More likely, I think, is that the FBI has obtained a court order to unlock her smart phone. Her fingerprint is insufficient because the FBI may need to unlock the phone multiple times, on multiple occasions during its investigation.
So the FBI has obtained a court order to remove her finger.
This seems more in the character and nature of the FBI.
Do you realize what kind of crazy talk that is? The very idea of it. Hollywood providing what people want for a price they are willing to pay?
That would be like suggesting that Netflix, or Amazon or Hulu or HBO be offered at a price, which allows making a profit while selling at a price people are willing to pay.
Even crazier would be the insane notion that Hollywood would make their product appealing. Like ditching the unskippable commercials for movies that were released 10 years ago. The insane and untrue FIB warnings.
Such a thing would prevent Popcorn Time from ever appearing in the first place.
But back to the topic, imagine if you could get set top boxes to have real competition. Light a fire of innovation under set top boxes. Easier to use. Easier to set up. Cheap enough to own.
But Hollywood can't let go of controlling everything, even if would mean opening the floodgates of legal, paid online streaming.
Congress does not need to understand reality or how things work.
Understanding how things work is someone else's job.
Congress job is to accept lobbyist's money, let them write new laws, and then to pass those laws without bothering to read them first, and possibly not even to bother attending a session of congress to do the actual act of voting in person.
I must applaud you for such a thoughtful, well considered, articulate and concisely stated achievement of persuasive logical reasoned argument. Well done.
Fortunately, 'national security', 'state secrets', etc are a shield against the 1st amendment. Because, um, terrorists. Or something.
It is too bad that president Clinton did not think to classify the whole Monica Lewinski thing as a state secret. Isn't that what state secrets are for? Oh, but that was before 9/11.
It seems like 'state secrets' and 'classified' are being applied to more and more trivial things every day. Next it will be what the junior assistant white house janitor had for lunch.
If you're doing nothing wrong, then you've got nothing to hide.
The solution is simple. Bitch and complain to the company to stop forcing you to upgrade.
Sometimes I like their upgrades. Sometimes I do not. I want support and updates, yes. But I don't want them to completely redesign the system under my nose. ("material design") And if I do want that, then it should at least be an option, not force fed.
I can understand iPhone sheep just taking it without question.
Just get ${insert-disease-here} and move on with your lives.
I'm glad I've run Linux since 1999. I'll have Windows 10 forced upon me at work soon enough.
Why shouldn't big internet companies sway elections?
It would just be playing by the rules that other big corporations have had changed for them.
Corporations are people. Corporations can give money.
Big internet companies may not yet have tested their ability to influence public opinion. But big media has figured this out long ago. At first, they were frightened by the awesome power and had a deep sense of responsibility. Over time we got to where we are today.
Now, seriously: ideally, no. Big internet companies should not try to sway elections. But then neither should ANY corporations. It is SUPPOSED to be a government of the PEOPLE and by the people, and for the people.
While I like your thinking, here is how it will play out.
1. Upper management continues to outsource all of the jobs that require actual skill or talent.
2. People who discover that they have reached adulthood with no useful skills or talent will go into Marketing or Management.
3. Eventually Management's dream is realized. All unskilled talentless people are domestic and highly paid. All skilled and talented work is done by underpaid foreigners.
What they don't see coming.
4. Eventually other countries, who now have all the talented and skilled people will recognize that they can just create their own businesses without the top heavy layers and layers of bureaucracy and management. They'll out compete US companies.
On the post: FBI Harassing Core Tor Developer, Demanding She Meet With Them, But Refusing To Explain Why
Re: Re: Lovecruft FBI meet
If you've done nothing wrong, you've got nothing to hide.
On the post: FBI Harassing Core Tor Developer, Demanding She Meet With Them, But Refusing To Explain Why
Re: Re: FBI Trying to contact a Tor Developer
On the post: FBI Harassing Core Tor Developer, Demanding She Meet With Them, But Refusing To Explain Why
Re: Rendition?
More likely, I think, is that the FBI has obtained a court order to unlock her smart phone. Her fingerprint is insufficient because the FBI may need to unlock the phone multiple times, on multiple occasions during its investigation.
So the FBI has obtained a court order to remove her finger.
This seems more in the character and nature of the FBI.
On the post: AT&T Buries Language In Missouri Traffic Bill To Hinder Broadband Competition
Seems like a good idea
Similarly we don't want traffic on the information superhighway to move too fast either. It's for ISP's protection.
Safety first.
Isn't a traffic bill a good place to hide this?
On the post: Congress Has No Idea How The FCC's Cable Box Reform Plan Works, Conyers, Goodlatte Compare Effort To 'Popcorn Time'
Re:
On the post: Congress Has No Idea How The FCC's Cable Box Reform Plan Works, Conyers, Goodlatte Compare Effort To 'Popcorn Time'
Re: Compete
That would be like suggesting that Netflix, or Amazon or Hulu or HBO be offered at a price, which allows making a profit while selling at a price people are willing to pay.
Even crazier would be the insane notion that Hollywood would make their product appealing. Like ditching the unskippable commercials for movies that were released 10 years ago. The insane and untrue FIB warnings.
