Comment Re:Or Change the Theory (Score 1) 347
Or the average IQ would remain 100, since it's a fixed number.
EU Court of Justice Paves Way For "Right To Be Forgotten" Online 199
Mark.JUK (1222360) writes "The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has today ruled that Google, Bing and others, acting as internet search engine operators, are responsible for the processing that they carry out of personal data which appears on web pages published by third parties. As a result any searches made on the basis of a person's name that returns links/descriptions for web pages containing information on the person in question can, upon request by the related individual, be removed. The decision supports calls for a so-called 'right to be forgotten' by Internet privacy advocates, which ironically the European Commission are already working to implement via new legislation. Google failed to argue that such a decision would be unfair because the information was already legally in the public domain."
Comment Re:True Costs (Score 0, Troll) 589
I'll see your anecdote and raise you. Microsoft Works is still in use by people. Remind me again the ease of sharing documents between someone using Works and someone with Word, without formatting errors. Your memory is pretty selective if you're only considering Microsoft Office.
Comment Bubble Mammoth (Score 2) 59
How long is a revived creature going to last in an environment full of toxins and biological hazards against which it has dubious amounts of defense?
Kerry Says US Is On the "Right Side of History" When It Comes To Online Freedom 261
An anonymous reader writes "Addressing the audience at the Freedom Online Coalition Conference, Secretary of State John Kerry defended NSA snooping actions saying: 'Let me be clear – as in the physical space, cyber security cannot come at the expense of cyber privacy. And we all know this is a difficult challenge. But I am serious when I tell you that we are committed to discussing it in an absolutely inclusive and transparent manner, both at home and abroad. As President Obama has made clear, just because we can do something doesn't mean that we should do it. And that's why he ordered a thorough review of all our signals intelligence practices. And that's why he then, after examining it and debating it and openly engaging in a conversation about it, which is unlike most countries on the planet, he announced a set of concrete and meaningful reforms, including on electronic surveillance, in a world where we know there are terrorists and others who are seeking to do injury to all of us. And finally, transparency – the principles governing such activities need to be understood so that free people can debate them and play their part in shaping these choices. And we believe these principles can positively help us to distinguish the legitimate practices of states governed by the rule of law from the legitimate practices of states that actually use surveillance to repress their people. And while I expect you to hold the United States to the standards that I've outlined, I also hope that you won't let the world forget the places where those who hold their government to standards go to jail rather than win prizes.' He added: 'This debate is about two very different visions: one vision that respects freedom and another that denies it. All of you at the Freedom Online Coalition are on the right side of this debate, and now we need to make sure that all of us together wind up on the right side of history."
Comment Re:Comcast and EA (Score 2) 52
When EA and Comcast team up, not even God wins.
Comment Re:We already have digital mail. (Score 1) 338
For the burgeoning market of people with plenty of time to pen a letter, but not enough time to compose an e-mail of course. And no access to a public library or personal computer with internet access as an added hurdle to their business model.
Comment Re:USPS should offer a subscription service (Score 1) 338
The USPS doesn't pay taxes. That means that we are paying their taxes.
No it still doesn't, You're not paying the Catholic church's taxes in the exactly the same fashion.
Comment Re:Incomplete (Score 4, Insightful) 338
Not entirely true. While they don't collect funds collected via taxes, they also don't PAY taxes on many things, like say property taxes for their offices, sorting facilities, etc. So they indirectly are Government funded, at the state and municipality level.
So they're funded in the same way religious groups and non-profit organizations are funded by the government.
Comment World's smallest violin (Score 1) 153
playing my heart bleeds for you.
Comment Re:Google- (Score 3, Funny) 93
How could you be any more private than by being the only user of Google+ ?
Being the first person to like Slashdot Beta.
Comment Re:And when it doesn't fit (Score 1) 162
Just think, this allows an additional way to access your car without you needing to be there. That couldn't possibly be abused by paranoid/corrupt/curious law enforcement/neighbors/competitors.
Comment Re: Slashdot commenter... (Score 1) 169
Uncle-grandpa seems more fitting in this case.
Comment Re:Sensible, in some utopia (Score 1) 235
So you're still installing RealPlayer and VivoActive players on all of your machines because they were once the de facto encoding formats? Oh that's right, some people remember the late 90s and the debacle of having to transcode over and over again every time there's a new "best" video or audio format.
