This is false. M$ is a private corporation, they can do what they want with their code. Healthcare.gov was funded by taxpayer money, so the government should at least included an open source requirement in the contract, but more likely own the codebase. I work for an software developer company, and the code I write is owned by the client (it's actually stored on their servers), with no problems.
When will somebody stop the NSA fucking the internet infrastructure in the name of (US)national security? EU? China? (don't laught!) Russia? (ok, you can laugh now) Aliens?
It bugs me that everybody talks about the poor Americans being spied upon.
The NSA fucks up Everybody's internet, including mine, in a far away foreign country. Do you think it's acceptable in the name of protecting yourself? If yes, how far can you go in that direction? What measures are considered "too far", and what about other countries doing the same in the name of defending themselves?
If you think you can fuck with a global infrastructure for your own benefit, then you don't deserve a leading role in it's administration.
"Meanwhile, how long until peeved Iranian government officials pretend that they did this in response to the NSA creating Stuxnet to mess with their nuclear processing powers..."
Iran should adjust their nuclear program based on the fact that it can't be weaponized (and demand "donations" from the loudest, biggest croakers: Israel, USA) and build the worlds first thorium reactor.
Now, if only they would read Techdirt XD
I sent a tweet to Javad Zarif, but I doubt it will do any good : ]
Iran should adjust their nuclear program (and demand "donations" from the loudest critics, eg: Israel, USA) and build the worlds first thorium reactor.
Not only doable, but feasible. Thorium is abundant, has much higher energy density and safer then uranium or plutonium.
The real problem is the damn investors. Like with electric cars, investors can't make money on servicing the reactors, because of how easy and cheap they run. A damn shame!
Why everybody think only the NSA doing surveillance? The stuff your govt gave away may be good enough against assad's stuff, but not good enough to thwart NSA snooping.
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M$ is a private corporation, they can do what they want with their code.
Healthcare.gov was funded by taxpayer money, so the government should at least included an open source requirement in the contract, but more likely own the codebase. I work for an software developer company, and the code I write is owned by the client (it's actually stored on their servers), with no problems.
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Why is it illegal?
A telco log metadata of their users. This metadata then used for marketing purposes. How is this any different from targeted advertising?
(setting aside the feeble justification of "legally obliged to")
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Internet
EU? China? (don't laught!) Russia? (ok, you can laugh now) Aliens?
On the post: PATRIOT Act Author Says James Clapper Should Be Fired And Prosecuted; Plans Law To Stop NSA Overreach
Classy
I like the idea.
On the post: National Insecurity: How The NSA Has Put The Internet And Our Security At Risk
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The NSA fucks up Everybody's internet, including mine, in a far away foreign country. Do you think it's acceptable in the name of protecting yourself? If yes, how far can you go in that direction? What measures are considered "too far", and what about other countries doing the same in the name of defending themselves?
If you think you can fuck with a global infrastructure for your own benefit, then you don't deserve a leading role in it's administration.
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C'mon
-10 points from Mike for Unnecessary Ad Hominem.
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Iran should adjust their nuclear program based on the fact that it can't be weaponized (and demand "donations" from the loudest, biggest croakers: Israel, USA) and build the worlds first thorium reactor.
Now, if only they would read Techdirt XD
I sent a tweet to Javad Zarif, but I doubt it will do any good : ]
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Iran should adjust their nuclear program (and demand "donations" from the loudest critics, eg: Israel, USA) and build the worlds first thorium reactor.
Now, if only they would read Techdirt XD
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The real problem is the damn investors. Like with electric cars, investors can't make money on servicing the reactors, because of how easy and cheap they run. A damn shame!
Crowd-funding for MSRs!
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Like not feeding trolls on techdirt.
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Joke aside, Tesla should be rectified and fined. Then every single car dealership should be subjected to the same audit, rectified and fined too.
On the post: Another Reason The NSA Needs To Go: It's Been Doing What It Explicitly Was Told Not To Do
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3. armed resistance
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On the post: NSA Engaged In Privacy-Violating Searches Of Domestic Metadata For Three Straight Years
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On the post: Despite Growing Evidence of NSA's Omnipresence, State Dept. Hands Off 'Anti-Surveillance' Tech To Syrian Rebels
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On the post: Despite Growing Evidence of NSA's Omnipresence, State Dept. Hands Off 'Anti-Surveillance' Tech To Syrian Rebels
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this.
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