The problem with Lindsey's statements is that while her motions are all in the right direction, CBS has already demonstrated they will undercut CNET's editorial process the instant it suits them.
The one thing I want to clearly communicate to my team and to everyone at CNET and beyond is this: CNET does excellent work. Its family of writers is unbiased, focused, bright, and true. CNET will continue to do excellent good work. Of that I am certain. Going forward, I will do everything within my power to prevent this situation from happening again.
This amounts to "I will ensure that all pistons keep firing in the engine, regardless of whether the carburetor fails." Car still don't go.
HIPAA is a bit more complex since the user could very well be the doctor or other practitioner, hence a "covered entity".
Since Nokia decrypts https, and quite plausibly does not do this in a compliant data facility, this could constitute a violation. Since it is unlikely a covered entity user of Nokia phone has the proper contracts in place, e.g. Business Associate Agreement, the liability is probably the user's rather than Nokia's in this case, hence "giving them (the customers) a nice helping of potential liability."
Not to mention potential privacy laws which require such things as end-to-end encryption and audit logging, e.g. HIPAA and HITECH, as well as industry standards such as PCI.
HTTPS is supposed to be end-to-end, but they basically put out a browser with not just known vulnerability, but a by-design vulnerability and foisted it on unsuspecting customers, giving them (the customers) a nice helping of potential liability.
I doubt it's so cerebral or well-planned. There are certainly known instances of judges, in collusion with private "Corrections" facilities, finding guilt incorrectly or handing down excessive sentences in kickbacks schemes.
By and large, though, the criminalization of swathes of the US population is related to grandstanding politicians taking a "tough on crime" approach without actually looking for ways to reduce crime. Think war on drugs.
Baiting them (e.g. sending them a letter telling them they're full of shit) is probably not a good idea. In fact be extremely cautious in any communications with them. Phonecalls etc... are probably recorded and they will use Sneaky Lawyer Tricks¯™ to try to trap you, or get you to reveal assets/more personal details/more info on your internet activities. Do not believe them if they tell you they know certain things (e.g. "We can see from your traffic history you do a great deal of downloading.") This is essentially cold reading.
Yes actually. There are a lot of great bureaucrats in the world. The trick is they're like God in that if they're doing their job right, you don't even know they're there.
Just to add though: what ICE has done is in the same vein in terms of results, but is decidedly different, and less oppressive, though being less oppressive than China is hardly an accomplishment.
Not quite. ICE is seizing american-managed domains. Sites are still often accessible by IP or alternate domains.
What the great firewall of china and similar do are much more complex, involved and invasive. The US does not have similar capabilities (that we know of).
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The idiocy is...
This amounts to "I will ensure that all pistons keep firing in the engine, regardless of whether the carburetor fails." Car still don't go.
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HIPAA is a bit more complex since the user could very well be the doctor or other practitioner, hence a "covered entity".
Since Nokia decrypts https, and quite plausibly does not do this in a compliant data facility, this could constitute a violation. Since it is unlikely a covered entity user of Nokia phone has the proper contracts in place, e.g. Business Associate Agreement, the liability is probably the user's rather than Nokia's in this case, hence "giving them (the customers) a nice helping of potential liability."
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On the post: Nokia Running A Man In The Middle Attack To Decrypt All Your Encrypted Traffic, But Promises Not To Peek
NOKIADERP
HTTPS is supposed to be end-to-end, but they basically put out a browser with not just known vulnerability, but a by-design vulnerability and foisted it on unsuspecting customers, giving them (the customers) a nice helping of potential liability.
I smell class action incoming.
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Actually it's even simpler...
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By and large, though, the criminalization of swathes of the US population is related to grandstanding politicians taking a "tough on crime" approach without actually looking for ways to reduce crime. Think war on drugs.
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Re: Congrats Cush
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Sue for payment for entertainment rendered...
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It's all a conspiracy!!!
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Re: Face it-- file sharers are bad customers
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Re: So out of curiousity
Fightcopyrighttrolls.com has a good FAQ for people threatened with copyright infringement suits. Suggest you start there.
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Re: "feels like the artist is using this more as a way to get publicity"
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Re: Couldn't work "Streisand Effect" in anywhere, huh?
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Wow
That transcript is start-to-finish raisin.
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Out_Of_The_Balls (or, a pre-emption of stupidity for the sake of moving past it already)
It's wrong! Pirates are dirty thieves! Clearly people who download 100% illegally are less likely to pay, therefore they should all go to jail.
The cops are coming to take all your Big Pooh-funded piracy-tops away!!!
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Re: I pointed out an interesting
What the great firewall of china and similar do are much more complex, involved and invasive. The US does not have similar capabilities (that we know of).
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