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  • On the post: Homeland Security's ICE Group Cuts Off Dwolla Bitcoin Transfers

    zerostar83 ( profile ), 15 May, 2013 @ 11:57am

    Both Ways

    It seems like the Feds have had in interest in this Bitcoin situation because Mt. Gox has been deceptive on whether Bitcoin is either a product or a currency. I got the impression they label their transactions whichever way makes them more money (or costs less taxes). Perfect example would be people who claim certain income to get approved for loans but omit those incomes when they're looking for welfare or lower taxes.

  • On the post: Team Prenda Not Only Still Shaking Down People, But Also Threatening To Tell Their Neighbors About Porn Habits

    zerostar83 ( profile ), 13 May, 2013 @ 03:20pm

    At work

    Any computers I may have access to at work? Quite literally hundreds of computers.

  • On the post: ICE Starts Raiding Mobile Phone Repair Shops To Stop Repairs With Aftermarket Parts

    zerostar83 ( profile ), 30 Apr, 2013 @ 11:59am

    They should also be raiding auto body shops that don't use OEM parts.

  • On the post: Sen. Dan Coats On The Boston Bombing: You Know Who We Need To Keep An Eye On? Loners.

    zerostar83 ( profile ), 30 Apr, 2013 @ 11:57am

    "Enemy combatant" until proven innocent.

  • On the post: IL Follows Suit: Employers Right To Ask For Social Media Passwords Codified Into Law

    zerostar83 ( profile ), 30 Apr, 2013 @ 11:55am

    For once, I have to disagree with where this article is going. I have seen a great example of how a politician would legally get away with refusing to give information used on his personal device/account to do government business because he used his personal device/account even though there was a business one set up for him to use and he chose not to use it. If you use your personal email or facebook for work/business related stuff, then your work should have the right to access their information and be able to track it. I think a law requiring access to accounts that have been used for work/business would force people to seperate personal accounts from work accounts. Simply put, if I use my facebook to do business on behalf of a company, they should have access to their own business.

  • On the post: DOJ Wants To Be Able To Fine Tech Companies Who Don't Let It Wiretap Your Communications

    zerostar83 ( profile ), 30 Apr, 2013 @ 11:47am

    Gate Codes

    I know apartments and condos that require codes at the gate to drive through have universal codes for law enforcement and other people like firefighters to be able to enter quickly and without having to contact the owner permission. I think they're trying to use that same logic for this situation.

  • On the post: If Everything Is A Threat, Then Nothing Is

    zerostar83 ( profile ), 28 Apr, 2013 @ 01:33pm

    Reverse Example

    I still see activism no the side of over-reaction on several things. Mostly all of the ones I've heard of are on change.org. Petitions to stop using a chemical which can cause mental illness at dosages nowhere near the normal rate of use (Brominated vegetable oil), or GMOs, or pesticides on food (organic activists), mercury in teeth fillings, and so on. Did you know cigarettes contain arsenic? So do apples, and so on. So much hype over little things. I try to ask myself "Will I die from this? Will my lifespan be significantly decreased?" Personally I think the TSA "agents" should be on a heightened sense of uneasiness (by using skilled training to look for and spot disasterous situations) at the airport, instead of systematically making everyone else feel that way because of them.

  • On the post: Google Fined For Wi-Fi Privacy Violations, Grandstanding German Regulators Not Satisfied

    zerostar83 ( profile ), 22 Apr, 2013 @ 12:44pm

    Re:

    If you're using Google as your server (or as your internet provider) then that's a pretty fair assumption. Don't break their rules and they won't shut off their service.

  • On the post: Google Fined For Wi-Fi Privacy Violations, Grandstanding German Regulators Not Satisfied

    zerostar83 ( profile ), 22 Apr, 2013 @ 12:41pm

    Re: Re:

    I bought a WiFi router several years ago, the cheapest one available in Wal-Mart. It came pre-configured with a password printed on the bottom of the router. I actually can tell that most do since I've seen so many devices still named by their default locked when I'm looking for a connection.

  • On the post: Google Fined For Wi-Fi Privacy Violations, Grandstanding German Regulators Not Satisfied

    zerostar83 ( profile ), 22 Apr, 2013 @ 12:38pm

    Re:

    Though I disagree with you about leaving WIFI unsecured, the fact that it's Germany saying they collected information only off of open WIFI connections. Ironically, I read in a previous article that having WIFI open is illegal and will get someone fined for it in Germany. (http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100512/1116409394.shtml)

  • On the post: Rep. Peter King, Mayor Bloomberg Agree: Boston Bombing Shows We Desperately Need MORE Surveillance

    zerostar83 ( profile ), 22 Apr, 2013 @ 12:48pm

    I personally wouldn't mind if my boring life was recorded, just to be able to rewind back to when I got mugged, when I was hit by a hit-and-run driver, when I was...etc. The issue I have is that it will cost lots of money, and who will be paying for it in the end. Same reason why the cop I called didn't go all CSI on my car after it was vandalized, even though there were hand prints on it. It's just not worth the time and money.

  • On the post: Why The DOJ's Decision To Not Read Dzhokhar Tsarnaev His Miranda Rights Is A Terrible Idea

    zerostar83 ( profile ), 22 Apr, 2013 @ 06:42am

    Just one person

    It took just one person on the run to shut down an entire large city. One person who's now in the hospital and who's rights aren't being read because that entire city is supposedly in grave danger. How many to shut down the entire country and force everyone to stay indoors at night?

  • On the post: Takedown (Non-DMCA) Filed Against YouTube Video Challenging Controversial Cancer Clinic

    zerostar83 ( profile ), 19 Apr, 2013 @ 12:02pm

    I don't get it. Are they advertising their gimmicks the way those late-night infomercials sell "seaweed extract?"

  • On the post: Attention Game Developers And Console Manufacturers: 'Always On' Is NOT The Same As 'Always Connectable'

    zerostar83 ( profile ), 19 Apr, 2013 @ 11:47am

    Comparison

    I think the perfect compromise would be how Starcraft II is set up. Initial connection needed to verify download from someone who purchased a game online, and then whenever it can, connect for updates (and possibly check to see if someone else is sharing their purchased game). I can foresee many connection problems if "always online" happens, including the question to what will happen to people's games if their internet connection isn't fast enough to handle downloading every single little thing online.

  • On the post: The Internet Is For Baseless Legal Threats: Popehat, Greenfield And Volokh Triple-Streisand Edition!

    zerostar83 ( profile ), 18 Mar, 2013 @ 06:01pm

    What I gather from this

    "creating more than 50 aliases in an effort to emulate a groundswell of support" is something a lot of us have done as tweens having fun on the internet, getting caught up in how upset we can make others online without realizing how much effort we put into it.
    On the other hand, impersonating someone to try to ruin their professional career is where I think the line was crossed. All those legal threats seem like a waste of time, they should just settle with arbitration or in court.