Yep, my library friends were just talking about how a feature an ed-tech company was trying to sell them (that their system used prior checkout info to better recommend books) was the thing that made them decide to never use that company's products.
Libraries learned this long ago. The government will eventually want to know what you know about patrons, so just don't collect it, or make sure that your information is purged regularly.
Hmmmm... I wonder how that "revocation of rights must be voluntary" decision is going to impact EULAs.
Attending school is mandatory, so signing away a right to attend school is clearly not voluntary. But joining Cheer is voluntary, so the logic behind being able to sign away rights for something that's optional seems to be the same logic that allows the signing away of rights to use a computer program.
Am I missing something here? Or is this going to get cited the next time someone has an issue with a EULA?
At least this time there were consequences for both the officer and the PD.
Officer was fired, and the city settled with her family for $5 Million. The family is donating a large ammount of the money to "organizations that prioritize crisis intervention training for law enforcement".
It may end up being essentially useless, but the cable companies are scared in the short term.
My company just rolled out a new price on 150 Mbps internet, and offered existing clients 150 mbps for the same price we were paying for 30 mbps if we signed on to stay for two years.
That being said, whether this changes anything in the long run who know, but in the short term I don't mind getting a speed upgrade and locked in price (from a company that loves increasing the rate ever 8 months).
Canadian judges don't generally appreciate foreign companies twisting the law. Also our privacy protections are fairly strict. If Rogers gives in they leave themselves open to a fairly major lawsuit.
This is likely going to end in a fairly epic smack-down by whichever judge gets it.
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Re: Re: Take a page from libraries
Yep, my library friends were just talking about how a feature an ed-tech company was trying to sell them (that their system used prior checkout info to better recommend books) was the thing that made them decide to never use that company's products.
Take a page from libraries
Libraries learned this long ago. The government will eventually want to know what you know about patrons, so just don't collect it, or make sure that your information is purged regularly.
HP/Compaq redux
I wonder if John Stankey went to the Carly Fiorina school of management.
"revocation of rights must be voluntary"
Hmmmm... I wonder how that "revocation of rights must be voluntary" decision is going to impact EULAs.
Attending school is mandatory, so signing away a right to attend school is clearly not voluntary. But joining Cheer is voluntary, so the logic behind being able to sign away rights for something that's optional seems to be the same logic that allows the signing away of rights to use a computer program.
Am I missing something here? Or is this going to get cited the next time someone has an issue with a EULA?
Easy to spot sensitive locations
With this much information you get to see some interesting things about sensitive locations, like the White House or Pentagon.
1) where people are shows you the internal hallways of the building and main gathering points.
2) where people aren't but should be shows you where signals are being blocked or people aren't allowed to bring devices.
Someone watched Sneakers too many times
They do know that Sneakers (1992) isn't a documentary right?
Accountability
Officer was fired, and the city settled with her family for $5 Million. The family is donating a large ammount of the money to "organizations that prioritize crisis intervention training for law enforcement".
https://www.krqe.com/news/family-of-mary-hawkes-settles-lawsuit-with-city-former-office r_20180305063256974/1009429404
Scared companies
My company just rolled out a new price on 150 Mbps internet, and offered existing clients 150 mbps for the same price we were paying for 30 mbps if we signed on to stay for two years.
That being said, whether this changes anything in the long run who know, but in the short term I don't mind getting a speed upgrade and locked in price (from a company that loves increasing the rate ever 8 months).
Nationalizing Private Companies?
Canadian judges
This is likely going to end in a fairly epic smack-down by whichever judge gets it.
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