Maybe a good comparison would be buggy whip makers doubling down on producing buggy whips instead of, say, evolving into producing belts for the engines. AT&T is trying to be dominant in a failing business model. The miracles of natural monopolies with cozy relationships with the government.
At this point if you are surprised by such outcome you are simply stupid. There's a lengthy list of cases where the telcos got what they demanded and failed miserably to deliver what was promised or predicted. Or you are Ajit Pai feigning surprise.
Yeah but, considering most of these trade deals are garbage (specially when they come with these ISDS clauses) and usually the poorer country is in the losing end of the deal, wouldn't it be better if they just gave the middle finger and made the deal void? Much like defaulting isn't always the worst path (ie: Greece wouldn't have suffered so much if they defaulted their debt and all).
I personally got at least two bad experiences with demos where the development of the game (plot or mechanics) left me incredibly frustrated I spent money on the title. So I download the full thing, play it and if I like it I buy.
This. Fingerprinting is incredibly easy. You can even tell who is visiting your site via keystrokes rhythm/intervals. Privacy needs to be dealt with at the browser level. It should not give any info to the sites visited unless the user specifically allows it save some general info like browser version and possibly screen resolution. There's no reason to send more than that.
They seem to think people are still boomers who don't pay attention to what they are spending money with and are incapable of doing simple economic analysis.
At the very least they recognized cord cutting is a thing. Even if the solution proposed is more of the same.
I don't ever remember those warnings of "adult stuff" preventing my underage me from lying and going ahead. It's just feel good, self-deception legislation.
It seems to me that it's a rather simple problem to solve by implementing some sort of lock (password) the SIM owner has to input before any swap. Something not easily obtainable such as personal information.
The question is: what are the carriers getting in benefits that keeps them from implementing such security measures?
Whole forests will be devastated and several cubic meters of ink will be consumed. I mean, we can assume they will redact a whole chunk of the files, no?
I'm sticking to known brands. I'm doing some research and I'm pretty sure I can do it. Still, it's a nightmare for those with little skill with computers.
Serious question: is there any way to set up a surveillance system at home that's actually safe and private? You know, don't depend on centralized servers and stuff. Or is there any manufacturer you can trust to have good security and privacy policies?
Well, if there's no recorded register of something with at least 2 different cameras on the place and it only happens with that specific event among tons of others then I'd say it's more than fair to shift the burden to the cops. They had all the available means to prove their innocence. "But the equipment may fail" you say. Yes but those types of cops will have frequent equipment failures. Give them a small edge like say, 1 failure per year or something. Should be enough. If failures are frequent and widespread then sue the manufacturer.
I'm not confused, when it's not on Netflix I go without. Or pirate. I started pirating again last year after 4 years without downloading a single movie/series. Because of this kind of stupidity.
As for the usual copyright morons around here, I couldn't care less about your rants of how much of a criminal I am when the big copyright holders engage in all sorts of fuckery like this.
There is evidence that social networks (including youtube) have done quite the damage in many aspects around the world, specially regarding elections. However, it seems the owners (Google etc) are taking steps to curb these 'vulnerabilities'.
That said, the lack of proper education focusing on critical thinking probably played a much more important role. We need to rethink our education systems to produce thinking citizens, not adults that know how to take tests.
On the post: It's That Time Of Year: No, The NFL Can't Stop Every Business From Using 'Super Bowl' In Every Instance
No Farting Loud has a problem with Super Bowels. Thanks to anon up there for this insanely bad joke.
On the post: It's That Time Of Year: No, The NFL Can't Stop Every Business From Using 'Super Bowl' In Every Instance
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Super bowels. giggles
I hope some major media outfit starts using it.
On the post: AT&T's Attempt To Dominate The Pay TV Sector Continues To Go...Poorly
Maybe a good comparison would be buggy whip makers doubling down on producing buggy whips instead of, say, evolving into producing belts for the engines. AT&T is trying to be dominant in a failing business model. The miracles of natural monopolies with cozy relationships with the government.
On the post: AT&T, Comcast Dramatically Cut Network Spending Despite Net Neutrality Repeal
At this point if you are surprised by such outcome you are simply stupid. There's a lengthy list of cases where the telcos got what they demanded and failed miserably to deliver what was promised or predicted. Or you are Ajit Pai feigning surprise.
On the post: Should Your Antivirus Software Be Spying On You?
Well, they lost one potential paying customer. Honestly, M$ already has too much data and they provide Windows Defender which is pretty good itself.
On the post: Verizon Kills Cable Contracts As TV Sector Finally Starts Listening To Cord Cutters. Kind Of.
