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• On the post: Right To Be Forgotten Hits The NY Times

  

  Vincent Clement ( profile ), 07 Oct, 2014 @ 09:04am

  Re: Re:

  Or paying for a death notice.

• On the post: Oblivious Man Staring At iPad Causes Security Meltdown Conga Line

  

  Vincent Clement ( profile ), 01 Oct, 2014 @ 06:18am

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  Think about the 9/11 terrorists. They didn't evade security or customs. They went right through it. Multiple times. They thought it was easier to go through security rather than skirt it. That's how effective security was and continues to be.
  
  Every time I travel to the US, I have to laugh at the effort the US puts into securing the border by swiping my passport, asking me silly questions and doing a cursory check of my trunk, when there are so many gaps in that US-Canada border. All but one kilometer of the Ontario-US border is water.

• On the post: Oblivious Man Staring At iPad Causes Security Meltdown Conga Line

  

  Vincent Clement ( profile ), 01 Oct, 2014 @ 06:04am

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  All airports are security sieves. Does anyone think that a chain link fence with barbed wire will stop a determined person? Most airports have a general aviation section where there is no security.

• On the post: Judge Adjusts MP3Tunes Ruling, Blasts Everyone

  

  Vincent Clement ( profile ), 30 Sep, 2014 @ 01:19pm

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  The legal system most definitely benefits from it. When dockets become full, they have to hire more judges, more clerks, more security officers, more of everyone.
  
  You can't tell me that the employees of the Eastern District of Texas have not benefited from being a friendly ground for IP trolls?

• On the post: Judge Adjusts MP3Tunes Ruling, Blasts Everyone

  

  Vincent Clement ( profile ), 30 Sep, 2014 @ 08:21am

  Exactly how has this lawsuit helped Capital Records/EMI in any way, shape or form? There is only one group that benefits from these lawsuits and it's the legal system.

• On the post: Technology Improves And The Internet Expands But School Acceptable Use Policies Still Lock Students Out Of The Benefits

  

  Vincent Clement ( profile ), 23 Sep, 2014 @ 06:20am

  Our school board is the same. It requires students and parents to sign an acceptable use policy document for devices such as iPads or Chromebooks or using computers in a school.
  
  Our oldest son has special needs. He had difficulty controlling urges and so we couldn't be sure that he wouldn't violate the policy. So we sent the form back unsigned. Didn't stop him from using computers.

• On the post: Skies Safer Than Ever After TSA Prevents Passenger From Boarding Flight With Cartoonish Novelty 'Bomb'

  

  Vincent Clement ( profile ), 09 Sep, 2014 @ 05:57pm

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  Yes, because they couldn't scan this for explosive residue like they do for CPAP machines and other goods.
  
  I was travelling from Chicago to Detroit and thought for sure that the World's Largest Hershey's Milk Chocolate Bar in my carry on was going to raise some alarm or suspicion. Nope.
  
  Besides, doesn't this let terrorists know to bring aboard devices that look like a bomb?

• On the post: ALS Association Tries To Trademark Ice Bucket Challenge, Despite Having Nothing To Do With It Originally

  

  Vincent Clement ( profile ), 28 Aug, 2014 @ 10:17am

  Re: Et tu, brute?

  Like most charities, they are already on the dark side. Most of the money people donate to them goes towards staff and marketing.

• On the post: ALS Association Tries To Trademark Ice Bucket Challenge, Despite Having Nothing To Do With It Originally

  

  Vincent Clement ( profile ), 28 Aug, 2014 @ 10:15am

  Hardly surprising. Before dumping a bucket of water on your head, you should review the financial statements for the ALS Association and see how much money actually is directed towards research. Most of that $100 people donate goes toward paying staff and marketing - and now apparently towards a trademark application.

• On the post: Putting Body Cameras On Cops Won't Fix Misconduct, But It's A Good Start

  

  Vincent Clement ( profile ), 26 Aug, 2014 @ 05:27am

  "if an officer hesitates for even a second in a life threatening situation, it can cost that officer his or her life, and/or put the lives of others at risk"
  
  Examples please? More people are killed by police officers than police officers by people. Who is at risk again?

