First time: debating with Glyn Moody about Kutiman
My first real encounter with Techdirt was after a 'discussion' with Glyn Moody (probably on G+) on whether Kutiman got express permission for each of the YouTube pieces he used in ThruYou. Glyn said that Mike said he didn't, and if anyone knows, it's Mike.
I'm still not convinced, but I still love (and support) Techdirt.
I probably had heard of Techdirt during the Groklaw days, sorely missed, but that was a lot of reading on its own!
"Government", perhaps, rather than "Intelligence Community"
"Intelligence Community" is the popular term that covers all the organisations like the NSA, CIA, FBI, MI5, MI6, FSB, etc.
This kinda lets governments off the hook: we can refer to the Intelligence Community as distinct from government departments, or Congress, or Parliament, but all these organisations are *part* of their respective governments, and are (at least) supposed to be overseen by them.
They work on behalf of those governments. Because they act in secret, with operational details shared only with specific government officers, it's not really correct to say that they work on behalf of the people: that's the job of the government itself.
So, why should we say "Intelligence Community", when we really mean government?
"The government hoards exploits"
"The government should have brought these vulnerabilities to the attention of the vendors"
"The government failed to protect people's computers by keeping these flaws to itself."
Apologists for deeper and deeper intrusion into the lives of innocent people may find it harder to deflect criticism of these failures if they are correctly called out as government failures, rather than intelligence community failures.
'because “[s]tandard protocol” assumes “if there’s one [person inside] there’s two, if there’s two there’s three, if there’s three there’s four, and exponentially on up,”'
Those guys need to go back to school. That a geometric progression, not exponential.
The constitution is *waaaaaaaaay* to hard for them.
From Tim Berners-Lee's summary on the alt.hypertext news group in August 1991 (https://groups.google.com/forum/#!msg/alt.hypertext/eCTkkOoWTAY/bJGhZyooXzkJ):
"The project started with the philosophy that much academic information should be freely available to anyone. It aims to allow information sharing within internationally dispersed teams, and the dissemination of information by support groups."
The CJEU has outlawed the founding philosophy of the Web.
On the wall in the Huawei HQ, in the corridor leading to the main board-room, there hangs a 12' picture of Mike, honouring him as the inspiration for the bold and soon-to-be lucrative move.
"...that's because of Mike's ability to spot trends well ahead of others (no, he didn't tell me to write that...)"
Next to Mike's portrait is a clear space with a small note reading: "Reserved for Glyn's portrait, to be commissioned when his potential is realised."
"I wonder what would have happened if, describing his loving family, he said he lived in a 'safe-house'"
BTW: as the teacher was obeying the law, he/she is totally absolved of all legal responsibility. However, should the parents of all the other kids in that trust the teacher any more?
'... Boeli comes across an odor that he is trained to find "he changes posture, his demeanor. His breathing changes. He tenses up, starts breathing out his nose, closes his mouth. His whole body changes up."'
So the dog is trained to identify many specific odours, but *not* trained to react in a specific way to a particular smell? How is that?
- Officer Miranda, what odours are Boeli trained to identify?
- Humans, concealed and not, pot, heroin, amphetamine, and so on.
- Not Cologne?
- Yes Cologne, but he's trained not to alert when he smells it, as it's not a crime to wear Cologne [at least, most Colognes].
- Your honour?
- The witness will stick to answering the questions.
- Yes, your honour.
- Officer, how would Boeli alert to marijuana?
- He would sit still, look straight at the area where the odour's coming from and whine twice.
- And amphetamines?
- He would do the same, except instead of whining, he would lift and drop his left-front paw twice.
- OK. And a concealed human?
- Boeli is trained to bark twice and then sit still and look straight at where the odour's coming from.
- Officer Miranda, is this how Boeli alerted you to the fact that the defendant was in the vehicle?
- No. On that occasion, Boeli changed his posture, his demeanor. His breathing changed. He tensed up, started breathing out his nose, closed his mouth. His whole body changed up.
- Is that what Boeli is trained to do when he identifies a "concealed human"?
- No.
- Then, how did you know that he was alerting you to something?
If the US and UK governments proceed with their plans to interfere with encryption, any companies developing encryption software will be forced to relocate or comply.
The Netherlands is now a viable location to move to if "comply" is not an option.
Article 17 of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights covers a right to property, with paragraph 2 saying:
"Intellectual property shall be protected."
On both occasions Ireland had to vote on the matter with the Lisbon Treaty, I urged people to vote for it primarily because of the Charter. However, Article 17.2 has always felt wrong.
It's bullshit.
And Ms. Shaheed's report shows how that is the case.
I wonder when the CJEU will be presented with a case that conflicts article 17.2 with some other right in the charter; it would be interesting to see how the conflict is resolved. Probably won't be pretty.
O Brien secured the injunction to prevent the national broadcaster, RTÉ, from broadcasting a story -- probably with those same details. Ms Murphy's comments were made in the Dáil (the Irish lower parliamentary house) yesterday. *After* the junction was granted. *And* her comments are granted privileged in our constitution.
O Brien's lawyers say the injunction pre-empted the reporting of comments made under privilege. However, the injunction's judgement hasn't been issued yet, so we don't know.
On the post: Techdirt Turns Twenty!
First time: debating with Glyn Moody about Kutiman
I'm still not convinced, but I still love (and support) Techdirt.
I probably had heard of Techdirt during the Groklaw days, sorely missed, but that was a lot of reading on its own!
On the post: Microsoft Is PISSED OFF At The NSA Over WannaCry Attack
"Government", perhaps, rather than "Intelligence Community"
This kinda lets governments off the hook: we can refer to the Intelligence Community as distinct from government departments, or Congress, or Parliament, but all these organisations are *part* of their respective governments, and are (at least) supposed to be overseen by them.
