thewix’s Comments

• Jun 29th, 2017 @ 9:59am

  Re: Google does NOT have a monopoly.

  on Three Thoughts On EU's $2.7 Billion Antitrust Google Fine
  Maybe this would be relevant if the decision was about whether Google was abusing monopoly power, but it's not. The decision was about abusing a dominant market position.
  
  You can disagree with whether Google's behavior was abuse (which I do), but using the word monopoly is a strawman.
  
  Also, saying Google has no control over its market position seems specious. Do you think it is an accident that they are the top search provider, and none of their actions had anything to do with that?
• Mar 22nd, 2017 @ 1:05pm

  Re: Re: Re: A matter of perspective

  on Should You Have Any 4th Amendment Rights In An Airport?
  Riley v California, it's right there in the article. The Supreme Court unanimously held that a search of the contents of a cell phone incident to arrest requires a warrant, in part because phones usually contain information far beyond the papers and effects a person may happen to be carrying.
  
  Whether that applies to searches at the border may not be settled law, but if this makes it to the Supremes, I know which way I'd bet.
• Feb 24th, 2017 @ 9:13am

  Re: here we go again...

  on Netherlands Looks To Join The Super-Snooper Club With New Mass Surveillance Law

  Why are there so many people out there that were never taught the concept of representative democracy in civics class?

  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Representative_democracy

• Feb 21st, 2017 @ 12:23pm

  Re: Can't find the quote

  on Rep. Sensenbrenner Thinks We Can Pay For The Border Wall With More Asset Forfeiture

  The actual quote seems to be "done nothing in their lives but sell dope.” Roll Call attributes the quote to Sessions during a 2015 Senate Judiciary Committee hearing.

  http://www.rollcall.com/news/home/civil-forfeiture-finds-a-champion-commentary