Such a thing would prevent Popcorn Time from ever appearing in the first place.
But back to the topic, imagine if you could get set top boxes to have real competition. Light a fire of innovation under set top boxes. Easier to use. Easier to set up. Cheap enough to own.
But Hollywood can't let go of controlling everything, even if would mean opening the floodgates of legal, paid online streaming.
On the post: Congress Has No Idea How The FCC's Cable Box Reform Plan Works, Conyers, Goodlatte Compare Effort To 'Popcorn Time'
It's not Congress' job to understand things
Understanding how things work is someone else's job.
Congress job is to accept lobbyist's money, let them write new laws, and then to pass those laws without bothering to read them first, and possibly not even to bother attending a session of congress to do the actual act of voting in person.
On the post: French National Assembly Votes (Sorta) To Finally Kill Its Three Strikes Hadopi Program
Re:
On the post: Judge Tells Twitter Revealing Classified Stats Isn't Protected By 1st Amendment... But Says Twitter Can Challenge Classification
Re: bullshit!!
It is too bad that president Clinton did not think to classify the whole Monica Lewinski thing as a state secret. Isn't that what state secrets are for? Oh, but that was before 9/11.
It seems like 'state secrets' and 'classified' are being applied to more and more trivial things every day. Next it will be what the junior assistant white house janitor had for lunch.
If you're doing nothing wrong, then you've got nothing to hide.
On the post: Samsung SmartThings Platform Latest To Highlight Internet Of Things Security Is A Joke
This is NOT a joke
Ability to look into your home, for your security.
Ability to monitor all your communications, for your safety.
Ability to get into your house without 'breaking' doors or locks, to save from expensive repairs.
the psi corps
is your friend
trust the corps
On the post: Senators Burr & Feinstein Write Ridiculous Ignorant Op-Ed To Go With Their Ridiculous Ignorant Bill
Banks are a big user of encryption
On the post: Senators Burr & Feinstein Write Ridiculous Ignorant Op-Ed To Go With Their Ridiculous Ignorant Bill
Re:
OMG! You just revealed a huge problem that could prevent the FBI from being able to prosecute crimes discussed in private! Think of the children!
The bill must be immediately improved to correct this oversight.
Thank you!
On the post: Senators Burr & Feinstein Write Ridiculous Ignorant Op-Ed To Go With Their Ridiculous Ignorant Bill
Re: Yes it is (in their view)
If you don't provide them with a 'key' to un-ROT13 the encrypted data, then they can throw you in jail until you do.
On the post: Annoying Windows 10 Update Request Highlights Its Annoying-Ness On Live Weather Broadcast
Re: Solution is simple really
Sometimes I like their upgrades. Sometimes I do not. I want support and updates, yes. But I don't want them to completely redesign the system under my nose. ("material design") And if I do want that, then it should at least be an option, not force fed.
I can understand iPhone sheep just taking it without question.
Just get ${insert-disease-here} and move on with your lives.
I'm glad I've run Linux since 1999. I'll have Windows 10 forced upon me at work soon enough.
On the post: Thank Snowden, As NSA Estimates He Singlehandedly Sped Up Encryption Adoption By 7 Years
Re: "It's not my fault for stealing the cookies, it's your fault for catching me."
Now everything is encrypted even over private links between data centers. And increasingly, is encrypted at rest on storage media.
On the post: Podcast Episode 71: Should Internet Companies Sway Elections?
Just to be cynical for a moment
It would just be playing by the rules that other big corporations have had changed for them.
Corporations are people.
Corporations can give money.
Big internet companies may not yet have tested their ability to influence public opinion. But big media has figured this out long ago. At first, they were frightened by the awesome power and had a deep sense of responsibility. Over time we got to where we are today.
Now, seriously: ideally, no. Big internet companies should not try to sway elections. But then neither should ANY corporations. It is SUPPOSED to be a government of the PEOPLE and by the people, and for the people.
But corporations are now people too.
On the post: IFPI Files DMCA Takedown... On A Creative Commons Song... Posted 12 Years Ago.
A precedent would be fantastic
On the post: FBI Says It Will Ignore Court Order If Told To Reveal Its Tor Browser Exploit, Because It Feels It's Above The Law...
Re: "Government of the people, by some of the people, for some other people."
Nothing about us sell out us.
On the post: NBC Smells Cord Cutting On The Wind, Will Reduce 'SNL' Ad Load By 30% Next Season
Re: Re: Re:
1. Upper management continues to outsource all of the jobs that require actual skill or talent.
2. People who discover that they have reached adulthood with no useful skills or talent will go into Marketing or Management.
3. Eventually Management's dream is realized. All unskilled talentless people are domestic and highly paid. All skilled and talented work is done by underpaid foreigners.
What they don't see coming.
4. Eventually other countries, who now have all the talented and skilled people will recognize that they can just create their own businesses without the top heavy layers and layers of bureaucracy and management. They'll out compete US companies.
5. Profit
On the post: NBC Smells Cord Cutting On The Wind, Will Reduce 'SNL' Ad Load By 30% Next Season
Good luck with product placement NBC
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