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Congratulations to those people within your bubble. It's good that more people are waking up and voting with their wallets.
On the post: Uber Wins Dubious Honor Of Being First Big Tech Company To Bully A Small Nation Using Corporate Sovereignty
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Yeah but, considering most of these trade deals are garbage (specially when they come with these ISDS clauses) and usually the poorer country is in the losing end of the deal, wouldn't it be better if they just gave the middle finger and made the deal void? Much like defaulting isn't always the worst path (ie: Greece wouldn't have suffered so much if they defaulted their debt and all).
On the post: Game Dev Torrents Its Way To More Sales, Not Less
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I personally got at least two bad experiences with demos where the development of the game (plot or mechanics) left me incredibly frustrated I spent money on the title. So I download the full thing, play it and if I like it I buy.
On the post: Uber Wins Dubious Honor Of Being First Big Tech Company To Bully A Small Nation Using Corporate Sovereignty
So, what prevents Colombia from giving Uber the middle finger even if they go for the ISDS thing and win?
On the post: Chrome's Move To Stomp Out Third Party Cookies? Good For Privacy, Good For Google's Ad Business... Or Both?
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This. Fingerprinting is incredibly easy. You can even tell who is visiting your site via keystrokes rhythm/intervals. Privacy needs to be dealt with at the browser level. It should not give any info to the sites visited unless the user specifically allows it save some general info like browser version and possibly screen resolution. There's no reason to send more than that.
On the post: Verizon Kills Cable Contracts As TV Sector Finally Starts Listening To Cord Cutters. Kind Of.
They seem to think people are still boomers who don't pay attention to what they are spending money with and are incapable of doing simple economic analysis.
At the very least they recognized cord cutting is a thing. Even if the solution proposed is more of the same.
On the post: Bad Ideas: Raising The Arbitrary Age Of Internet Service 'Consent' To 16
I don't ever remember those warnings of "adult stuff" preventing my underage me from lying and going ahead. It's just feel good, self-deception legislation.
On the post: Study Shows The Internet Is Hugely Vulnerable To SIM Hijacking Attacks
It seems to me that it's a rather simple problem to solve by implementing some sort of lock (password) the SIM owner has to input before any swap. Something not easily obtainable such as personal information.
The question is: what are the carriers getting in benefits that keeps them from implementing such security measures?
On the post: Judge Says Chicago PD Must Release Nearly 50 Years Of Misconduct Files Before The End Of This Year
Whole forests will be devastated and several cubic meters of ink will be consumed. I mean, we can assume they will redact a whole chunk of the files, no?
On the post: Ring Sued Because 'Taking Customers' Security Seriously' Means Selling Easily-Hijacked Cameras
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I'm sticking to known brands. I'm doing some research and I'm pretty sure I can do it. Still, it's a nightmare for those with little skill with computers.
On the post: Ring Sued Because 'Taking Customers' Security Seriously' Means Selling Easily-Hijacked Cameras
Serious question: is there any way to set up a surveillance system at home that's actually safe and private? You know, don't depend on centralized servers and stuff. Or is there any manufacturer you can trust to have good security and privacy policies?
On the post: Because Body Cameras Haven't Made Cops Better, Two Law Enforcement Agencies Are Going To Start Random Inspections Of Footage
Well, if there's no recorded register of something with at least 2 different cameras on the place and it only happens with that specific event among tons of others then I'd say it's more than fair to shift the burden to the cops. They had all the available means to prove their innocence. "But the equipment may fail" you say. Yes but those types of cops will have frequent equipment failures. Give them a small edge like say, 1 failure per year or something. Should be enough. If failures are frequent and widespread then sue the manufacturer.
On the post: There Is No 'Going Dark:' Always-On Surveillance Posing Risks To US Covert Operations
On the post: Disney+ Titles Disappear Without Warning, Bringing Confusion To The Streaming Wars
I'm not confused, when it's not on Netflix I go without. Or pirate. I started pirating again last year after 4 years without downloading a single movie/series. Because of this kind of stupidity.
As for the usual copyright morons around here, I couldn't care less about your rants of how much of a criminal I am when the big copyright holders engage in all sorts of fuckery like this.
On the post: New Study Suggests That YouTube's Recommendation Algorithm Isn't The Tool Of Radicalization Many People Believe (At Least Not Any More)
There is evidence that social networks (including youtube) have done quite the damage in many aspects around the world, specially regarding elections. However, it seems the owners (Google etc) are taking steps to curb these 'vulnerabilities'.
That said, the lack of proper education focusing on critical thinking probably played a much more important role. We need to rethink our education systems to produce thinking citizens, not adults that know how to take tests.
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