phdscam - Slashdot User

Comment Re:Pay attention to Eric (Score 1) 331

by phdscam on Saturday April 27, 2013 @01:09AM (#43564767) Attached to: Eric Schmidt: Google Glass Critics 'Afraid of Change,' Society Will Adapt

Hoping that I can record (with risk of myself getting prosecuted) govt. agents now, at least.

Comment Re:Well.. (Score 1) 91

by phdscam on Tuesday April 23, 2013 @01:10PM (#43526741) Attached to: Privacy Groups Attack UK ISPs 'Collusion' With Government Snooping

...They can already lock you up for 2 years for failing to divulge encryption keys or passwords.

This is one of the most disgusting piece of laws the great democracy of UK has.

Comment Re:In related news (Score 1) 42

by phdscam on Monday April 22, 2013 @05:07PM (#43519065) Attached to: Machine Learning Susses Out Social-Network Fraud

Spam detection algorithms (one example, gmail's) are pretty good already. Would be nice to see Twitter/Facebook spammers gets booted via good algorithms.

Comment Re:So... (Score 1) 110

by phdscam on Monday April 22, 2013 @04:55PM (#43518965) Attached to: Silicon Valley Firms Want To Nix Calif. Internet Privacy Bill

Google etc. will just change their TOS and ask you to agree. What could be consumers' next steps?

Comment Re:He's not right (Score 1) 276

by phdscam on Sunday April 21, 2013 @02:57PM (#43510995) Attached to: Terrible Advice From a Great Scientist

As a somewhat practising experimental scientist, without significant mathematics training, I wouldn't feel at all comfortable gathering/analyzing data and come up with possible improvements in the experiment design or be able to write a paper and defend it.

Comment Re:Fraud (Score 1) 164

by phdscam on Thursday April 18, 2013 @03:05PM (#43485701) Attached to: LinkedIn Invites Gone Wild: How To Keep Close With Exes and Strangers

Makes total sense!

Comment Re:Handing over our Rights (Score 2) 231

by phdscam on Thursday April 18, 2013 @02:47PM (#43485463) Attached to: CISPA Passes US House, Despite Privacy Shortcomings and Promised Veto

US used to be LOT better in terms of civil rights. Gradual erosion is a pain to watch.

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