Lars’s Comments

• Jan 29th, 2015 @ 7:10pm

  Re: Re: In an Ironic turnabout...

  on Cops Arrest Public Defender For Attempting To Do Her Job
  Mine would be the other way around. Local SWAT storms the FBI and NSA and CIA to arrest the directors of said agencies. Brings a smile to my face just thinking about it, really.
• Dec 1st, 2014 @ 7:11pm

  (untitled comment)

  on DOJ Using Antiquated 1789 'All Writs Act' To Try To Force Phone Manufacturers To Help Unlock Encrypted Phones

  To the extent the manufacturer believes the order to be unduly burdensome or that it should be reimbursed for expenses, the manufacturer should be given clear notice that it has the opportunity to object to the Order.

  
  
  So what you're telling me is that we've set up a new revenue stream for these manufacturers to sell the data of private citizens to the government?
  
  Sounds like the manufacturers will be completely incentivised to protect the consumer here. I definitely trust Apple not to snatch up any dime put in front of them.
• Jul 24th, 2014 @ 10:23am

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  on Privacy Oversight Board Turns Its Sights On The Real Problem: Executive Order 12333
  I agree with most of that, but I have to point out that the graphic isn't showing EO12333 "at the end of the line". What it's showing you is that EO12333 is the default, and you check that you can't/don't have to surveille the target under sections 215 or 702 first. Essentially, EO12333 is the first/preferred choice, not the choice of last resort.
• Jul 18th, 2014 @ 10:09am

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  on Snowden Says NSA Employees 'Routinely' Passed Around Naked Photos That Had Been Intercepted
  Being outside the US doesn't seem to matter much either.
  
  https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20140715/18204627886/doj-tells-court-that-course-it-can-go- fishing-expedition-globally-emails-microsoft-stores-overseas.shtml
• Jul 16th, 2014 @ 10:05am

  Re: What happened to the "Intelligence" part?

  on UK Government Admits Spying On Innocent Citizens, Reveals Flawed Assumption Underlying 'Collect It All' Surveillance
  "why does the old regime of hard nosed "real" intel guys put up with that?"
  
  Orders are orders. They don't have much of a choice.
• Jul 16th, 2014 @ 10:03am

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  on UK Government Admits Spying On Innocent Citizens, Reveals Flawed Assumption Underlying 'Collect It All' Surveillance
  I'm sorry, but you've reached your ration limit for this period.
• Jul 15th, 2014 @ 2:40pm

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  on NSA Confirms It Has More Snowden Emails; It Just Isn't Going To Release Them

  If we released these emails, it might exonerate him.

  
  
  Which is just a silly position to have, considering the Espionage Act they've charged him under doesn't allow for the use of "Public Good" as a defense.
• Jul 3rd, 2014 @ 10:36am

  Re: mmm

  on NSA's XKeyscore Source Code Leaked! Shows Tor Users Classified As 'Extremists'
  Literally everything.
  
  Ever seen the contents of a full background check? Now add in everything you've ever posted online, posted near you online, or referred to anything you've ever even viewed online.
• Jul 3rd, 2014 @ 10:27am

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  on EFF Sues NSA Again Over Failure To Release Procedures For Dealing With Zero Days
  I can't seem to find a law or an executive order on that. However there seems to be a "policy" in place, according to the ODNI. See this ars technica article for a quoted reference to it. I believe that policy, and the documents one presumes exist that state it, is what the EFF is trying to have released.
• Jun 20th, 2014 @ 3:32pm

  Re: Re: Re: Re: Beck is right.

  on Glenn Beck Claims Watch Dogs Is Teaching Children How To Hack The Public For Realz
  Yeah, grossly inaccurate and probably not that good, but damned if I don't still love that movie. And NCIS could have still taken a few pointers from it.
• Jun 10th, 2014 @ 11:10am

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  on Hillary Clinton PAC Sends Bogus Takedowns Over Parodies On Zazzle And CafePress
  Well, in fairness, it's a PAC that is supporting her rather than Hillary herself that's doing this.
  
  On the other hand, I distinctly remember Hillary getting up on national TV and openly supporting the ardent anti first amendment crusader Jack Thompson and his war on video games in the name of the children. So it's not like Hillary isn't okay with killing free speech.
• Jun 9th, 2014 @ 12:15pm

  Re: Re: Re:

  on No, A 'Supercomputer' Did NOT Pass The Turing Test For The First Time And Everyone Should Know Better
  This must be a troll... You're trolling, right?
• Jun 5th, 2014 @ 5:18pm

  Re: Re: True to their promises and slogans

  on EFF Tells Court That The NSA Knowingly And Illegally Destroyed Evidence In Key Case Over Bulk Surveillance
  To be fair, Bush never promised he wouldn't be an asshole.
• Jun 2nd, 2014 @ 5:29pm

  Re: Re: Re: Re:

  on John Oliver: Stop Calling It Net Neutrality; It's 'Preventing Cable Company F**kery'
  Except the public hasn't shown up in significant numbers to actually combat those issues.
• May 21st, 2014 @ 3:50pm

  Re: Re: Re: How do we fix it?

  on Ladar Levison Explains How The US Legal System Was Stacked Against Lavabit
  Implying Reagan was small government.