wherein we find out that Monsanto has known it all along.

Probably they were hoping no one would find out until they' ready to market GMO humans that are resistant to it.

And I thought there were only 43 reasons to cancel facebook. Now there are 44.

There must be 50 ways to leave your stalker^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^Hfacebook.

Scientists and engineers are by definition not supposed to be ethical.

"I just invented the bomb. I didn't drop it."
        --Brice, Max Headroom Episode 1 "Blipverts", 1987

Reference (in particular, the third video clip): http://www.avclub.com/article/...

Back then that line was meant as tongue-in-cheek humor, funny because of its ridiculousness Depressing that we've degenerated so far that you've actually said the equivalent with all seriousness. (The same could be said for many things in that once funny, now prophetic series.)

As engineers and scientists we do NOT check our humanity at the door, or our ethics. At least, good engineers and scientists do not.

I guess everyone's getting bored with the war on drugs, so now they're looking for a new menace to protect us from.

Great. Then you don't mind if I take a hit out on your life? I mean, its just a contract, the fact its to kill someone doesn't outweigh my liberty to enter into it, does it?

Congratulations, you've just said the stupidest thing I've ever read on the internet. That includes "Where does babby come from".

He's considering changing his name to N. S. Sherlock.

Crime doesn't pay for everybody.

Makes me wish I be a Chinee pirate. Besept I don't need Wind O'Tain, and I don't know how to say 'Arrrr' in Chinees. And I hear tell their ships are all junks.
 

THey have a careers subpage. I would be willing to bet its got a form or two, and that's *very* personal info. I would also be willing to bet there's internal pages hosted on that website with logins.

Besides that, HTTPS would protect what pages you're visiting (even if plaintext knowing you're going to pages on, say worker's comp benefits is private information) allowing packet sniffers to only know what server you're hitting and not the exact page.

Remember- its not always what's on the page, its the fact you went to a specific page too.

There is absolutely no reason to use HTTP for anything. Encrypting the connection costs very little, prevents you from having stupid mistakes by not encrypting things that need to be, and provides enhanced privacy to things you may not realize that person is sensitive on. There's no reason NOT to make HTTPS everywhere.

Its almost 0 government websites. Do you really think that there's any of those that don't have at least 1 form or login, even if only for employees? I doubt there's even one. Unsecured http is dieing, and good riddance to it.

There's a difference between "reliable technique for script kiddies and Anonymous" and a "reliable technique used by foreign intelligence services who, if they want something bad enough are going to get it one way or another". For them, the "cyber attack" aspect is only one method and if it becomes untenable they'll revert to HUMINT means. Human infiltration or malicious insiders can be used to gain the access necessary to propagate the dylib injection attack and gain a more long-lasting digital foothold.

Which is why Iran never went to war with Iraq.

Oh, wait.

If you can't read about it on the internet, it didn't happen.

Also, in the Internet Age you're more likely to hear about it when someone does something crooked or foolish. I question the Ask-Slashdotter's assumption that things are getting worse.

(He actually asked the right question: why do things appear to be getting worse. But then elaborates on the assumption that the sky is actually falling.)

I'm surprised the feds haven't banned it. IIRC th constitution prevents the states from creating money other than gold or silver coin; surely they won't allow individuals more leeway.

All I can figure is that it's considered more like a credit card than money. Or else the hammer just hasn't come down yet.