Anonymous Anonymous Coward (profile), 31 Jan 2020 @ 9:41am
Filthy lucre
Does anyone remember when sport was about sports? Given the encroachment of money and IP into the activity, today (and for a long while now) money has became more important than the activities. That the public goes along with this travesty only emphasizes the shamefulness of the action.
I am old enough to remember enjoying sports, both playing and watching in person and on TV. No longer, I avoid sports far more avidly than the plague. And the trend says that it will take longer than a few lifetimes until there is any possibility of this reversing itself (if it ever does), and then only after much kicking and screaming (of those in control of the money, not those on the playing field), caused possibly by the kicking and screaming of the public (but not fans). I worry about the example of the Romans and their games in the Coliseum. Look what it took to stop those.
The real question is, will sport actually survive in any resemblance of what it once was?
Anonymous Anonymous Coward (profile), 29 Jan 2020 @ 1:05pm
Fix the pool, mow the lawn, replace the street lights
Could it be that the HOA board using dues and fees paid by HOA members to sue HOA members is in conflict with the purpose of the dues paid? I guess we would have to read the actual by-laws of the particular HOA, but seriously, could there really be a clause in there where the board is authorized to use HOA money to protect board members from butthurt? Aren't the fees directed at particular projects, like maintenance and repair for common items? Wouldn't the use of such funds for other purposes be a violation of that covenant?
Anonymous Anonymous Coward (profile), 29 Jan 2020 @ 6:52am
Just because its there doesn't mean you should use it
I can understand using law enforcement photo databases, those are public records and in theory in the public domain. Using social media photos is a different story, Those photos were taken by someone, presumably not law enforcement, and that photo taker owns a copyright on that photo. While it is unlikely that many of those social media photos had the extra step taken to register them with the copyright office, they are still copyrighted. Just where does Clearview get off using other peoples IP for commercial purposes? I see an opportunity here, expect a bunch of social media photos being presented to the copyright office for registration.
Anonymous Anonymous Coward (profile), 27 Jan 2020 @ 4:30pm
Re: As always, 'no one is dumber than a cop' is apparently the r
I am unsure whether the Supreme Court actually said that there had to be 'clearly defined precedent' for qualified immunity to be granted, but it sure seems that various courts have presumed that it did, or should have. The need to be able to point to a case that has 'exactly' the same circumstances in order to deny qualified immunity seems excessive. The general rule of 'don't do bad things' seems like it would be enough. Given that, one might take exception to TOG's subject line, some judges might just be dumber than cops.
Either that, or they are following some agenda that was not mandated by legislation, the Constitution, or the Supreme Court and perverts the concept of what a reasonable person might think.
Anonymous Anonymous Coward (profile), 25 Jan 2020 @ 4:15pm
Re: Ownership
Unless you have processes that cannot be duplicated on a different OS, change it over to say Xubuntu (I recommend the 18.04 LTS long term support version (there will be a new LTS version in April if you want to wait)) with the XFCE desktop. It works a lot like Windows and there is a product called Wine which will let you run Windows programs, though not all of them and with a bit of an overhead hit. Your Windows 7 hardware will handle this OS easily, and the Xubuntu/XFCE combo is lighter weight than regular Ubuntu. There is also a lot of support available from https://ubuntuforums.org/, and all for free.
Anonymous Anonymous Coward (profile), 24 Jan 2020 @ 4:14pm
Re: Re: Scamming YouTube creators in this way is more common
Better still, they should put any money earned into escrow, and then give it to the winner of the dispute. Even better than that, YouTube should fix their dispute resolution system, allow for fair use (even if a determination needs to be made in a court of law) and then remove the content from ContentID if the disputer is found to be wrong. Multiple violations would remove all the disputers content from ContentID. This might work under US law, elsewhere maybe not.
Anonymous Anonymous Coward (profile), 24 Jan 2020 @ 7:59am
Just what is the issue?
What are the odds that Vance's logical mind is encrypted, and he has lost the key, leaving his illogical mind available to speak?
Really, that high?
/s
It would be interesting to know, short of idiots who keep child porn on their phones, how much evidence, evidence that has been used to convict someone (or even the attempt to convict) has ever been found on a cellphone. That is, evidence that could not be found elsewhere, as we know phone companies keep an awful lot of data on calls made and received, and once the other end of a communication is know, there is potential that that other end will cough up the 'evidence' (if it is in fact evidence of something).
Seems like a study that could get some legal and statistical scholars some publishing credits (though I recommend they steer clear of Elsevier).
Anonymous Anonymous Coward (profile), 23 Jan 2020 @ 3:09pm
Business model fail, but let's keep trying
Is there no way for IoT deice makers to monetize their products properly without selling whatever they find out about through their dedicated, required, but also unnecessary connection to their data collection servers? Usually manufacturers sell products, and come up with new products (or improve the old ones) to maintain their cash flow. This makes one think the products weren't all that good to begin with.
