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• On the post: Cy Vance Is So Sure Encryption Is Pure Evil He Thinks Over-The-Air Software Updates Are Just Encryption Backdoors Apple Won't Tell Him About

  

  WysiWyg ( profile ), 25 Jan, 2020 @ 07:52am

  Re: Re: Vance is right... but in the wrongest of ways

  Also, criminals would turn off automatic updates pretty quickly.

• On the post: New Report Further Clarifies Foxconn's Wisconsin Deal Was An Unsustainable Joke

  

  WysiWyg ( profile ), 12 Aug, 2019 @ 10:32am

  Sounds like needs to learn how to write proper contracts.

• On the post: Presidential Candidate Tulsi Gabbard Sues Google, Using All The Same Debunked Legal Theories Others Have Tried

  

  WysiWyg ( profile ), 26 Jul, 2019 @ 10:21am

  Am I the only one that want to see what an election run by Google would be like?

• On the post: Atlanta Cops Caught Deleting Body Cam Footage, Failing To Activate Recording Devices

  

  WysiWyg ( profile ), 11 Dec, 2018 @ 01:46am

  Haven't technology gotten to the point where the cameras can run for an entire shift? And the video automatically downloaded, saved and timestamped?

• On the post: Australian Government Passes Law Forcing Tech Companies To Break Encryption

  

  WysiWyg ( profile ), 10 Dec, 2018 @ 10:29am

  Won't the "bad guys" just switch to uncompromised encryption?

• On the post: Heart Surgery Stalled For Five Minutes Thanks To Errant Anti-Virus Scan

  

  WysiWyg ( profile ), 14 May, 2016 @ 07:33am

  Re: Re:

  "partition it off from the network it so it can't talk to the internet? Nope. Not allowed, vendor won't support it if it can't phone home."
  
  Well there's your problem. That should be an immediate "No way". Why spend money on software when the company is that stupid?
  
  OF COURSE the computer that runs the heart surgery program should never EVER be connected to a network. Yikes.

• On the post: Canadian Smoke Shop Owner Demonstrates How To Turn Trademark Infringement Into Jail Time

  

  WysiWyg ( profile ), 03 Mar, 2016 @ 01:35am

  Life in prison then?

  What if he can't pay his debts? It's not like he's gonna earn all that much in prison right?

• On the post: Teen Changes Wallpaper On Teacher's Computer; Gets Charged With A Felony By Sheriff's Office

  

  WysiWyg ( profile ), 13 Apr, 2015 @ 06:43am

  Re:

  That's not a crime anymore.

• On the post: Fighting Toddler 'Porn Addiction,' UK Lawmakers Demand Porn Sites Include Age Checks Or Face Closure

  

  WysiWyg ( profile ), 07 Apr, 2015 @ 07:56am

  Re:

  Huh? Are you suggesting that a human would have to look at every potential customer before they are let in? 'Cause that's not ever gonna happen, since that would kill said business.
  
  Or are you suggesting some sort of automated system? 'Cause any system that would actually work even a little bit would most likely require a small fortune. Or a big one.

• On the post: What Do You Do When Preserving Evidence Is Labeled 'Possession' And Destroying It Is A Felony?

  

  WysiWyg ( profile ), 04 Apr, 2015 @ 01:15am

  Re: You'd also have to assume the people in charge of enforcement care

  True, but childporn and drugs tends to get them going.

• On the post: What Do You Do When Preserving Evidence Is Labeled 'Possession' And Destroying It Is A Felony?

  

  WysiWyg ( profile ), 04 Apr, 2015 @ 01:13am

  Re: Re: Re: Re: "full of examples of just the opposite"

  But the point was that you COULD get in serious trouble, not that it was a guarantee. Ergo, even just ONE example would be enough to prove that point.

• On the post: Police Chief Unable To Simply Do Nothing Over Reported Teen Sexting, Brings Child Porn Charges Against Four Minors

  

  WysiWyg ( profile ), 02 Apr, 2015 @ 09:07am

  You just gotta love it when the victim and the "perp" are the same person. *sigh*

• On the post: Record A Teacher Bullying A Student? That's A Suspension

  

  WysiWyg ( profile ), 01 Apr, 2015 @ 08:18am

  Re: Response to: Ninja on Apr 1st, 2015 @ 4:12am

  I thought the oiling was of the shaft to avoid splinters?

• On the post: Record A Teacher Bullying A Student? That's A Suspension

  

  WysiWyg ( profile ), 01 Apr, 2015 @ 08:20am

  Shouldn't the school try to encourage the kids to record the teachers? It would undoubtedly help during homework if you could just listen to the relevant part of the lecture again, no?

• On the post: Canada Forces A La Carte Rules On Cable Industry, Bell Pouts By Refusing To Show Regulator On Television

  

  WysiWyg ( profile ), 31 Mar, 2015 @ 11:12pm

  Re: Re:

  AND you can make an acceptable living even if you, like me, can't work due to illness. Crazy, I know!

• On the post: Canada Forces A La Carte Rules On Cable Industry, Bell Pouts By Refusing To Show Regulator On Television

  

  WysiWyg ( profile ), 30 Mar, 2015 @ 08:49am

  Meanwhile, on the other side of the pond, in cold Sweden, everyone raises a surprised eyebrow at the fact that this isn't already standard everywhere.
  
  Well, over here it works just fine it seems. Ah well.

• On the post: Internet Brands Targets Techdirt Post For Removal Because Of 'Infringing' Comment Left By A Reader

  

  WysiWyg ( profile ), 17 Mar, 2015 @ 02:30am

  Re:

  So it does nothing about the problem and risks causing massive collateral damage to bystanders. Sounds like a pretty accurate description of the DMCA to me.

• On the post: Google Pulls Out The Nuclear Option: Shuts Down Google News In Spain Over Ridiculous Copyright Law

  

  WysiWyg ( profile ), 12 Dec, 2014 @ 01:48am

  Re:

  It's easier to keep a population ignorant if you don't teach it to look for alternative sources of news.

• On the post: Another California Cop 'Shares' A Suspect's Intimate Photos With His Fellow Officers

  

  WysiWyg ( profile ), 04 Dec, 2014 @ 01:50am

  Re:

  No no, it was the copy on the detectives phone that was to be destroyed. At least, that's how I read it.

• On the post: Another California Cop 'Shares' A Suspect's Intimate Photos With His Fellow Officers

  

  WysiWyg ( profile ), 04 Dec, 2014 @ 01:51am

  Copyright infringement?

  I'd say a $150 000 award against said cop for copyright infringement might send the right message. At least better than whatever is coming.

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