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Comment Re:It should be (Score 1) 364

Then comes people with missing one arm/hand bashing that idea. Making that configurable to be used with one hand kind of defeats the purpose, no?

If someone with just one hand/arm gets convicted of texting while driving holding the phone with ZERO hands available to put on the wheel, then that is so much more dangerous and unsafe, that they should just be forced to undergo the standard punishment; or give up driving or having a cellphone altogether.

Comment Re:why does the CRTC need this list? (Score 2) 324

Your point? ABC/NBC/Fox/etc are not Canadian companies, they still have to comply with CanCon rules within Canada. Netflix is operating under an exemption from those rules right now.

Netflix is not a broadcaster/Television company. They are a subscription internet service that streams video over the internet or ships DVDs for rental on demand.

As such, they do not need to license any spectrum or broadcast rights, as their transmissions are in private over the telecommunications network. And they are essentially an equivalent to an online "All You can Eat" DVD/Video rental shoppe.

Last I checked, video rental shoppes and other businesses besides broadcasters are not subject to regulation in regards to what their video library can carry.

There would be fundamental free speech rights violations in attempting to dictate what a store or information service should carry.

Comment Re:Why so much fuss? (Score 1) 156

Because dealer franchise agreements give individual dealers a defined geographical area in which they are the only sales outlet for that particular model. And that contract language is difficult for manufacturers to break*. Tesla had no such agreements in place.

Well, if it doesn't suit them, they'll likely just revise the language, or allow the agreement to end at its expiration date, and terminate the contracts; if they don't suit the manufacturer.

Comment Re:So everything is protected by a 4 digit passcod (Score 1) 504

This. Hardware specific keys are the killer for any forensic attempt. It makes breaking a copied image totally impossible

Apple obviously has an image that is not locked to specific hardware, when you take a backup. As it's possible to restore to a different device!

The law can just send Apple an order to deliver THAT version of the image.

Comment Re:Procedures only work when you follow them. (Score 1) 504

You can restore that from iCloud (or wherever you stashed the backup if it ain't an iPhone) one would think, then punch in the passcode once that's done.

Then law enforcement can get a warrant drafted to order Apple to hand over a copy of the backup image and instructions to decrypt it, assuming they discover the passphrase.

So much for "wipe after 10 attempts"

Comment Re:So everything is protected by a 4 digit passcod (Score 1) 504

How does a copy of a drive image wipe itself after any number of failed attempts?

Ideally, if the actual key encrypted with the passcode is stored on a tamper-resistant hardware chip, so the "image" will not contain a vital hardware element needed to produce the actual key.

And 10 failed attempts results in the chip memory contents being "zapped"

Comment They should increase the number of 'canaries' (Score 2) 236

Instead of providing just one global canary.... more canaries, so the identity of which canaries were withdrawn, could be used to help ascertain the nature of the request(s) received.

They should also provide each user their own 'custom' canary.

For example: an option to receive every month, every quarter, every week, or every day, a personalized canary statement that "Apple has never received an order under Section 215 of the USA Patriot Act which included information related to your account records. We would expect to challenge such an order if served on us."

Comment Re:I never thought I'd say this... (Score 1) 353

Yes.... I just wish they'd make it a "graduated" scale and tier the subsidy. 10 megabits complete build-out and availability to all prospective customers over at least 1 square mile - Subsidies capped to mb+contiguous miles 1 to 10% of maximum.

20 megabits complete build-out and availability to all prospective customers over at least 10 contiguous square miles - 11 to 20% of the maximum (for that area).

30 megabits complete build-out and availability to all prospective customers over at over at least 20 contiguous square miles - 21 to 30% of the maximum (for that area).

40 megabits complete build-out availability to all prospective customers over at over at least over at least 30 contiguous square miles - 31 to 40% of the maximum (for that area).

50 megabits complete build-out availability to all prospective customers over at over at least over at least 50 contiguous square miles - 41 to 50% of the maximum (for that area)

60 megabits complete build-out availability to all prospective customers over at over at least over at least 60 contiguous square miles - 51 to 60% of the maximum (for that area)

70 megabits complete build-out availability to all prospective customers over at over at least over at least 70 contiguous square miles - 61 to 70% of the maximum (for that area)

80 megabits complete build-out availability to all prospective customers over at over at least over at least 75 contiguous square miles - 71 to 80% of the maximum (for that area)

90 megabits complete build-out availability to all prospective customers over at over at least over at least 80 contiguous square miles - 81 to 90% of the maximum (for that area)

100 megabits complete build-out availability to all prospective customers over at over at least over at least 85 contiguous square miles - 91 to 100% of the maximum (for that area)

Comment Re:just prepay for food (Score 2) 231

It's a function of education to keep kids alive, not to mention focused.

No... it's not at all. The function of education is to educate kids.

Their parents have a responsibility to see that their kids are fed and their health requirements are met.

The school should simply eliminate all the POS crap and require parents to pay.

Failure to pay will the a disciplinary infraction against the parent; the student may be suspended, and child protective services may be contacted.

There is no right to care for a child, if you are not capable of doing so.

Comment Re:Not about ease, about authority (Score 1) 231

What if the cafeteria worker is having a bad day and decides to point at the wrong kid, draining money from the wrong account to punish the bad kid's parents?

I like what my school did like 22 years ago. The "POS" is at the entrance to the Cafeteria.... Going into the Cafeteria, the students lined up in a specific order. She knows who is supposed to be next, you just tell lunch lady your last name and 4 digit code, and you get checked off as present.

You get a standard lunch. The only extras you can buy are a second milk, or a dessert bar, which you can't buy until about 20 minutes after lunch started, and in order to get one of those, you pay cash.

Comment Re:LOL (Score 1) 213

I think once they have found minerals, they will set up a permanent operation there. When they take off; it will be to bring one shipment back to where they could market it, however: people and assets would remain in the area, and it would be controlled, and it would likely be continuing to mine until the next wave of freight carriers come by to pick up the next shipment.

Comment Re:LOL (Score 1) 213

But I personally don't see any issues with this. Whoever gets the stuff out should own it.

As long as that stuff doesn't come from my tracts of land on the Moon, Mars, etc, claimed through the Lunar embassy.

And if they do extract resource from unauthorized mines on my land, then I would be entitled to the value of 100% of the raw resources extracted.

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