> So why isn't every website I browse in plaintext presented with a gigantic red warning page which requires 3 clicks to get through?

They do, it's called advertisements injected into your page by Comcast when browsing on xfinitywifi wifi hotspots

> And please do not tell me that I should worry about the NSA knowing that I was looking at restaurants.

Ettercap

"more intended for situations where someone is on the run and unlocatable or in a hostile country with no extradition treaty"

Don't forget, the US legal system put copyright and security theater offenses near the same level as more traditional capital offenses.

Download the record everything app from the Google App store and keep every call when you dial Comcast. Then post all calls onto sound cloud

Am I the first to point out iOS8 fixes this.

http://appleinsider.com/articl...

This is a cute post that implies governments will use influence over CAs to sign fake websites that are accepted by default by browsers.

Given any such forgery would:
  - leave immediate and permanent evidence
  - be a known attack vector that people are actively seeking evidence of
  - be of high interest to slashdot and browser makers

Then I would recommend the naive null hypothesis that governments do not do this on a large scale has a high bar to be rejected.

OTOH, targeted attacks against individual people are a different story.

+5 "User mentions Public Utility Commission when posting grievances about local utility"

It's a new option for mods

Last I checked, Facebook has brought some heavy charges against people using the site against their terms.

If you have problems with your local internet (or cable) service provider, there is only one correct audience for your complaint. Competition is regulated LOCALLY, just like wars are handled NATIONALLY and family budgeting is a DOMESTIC issue. The FCC advises at https://www.fcc.gov/guides/cab... to direct complaints to local franchising authorities.

For example, with Comcast, they are required to plainly put this contact information on your bill. See for example this bill http://comcastbills.com/Compar... The franchise authority is on the bottom right. If you have unrequested upcharges on your bill and then the ISP fixes it, that is fine -- but you should also make a report to the LFA so they can see the pattern. You can also call the LFA first.

Talk of boycotts are not effective. Talking about Obama is not effective. Talking to your ISP is not effective. This is because you are not the customer. Your local regulatory commission is the customer. And they are not helping us because they do not understand the issues. They do not use pipe analogies and don't read slashdot. They worry about school funding, local taxes, AARP, and baking brownies. If you've read this far you already know what to do.

If you have problems with your local internet (or cable) service provider, there is only one correct audience for your complaint. Competition is regulated LOCALLY, just like wars are handled NATIONALLY and family budgeting is a DOMESTIC issue. The FCC advises at https://www.fcc.gov/guides/cab... to direct complaints to local franchising authorities.

For example, with Comcast, they are required to plainly put this contact information on your bill. See for example this bill http://comcastbills.com/Compar... The franchise authority is on the bottom right. If you have unrequested upcharges on your bill and then the ISP fixes it, that is fine -- but you should also make a report to the LFA so they can see the pattern. You can also call the LFA first.

Talk of boycotts are not effective. Talking about Obama is not effective. Talking to your ISP is not effective. This is because you are not the customer. Your local regulatory commission is the customer. And they are not helping us because they do not understand the issues. They do not use pipe analogies and don't read slashdot. They worry about school funding, local taxes, AARP, and baking brownies. If you've read this far you already know what to do.

Why even let the users choose passwords? Just have the system run UUID() and give them the result. That is their password. Can't remember it? Click here to have it sent to your email address again.

I cant vote in Utah

Clearly, the solution is to send the fully unredacted report to every Twitter employee, and tell them not to leak the document.

As someone who has done research on banks and disclosed security holes (plug -- live exploits posted to http://privacylog.blogspot.com... not always obvious, not always interesting) I can tell you NOBODY cares.

I am still working up the balls or requesting legal advice to tell me I am in the clear so I can tell you the details. But to summarize, there are still **egregious** security failures out there and they can be found by just one person. If you find one of these things you will see too that it is possible to get the federal and industry agencies on the phone that you would expect to be interested in this stuff. But it is purely a courtesy. As soon as you hang up, they will go back to focusing on botnets or revenue-impacting issues.

What if DPR offered a $10 million bounty for someone at the NSA to leak proof of illegal collection / parallel construction -- the proceeds coming from the return of his money.

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If you had access to this proof would you take the offer?