Not an Electronic Rodent (profile), 7 Oct 2013 @ 2:32pm
Re: Re: WAIT A SEC. You've YET to show the opposite!
No, I’d think the point would lie more along the lines of ‘reduce illegal activity and grow legal activity’, as that actually presents a net positive.
Except both miss the point entirely in that it in fact increasescrime. In much the same was as making spitting on the pavement a criminal offense creates criminals. In much the same way as making drinking alcohol illegal creates criminals.
That being said, it's entirely in keeping with policies like the war on drugs: America - leading the free world in creating criminals...
Not an Electronic Rodent (profile), 26 Sep 2013 @ 7:56am
Truly leaders...
One of the unfortunate consequences of the revelations about NSA spying on just about everyone is that it creates a false impression that such activities are really quite normal these days, and nothing much to worry about.
I always find it amusing in a sad kind of way how American politicians (and media) are always ranting about how America is the leader of the free world and a shining example and all that crap, yet when it comes to looking at real examples like this the "leadership" is almost always in the wrong direction. Reading this I just had a marketing slogan going round and round in my head:
"America! Leading the world in overthrowing governments, setting up puppet regimes, creating terrorist groups, economic bullying and trampling national sovereignty for over a century!"...
Not an Electronic Rodent (profile), 24 Sep 2013 @ 8:24am
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If I were you, Mike, I'd set up a video conference rather than going there in person next time you have some Canadian clients.
Funny that isn't it... it makes less people want to cross the border. Perhaps that's the idea.
A dumb one if so... how much does tourism make for the US economy? I know it's has probably 10's of thousands from me over the years - up to the point where they started shit like this and I haven't been there on holiday since.
Not an Electronic Rodent (profile), 24 Sep 2013 @ 8:15am
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And now the Sun only has the GOOD readers, the ones who are willing to shell out some cash for quality reporting.
I'm assuming this is sarcastic. Either that or you seem to be using some strange definitions of the words "good" and "quality" that I was not previously aware of.
Not an Electronic Rodent (profile), 24 Sep 2013 @ 8:10am
A puzzle?
You'd think that such a blatantly wrong call by someone as to stop these people, do this and apparently come up with no more than a minor unpaid fine for their clearly over-the-top efforts would be somewhat of a story for mainstream media wouldn't you?
One has to wonder why things like this don't make a bigger splash.
Not an Electronic Rodent (profile), 23 Sep 2013 @ 2:47pm
Re: Re: Passwords>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Fingerprints for security
It would not take much to make the copies now being made wearable, at least for an hour or so.
Which kinda illustrates the point - a security measure that's easy to change for illegitimate purposes but not legitimately is hardly great.
And if you could do it legitimately and you had to carry around a box full of wearable fingerprint gloves to operate your phone, what would be the point of having a biometric in the first place?
Not an Electronic Rodent (profile), 23 Sep 2013 @ 12:41pm
Re: Re: Everyday means?
The scanner is at least as secure as the 4 digit code that already existed.
Perhaps yes, I honestly can't be bothered to work out the maths, but that's not the point.
The concequences of breaking a biometric are more severe. If a passcode becomes broken you can change it. If your fingerprint becomes known, you're a bit stuck.
I have no idea whether the iPhone can use any other type of security apart from fingerprints (Apple SOP means I guess not but I don't care to find out), but it seems daft to put front and centre a technology with obvious limitations.
Also, this would probably work for any finger print scanner out there
Yes indeed it would likely along with many other methods such as Gummy Bears, which kinda goes to show how flawed it is but Apple is claiming to be more secure is it not?
Not an Electronic Rodent (profile), 23 Sep 2013 @ 12:32pm
Re: Identification, not authentication
Remember, if someone has your phone, they have your fingerprint, but they don't necessarily have your PIN or password. Too bad Apple didn't recognize this.
Yep, anything involving a biometric should be a minimum of 2-factor authentication.
3 is better:
Something you have (token of some kind)
Something you are (biometric of some kind)
Something you know (password of some kind)
Not an Electronic Rodent (profile), 23 Sep 2013 @ 8:10am
Re: Everyday means?
Newsflash: nothing is 100% secure. That said, it's reasonably secure. Like most any other form of security, it's susceptible to social engineering.
Last time I needed to look into biometric security, about 95% of fingerprint readers available at the time could be broken with a Gummy Bear and possibly an LED light. I don't image that's changed much.
Not an Electronic Rodent (profile), 21 Sep 2013 @ 6:14am
Re: Re: "Innovation" plus Chinese labor and no corporate tax!
So? Did they pay taxes some place else?
Doubt it, but then that's SOP for major corporations. Not just the ones blue likes to rant about, but any that are big/international enough to pull it off. Starbucks, for example, was highlighted not so long ago as having paid basically zero corporation tax anywhere IIRC.
So what it has to do with this story when Rim almost certainly were doing the same thing I don't know... but then blue's never needed a reason to rant incoherently.
Not an Electronic Rodent (profile), 20 Sep 2013 @ 7:09am
Re: Re: Re: Not just stupid.
Non-competes are not worth the paper they're printed on, here.
Telling, perhaps, that you chose to take issue with that rather than the implication that [New Jersey] judiciary and stand-up comedy are direct competitors?
Not an Electronic Rodent (profile), 20 Sep 2013 @ 3:39am
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Everything?
Good call. I was gonna go with "We have a good idea he got access to all the documents it was his job to move because we gave it to him so he probably has some or all of those we think maybe" but that's much more succinct.
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Re: Re: WAIT A SEC. You've YET to show the opposite!
That being said, it's entirely in keeping with policies like the war on drugs: America - leading the free world in creating criminals...
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/Pratchett
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Typo?
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Truly leaders...
"America! Leading the world in overthrowing governments, setting up puppet regimes, creating terrorist groups, economic bullying and trampling national sovereignty for over a century!"...
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Simple answer to simple question
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A dumb one if so... how much does tourism make for the US economy? I know it's has probably 10's of thousands from me over the years - up to the point where they started shit like this and I haven't been there on holiday since.
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A puzzle?
One has to wonder why things like this don't make a bigger splash.
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Re: Re: Passwords>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Fingerprints for security
And if you could do it legitimately and you had to carry around a box full of wearable fingerprint gloves to operate your phone, what would be the point of having a biometric in the first place?
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Re: Re: Everyday means?
The concequences of breaking a biometric are more severe. If a passcode becomes broken you can change it. If your fingerprint becomes known, you're a bit stuck.
I have no idea whether the iPhone can use any other type of security apart from fingerprints (Apple SOP means I guess not but I don't care to find out), but it seems daft to put front and centre a technology with obvious limitations.Yes indeed it would likely along with many other methods such as Gummy Bears, which kinda goes to show how flawed it is but Apple is claiming to be more secure is it not?
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Re: Identification, not authentication
3 is better:
Something you have (token of some kind)
Something you are (biometric of some kind)
Something you know (password of some kind)
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Re: Re: "Innovation" plus Chinese labor and no corporate tax!
So what it has to do with this story when Rim almost certainly were doing the same thing I don't know... but then blue's never needed a reason to rant incoherently.
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