I can understand the desire for ongoing income from one product after the sale, but with how that has worked out for those going out of business, the backlash from sites like Techdirt (and others) and other bad press from bricked products, that business model cannot last long.
That makes one wonder what egregious, backstabbing, customer failing business model they will come up with next?
Anonymous Anonymous Coward (profile), 23 Jan 2020 @ 12:15pm
I'm the one in the gorilla mask
"[T]he company said its tool finds matches up to 75 percent of the time. But it is unclear how often the tool delivers false matches, because it has not been tested by an independent party…"
Things like this makes one wonder how many positive hits they got from those pictures of the costume party?
Anonymous Anonymous Coward (profile), 23 Jan 2020 @ 9:32am
Power...absolutely
What we see as dangerous, Barr and his cronies see as advantage. When working to suppress rights and gain more control, dangerousness to the proletariat is of no concern to those with power cravings. We should be more worried about how to undue the damage Barr et al are inflicting, regardless of who wins the next elections.
Anonymous Anonymous Coward (profile), 22 Jan 2020 @ 12:53pm
Re:
That would be good for the plaintiffs, but bad for you and me. It would come out of our pockets, and it wouldn't slow the TSA, DEA, FBI, or anyone else down one iota.
Anonymous Anonymous Coward (profile), 22 Jan 2020 @ 12:27pm
Monkey see money do
Uncanny, but not actually surprising. Given the way whistle blowers are treated, especially when they are exposing government atrocities (aka potential butthurt but no actual wrongdoing) there is no surprise that they are beginning to treat journalists the same way.
The suspicion is that Brazil is taking its lead from the US DoJ and trying to shame Glenn Greenwald, to cover over their own butthurt rather than wrongdoing. Further suspicion suggests that they will get about as far as the DoJ did with Eric Snowden. Hopefully Glenn will take appropriate precautions.
Anonymous Anonymous Coward (profile), 21 Jan 2020 @ 4:48pm
Re: Re:
Mainstream media has a lot of problems, including the ones you point out. But I would add that the way they go about 'reporting' 'news' about/from government or politicians (aka stenography) they should be charging government and politicians for their previously free advertising. Then, when that becomes known (or at least more apparent) to the general public, they will have a better appreciation for the current state of mainstream media, on the low side of the hill and sliding rapidly downward.
That, in turn, highlights the need for independent investigative journalists. The problems come in that independents are less protected than those that work for the mainstream press, and usually have a harder time funding their efforts. I don't see a quick turnaround for these issues, but hopefully there is a horizon.
As to bias, or methodology, or technique, an objective editor to reign in exuberance could be beneficial, if one could be 1) afforded and 2) respected enough to control what goes out on the wires.
Anonymous Anonymous Coward (profile), 21 Jan 2020 @ 1:10pm
Re: re: obtuse?
Techdirt has had at least one scoop. It was several years ago, but that isn't even relevant. Techdirt is a blog that comments on things it wants to. For that, some research is necessary, but investigation is not.
Glenn Greenwald is an investigative journalist who's news website is about investigating things it wants to, and one of them is government corruption. So one can have an opinion about how Glenn goes about what he goes about without being a lawyer. That opinion might be favorable, or not, and the opinion might be about what Glenn chooses to cover, rather than Glenn himself. It might also be about how Glenn goes about the covering the stories he does, rather than Glenn himself. There are differences.
Also, I am really curious, how is having, and expressing an opinion gonna get people killed, stalked or jailed?
Anonymous Anonymous Coward (profile), 21 Jan 2020 @ 12:58pm
But were doing this for YOU!
I wonder how many iPhones the government owns? Apple should take the position that they are protecting government data and encrypt everything. Then, when the government comes along and and claims Apple isn't helping, they can make the truthful claim that they are just protecting the governments data, and how come they don't want that?
Anonymous Anonymous Coward (profile), 21 Jan 2020 @ 11:46am
Sorry, you're not allowed to hear that
Authoritarianism is all the rage these days. Given that, no one should be surprised when other governments go further than mere cooperation in silencing dissent of any kind, especially when they are a public as journalists. Expect lots of more than cooperation.
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Filthy lucre
Does anyone remember when sport was about sports? Given the encroachment of money and IP into the activity, today (and for a long while now) money has became more important than the activities. That the public goes along with this travesty only emphasizes the shamefulness of the action.
I am old enough to remember enjoying sports, both playing and watching in person and on TV. No longer, I avoid sports far more avidly than the plague. And the trend says that it will take longer than a few lifetimes until there is any possibility of this reversing itself (if it ever does), and then only after much kicking and screaming (of those in control of the money, not those on the playing field), caused possibly by the kicking and screaming of the public (but not fans). I worry about the example of the Romans and their games in the Coliseum. Look what it took to stop those.
