Sounds to me like Apple needs to do to the US Government what Google did to German News sites. Simply give them what they ask for and a little more - turn off all encryption for US Government phones. :)
Devin Nunes is obviously filing all of the frivolous law suits just to make the point that his 'Discouraging Frivolous Lawsuits Act' was needed. He sacrificed a pawn when he tried to sue a cow and now he's using his rook to attack other congress critters in an attempt to force them into check mate. I mean his strategy is simply genius. /s
In the United States, a defamation action that seeks monetary damages is the only remedy available to [me where I can get paid by] those who [feel like they] have been defamed. We should be celebrating [my monetary good fortune], not disparaging, those who [ab]use the courts to resolve their [petty butt hurt] disputes.
The one thing I never see mentioned is encryption is relatively new, but codes have been around for centuries. One time pads and book ciphers have been around almost as long as there have been books. If "going dark" was a thing, why didn't J. Edgar Hoover whine about codes and needing code breakers?
Sounds to me like the EU should provide a free upload filter that any company can CHOOSE to use... Then when it doesn't work (like we all know it WILL), the EU itself would be responsible for the failure and the fines. :)
On the post: Texas Power, Phone Outages Again Highlight How Infrastructure Underinvestment Will Be Fatal Moving Forward
DOE says it's caused by frozen NATURAL GAS well heads....
https://www.energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2021/02/f82/TLP-WHITE_DOE%20Situation%20Update_Cold%20%20Win ter%20Weather_%231.pdf?fbclid=IwAR3GvKP_wAGEe6DBGu2cYokW8euEuyE990jvi7WLlQlZIzm8yqeQI7YyVgY
On the post: Watchdog Group Asks Congressional Ethics Office To Investigate How Devin Nunes Is Paying For His Many SLAPP Suits
Legal Watchdogs
Hopefully, the Watchdogs will corral the herd of suits Nunes has pending and brand them as the nuisance suites they are.
Moo
On the post: Attorney General Barr's Anti-Encryption Efforts Aren't Supported By Many FBI Officials
Apple needs to pull a Google....
Sounds to me like Apple needs to do to the US Government what Google did to German News sites. Simply give them what they ask for and a little more - turn off all encryption for US Government phones. :)
On the post: Rep. Devin Nunes Now Threatening To Sue Fellow Congressional Reps
Nunes is playing chess
Devin Nunes is obviously filing all of the frivolous law suits just to make the point that his 'Discouraging Frivolous Lawsuits Act' was needed. He sacrificed a pawn when he tried to sue a cow and now he's using his rook to attack other congress critters in an attempt to force them into check mate. I mean his strategy is simply genius. /s
Signed, Moo
On the post: Turns Out Oracle Copied Amazon's S3 APIs; When Confronted, Pretends That's Different (Spoiler Alert: It's Not)
Amicus brief time
Sounds like someone needs to convince Amazon to sign on to a amicus brief for the Supreme Court. ;)
On the post: No, Filing A Defamation Lawsuit Is Never The Only Way You Can Clear Your Name
Re: Corrected.....
"[Moo]"
On the post: No, Filing A Defamation Lawsuit Is Never The Only Way You Can Clear Your Name
Corrected.....
I think it was supposed to say:
On the post: Hungary Has Fined Facebook For 'Misleading Consumers' Because It Promoted Its Service As 'Free'
Free
Saying "It's free and anyone can join" is no more deceptive than a politician saying "government if for the people".
On the post: Bus Company Threatens To Sue College Newspaper Over Satirical Story
Wasn't funny to us...
I read "wasn't funny to us" as "hit too close to home".
On the post: Schools Are Using 'Aggression Detecting' Mics That Are Set Off By Coughing, Slamming Locker Doors To Head Off The Next School Shooting
Minority Report, here we come...
This sounds like the pre-crime division on Minority Report... Because that worked out so well!
On the post: Here We Go Again: Trump Administration Considers Outlawing Encryption
Encryption is just math, but codes are art.
The one thing I never see mentioned is encryption is relatively new, but codes have been around for centuries. One time pads and book ciphers have been around almost as long as there have been books. If "going dark" was a thing, why didn't J. Edgar Hoover whine about codes and needing code breakers?
On the post: Crazy Copyright Suit Over Gigi Hadid Posting A Photo Of Herself To Instagram Shows Absurdity Inherent In Photo Copyrights
So wait....
Didn't we already determine that the monkey didn't get the copyright? ;)
On the post: Copyright Enforcement Service Claims $600 Billion-Worth Of Images Are 'Stolen' Every Day
License
So, does TechDirt have a license for that fancy chart? If not, today's number just went up by €532.5! /s
On the post: FamilyTreeDNA Deputizes Itself, Starts Pitching DNA Matching Services To Law Enforcement
Re: Consent
Have you not read the articles where DNA was used to identify and convict the wrong person?
On the post: FamilyTreeDNA Deputizes Itself, Starts Pitching DNA Matching Services To Law Enforcement
Re: Re: HIPAA
Not to mention that HIPAA also has a clause about cooperating with government investigations.....
On the post: FamilyTreeDNA Deputizes Itself, Starts Pitching DNA Matching Services To Law Enforcement
Re: Data protection
Wait, you think the GDPR keeps the government OUT of your data?
On the post: Free Software Foundation Europe Comes To Its Senses After Calling For EU To Fund Open Source Upload Filters
Government Provided Upload Filters
Sounds to me like the EU should provide a free upload filter that any company can CHOOSE to use... Then when it doesn't work (like we all know it WILL), the EU itself would be responsible for the failure and the fines. :)
On the post: US Newspapers Now Salivating Over Bringing A Google Snippet Tax Stateside
Re: Re: Re: How do you "adapt" to someone taking your
My point was if "your content" is the title of your story - you have NO story or content.
On the post: US Newspapers Now Salivating Over Bringing A Google Snippet Tax Stateside
Re: How do you "adapt" to someone taking your content for free?
Seriously? Have you ever went to Google News? It displays a list of news HEADLINES with links to the story.
If the "story" is completely summed up in the headline, it's probably not a story you deserve to be paid to write.
On the post: Photographer Licenses Photo To Shutterstock, Is Shocked When It Plays Out Exactly How Everyone Would Imagine
Most likely, nothing....
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