Re: It's been said many times before, but it bears repeating
Yep, the police and/or a judge can force you to open your phone if you use bio-metrics. If you use an actual password ... not so much. Encrypt. All. The. Things.
Someone needs to whisper into the ears of the jury: jury nullification. That will give the prosecutors and their supporters the kick in the nuts they truly deserve.
Bitcoin. Buy bitcoin before you leave your origin point then get it back out at your destination in local currency. I hear they even have bitcoin ATMs now. Bonus points because you can convert as much money as you want to bitcoin and the thieving bastards can't touch it.
Anything that makes Joe look bad makes me happy. He is a loathsome induhvidual who I wish would have a stroke or heart attack. Like the one I always wished for Dick Cheney.
Some time in July I will purchasing an Android Phone/Slate/Tablet and I will have a car mount for it for use as a navigational aid and car phone. This device will also have front and rear facing cameras. If I get pulled over by the police I WILL be using it to record the incident and using an app like Qik (http://qik.com) to save the video to the Internet. If they want to put me in jail fine. I could use a vacation.
I consider myself a heavy web/bittorrent user and I have yet to break the 250 GB/month barrier. I can see limits becoming a problem in the future though, especially when the cable companies start moving to DOCSIS 3.0 modems.
I dropped my Time-Warner cable TV service almost a year ago but kept the Internet service. I truly haven't missed having on demand cable. Like many here I have been using Netflix, Hulu and Bittorrent. I also use a free program called Miro to get video RSS feeds (highly recommended). This has saved me over $50/month.
On the post: Australian Cops Say Their Unreliable Drug Dogs Will Decide Who Gets To Attend Music Festivals
Drones?
On the post: CBP Sued For Seizing $41,000 From Airline Passenger, Then Refusing To Give It Back Unless She Promised Not To Sue
If you are going to move large sums of money
On the post: Cops Follow Up Officer-Involved Shooting By Heading To Funeral Home To Apply Dead Man's Fingers To His Locked Phone
Re: It's been said many times before, but it bears repeating
On the post: No, Net Neutrality Isn't Officially Dead (Yet), And The FCC Is Stalling For A Reason
Stupid Pai
On the post: The FBI's War On Encryption Is Personal, According To Comey's New Book
Trust ... I aint got none
On the post: Federal Backpage Indictment Shows SESTA Unnecessary, Contains Zero Sex Trafficking Charges
Jury Nullifcation
On the post: YouTube Shows Dennis Prager's Claim Of Discrimination Against Conservatives Is Laughable
Re: Re: More Liberal Techdirt Bias
This shows your bias. Critical thinking is a well known feature of liberals NOT conservatives. /s
On the post: Facebook 'Security': A New VPN That's Spyware And Two-Factor Authentication That Spams You
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On the post: After Basically No Debate, And No Opportunity For Amendments, Senate Votes To Expand NSA Surveillance
All Out of Trust
On the post: Keeper Security Files Bullshit SLAPP Suit Against Ars Technica, Letting Many More People Know Not To Use Its Software
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On the post: Yet Another Report Says The Rate Of TV Cord Cutting Is Worse Than Anybody Thought
Re: Re: Re: Re: One big problem
On the post: Oklahoma Cops Debut Tool That Allows Them To Drain Pre-Paid Cards During Traffic Stops
Easy Workaround to this Crap
On the post: Who Needs A No-Fly List When You Can Just Ground 91 Million Citizens?
The Donald
On the post: Lieberman Clarifies That He's Not Really Giving Obama An Internet Kill Switch
Joe
On the post: Police And Courts Regularly Abusing Wiretapping Laws To Arrest People For Filming Cops Misbehaving In Public Places
Car Mounted Phones/Tablets
On the post: Obama Reiterates Support For ACTA, As More People Point Out How Far ACTA Is From The Purpose Of Copyright
Disappointment
On the post: Nice Work ASCAP: Convinces Yet Another Coffee Shop To Stop Promoting Local Bands
Legality
On the post: Students Who Caught Gym Teacher Stealing Money From Lockers May Get Punished
Deja Vu
Welcome to the world children.
On the post: The Number of People Giving Up TV for the Web Is Slowly Gaining Pace
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On the post: The Number of People Giving Up TV for the Web Is Slowly Gaining Pace
Ditto
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