so does Gnome run on gnome?
Seriously, does this new point of sale system run on Linux?

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If you walk through someone's property it is not legal, but no one is really going to press charges. If it were to go to trial, you could feign ignorance, but you may still be charged with trespassing. There are lots of contributing factors.

During an amber alert, the more important goal is to find the missing child. It is a weighing of ethics.
Do you go around testing doors to see if any are unlocked? You may get into trouble.
And the site in question is not being visited to notify owners their security is poor, it is much more voyeuristic than that...

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Just because something is legal does not mean it is ethical.

Not necessarily. If someone is hanging their laundry outside to dry, it doesn't mean it is public.

Wrong, it is not necessarily legal and legitimate to enter a public or commercial building unless you have permission of the owner. A couple of examples, is it legal to enter your white house? Tours are on specific areas only. if you hop the roped off areas you will get in trouble. A store owner can ask you to leave their premises for any reason (they usually won't because they want you to spend money, but the law is on the store owners side) For this case of the cameras it is a bit more complicated because, in essence the owners are publicly broadcasting. I agree that the best thing to do is not to watch. Interesting that the site is hosted in Russia. I think it would be shut down in most western countries. However IANAL

posting to remove a bad mod... twitchy mouse finger...

You are assuming that fun driving includes excessive speed, and testing the edges of traction. What about a nice pleasant day driving in the country, shifting gears, listening to the engine growl, feeling the corners.

I don't really enjoy racing, but I do like driving. No I do not want to take a cab everywhere I go*

*During one of the discussions (on Slashdot or elsewhere, I can't remember) on driverless cars someone said we already have them and they are called cabs...

What if the act of driving (especially on a curvy back road) IS my entertainment?

Once I was driving when my radiator froze. (Yes I had good antifreeze, but it was beyond Damn cold) I had to drive with my window open so my windshield did not fog and freeze. Yes it was brutal, No I did not have heated seats.

My point is that there is not really a compelling reason for consumers to trade in their cars for a self driving car except in a few fringe cases. (Granted others would LIKE a self driving car for various reasons, but many people like heated seats)

I have a very unique name, so any document with my name on it will probably lead right back to me. This is not really a fault of said document, but more about the ease of gaining information. Anyone determined enough can find out a lot about you with minimal initial information.

I understand this scenario, but outside large cities it is not nearly as attractive. I think public transit also can fill a lot of this niche if it is run properly.

Some people just want easy transportation to get them to their destination. The Johnny Cab type door to door service could become very inexpensive, so there is no reason to take on the overhead of owning a vehicle. This type of service works very well in densely populated areas very well.

Other people, like me, enjoy driving and live in less congested areas. An autonomous vehicle makes less sense. Again, for my commute I can choose to use the Johnny Cab, but for my personal vehicle I want the freedom to go on more back roads etc.

safety is the "compelling" reason, but that is a bit to ambiguous. Why should I pay more for a self driving car when I have not had an accident since I was a kid? Unless it becomes law, self driving cars* will be a gimmick. Kind of like heated seats, kind of nice, but not necessary for your average joe. And then there is a large portion of people who like driving... I think self driving cars will become more johnny cabs than personal vehicles. And maybe the Maybachs of the rich and busy. *Let's assume all/most of the bugs are worked out and self driving cars are safe.