You think 47% of the US population thinks that one of the presidential candidates should be in prison? That sounds extremely dubious. Can you support that?
"For me I'm mostly worried about losing my phone and some crook finding it, in that case fingerprint auth works well."
I suppose so, but it's pretty easy to lift a print and reproduce such that the scanner is fooled. Your print might be on the touch screen of the phone itself.
Personally, I find this an inadequate amount of security, considering the sensitive nature of the data that phones tend to accumulate. The odds may be low of a breach, but the consequences could be high. I'd prefer a slightly less convenient, but much more secure, method such as a long PIN.
But I do believe that the answer to "how secure should I be" is a very individual one, and so my preference isn't relevant to you.
I just worry that, particularly with fingerprint scanners, people tend to overestimate their security and might make different choices if they understood.
True, but if I were a political opponent of the US and wanted to weaken it, I would take advantage of this easy weak spot to accelerate the process. Or at least as a poke in the eye.
I'm speaking in the general sense. I'm not saying that's what Russia is doing, as they stubbornly refuse to give me any insider information so I don't know.
But this can cut both ways. Excellent surveillance tech is dirt cheap. For just a couple of thousand dollars, you can single-handedly engage in a very comprehensive surveillance program yourself.
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I'll be the first to admit my habit isn't really fair, but there it is nonetheless. And habits can change over time.
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And he lost right there
Even if his position was 100% correct, the instant he made this offer, he lost.
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You haven't actually made an argument, so nobody has the chance to even tell if they think you're right or not, let alone "hate" it.
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Register your copyright before releasing it under a CC license.
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In other words, "I cannot make a cogent argument to support my assertion, so I'll just call you stupid for not agreeing with me."
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"Wireless fiber"?
Sorry, just had to get that out.
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I suppose so, but it's pretty easy to lift a print and reproduce such that the scanner is fooled. Your print might be on the touch screen of the phone itself.
Personally, I find this an inadequate amount of security, considering the sensitive nature of the data that phones tend to accumulate. The odds may be low of a breach, but the consequences could be high. I'd prefer a slightly less convenient, but much more secure, method such as a long PIN.
But I do believe that the answer to "how secure should I be" is a very individual one, and so my preference isn't relevant to you.
I just worry that, particularly with fingerprint scanners, people tend to overestimate their security and might make different choices if they understood.
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Yeah, me too.
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Stop using fingerprints
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Therefore, you must be a spy. How exciting!
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"The NTSC also said that it does not appear that his speed was a factor."
That's correct. He was speeding by 9 MPH. That was unlikely to be a big factor on the face of it.
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I'm speaking in the general sense. I'm not saying that's what Russia is doing, as they stubbornly refuse to give me any insider information so I don't know.
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