Exactly, there are still 'searches' being done against 'everybody' which is the main problem.
Maybe you could call this a small step forward but a pen-register isn't a 'search against' (the Rep's actual words), it's a list of who called/was called by a specific number. It's a, wait for it, register (or log) of activity. Not a search against EVERYTHING.
Sadly, an Aereo win will also reinforce the 'legality' of requiring a separate antenna for every subscriber. Time to buy stock in whoever makes them :)
"appears to have chosen to withhold information from Congress which the DOJ -- and, we must assume, DHS -- has determined was appropriate to share with the American public"
We 'the public' have the same problem when *you* get information and it's deemed 'we' aren't allowed the same access.
The point was you can't reasonably weigh whether there is 'sufficient' evidence in 52 seconds. Hell it would take longer to 'read' the evidence than that.
"if production of the information were to wait until the specific identifier connected to an international terrorist group were determined, most of the historical connections (the entire purpose of this authorization) would be lost"
Well yes, you don't to go back in time and find out what someone you just met today did last year.
And even this is ridiculous since the phone companies keep records for a significant amount of time themselves.
Wish I could start a phone company that expressly DIDN'T log anything. It certainly 'could' to comply with legal requests, but by default nothing is logged. sigh.
You do realize that if we'd simply left the Clinton tax rates in place the 'debt', not the deficit would have been paid off by now right?
Obviously deciding to fight a massive world wide war plus the costs of data centers in Utah and everywhere else the NSA lives would impact that some. However, it's a far cry from CUTTING taxes while at the same time massively increasing spending which is exactly what Bush Jr. did. Fiscal conservative my ass.
I do admit there will be an increase in accidents - due to lack of training and inconsistent implementation.
Look at the costs of a t-bone collision versus a relatively low mph rear end and the savings are obvious.
The 'conflict of interest' goes away when it's run by the local gov't or are you saying there's a conflict of interest in cops doing their jobs too?
Initial rollouts of these systems had built in conflict of interests, i.e. the contractor getting paid 'per ticket'. Most of that has been fixed as it's been brought to light. It *should* be a fairly flat fee to change out the film based on hours worked rather than anything to do with tickets issued/rejected etc.
Does not make a technology bad. Red light cameras save lives and costs. Now, simply dropping a new technology into a system and expecting users to use it 'correctly' is a fools paradise.
We already don't train people to drive in the US. Now we expect them to shift behaviors overnight when the corrective force is applied weeks later if at all.
You're going to get an increase in rear end collisions, that much is obvious. Over time as people become aware of these cameras behaviors will change and things will improve.
Perhaps rather than have contractors running these things, with all the apparent conflicts of interest, we should just let the local governments do it?
every single movie can be found elsewhere on the web. Yet Netflix provides and easy to use, 'safe' and widely available service to find and provide access to movies.
As Mike said, you pay for that service because it 'adds' value.
carrier and ISP are equal entities (and in a lot of cases, the exact same company!)
Third party means anybody but you or the government. So even if you're communicating directly with another person, while it's on the wire or frequency, it's 3rd party data. (Yes I know not the content - though that's likely to be made public me thinks - just the meta data about your communications)
I get how technically copyright prohibits someone from 'sharing' a video since it grants the creator the right to distribute.
But how in any legal frame of mine is consumption of material (only) considered a violation of copyright?
If someone broadcast a video in Time Square, would they claim that anyone there needs to pay up? (obviously public performance vs your local computer but just food for thought)
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Maybe you could call this a small step forward but a pen-register isn't a 'search against' (the Rep's actual words), it's a list of who called/was called by a specific number. It's a, wait for it, register (or log) of activity. Not a search against EVERYTHING.
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Re: Techdirt site becoming unusable
ShareThis and PostRelase aren't allowed to run for me (on Firefox ) :)
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That said, Tivo still totally allows you to program a 30 second skip into it. Watch show, click 6 times, continue watching show.
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Re: Re: A titch too optimistic there...
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How's that feel Senator?
We 'the public' have the same problem when *you* get information and it's deemed 'we' aren't allowed the same access.
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Re: Re: Got it right for once
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NSA Time Machine
Well yes, you don't to go back in time and find out what someone you just met today did last year.
And even this is ridiculous since the phone companies keep records for a significant amount of time themselves.
Wish I could start a phone company that expressly DIDN'T log anything. It certainly 'could' to comply with legal requests, but by default nothing is logged. sigh.
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Obviously deciding to fight a massive world wide war plus the costs of data centers in Utah and everywhere else the NSA lives would impact that some. However, it's a far cry from CUTTING taxes while at the same time massively increasing spending which is exactly what Bush Jr. did. Fiscal conservative my ass.
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Re: I call BS!!!!
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Look at the costs of a t-bone collision versus a relatively low mph rear end and the savings are obvious.
The 'conflict of interest' goes away when it's run by the local gov't or are you saying there's a conflict of interest in cops doing their jobs too?
Initial rollouts of these systems had built in conflict of interests, i.e. the contractor getting paid 'per ticket'. Most of that has been fixed as it's been brought to light. It *should* be a fairly flat fee to change out the film based on hours worked rather than anything to do with tickets issued/rejected etc.
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Lack of Oversight
We already don't train people to drive in the US. Now we expect them to shift behaviors overnight when the corrective force is applied weeks later if at all.
You're going to get an increase in rear end collisions, that much is obvious. Over time as people become aware of these cameras behaviors will change and things will improve.
Perhaps rather than have contractors running these things, with all the apparent conflicts of interest, we should just let the local governments do it?
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every single movie can be found elsewhere on the web. Yet Netflix provides and easy to use, 'safe' and widely available service to find and provide access to movies.
As Mike said, you pay for that service because it 'adds' value.
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Third party means anybody but you or the government. So even if you're communicating directly with another person, while it's on the wire or frequency, it's 3rd party data. (Yes I know not the content - though that's likely to be made public me thinks - just the meta data about your communications)
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Or has the gov't required that ISP/telco's DO log stuff at this point?
In which case, it shouldn't be 3rd party anymore, no?
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Noun verb 9/11.
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He's disgraced it many many many times before and I have faith he'll continue to do so.
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Time to arrest every SWAT team member too...
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Watching is illegal...how?
But how in any legal frame of mine is consumption of material (only) considered a violation of copyright?
If someone broadcast a video in Time Square, would they claim that anyone there needs to pay up? (obviously public performance vs your local computer but just food for thought)
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