They work on behalf of those governments. Because they act in secret, with operational details shared only with specific government officers, it's not really correct to say that they work on behalf of the people: that's the job of the government itself.
So, why should we say "Intelligence Community", when we really mean government?
"The government hoards exploits"
"The government should have brought these vulnerabilities to the attention of the vendors"
"The government failed to protect people's computers by keeping these flaws to itself."
Apologists for deeper and deeper intrusion into the lives of innocent people may find it harder to deflect criticism of these failures if they are correctly called out as government failures, rather than intelligence community failures.
On the post: Appeals Court To Cops: If You 'Don't Have Time' For 'Constitutional Bullshit,' You Don't Get Immunity
Back to school for them boys!
Those guys need to go back to school. That a geometric progression, not exponential.
The constitution is *waaaaaaaaay* to hard for them.
On the post: Scientists Realizing That EU Ruling On Copyright & Links Just Made Science Much More Difficult
Sharing of scientific data
"The project started with the philosophy that much academic information should
be freely available to anyone. It aims to allow information sharing within
internationally dispersed teams, and the dissemination of information by
support groups."
The CJEU has outlawed the founding philosophy of the Web.
On the post: NSA Surveillance Compliance Reports Show Typos, Lack Of Communication Resulting In Erroneous Targeting And Collection
Poetic...
On the post: Just As We Warned: A Chinese Tech Giant Goes On The Patent Attack -- In East Texas
Huawei will honour Mike
"...that's because of Mike's ability to spot trends well ahead of others (no, he didn't tell me to write that...)"
Next to Mike's portrait is a clear space with a small note reading: "Reserved for Glyn's portrait, to be commissioned when his potential is realised."
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Account suspended
On the post: UC Davis 'Apologizes' For The Reputation Management Industry's Hyperbole And Your Misunderstanding
Organic Fuel
(There /is/ a connection)
On the post: Public Domain Citation Book, Baby Blue, Renamed To Indigo Book, Following Harvard Law Review Threats
Putting an end to it
It would seem that if they haven't, it won't put an end to this.
On the post: Brussels Terrorist Laptop Included Details Of Planned Attack In Unencrypted Folder Titled 'Target'
Banning folders
At least there continue to be directories.
On the post: Nothing To Hide (And Nowhere To Hide It) But Everything To Fear: The Police Vs. The Unarmed And Naked
Training
On the post: Apple Tells Court That The DOJ Is Lying About It Advertising The Fact That Encryption Keeps Out Law Enforcement
1984
On the post: How The UK's Counter-Terrorism And Security Act Has Made Law Enforcement Into The Literal Grammar Police
He lives in a safe house, though?
"I wonder what would have happened if, describing his loving family, he said he lived in a 'safe-house'"
BTW: as the teacher was obeying the law, he/she is totally absolved of all legal responsibility. However, should the parents of all the other kids in that trust the teacher any more?
On the post: Judge Doesn't Buy CBP's Argument That Dog Can 'Smell' The Difference Between Concealed And Unconcealed Humans
Training
So the dog is trained to identify many specific odours, but *not* trained to react in a specific way to a particular smell? How is that?
- Officer Miranda, what odours are Boeli trained to identify?
- Humans, concealed and not, pot, heroin, amphetamine, and so on.
- Not Cologne?
- Yes Cologne, but he's trained not to alert when he smells it, as it's not a crime to wear Cologne [at least, most Colognes].
- Your honour?
- The witness will stick to answering the questions.
- Yes, your honour.
- Officer, how would Boeli alert to marijuana?
- He would sit still, look straight at the area where the odour's coming from and whine twice.
- And amphetamines?
- He would do the same, except instead of whining, he would lift and drop his left-front paw twice.
- OK. And a concealed human?
- Boeli is trained to bark twice and then sit still and look straight at where the odour's coming from.
- Officer Miranda, is this how Boeli alerted you to the fact that the defendant was in the vehicle?
- No. On that occasion, Boeli changed his posture, his demeanor. His breathing changed. He tensed up, started breathing out his nose, closed his mouth. His whole body changed up.
- Is that what Boeli is trained to do when he identifies a "concealed human"?
- No.
- Then, how did you know that he was alerting you to something?
- Ehhm....
- He didn't give you an alert, did he?
- Ehhmmm....
On the post: Dutch Government Supports Encryption, Opposes Backdoors
Good move, economic sense
The Netherlands is now a viable location to move to if "comply" is not an option.
Jobs.
On the post: 'There Is No Human Right To Patent Protection' -- UN Special Rapporteur
EU Charter of Fundamental Rights, Article 17.2
"Intellectual property shall be protected."
On both occasions Ireland had to vote on the matter with the Lisbon Treaty, I urged people to vote for it primarily because of the Charter. However, Article 17.2 has always felt wrong.
It's bullshit.
And Ms. Shaheed's report shows how that is the case.
I wonder when the CJEU will be presented with a case that conflicts article 17.2 with some other right in the charter; it would be interesting to see how the conflict is resolved. Probably won't be pretty.
On the post: Jamaican Government Steals Years Of Public Domain Works From Its People
Perpetual copyright
Must see if Paddy Power is giving odds...
On the post: Insanity Rules In Ireland: Media Ordered Not To Report On Parliamentary Speech
Sequence of events
O Brien's lawyers say the injunction pre-empted the reporting of comments made under privilege. However, the injunction's judgement hasn't been issued yet, so we don't know.
Also, the *official* report of the comments is privileged under the constitution, and they are available on the official record's website: http://oireachtasdebates.oireachtas.ie/debates%20authoring/debateswebpack.nsf/takes/dail201505280002 7
Whatever about the Streisand Effect, his lawyers need to be sacked for letting him think this information can be made unknown again.
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