Comment Re:Cat and mouse... (Score 2) 437
Interesting statement considering that U.S. banks don't allow accounts to be set up with PO Box addresses.
Interesting statement since my bank (which was then Wachovia and is now Wells Fargo) did.
Interesting statement considering that U.S. banks don't allow accounts to be set up with PO Box addresses.
Interesting statement since my bank (which was then Wachovia and is now Wells Fargo) did.
How did that process compare to using one of the technological solutions to get around Netflix's IP geolocation?
I opened the account long before Netflix existed, so it wasn't for that purpose. Since I still don't have Netflix, I can't offer an A/B comparison of the difficulty levels.
1)- NO READ-ONLY MODE Unlike CDs, which are read only without giant hoops to jump through, there's no write-protect switch for thumb drives, or ability to trivially make them read-only.
That's a very good point. Floppy disks had write protect tabs, and the 3.5" ones had a little write protect slider switch. I don't know why thumb drive manufacturers don't include a similar feature on their drives. I think there'd be a real market for such a thing.
DNS trickery, proxies, VPN, etc. are all very easy to set up, technologically. Try opening a U.S. bank account tied to a U.S. address as somebody who is not a U.S. resident. Good luck.
I live in Canada (near the border), I have P.O. Box on the U.S. side and I have a bank account in a U.S. bank. I had no trouble opening it, and I use it to pay for many purchases I make from the U.S. (I can often get much better travel deals through sites like Priceline when I use a credit card with a U.S. billing address.)
So, I don't know what difficulty you're alluding to.
Force manufacturers to install these kits on ALL cars. Tax liquor produces to cover the costs. Done.
Seriously? Innocent people should be required to have technology on their property which ensures they are complying with the law? Domestic violence is a huge problem in our country, so why not mandate all homes come equipped with video cameras to make sure people aren't beating their wives and/or children? Drugs are a problem in our country, so why not mandatory drug testing for all citizens? While we're at it, lets mandate devices in all our computers to make sure we're not violating copyright or child pornography laws?
Start with copyright and patents - these are by far most harmful regulatory areas that hold back our progress.
The problem isn't with copyright. The problem is with additional laws that restrict the development, trade, or perhaps even possession of technology or software which may have the ability to circumvent technical schemes designed to protect copyright. Such restrictions often have unintended (or intended, but bad) consequences.
Is anyone confused by the fact that cops can lie in the course of their work? Because thats something everyone should be crystal clear on: they can.
Or maybe people dont understand that things you share with a cop, even "off the record", can be on the record. That, too, is a myth that should be dispelled.
What I don't understand is why it's okay for cops to lie to people, but if people lie to cops, they can go to prison. Remember Martha Stewart? The only thing she was ultimately convicted on was lying to police. It seems it should work both ways: either you can't lie to cops and they can't lie to you, or both should be allowed to lie. The current system seems unbalanced.
Islam is a peaceful religion, that's why followers just went out of their way to do this. And in Canada we had two terrorist attacks(one in Quebec), and another on Parliament Hill in two days.
Well, Christianity is a peaceful religion too. Perhaps that explains the Crusades and the Spanish Inquisition.
Not to Godwin a discussion, but same argument for the research the Nazis did on twins. Some of it is good, useful information. But nobody will touch it because of its source.
Really? Are you suggesting the content of his physics lectures somehow derived from his alleged sexual harassment of students? I'm trying to envision a physics experiment whose successful outcome depends on someone being harassed, but I'm having difficulty doing so.
do they need a warrant to open your bag you are carrying or wallet?, or anything that can hold other things?, why should cellphones be different?
Because you could have a weapon stored in the bag or even a large wallet that could be a danger to the arresting officer. If cellphones were larger and had the potential for secret compartments in which weapons or other dangerous materials could be stored, then I'd agree with your analogy and suggest that the physical devices could be searched as well. But there's no reason an officer should be able to search data stored on the device absent a warrant.
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