Don't charge money, make it a numerical quota. Uncle Sam gets so many this year and the rest for the year are unclassified. The first year they'll blow the quota in Jan., then they will learn they need to keep a few in reserve, just in case.
"This also highlights the other big lie from major defenders of the program, in which they like to suggest that everyone in Congress was aware of and approved these surveillance programs. That clearly is not true. If that was the case, Congress wouldn't be quite so willing to change things."
I disagree with your statement Mike. Congress as a whole is fully aware of a lot of things that they allow until the public hears of it and yells 'rat'. Then they are always willing to change things after they are caught.
I just read your article in the Chicago Sun Times about defining with whom a journalist should be affiliated. I must say that I am more then upset and disappointed in your opinion as my elected representative. As a former employee of companies like Bell Labs, I have been utilizing the internet as an information source since before its commercialization, when its primary users were universities.
In the last ten years, I have seen more fact checking done by popular blogs then I have from the mainstream media. All the major news outlets seem to run with just about any story as truth, especially one coming from Washington. Perhaps you have a point in that we shouldn’t protect everyone, but I find it more likely you wish to only protect those you already unduly influence. It is unclear to me which stories the mainstream media would have reported on, in the last 10 years, had they not been reported widely in the blogosphere first. Mainstream media is about sensationalism, not a well informed public.
The most important element in a democracy is a free press. How by any stretch of the imagination did you determine that the government is the best body to define what that should be? I don’t see how it could be considered anything other then delusional, that this sort of thing would ever function properly in a free manner. You’re proposed ‘law’ is one step away from state controlled journalism. I will not allow that to happen.
Unless you print a retraction, I will not be able to vote for you with good conscience in the next election.
I told my mom the extent of the PRISM program. Her response was, "Good. As long as there are no more bombs." I'm beginning to think that the vast majority doesn't care about surveillance. Disheartening...
I told my mom the extent of the PRISM program. Her response was, "Good. As long as there are no more bombs." I'm beginning to think that the vast majority doesn't care about surveillance. Disheartening...
'If I'm not doing anything wrong...blah, blah, blah'
The post makes the assumption that we are going to try this guy in a civilian court. We won't. The Fed will declare him an enemy combatant and they'll do whatever else they want. End of story. They're not going to give him due process. He may end up at Gitmo with all the others.
A CAPTCHA-style test would suck. Have the phone ask one out of any number of random questions any human would know, and wait for an answer before connecting. The tech is already available.
"There are no "border guards" on the internet itself..."
I'm going to cry 'bullshit' on this one, Mike.
You already covered the NSA wiretap rooms in San Fran. The border guards are there not to remove data from laptops, but for surveillance of it. You know anything going through those telecom trunks are stored for later retrieval for evidence, if deemed necessary.
So yes, there are border guards on the internet. I really wish you would stop saying otherwise. Or at the very least, tell me those NSA taps are now gone.
The Real Mike has a point. It is the job of American government to protect the civil liberties of it's citizens. Failing to do that, then it is our responsibility to do so ourselves. What we happen to be doing at the time is irrelevant.
I think rather than go through all this 'hoop jumping' it may be better to redefine 'bad guys'. I'm not so sure about "So as public WiFi guest accounts idea fails". Do I really have someone that WANTS to break into my router to perform malicious action rather then just mooch off my internet?
I'm sure there are some, but the vast majority are the latter case. But to the MAFIAA one use is no [criminally] different then the other, hence my point. They're the only thing really standing in the way of a general government statement of position that we can leave our wifi open and not be held personally liable for civil misuse.
“Once you build such a system, you have to build the security to ensure that only the good guys use it."
And who are the bad guys again? Oh right, the bad guys are those people that download illegal content through an unsecured wi-fi connection. We certainly can't let those public service connections happen. We can't upset the MAFIAA, can we? Not for something as mundane as emergency services.
"And if Moore wants to avoid a repeat, rather than lashing out mistakenly, and misunderstanding what happened, she should perhaps spend some time actually learning about why people were so upset by SOPA. But, of course, we know that won't happen."
Good. If they don't learn how they were beat, they are easily defeated next time. I see this as the only way to fight back against corporate money. Not just this, but any issue.
Using open source for a business (or not) I believe is a support/training issue. If you're running a business, and you hit a bug or it not running as expected, posting to a forum and waiting for an answer is not a good business practice for most. Kudos to those open source companies
that offer support contracts, but I think the lack of them is the main reason adaptation to open source is as slow as it is.
They would have server migration costs if the servers were not necessary in the first place. I wonder when they will figure out the servers cost more then they are worth?