• On the post: Student's Story About Shooting A Pet Dinosaur With A Gun Ends In Suspension, Arrest

  

  Vincent Clement ( profile ), 25 Aug, 2014 @ 12:09pm

  Re: Re: Guilty as charged

  After two minor incidents that ended up with my son receiving one-day suspensions, I've told my 15-year old, who has learning disabilities and OCD, to not answer any questions without a parent present.
  
  It's just too easy for administration to manipulate him and get him to say something that will result in a suspension.

• On the post: California Lawmaker Votes To Kill Uber… Then Caught Driving Drunk Just Hours Later

  

  Vincent Clement ( profile ), 25 Aug, 2014 @ 06:02am

  http://www.sacbee.com/2013/03/17/5269302/taxi-drivers-tap-a-friend-in-the.html

• On the post: Police Militarization Escalates Even As Violence Declines — And There's A Good Chance It's Going To Get Worse

  

  Vincent Clement ( profile ), 18 Aug, 2014 @ 06:48pm

  The By-law Enforcement Officers in my city now wear protective body armor due to a single incident when a property owner pointed a gun (determined to be a BB gun) at an officer. No shot fired but apparently they now have to wear a kevlar vest (that won't stop a speeding bullet)
  
  Between the dark ball cap, the dark uniform, shoulder patch and body armor, the By-law Enforcement Officers could easily be mistaken for a Police Officer.

• On the post: Know Your Troll: Innovative Display Technologies Targeting Any Company That Creates A Product With An LCD Screen

  

  Vincent Clement ( profile ), 13 Aug, 2014 @ 06:04am

  Re: Re: Re: Patent selling

  Or require the patent holder to actually create something that utilizes the patent.

• On the post: Revealed: What Kind Of 'Extra Scrutiny' The Government Gives To Folks On The Terrorist Watchlist

  

  Vincent Clement ( profile ), 24 Jul, 2014 @ 11:34am

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  Don't forget about the part where you are put on a list, well, because.

• On the post: DHS Cites 'Credible Threat' As Reason For Forcing Travelers To The US To Hand Over Powered-Up Devices To Airport Security

  

  Vincent Clement ( profile ), 08 Jul, 2014 @ 05:56am

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  It's easily checked by waving the wand that they wave over CPAP machines. I'm really, just when you think the TSA couldn't go any lower in terms of security theatre, they prove you wrong.

• On the post: Feinstein (Again) Says Metadata Program 'Is Not Surveillance'

  

  Vincent Clement ( profile ), 21 May, 2014 @ 12:39pm

  ?Terror is not down in the world, it is up.?
  
  And the USA and it's allies are mostly to blame for that increase in terror.

• On the post: LG Will Take The 'Smart' Out Of Your Smart TV If You Don't Agree To Share Your Viewing And Search Data With Third Parties

  

  Vincent Clement ( profile ), 20 May, 2014 @ 06:03am

  Re: It reminde me of EULAs a decade ago

  Except this LG TOS/EULA was disguised as a software 'update'. It happened after you purchased the TV and plugged it into the interwebs. I know, because I got the same update and thought, WTF?
  
  This is what happens when your company relies on lawyers and bean counters instead of satisfying customer needs and wants.

• On the post: Keith Alexander: We Need More Spying In The Future Because All Of Our Previous Spying Has Only Increased The Number Of Terrorist Attacks

  

  Vincent Clement ( profile ), 20 May, 2014 @ 10:17am

  Oh, I don't know, bringing your troops back to USA soil would save more lives and save more money than increasing spying. But that is too simple of a solution.

• On the post: Boston Bombing Suspect Avoided CIA, FBI Because His Last Name Was Misspelled In DHS Database

  

  Vincent Clement ( profile ), 28 Mar, 2014 @ 08:27am

  Re: Re: Too many targets...

  How about having a list that checks more than just names? How about passport information, date of birth, place of birth, past and current addresses or even a picture or two?
  
  Does the government even audit the list? Do they check to see which names create false positives of which names have zero hits?
  
  It's a complete joke.

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