"It's not exactly our strong suit," McAdam conceded.
You know know what your strong suit is, McAdams? Serving up a fuckton of data at fast speeds all over the country. Why don't you stick to that and stop dicking around.
I'd like to see an inventory list of which agencies have Juniper hardware/software. I imagine it might go something like this: FBI: 124 devices, 723 installs NSA: 0 devices, 0 installs CIA: 334 devices, 1,354 installs
I was thinking cost/benefit over a broader spectrum.
At the airport, I think running my carry on bag through an X-ray machine is perfectly acceptable. I think having them check my photo id is perfectly acceptable. I'm ok with walking through a metal detector. I think those are pretty low cost barriers that keep some of the nastier stuff out.
I don't think that sucking up all our data, crippling encryption, and removing 4th amendment protections are worth the cost at all.
In other words, all the calls for increased surveillance and less encryption really seem like a smoke screen by an intelligence community that failed.
I'll disagree with this. I don't think it failed. I think they did exactly what they are capable of but the expectations of them are just unattainably high. The same goes for TSA, DHS, and pretty much every police department ever.
But, I think this is why it is very important to perform cost/benefit analysis on these types of things.
A few years back, I placed Netflix firmly in the niche category. When they announced they had inked a deal with Kevin Spacey for House of Cards, I was very skeptical, but it definitely piqued my interest. After watching the first season of House of Cards in two days, I was like, "This is the future." Now, I see Master of None, w/ Bob and David, Narcos, and all the other originals and I kind of panic because I will never have time to watch everything I want to watch. Netflix has changed my life.
This leads to my second point, which is that it hasn't changed my kids' lives AT ALL. They started out watching Dinosaur Train, Elmo, and now Puffin Rock (an original) on Netflix. When we are in a hotel room and they see a commercial Nick Jr or whatever, they are like, "What the F is this garbage? Put my show back on!" They just have no clue and neither does cable.
Guys, I just got a new party idea. I'm going to throw a Davis Wright Tremaine party. I'll go as Stuart Dunwoody. My costume will be a gimp suit and I'll be fucking people up, both literally and figuratively. Thoughts?
Depending on who you are, being non-responsive can be seen as a feature or a bug. That's "fine" or whatever when you are talking about requests for documents for news reporting or other not-as-time-sensitive stuff. (It isn't fine, but let's disregard that for the moment)
My main concern would be whether this is the same system they use for searching during actual, pressing investigations. It would be very disturbing if in the course of investigating something like the OKC bombing they missed connections and evidence because they were doing these same sorts of half-assed queries.
Heck, who knows - maybe that is a feature, not a bug, as well.
But in this specific case, I think the whole issue is that Google is saying that Hood and the MPAA were working in cahoots and Hood and the MPAA are saying, "No way, dude!!!" Meanwhile they are saying that the communication between an attorney and their client is privileged and shouldn't be disclosed. All to say, the reason they don't want it disclosed is the exact reason they are being sued by Google in the first place.
Basically, this sounds like a last ditch effort to stay the execution.
In case their client base is running thin, Indiana is known as the Mississippi of the North. Greg Zoeller is an idiot and would be happy to break any law necessary.
You don't think the government of Nigeria can build servers to handle the forwarding of all traffic through one government checkpoint? Just look at all the email traffic they handle going to the US.
"Dear honorable sir, I am Jobley Masterson, esq and I represent a Nigerian price..."
Re: Rich Communist?
(untitled comment)
You know know what your strong suit is, McAdams? Serving up a fuckton of data at fast speeds all over the country. Why don't you stick to that and stop dicking around.
Inventory list
FBI: 124 devices, 723 installs
NSA: 0 devices, 0 installs
CIA: 334 devices, 1,354 installs
Re: I think the problem of cost/benefit analysis
At the airport, I think running my carry on bag through an X-ray machine is perfectly acceptable. I think having them check my photo id is perfectly acceptable. I'm ok with walking through a metal detector. I think those are pretty low cost barriers that keep some of the nastier stuff out.
I don't think that sucking up all our data, crippling encryption, and removing 4th amendment protections are worth the cost at all.
Re: Re: Netflix or GTFO
Re: Why should cable channels have any ads?
Disagree
I'll disagree with this. I don't think it failed. I think they did exactly what they are capable of but the expectations of them are just unattainably high. The same goes for TSA, DHS, and pretty much every police department ever.
But, I think this is why it is very important to perform cost/benefit analysis on these types of things.
Netflix originals
This leads to my second point, which is that it hasn't changed my kids' lives AT ALL. They started out watching Dinosaur Train, Elmo, and now Puffin Rock (an original) on Netflix. When we are in a hotel room and they see a commercial Nick Jr or whatever, they are like, "What the F is this garbage? Put my show back on!" They just have no clue and neither does cable.
"explain its accomplishments"
New party idea
Building a bridge
Other comments are missing the point.
If I have the only copy of the keys to my own house, does that make my house a prison? NO! That is insane!
He is trying to say a perfectly safe cyber city would require every computer to be disconnected from the internet. That is definitely a poor solution.
A better solution would be to have every computer encrypted and have every connection be encrypted with private keys.
Re:
Feature? Bug? Worse?
My main concern would be whether this is the same system they use for searching during actual, pressing investigations. It would be very disturbing if in the course of investigating something like the OKC bombing they missed connections and evidence because they were doing these same sorts of half-assed queries.
Heck, who knows - maybe that is a feature, not a bug, as well.
Come on, Silicon Valley!
If China can do it, why can't Silicon Valley?!?
Love,
Dir. Comey
Re:
Basically, this sounds like a last ditch effort to stay the execution.
Re:
Re: Re: And the really funny thing is ...
"Dear honorable sir, I am Jobley Masterson, esq and I represent a Nigerian price..."
Where will the cyber criminals go?
Wait, is this an old article? Did this already happen? I'm confused.
Bribery
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