I suppose if he meant it literally, it could mean that Snowden had planned this well in advance, and specifically obtained his clearances and sought out that job as part of his plan to expose everything.
I am generally supportive of Anonymous' message, but if they permit this form of jamming, who is to say that I can't use a radio jamming arrangement to block out signals I don't like from my neighborhood?
Maybe I think cell phone users are annoying. Maybe they don't work within a quarter mile of my location until they disable my jammer.
It goes from funny to seriously disruptive awfully fast.
They think we need them, because they built it, but the Internet community has more knowledge and resources than every government combined, and we act out of love for the technology, not slavish rulelust. They can't stop it. They can barely slow it down.
What troubles me most is the inability to opt-out. I'm under the impression that once they choose you, there is no out, even if you decide not to board your flight, until they check you. This is understandable from their POV, as it would allow trouble makers to test the defenses without being detected, but they need to make it clear when you have been detained by a federal agency.
A big sign and a red line explaining the rights they are about to give up would settle this for me. I will avoid flying until they knock it off. I feel for people who are forced to travel for work, though.
Natch, some terrorist is working on a taint cannon right now, if only to prevent the TSA from becoming rational.
Ben Franklin said it best with the old "liberty\security" blather.
Could this be an attempt to keep things murky, as a legal strategy? U.S. Federal agencies will seize domains without much of an excuse, though I'm not clear on how this would prevent that from happening.
Perhaps accepting this offer creates some potential liability, or places them in an unfriendly jurisdiction?
This story rings false. The FBI doesn't have time or resources to chase pornhounds, so the porn isn't what brought them knocking, unless it was a wildly unsuccessful sting.
I'd be interested in other charges he is facing, but neither the article nor a brief search reveal anything. Links, anyone?
I don't beleive there was a lobby in the normal sense. I believe that some combination of the White House and the intelligence community decided this would be worthwhile, and the telco's demanded this as the price of cooperation. This was cloak and dangersecret executive order stuff.
I hate the telcos in general, but I don't see them as the culprit on this one, and I don't see the new administration dedicating the next couple years to untangling a mess that will only embarrass the Bush White House, regardless of how unpopular, incompetent, illegal, and dangerous their policies may have been.
"what dip stick believes this 'educational material' will have any impact whatsoever?"
The organizations that are presenting this are sloshing over with sweet cash money, and they are headed by friends of the family (public education unions andor industry.)
And never doubt this all gets filed as a charitable act.
No one cares whether it is effective. The worst thing that could happen would be if the program was too effective, because then it wouldn't be able to justify itself in the future.
The Pirate Party can potentially succeed specifically because they are unlike any other party.
Their base IS the Internet community, and that demographic has certain expectations, like any other, which includes cynicism and irreverence. Other parties can only wish they were tapped in to such a powerful, global group of like-minded people.
It does not make us any less serious on issues. It is simply a way that we are meaningfully different from your normal run of politico.
Whether that translates into meaningful policy is another story.
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If you cause an accident in your car due to reckless driving, it shouldn't matter the details of how you are being reckless.
In short, this is already covered in the law, and amounts to CA politicians pointing at nothing and demanding thanks for all their hard work.
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Maybe I think cell phone users are annoying. Maybe they don't work within a quarter mile of my location until they disable my jammer.
It goes from funny to seriously disruptive awfully fast.
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Justice for Will Ferrel!
http://www.funnyordie.com
They just don't understand.
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A big sign and a red line explaining the rights they are about to give up would settle this for me. I will avoid flying until they knock it off. I feel for people who are forced to travel for work, though.
Natch, some terrorist is working on a taint cannon right now, if only to prevent the TSA from becoming rational.
Ben Franklin said it best with the old "liberty\security" blather.
Legal maneuver?
Perhaps accepting this offer creates some potential liability, or places them in an unfriendly jurisdiction?
We have a winner!
I haven't see a beating like that since Tyson-Spinks!
I hope Cable's got a good cutman.
Great.
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I'd be interested in other charges he is facing, but neither the article nor a brief search reveal anything. Links, anyone?
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I hate the telcos in general, but I don't see them as the culprit on this one, and I don't see the new administration dedicating the next couple years to untangling a mess that will only embarrass the Bush White House, regardless of how unpopular, incompetent, illegal, and dangerous their policies may have been.
Why so negative?
Your hybrid could sound like a Tie fighter!
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The organizations that are presenting this are sloshing over with sweet cash money, and they are headed by friends of the family (public education unions andor industry.)
And never doubt this all gets filed as a charitable act.
No one cares whether it is effective. The worst thing that could happen would be if the program was too effective, because then it wouldn't be able to justify itself in the future.
This is good, in theory.
Sometimes a harsh lesson teaches best.
Not your grandfather's party.
Their base IS the Internet community, and that demographic has certain expectations, like any other, which includes cynicism and irreverence. Other parties can only wish they were tapped in to such a powerful, global group of like-minded people.
It does not make us any less serious on issues. It is simply a way that we are meaningfully different from your normal run of politico.
Whether that translates into meaningful policy is another story.
Would it be too much to ask...
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