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Comment: Re:What's wrong with keyboards? (Score 1) 191

I think you missed the point of his comment. I don't think I'll need much computer assistance for my daily bathroom break either. Now one that will help me by tying my coffee pot to my alarm might be welcome... but somehow I just don't think a computer will help me defecate.

Comment: Re:Isn't that kind of the point? (Score 1) 522

by Delwin (#38263394) Attached to: Iran's Military Claims To Have Downed US Surveillance Drone
Yes but there is still data that can be extracted from the keys if you can get them. That said I'm sure they're zeroized long before anyone got to the crash site. The hardware on the other hand is still well into the TS levels of classified. DOD doesn't want it getting out exactly what hardware is used for the communications on those things since that's by far the most vulnerable aspect of drones (remote control).

Comment: Re:Isn't that kind of the point? (Score 2) 522

by Delwin (#38257696) Attached to: Iran's Military Claims To Have Downed US Surveillance Drone
The problem with this is that those drones have encrypted radios and if they didn't get wiped in time closely guarded encryption keys. The radio has a remote-detonate so it should be OK but there's still a lot of other tech on that drone that we really don't want Iran getting it's hands on - not to mention China to whome it was likely sold.

What data mining firms know about you-> 1

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storagedude writes "Time writer Joel Stein spent three months learning what data mining companies know about him. After learning everything the companies had profiled about him (some of it inaccurate) — social security number, age, marital status, religion, income, debt, interests, browsing and spending habits — he had a surprising reaction: complacency.

"... oddly, the more I learned about data mining, the less concerned I was. Sure, I was surprised that all these companies are actually keeping permanent files on me. But I don't think they will do anything with them that does me any harm. There should be protections for vulnerable groups, and a government-enforced opt-out mechanism would be great for accountability. But I'm pretty sure that, like me, most people won't use that option. Of the people who actually find the Ads Preferences page — and these must be people pretty into privacy — only 1 in 8 asks to opt out of being tracked. The rest, apparently, just like to read privacy rules."
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Ensuring Product Quality at Google->

Submitted by aabelro
aabelro writes "James Whittaker, a former Microsoft architect, author of several books in the “How to Break Software” series, and currently Director of Test Engineering at Google, has written a series of posts on how Google does testing. Google blends development with testing, having relatively few testers, and each product goes through successive channels before is ready for prime time."
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Google Draws Fire From Congress->

Submitted by bonch
bonch writes "Democrat Herb Kohl, the Senate's leading antitrust legislator, has vowed an antitrust probe into Google as one of his top priorities. Others in Congress are criticizing the search giant over several flubs, including scanning personal data over neighborhood WiFi, collecting Social Security information from children in a doodling contest, and sidestepping net neutrality rules through a deal with Verizon. They're also concerned over ties with the administration--Eric Schmidt is a technology advisor to President Obama, Andrew McLaughlin serves as Obama's deputy chief technology officer, and Sonal Shah leads the White House Office of Social Innovation. Google spent $5.2 million last year on federal lobbying, but critics say their increased Washington presence has made more enemies than friends."
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FTC examines debt collectors’ high-tech tool->

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coondoggie writes "With the advent of a host of new or advanced technologies ranging from mobile communications to online data management, available to debt collection companies, the Federal Trade Commission is out to make sure those companies aren't abusing their place in the business world.

On April 28 in Washington, DC the agency will hold a public workshop that looks at how it can better protect consumers from the high-tech onslaught some debt collection firms are using."
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