint supposed to do...
"Dear Mr. Zuckerberg:
Hi, there. Secret EU intelligence agent here, how's things going? Hey, listen, we're tracking a possible terrorist, named blah blah.
It would be suuuuper cool if you didn't warn him that we put malware on his phone so we could track him.
Thanks, bro"
On the post: Turkey Continues Its Attempt To Pass China In The 'Most Journalists Jailed' Category
Re: Re:
Actually, if someone is convicted of treason, the penalty is death.....
On the post: Chinese Skiers Training In Norway Ask Local Library To Remove 'Controversial' Books
Re: Re: A most telling, and damning, argument
"..if you're found with a certain book, you can be sentenced to slave labor..."
Ok, so if you know you live in an authoritative regime, DON'T CHOOSE THOSE BOOKS WHEN YOU'RE AT THE LIBRARY. (Duh)
On the post: Turkey Continues Its Attempt To Pass China In The 'Most Journalists Jailed' Category
Subject line of the article
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Isn't Tim guilty of copyright infringement for quoting words from a Queen song without paying royalties and providing attribution? Where's the RIAA???
:P
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Just a quick message to TechDirt readers
To my fellow commenters, and to the great writers and staff of TechDirt, HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!!
On the post: Cloudflare Removes Warrant Canary: Thoughtful Post Says It Can No Longer Say It Hasn't Removed A Site Due To Political Pressure
Warrant canary pages
Wouldn't it be plausible, if not probable, that a judge issuing a warrant, or a government entity requesting one, include verbiage to the platform "<platform> shall not alter any public facing pages to indicate that this warrant has been issued". (Or something to that effect)
I'm sure that attorneys are aware of warrant canary pages and could possibly include that in their request, no?
On the post: Federal Court Blocks Unconstitutional Arkansas Law That Prevents Plant-Based Food Companies From Using Meat Words
Re: this has nothing to do with "free speech"
I would disagree. The meat industry getting upset because a company makes a plant based product and calls it "meat" absolutely has the right to redress from the courts.
The verdict would be up to the courts to suss out.
I can understand their position, as a vast majority of the great, unwashed masses could get corn-fused by seeing a package of "hot dogs" that labelled as "hot dogs" but are in actuality made from plants, rather than hooves and cow ass. Those same great, unwashed masses would in all likelihood be the first ones at the same court suing over the labeling.
This could just be a pre-emptive lawsuit on the part of the meat industry.
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On the post: Turkish Court Says Government's Two-Year Ban Of Wikipedia Violates Freedom Of Expression Rights
Wikipedia ruling
What is these "constitution" and "laws" words that you speak of, american?
On the post: Federal Court Blocks Unconstitutional Arkansas Law That Prevents Plant-Based Food Companies From Using Meat Words
So what about luncheon meat?
DON'T YOU DARE BAD MOUTH MY CAN OF SPAM! I know it's made of hooves and cow ass, but damn, it's tasty!!!!
On the post: When We Fail To Understand Privacy As A Set Of Trade-Offs, Everyone's 'Solutions' Are Unhelpful
"...here's a simple way that parents can take control in this situation: don't give your kid a phone with location info turned on..."
Uh, having the location turned off absolutely does NOT prohibit companies from tracking you.
(Before the trolls jump on me, I design web and phone apps for a living.)
That is the only phrase in this entire article I take issue with. Everything else, as usual, is 100% spot on.
On the post: Spectrum Customers Stuck With Thousands In Home Security Gear They Can't Use
And what's more...
..$5.00 bet that Spectrum copyrighted the firmware update they used to brick the security devices.....
On the post: Beyond The Taco: Someone Is Now Trying To Trademark 'Breakfast Burrito'
....better idea
Ima copyright the word "Food". Then, anyone who uses the word will owe me royalties!!
You blog about food. Cha-ching
You write a cookbook. Cha-ching
You buy food at the store. Cha-ching
Ima order my new Porsche right now :)
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On the post: Senator Cantwell Releases Another Federal Privacy Law That Won't Go Anywhere And Doesn't Deal With Actual Issues
Privacy trolls
Speaking of privacy trolls, I can just picture <https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20191123/23325143443/richard-liebowitz-is-wrong-so-many-levels -is-trouble-yet-again.shtml>(Richard Liebowitz) discovering a new line of lawsuit specialty. Being the first ass clown attorney in line to file a lawsuit....
On the post: Senator Cantwell Releases Another Federal Privacy Law That Won't Go Anywhere And Doesn't Deal With Actual Issues
COPRA....
COPRA...like, copraphilia? Cuz this sure smells like complete shit....
On the post: Ring Spends The Week Collecting Data On Trick-Or-Treating Kids And Being An Attack Vector For Home WiFi Networks
Re:
There is an inherent difference between things I want to keep secret and things I want to keep private....
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