The real question is, will sport actually survive in any resemblance of what it once was?
On the post: CBS Gets Angry Joe's YouTube Review Of 'Picard' Taken Down For Using 26 Seconds Of The Show's Trailer
Re: Re: Yay, more "get back at trump" scifi.
He goes for Lost in Space. It is not only his favorite sci-fi show, it is also his lived experience.
On the post: Home Owners Association Threatens Residents With Lawsuit For Online Criticism
Fix the pool, mow the lawn, replace the street lights
Could it be that the HOA board using dues and fees paid by HOA members to sue HOA members is in conflict with the purpose of the dues paid? I guess we would have to read the actual by-laws of the particular HOA, but seriously, could there really be a clause in there where the board is authorized to use HOA money to protect board members from butthurt? Aren't the fees directed at particular projects, like maintenance and repair for common items? Wouldn't the use of such funds for other purposes be a violation of that covenant?
On the post: Facial Recognition Company Clearview Lied About Its Crime-Solving Power In Pitches To Law Enforcement Agencies
Just because its there doesn't mean you should use it
I can understand using law enforcement photo databases, those are public records and in theory in the public domain. Using social media photos is a different story, Those photos were taken by someone, presumably not law enforcement, and that photo taker owns a copyright on that photo. While it is unlikely that many of those social media photos had the extra step taken to register them with the copyright office, they are still copyrighted. Just where does Clearview get off using other peoples IP for commercial purposes? I see an opportunity here, expect a bunch of social media photos being presented to the copyright office for registration.
On the post: Supreme Court Asked To Tell Cops That Consenting To A Search Is Not Consenting To Having Your Home Destroyed
Re: As always, 'no one is dumber than a cop' is apparently the r
I am unsure whether the Supreme Court actually said that there had to be 'clearly defined precedent' for qualified immunity to be granted, but it sure seems that various courts have presumed that it did, or should have. The need to be able to point to a case that has 'exactly' the same circumstances in order to deny qualified immunity seems excessive. The general rule of 'don't do bad things' seems like it would be enough. Given that, one might take exception to TOG's subject line, some judges might just be dumber than cops.
Either that, or they are following some agenda that was not mandated by legislation, the Constitution, or the Supreme Court and perverts the concept of what a reasonable person might think.
On the post: You Don't Own What You've Bought: Under Armour Smart Hardware Gets Lobotomized
Re: Ownership
Unless you have processes that cannot be duplicated on a different OS, change it over to say Xubuntu (I recommend the 18.04 LTS long term support version (there will be a new LTS version in April if you want to wait)) with the XFCE desktop. It works a lot like Windows and there is a product called Wine which will let you run Windows programs, though not all of them and with a bit of an overhead hit. Your Windows 7 hardware will handle this OS easily, and the Xubuntu/XFCE combo is lighter weight than regular Ubuntu. There is also a lot of support available from https://ubuntuforums.org/, and all for free.
On the post: YouTube Streamer Hit With Demonetization Over Copyright Claims To Numbers '36' And '50'
Re: Re: Scamming YouTube creators in this way is more common
Better still, they should put any money earned into escrow, and then give it to the winner of the dispute. Even better than that, YouTube should fix their dispute resolution system, allow for fair use (even if a determination needs to be made in a court of law) and then remove the content from ContentID if the disputer is found to be wrong. Multiple violations would remove all the disputers content from ContentID. This might work under US law, elsewhere maybe not.
On the post: SmileDirectClub Is Trying To Silence Criticism By Tying Refunds To Non-Disparagement Agreements
Smile...
...you're now on the Streisand Effect watch list. What's your next move?
On the post: Cy Vance Is So Sure Encryption Is Pure Evil He Thinks Over-The-Air Software Updates Are Just Encryption Backdoors Apple Won't Tell Him About
Just what is the issue?
What are the odds that Vance's logical mind is encrypted, and he has lost the key, leaving his illogical mind available to speak?
Really, that high?
/s
It would be interesting to know, short of idiots who keep child porn on their phones, how much evidence, evidence that has been used to convict someone (or even the attempt to convict) has ever been found on a cellphone. That is, evidence that could not be found elsewhere, as we know phone companies keep an awful lot of data on calls made and received, and once the other end of a communication is know, there is potential that that other end will cough up the 'evidence' (if it is in fact evidence of something).
Seems like a study that could get some legal and statistical scholars some publishing credits (though I recommend they steer clear of Elsevier).
On the post: You Don't Own What You've Bought: Under Armour Smart Hardware Gets Lobotomized
Business model fail, but let's keep trying
Is there no way for IoT deice makers to monetize their products properly without selling whatever they find out about through their dedicated, required, but also unnecessary connection to their data collection servers? Usually manufacturers sell products, and come up with new products (or improve the old ones) to maintain their cash flow. This makes one think the products weren't all that good to begin with.
