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• On the post: DHS Obtained Protesters' Encrypted Messages, Used Them To Craft 'Intelligence' Reports

  

  Atkray ( profile ), 05 Aug, 2020 @ 12:59pm

  Re: Re: Re: Click bait headline.

  Actually it would make it all the more an "encryption" story given how hard these agencies push for breaking encryption with backdoors when apparently the old fashioned undercover agent model works just as well. Kinda hurts their cause.

• On the post: Portland Journalists Ask For Sanctions As Federal Agents Continue To Assault Reporters And Legal Observers

  

  Atkray ( profile ), 30 Jul, 2020 @ 12:51pm

  Re: Re: '... make me.'

  I think you misspelled feral agents.

• On the post: It Only Took A Massive Pandemic For Hollywood To Ease Off Stupid, Dated Movie Release Windows

  

  Atkray ( profile ), 30 Jul, 2020 @ 12:43pm

  Re:

  I've come to the conclusion that they must think they can make more money off of bargain basement and dollar store sales than the impulse buy when new. Imagine if when you saw a movie in the theater the "Groovy Movie™" app on your phone would tell you that it was available now to add to your account for $10. Of course if your movie was Battlefield Earth............

• On the post: NIST Study Confirms The Obvious: Face Masks Make Facial Recognition Tech Less Useful, More Inaccurate

  

  Atkray ( profile ), 29 Jul, 2020 @ 11:16am

  support Techdirt

  " Black masks produced more bad results than blue masks"

  In case you were on the fence about getting a "The content of this mask are is no longer available due to a copyright claim" mask.

• On the post: Judge Says The Bureau Of Prisons Violated Michael Cohen's 1st Amendment Rights In Sending Him Back To Prison

  

  Atkray ( profile ), 23 Jul, 2020 @ 01:56pm

  Re: Torn

  "I also think the prison system is super messed up and super cruel" I agree and it is my belief that we need to start calling it something besides "prison system" or even "judicial system". The best I have come up with is the criminal education system as that seems to be what it does best.

• On the post: DNA Company Accidentally Exposes Opted Out Users' Data To Law Enforcement

  

  Atkray ( profile ), 23 Jul, 2020 @ 01:28pm

  Re:

  Yes they did. My wife is a genealogist and of course I read here, so when people asked her about these services she would tell them no and explain that doing so was providing their DNA information (that may not be super accurate in the first place) to anyone that gained access. Law enforcement or hackers or anyone. The responses? I'm not worried they will protect it.
  If it is breached I have nothing to hide. She wold tell them not to do it, and they would go ahead anyway.

• On the post: Copyright Troll Richard Liebowitz Says It's Really Unfair That He Should Have To Tell Clients And Courts How Frequently He's Been Caught Lying In Court

  

  Atkray ( profile ), 22 Jul, 2020 @ 01:15pm

  Re:

  Yeah, but one consequence of frantically digging a hole is sometimes your shovel breaks.

• On the post: Petnet 'Smart' Feeder Customers Are Stuck In 'Internet Of Broken Things' Purgatory

  

  Atkray ( profile ), 17 Jul, 2020 @ 01:39pm

  Re: Smart is not the problem

  This. And this is why my "Smart" sprinker timer is Open Sprinkler. The webserver is built into it. No cloud to connect to, it just works.

• On the post: Richard Liebowitz's 'Client' Sends Judge A Letter Saying He Was Totally Unaware Of Multiple Lawsuits Filed In His Name

  

  Atkray ( profile ), 15 Jul, 2020 @ 02:23pm

  Sounds like Liebowitz has a promising future at Wells Fargo.

• On the post: AT&T Says Being Misleading About 'Unlimited' Data Plans Was Ok, Because Reporters Told Consumers It Was Being Misleading

  

  Atkray ( profile ), 18 Jun, 2020 @ 01:01pm

  This AT&T strategy of planting Karl here for years as a double agent just goes to show the lengths they will go to to avoid actually providing a decent service to customers.