On the post: How To Solve Overclassification: Give Government Departments A Limited Annual 'Secrecy Budget'
Not monetary, but numbered
On the post: The Tide In Congress Has Shifted Against NSA Surveillance
They only profess change if they get caught
I disagree with your statement Mike. Congress as a whole is fully aware of a lot of things that they allow until the public hears of it and yells 'rat'. Then they are always willing to change things after they are caught.
On the post: Sen. Dick Durbin: Journalists Deserve Protection But We'll Decide Who's Actually A Journalist
My letter to [that] Dick
I just read your article in the Chicago Sun Times about defining with whom a journalist should be affiliated. I must say that I am more then upset and disappointed in your opinion as my elected representative. As a former employee of companies like Bell Labs, I have been utilizing the internet as an information source since before its commercialization, when its primary users were universities.
In the last ten years, I have seen more fact checking done by popular blogs then I have from the mainstream media. All the major news outlets seem to run with just about any story as truth, especially one coming from Washington. Perhaps you have a point in that we shouldn’t protect everyone, but I find it more likely you wish to only protect those you already unduly influence. It is unclear to me which stories the mainstream media would have reported on, in the last 10 years, had they not been reported widely in the blogosphere first. Mainstream media is about sensationalism, not a well informed public.
The most important element in a democracy is a free press. How by any stretch of the imagination did you determine that the government is the best body to define what that should be? I don’t see how it could be considered anything other then delusional, that this sort of thing would ever function properly in a free manner. You’re proposed ‘law’ is one step away from state controlled journalism. I will not allow that to happen.
Unless you print a retraction, I will not be able to vote for you with good conscience in the next election.
On the post: Sen. Lindsey Graham, Verizon Customer: I'm GLAD The NSA Is Harvesting My Data. Because Terrorists.
Re: Re: He's not allone...unfortunately
On the post: Sen. Lindsey Graham, Verizon Customer: I'm GLAD The NSA Is Harvesting My Data. Because Terrorists.
He's not allone...unfortunately
On the post: The Real Scandal: Not That The NSA Broke The Law In Vast Spying, But That It Probably Didn't
I doubt most care
'If I'm not doing anything wrong...blah, blah, blah'
On the post: Why The DOJ's Decision To Not Read Dzhokhar Tsarnaev His Miranda Rights Is A Terrible Idea
Incorrect assumption by the article
On the post: FTC Awards $50,000 Prize For Ideas On Killing Robocalls
On the post: 9th Circuit Appeals Court: 4th Amendment Applies At The Border; Also: Password Protected Files Shouldn't Arouse Suspicion
"There are no "border guards" on the internet itself..."
You already covered the NSA wiretap rooms in San Fran. The border guards are there not to remove data from laptops, but for surveillance of it. You know anything going through those telecom trunks are stored for later retrieval for evidence, if deemed necessary.
So yes, there are border guards on the internet. I really wish you would stop saying otherwise. Or at the very least, tell me those NSA taps are now gone.
On the post: Governments Using, Also Fretting, Encrypted Communications App
Re: Re:
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Never ask a rightsholder...
On the post: White House Conveniently Confirms 'Cyberattack' Story Just As Its Pushing Cybersecurity Exec Order
So what else is new?
On the post: Paper Suggests Letting The Government Use Your Router In An Emergency
Re: Re: Who are the 'bad guys' again?
I'm sure there are some, but the vast majority are the latter case. But to the MAFIAA one use is no [criminally] different then the other, hence my point. They're the only thing really standing in the way of a general government statement of position that we can leave our wifi open and not be held personally liable for civil misuse.
On the post: Paper Suggests Letting The Government Use Your Router In An Emergency
Who are the 'bad guys' again?
And who are the bad guys again? Oh right, the bad guys are those people that download illegal content through an unsecured wi-fi connection. We certainly can't let those public service connections happen. We can't upset the MAFIAA, can we? Not for something as mundane as emergency services.
On the post: Fifteen Years Ago Today, Techdirt Was Born
Poor trolls
There is that millions of dollars thing.....Biden could charge it...
Happy Birthday TD!!!
On the post: Congressional Staffers Still Can't Come To Terms With What Happened Over SOPA
If they don't learn, it's a good thing.
Good. If they don't learn how they were beat, they are easily defeated next time. I see this as the only way to fight back against corporate money. Not just this, but any issue.
On the post: Another Error By US Officials May Kill Megaupload Prosecution
Re: *Mission Accomplished*
On the post: Do The Differences Between Software Piracy And Media Piracy Matter?
Open source for business
that offer support contracts, but I think the lack of them is the main reason adaptation to open source is as slow as it is.
On the post: Ubisoft Cuts Off Legit Players With DRM Server Migration; Pirates Play On
How much was that migration?!
On the post: Public Interest Groups Speak Out About Next Week's Secret Meeting In Hollywood To Negotiate TPP (Think International SOPA)
Re: Re: Re: The industy's assertion isn't wrong...unfortunately
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