I can understand the desire for ongoing income from one product after the sale, but with how that has worked out for those going out of business, the backlash from sites like Techdirt (and others) and other bad press from bricked products, that business model cannot last long.
That makes one wonder what egregious, backstabbing, customer failing business model they will come up with next?
On the post: Attorney General Barr's Anti-Encryption Efforts Aren't Supported By Many FBI Officials
Re: Re: Apple needs to pull a Google....
If only Apple had a way to be that specific, it would be most satisfying, not to mention entertaining.
On the post: Law Enforcement's New Facial Recognition Toy Scrapes Photos From Websites, Serves Up 'Matches' In Seconds
I'm the one in the gorilla mask
Things like this makes one wonder how many positive hits they got from those pictures of the costume party?
On the post: Attorney General Barr's Anti-Encryption Efforts Aren't Supported By Many FBI Officials
Power...absolutely
What we see as dangerous, Barr and his cronies see as advantage. When working to suppress rights and gain more control, dangerousness to the proletariat is of no concern to those with power cravings. We should be more worried about how to undue the damage Barr et al are inflicting, regardless of who wins the next elections.
On the post: DEA, TSA Sued For Stealing 79-Year-Old Man's Life Savings From His Daughter At An Airport
Re:
That would be good for the plaintiffs, but bad for you and me. It would come out of our pockets, and it wouldn't slow the TSA, DEA, FBI, or anyone else down one iota.
On the post: The Similarities Between The US's Case Against Julian Assange And Brazil's Against Glenn Greenwald Are Uncanny
Monkey see money do
Uncanny, but not actually surprising. Given the way whistle blowers are treated, especially when they are exposing government atrocities (aka potential butthurt but no actual wrongdoing) there is no surprise that they are beginning to treat journalists the same way.
The suspicion is that Brazil is taking its lead from the US DoJ and trying to shame Glenn Greenwald, to cover over their own butthurt rather than wrongdoing. Further suspicion suggests that they will get about as far as the DoJ did with Eric Snowden. Hopefully Glenn will take appropriate precautions.
On the post: In A Blatant Attack On Press Freedom, Brazilian Government Charges Glenn Greenwald With 'Cybercrimes' For Reporting On Leaked Documents
Re: Re:
Mainstream media has a lot of problems, including the ones you point out. But I would add that the way they go about 'reporting' 'news' about/from government or politicians (aka stenography) they should be charging government and politicians for their previously free advertising. Then, when that becomes known (or at least more apparent) to the general public, they will have a better appreciation for the current state of mainstream media, on the low side of the hill and sliding rapidly downward.
That, in turn, highlights the need for independent investigative journalists. The problems come in that independents are less protected than those that work for the mainstream press, and usually have a harder time funding their efforts. I don't see a quick turnaround for these issues, but hopefully there is a horizon.
As to bias, or methodology, or technique, an objective editor to reign in exuberance could be beneficial, if one could be 1) afforded and 2) respected enough to control what goes out on the wires.
On the post: In A Blatant Attack On Press Freedom, Brazilian Government Charges Glenn Greenwald With 'Cybercrimes' For Reporting On Leaked Documents
Re: re: obtuse?
Techdirt has had at least one scoop. It was several years ago, but that isn't even relevant. Techdirt is a blog that comments on things it wants to. For that, some research is necessary, but investigation is not.
Glenn Greenwald is an investigative journalist who's news website is about investigating things it wants to, and one of them is government corruption. So one can have an opinion about how Glenn goes about what he goes about without being a lawyer. That opinion might be favorable, or not, and the opinion might be about what Glenn chooses to cover, rather than Glenn himself. It might also be about how Glenn goes about the covering the stories he does, rather than Glenn himself. There are differences.
Also, I am really curious, how is having, and expressing an opinion gonna get people killed, stalked or jailed?
You've had your rant, now go grow up.
On the post: New Report Says Apple Dropped Plans To Fully Encrypt Backups After FBI Complained
But were doing this for YOU!
I wonder how many iPhones the government owns? Apple should take the position that they are protecting government data and encrypt everything. Then, when the government comes along and and claims Apple isn't helping, they can make the truthful claim that they are just protecting the governments data, and how come they don't want that?
On the post: In A Blatant Attack On Press Freedom, Brazilian Government Charges Glenn Greenwald With 'Cybercrimes' For Reporting On Leaked Documents
Sorry, you're not allowed to hear that
Authoritarianism is all the rage these days. Given that, no one should be surprised when other governments go further than mere cooperation in silencing dissent of any kind, especially when they are a public as journalists. Expect lots of more than cooperation.
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Re: all the music has been made and any 'new' music is infringin
This Queen?
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