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Sun's Scott McNealy's advice: "get over" privacy
Posted by
sengan
on Thu Jan 28, 1999 07:45 PM
from the giant-faux-pas dept.
from the giant-faux-pas dept.
Branden Robinson writes "
Scott McNealy told a group of reporters
that consumer privacy issues are a "red herring." "You have zero privacy anyway,"
"Get over it."" Wonder if he's been getting out recently,
or heard how quickly Intel back-pedaled on the unique CPU id?
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- Arizona by Gleef (Score:1) Friday January 29 1999, @03:31AM
- There is no hostid (was: there is no privacy) by Brett Viren (Score:1) Friday January 29 1999, @03:11PM
- Eesh. Scott's got both ankles down his throat. by gavinhall (Score:1) Friday January 29 1999, @02:55AM
- emigration by gavinhall (Score:1) Friday January 29 1999, @04:35AM
- Support for sengan by Paul Crowley (Score:1) Friday January 29 1999, @04:12AM
- And we thought we had problems with RMS... by Craig (Score:1) Friday January 29 1999, @08:17AM
- yet more support by pohl (Score:1) Friday January 29 1999, @05:46AM
- Here's the sad part by DaBuzz (Score:1) Friday January 29 1999, @03:50AM
- there is no privacy - mac addresses by soellman (Score:1) Friday January 29 1999, @05:15AM
- Eesh. Scott's got both ankles down his throat. by Drel (Score:1) Thursday January 28 1999, @08:33PM
- You are non existant. by jafac (Score:1) Friday January 29 1999, @08:19AM
- There are exceptions by jafac (Score:1) Friday January 29 1999, @08:25AM
- Read the US Constition... EVEN MORE closely by jafac (Score:1) Friday January 29 1999, @08:32AM
- Privacy is a software issue by Erik Corry (Score:1) Friday January 29 1999, @01:39AM
- If Bill Gates has said this.... by zigzag (Score:1) Friday January 29 1999, @01:24PM
- Defeatism? Another way? by Jefe (Score:1) Friday January 29 1999, @05:25AM
- Old news... by vallee (Score:1) Friday January 29 1999, @03:34AM
- PRESS RELEASE: PR Agencies Under Siege by Effugas (Score:1) Thursday January 28 1999, @08:59PM
- Glad you liked :-) by Effugas (Score:1) Friday January 29 1999, @02:19AM
- there is no privacy by furball (Score:1) Thursday January 28 1999, @08:29PM
- Read the US Constition...closer by Prothonotar (Score:1) Friday January 29 1999, @07:54AM
- Read the US Constition...CONSTITUTION by Prothonotar (Score:1) Friday January 29 1999, @11:31AM
- right on by spot (Score:1) Thursday January 28 1999, @09:34PM
- Read the US Constition...closer by spot (Score:1) Saturday January 30 1999, @02:25PM
- there is no privacy - hostids by Nicolas MONNET (Score:1) Friday January 29 1999, @12:40AM
- Yay for scott! Privacy is an illusion by Nicolas MONNET (Score:1) Friday January 29 1999, @12:52AM
- Read the US Constition... EVEN MORE closely by Darchmare (Score:1) Friday January 29 1999, @08:43PM
- "Security cameras" in the UK by Julian Morrison (Score:1) Friday January 29 1999, @12:34AM
- Read the US Constition...closely by The Mayor (Score:1) Friday January 29 1999, @04:11AM
- He's right on one scale by A nonymous Coward (Score:1) Friday January 29 1999, @01:40AM
- Yes It's There. by AftanGustur (Score:1) Thursday January 28 1999, @11:34PM
- He is right! by fishbowl (Score:1) Friday January 29 1999, @06:22AM
- Read the US Constition... EVEN MORE closely by fishbowl (Score:1) Friday January 29 1999, @06:33AM
- Immigration laws by fishbowl (Score:1) Friday January 29 1999, @06:42AM
- He is right! by fishbowl (Score:1) Friday January 29 1999, @10:26AM
- ethernet hardware address by Rob_D_Clark (Score:1) Friday January 29 1999, @09:29AM
- Don't forget.... by HP LoveJet (Score:1) Thursday January 28 1999, @08:34PM
- agreed by mushroom blue (Score:1) Friday January 29 1999, @01:03AM
- sometimes I hate people... by mushroom blue (Score:1) Friday January 29 1999, @01:16AM
- um, learn to read. by mushroom blue (Score:1) Friday January 29 1999, @06:08PM
- No Subject Given by Sharks (Score:1) Friday January 29 1999, @08:59AM
- No Subject Given by Sharks (Score:1) Friday January 29 1999, @09:07AM
- Whatever happened to SWAN? by msouth (Score:1) Thursday January 28 1999, @09:04PM
- Stop blaiming the victim by Hish (Score:1) Friday January 29 1999, @06:21PM
- I have no problem giving up privacy by smileyy (Score:1) Friday January 29 1999, @05:09AM
- I have no problem giving up privacy by smileyy (Score:1) Friday January 29 1999, @05:09AM
- Privacy? by symbolic (Score:1) Friday January 29 1999, @07:47AM
- A clarification is in order by symbolic (Score:1) Friday January 29 1999, @08:06AM
- Whoo... by Amnesiak (Score:1) Thursday January 28 1999, @08:05PM
- Yay for scott! Privacy is an illusion by wahay (Score:1) Thursday January 28 1999, @10:20PM
- He's right, but... by joshv (Score:1) Friday January 29 1999, @03:30AM
- The Transparent Society by Elf Sternberg (Score:1) Friday January 29 1999, @12:53PM
- Read the US Constition... EVEN MORE closely by Spectra72 (Score:1) Friday January 29 1999, @12:36PM
- Hall of records by Xiver (Score:1) Friday January 29 1999, @04:06AM
- Reality Distortion Zone by Jeremi (Score:1) Friday January 29 1999, @07:37AM
- Reality Distortion Zone by phred (Score:1) Thursday January 28 1999, @09:46PM
- Immigration laws by kaisyain (Score:1) Friday January 29 1999, @05:02AM
- The EU is not a TRUE privacy advocate by typo (Score:1) Friday January 29 1999, @04:02AM
- What was the issue? by layne (Score:1) Thursday January 28 1999, @08:23PM
- true by arafel (Score:1) Friday January 29 1999, @03:21AM
- Funny, I just received this letter from sun: by OpperNerd (Score:1) Thursday January 28 1999, @08:55PM
- No Subject Given by MB (Score:1) Friday January 29 1999, @04:47AM
- OUT OF CONTEXT: Amen by tenchi (Score:1) Friday January 29 1999, @02:48AM
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