This is pretty good. The government ORDERING a private company to build something (in this case a compromised iOS). Red flags should be going up every damn place.

I think you got it. If the RFID and server are in lock step, doesn't this really mean that each RFID has it's OWN corresponding server??

MIT doesn't seem have any budgetary constraints, must be pretty nice... From where I sit, things are a bit different.

I think it's much more realistic that, as soon as you generate any kind of encryption key, that key gets sent to the vendor and DHS. Wouldn't be that difficult to do as long as you've got Google and Apple on board. One OTA firmware push...done.

You're robot isn't going to get much science done when MY astronaut kicks it over the nearest cliff.

...This is exactly why I ride a motorcycle. No extraneous bullshit distractions. I will admit, it's EASY to pick out the drivers who desperately need this kind of tech in their rides. It's also disturbing at how many of them there actually are.

Agreed. Stock prices would dip and shareholders would sue. This is nothing more than bullshit posturing. I'd even be willing to bet that whoever issued this statement has already been given walking papers. Just for the simple fact that the statement is implying due diligence and QC has not been done.

We put that dress on a pig. It's going to run a muck and shit all over place, and everyone is going to say,"Well. Yeah. But it's silk."

Really? I would think they would use this as the EXACT excuse! "Due to our ongoing lawsuit with BMG we are not forwarding any traffic that may be used against us in a court of law, i.e. any proprietary information that BMG may have rights to."

I think what I was trying to get at is large Universities are closely tied with various government entities through grant funding and if one of those Universities, say, figures out how to compromise Tor *cough*Carnegie Melon*cough* or any other piece of tech it's reasonable to assume that ANY entity in any branch of government could "request" that information.

I'm not saying they influence research. I'm saying that it's reasonable to assume they are fully briefed on it. Including, but not limited to, how to circumvent it.

Not drunk.

Yet.

MIT was once the number one non-profit Department of Defence contractor in the nation. Don't know how much funding they get these days but it certainly seems as though this solution is provided to you by and for the U.S. Government.

The question isn't,"Are you paranoid?"

The question is,"Are you paranoid enough."

Sounds like a pretty good setup, and no hunter I know is going to sit in front of the tube to find a weapon. Jesus. There's a dozen other things my 'Il lady's got on a list the length of your arm. You think I'm going to wait around until that AR comes around again? Shit. Order the parts. Build it. Done.

Bullshit. You know how many kids got easy bake ovens?? Chocolate muffin my ass.

"Just keep another bank account" smacks of "We can't promise you we abide by best practices" to me. So yeah. Why NOT 5 bank accounts? Why not 10? I say fuck all that, just give me ONE Bank that takes it's (and my) security seriously. One that has an active Risk Management Plan for when things start to go south. I don't think that's too much to ask, considering that my checking and savings accounts together don't make enough interest to account for inflation...

And don't think you're out of the woods yet. Yeah there's an age limit for enlisting, but there doesn't have to be. That, coupled with possibly not having to go through BASIC means, with a quick physical, you too could be flying drones in this man's army.