  I wish I was surprised.

• On the post: In The Midst Of A Pandemic And Widespread Unrest, Senate Republicans Think It's Time To Use Copyright To Make The Richest Musicians Richer

  

  Atkray ( profile ), 01 Jun, 2020 @ 01:30pm

  Re: Kids

  This is one of those comments that leaves you wondering.
  Not wondering if they would actually do this, wondering if they are smart enough to have come up with it.

• On the post: As Some Are Requiring People To Give Up Their Info To Dine, Stories Of Creeps Abusing That Info Come Out

  

  Atkray ( profile ), 17 May, 2020 @ 12:20am

  Re: Re:

  My go to responseis: My name is Jenny. 800-867-5309

• On the post: Prisons Replace Ankle Bracelets With An Expensive Smartphone App That Doesn't Work

  

  Atkray ( profile ), 03 May, 2020 @ 12:06am

  Re: 'In prison or out you're still paying us.'

  It isn't a legal system either. I prefer to think of it as a criminal education system.

• On the post: This Is My 50,000th Techdirt Post, And I'm Busy Working On 50,001

  

  Atkray ( profile ), 28 Apr, 2020 @ 02:00pm

  Time

  "and, honestly, who the hell has time for that, when there are more blog posts to write. "

  Well, since you stripped him of his only claim to fame may I suggest our dear friend Shiva Ayyadurai.

  This record seems particularly well suited to his special talents.

• On the post: Esports Milestone: Gambling On Esports Will Double To $14 Billion In 2020

  

  Atkray ( profile ), 22 Apr, 2020 @ 12:25pm

  Re: Reticulated Imagery

  Noted. Thanks Karen!

• On the post: Esports Gets Local With Facebook's New DIY Tournament Tool

  

  Atkray ( profile ), 14 Apr, 2020 @ 02:14pm

  Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Comeuppance coming.

  The preceding is an intelligent discussion between 2 adults with differing opinions. It should be a required course of study. Thanks to both of you for this breath of fresh air. @Mike can we get this entire conversation marked as insightful?

• On the post: French Government Says Google Must Pay French News Agencies For Sending Traffic Their Way

  

  Atkray ( profile ), 14 Apr, 2020 @ 02:22pm

  It is all in how you read it.

  "This injunction requires that the negotiations effectively result in a proposal for remuneration from Google."

  Google should follow this to the letter.

  They want a proposal for remuneration (to come from Google).

  Very well.

  Dear France,

  Google proposes that if we link to one of your articles and someone clicks the link you pay us per click .000163 Euros.

  That is our proposal.

  Alternatively we can leave things as they are.

  Either works for us.

  Hugs and kisses,

  Google.

• On the post: DC Court Says Terms Of Service Violations Can't Trigger Federal CFAA Prosecutions

  

  Atkray ( profile ), 08 Apr, 2020 @ 12:59pm

  Great news but I about choked on my drink when I read:

  "John T. Lynch, Jr., the Chief of the Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section of the Criminal Division of the Department of Justice"

  If you have a problem... if no one else can help... and if you can find them... maybe you can hire... The A-Team.

  Just re-watched that movie the other night......

• On the post: EU Says That, No, Rental Car Companies Don't Need To Pay A License To Rent Cars With Radios That Might Play Music

  

  Atkray ( profile ), 03 Apr, 2020 @ 01:40pm

  Re: Re: Re:

  I beg to differ. Putting on a robe in this case seems to exponentially decrease intelligence.

• On the post: Copyright Is Broken: COVID-19 Pandemic Revealing Just How Messed Up Our Permission-Based Culture Is

  

  Atkray ( profile ), 27 Mar, 2020 @ 01:09pm

  Oh great!

  "The paper is exactly right that things done without extra licenses and permission in the classroom should be easily replicated online: "

  Yes this is true. But you know that now some one is going to file a patent for:

  Reading....................on the internet.

  FTF FTW!

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