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Comment Except (Score 1) 142

The tagged person needs to approve that tag first. Only then his friends would discover the photo via taggee's profile.

The photo would indeed be visible to poster's friends, but he could've mentioned the person's name (without the tag and with whatever custom privacy she chose) to begin with.

Submission + - Russia moves to universal ID card (uecard.ru)

prostoalex writes: On January 1st 2012, Russian government will start issuing universal ID cards that will replace current national identification system (Russia has a system of internal passports), medical insurance cards, student IDs, public transport passes, and debit cards. The smart card contains unique personal identifiers and allows for multiple levels of authentication. The Russian government is pushing for local government agencies, transportation providers, banks and retail operators to adopt the government-issued ID to streamline their operations.

Comment Re:My concerns about network neutrality. (Score 1) 223

"If a cartel of major ISPs is paid to promote YouTube, say, at the expense of everyone else's video site, small businesses everywhere will feel the sting." - Should we outlaw Akamai then? I think what you've described is precisely what they're doing, with edge servers closer to the user, and dedicated racks in major ISPs.

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